Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ABET, University of St. Thomas; Eugene Joseph Audette, University of St. Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, WorkWise Coaching & Consulting; Alanna K. Moravetz JD, Alanna Consulting LLC; Sheryl Niebuhr, University of St. Thomas and Sheryl Niebuhr Consulting LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

the results of the student learning would be a significant contribution tothese programs, emerging programs and to industry.Industry has been calling for leadership skills for decades, although not always labeling them assuch. A study by the National Society for Professional Engineers (NSPE) in the 1990s identifiedwhat industry valued in graduating engineers and how well they perceived engineering schoolswere doing at educating students in those areas. [28] At the ABET Symposium in April 2015, apanel of industry representatives identified the primary characteristics they sought in newengineering graduates. [29] In addition, the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) ofABET has identified several skills that engineering graduates must