Baseball been very, very good to me . . .

From the Harvard baseball team - - great example of multidisciplinary skill sets.  But seriously - - the bottom line is that U.S. engineers must be well-rounded and have additional skills if they are to justify the higher wages that we hope to command.  Our multidisciplinary education must be inclusive of communication skills, ethics and professionalism, and leadership.  We live in a world of transnational issues as, for example, climate change, decaying infrastructure, natural disasters, homeland security, widespread poverty in underdeveloped nations, an increasing demand for potable water - - issues that cannot be solved by a single discipline or profession alone.  The future belongs to those engineers that can broaden their skill sets - - just like the Harvard baseball team!