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Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock

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Two Year College Division

Rock, AR, 72204Abstract It is documented that the United States of America’s manufacturing, energy, and softwareindustries are facing severe shortage of well-trained and skilled workforce, and are on the vergeof loosing technical superiority to other nations. To this end, grass root efforts involvingrecruitment, education, and training of students from trade schools, high schools and two-yearinstitutes are to be initiated and promoted to prepare students for careers in industrial sector withan emphasis on energy management. This paper describes the Department of Energy sponsoredcollaborative effort between a university, two-year college, Arkansas state energy office andindustry to address the issues of education and training of students

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Shaw, Museum of Science, Boston; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

where guidance counselors talked with over 50 engineers andtechnicians stationed throughout the museum exhibit halls. PowerUP! created aseries of documents for this event that one describes in simple language whatengineers and technicians in that field would do and the second outlines thevarious educational paths to pursue engineering and technology careers indifferent fields. Participants found these posters/documents extremely valuableand asked to have copies to use in their work. These documents can be viewedor downloaded at www.mos.org/powerup.Any participant who attended either the first Guidance Symposium (in 2002) orthe second in 2004 was invited to a follow-up event on March 15, 2005 at theMuseum of Science. The March 15th guidance

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Two Year College Division

high skill; high wage jobs (National Association of Manufacturers).Manufacturing is severely challenged by old negative images about the factory floor andan education and training system that does not promote engineering and technologycareers. New strategic alliances between education and industry will be required to bothmarket manufacturing careers and prepare youth and adults for the highly skilled teamstructure in today’s manufacturing sites.Next Generation Manufacturing: The transformation of global manufacturing was clarified in a 1995 to 1997 studyco-sponsored by NSF and other federal agencies. The culminating report “NextGeneration Manufacturing” concluded that manufacturing companies must transform

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College; Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

. According to the group BusinessRoundtable, a Washington-based coalition of leading U.S. corporations, the number of studentsin the United States planning to pursue engineering degrees declined by one-third between 1992and 2002. ("Business Coalition Focuses on Math, Science Careers," Aug. 10, 2005) TheBusiness Roundtable report also estimates that half the doctoral students graduating fromengineering colleges in the United States are foreign nationals and the National Science Board in2004 reported “a troubling decline in the number of U.S. citizens who are training to becomescientists and engineers…” 1At the same time the U.S. Department of Labor predicts that the number of jobs requiringscience, engineering, and technical training will increase by

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Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Two Year College Division

the career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students.Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University CAROLINE VANINGEN-DUNN is a consultant with CVID Consultants for the past 11 years.. She earned a Bioengineering Degree from the University of Iowa and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Standford. She worked as an engineer for 14 years in industry specializing in the design of seats for comfort and support during crashes. She is currently the half-time director of the METS (Maricopa Engineering Transition Scholars) program, overseeing activities both in the Fulton School of Engineering and the Maricopa County Community College

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

substantial gain inaverage math skill grade level. Although the two courses were well suited for linkage in alearning community designed to provide knowledge, skills, and the peer support needed foracademic success and a technical career, many students had already attained mastery of somecourse content (computer literacy). In the final survey most of the students considered thecourses well coordinated and interconnected, and all declared that they would recommend theEDGE Program to other students.3) Students will experience academic success and student life in a college environment andbegin to accumulate college course credits towards an Associate’s degree at San AntonioCollege.Results: All but one student enrolled in the EDGE 2005 Program

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Two Year College Division

2006-789: A DISTRIBUTED LEARNING NETWORK UNITES THE MID-SOUTHGeoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College Geoffrey A. Wood is the Program Coordinator of the Manufacturing program and an assistant professor in the Engineering Technologies department at Southwest TN Community College in Memphis Tennessee. Degrees include a M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a M.A. in Technical Writing from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wood worked in the inspection and NDE field prior to joining the teaching staff at Southwest. In addition to his academic career, he maintains a regular consulting business. Mr. Wood was awarded the State of Tennessee's Innovations in Distance

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Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Sternhagen, University of Wisconsin Center-Fox Valley; Jeff Hoerning, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Cathy Bronold, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Two Year College Division

, evaluate credittransfers, advise current students, distribute textbooks, schedule UW-Platteville courses,coordinate scheduling with UW-Fox Valley, publish a quarterly newsletter, and maintain adatabase of all prospective, current and past students. They are also involved in recruitment andmarketing, which involves developing promotional materials, meeting with local companies,membership in adult education consortium, and participating in education fairs at localcompanies. They also search and screen for adjunct faculty and host an orientation for newhires. They additionally provide students with career advising, which includes resume andinterview preparation, co-op/internship preparation, and personality/preference testing.Future PlansUW