The mission of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to educate our students for professional leadership as creative problem‐solvers in a diverse society including conducting research for societal advancement, and engaging with alumni, industry, government, and community partners through outreach activities. In order to produce engineers prepared for success across a range of career paths, our academic program integrates training in engineering principles, critical thinking, hands‐on projects, open‐ended problem solving, and the essential skills of teamwork, communication, and ethics.