Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology; Huaizhong Shao, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

“university-enterprisejoint laboratory” and the last is “university-enterprise union.” The first type is animportant innovative practice of PETOE. These elaborate practice platforms will notonly provide high-quality internship opportunities for students, but also ensure a longcontinuous internship for students. As pointed out in the official document “Several Opinions from of the Ministry ofEducation on the Implementation of a Plan for Education and Training OutstandingEngineers” (Teaching High Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education[2011] No. 1), universities and enterprises should build engineering practice educationcenters which should be charged by the key managers of enterprises.Engineering practice

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

contributed to the development of the new ProLine Fusion Flight Control System and served as the project lead for two aircraft. She earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a mathematics minor from Rose-Hulman Insti- tute of Technology in 2005. Her research interests include control systems, mechatronics, instructional laboratories, and experiential learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15210Dr. Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron Mary Verstraete is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Associate Chair for the Undergraduate

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

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

time for laboratory and field research which couldlead to scholarly products in the STEM fields. Prior to AY 2003, the scholarly requirement offaculty was significantly lower than it is at the present time. In addition, the ranks of associateand full professors have minimal female representation; at Gannon, tenure does not presumeadvancement in rank. Just as there has been increasing number of advanced degrees awarded tofemales across STEM disciplines, many of the recent hires affected by the increased emphasis onscholarship at Gannon University were female. Some STEM departments had no senior, femalefaculty to serve as mentors (see Table 7) and most full professors had received promotion whenthe university culture placed the majority of its