2008 Woodie Awards
UCF's College of Engineering ranked in top 10
Carmen Carroquino
Issue date: 11/12/08 Section: News
UCF's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been ranked among the top 10 graduate engineering schools for Hispanic students by Hispanic Business magazine.
Hispanic Business magazine, the self-proclaimed authority on the U.S. Hispanic market, delivers news with topics ranging from politics to the economy.
HispanTelligence, the research sector of Hispanic Business Inc., annually reports its top university findings for Hispanics in the fields of medicine, business, law and engineering.
Topping this year's list of graduate engineering schools is the Georgia Institute of Technology, followed closely by Purdue University College of Engineering.
For the fourth consecutive year, UCF has received recognition among other engineering universities within the magazine and for 2008, ranks at No. 10.
Eduardo Divo, a UCF assistant professor for the department of engineering technology and faculty advisor for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers is, "Delighted and proud to see the continuous recognition."
"As both an alumnus and a faculty member at this institution, I have been part and witness to the encouragement and support that the College provides to its current and prospective Hispanic students through institutional and outreach programs targeted not only to their recruitment and retention, but more importantly, to their success," Divo said.
With a total enrollment of 298 in UCF's College of Engineering, 37 are Hispanic, according to data collected from hispanicbusiness.com. Furthermore, the Web site reported a total of 168 postgraduate degrees from UCF's College of Engineering, with 25 belonging to Hispanic students.
Divo believes that diversity is at the central core of the College of Engineering and Computer Science's values, and that with the help of outreach programs, diversifying the college is made better.
"Diversity is important to our college not only because the Engineering and Computer Science fields are global in scope, but more importantly because it promotes creativity and innovation, the two key ingredients in our profession," Divo said.
Hispanic Business magazine, the self-proclaimed authority on the U.S. Hispanic market, delivers news with topics ranging from politics to the economy.
HispanTelligence, the research sector of Hispanic Business Inc., annually reports its top university findings for Hispanics in the fields of medicine, business, law and engineering.
Topping this year's list of graduate engineering schools is the Georgia Institute of Technology, followed closely by Purdue University College of Engineering.
For the fourth consecutive year, UCF has received recognition among other engineering universities within the magazine and for 2008, ranks at No. 10.
Eduardo Divo, a UCF assistant professor for the department of engineering technology and faculty advisor for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers is, "Delighted and proud to see the continuous recognition."
"As both an alumnus and a faculty member at this institution, I have been part and witness to the encouragement and support that the College provides to its current and prospective Hispanic students through institutional and outreach programs targeted not only to their recruitment and retention, but more importantly, to their success," Divo said.
With a total enrollment of 298 in UCF's College of Engineering, 37 are Hispanic, according to data collected from hispanicbusiness.com. Furthermore, the Web site reported a total of 168 postgraduate degrees from UCF's College of Engineering, with 25 belonging to Hispanic students.
Divo believes that diversity is at the central core of the College of Engineering and Computer Science's values, and that with the help of outreach programs, diversifying the college is made better.
"Diversity is important to our college not only because the Engineering and Computer Science fields are global in scope, but more importantly because it promotes creativity and innovation, the two key ingredients in our profession," Divo said.
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