Dr. Pyle in currently the Harold D. Holder Professor of Management and International Business at Eckerd College. Since its inception, over one hundred Fortune 500 and other major firms in the U.S. and abroad have sought to advance personnel and human resources management and measurement research through their financial support of the Institute. The Institute works closely with Eckerd College's academic programs including the college's concentration in Personnel and Global Human Resource Management by involving students in its industry research projects and encouraging its business and industry association members to provide students with work experience, internships, and career opportunities. The engineering and applied science program is designed for students who wish to combine a broad, values-oriented knowledge base with one of many fields of engineering or applied science. Students may pursue a career in applied science or one of many engineering disciplines including electrical, civil, chemical, industrial, aerospace, textile, nuclear, biomedical, or systems engineering.
Students complete all requirements for majors at both institutions.
Students apply to Eckerd College for regular admission and spend three years at Eckerd taking mathematics and science courses that will qualify them to enter an engineering program at the Junior level. Some of the courses required for the Eckerd College major may be completed at the other institution. The detailed curriculum depends on the student's choice of engineering college and specific degree program. Students may attend an engineering winter term before they transfer to the engineering college. The student is then awarded degrees from both Eckerd College and the engineering school.