External Advisory Board
The School of Engineering External Advisory Board
The External Advisory Board (EAB) provides a direct link among students, faculty and external constituents of the School of Engineering. The Board meets formally three times per year, with each meeting focusing on a major topic: curriculum, student input and review of senior design projects. The Board also includes task groups on specific topics when appropriate.
Goals of the External Advisory Board
The Board's objectives include providing critique of the engineering curriculum, giving input on advances in technology and processes that inform programs on meeting current and future industry needs and to be an ongoing resource for the engineering programs.
Among recent initiatives are Board member interviews with students, review of senior design projects and participation in the student mentoring program.
Membership in the External Advisory Board has been expanded in the past two years to represent a more comprehensive group of constituencies to better address the needs of the students.
External Advisory Board Members
General Mills (retired) - Chair
Quartisis - Co-Chair
Seagate
Founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor Emeritus, University of St. Thomas
Betten Systems Solutions LLC
Ideate Consulting, PLLC
Medtronic
Vascular Solutions
Opus Group
General Dynamics
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc
Andersen Corp
SEH
Professor Emeritus - School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas
SRF Consulting
Boston Scientific
Professor Emeritus - University of Iowa
Medtronic
PaR Systems
Opus Group
Emerson
Bolton & Menk, Inc
Barr Engineering
Abbott
Graco Inc
TKDA
Medtronic
Seagate Technology
Control Concepts
Great River Energy
Pinnacle Engineering
Target
SRF Consulting
VSI Labs - Autonomous Vehicle Research
Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota