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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J Novoselich P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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perceptions of the past.Leadership has historically been considered an individual phenomenon where a single leaderexerts leadership upon followers.30 Shared leadership, in contrast, characterizes leadership as anactivity dispersed among members of an organization and the dynamic emergence of leaderswithin an organization or team.31 The emergence of the shared leadership paradigm accounts forthe fact that in this modern age of increased technology and rapid industrial pace, it is nearlyimpossible for one person to have the knowledge, skills, and abilities for all aspects of highlyintellectual work.8 Recent undergraduate engineering design team studies indicate that a sharedleadership model may be more applicable than an individual, vertical model

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University

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Paper ID #15250Pilot Programs for Veterans Transition to Engineering FieldsDr. Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Jovanovic received her dipl.ing and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering - Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation from University of Novi Sad, Serbia. She received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering Tech- nology at Purdue University, while working as a PhD student in Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence. Dr. Jovanovic is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at ODU. She is

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Paper ID #16252Mosul Dam - A Study in Complex Engineering ProblemsLt. Col. Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include resilient infrastructure, protective structures, and

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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University of Virginia. Prior to his retirement, he led the Army Research Laboratory’s vehicle propulsion division, conducting basic and applied research of engine and drive system technologies. His research interests are varied and include unmanned aerial systems, the aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines, rotating mechanical components, rotordynamics, and engineering education pedagogy. As an aviator, he has been rated in both rotary and fixed-wing platforms. He also holds a FAA commercial airman’s certificate.Prof. Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent MAUREEN McFARLAND is currently the Aeronautics Senior Program Director and an assistant pro- fessor at Kent State University. Prior to joining the faculty

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Francis Rogers III, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Russell Barrett Thomas Sr, United States Army; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy

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Russell Barrett Thomas Sr, United States Army MAJ Thomas is an Infantry officer with operational Army experience to include multiple combat deploy- ments and training exercises from the platoon to brigade level. MAJ Thomas served as an instructor for Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 2013 to 2015 and taught Environmental Engineering Technologies (EV350), Environmental Engineering for Community Development (EV450), and was Course Director and Instructor of Intro- duction to Environmental Engineering (EV385) and Environmental Engineering Seminar (EV400). MAJ Thomas is a registered professional engineer in the state of Delaware.Lt. Col. Jeffrey A

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former treasurer of Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their under

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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them successfully reintegrate intocivilian society. 1, 2 In 2013, over 1 million student veterans were calculated to use educationalbenefits; a population projected to increase.1 In addition, 1 out of 5 (20%) student veterans incollege major in science, technology, engineering or mathematic (STEM) fields.3 Research onstudent veterans’ transition into civilian society is critical at a time when higher education isserving as a critical medium for reintegration of this growing non-traditional student population. Several scholars found that a constructive element in military veterans’ integration intocivilian society is college enrollment.4, 5 Integration into civilian society is far from a seamlessand smooth adjustment for many veterans.5

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith A. Landry PE, Georgia Southern University; Mike Jackson, Georgia Southern University

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in younger year groups. Over time, the STEMmentorship effort should become self-sustaining and recognized within the veteran, engineeringeducation and engineering technology communities.Beyond Year 1, the authors anticipate expanding the longitudinal study by including the remainingcolleges on campus that offer STEM degrees and have a veteran student presence. Presuming aquantifiable, positive impact in student efficacy measured by retention rates and satisfactionsurveys, expansion of the mentorship effort may eventually include military servicemembers anddependents. As of the Fall 2015 semester, 865 of the 20,459 students (4.23%) at Georgia SouthernUniversity are using VA benefits to pay for their studies.ConclusionResearch has shown that

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Patrick Sean Heaney, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University

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Paper ID #15264A Pilot Program for the Recruitment and Education of Navy Veterans Basedon System-level Technical Expertise and Leadership Maturation Developedduring ServiceDr. Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University Dr. Anthony W. Dean has had several roles in academia. His previous appointments include Associate Professor of Engineering Technology and as Associate Director of the Institute for Ship Repair, Mainte- nance, and Operations at Old Dominion University (ODU). He is currently on assignment with the Office of the Dean for Sponsored Programs and the Engineering Fundamentals Department, Batten College of Engineering

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University; Jason B Burke, Quinnipiac University

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Paper ID #16583Student Veterans: Tapping into a Valuable ResourceDr. B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University Grant Crawford, PhD, P.E., is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Quinnipiac University and the former Director of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from West Point in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas in 2004. He has

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University

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from the example. While both active duty service members and veterans maywish to leverage their military training into college credit, this article focuses on veterans. Activeduty personnel present issues, such as deployment and relocation, that generally do not affectveterans, and they are likely to be participating in ongoing training programs.IntroductionGovernmental support for and encouragement of science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) education and innovation continues to drive recruitment of promising students into post-secondary STEM programs. Also, with the success of post-secondary programs beingincreasingly measured by retention and graduation rates, those programs will benefit byrecruiting students who are well-positioned

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Timothy Hyer, US Air Force

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Paper ID #14767Motivating Students with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Airmanshipand Research ProgramDr. George York, U.S. Air Force Academy George York, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, CO, and is currently the Director of the Academy Center for UAS Research. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. His research interests include the cooperative control of intelligent systems, digital signal processing, and embedded computer systems. He is a Senior Member IEEE.Col. Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy