Mission

The College of Engineering at NC State University leads discovery, learning and innovation by creating and disseminating knowledge, empowering significant advances in technology, and driving economic development for the welfare of the state, the nation and the world.

Core Values and Guiding Principles

We value honesty, integrity and insist on ethical behavior.
We believe that when we hold ourselves, our students and our collaborators accountable for our actions and our words, and insist on ethical behavior, we get closer to the truth, make better discoveries, and remain credible, relevant and respected in all our endeavors.

We value the goal of providing equal educational opportunities for all.
We believe that education is an equalizing agent that facilitates individual and collective growth and economic opportunity.

We value a focus on students in all our activities.
We believe that a student empowered with a quality education has confidence, is able to take risks, and ultimately has the ability to make the world a better place.

We value leadership and high positive worldwide impacts in all our programs.
We believe that, when we make a difference, our people are inspired, our college remains relevant, and we build a positive worldwide image of the university, the region and North Carolina as a whole.

We value the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership and service.
We believe that the pursuit of excellence sets an example for our students, peers, collaborators, partners and supporters, inspiring them to succeed, and creates an atmosphere that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

We value discovery and lifetime learning.
We believe that by empowering students to be independent and to pose, address and find innovative solutions to problems, they have the necessary tools to succeed and are encouraged to continue to pursue learning throughout their lives.

We value free, open and respectful exchange of ideas.
We believe that by creating a climate that respects the dignity of all individuals, we allow and encourage everyone to participate in solutions resulting in more robust discovery, richer innovation and better quality.

Committee: Keith Boswell, Ruben Carbonell, Robert Evans, Rich Gould, Jenny Weston