June 6, 2004 | Story
Pratt's Masters of Engineering Management Program launched a new Web site on June 2. The site provides a program overview, curriculum requirements, contact information, as well as a section targeted at industry.
The new site also provides in-depth information on how students can customize the degree to further their technical engineering interests. Current and prospective students can access information such as frequently asked questions, application guidelines and course listings, as well as profiles of past graduates.
June 6, 2004 | Story
The Duke men's club volleyball team, with nine engineering students and coached by a Pratt alumnus, fought its way to a first-ever national championship in April.
After a successful conference tournament at James Madison University, the 19-member team was seeded 8th in the D1AA division at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) National Tournament held in Charlotte April 8-10. The tournament fielded 153 men's teams.
May 5, 2004 | Story
Duke University and its Pratt School of Engineering awarded degrees to 294 undergraduate and graduate students Sunday in a series of ceremonies beginning with a university-wide commencement exercise in Wallace Wade Stadium and winding up with a rousing ceremony in Duke Chapel.
A total of 235 students, including 13 who completed their work in December and six last September, received Bachelor of Science in Engineering degrees from Dean Kristina M.
March 3, 2004 | Story
by David King
What one word best sums up the results of Andrew Gonce's MEM degree? Acceleration. Not a bad choice for an engineer who spends much of his time working to improve the Ford Mustang.
"What I learned in earning my MEM degree helped to accelerate the start of my career," Gonce said, and his achievements certainly support his statement.
January 1, 2004 | Story
By David King
What one word best sums up the results of Andrew Gonce's MEM degree? Acceleration. Not a bad choice for an engineer who spends much of his time working to improve the Ford Mustang.
"What I learned in earning my MEM degree helped to accelerate the start of my career," Gonce said, and his achievements certainly support his statement. After completing the MEM degree at Duke, Gonce had several job offers from which to choose, but Ford rose to the top.
October 10, 2003 | Story
By David King
When asked what drew engineer Annu Sood to her job at a software company, she quickly responds, the company's entrepreneurial spirit. Her answer is not surprising, as Sood herself embodies that spirit, with quick thoughts and a vivaciousness that keeps you scurrying to keep up.
October 10, 2003 | Story
By David King
For Marc Clay, his MEM degree may have been a long time coming, but the dividends were immediate.
"My perspective is a bit different than those graduates who went straight from undergrad to the MEM program," Clay said. Having worked for Los Alamos National Laboratory for twenty years before returning to earn his Masters of Engineering Management degree from Duke, Clay took nothing he learned for granted.
July 7, 2003 | Story
DURHAM, N.C. -- Jeffrey T. Glass has joined Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering as the Hogg Family Director of Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship and professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
In announcing the appointment Wednesday, Pratt Dean Kristina Johnson said Glass will expand an already successful professional program that provides advanced training in engineering management, finance and marketing so its graduates "can hit the ground running" in industry upon graduation.
September 9, 2002 | Story
The 322,000-square-foot Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences is now more than 3 months in the making. Pratt School officials say the $97 million West Campus building complex is on-time and on-budget.
Favorable local building economics and weather have assisted in keeping the project on budget and on time for its scheduled Aug. 15, 2004 completion, said John Ferguson, associate dean for finance and administration at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering.
