What should a future split College of Engineering (COE) look like? & more COE info...

Here is one viewpoint that makes a lot of sense.

Future of COE?

pauldirac
4/6/2014

"Of course FSU can do it.  All we need is some general classroom space for engineering this could happen on main campus (for core undergrad classes) or perhaps at Innovation Park.  A new engineering school building can probably be built by FSU for well less than $20 million. 

I suspect that FSU would radically restructure the present department structure in engineering to fit its strategic strengths. 
We already have strong research facilities and labs right there for CAPs, the Mag Lab (Superconductivity group), Materials Science, and Aerespace Engineering.  Many of the faculty in engineering that FSU would need offices for already have labs in those buildings.  I assume FSU would get at least 50-60 of the faculty, and FSU is already manking some new hires in materials engineering, energy and aerospace anyway.  FSU would probably eliminate computer engineering and would also begin to invest a little more in biomedical engineering.  Perhaps there is a new building for this down the road, or these faculty would go into the medical research building.  I agree that this is a great chance for FSU to raise money from alumni and especially industry. 

It's a great opportunity for FAMU too.  I assume FAMU would also get the old engineering building complex, a substantial number of the faculty (as many as 1/3 of them, or 30), and would get a written understanding from FSU to collaborate in some research programs.  FAMU could focus on ag engineering and computer engineering, along with civil.  It would be smart for FSU and FAMU to agree to collaborate on some of the core classes.  There is nothing about a split that would preclude collaboration where it is beneficial to both schools, if both FSU and FAMU have a positive attitude. 

This is win-win if FSU and FAMU are willing to be open minded and to collaborate in a plan going forward. "


Poor performance in research

NoleOne
4/6/2014

"The FAMU/FSU College of Engineering currently has annual research expenditures of $11 million.  Annual research expenditures peaked in '04 at around $19 million.
http://www.eng.fsu.edu/prospective/graduate/research_centers.html
http://www.eng.fsu.edu/about/milestones.html

By comparison, NC State engineering has $154 million in annual research expenditures.

http://www.eng.fsu.edu/about/milestones.html

Georgia Tech? $689 million.

UF?  $63 million.

Even UCF has annual research expenditures of $22 million.

http://cecs.ucf.edu/facts.php

Whether you like it or not, that's a complete and total failure by the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering.  Those are facts."

"One big reason why FSU supports splitting the Engineering School:  Poor performance in the rankings.

Did you know that the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering is ranked #102 in the U.S. News rankings?  That's simply unacceptable for a premier research institution. If FSU's primary goal is to become an elite academic institution, then it can never reach its goal being anchored down by a badly ranked engineering school run by FAMU. That's reality.

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/florida-am-university-florida-state-university-02215"