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

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

students around industry-related technical topics outside oftheoretical exploration in the Tech Talk lecture hall. “Experiential Education” is a broad termthat can encompass a variety of project and practical training or work experiences. According tothe National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), experiential education “…encompasses a wide variety of enriching opportunities for students, including service-learning,volunteering, student organization leadership and campus involvement, faculty-led research andprojects, experiential study-abroad, student employment/work-study, cooperative education, andinternships” [11]. WPI encourages corporate partners to take the next step in engaging studentsthrough sponsorship of student

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

unwanted groups in their communities…”References[1] Vespa, J., Armstrong, D., and Medina, L. (2018). Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060. Current population Reports, P25-1144, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC.[2] U.S. Census Bureau (2018). Older People Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time in U.S. History. United States Census Bureau, March 13, 2018. Release Number CB18-41.[3] Allen, I., Seaman, J (2017). Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education Enrollment Report 2017. Babson Survey Research Group.[4] Springer, M. L., & Schuver, M. T. (2018). Dwindling Graduate Student Enrollments in Distance-Based Programs: A Research-Based Exploration with