Welcome to an Education of the Future, for the Future
A message from the late Rose-Hulman President Matt Branam (BSCE '79)
I returned to my alma mater, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, to become president because I cannot think of a more vital or important place to be at this moment in American history.
Today we live at the nexus of hyper-connected information technology and globalization. We straddle an analog, resource-discovery past and a digital, resource-recovery future. The economy is split between a past--driven primarily by very large conglomerates--and a nimble entrepreneur-driven future where innovators launch companies overnight, build their dream, create value and start again. Our country and the world have never depended more on technology and those who create it, and this dependence is rapidly increasing.
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| Matt Branam leading The "Great" Debate in Indianapolis |
Rose-Hulman students will be the engineers, mathematicians, and scientists who master the technology of tomorrow. They will develop systems for transportation, manufacturing, human health and sustainable natural resources. They will interconnect the world with multiplying pathways of communication and unlock the physical secrets of matter, energy and life itself for the betterment of humankind.
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In the Rose-Hulman classrooms, laboratories, and innovation centers our students are learning engineering by doing engineering. They participate in project-based, hands-on, real-world, "put-theory-into-practice" activities. Employers of our graduates are always quick to note that our students "hit the ground running."
In class, on teams, in projects, and during on-campus internships, our students are building robots that work underwater, cars that get 1900 miles per gallon, medical devices that save lives, lasers that detect and identify infinitesimal particles, lighting that talks to smartphones, bicycles that race over 60 miles per hour, and software that links diverse systems for hyper-efficiency and synchronicity. Every day Rose students use high-tech equipment and technological resources that most universities restrict to post-doc researchers.
At Rose-Hulman we attract some of the top students in the world and we give them opportunities to prove themselves at every stage of their college career. Our students work on, participate in, and lead cutting-edge research, design, and development projects. They work on real-world solutions to real-world problems in their senior projects and at Rose-Hulman Ventures.
Creators who are driving our technological future need critical thinkers who are innovative and independent. They understand the value of a Rose-Hulman education and they recruit heavily on our campus. Within a few months of graduation, 99% of our graduates have advanced to the next level of their life-long learning adventure by either accepting employment offers or advancing to graduate school. This may be the only school in America where recruiters have outnumbered graduating seniors at on-campus career fairs!
In every facet of the new economy, you will find Rose-Hulman alumni creating positive change through innovation and leadership. The world has never needed so much of what Rose-Hulman does so well.
Sincerely,
Matt Branam
President
PS: I invite you to invest your time to learn more about our school. You will find, as I have, that Rose-Hulman is a great place to work, live and learn. As we shape the future of science, technology, engineering and math education, I hope you will follow our progress.