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College of Engineering Timeline |
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| 1885 |
Mechanical Drawing Classes offered | |
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| 1896 |
Electrical Classes offered | |
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| 1912 |
Department of Industrial Arts included Mechanical, Electrical and Chemistry Courses. | |
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| 1940 |
Electrical Department established, Mechanical Department established | |
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| 1945 |
RIT offers Associates degrees in Electrical and Mechanical Technology | |
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| 1953 |
RIT offers BS programs in Mechanical
and Electrical Engineering |
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| 1965 | Dr. Edward T. Kirkpatrick named Dean of Engineering |
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| 1967 |
James & Eleanor Gleason Trust gives $500,000 to endow Institute’s first endowed chair – a professorship in mechanical engineering | |
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| 1969 | ABET accredits the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments’ BS programs | |
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| 1970 | Industrial Engineering offered in
the College of Engineering MS programs offered in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
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| 1971 |
College of Applied Science changed name to College of Engineering | |
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| 1971 |
Dr. Edward T. Kirkpatrick named Dean of College of Engineering | |
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| 1972 |
Dr. Richard A. Kenyon named Dean
of College of Engineering |
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| 1975 |
ABET accredits the Industrial Engineering
Department’s BS program Computer Engineering offered jointly with Electrical Engineering and School of Computer Science |
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| 1975- 1976 |
Student head count COE 1,061
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| 1980 | Computer Engineering established as separate department solely in the College of Engineering | |
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| 1980- 1981 |
Student head count COE 1,428 |
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| 1982 | Microelectronic Engineering offered in conjunction with College of Graphic Arts & Photography and College of Science. The first undergraduate program in microelectronic engineering in the world | |
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| 1985 |
Master’s Degree in Materials
Science and Engineering offered |
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| 1985- 1986 |
Student head count COE 2,208 |
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| 1986 | Center for Microelectronic and Computer Engineering (Building 17) dedicated with Honorary PhD (second honorary PhD in RIT history) presented to Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit and now Nobel Prize winner | |
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| 1987 | ABET accredits the Computer and Microelectronic
Engineering Departments’ BS programs First Master’s degree offered in Microelectronic Engineering |
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| 1989 |
Dr. Charles Haines named acting Dean
College of Engineering |
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| 1990- 1991 |
Student head count COE 1,789 |
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| 1990 |
Dr. Paul Petersen named Dean College
of Engineering Master’s degree in Microelectronic Engineering offered by Distance Learning |
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| 1991 |
College of Engineering faculty support new PhD in Imaging Science | |
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| 1991- 1992 |
Center for Quality & Applied Statistics Department joined College of Engineering | |
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| 1993 | The Gleason Professorship established | |
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| 1994 | Motorola Professorship established | |
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| 1995 | Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Screw Machine Technology established | |
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| 1995- 1996 |
Student head count COE 1,900 | |
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| 1997- 1998 |
Design Development & Manufacturing Department introduced in conjunction with College of Business | |
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| 1997- 1998 |
Department of Software Engineering introduced jointly with Computer Science | |
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| 1998 | The College of Engineering renamed the Kate Gleason College of Engineering | |
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| 2000 | Intel Professor of Research and Technology
established Dr. Harvey Palmer named Dean Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
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| 2000- 2001 |
Student head count KGCOE 2,043 | |
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| 2000- 2001 |
Software Engineering moves to GCCIS | |
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| 2002- 2003 |
Microsystems Engineering Ph.D. program introduced | |
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| 2003 | Kate Gleason Endowed Chair filled | |
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