Jeffrey S. Russell, vice provost for lifelong learning and dean of continuing studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, can be reached at jeffrey.russell@wisc.edu
The ability to generate useful, feasible, patentable—and often surprising—concepts will be a defining competitive advantage, says a leading engineering educator
Raise the Bar, just-published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, documents and advocates why we must redefine how civil engineers are educated and prepared for professional practice in the 21 st century—and beyond.This compilation of 10 professional papers chronicles the 15-year history of the group’s Raise the Bar initiative—that will enable civil engineering professionals to meet the technological, environmental, economic, social, and political challenges of the future.A common thread within the book, and what binds the papers together, is the continued need for civil engineers to support the Raise the Bar Initiative. RussellAs the civil engineering profession evolves in
