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M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T To prepare graduates for prominent careers by: s 0 ROVIDING A RIGOROUS EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING AND A BROAD BASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND marine engineering s $EVELOPING SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE GRADUATES TO BECOME LEADERS IN AND make signiďŹ cant contributions to their chosen profession, and to the SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT FUNCTIONS s )NSTILLING IN OUR GRADUATES THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS AND SENSE OF PROFESSIONALISM CULTIVATING CURIOSITY IN THE ARTS SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AND PROVIDING THE BACKGROUND AND ENCOURAGEMENT NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIFE LONG LEARNING s 0ERPETUATING THE LEGACY OF 7ILLIAM ( 7EBB
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