About Us...

Mission
The primary mission of the SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY is to prepare individuals for industry, government and education who are capable of meeting the expanding challenges of high technology. The School is thus involved in teaching, research, and service projects as they relate to our technological society.



Vision
The SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY strives to be recognized as a national leader in the development of technology-management professionals for the 21st century.
The School of Technology will:

• Prepare competitive technology-management
  professional for the 21st century.
• Prepare technology-management professionals through experientially based learner-centered environments.
• Prepare technology-management professionals to successfully enter the
  workforce.
• Develop and deliver the highest quality technological programs.

History

The SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY has a rich and eventful history. The programs that are now a part of the school can be traced to the University's early beginnings. The "trade programs " of the early days have evolved with time into what exists today. During the fifties, the evolving "trade programs" of the University's technical institute were joined with the changing industrial education programs located in the SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING to form the Division of Industrial Education and Technology in the SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. As technology and industry changed, so did the programs of the division. The division's programs became very popular with industry, and job placement outstanding. Thus the University began to recognize the need to place more emphasis on the school's degree programs.

In 1986 the programs of the division became the SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY at the University. From that beginning the school has experienced a great deal of growth. The school employs 29 full-time and several part-time faculty, seven support staff and enrolls approximately 800 undergraduate and graduate students . Ninety six percent of the full time faculty hold the earned doctorate, hold key positions in professional associations, and produce an average of approximately one million dollars in external funds through research, service or giving to the school each year. Students are placed in outstanding job opportunities each year with some of America' s greatest industries.... We live our motto of "producing graduates who make a difference".