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Organized when the University opened in 1868 and formed as a college in March, 1873, the College of Engineering operates an experiment station, twelve departments, and a graduate program.
The duties of the Dean of the College of Engineering have evolved from being chairman at faculty meetings to being chief administrator for and representative of the College within the University system.
The Measurement Program was created in 1948.
Student Placement is an office providing information and assistance to graduating students seeking employment.
The Bioengineering office was created in 1973 when the Urbana-Champaign Senate approved a recommendation from the College of Engineering for the establishment of a bioengineering option. Because students in any of the engineering curricula are eligible to participate in this option, this office was placed under the control of the Dean of the College.
1. Ira O. Baker and Everett King. A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, p. 114-116.
2. Statutes, September 1, 1957, p. 10.
3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 44th Report, June 15, 1948, p. 1289.
4. Ira O. Baker and Everett King. A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, p. 116.
5. Interview with the Acting Director, February, 1980.
6. Interview with the Assistant Dean, February, 1980.
7. Annual Register, 1943-1944, p. 109.
8. Board of Trustees Transactions, 41st Report, June 24, 1941, p. 317.
9. Board of Trustees Transactions, 57th Report, March 21, 1973, p. 234.
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Honors Program Minutes (1977-1983), contain correspondence, memos, newspapers clippings, newsletters, notes, and reports concerning the activities of the College of Engineering's Honors Council, including recommendations and criteria for the honors program; educational and career-related opportunities for honors students; the honors program and preparation for graduate study; offering elective courses on leadership in the engineering profession; procedures for selecting Munich exchange scholars (1977); the James Scholarship Program in Engineering; invitations to faculty to be part of the Honors Council; and summer employment for honors students (1979).