Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Harpenau; Evelyn Ann Kaelin; Meg Piechocki; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

years in Manufacturing she decided to pursue her passion of being a leader by completing a M.S. in Technology, Leadership, & In- novation from Purdue University. Thinking outside the box and looking at different perspectives is what sets a leader apart. As leaders are faced with obstacles that become their responsibility to overcome. It’s in these moments that the reaction and allowances made for change and progress are center stage. It is this skill to overcome and push forward as part of a team that drives continuous improvement. Evelyn is passionate about the prospect of intertwining leadership with hard and soft skills to make continuous improvement within herself, her team, her company, and the world around

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

demand by both students and industry [1].To address the increasing industry demand for workers to have advanced education and theaccompanying increase in undergraduate engineering enrollment, The Citadel developed newMS graduate degrees in three programs to meet demands.By employing a multi-disciplinary approach existing non-technical graduate degree courses,focusing on management and leadership, that can be taken to fulfill electives better preparegraduate students to meet employer and industry requirements. As a result, MS engineeringprograms have seen increased enrollments and partnerships with other departments and industryconnections. Various elective tracts provide the opportunity for students to earn graduatecertificates in soft skills in

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti

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Continuing Professional Development

scientific imaging). Dr. Colbry also conducts research in computational education and high performance computing. From 2009 until 2015, Dr. Colbry worked for the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (iCER) as a computational consultant and Director of the HPCC. Dr. Colbry collaborates with scientists from multiple disciplines including Engineering, Toxicology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology. Recent projects include research in Image Phenomics; developing a commercially-viable large scale, cloud based image pathology tool; and helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; com- munication ”soft” skills

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David B. Ortendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ahern P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

projects.Since the 1970s, WPI’s project-based curriculum at the undergraduate level has been providingsignificant value to students. WPI curriculum requirements balance both “soft skills” with acomplementary offering of “technical skills” and depth required in each discipline. Through thesenior-year “Major Qualifying Project” (MQP), companies can also interact with faculty andstudents by providing a meaningful engineering/science challenge through sponsorship. Whencoupled with an internship or co-op experience, businesses can grow university talent into strongfull-time hire potential. These students, by spending ample time with the employer throughinternships and sponsored project work, understand the business culture and mission of theorganization and