2016 Interdisciplinary Engineering Colloquium Celebrates Liberal Arts Collaboration

Event Date: November 16, 2016
Panelists
Rick Thomas, Rich Dionne, Phil Wankat, Ian Boze, Mary Pilotte, Chris Pekny
Last Thursday, we hosted the sixth annual Interdisciplinary Engineering Colloquium in the Kurz Atrium of Armstrong Hall. This year's theme centered on our collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts School of Visual and Performing Arts for Acoustics and Theatre Engineering.

Rich Dionne, Assistant Professor and Technical Director for the Department of Theatre and Ian Boze, 2012 MDE Graduate in Theatre Engineering and now the Technical Director for the University of Florida School of Performing Arts were our featured panelists as well as special guest Sound Design Professor Rick Thomas, Head of Design and Technology. This colloquium celebrated the history, milestones, and those vested in the progress. Perspectives from faculty, alumni, industry leaders, and current students were incorporated in the hour-long program closing with a pair-and-share networking segment. The pair and share segment was a great success with representatives from both Engineering and Liberal Arts who shared ideas for future collaborations.