Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

the workforce isrooted in educational development. The majority of the staff is comprised of students at variouslevels of their industrial education, including postdoctoral scholars, graduate students in bothMaster’s and PhD programs, and undergraduate students. Students are involved in our centereither full time in the form of internships and co-ops, or part time as a work study, researchassistant, project support, or capstone team. In the past two years, interning students have beenapplying from various disciplines beyond industrial and systems engineering, including bio-medical engineering, economics, statistics, human factors, electrical and computer engineering,medical, and nursing. These students are the main driving force behind

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Ted Song, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kyle Andrew Crouse, John Brown University; Zachary Jordan Lee, John Brown University; Cameron Drax Geiger, John Brown University

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applytheir knowledge and skills to real-world problems.15 Some universities have used industry to helpteach senior design courses as part of capstone projects,17 where these adjunct instructors aresometimes referred to as “Professors of Practice.”18 Industry can sponsor research projects withfaculty that also include student workers and can also provide facilities for students to conductresearch if these are not available at the university. Industry can provide formal mentors foruniversity students and participate in supervisory thesis committees for graduate students,9including sponsoring industrial theses that are carried out in industry.13One of the major benefits of these collaborations is that students gain exposure to actualengineering

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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current practice the “IndustryFellows” model, developed and tested by faculty at the University of Washington, Tacoma [1].This model goes beyond the typical industry engagement pathways of industry advisory boards,guest speaker events, student internships, and capstone projects. Industry Fellows is a form ofindustry/academia collaboration providing direct engagement of an industry professional withinthe classroom throughout a semester. This direct engagement has the benefit of bringingacademic instruction and state-of-the-art industry practices into closer alignment [1].The goal of this paper is to extend the Industry Fellows model from application in face-to-facedelivery into online delivery for distance education. Both the original research and

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC

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College Industry Partnerships

suggested). Following this Introduction is a descriptionof the process followed to execute the program. The program itself is then described. Finally, theprogram highlights the projects that have thus been funded through the grant program. Thearticle concludes with a summary of the key benefits and challenges of an academic / industrypartnerships in operating a grant program.Description of ProcessThe idea to develop an outreach effort within the CSS started several years before the programbegan to materialize. Casual discussions of implementing an outreach program were generallymet with positive agreement, but serious discussions never succeeded without a specific personbeing tasked with executing the ideas. Professional organizations that comprise