Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

respondentscited the importance of engineers in society nor referenced what engineers actually do.The Speed School is 87 years old, has 105 faculty and 130 staff members, and anenrollment of 2100 students (1425 undergraduate and 675 graduate students). It offersbaccalaureate, master of engineering, master of science and Ph.D. degrees in sevendisciplines. Its baccalaureate programs require mandatory cooperative internships, andthe Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET accredits its baccalaureate andmaster of engineering programs in all seven disciplines.In January 2006, using funds from an endowment, the author commissioned a publicrelations firm, Creative Alliance, Inc., to develop a campaign to educate the public,citizens whose tax dollars support