The programs in the School of Technology are recognized as among the best of their kind in the nation. The students, faculty, and facilities are first rate. BYU’s technology programs have traditionally been on the leading edge of change and they continue to provide leadership among their peer universities.
The national standing of the School and its faculty is further supported by the significant support received from external sources. In the past, yearly donations (cash and in-kind) to the School have topped approximately $10,000,000. These donations have been willingly provided because the School is perceived as providing programs that have great societal need and prepare students for life and work in a technological society. They also indicate that the new directions being charted in the School are right on target.
The School of Technology is a professional school and as such, the School’s undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to prepare qualified professionals for leadership positions in industry, business, government, and education. The programs in the School of Technology have been successful in preparing such leaders. Many graduates hold executive and senior management positions in technologically-based companies such as Novell, General Motors, Motorola, Lear Corporation, Boeing, Ford Motor Company, Spectra Logic, John Deere, and TRW.

The Vision and Mission of the School of Technology:
The School of Technology at BYU aspires to become a premier learning community in which leadership and application capabilities are developed for those who use, create, and manage technology, its systems and its enterprises. Through the interdependence of teaching, learning, scholarship, creative activity, and citizenship, the faculty and staff of the School are creating an academic environment grounded in creative problem solving, intellectual discovery, technological application, and leadership development. The vision of the School of Technology is supported by the following core values:
• respect for one another
• cooperation
• intellectual and spiritual growth
• creative imaginings
• satisfaction in a job well done
The mission of the School of Technology is to educate talented men and women who aspire to become leaders in industry, education, and society through programs that focus on technology application and management. Leaders developed through the programs in the School will demonstrate integrity and high moral standards in all aspects of life.
In developing leaders, the School will:
• Provide educational experiences that develop creative problem solving
and analytical thinking capabilities.
• Maintain cutting edge laboratories and facilities that link the academic
and professional worlds.
• Establish symbiotic corporate alliances designed to enhance the
educational programs and strengthen the corporate allies.
• Model high ethical standards.
In summary, the School of Technology has many strengths that enhance its ability to offer quality, rigorous academic programs that are designed to prepare professionals for leadership roles in industry. These programs are delivered by a qualified, competent faculty and staff. The faculty and staff members of the School are also involved in research and development activities that add to the body of technological knowledge and that strengthen technologically-based enterprises.

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Thomas Erekson
Director, Brigham Young University School of Technology