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Mathematics is a key point for engineers in general and since the early ages of higher education in civil engineering it had a fundamental position in the admission exams and in the basic education of future engineers. Romanian civil engineers, led by eng. Ion Ionescu, understanding the need of a good basic education in mathematics of the candidates for technical sciences in general and especially for civil engineering, initiated in 1895 the "Mathematics Gazette" (Gazeta Matematica). The paper presents the subjects of mathematics proposed to the candidates for the civil engineering studies in 1900 (published in the Mathematics Gazette), and as a temporal bridge, the subjects from the admission exam at Faculty of Civil Engineering Bucharest in 2000. The paper also contains a brief introduction of the early years of "Mathematics Gazette". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the field of civil engineering evolves to address twenty-first century challenges, the demand for creative and innovative thinking rises. Engineering institutions around the nation have begun to integrate sustainability into the curriculum. Topics such as innovation and entrepreneurship are highly correlated with sustainability goals; however, many times they are viewed as market or management-driven principles. The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Program was established to transform the U.S. workforce through equipping graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset. This program is based on KEEN student outcomes (KSOs), which can be incorporated into department level, as well as course level, curricula. This paper focuses on the integration of KSOs into a senior civil engineering capstone course through two course activities over two years. KEEN rubrics are used to assess student achievement of the KSOs focused on innovative thinking and productive collaboration. The assessment results indicate that there are existing strengths as well as future opportunities to enhance student performance of innovative thinking and open-ended problem solving--skills that are essential to promoting sustainable design and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]