Goals & Objectives

Departmental Mission Statement

The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering's mission is teaching, research, and extension for solving engineering and technological management problems in agriculture, environment, biotechnology, and natural resources through an understanding of the biological, chemical and physical sciences.

Departmental Vision Statement

We will be an excellent source of engineering and technology education, knowledge and application in the fields of agriculture and biological sciences, and be widely recognized as such by the public and our peers due to the success of our graduates and extension clientele, and the significance and usefulness of our research.

Departmental Core Values

The members of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering hold these values that govern our decisions and actions:

Professional Competence

Cooperation

Professional Ethics

Open Communication

Personal Integrity

Innovation

Engineering Student Learning Goals and Objectives

BAE graduates can apply their technical expertise in solving engineering problems and apply their skills in designing components, systems, and processes. Graduates can communicate and work effectively in teams. Graduates will have adequate knowledge of appropriate biological, chemical, natural resources, and agricultural science topics. They are able to apply their educational skills in a broad context related to an ever-changing world. The engineering program is ABET accredited.

Agricultural Systems Management Student Learning Goals and Objectives

ASM graduates will have knowledge in business and in the physical and biological sciences applicable to system and technology development to creatively solve agricultural problems. They will have mechanical skills needed to develop, construct, alter and repair agricultural equipment systems. They will be able to communicate with clientele and the public about solutions to agricultural technology and management problems. They will have computer skills that can be used in the analysis and development of agricultural systems and mathematical skills to quantify physical and biological processes in agriculture, and will have a social science and humanities background to provide sensitivity for the concerns of society and appreciate different points of view. ASM programs are ASABE recognized.