Vision & Mission

Vision

The School of Engineering will be treasured, in Silicon Valley and beyond, for the impact of its graduates and faculty on improving the human condition through engineering education, practice, and scholarship.

Mission Statement

This University exists to advance student learning, impart values, and create knowledge. The School of Engineering uniquely embodies the Jesuit educational values in a Silicon Valley context of opportunity, diversity, innovation (technical and otherwise), tolerance of risk and failure, and other cultural features.

The mission of the School of Engineering is to:

• Equip undergrad and graduate students, through personal faculty interaction, with engineering theory and practice, teamwork and leadership skills, and the motivation to contribute to the benefit of society through the ethical practice of engineering.
• Offer distinctive graduate programs to working professionals as well as fulltime students to meet the needs of our community and industry constituency.
• Advance the state of the art of technology through faculty scholarship and industrial interaction.