External Advisory Board
The charter of the Mechanical Engineering External Advisory Board is to assist the Department in accomplishing its mission to advance the well-being of society through excellence in teaching, research and service, to exploit the rapidly changing technical diversity of mechanical engineering, and to foster closer ties between the Department and its constituents.
To accomplish this charter, members of the External Advisory Board will:
- Collaborate with the members of the Department to insure that a stimulating environment for faculty, staff and students exists
- Act as advocates for the Department (within companies, state and federal government agencies, professional societies, the University, College of Engineering, etc.)
- Assist the Department in the continuous evaluation of objectives, assessment of outcomes of the Department and curricula, and proactively recommend changes for implementation as appropriate
- Commit to regular attendance of External Advisory Board meetings
- Assist in creation of a semi-annual EAB report providing an assessment of the current state of the ME Department and suggestions for future activities
- Partner with the Department as guest lecturers, seminar participants, career advisors, etc.
- Bring perspectives form the industry, company, national laboratory, or university they represent to departmental strategic planning
- Enable faculty and students to gain work-place exposure, with particular focus on emerginc trands and practices
- Direct subcommittee task force collaborations per goals established by the committee or as requested by the Department
- Develop prioritized yearly goals and establish measurable metrics for the External Advisory Board to document the Board's performance in accomplishing the above charter.
External Advisory Board members are appointed to a term of up to 3 years by the ME Department Chair. Upon completion of the term, a member may be reappointed at the discretion fo the ME department Chair.