Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society ...
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Gordon S. Brown (1907 - 1996)
Chico State recognized in US News 2012 Best Colleges
Last September 12, 2011 Chico State was recognized by U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2012 ranking as belonging to a list of schools categorized as having the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs at schools where doctorate is not offered.

Other U.S. news & World Report rankings Chico State made for 2012 include:
- #6 Top Public School
- #33 Regional University (West)
- Best Undergraduate Business Programs
For additional information, check out http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/csu-chico-1146

