On the advisement of the Faculty Senate Council, Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nicolas P. Jones approved the separation of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering into two independent departments: the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering.
Justin Schwartz, the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, said separating the programs will allow each to grow, as well as focus on their individual strengths.