Experiences
As the top engineering school in Texas, we are committed to providing enriching experiences for students, faculty, and staff. These initiatives will help forge lasting personal relationships and connections with the university, augment knowledge and teaching experiences with learning outside of the classroom and lab.
Pathways to Impact
- Support a variety of extracurricular programs that offer students opportunities to collectively grow their teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills
- Establish a culture of service that encourages us to confront and solve societal challenges
- Convene the world’s brightest minds across disciplines who will spark collaboration and unlock tomorrow’s brilliant engineering solutions with us
- Build industry and alumni relationships to offer meaningful internship experiences, mentorship and support for innovation
- Increase support for study abroad programs that create an appreciation of other cultures and global engineering
Kickoff 23-24: Progress and Updates
TREL
The Texas Rocket Engineering Lab (TREL) has a big goal: to be the first student-led university team to launch a single-stage, bipropellant rocket to the edge of space, and it’s getting closer with the development of a 28-foot rocket named Halcyon. Started in 2018 to compete for a $1 million student rocket launch challenge, TREL has grown to more than 250 students across more than 20 majors and eight schools.
Humanitarian Engineering
The Cockrell School’s Humanitarian Engineering Program takes engineering for society to the next level, providing undergraduate students with rewarding, multidisciplinary opportunities to focus their learning around communities that need their help the most. The program includes a humanitarian product development course, a year-long effort to build projects with underserved communities and a new Maymester in Greece to learn about technological needs there.
Samsung Partnership
To develop the talent pipeline to support the growing semiconductor ecosystem in Central Texas, the Cockrell School is partnering with Samsung. The partnership includes scholarships for undergraduate students and fellowships for graduate students, curriculum support for capstone projects and opportunities to participate in the company’s paid internship program.
Find Your Place in the Plan
Several faculty and staff have stepped up to become Pathway Leaders for the plan. To find out more or get involved, contact the Dean’s Office.
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