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 All of us in the Picker Engineering Program have a common goal: educating engineers with adaptable expertise who are capable of working collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries. We offer the degree in engineering science because, in the best Smith tradition, we believe that women engineers should think deeply and broadly about the effect their professional knowledge will have on the well-being of those whose trust they hold. Smith engineers hold the following core values:
Engineering is a connecting force among disciplines.
In addition to learning essential principles, Smith engineering students understand the social, political, economic and environmental impact of their work. An integrated curriculum of liberal arts, sciences and engineering courses provides the breadth and depth needed to think critically, act reflectively and make informed choices.
Sustainability is not optional; it is essential.
In a world of finite natural resources, Smith engineers understand sustainability and employ its principles in the practice of their profession.
Talented women must help shape our world.
Our economic strength requires the full inclusion of women engineers at all levels of the profession. For more than 130 years, Smith alumnae have made outstanding contributions to their professions and communities, and Smith is recognized as one of the top institutions whose graduates earn their doctorates in the sciences.
Faculty and students collaborate in all aspects of learning.
Our faculty are at the forefront of innovative learner-centered engineering education. Students are actively engaged in small classes, which promote intense discussions. Beyond the classroom, at informal dinners for pre-majors, casual lunches with study teams, and conversations in the halls or by e-mail, Smith engineering students enjoy unusual access to faculty. They can, as undergraduates, participate in meaningful research, take a variety of internships and spend their junior year abroad.
Every student needs to be literate in engineering and science.
As responsible citizens in today’s society, all students must be technologically literate. The Picker Program offers courses that include engineering majors and non-majors; we all benefit from the inclusion of committed students with diverse skills and interests.
Smith students flourish in this environment, completing successful research projects and making lifelong connections with faculty, friends and alumnae who share an interest in the many different ways that engineers structure our world.
Join us. We’re changing the face of engineering.
Borjana Mikic, Ph.D.
Professor and
Director of the Picker Engineering Program
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