Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

building.Not only do professional societies provide opportunities for networking and career building, butthey also provide affirmation that there are others in similar roles. Although there are financialand time constraints to becoming active within a professional society not affiliated with one’stechnical area, when academics feel that their involvement is valuable to their careerdevelopment they will invest necessary time and money into the professional society.Similarities exist between how professional societies retain/attract faculty from underrepresentedgroups and how universities accomplish the same goal.This research paper focuses on how one professional organization, SWE, is providingopportunities to women in academia that include

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the ASME Ishii-Toshiba Award for sustained and meritorious contribution to Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle.Dr. Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Bowa George Tucker, Ed.D. is a Senior Research Associate for the National Science Foundation funded Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning through Service, and Engineering for the Common Good in the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in Higher Education Administration in 2010. His dis- sertation research produced a rigorous qualitative study entitled Uncovering the Civic Dimensions of Service

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

slightly over the 2009-14 period. 6 In order to achieve thegoal of increasing “the representation and advancement of women in academic science andengineering careers,” the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded over $130M in projectsat institutions of higher education and STEM-related not-for-profit organizations since 2001.7Cultural and structural barriers that may adversely affect women faculty are addressed by theseprojects. In 2012, RIT was awarded an NSF Advance Institutional Transformation grant. Thegoal of the AdvanceRIT project is to increase the representation and advancement of womenSTEM faculty, widely represented across ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds. The approachis to remove barriers to resources that support career

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

director at-large (2013-15) positions.Dr. Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University Lori D. Lindley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling, and the Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Iowa State University. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Career Assessment. Her research is on women’s career development, specifically self-efficacy and career barriers.Dr. Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University Elisa M. Konieczko, Professor of Biology at Gannon University, received her

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the engineering workforce.Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her department. Margaret maintains a research program in the area of advanced thermodynamic analyses and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Katie Bardaro, PayScale, Inc.

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Engineering and Public Policy

by applying the theory of humancapital given the costs reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)and college-specific salary profiles derived from the world’s largest database of self-reportedincomes (that contains ~8% of the salary data for all U.S. engineers). Results indicate that themedian bachelor degreed US engineer will earn $4.2MM over the span of a forty year career,which corresponds to a net present value of $1.8MM assuming an annual cost of capital equal to4.1%. The national average internal rate of return for engineering education is 5.85% givenaverage lost wages and total cost attendance of $36,360 per year across the top 150 USengineering colleges; this internal rate of return increases to 6.5% if

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2009-256: DEVELOPING AN ENGINEERING-FOCUSED NARRATIVETELEVISION SERIESElizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Page 14.449.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Developing an Engineering-Focused Narrative Television SeriesAbstractAs a means to enhance technological literacy, attract more young people to careers inengineering and contribute to the sustainment of the national capacity for technologicalinnovation, the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship at the National Academy ofEngineering seeks to increase public awareness of the role of engineering. We seek to buildupon our experience with

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

inclusion of such policy issues be part of a standalone course or integratedinto existing courses? 3) Who should teach this material? 4) Could such knowledge help astudent advance in their career? and 5) Would you favor hiring students with educationalbackground in public policy? In this paper, we report on the findings of this survey. Of note, wefound statistically significant differences based on the engineering discipline and on the job titleof the survey participant.1. IntroductionAs part of the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program (ITP) curriculum (a master’sdegree program in the Engineering College at the University of Colorado at Boulder), studentshave been required to take course work that includes public policy material and attend

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

guidelines, rules, regulations, laws, procedures, standards, protocols,requirements, and so forth. To list a few response examples: a) “The general guidelines that arefollowed to handle situations”; b) “Policy are the set of rules and regulations that are followedwhile achieving a particular task…”; c) “Policy is a law that governs certain situations”; d) “Aset of standards…”; e) “A protocol that guides decision making…”; and f) “…policy isrequirements and guidelines pertaining to a subject, like a class or career”.The second major theme involved actors, with 26 participants including this theme in theirresponse. Actors minimally could be described as an entity or entities, which consist of anindividual, government, organization, business, party, or

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie J Newman, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

across campus where stem cells are being used for research into areas of tissue engineering. Dr. Newman is the founder of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series and continues to lead the organization of the series each year.Dr. Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Mary Caldorera-Moore is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering and Nanosystems En- gineering, director of Women Influencing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (WiSTEM) out- reach organization, and the co-organizer of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series at Louisiana Tech University. She was also selected to be a 2014 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Early-Career Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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Engineering and Public Policy

public policy impacted the citizens (society, general public). None, again, discriminate interms of the scope of the impact. None mentioned topics related to commitment, neither for Page 23.391.3decisions.Subjects showed high interest in pursuing public policy careers and in taking public policycourses. Among the 24 respondents, 17 (70%) said that they are or might be interested in a careerin public policy. 20 (83%) have not taken any policy related course, yet 16 (66%) were interestedin taking public policy related courses.17 subjects (70%) have never been involved in creating or influencing public policy, but 22(92%) agreed that understanding

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Engineering and Public Policy

program are either interested in engineering management careers, or areusing the degree as a foundation for careers other than engineering. Because of the diversestudent interests, the course is designed to allow the students to understand the pervasive role ofgovernment in the technical arena, and the need to use/manage technology within that context.The emphasis of the course material is on the federal level, however international, state, andlocal differences are included. This paper presents the curriculum for EP251 and discussesinstructor observations about how well the course works for sophomore engineering students.The instructor is interested in feedback about the need for such a curriculum.IntroductionLafayette College offers a sophomore

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

education of engineering students concentrates primarily in thescientific and design realms, and rightfully so as most engineers have to be very knowledgeablein these areas to perform their jobs well. But a disservice that this education provides is thatmany engineering students graduate without a good understanding of the non-technologicalissues that may impact their careers. Their education also often does not provide them with good Page 12.1405.2skills for communicating their expertise to non-engineers. ABET, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology, does try to have schools address these concerns by having theminclude effective

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University

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Engineering and Public Policy

theAcademy for Radiological Research (ARR), was instrumental in the establishment of theNational Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the NationalInstitutes of Health.7Current notable advocacy activities include a Scholars Program that places postdoctoral scholarsinto the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration(FDA), as well as a website to introduce prospective undergraduate and graduate students toeducational opportunities and careers in the biomedical engineering field, and an Annual Eventto educate its members about current policy issues. In addition to participating in workshops andevents described later, I provided assistance to AIMBE to identify new educational

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Page 24.553.2students received the stand alone major BS in Engineering and Public Policy (and the first to doso had earned a BS in a traditional engineering field the prior year). Advisors were findingthemselves encouraging students to complete the 2-3 additional courses of the traditionalengineering degree programs, in order to become full-fledged engineers. This would open furtheroptions for careers for the students. The decision was made in 1984 to eliminate the single-majorEPP degree program and offer the EPP degree only as an additional major.Since 1984, all students complete the program in a traditional engineering major, and pursue theEPP degree as an additional major. Course requirements have changed only slightly in the fortyyears of

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University; Helen Turner, Chaminade University; Mark Speck, Chaminade University

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Engineering and Public Policy

completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Information Security and a Graduate Certificate in Information Security Policy at Purdue University. His dissertation work investigated the relationships of social cognitive career theory factors and cybersecurity research self-efficacy of former and current college students.Dr. Helen Turner, Chaminade University Helen Turner is the Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and VP for Innovation at Chaminade University.Dr. Mark Speck, Chaminade University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Module and Kemp instructional design approaches to integrate STEM issues and public policy into Data Science curricula at a

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Kenneth Nichols, University of Maine

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2008-2622: CREATING CLASSROOM LINKS BETWEEN PUBLICADMINISTRATION AND CIVIL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESPhilip Dunn, University of MaineKenneth Nichols, University of Maine Kenneth Nichols holds a doctorate from Georgetown University. He retired from a career with IRS before changing careers into teaching. He teaches courses in Public Administration at the University of Maine in Orono Page 13.342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Creating Classroom Links between Public Administration and Civil Engineering DisciplinesAbstract Professionals from the public

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

include gender in engineering education research, interdisciplinarity, peer review, engineers’ epistemologies, and global engineering education. Page 26.626.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing UnderrepresentationIntroductionDespite over thirty years of research and outreach to recruit and retain female engineeringstudents, women remain significantly underrepresented in engineering.1 While a large amount ofliterature has been generated on gender inequalities in faculty careers, no

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Lyn Liebl, University of South Dakota; Alyssa M. Kiesow, Northern State University; Mary Emery; Pam F. Rowland; Cynthia Anderson

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

thatcultivate gender equity. Within the system, at the institutional level, administrative leaders havethe power to create consistent models for gender equity policy implementation and practices. Atthe individual level, a coherent and consistent gender equity policy becomes a new norm inacademic culture translating into change in individual practices by faculty and administrators [9],[10]. Our three levels of transformation were selected to nurture a change in the culture of thestate BOR system and participating institutions as well as in the careers of women faculty inSTEM through establishing a supportive policy environment for sys-tem-wide gender equityinitiatives, university level changes in equitable implementation and increased faculty

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

; additive manufacturing; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound, as well as the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) Segment Leadership Team. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), Robert W. Fox Outstanding Instructor Award, and B.F.S. Schaefer

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

. Many of the grants funded to datesupport large-scale comprehensive institutional transformation (IT) projects. In 2012, a largeprivate technical university received an NSF ADVANCE IT grant and set out to strategicallylaunch several initiatives aimed at increasing the representation and advancement of womenSTEM faculty by removing barriers to resources that support career success and by creating newinterventions and resources (NSF ADVANCE 1209115).This paper reports on one of the initiatives within the overall institutional transformation planwhich focuses on a salary gender equity study for pre-tenured and tenured faculty, conducted in amanner in which stakeholders would ideally have a high-level of confidence in its results. Across-university

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tao Hong, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

feel about integrating more DET into your curriculum? 0.5623. Was your pre-service curriculum effective in supporting your ability to teach DET at 0.68 the beginning of your career?24. Did your pre-service curriculum include any aspects of DET? 0.6125. I use DET activities in the classroom 0.6926. I know the national science standards related to DET 0.4327. My school supports DET activities 0.43Factor 3: Characteristics of Engineers28. A typical engineer has good verbal skills

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

of the opportunities available through an engineering education.”As a result, the NAE has instituted an initiative, called Changing the Conversation, toassist in addressing the obvious media blind spot, as well as the relative ignorance of thegeneral public, to the importance of engineering in solving the problems confrontingsociety. This effort is also designed to address the shortage of K-12 students who preparethemselves to study engineering in colleges and universities.The NAE cites three important reasons for improving the public understanding ofengineering: (1) Sustaining the U.S. capacity for technological innovation; (2) attractingyoung people to careers in engineering; and (3) improving technological literacy.While the NAE was

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

faculty, and other employee categories by full-time and part-time status, sex and racial ethnic categories; 2) full-time faculty by rank and tenure; and 3) new hires by full-time and part-time status, sex and racial ethnic categories [11].Most academic institutions must also develop Affirmative Action plans that include classifyingthose positions likely to underutilize women and minorities, to describe likely career paths forthose categories, and to develop a plan to employ women and minorities in those positions innumbers commensurate with both the local population diversity as well as the diversity of thefield as a whole.With these sources of information, it would be possible and

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Tramba, University of Virginia; Edmund Russell, University of Virginia; P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-1046: PUBLIC POLICY AND ENGINEERING DESIGN: A CREATIVEPARTNERSHIP IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAlison Tramba, University of Virginia Alison Tramba is an undergraduate student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. She plans to graduate in May, 2007, with a double major in Systems Engineering and American Studies. An internship in Washington, DC, research at UVA, and participation in interdisciplinary projects with the School of Architecture have motivated her to pursue a career in policy regarding housing and infrastructure provisions. Alison is also a two-term representative to the university's Honor Committee.Edmund Russell, University of Virginia

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado-Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

, anonymous survey stage. 1. How many SFTP conferences have you attended and when? How did you attend them (in person or through distance education)? 2. What is your background (education, professional)? 3. What did you expect to get out of the conference(s)? Were your expectations met? 4. Was the conference an efficient use of your time? Would there be any way to make it more efficient? 5. How relevant was the conference to your education at CU and to your anticipated career? How well did the conferences tie into your coursework? Page 11.575.4 6. Is the conference format effective? What might make it more effective

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

more than the rate of inflation over thepast two decades, and that is not the case.The Time article1 claims that the U.S. has been obsessed with the production of STEMgraduates since the 1950’s in order to be competitive with the Soviets during the ColdWar years.Meanwhile, Congress is proceeding to enact initiatives designed to stimulate theproduction of STEM majors through passage of legislation such as the 2007 AmericaCompetes Act. This legislation is designed to produce more, and better qualified, teachersin STEM areas for K-12. The idea is that this legislation will lead to more high schoolgraduates ready to enter colleges and universities in the U.S. and prepare for careers inSTEM fields.The NSF and agencies of the federal government are

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering careers because of the expectationthat they would be able to help people, during their studies they find a lack of opportunities to doso 10, 11. These students are assumed to be searching for ways to use technical material tocontribute positively to society. This opportunity to benefit society is one of the main attractionsfor students, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, to biomedical, environmental-ecological, and agricultural-biological engineering disciplines12; it is especially noteworthy thatthese engineering disciplines also have the largest ethnic and gender diversity in enrollments.Engineering/technology and public policy could serve as a method to maintain these students’interest in engineering because of its socially

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM

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Engineering and Public Policy

and Technology (2012) 14 acknowledges increaseddeparture from STEM during the first two years of college due to perceived unwelcomingenvironments, lack of math preparation, and disengaging introductory engineering courses. Asstudents near their fourth year in college, they become dismayed not by the engineering content, Page 25.236.3but rather by an engineering education structure that emphasizes technical problem solving in aclosed environment and lacks preparation for professional practice and competencies (Sheppard,Pellegrino, & Olds, 2008) 15. Therein, only a third of engineering students actually persist intoan engineering career; 60

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Nathan Vizzi, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

ofinstalling wind measurement systems and wind turbines based upon the feedback of surveys sentto the zoning officers of over 80 municipalities that lie in the richest wind resource areas of theState. The result of the work has raised the students’ awareness about how public policy affectstheir careers and the engineering projects that they attempt to perform. The interplay betweenpublic policy and project-based learning is dramatized by these types of clinic experiences wherestudents attempt to solve the real world’s problems in real time.BackgroundEnergy and fuel prices are rising exponentially and societal consumption habits are everincreasing the demand for power. Consumer purchasing power, now more than ever, seems tobe dramatically affecting the