ABET evaluators commented favorably on the quality of advising that contributed to the smooth transition to semesters. Interaction and close student-faculty relationships are among the College's main goals, and a number of opportunities are provided for continuous and rather intense interaction between students and faculty and between students themselves. Each undergraduate program includes a capstone senior design project in which students work in small groups on one project throughout the term. The professor meets with the student group on a regular basis, and works with the students to develop the project. Each program also requires several laboratory courses in which students work together in teams of three-five to do the laboratory work and prepare reports.
Interaction also provides opportunities for students to participate in research.
Many students, undergraduate as well as graduate, work as research assistants in faculty projects for pay or for credit in technical elective courses. Interaction occurs practically on a daily basis, and students make substantial contributions to the work, as attested to by several co-authored papers that have been published in referred journals. In addition, research seminars, colloquia and Speaker's programs give students the opportunity to interact with their faculty and guest speakers from outside the College. Students work with faculty and professional engineers on projects at the Advanced Manufacturing Center. Many students enter engineering design competitions which require creative solutions to engineering problems through research and application.