The Advisory Board plays an integral part in the development of the school. Members:

• Bring industry perspective, provide input to the continuous evaluation of objectives and assessment of outcomes of the BSME and BSMSE curricula, and suggest changes for implementation, as needed.
• Assist the school in generating financial or in-kind resources for various strategic priorities from their companies or personal resources.
• Act as partners in the education process by maintaining active contact with the school during the academic year, and by visiting the Pullman campus at least twice a year (during the Advisory Board meetings).
• Promote the school at their company through the hiring of interns and full-time personnel and participation in WSU career fairs.
• Champion the school’s cause with university administrators and the state of Washington with regard to budgets, research programs, and faculty hiring.
• Vitalize the education process through participation in seminars, guest lectures, industry sabbaticals, collaborative research, and serving on student thesis committees.