Personal Note from Dean M. Dayne Aldridge - Mercer University School of Engineering Dean M. Dayne Aldridge Engineering is an exciting and rewarding profession that is rising to new levels of importance in the new century.
Technology permeates all aspects of our lives.
Engineers are not only being challenged to pursue the traditional disciplines of mechanics, electricity and chemistry, but also embrace new arenas such as software and biology into their methods of practice. Engineering is a basic force for economic development that cuts across government and cultural boundaries. Mercer engineering graduates work in a wide variety of industries located throughout the United States and the world. They are well known for their exceptional ability to communicate clearly with others, their ability to work through difficult problems, and their ability to solve problems and design creatively. Flexibility is a word often used by employers to describe our graduates.