College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies

Ozlem Kilic, Dean
Xiaopeng Zhao, Program Director

CECS is a dynamic college that will launch and oversee multidisciplinary courses, programs, and degrees for both undergraduate and graduate students.

• The college meets the increasing need from students to customize their academic journey and align their education with cutting-edge careers. Leveraging strong industry and community partnerships, CECS will help students learn relevant workforce skills, gain hands-on experiences through opportunities such as internships, interdisciplinary research, collaborative team projects, and community engagement for course credit.
• CECS will engage and partner with the entire campus to offer new courses, minors, certificates, and majors that bring together faculty from multiple disciplines and students from all backgrounds.

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