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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tomeka Carroll, University of Virginia

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Environmental Engineering

) is the “decoupling economicactivity from the consumption of finite resources, and designing waste out of the system” [1].The world is shifting closer towards a circular economy model every day; a prime example isthe embrace of circular economy in post-secondary institutions. Post-secondary institutions arefertile ground for adopting CE in part due to increased students’ desire for their universities tolead sustainability efforts. Over 90% of university students noted the desire for sustainabledevelopment integration in their place of study, while 70% of students would like to seesustainable development incorporated within classes and 25% have not heard of SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) [2].Researchers have not delved deeply into the

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Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Workshop Result: Teaching Structured Reviews to Environmental Engineering Researchers Daniel B. Oerther Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 North Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409AbstractAs part of the 2019 biennial conference of the Association of Environmental Engineeringand Science Professors, a pre-conference workshop on the topic of structured reviewswas delivered to 22 participants. The workshop had three objectives, namely: 1) raisingawareness about the process of structured reviews; 2) demonstrating the process ofstructured reviews; and 3

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

and compiled by the Chesapeake By Foundation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, NOAA, the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Observatory, and the Chesapeake Community Modeling Program.4,7,8,9,14,15,17,24,25,26,27Figure 1: The Chesapeake Bay Watershed as it spans six states and the District of Columbia.(http://www.cbf.org/image/blueprint-history-chesapeake-bay-watershed-map.jpg)The place-based project was broken into seven stepwise assignments that encouraged students toidentify subjects within the Chesapeake Bay that were of personal interest to them. Students

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Electrodes CathodeLowCost 0 -1 1 1PowerDensity 0 0 1 0Availability 0 -1 0 0CODremoval 0 0 0 0Durability 0 0 0 0Scalability 0 1 1 1UserFriendly 0 -1 -1 1Easily 0 -1 -1 0ManufacturedLow 0 -1 -1

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

therelationships between industrial and ecological systems.17,18,19 This paper focuses on the secondpart of the two-course sustainability sequence that is a problem-based course based onquantifiable life cycle analysis using multi-parameter sustainability tools, including footprintanalysis, GREET LCA software and Sima Pro LCA software. The expected outcomes associatedwith the course, which address ABET student outcome criteria a, c, e, h, i, j, and k that are listedin Table 1. The topics covered in the course are mapped to the expected course outcomes inFigure 1.This paper discusses the implementation of a semester-long deep-learning project designed forstudents to engage with and compare GREET and SimaPro LCA platforms for analyzing theenvironmental

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark H. Weir, The Ohio State University; Jade Mitchell, Michigan Sate University; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University; Alexis Layman Mraz, The Ohio State University

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Environmental Engineering

modelling paradigm tosimulate health effects from environmental and anthropogenic exposures to pathogens (1–4).QMRA is a growing field that is developing as a trans-disciplinary science that incorporatesconcepts and knowledge from: physics, microbiology, pathology, public health, engineering,biochemistry, mathematics, communications, epidemiology, biostatistics and sociology.Unfortunately there is a dearth of experts in fields not related to engineering, mathematics andmicrobiology in current QMRA expertise. Therefore, there is a need to expand the breadth ofscientists engaged with QMRA modellers and scientists. In order to facilitate the training ofthese scientists in QMRA science and modelling the QMRA Wiki was developed.QMRAWikiThe genesis of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University; David Emile Mesple, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Jill Hoffman, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

to allow “moreopportunity for a broader liberal education on the part of undergraduates” in order to developcreative, competitive, informed, and innovative engineers [1]. One way to accomplish this is toincorporate courses from the liberal arts into the undergraduate engineering education. Anotherway is by complementing classroom instruction with the resources available in informal learningsettings, like museums. The National Research Council’s Committee on Learning Science inInformal Environments [2] concluded that museums can support reliable learning throughinquiry, sense-making, and reflection on one’s experiences. The present study examined thatpossibility by exposing undergraduates to a Green Revolution exhibit which was available at

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

concepts and techniques.However, a major portion of teaching still takes places in classroom settings. Educators adoptvarious pedagogical practices, teaching-aids, and technologies to engage students in learningthe course contents effectively within the controlled environment of classrooms. In ideal classsettings, an instructor should be able to reach out to all students regardless of their learningstyles. These learning styles could be sensory, intuitive, visual, verbal, reflective, active,sequential and global as defined in the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) classification system[1] - [5].Active and hands-on learning in environmental engineering is not new. More recently, theauthor has been involved in multiple studies focused on promoting

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

students’ misconceptions Dr. Natasha Andrade, University of MarylandAbstract It is known that students, before taking engineering courses, have prior notions aboutnatural phenomena gained in college science courses and in K-12 education. Sometimes, theseprior notions may not align with currently accepted scientific knowledge and experts’ knowledge[1], [2]. Bridging the gap between how students understand basic science principles and howexperts understand the same principles can be a challenge. However, this challenge is worthundertaking as the understanding of basic scientific principles influence engineering practice [3]. This paper presents the results of two assessments

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

identified from market research.I. Introduction"What is truly in the water I am drinking?" A rise in sales of water filters such as Brita or PUR,bottled water, and safer reusable drinking containers (e.g. BPA-free plastics) reflects this concernin drinking water, along with the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis that made headlines [1].However, there are still very few accurate and cost-effective ways to test water or beveragequality. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team with students from the EngineeringTechnology, Anthropology, and Entomology departments tackled the problem of designing adevice that fit the needs of the market.II. Multidisciplinary team and educational benefitsThis project and team began from an offshoot of another

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

debate theresults in small groups to obtain a consensus on issues. Consensus building and positive groupdynamics are stressed. In addition to the activity modules, the redesign also incorporated manyopportunities for in-class problems solving and short discussion breaks.The redevelopment of the course will also help better align the learning objectives with thelearning outcomes listed in the ABET Course Classification, which are used be ABET todetermine if the course is meeting desired accreditation outcomes. Although many of the ABEToutcomes are enhanced in the format, the most significant learning outcomes impacted are: 1. Ability to design & conduct experiments; analyze, interpret data 2. Ability to function in multi

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Jami Montgomery, WATERS Network - CLEANER Project Office; James Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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Environmental Engineering

all engineering students. Three of Beth’s current projects are: 1) an NSF planning project for the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research, 2) an NSF Scientific Leadership Scholars project providing 4-year scholarships to 30 students in computer science, environmental recourses engineering and mathematics and 3) a water resources curriculum project using CADSWES software.Jami Montgomery, WATERS Network - CLEANER Project Office Jami Montgomery is the executive director of the WATERS (WATer and Environmental Research Systems) Network. She received her bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences and her master's degree in Marine Studies (Biology and

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; Ann Brady, Michigan Technological University; Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

education in which students participate in projectsdesigned to serve the needs and interests of local communities.Cross-cultural Learning:We understand cross-cultural learning to be an experiential process of deepening respect for Page 12.944.2people of different cultures and increasing sensitivity to their local practices. 1Interdisciplinary Learning:We understand interdisciplinary learning to be a process of exchange among students from arange of disciplines that results in new knowledge or “literacies” (for further discussion ofliteracies see 1

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

quality of life.Between 2002 and 2006, the organization grew from fewer than 100 members to more than6,000 members. As of January 2007, there were 105 active student EWB chapters and 39 activeprofessional chapters nationwide, and approximately 600 chapters in development.1 Mostprofessional chapters provide support and mentoring for the student chapters, although some alsotake on projects on their own.Although most EWB projects require engineering design, environmental monitoring, publichealth assessment, accounting, and fundraising, few student or professional chapters havemembers that are not engineers or engineering students. The City College of New York (CCNY)student chapter of EWB is unique in that it has actively recruited engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introduction to Environmental Engineering course aimed at Recruiting and Retaining studentsAbstractIn Fall 2006, the 1-credit Introduction to Environmental Engineering (EVEN) course wassignificantly revised. The goals were two-fold: (1) increase the ability of the course to recruitand retain students in the EVEN major; (2) place a greater emphasis on sustainability and globalengineering in the course. This is the third significant revision since the course first started in2000. Over the first 4 years, the course included 7 homework assignments largely geared atbasic information to help freshman students be successful and guest lectures by faculty. Thesecond course

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

EnvironmentalEngineering B.S. students and M.S. students. The U.S. solid waste course is a graduate coursethat can be used as a technical elective for undergraduate or graduate students. Most of theUNESCO course students were from Africa (62%), Asia (24%), South America, and EasternEurope. The majority of the students in the U.S. courses are from the U.S. An overview of thestudent demographics in the 2006 UNESCO course vs. the US courses from 1997 to 2007 arepresented in Table 1. Student interest, background, and motivation varied widely. In general,the UNESCO students were very engaged and actively participated in class discussions withspecific questions about solving problems they knew about in their home country. The studentsin the U.S. courses generally seem

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Jesse Cooper, Tufts University; Amanda Stockwell, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

future research, either in extendingtheir first-year effort or exploring new research avenues. This assessment indicates that manystudents did not continue to pursue research efforts beyond this initial effort, mostly because ofmore traditional academic restraints; e.g., course work and other extracurricular activities.However, those students who did continue to pursue research have found their academic livesenriched by the experiences.IntroductionTufts University has a number of unique advising programs for entering first-year students. Oneof the options is “Window on Research and Scholarship” program which links a small group ofstudents with faculty advisor who will expose the students to his/her research.1 During the Fall2004 semester, the

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

unavailable to drink and 1.2 billion people lack safe water to consume while 2.6 billion donot have access to adequate sanitation. Just to emphasize the comparison between the haves andhave-nots: “Just one flush of a toilet in the West uses more water than most Africans have to performan entire day's washing, cleaning, cooking and drinking.1” Waterborne illnesses from polluted waterkill more than 1.6 million young children each year, according to UNICEF.Many organizations have targeted clean water as a priority goal. Rotary International, whose pastfocus on eradicating polio in the world has been wildly successful is moving its emphasis to cleanwater. Rotary's 'Safe Water Saves Lives, Solar Water Purifier' project, now in its sixth year, hasprovided

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Environmental Engineering

the ASCE Body of KnowledgeIn 2008, ASCE released the second edition of the Body of Knowledge (BOK2) for CivilEngineersvii. Reflecting the Visions of ASCE and NAE, BOK2 requires that all Civil Engineersmaster sustainability: Page 13.1129.3 The 21st century civil engineer must demonstrate an ability to evaluate the sustainability of engineered systems and services, and of the natural resource base on which they depend; and to design accordingly.There are specific requirements for both academic undergraduate preparation, and for early-career development; these are summarized in Table 1.Clearly, the notion of Natural Resources pervades these

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiong Zhang, Michigan Technological University; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the current barriers to integrating sustainability into engineeringeducation – creating effective learning materials and proving the effectiveness of new teachingstrategies – that enables engineering faculty to more easily incorporate sustainability approachesinto curricula. The objectives of the project are to design, develop, implement, disseminate, andassess the success and effectiveness of the proposed transformational learning practices and peer-to-peer networks. The paper begins with a brief overview of the entire project and then focuseson: 1) the components of a new textbook created for an Introduction to EnvironmentalEngineering course and 2) identical Green Engineering courses to be offered at partneruniversities that build upon the

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

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Environmental Engineering

onABET criteria to institute a Body of Knowledge (BOK) for civil engineering graduates.The ASCE-BOK [1] promulgates a wide variety of academic ideas and philosophies,including use of 15 program outcomes comprised of the eleven contained in ABETCriteria 3 a-k, and four additional outcomes on specialized areas of civil engineering;project management, construction, and asset management; business and public policy;and leadership. Table 1 includes a list of all 15 program outcome criteria identifying bothABET and corresponding ASCE-BOK designations. For the purposes of this paper,program outcome criteria will be referenced based on ASCE-BOK designations (1-15).In addition to program outcomes, ASCE-BOK promotes adoption of six levels ofBloom’s

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Davis, United States Military Academy; Michael Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

act or make decisionsthat are not considered moral or proper by the majority. Merriam-Webster defines ethics as a setof moral principles or a system of moral values.1 Most occupations that require the trust of thegeneral public are held to high ethical standards. These professions include law, medical,engineering, and military, all of which have adopted systems that guide subscribed individualsthrough moral decision making processes. Most learned professions that uphold such standardsprescribe a system of non-mandatory codes of conduct.2 Perhaps the most recognizedprofessional code of ethics was reported by the National Society of Professional Engineers,which defines fundamental canons and includes explicit guidance on professional conduct

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

students werecomposed of 35 African American and 1 Hispanic Student. Page 13.640.3Throughout the course of each session, the subject of each question raised by astudent was recorded as it was asked. General themes emerged among thequestions asked by the students and differences existed in the question themesbetween genders, indicating separate motivations for engineering career choicebetween minority male and female students.Questions Raised by StudentsA summary of the general subject themes of the questions/comments raised by thestudents, and division of the questions between genders, is presented in Table 1,and discussed in this section.During the sessions, a

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Innovations to Curriculum and Program

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University; Opal McFarlane, Hadady Corporation

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Environmental Engineering

interesting aspects of new ideas.The following procedure can help to recognize opportunities and overcome the habitual negativereactions to a new idea: (1) First, identify at least 5 current positive aspects about the idea. Establishing a minimum quota of positive aspects about an idea tends to promote innovation. (2) Next, identify at least 5 potential future benefits of the ideas if the idea was to be implemented. (3) The third step involves identifying concerns about the idea that need to be overcome in order to implement the idea. (4) Finally, the problem solver needs to brainstorm ideas to overcome the identified concerns.Play and Fun: Stress tends to interfere with the creative process. On the other hand

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andres Carrano, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

. Student interest in the programs hasbeen very favorable. This paper describes the context at RIT from which the idea forthese programs arose, the program development process that was followed, and thestructure of the two programs.1. BackgroundEfforts to reform engineering education over the past two decades have met with limitedsuccess. Although some engineering programs have effectively addressed a new vision forengineering pedagogy, the National Academy of Sciences [9] and the National ResearchCouncil [10, 11] have identified several problematic attributes in engineering education. Inparticular, engineering programs have been criticized for their inability to effectivelyintegrate multiple engineering and non-engineering disciplines in solving

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

perimeter in towards the center of the wood pile. In some instancesit may take only a few years for most of the pile top to rot away, but in other cases it may take afew decades, and the rate will often vary from pile to pile (or from tree to tree). Figure 1illustrates the damage that can occur, with one pile being substantially decayed to theconsistency of peat moss over its top two feet, and the other having lost all but 1 inch of its topdiameter to rot (the horizontal ‘pegs’ show where the tree branches were, and illustrate theoriginal diameter of the tree/wood pile).Unfortunately, the first evidence of improper support usually occurs as cracking in plaster wallsor in the exterior brick masonry. When this type of damage is observed, there has

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

complex sustainabilityproblem. Each team is co-led by faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and the University ofCampinas (UNICAMP) in Campinas, São Paolo, Brazil. The first year included eight weeks ofdirected background research in Pittsburgh before traveling to Brazil for four weeks in residenceat UNICAMP. The program concludes with the team preparing and presenting a final researchreport upon returning from Brazil at the end of the summer. Interns have an opportunity tocontinue in the program for a second year. Page 13.190.2The program has six major outcomes. At the conclusion of the program, students will be able to: 1. Apply knowledge of

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

other products. C2B2 issupported by state, institutional, and industry funds. The center includes the three primary stateuniversities and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). At CU-B most of theefforts associated with this center are located in the Department of Chemical Engineering(http://www.colorado.edu/che/c2b2/index.html). Recently, the CHEN degree added an option toallow students to gain competence in energy-related areas. The Energy Option allows studentsto select one of three core concentrations: fossil fuels or petroleum, photovoltaics, and biofuels.Course requirements for each option are shown in Table 1. Note that students pursuing thesecurriculum options have no remaining free technical electives in their 4-year B.S

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

stereotypes.The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) measures progression of worldview orientationstoward cultural differences.13 The basic model is shown in Figure 1. The five main dimensionsare: (1) denial/defense; (2) reversal; (3) minimization; (4) acceptance/adaptation, and (5)encapsulated marginality. Intercultural competency is evaluated using a written survey Page 13.345.3comprised of 10 demographic questions and 50 statements to which participants respond on a 7-point Likert scale. The IDI has been used in a diversity of studies.11,13Figure 1. Sequential phases of cultural competency13The Cultural Diversity Attitudes Scale9 is a written

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC

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Environmental Engineering

measurements. Planning for a final assessment trip in March of 2008 has also beenfinalized. EWB-USC is partnering this effort with a number of humanitarian organizations, andthe International Rotary Organization’s “Decade of Water Improvement” to provide some of thesupplies and equipments for this project. This paper highlights the key experiences in organizational development, project funding,trip planning, assessment trip and lays out a five-year project plan for our future efforts. Thehope is that through exposure to these experiences, other newly formed EWB studentorganizations will plan for their activities in a more efficient and responsive way.1. Laying the Foundation The programmatic goal of EWB-USC is to provide students with