CALMAT Mission

The mission of CALMAT is to provide superior education programs in the fields of engineering, applied sciences, and business. CALMAT fosters excellence in education for students who will make global hi-tech corporations more productive. All programs offered by CALMAT have an applied nature with emphasis on a few specialty areas tailored to the needs of hi-tech companies in Silicon Valley and the world.

Focus

Programs and courses at CALMAT are designed to support both full-time and part-time students. The courses are systematically designed, competency-based, and utilize innovative instructional methods. Proficiency in public speaking and technical writing is an integral part of degree requirements. The curriculum emphasizes concern for issues pertaining to environmental protection. Special attention is given to practical engineering research problems. An Advisory Board consisting of leaders in industry from Silicon Valley is involved in shaping the nature and content of the programs offered by CALMAT.

Origin

CALMAT is built upon a culture of academic excellent and outstanding services.  CALMAT's unique strengths and achievements are:

• The President of the university, Mrs. Ginger Chen, has served as president of two major universities.
• A strong relationship has been established with California State University (CSU). Our students can gain credits for certificate courses of CSU by taking the classes at CALMAT in Silicon Valley. This will help establish relationships with Silicon Valley companies and help identify job opportunities.
• The state-of-the-art distance learning process offered at CALMAT have been used successfully at many universities, including Indiana Univ, CSU East Bay and CSU Monterey Bay.
• The leadership at CALMAT has on the average more than 15 years of teaching experience in institutions similar to CALMAT.

Management Team

• President: Ginger Chen
• Provost: C. Y. Wang (Interim)
• Dean of School of Business: Samuel Tong
• Dean of School of Technology: C. Y. Wang
• VP of Human Resource: Dennis Hungridge
• Director of Recruitment: Joshua Chen
• Chief Technology Officer: Carlos Villa
• Director of Admission and Records: Catherine Wang
• Regional Recruitment Director (India and South Asia): Vardeep Kaur
• Director of Student Services: Occupied
• Chair of CALMAT Board: E. Y. Tao

Several other key positions are being filled.

Quality Faculty

CALMAT was founded by people with strong background in education and business:

• The founders of the university have many years of experience as educators.
• More than 90% of the faculty have Ph.D. from prestigious universities.
• About 50% of the faculty are accomplished managers in Silicon Valley companies with more than 10 years of industry experience.

The founders are committed to a strong blend of high quality education meshed with practical experience in high tech companies.

CALMAT’s Educational Model

Student learning outcomes:

• Collaborate and communicate effectively.
• Innovation and integration.
• Ethical behavior.
• Global perspectives.

CALMAT will assist students to achieve these by:

• Learning by solving problems.
• Apply advanced technology in teaching and learning.
• Apply Outcomes Based education model.
• Provide individual coaching and advising.

As a learning organization, CALMAT values:

• Student satisfaction and achievements.
• Leadership at every level - we treat everyone with respect and believe they can provide leadership at their positions.
• Evidence-based continuous improvement is a way of life.
• Efficient operations and effective collaboration.

Accreditation

CALMAT is fully committed to seeking accreditation from Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). An application will be submitted shortly after the first batch of students graduate from CALMAT; i.e., in first quarter of 2010. We anticipate that the accreditation process will take about 6 months from the time the application is submitted. The university knows that accreditation is very important to most of its students. So, please do not hesitate to ask questions related to this topic.

You will benefit from the “grandfather” clause of accreditation. For example, if you graduate in December 2009, you seek a job in (for example) Fall of 2010, and your employer asks if you graduated from an accredited university. In this case, you can answer YES even though CALMAT was not accredited when you actually graduated. This is a process applicable to all new universities and colleges accredited by ACICS.