Whiting School of Engineering

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Whiting School of Engineering
TypePrivate engineering college
Established1913
Parent institution
Johns Hopkins University
EndowmentUS$ $124.7 million (FY '14)[1]
DeanT.E. Schlesinger
Academic staff
249 (including 34 associated research scientists)[2]
Students9,538 (1,993 undergrad and 7,554 graduate) [2]
Location
Baltimore
,
Maryland
,
United States
CampusUrban
Websiteengineering.jhu.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The Whiting School of Engineering is the engineering school of the Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

History

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Originally known as the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering building, Maryland Hall was renamed in 1931 to recognize the Maryland General Assembly's role in establishing the School of Engineering.[3]

The engineering department at Johns Hopkins was originally created in 1913 as an educational program that included exposure to liberal arts and scientific inquiry.[4] In 1919, the engineering department became a separate school, known as the School of Engineering. By 1937, over 1,000 students had graduated with engineering degrees. By 1946 the school had six departments.[citation needed]

In 1961, the School of Engineering was renamed the School of Engineering Sciences. Five years later, in 1966, it merged with the Faculty of Philosophy to become part of the School of Arts and Sciences. In 1979, the engineering programs were reorganized into a separate academic division, named the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering in honor of George William Carlyle Whiting, co-founder of The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.[citation needed]

Departments

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The Whiting School contains nine departments:

References

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  1. ^ "Home". Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ a b "University Registration Report". Johns Hopkins Office of Institutional Research and Analytics. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "Johns Hopkins Homewood Map". Johns Hopkins University. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  4. ^ "Johns Hopkins University Catalog". Johns Hopkins University. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  5. ^ "New Johns Hopkins academic program to focus on solutions to health risks linked to the environment". The Hub. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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