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Our mission is to contribute to the economic and social prosperity of communities and to steward the human, environmental and physical resources committed to our care in Nebraska and the world. We strive to meet this mission by:

• Educating engineering professionals prepared for lifelong learning and personal growth;
• Discovering, creating, and applying new knowledge and technologies in civil and environmental engineering;
• Engaging with communities; and
• Safeguarding equity, inclusion, personal dignity, and respect for all.

Research

• Sustain and enhance the natural and built environment through research with local, regional, and global impact
• Cultivate a collaborative research culture of discovery, creativity, and application.

Teaching and Learning

• Provide high-impact civil & environmental engineering education programs that produce prepared and engaged engineering leaders

Outreach and Engagement

• Advance departmental service-focused engagement activities to contribute to the built and natural environments of Nebraska communities
• Collaborate with industry and communities to meet societal needs and enable growth of the civil and environmental engineering profession and workforce.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• To recruit diverse faculty/staff/students into the department represent the demographics of the state of Nebraska and then national demographics in terms of race/ethnicity and gender
• Provide an encouraging and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff
• Develop leaders and creating leadership opportunities for students, faculty and staff
• Complement the general education of undergraduate and graduate students with diversity-related expertise as it pertains to civil and environmental engineering

1) Sustain and enhance the natural and built environment through research with local, regional, and global impact

Strategy #1: 
Facilitate and strengthen research collaborations with key partners, including industry, government agencies, and other research entities.

Tactics:

1. Investigate opportunities and form partnerships to create consortia with stakeholders.
2. Sustain and enhance existing partnerships.
3. Invest in opportunities to engage with funding agencies, key partners, and larger communities.
4. Encourage faculty to form teams and leverage existing resources.

2) Cultivate a collaborative research culture of discovery, creativity, and application

Strategy #2: 
Identify and support targeted and emerging areas of civil and environmental engineering research.

Tactics:

1. Facilitate formal and informal interactions between faculty from different subgroups, such as departmental seminars, invited speakers, social events, and mentoring discussions.
2. Inventory and publicize faculty expertise and strengths.
3. Hire faculty with expertise in targeted and emerging areas of CEE research.
4. Maintain and upgrade research facilities and hire support staff.