. Christopher D. Pionke has been on the faculty of the University of Tennessee (UT) since 1993 and is an Associate Professor in the Tickle College of Engineering Cook Grand Challenges Honors Program as well as the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering. In this capacity he has developed and taught courses in The Finite Element Method, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Design, Engineering Fundamentals, Engineering Ethics, and the Chancellors Honors Program. In addi- tion, he is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Georgia. His professional experiences include jobs with Presearch, Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1982-1984) and Optic-Electronic Corp. of Dallas, Texas (1986-1987
first graduates in 2018, with class reflective writings serve to instill and reinforce theABET accreditation to follow. Civil Engineering is attributes of a master learner into the engineeringtentatively planned for startup in the 2018-19 school year. students.Incoming freshman class size has grown steadily, reaching a • Addition of the ‘Design Your Own Plan’ project:peak enrollment of 249 declared engineering majors in the Development of an individual success plan serves as the2015-2016 school year. culminating student development activity in Introduction From its inception, the entry point for the engineering to Engineering course