Aug. 10, 2022
150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1968-1979
Students work in a graphics engineering class in the 1970s. Our series exploring the history of Mizzou Engineering continues in the year 1968, when William Kimel begins what would become a 17-year tenure as Dean of the College. Kimel became known for his collaborative style and had a keen interest in developing bioengineering studies in partnership with the School of Medicine. Bioengineering courses and research activities would be primarily under electrical engineering in the 1970s until the subject became a formal program in 1980. William Kimel Perhaps the biggest impact on the future of Mizzou Engineering was Kimel’s foresight. He…
July 13, 2022
150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1946-1967
Huber O. Croft served as Dean for 13 years, during which time he oversaw construction, the creation of the Missouri Honor Awards and suggested a nuclear research reactor be built on campus. Our look back at Mizzou Engineering’s history continues this month during the 1946-47 school year. When we left off, Dean Harry Curtis was juggling an unusually large student body and a shortage of faculty and supplies. Enrollment exceeded 1,200 in the fall of that year, forcing the College to hold courses in the early morning hours into the evening. In 1948, enrollment peaked at 1,500 students, many of…
June 10, 2022
150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1936-1945
Our series on the history of the College picks up in the mid-1930s.
May 11, 2022
150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1917-1935
Mizzou Engineering — like the rest of the country — was feeling the impact of world war in 1917
April 14, 2022
Daughter Day inspires young women to learn more about engineering
Women belong in engineering. That was one take-away from Mizzou Engineering Daughter Day, an event that invites Missouri middle and high school students to spend the day as a Mizzou Engineer.
April 4, 2022
150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1906 – 1916
As the nation was progressing at the turn of the century — with both rural Americans and millions of immigrants flocking to sprawling urban areas seeking opportunities — so, too, was the College of Engineering finding its identity in the early 1900s.
March 29, 2022
High marks
Three graduate degree programs at the University of Missouri continue to be recognized among the best in the nation while also rising in the rankings in the 2023 Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report.
March 22, 2022
Dean’s Advisory Council hears plans to boost College research activities
The Dean's Advisory Council learned more about Mizzou Engineering's focus on increasing research activity over the coming decade.
March 11, 2022
Engineering students find opportunities at Career Fair
Over 160 organizations connected with students exploring jobs, internships, co-ops and more from regional, national and international companies.
March 9, 2022
150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: E-Week
From the blarney stone to St. Patrick's arrival by airship to lighting the Jesse Dome green, Engineers' Week at Mizzou has a long history beginning in 1903.