Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ann-Perry Witmer P.E., University of Illinois; Matthew Tan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Grace Frances Witmer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

need, meanwhile drawing upon the insights of non-engineeringclassmates to weigh technology against culture, cost, educational capabilities and operationalrequirements.Throughout the process, students are required to reflect on the process as well as on theirsuccesses and struggles. Comments from students over the three years of the course are used tohighlight specific learning outcomes. ● “Perhaps my view was too idealistic at the start of the course, but I am now at least aware that despite the best of intentions, many factors have to be well thought out before a large-scale project can help those in need sustainably. Furthermore, I am now aware of practical ways to account for the needs of project beneficiaries and ensure these

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Andrew Pierce, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University

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Community Engagement Division

grow to over 1100 students from an average of 45 majors per year.IntroductionCommunity-engaged learning came to engineering slower than many other disciplines [1] buthas seen increasing examples and scholarship in engagement [2, 3]. Evidence of the increasingacceptance includes the creation of the ASEE Community Engagement Division. While thereare many examples of success, most are driven by individual faculty or small groups and thereare few examples of large scale implementation of engagement. For community engagement toachieve its potential, models that can be replicated or adapted and integrated into the fabric of theinstitutions must be developed. There is still skepticism about service-learning as noted in the2014 ASEE report [4]. It

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; David A Howell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Leah C. Newman, MSOE

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Community Engagement Division

-Fairbanks and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Washington State University. His writing has appeared in a wide variety of publications including Seven Hundred Kisses and Pillow: Exploring the Heart of Eros, and he recently published a chapbook titled In Sixteen Hands of Shadow.Dr. Leah C. Newman, MSOE Leah Newman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and has been with the IE Program at MSOE since the fall of 2007. Dr. Newman’s research interests are in the study and design of medium-to-large-scale systems, particularly as it relates to the ”human factors” needs of the system. Specifically, she is interested in further exploring the area of social innovation as it relates to issues of culture and organizational and job