It is our responsibility to produce and invoke technology that will improve the quality of human life and ensure public health, welfare and safety. This dimension can act as a driver, or a constrainer, as we address contemporary issues while simultaneously considering long-term implications. Constraints can be economic or environmental in nature. They can involve manufacturability of a product or sustainability of a technology. It has been satisfying to uncover these five hidden dimensions and find them in practice on this campus.
Hallmarks are many.
I believe that one of the hallmarks of Mines is our Profile of a Graduate with a bachelor's degree, coupled to our educational vehicle, the new undergraduate curriculum. This curriculum is distinctive. Next we need to create a Profile of a Graduate for those receiving master's and doctor's degrees. Outreach is a hallmark of our institution that is literally begging for increased attention. This will continue to be a trademark of our institution, as we adapt to the changes and challenges of tomorrow.