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Presentation to MAEA Academy. T.D. Burton, Department Head February 25, 2011. Undergraduate Enrollment History in MAE Department at NMSU (Fall semester); RED = ME; BLUE = AE. Number of Students. Graduate Enrollment History in Mechanical & Aero Engineering at NMSU (Fall semester).
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Presentation to MAEA Academy T.D. Burton, Department Head February 25, 2011
Undergraduate Enrollment History in MAE Department at NMSU (Fall semester); RED = ME; BLUE = AE Number of Students
Graduate Enrollment History in Mechanical & Aero Engineering at NMSU (Fall semester) Number of Students
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Mechanical Engineering at NMSU Number of Students
NMSU Mechanical Engineering External Funding Expenditures & Awards (by FY)
Some Good News • Enrollments continue to grow • First AE grad students enrolled • Two new AE faculty hired as of Fall 2010 (now have 4 AE faculty) • Dr. Ma - $1.5M NSF grant for reduced gravity training & medical rehabilitation • STEAM Tutor program doing well (5 tutors per semester) • Now have a strong group of research faculty who are making significant progress
Some Threats • Low BS graduation rate • Not enough AE faculty (need 6-7, have 4) • Undergraduate enrollment very high; too many students who don’t make it • Aerospace funding – NMT “share” of state funding is potentially devastating • State budget cuts (but we are better off than many state universities)
Opportunities/Strengths/MAEA • Goal: To be the best department in CoE – we are getting closer every year • Aerospace capstone design – build around competitions with MAEA help(?) • STEAM club is working – need to keep at it • Strong backbone of excellent young faculty bodes well for future • We have credibility that allows us to try to change the NMSU culture to be nationally competitive