The department provides an exceptional broad-based undergraduate education in a liberal arts environment emphasizing student-faculty interaction, opportunities for hands-on learning, scholarship and service, and an understanding of the professional, societal, ethical, and environmental implications of the engineering practice.
Facilities
Excellent facilities support instruction and research by students and faculty, including a computer lab and labs for material testing, fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, surveying, and environmental analysis.
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Student Research
Classes, student groups, independent studies, honors projects, and EXCEL Scholars research give students great opportunities to conduct research with faculty and one another.
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Mentors All Around
Outside the classroom is where learning really takes hold, where students take ownership of their knowledge, where they have the opportunity to test theories using the tools and ideas provided in the classroom, to make mistakes, and, sometimes, believe it or not, to break things. When these out-of-classroom experiences are guided by a mentor, someone who is able to provide feedback, encouragement, and constructive criticism, students grow exponentially. Just as in the classroom, students are individuals and require different levels of interaction. Good mentors know and understand their students on a more personal level than would be expected in the classroom. I believe this is what makes Lafayette special. We are a community of teachers and scholars, and we are pretty good at bringing the two roles together through individualized mentoring.
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Student's View
Cross country team captain Sarah Welsh-Huggins ’12 discusses studying in Spain, her research on earthquake engineering, and helping others achieve their goals.
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Alumni Connections
The department is very excited to implement an Alumni Connections Program, designed to foster student-alumni connections.
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The Civil Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700.