There are a numerous opportunities for building relations with faculty. Industry plays an important role in regularly helping the department establish vision and a long-range plan. This committee also has major input on curriculum issues. Since MET has such a strong emphasis on the applied side of engineering it is important that the faculty regularly spend time in industry. As such, the MET faculty are frequently looking for good employment opportunities for sabbatical leaves.
Sabbaticals are typically one semester or one year.
The MET Department currently offers three faculty teaching awards each year. The desire is to provide a cash award with each of these honors. The gifts could be one-time, recurring, or endowed. This is an excellent opportunity to honor our most outstanding faculty. There are a numerous opportunities for integrating with the MET laboratories.