Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction Department

College of Education and Professional Studies
Ellensburg
Hogue Technology Building, room 101
509-963-1756
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/engineering/

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Greg Lyman, MS

Program Coordinators
Michael Andler, MS, CHST, CRIS, CET, industrial engineering technology, risk insurance safety management
Scott Calahan, MEd, technology education, traffic safety
Greg Lyman, MS, electronics engineering technology
P. Warren Plugge, PhD, construction management
Charles Pringle, MS, PE, mechanical engineering technology
Jennifer Serne, MS, safety and health management

Professors
Scott Calahan, MEd, industrial/technology education
P. Warren Plugge, PhD, construction management
Sathyanarayanan (Sathy) Rajendran, PhD, CSP, CRIS, ARM, LEED-AP, safety and health management
David Martin, PhD, construction management
Charles Pringle, MS, PE, mechanical engineering technology

Associate Professors
Lad Holden, MT, electronics engineering technology
Darren Olson, PhD, industrial technology
Greg Lyman, MS, electronics engineering technology

Assistant Professors
John Choi, PhD, PE, mechanical engineering technology
Jennifer Serne, MS, safety and health management

Senior Lecturers
Michael Andler, MS, CHST, CRIS, CET, safety and health management
Darryl Fuhrman, MS, construction management

Lecturers
Peter Zencak, MS, electronics engineering technology
Jason Allen, BS, mechanical engineering technology
Dennis Capovilla, MS, mechanical engineering technology

Emeritus Professors
Roger Beardsley, MS
G.W. (Bo) Beed
D. Ken Calhoun, EdD
David Carns, MS
Stanley A. Dudley, MEd
Robert M. Envick, EdD
Ronald M. Frye
Craig Johnson, PhD
Juan Robertson
Robert Wieking, PhD
Norman H. Wolford, MS
Taiqian Q. Yang, PhD
Tim Yoxtheimer, MS

Staff
Jeff Wilcox, instructional and classroom support technician
Chris Berkshire, instructional and classroom support technician

Department Overview
The Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction offers BS and BAS degree programs in various technologies.

Accrediting Information
The Construction Management program is fully accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).

The B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/.

The B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/.

Department Information
Some programs have specific admission requirements and admission deadlines. Specific information for each program can be found on the program Web site.

Students should seek advising from their program advisor prior to registration each quarter.

Courses with an additional fee are identified in the special course fee section of the student handbook published by the Office of the Registrar.

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/engineering/ or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Risk, Insurance, and Safety Management, BAS

• Construction Management Major, BS
• Electronics Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Industrial Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Mechanical Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Risk, Insurance, and Safety Management, BS
• Safety and Health Management Major, BS
• Technology Education Broad Area Major, BS
• Technology Education Major, BS

• Insurance Management Certificate
• Risk Management Certificate

• Engineering Technology Minor
• Risk Management Minor
• Robotics and Automation Minor
• Traffic Safety Education Minor

• Construction Minor or Certificate
• Engineering Technology Management Minor or Certificate
• Public Health and Risk Management Minor or Certificate
• Safety and Health Management Minor or Certificate

Courses

• CMGT 101 - Construction and the Built Environment
• CMGT 201 - Computer Applications in Construction with Laboratory
• CMGT 245 - Light Commercial Construction
• CMGT 265 - Construction Documents
• CMGT 267 - Plane Surveying
• CMGT 267LAB - Plane Surveying Field Session
• CMGT 267LABHC - Heavy Civil Highway Field Session (Put on reserve 9/16/22, will go inactive 8/24/25)
• CMGT 298 - Special Topics
• CMGT 299 - Seminar
• CMGT 320 - Electrical Systems
• CMGT 343 - Construction Estimating I with Laboratory
• CMGT 343LAB - Construction Estimating I Laboratory (Put on reserve 9/16/22, will go inactive 8/24/25)
• CMGT 344 - Construction Estimating II with Laboratory
• CMGT 344LAB - Construction Estimating II Laboratory (Put on reserve 9/16/22, will go inactive 8/24/25)
• CMGT 345 - Heavy Civil Estimating II with Laboratory
• CMGT 345LAB - Heavy Civil Estimating II Laboratory (Put on reserve 9/16/22, will go inactive 8/24/25)
• CMGT 346 - Construction Methods and Materials
• CMGT 347 - Heavy Civil Methods and Materials
• CMGT 395A - Construction Management Competition Preparation - Fall (Junior)
• CMGT 395B - Construction Management Competition Preparation - Winter (Junior)
• CMGT 396 - Individual Study
• CMGT 397 - Honors
• CMGT 398 - Special Topics
• CMGT 399 - Seminar
• CMGT 440 - Temporary Structures
• CMGT 441 - Wood and Steel Construction
• CMGT 442 - Building Mechanical Systems
• CMGT 443 - Heavy Civil Utilities
• CMGT 444 - Codes, Contracts, and Specifications
• CMGT 445 - Heavy Civil Contract Law
• CMGT 447 - Construction Planning, Scheduling, and Control with Laboratory
• CMGT 450 - Soils and Foundations with Laboratory
• CMGT 452 - LEED in Sustainable Construction
• CMGT 455 - Principles of Construction Management
• CMGT 456 - Principles of Heavy Civil Construction Management
• CMGT 460 - Concrete Construction with Laboratory
• CMGT 461 - Pavement Design and Construction with Laboratory
• CMGT 481 - Construction Management Capstone
• CMGT 481A - Construction Management Capstone I
• CMGT 481B - Construction Management Capstone II
• CMGT 485 - Construction Accounting, Finance, and Contemporary Topics
• CMGT 488 - Professional Certification
• CMGT 495 - Construction Management Competition Preparation
• CMGT 495A - Construction Management Competition Preparation - Fall
• CMGT 495B - Construction Management Competition Preparation - Winter
• CMGT 496 - Individual Study
• CMGT 497 - Honors
• CMGT 498 - Special Topics
• CMGT 499 - Seminar

• EET 101 - Everyday Electronics
• EET 221 - Basic Electricity
• EET 221LAB - Basic Electricity Laboratory
• EET 271 - Digital Circuits
• EET 298 - Special Topics
• EET 299 - Seminar
• EET 312 - Basic Electronics
• EET 312LAB - Basic Electronics Laboratory
• EET 323 - Active Linear Circuits
• EET 325 - Electrical Networks
• EET 332 - Electrical Machines
• EET 372 - Advanced Digital Circuits
• EET 373 - Introduction to Embedded Programming
• EET 374 - Microprocessors
• EET 376 - Advanced Microprocessors
• EET 377 - Advanced Robotics and Automation
• EET 396 - Individual Study
• EET 397 - Honors
• EET 398 - Special Topics
• EET 399 - Seminar
• EET 426 - Advanced Electrical Network
• EET 427 - Process Control
• EET 433 - Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Power
• EET 452 - Computer Networks
• EET 477 - Industrial Robotics and Automation
• EET 487 - Senior Project Management
• EET 487LAB - Senior Project Management Laboratory
• EET 488 - Senior Project Quality
• EET 488LAB - Senior Project Quality Laboratory
• EET 489 - Senior Technical Presentations
• EET 496 - Individual Study
• EET 497 - Honors
• EET 498 - Special Topics
• EET 499 - Seminar

• ETSC 101 - Modern Technology and Energy
• ETSC 145 - Machine Woodworking
• ETSC 150 - Engineering Graphics
• ETSC 155 - Manufacturing Processes
• ETSC 160 - Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
• ETSC 161 - Architectural Computer Aided Design
• ETSC 242 - Instrumentation
• ETSC 260 - NURBS Modeling
• ETSC 265 - Three-dimensional Modeling
• ETSC 277 - Introduction to Robotics
• ETSC 290 - Cooperative Education
• ETSC 296 - Individual Study
• ETSC 298 - Special Topics
• ETSC 299 - Seminar
• ETSC 300 - Industrial Engineering Technology Fundamentals
• ETSC 301 - Engineering Project Cost Analysis
• ETSC 311 - Statics
• ETSC 312 - Mechanics of Materials