Bucking the Trend

Women, it seems, love Thayer School of Engineering. Some female engineering majors have even been sporting T-shirts that proclaim “i Want to Be an engineer” on the front and “Sex Can Wait” on the back. Since 2000, 30 percent of the school’s bachelor of engineering degree earners have been women, compared to a 20 percent average nationally, according to the National Science Foundation. Thayer Dean Joe Helble says the statistic derives from the school’s unique approach to engineering education, which includes “the integration of engineering systems thinking with the liberal arts, and a focus on team-based project learning.”

50 Years since the men’s basketball team swept Princeton and Penn in the same weekend; the dry spell ended in late February.

“I have a lot of green in my blood. There is nothing more invigorating than being in an environment around athletes every day. It is an energetic and dedicated population.” —Bob Ceplikas ’78, newly named acting athletic director