I am pleased to tell you that the department has appointed an ad hoc committee to examine our doctoral program in depth. As you know, for the past several years we have focused on renovating our undergraduate and Master's level education. Out of this effort came the new Master of Engineering program. It is now time to turn our attention to the doctoral program.
Admission is highly competitive, and our graduates go on to exciting careers.
However, even successful programs need periodic examinations. It has been decades since the last thorough look at the doctoral program, and in the meantime a lot has changed. It is not at all obvious that we couldn't have an even more successful program. I have asked Profs. It will be a small committee, but with a broad range of styles, technical interests, and ages.