The following draft of our Vision, Mission, Core Values, Priorities, and Key Objective
for CEAS were drawn from faculty and staff feedback gathered from two CEAS Leadership
Retreats, our 2024 SWOT survey, several focus groups held in May/June 2024 and in
Fall 2024. Comments on this outline were collected from participants of the Spring
2025 Leadership Retreat and incorporated to form the current version. Initiatives
are forthcoming following the CEAS Leadership Retreat on February 13, 2025.
Vision
To be a first-choice college of engineering and applied sciences with educators who
inspire excellence and elevate our students, innovators who advance the human condition
through impactful research, and visionaries trusted to serve our world.
Mission
To serve and empower society through education in engineering and applied sciences,
advances in technology, and creation of transformative knowledge.
Core Values
Community: We support every member of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and acknowledge
their distinct needs and unique contributions to our Stony Brook community and beyond.
We strive to be socially responsible and act ethically to create a collegial atmosphere
of support, encouragement, and respect.
Excellence: We maintain the highest standards, acting with integrity in all our academic pursuits
and research endeavors to build upon our legacy of nurturing talented minds in the
fields of engineering and applied sciences, and we strive to attract world-class faculty,
staff, and students.
Equity: We believe that each person is a valued member of our community and that our unique
perspectives and experiences are reflected in the purpose of our work and in our outreach
endeavors with schools and industry partnerships, as well as alumni and friends.
Collaboration: We foster an interdisciplinary approach, collaborating with others in the arts, humanities,
business, and medicine, to gain perspective and better provide technical solutions
to challenges affecting all aspects of the human condition in the global community.
Innovation: We encourage technical know-how, creativity and cutting-edge research to advance society
with innovative solutions to its most pressing problems now and into the future.
Priorities, Key Objectives, and Success Measures
Priority: Inspire Learning to Shape and Engage Our Society’s Professionals
Key Objectives
Continually Modernize Curriculum and Services to Produce Top Quality Professionals
Expand Opportunities for Experiential Learning
Reward Innovative and Inclusive Teaching and Mentorship
Tailor Student Success Efforts to Individual Learners
Engage in the Life of Our Students
Representative Success Measures
Student retention and graduation rates
Course pass rates
Graduate and alumni outcomes
Student satisfaction
Priority: Enable Faculty to Innovate and Explore to Their Highest Potential
Key Objectives
Facilitate Collaboration and Incentivize Leadership on Large and Complex Efforts
Create Pipelines to Attract Top Student and Faculty Researchers
Increase Staffing to Enhance Productivity in Research, Teaching, and Service
Contribute to Faculty Success through Mentorship and Professional Development
Ensure Availability of Modern Facilities to Promising and Productive Research Programs
Representative Success Measures
Publications in top venues
Citations
Patents
Research expenditures
Students mentored
Retention rates of faculty and staff members
Priority: Be a Valued and Trusted Partner
Key Objectives
Inspire and Prepare the Next Generation of Applied Scientists and Engineers
Build Collaborations to Address Local Needs and Global Grand Challenges
Add Staff to Foster and Steward Engagement with Industry and the Local Community
Engage in the Careers of Our Alumni
Representative Success Measures
Alumni engagement
Educational, industry, and research partnerships
Philanthropic giving
Fraction of external funding from industry and philanthropic sources
Priority: Tell The World About Us
Key Objectives
Communicate Our Successes to Recruiters, Peers, and Broader Community
Promote Top Faculty and Students for External Honors and Awards
Keep Our Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni and Friends Informed and Engaged
Add Staff to Foster and Steward Engagement with Industry and the Local Community
Build a Community of Advocates who take Responsibility for our Reputation
Representative Success Measures
Faculty, staff, and student honors and awards
Peer and recruiter perceptions
Social media engagement metrics and website traffic and publicity
Net promoter scores
Student admission demand
CEAS Faculty and Staff
A special thanks to the following faculty and staff who participated at the CEAS Leadership
Retreats where our strategic plan was created.
Combined List of Participants from past CEAS Leadership Retreats:
