Welcome message!
Welcome to Our Department
Like every year, nature reminds us that life is made up of a series of cycles, all necessary and inevitable. The four seasons… summer, spring, autumn, and winter; each has a vital role in the cycle of life… summer’s warmth lets everything bloom, spring nourishes all living beings with its fruits, autumn clears the dry leaves and drops the seeds for winter to water and nurture so the cycle can start over again.
Today we're here for that, to start a new chapter. Just like in nature, the school you just graduated from is the autumn of a phase—beautiful and joyful—where you moved from childhood to youth. The school turned all of you into seeds… and we’ll welcome, water, and nurture them, providing discipline and the tools for the dreams each of you carry, so that by the end of this new adventure, they may grow and bloom as the most prepared and knowledgeable in Engineering Technology in Puerto Rico.
Congrats on this big achievement!
We'll see each other at the university, your Ponce Campus!Red and Black, Forever!
Department's Mission and Goals
Our Mission
Offer Associate's degree programs in:
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Civil Engineering Technology at:
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Construction
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Architectural Drafting
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Industrial Engineering Technology
Also, as part of our mission, together with the School of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, we offer a:
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Articulated Transfer Program in Engineering
Our Goals
Train technical professionals ready in these fields:
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Civil Engineering Technology
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Industrial Engineering
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Architectural Drafting
We also consider as a goal:
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Successfully lead the engineering transfer program in coordination with the Mayagüez University Campus.
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Identifying if we need new academic programs.
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Review and adjust academic programs to match current needs.
Department's Transfer Program
About our Transfer Program
After going through the two years of school, this student:
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They'll be moving to the Mayagüez University Campus.
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They'll do academic work at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez that's similar to what students who started there from the beginning do.
Program Assessment
Steps for ongoing improvement
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Study hall with teachers and set schedules.
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Time and resources optimization meetup.
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Making a rubric to evaluate work teams by their peers.
Students in the program can:
Create architecture, engineering, and construction documents and presentations using graphic techniques.
Carry out, analyze, and interpret the results of standard field and lab tests on engineering materials.
Use modern survey equipment to measure land and mark points in the field.
Figuring out forces and stresses in simple structural systems.
Pick and put together an estimate of material quantities for technical projects.
Use productivity tools to tackle technical problems.
Use your math, science, engineering, and tech knowledge to tackle civil engineering problems that need just a bit of theory but a lot of hands-on know-how.
Work well as part of a tech team.
Use written, spoken, and visual communication in both technical and everyday settings; find and use the right technical resources.
Getting the need and being able to jump into a continuous professional development journey.
Get what it means and promise to act professionally and ethically, while respecting diversity.
Build a commitment to quality, being on time, and always getting better.
Contact Information
Schedule
Monday to Friday:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location
Academic Building
Ruth Fortuño de Calzada
2nd Floor
Phone Box
(787) 844-8181
x. 2411
Staff and Faculty
Prof. Anotonio Zaragoza
Director
(787) 844-8181, x. 2410
E-mail: antonio.zaragoza@upr.edu
Prof. Geoffrey Vega
Profesor
(787) 844-8181, x. 2389
E-mail: geoffrey.vega@upr.edu
Dr. Drianfel Vazquez
Profesor
(787) 844-8181, x. 2411
E-mail: drianfel.vazquez@upr.edu
Dr. Pedro Ramírez
Profesor
(787) 844-8181, x. 2411
E-mail: pedro.ramirez@upr.edu
Profa. Gerardina Yumbla
Profesora
(787) 844-8181, x. 2411
E-mail: gerardina.yumbla@upr.edu
Profa. Viviam Puig
Profesora
(787) 844-8181, x. 2411
E-mail: viviam.puig@upr.edu
Profa. Anamarie Cotto
Profesora
(787) 844-8181, x. 2411
E-mail: anamarie.cotto@upr.edu
