MESSAGE FROM THE
College Dean As we begin a new academic year, the College of Science and Technology moves into an exciting year of transition. The Tarleton leadership has decided to complete a long-planned split of the College of Science and Technology into two new colleges prior to the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. As a result, the new colleges will house engineering, computer science, engineering technology, and construction science in a new engineering focused college and biology, biomedical science, chemistry, geoscience, mathematics, and physics in a science and math focused college. The upcoming year will be busy with completing the details associated with the split, which includes a national search for the dean of the engineering focused college, determining the names of the new colleges, and a huge variety of associated logistics and business details. Reflecting on this past year, there have been several important accomplishments that will help both new colleges begin as successful units. We developed an ambitious plan to launch nine new bachelor’s degree programs and nine new master’s degree programs over the next five years, including programs in biotechnology, industrial distribution, statistics, cybersecurity, computer engineering, forensic science, and more. These new programs will provide growth for the new colleges to build on the already successful academic programs in place in the
Dr. Michael Huggins, Dean
College. Our efforts to improve retention will also increase the number of freshman and transfer students that finish their degree with us. For fall 2021, we launched the master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as began offering the BAS Construction Science &
Management program on the Ft. Worth Campus. This is the first COST program offered in Ft. Worth. Additional programs are slated for the Ft. Worth campus in the upcoming years as construction of buildings 2 and 3 are completed. The Department of Engineering and Computer Science split into the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical, Environmental, and Civil Engineering. This year continues to have additional challenges due to the pandemic. COST faculty and staff have done an outstanding job in providing our students with a high quality education during these trying times. We will continue to roll with the everchanging tide of complexities brought about by the pandemic. Sincerely
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