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Jordan F. Ermilio, Center for Humanitarian Engineering and International Development, College of Engineering, Villanova University

providing remote technical assistance that includes students, faculty andprofessional mentors volunteering expertise to assist with humanitarian projects in developingcommunities. This paper provides an overview of the program design with an emphasis on the verticalintegration of projects across undergraduate and graduate engineering programs. Details on the curricularaspects of the program as well as a participatory framework that includes depth and breadth of opportunityis provided. The motivation for this paper is to demonstrate best-practices in engineering service-learningwith the objective of highlighting the role of academic institutions when engaging with humanitarianorganizations internationally. The design and execution of the

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Mike Simard PE, Villanova University

failure rate that is 75% lower than those who do not, see Table 1 [1].Research also shows that project management regularly ranks high on the list of essential skillsthat experienced practitioners say new engineering graduates need [2]. Fundamental technical content takes up the bulk of the typical undergraduate engineeringcurriculum, leaving little room for a course that would focus on both the hard and soft skills ofproject management. However, the importance of developing engineering students’ projectmanagement skills should not be discounted. Standard practice is to include a one or twosemester design project for senior engineering students, often referred to as the capstone course.Such courses are an ideal forum for providing project

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Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University

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project helped them tounderstand both an injustice within society and how to apply the design process to solve a need.They also felt the deliverables for the Health Inequity project (elevator pitch, design criteria,final presentation) required both teamwork and professional skills.The guest speakers had a powerful impact on the freshmen. Speakers included an ER clinicianwho treated a child seriously ill from a neglected tooth, an entrepreneur motivated by hismother’s cancer diagnosis to develop a start-up in digital pathology, a faculty member whodeveloped a mathematical model for accurately diagnosing sepsis, and a researcher sharing datafrom her work on the lack of diversity in clinical trials for prostate cancer treatment, particularlyamong

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Kyle P Fuller, Northeastern University; Andrew J Lopreiato, Northeastern University; Raiden L Schodowski, Northeastern Univeristy; Alec W Silverman, Northeastern University; Samantha L Bowman, Northeastern University; Caitlynn E. Tov, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

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community meant that the studentsfelt a genuine understanding of the impacts of their work. During the initial brainstorming andliterature search, the students researched other low-resource lamps. Inspiration for the initialdesign came from the University of New South Wales’ Uninterruptible Surgical Lamp, but thestudents had to make design decisions tailored to the needs and resources of SPHMMC [5].Lighting SystemThe design for the surgical lamp’s lighting system had to improve on the existing halogen bulblighting at SPHMMC. LED lighting was the clear choice for the team’s design - LED bulbs arecheaper, more energy efficient, and longer-lasting than halogen lighting. Additionally, theygenerate less waste heat than halogen bulbs, making this option

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Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

establishing a variety of programs that provideteaching training for PhD students, which is much more effective in developing their teachingskills than relying on them to mimic their former instructors [2]. While many of these programsaim at improving the teaching ability of current graduate teaching assistants in lab courses [3] aswell as a more holistic approach involving student-led discussions about the TA experience [4],other programs focus on a more general method for preparing PhD students for careers inacademia with an emphasis on teaching training. Some universities provide teaching experienceby thrusting graduate students into the instructor of record role for small courses [5], but agentler and more common approach is a formal program

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Dimitrios Stroumbakis PE, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

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delivery of content in each different course. However, choosing the best course for thismodular approach can be difficult and one has to consider the compatibility of goals and outcomes for awell-suited match. For our beta-trial, we chose an Introduction to Engineering course as our point ofentry. This course was well match of our purpose due its diverse student major and multiple sectionavailability.Project Management Lecture ModuleOur Project management modules used a student-centric, backward-design curriculum.To impact our students and keep them heavily engage--- Technology-centric PIT successes and projectsstellar project management efforts are showcased to drill home the powerful impact of PIT. Followingeach “new clipping” our lecture series

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Mira S Olson, Drexel University; Joseph Hughes

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EducationAbstractPeace engineering is a new discipline that merges engineering with social and applied sciencesand with peacebuilding for the dual purposes of integrating technical analysis and engineeringinto peacebuilding practice and also infusing conflict-sensitivity and peacebuilding skills intoengineering design and practice. It builds on a partnered approach to curriculum development,research, community engagement and design. The Peace Engineering program at Drexelprepares engineers to work as better partners in complex situations like conflict zones, fragilenations or post-disaster regions, and to incorporate conflict sensitivity into their work. We offeran M.S. degree, a graduate certificate and undergraduate course offerings and co-op

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Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University

Austin (UT). Prior to earning her PhD Dr. Smith received a master’s degree in civil engineering from UT and her BS from Georgia Institute of Technology in civil and environmental engineering. After finishing her graduate work Dr. Smith worked in international development in Asia, the South Pacific, and Afghanistan, overseeing water and natural resource management projects. Since starting at Villanova University Dr. Smith has leveraged her experiences in her research focusing on rivers, floodplains, and flooding dynamics, particularly in urban settings. She also has several funded research projects investigating sediment transport into and through green stormwater infrastructure. She is the winner the of the Early

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Edward Z Moore, Central Connecticut State University

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, where he is currently an Associate Professor. His research interests are in applying additive manufacturing processes to the production of tooling and the application of machine learning techniques to graduate admissions. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 10 Minute Labs: A Case Study in Teaching Spatial Visualization Strategies with Minimal InstructionAbstractIt has been recognized for many years that many students could benefit from remedial instructionin spatial visualization techniques. At Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) however, wehave found it difficult to incorporate this topic in our curriculum

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Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Tanner J Huffman, The College of New Jersey; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder

well as STEM education courses for pre-service teachers through the CU Teach Engineering program. Her primary research interests include the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity - especially women and nontraditional demographic groups in engineering - as well as pathways and retention to and through K-12 and under- graduate engineering, teacher education, and curriculum development. She is passionate about hands-on engineering design for every student, at every age level. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Informing Authentic P-12 Engineering Outreach Efforts Work in

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Frank E. Falcone P.E., Villanova University; Gayle F Doyle, Villanova University

allengineering seniors.Predominantly ‘online’ oriented, Career Compass is designed to help prepare undergraduates fortheir entry into professional engineering careers, graduate education and/or other professionalcareer paths. Its focus is on developing a wide range of skills including leadership, management,ethical behavior, professional etiquette & communication.This paper is submitted to the ASEE Middle Atlantic Section and is designed to discuss thefounding, establishment and history, to date, of Career Compass, its goals, its delivery system,specific subjects of Career Compass Modules, its methods of grading & assessment and its longterm value for our engineering students.Based on preliminary anecdotal data, it seems that Career Compass is