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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.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Engineering Scrapbooks (Digital Surrogates)
Chronological.
Scrapbooks of the College of Engineering (1894-1915, 1906-1924, 1907-1969), contain newspaper clippings, programs, and photographs documenting the history of the College, including the Railway Engineering program; engineering research (e.g. the creation of the Betatron and Cyclotron, Joseph T. Tykociner's development of sound-on-film, and Jakob Kunz's work on the photoelectric cell); the social activities of administrators, students, faculty and their spouses; obituaries of faculty; conferences and special events hosted by the College (e.g. the Engineering Open House); employment opportunities for women during the World War II (ca. 1943); the establishment of the Willard Airport in 1944; and notable faculty innovations (e.g. Nathan Newmark's work on the Latino Americana building in Mexico City, 1957). The scrapbooks also include photograph portraits of faculty (1910).