Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah I. Almhaidib, King Saud University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

objectives of College of Engineering asfollows [4]: 1. Provide excellent academic programs that best reflect the current needs and requirements of the profession. 2. Recruit, nurture and retain outstanding students 3. Recruit, nurture and retain outstanding faculty. 4. Empower the College’s research 5. Establish a strong outreach and external business collaborations with industry, government and other entities in the society. 6. Establish and maintain effective and efficient support services, facilities, and infrastructureCollege of Engineering Partnership with IndustryThe College plays an important role in consultation and research activities as applied to localindustries. In fact, the College considers industry as a

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University

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College Industry Partnerships

that Meagan already had people in her network toreach out to, and she reflects on the saying, “The network you need tomorrow, you should benurturing today.” If a student doesn’t have a strong network, it is recommended that they notonly begin nurturing the connections they have, but explore where those connections extend.Don’t be afraid to ask for an introduction. The online professional social network LinkedIn is auseful tool for managing your network and exploring potential connections.Industry is not Academia. While this may seem like an obvious observation, Meagan found thetransition from academic researcher mindset, back to an engineer in industry mindset to bechallenging. Negotiating priorities of “rigor” was a constant struggle for her

Conference Session

CIP Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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College Industry Partnerships

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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College Industry Partnerships

the program.The roadmap planning meeting produced an Excel spreadsheet in a Gant chart format with over75 work items on it. The spreadsheet also included color coding reflecting responsibility for the Page 23.116.3task (company or College), as well as major milestones. The significant organizational workstreams included: definition of curriculum (and new focus area); gap closure (remediation ofstudents that were not ready for the second two years of an engineering curriculum);development of a financial model to support new development work; company resources to fieldthe program (both recruitment and employee absence from work); student