ENGINEERING DESIGN DAY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
STUDENTS:
Projects exhibited here today are the culmination of a year’s worth of student’s work. Students have applied knowledge gained over the course of their undergraduate education, exercised out-of-the-box thinking, and spent hundreds of hours producing the best solutions for their sponsors. We acknowledge your dedication and professionalism and congratulate you on your achievements.
MENTORS: Twelve project mentors apply hundreds of years of collective engineering experience to guide students in the completion of their projects. Mentors ensure the implementation of industry standards in the design process. Their understanding of devising solutions to challenging problems adds a critical dimension to students’ engineering knowledge. Thank you for your hard work, commitment to excellence in engineering design, and your role in the education of our students.
SPONSORS: Sponsors provide students with real-world projects and allocate funds to the program. They designate technical staff and mentors to guide students through the intricacies and requirements of their projects. Sponsors are a big part of what makes make the Engineering Design Program at the University of Arizona what it is today – one of the largest and best-quality programs of its kind in the nation. Thank you immensely for your continued support.
JUDGES: The 120+ external judges who participate in Engineering Design Day supply independent professional opinions on the quality of students’ work. They help maintain the accreditation of undergraduate University of Arizona Engineering degree programs by providing insight and suggestions for improving the Engineering Design Program. Thank you for volunteering your time and applying your knowledge to evaluate and critique students’ capstone projects.
STAFF:
Dedicated professionals in the College of Engineering ensure smooth operation of the program. They spend thousands of hours each year organizing events, communicating with sponsors, operating functional manufacturing areas, generating marketing materials and news about the program, maintaining budgets and purchasing records, and performing a myriad of other tasks. Thank you all for your invaluable contributions and the excellence you bring to the program. PAGE 68