Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College; Chad R. Bridgman, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

efforts. This support of student internships is critical, as thenational trend is for increased student participation in internship or cooperative educationprograms. “In 1980, about one out of every 36 college students completed an internship prior tograduation. This increased to three out of four by the year 2000.” (Hurst 58)Prior to fall 2014, most divisional internship and co-op records were paper based. Work isunderway to streamline recordkeeping through the use of electronic databases. This has alloweddepartments to better evaluate student and employer success. The following graphs representemployer feedback for the following questions: 1. Did the internship student recognize professional, ethical and societal responsibilities

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Huffman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kelsey Lee Reker; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

grasses before the students’ arrival. Thisstep alone would have saved the team several days in the construction of the building. Lastly,selecting the student team participants wisely is crucial. Fortunately, the student team wasphenomenal and had a collective spirit and work ethic. Carefully screening and interviewingstudents is a large part of this successful project.In the future, the instructor does plan to continue to lead teams to Swaziland for building-focusedprojects. However, the instructor has identified a different community partner, who is proficientin partnering with student construction teams. Additionally, this new community partner hasdedicated funding to building projects, which will lessen the financial burden for the