Nate Latsch Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Prepstars.com posted an article on Matt Shaw today. Shaw will take official visits to St. Louis, Stanford and Southern Illinois in the next three weeks. The article said Shaw wants to major in engineering -- and Stanford and Southern Illinois have a "slight edge" over St. Louis U. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I wonder if SLU even offers his major? I think we have some engineering programs but Randall Falker was a guy who never considered SLU because of our lack of a certain engineering program. SIU has a top engineering school and I assume Stanford has a good one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 http://www.slu.edu/readstory/homepage/3006 High Marks for SLU's Engineering Programs: In addition, U.S. News once again gave high marks to undergraduate engineering programs offered by Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering and Aviation. The aerospace engineering program ranked 4th in the nation, and undergraduate engineering programs overall moved up three spots on the list to No. 27. SLU's undergraduate engineering programs ranked No. 2 among Catholic institutions on this list for schools whose highest degree is a master's. "As new dean, I am extremely proud to be part of such an exceptional college," said Bjong Wolf Yeigh, Ph.D., who came to SLU this year from Yale University. "Parks College of Engineering and Aviation is honored to receive national attention for the efforts it is making to provide the very best education possible. As the college moves forward, we will continue to integrate excellence in undergraduate education with an emphasis on research." More about Parks College: Founded in 1927, Parks College of Engineering and Aviation prepares students for careers in engineering, aviation, computer science and related fields. Satisfying this mission demands excellence in academic programs that integrate the education of the whole person, in the liberal and Jesuit traditions, with classroom and laboratory experiences in the major fields of study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 It depends what kind of engineering Shaw wants to study. If it's aerospace engineering, then SLU has an elite program for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 "The article said Shaw wants to major in engineering" Yikes, I think we're done folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 If he wants a traditional engineering program then why on earth would he even visit SLU? This engineering thing may be like a kid saying they are pre-law and pre-med. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 As started above, it all matters what kind of engineering the kid likes. These schools cannot touch SLU's aerospace program. The mechanical and electrical programs are also pretty good. But if he wants civil, architectural, or even biomedical; we are screwed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I looked up Park's engineering departments. Maybe I was too hasty. Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department of Aerospace Technology Department of Aviation Science Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Computer Science Department of Electrical Engineering The only major disciplines missing are civil and chemical engineering. Falker is a civil engineering major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 As hard as I've always tried to consider Parks a part of SLU, its always been a "foreign" afterthought .... kind of like SLU-Madrid. Wouldn't a person have to attend all of his or her classes in Illinois? Even though that might be seen as an advantage to some, wouldn't Matt as a bb scholarship player, live on campus? He'd fight rush hour at least down to the river but would attend all his classes away from the rest of the team only to have to fight his way back to campus for practice, weight training, meals, etc. Forget, Matt, it would be any student with such a major, right? I knew of no one in my time at SLU that did that ... I thought housing was over "there" for those students as well. I agree with 3-star below .... "yikes!" But it also might reflect highly on what kind of kid, player, student Matt really is. Hope he gets what he wants and I hope we can overcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Taj, Parks moved to the main Grand campus about 6 years ago. These days, Parks students are considered as much a part of the school as the business and medical students. Actaully, there is very little (if any) "segregation" between parks and non-parks kids. SLU has actaully been scheduling non-Parks classes in McDonnell Douglas Hall (the engineering building - immediatly next to the compton-olive garage) in order to try and mesh the two together. The ONLY reason he would ever have to go to cahokia is if he decided to get his pilot's license. Parks kids live in the same campus dorms as every other student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 At one time, I thought SLU had some sort of joint program with Washington University whereby SLU students could take some engineering courses at the Wash U campus. I believe former Billiken Paul Jansen completed that engineering arrangement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Thanks, nash ... see, learn something new every day! I figured my statement was old history and uniformed. It comes with 900 miles of separation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 taj said, "I figured my statement was old history and uniformed." well you are old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 as much of a medical leader that slu is, i am surprised that they do not offer a bio-medical engineering degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 >I looked up Park's engineering departments. Maybe I was too >hasty. > >Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering >Department of Aerospace Technology >Department of Aviation Science >Department of Biomedical Engineering >Department of Computer Science >Department of Electrical Engineering > >The only major disciplines missing are civil and chemical >engineering. Falker is a civil engineering major. You left out mechanical engineering and structural engineering ... two biggies in this field that we do not have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 "Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering " We have a mechanical engineering program, it was just lumped in with the aerospace program as those are our 2 biggest and best programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I do not recall there being any sort of joint program. Some classes (credits) would transfer between the two schools. I never knew any students that went to Wash U for classes, but i do recall having some WU students in my Fluid dynamics class over a summer. The two schools do have a good relationship though being as both schools have equipment that the other can benefit from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Structural engineering is a subset of civil engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 They do have a biomedical program, but it is very new and not necassarily nationally recognized. At this point, he would probably choose a school with a more established program. In re-reading my post, it does imply that i meant slu didn't have a biomed program - my aplogies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Roy, SLU does have a Bio-Med engineering program. My roommate is in that program. I'd rate that program as one of the toughest on campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 ...and you are real good at reminding me of that, sonny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 probably because i am not too far behind you. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I stand corrected: The Mechanical Engineering Major The Mechanical Engineering Curriculum is professionally accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineers and Technology (ABET), the agency for accreditation of engineering curricula in the U.S. http://parks.slu.edu/ae_me/undergrad_studies.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 >Structural engineering is a subset of civil engineering. Stand corrected again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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