The R1 leadership for the BCET is seeking deep-reaching changes in strategic goals shifting from traditional department-faculty-discipline focus to a project-student-trans-discipline model. Key program elements include R1 engineering research advancement and innovative collaboration spaces including clean room suite, heavy duty, exhibition and gathering high bay spaces, motion capture lab, micro-fabrication lab and wet/dry labs. The new Engineering and Arts Building will provide space for large ensemble performances that propels the College beyond traditional performing arts, leverages grant and contract opportunities unique to the region related to entertainment engineering and technologies and will launch ODU as a hub for creativity and innovation.
