VISION:

Oklahoma State University’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) is implemented to enhance the global understanding of engineering students in the OSU College of Engineering,  Architecture and Technology. The Nationals Academy of Science’s 14 Grand Challenges for  Engineers and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are at heart of the next generation’s impact on the world.  The broad possibilities of a new generation of diverse leaders that are focused on the complex issues of the Grand Challenges provide global educational possibilities, entrepreneurial research alternatives, service learning opportunities, and leadership development for our next generation of graduates. The OSU Grand Challenge Scholars Program will join other national programs in committing to  educate and provide experience to leaders that bring the engineering challenges of global societies into perspective and work to solve problems that bring about an improved world.

Innovation, social responsibility, sustainable development, and lifelong commitments to the challenges facing the world in the 21st century are key components of a world-class leader. The technical skills, breadth of values, and global experiences needed to facilitate such leadership are encompassed in the vision of the OSU Grand Challenges Scholars Program.

MISSION:

“Our mission is to provide a diverse population with a quality education in engineering and engineering technology. OSU develops ethical leaders that promote economic and community vitality with technical knowledge, innovation, and communication expertise that connects scientific research, professional education, technical assistance and scholarship to industry, the State of Oklahoma, the nation and the world. The OSU Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) will amplify this mission by creating a greater awareness in our engineers to the challenges that face our world and the next generations.