ENGINEERING | STRATEGIC PLAN
Mission, Vision & Values by Emily Slater
Photos by Dennis Steers
Strategic plan will serve as road map for next five years Materials engineering student Nick Radvocich, a lab tech in the Cal Poly Gene Haas Advanced Machining Lab, works on programming the new Haas 500SS machining device.
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he College of Engineering revealed a new mission and bold vision for the future in December 2022 that honors Cal Poly’s lineage of greatness and propels the college into the future on the strength of its core values and key priorities. A 15-member committee of students, faculty and staff members across the college met from January to June 2022 then collected the input and gathered for a series of Zoom meetings where they identified the foundational elements to serve as the cornerstone of the five-year plan. A draft version was presented to the college in September and final version in December 2022. “We had one foot in the past while we looked forward to the
future,” said Hans Mayer, a mechanical engineering assistant professor who served on the committee. “We wanted to honor what Cal Poly has always been while moving forward to make our college even stronger.” College of Engineering Dean Amy S. Fleischer believes a shared mission and vision gives the college a road map as it provides unique, inclusive, educational and applied research experiences for a rapidly diversifying student population. “We are empowering our engineering students to change the world through their innovative and sustainable solutions to challenges,” Fleischer said. “Conveying such an important mission unites us all in our pursuit of excellence.”
“We are empowering our engineering students to change the world through their innovative and sustainable solutions to challenges.” — Amy S. Fleischer College of Engineering Dean 20 SPRING 2023 CENG.CALPOLY.EDU