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Engineering and Design

About the Engineering & Design Department


       The Engineering and Design Department, in the College of Science and Engineering, offers students four accredited (by ABET and NASAD) Bachelor of Science degrees: Industrial Design, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Polymer Materials Engineering. These programs place an emphasis on practical laboratory experiences, in addition to theoretical coursework. Each program’s curriculum is designed with input from industrial advisory committees to prepare students for professional positions in industry.



Support Students Today!


  Your gift to the Engineering & Design Department will fund scholarships, student-faculty research, and state-of-the-art equipment.

Here's how you can help students thrive!





Engineering and Design Annual Scholarship Fund


By gifting to the Engineering and Design Annual Scholarship Fund, you contribute to departmental scholarships. Your generosity will directly impact our students based on financial need and academic performance.


See what scholarship support means to our students in their own words...




Engineering & Design Department Fund

The Engineering & Design Department Fund supports the general funding for our department including equipment, support funds for the installation of donated equipment, student travel and field trips, faculty development, departmental outreach, and professionally enriching activities.

Here's how a generous equipment donation transformed our Manufacturing Engineering Lab...






Makerspace in Engineering

The Makerspace in Engineering fund sustains the ENGD Makerspace where we offer access to equipment, training, and support to all WWU students while promoting a culture of collaboration and inclusion. Your gifts will go toward the purchase of supplies and materials, such as 3D printers, filament spools, laser cutters, sewing machines, and more!




Program Specific Support

You may also choose to support specific programs in the Engineering & Design Department:


Electrical & Computer Engineering Fund

Manufacturing Program Fund

Polymer Materials Engineering Program Fund

Western Design Center (Industrial Design Program)





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Recent Grad Match Opportunity!
Thank you new Vikings! You've raised an additional $3,000 in support for current WWU students and programs!
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The Number One Vikings Match!
Thank you, Vikings! You who made the first $1,000 in gifts earned an ADDITIONAL $1,000 through a generous match!
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2,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you! The 2,000th donor has unlocked an additional $750 for the designation of choice.
2,000 / 2,000 Donors
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$5,000
Last Call!
Thank you! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 as a matching gift!
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Lunchtime Crunchtime
Thanks, Vikings! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 in support for students on your lunch break.
Rank Prize Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge Donors
1 $2,500 Cross Country & Track and Field 90
2 $2,500 Western Symphony Orchestra 57
3 Varsity Volleyball 49
4 Men's Rowing 28
5 Ice Hockey 15
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Early Bird Challenge!
Thank you! Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5,000 match before most people even got up for the day!
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$750
3,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you, Viking supporters! We haven't hit 3,000 yet, but we're still tallying all the offline gifts we've received and will update the numbers ASAP!
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Night Owl Challenge
Thank you! Your gifts helped raise an additional $2,000 for the Western Welcome Scholarship!
2,615 / 2,615 Gifts
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College of Science and Engineering Donor Challenge!
The department, project or program in CSE that received the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CSE Donor Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Computer Science 42
2 Chemistry Department 36
3 Geology 28
4 Biology 27
5 Mathematics 21
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