Lipscomb University
 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Joe Morgan, Professor and Chair
Dr. Chris Gwaltney, Professor
Dr. Mark McDonald, Assistant Professor

 

 

A Civil and Environmental Engineering degree from Lipscomb prepares you for the engineering career of the future.  Students are given numerous opportunities both within the curriculum and through extracurricular activities to develop skills and abilities beyond the classroom. A Civil Engineering degree from Lipscomb University will prepare you for the challenges of the future.  Along the way you will also be given opportunities to serve those who don’t have the benefits available in today’s technically advanced countries.

 

Educational Objectives for Civil and Environmental Engineering 

The educational objectives of the Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering programs at Lipscomb University are to produce graduates who will be successful in:
  1. the practice of engineering as:
    • maturing professionals employed in industrial, governmental, educational or consulting positions with ever increasing responsibilities and influence;
    • individuals whose interaction with their employers, coworkers, and neighbors is characterized as considerate, moral, and ethical;
  2. the acquisition of new knowledge and skills by:
    • pursuing advanced degrees in engineering or related fields;
    • actively participating in ongoing professional development
    • refining and adapting their fundamental skills to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment
  3. the application of their talents to serving others by;
    • active engagementin programs and initiatives which leverage their engineering competence and other skills in ways beneficial to their community, their church, their profession, and society as a whole.