Education is certainly about specific information, but it is also about skills.
In a rapidly changing world and workplace, skills that enable a person to be flexible and innovative are far more valuable than specific material that is committed to memory but that is soon outdated. In the School of Applied Science we stress development of technical competence and knowledge, but we also concentrate on fostering skills that will prepare students for a future that we cannot yet envision. We emphasize effective communication through writing and speaking. We foster general abilities to solve new problems, to synthesize diverse types of information, and to work in teams. Education and professional growth are life-long enterprises.