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Partnership - A
90th Anniversary Reality
In reflecting
on the 90th anniversary of the engineering (civil, electrical
and mechanical) and architecture programs at Howard University,
I think that partnership is the key to the vitality and success
the College enjoys and the touchstone for its future endeavors.
Without our
partners, we would neither have realized so many goals nor have
been able to make significant contributions to research and technology
ranging from materials science research to power utilization,
from engineering design to environmental studies, and from satellite
dynamics to manufacturing.
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James H.
Johnson, Jr.,
Ph.D., P.E., DEE
Dean and Professor of Civil Engineering
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What is the
College, and who are our partners? The College of Engineering,
Architecture, and Computer Sciences is more than a building housing
an academic curriculum, faculty who teach courses and students
who take courses, and other people who ensure that these services
are provided. The College is a living organism of individuals
whose dreams and aspirations fuel our vision and mission. The
College extends beyond physical walls and embraces all whose interests
and activities are linked to ours. Therefore, the greater our
cooperation and our understanding, the greater the satisfaction
we will derive from our shared activities.
On behalf
of the College, I particularly wish to acknowledge the contribution
that our corporate and government sponsors have made to our growth
over the past 90 years. Without the faith and trust of our research
sponsors, donors and patrons, we could not point to our concrete
contributions in terms of sheer numbers of engineering and architecture
graduates and the distinction of being the top producer of African
American engineers holding PhD.s. The College's research has contributed
to the honors the University has attained including being named
as one of the 100 best national universities by US News and World
Report and by its designation as a Doctoral Research/Extensive
University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education,
one of 88 in the nation and the only one with a predominantly
African American population.
Challenges
lie ahead as we strive for greater achievements such as obtaining
a new facility and expanding our interdisciplinary centers. But
we have the resources and opportunities to spur us on: a capable,
distinguished and enthusiastic faculty; an equally enthusiastic
and qualified student body; a capable and diligent staff, and
a field of alumni across the nation and the world, many of whom
hold positions of critical importance, and all of whom can, and
many who do, contribute to the College's mission through their
financial support and by upholding our mission of ministering
to those who are less empowered.
I conclude
this message with gratitude, appreciation and admiration for all
those who have contributed to the College's mission and growth
over the past 90 years: our sponsors, friends, faculty, students,
staff and alumni. It is through the diligence, competence, good
will, cooperation and hard work of all that we will realize our
full potential--thank you.
James H. Johnson,
Jr. Dean
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