Bickart assumes his duties today as the 14 th president of the Colorado School of Mines. Created by an act of the Territorial Legislature in 1874, Colorado School of Mines was the first institution of higher education to open its doors in the state of Colorado. Small and select with an enrollment of 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students, the school is an engineering and applied science university, with a special focus on natural resources particularly minerals, energy, materials and the environment. Please feel free to use any of the following information and quotations. Call us if you have questions or would like additional information.
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I also intend to continue developing newer disciplines to complement this traditional focus, strengthening our offerings in today s most advanced areas of science, economics and engineering - including materials, computing, and environmental science. Dr. Ted Bickart, President Colorado School of Mines General academic information Dr. Bickart previously served as dean of engineering at Michigan State University, a position he had held since 1989. His previous experience includes 26 years at Syracuse University, where he was a member of the electrical engineering faculty and dean of engineering. His educational background includes bachelor s, master s, and doctoral degrees in engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. His research has stressed the development and application of analytic techniques for the study of stability and performance of electrical networks and control systems.