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A New Program in Sustainable Engineering: A Platform for Integrating Research and Service into the Classroom through Global Engagement

Conference Session: Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

resources. In this program, senior-level engineering courses trainundergraduate and graduate students to design and deploy ecologically-designed wastewatertreatment plants with renewable energy systems in collaboration with faculty-led research teamsand community participants. These courses are strategically designed to be training andrecruitment tools to help prepare the local student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB)for the project, and to provide students at all levels with challenging, immersive, hands-onexperiences that augment their research and education in sustainability.This work is significant because it is one of the first international, multi-disciplinary programs inSustainable Engineering in North America, and utilizes a

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Sustainable Stormwater Management as an Opportunity for Campus and Community-based Engineering Education

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Brandes, Lafayette College, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

provide small islands of green space in urban environments, and capture a resource that is otherwise unused. Because existing urban areas, including college and university campuses, were largely developed prior to the implementation of ordinances requiring BMPs, an opportunity arises for incorporating both on-campus and community stormwater retrofit projects into civil and environmental engineering courses, and in the process, exploring sustainability in a quantifiable way that tangibly connects to the student experience. This paper will describe a case study of a five-year project in which students conceptualized, designed, helped to construct, and now monitor a stormwater detention wetland near campus. The objective of the

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EnGAGE: Integrating Engineering and Civic Engagement

Conference Session: Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

education. She is the author of several technical papers and conference proceedings centered on environmental engineering. Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Chemical Society, and the American Society for Engineering Education. Page 26.601.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 EnGAGE: Integrating Engineering and Civic EngagementAbstract:A recent focus in engineering education has been the integration of project based learning andinterdisciplinary coursework. Students are more apt to continue with the discipline if

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Integrating Economic and Environmental Sustainability for Undergraduate Education

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

environmentally sustainable solutions. This paper describes a new green engineering designcourse developed at California State University, Chico, which provides students with asustainability framework to approach engineering problems considering the triple bottom (i.e.,economic, social, environmental issues). Through a group project, students applied quantitativeenvironmental and economic assessment tools (i.e., life cycle assessment software and life cyclecost analysis), decision-making strategies, and sensitivity analysis tools to evaluate real-worldproblems. Students’ (n=86) abilities to understand and apply key concepts in the course wereevaluated by examining overall performance in the class and performance on group projects. Themajority of students

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Undergraduate Research Experiences That Promote Recruitment Into The Field Of Environmental Engineering

Conference Session: Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

to submit preliminary engineering reports within one year of the permit renewal date tomeet these very stringent nutrient discharge limits. Based on the activity this is now generatingin Virginia, it is becoming clear that the 2010 deadline will be very difficult to meet simply as aresult of the demands placed on the environmental engineering community, not to mentionconstruction requirements. There have been reports that there are not nearly enough qualifiedengineers in the region to complete this work by 2010, even if all of those available did nothingbut this type of project work. Similar activity is occurring in other regions of the US

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Community Development In A Global Context: An International Service Learning Program

Conference Session: Service-Learning in Developing Communities
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Thomas Soerens, University of Arkansas; Charles Adams, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-103: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: ANINTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMThomas Soerens, University of Arkansas Thomas Soerens is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He teaches and performs research in the areas of water quality sampling and data analysis, ground water remediation, and water and sanitation in developing countries. He serves as president of the Northwest Arkansas professional chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA and as faculty advisor for the UA student chapter of EWB. Before entering the academic world, he spent several years working on rural development projects in Pakistan and in the Maldive Islands.Charles Adams

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Cognitive Diversity And The Performance Of Freshman Engineering Teams

Conference Session: Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

produce superiorresults. Cognitive diversity can take a variety of forms, but in this work diversity of personalitytypes is explored. The impact of cognitive styles on team performance was evaluated in afreshman environmental engineering (EVEN) course. The students worked on projects involvingcomparative analysis and some calculations, but no design or intrinsically “creative”requirements. Specifically, student teams in 2006, 2007, and 2008 evaluated solid wastelandfills. In 2006 and 2007 the project encompassed three or four periods of in-class directionand work time. In 2008, the project was modified to compare the energy and environmentalimpacts of landfills to waste-to-energy incinerators and included only two class periods withinstructor

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Integrating Engineering, Innovation, and Research at All Levels: An Educational Model for Water Reuse Design

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Annalisa Onnis-Hayden , Northeastern University; Carolina Beatriz Venegas-Martinez, Northeastern University; Marissa P. Dreyer, Northeastern University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

improve water-use efficiency and watershedmanagement around the world. Moreover, providing clean water and restoring the nitrogen cycleare two of the fourteen National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges that futureengineers will need to act upon. Therefore, treating once-used water on-site to safe effluent-reusestandards—rather than using the water just once and flushing it back to an expensive, high-maintenance centralized treatment plant—has the potential to help address these challenges byrestoring the local water-nutrient cycle.With these considerations, during the spring of 2016 a capstone project at NortheasternUniversity was designed to task civil and environmental engineering students to providesolutions to those Engineering Grand

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Engineering Sustainable Engineers

Conference Session: Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Brian H. Dennis, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Madhu Rani, University of Texas, Arlington; Ketwalee Kositkanawuth
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-4251: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE CUR-RICULUM: ENGINEERING SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERSDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, where she teaches courses and conducts research related to air quality and sustainable energy. Her research has been spon- sored by the National Science Foundation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Luminant Power, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. She has published more than 60 peer- reviewed papers and conference proceedings. In 2010, she received UT, Arlington’s Lockheed Martin Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching. She is a registered

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Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, P.E., University of Texas, Arlington
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-314: ENGINEERING SUSTAINABLE CIVIL ENGINEERSMelanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Melanie Sattler is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. In her 7 years at UT Arlington, she has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator for 21 projects involving emissions measurement, air quality modeling, or air pollution control technologies. She teaches 5 graduate courses in air pollution, and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas.Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science (Environmental Engineering) from the

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Using Kefir to Teach Microbial Kinetics in an Undergraduate Wastewater Treatment Course

Conference Session: Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University; Sydney M. Wait, Marshall University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

process. Feedback gathered from students indicatedenthusiasm with the project and enhanced understanding of reaction kinetics. Gainingindependent, self-directed experience in the lab provided students with important opportunities topractice critical thinking and experience the independent reasoning that is required for successbeyond graduation.IntroductionReaction kinetics is often taught at the beginning of undergraduate environmental engineeringcourses in order to help students understand temporal relationships in processes such as drinkingwater disinfection, secondary treatment of wastewater, and remediation of contaminated soil.Although some students intuitively understand concepts without physical examples, others findreaction kinetics

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Watershed Impervious Surface Storm Water Assessment

Conference Session: Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: William Roper, George Mason University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Research and Development Program. He has published over 150 technical papers and made numerous presentations at national and international forums. Page 15.1356.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WATERSHED IMPERVIOUS SURFACE STORM WATER ASSESSMENTAbstract:The Sustainable Development and Next Generation Buildings class worked with ArlingtonCounty Virginia to assess impacts and alternatives for a sensitive storm water project in thecounty. This was a real world application of the subjects and technologies used in the class roomfor storm water management and planning. Within Arlington

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Incorporating Energy Issues Into Environmental Engineering

Conference Session: Innovations to Curriculum and Program
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

other majors.Twelve of the 46 students in the class indicated that “energy” was their primary specialty choice(second only to 14 students stating an interest in water). Student interest in energy related topicswas also strongly apparent among the applicants to a summer Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program in EVEN, with 42 of 84 applicants stating an interest in workingon research related to energy topics. These energy projects were the most popular among all ofthe 15 different research topics advertised. This paper describes the existing energy-relatedcourses at the University of Colorado at Boulder. It also describes ways to incorporatesustainable energy into existing courses. Environmental engineering needs to determine what

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Weaving Sustainability into Undergraduate Engineering Education through Innovative Pedagogical Methods: A Student’s Perspective

Conference Session: Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

undergraduatecurriculum, and address pressing societal needs. In recent years, spurred by the decliningcondition of the environment, engineering educators have begun to incorporate concepts of greenengineering and sustainability into undergraduate education. Through the perspectives ofundergraduate students who are enrolled in the newly developed, environmentally consciouscurriculum of Rowan University’s College of Engineering, early experiences in engineeringeducation will be showcased.The hallmark of Rowan University’s Engineering program is its Engineering Clinic: a requiredeight-semester sequence for engineering majors that brings real-world engineering into theclassroom through interdisciplinary, project-based learning. Undergraduate students are engagedin

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Using Environmental Impact Assessment To Introduce Environmental Engineering To Traditional Civil Engineering Undergraduate Students

Conference Session: Innovative Teaching Methods
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

acrossthese media. Environmental engineering practices to reduce these pollutant concentrations at thesource or in the environment are only introduced, and only to make students aware ofconventional means to mitigate environmental impact. Conventional methods of drinking water,waste water, and air pollution treatment are now the focus of attention in the revised EnvEcourse. The primary goals of the EIA course are to engage all CE students regardless of theirspecialization, and create an interdisciplinary forum to discuss and evaluate some of the social,economic, and environmental issues associated with CE projects. The secondary goals of thecourse are to prepare students for two higher level required courses, and promote the utility andimportance of

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3-D Visualization In Environmental Engineering Design Courses: If The Design Fits, Print It!

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kimberly Quell
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Waste Technologies, and Environmental Engineering Seminar. LTC Starke has published over 10 peer reviewed research arti- cles and has presented his research at national and international meetings (most recently Portugal). Most recently, he led a service learning project with 5 students to build a latrine-based biogas system in west- ern Uganda for an elementary school of 1400 students. LTC Starke is a registered Professional Engineer (Delaware), member of several professional associations, and is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES).Lt. Col. Phil Dacunto P.E., U.S. Military Academy LTC Phil Dacunto is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the United States

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Sustainability Competencies in STEM Education at Secondary Schools: A Systematized Literature Review

Conference Session: Environmental Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jenny Patricia Quintana-Cifuentes, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

initiatives, such as Agenda 21, had indicated the critical role of education in the process of reaching a sustainable future, in an effort for making education an active participant towards sustainable development. This study aimed to identify key sustainability components integrated into STEM in 8th-grade curricula, we explored sustainability activities and projects aligned with the Next Generation of Science Standards (NGSS) and Standards for Technological Literacy (STL). The research question for this study focused on exploring the key components for the integration of sustainability education into Science, Mathematics, Technology, and Engineering Education in middle schools. We analyzed 73 peer-reviewed articles from 2013 to 2018

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Undergraduate Research On Appropriate And Sustainable Technology

Conference Session: Sustainable Engineering
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

. Page 11.1361.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Undergraduate Research on Appropriate and Sustainable TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the funding sources, educational outcomes, and diversity of students servedby conducting research on appropriate and sustainable technology. Since 2001, more thantwelve undergraduate students have conducted research on the water treatment effectiveness ofthe Filtrón, including eight students independently and four students as a class team project. TheFiltrón is a point-of-use drinking water filter that can be produced inexpensively in communitiesworld-wide. Some of the student researchers were participants in the EnvironmentalEngineering

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Lab-Scale Treatment Wetlands: A Model for Undergraduate Learning

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

. Serving as a model for waterquality and quantity management, students engaged in hands-on experiences using a small-scalewetlands setup in the Cook Laboratory for Bioscience Research at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. In independent research projects, undergraduate research students measured waterquality parameters including TSS, BOD and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and optimizedremoval of various contaminants. In the classroom in Environmental Engineering Laboratory,students measured water quality parameters of various water bodies within a watershed andresearched the impacts of excess nutrients on water quality and economies. Students toured theconstructed treatment wetlands and were able to learn directly from a peer who had

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Learning Sustainability through the Design Process

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

,and Introduction to Design. The program is a living-learning community where students livetogether on two floors in the same residence hall, participate in co-curricular professionaldevelopment activities, and work on co-curricular team projects. For its fifth iteration of freshmanstudents in the program, we introduced a new approach of presenting content throughimplementation of a basic design process in all courses. By working through the design process ineach course, students in the HERE program made connections among various sustainability issues,created value by formulating solutions to global, regional, and campus-based problems, andfostered curiosity through co-curricular professional development opportunities and project work.We have

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Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Research Experiences in a Predominantly Undergraduate Teaching Institute

Conference Session: Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering
Collection: 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) including theability to conduct laboratory experiments and the ability to critically analyze and interpret data inmore than one major environmental engineering focus area. This paper discusses threeenvironmental engineering undergraduate research projects that were funded through internalgrants and completed between 2009 and 2011 by individual students under the mentorship ofenvironmental engineering faculty. At the completion of their research projects, studentspresented their research work through a variety of poster presentations at symposiums andconferences and through publication in peer reviewed technical journals. The researchexperience, research methodology, problem formulation

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Incorporating Professional Experience into Teaching

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Laura J. Dietz, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

regulators. College professors that incorporate industry experience into theirdidactic activities through group projects, and peer and external feedback of oral presentationsmay build students’ professional, ‘soft skills’, such as communication and teamwork, that candifferentiate them to potential employers and provide them with the skills necessary for careeradvancement.Bringing industry and research experience into the classroom by utilizing real world projects andguest speakers when discussing examples and applications of theory are recommended teachingpractices for engineering professors (Loendorf 2004; Loendorf 2006; Lewis 2008; Banik 2016).The Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) recommends “real-world”engineering design

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Introducing Elements of Sustainability into Formal and Informal Environmental Engineering Education

Conference Session: Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

themselves best to each of these contexts.Environmental sustainability has been most heavily and effectively emphasized in the technicalcourse, since material and energy balance approaches can readily be used to assess sustainability,and the concepts of ecosystem services and resilience fit well within the scope of the field.Group projects encourage the exploration of sustainability issues including energy, water andresource use and management, biodiversity, resilience, ways to reduce negative environmentalimpacts and assessment techniques to “measure” sustainability.The international context of the EWB project and non-technical class brings the cultural andsocial aspects of sustainability into relief, so they are easier to recognize and

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Insights Gained from the First Teaching of a Multidisciplinary Appropriate Technology Course

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Andrew R. Mech, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

electrical engineering. In addition, eachfaculty member had some limited amount of experience overseas. The consulting engineer hadextensive experience with EWB teams and in developing engineering solutions worldwide.The concept of “Do No Harm” was woven throughout the course by exposing students tointernational case studies. One class per week was dedicated to considering success ofhumanitarian engineering projects and the unfortunate frequency of failed – though well-intended – projects. Assignments forced the students to reflect upon positives and negatives andincorporate the best in their plans. Additionally, the students were challenged to develop a designand prototype to transport water from a creek on campus considering appropriateness

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Introduction To Environmental Engineering Courses Aimed At Recruiting And Retaining Students

Conference Session: Environmental Engineering Curricula III
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

and it is project-based. At the University of Colorado, students have an opportunityto take a first-year 3-credit projects course5,6, although this course isn’t required across allmajors. In addition, students are often enrolled in project sections that are not at all related to themajor they are interested in, so keeping the 1-credit courses for major-specific information isimportant. Regardless of the form, first-year courses are generally found to be criticalopportunities to engage students and help retain them in engineering.In 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

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Environmental Health For Developing Communities Pilot Course

Conference Session: Sustainable Engineering
Collection: 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado
Tagged Divisions: Environmental Engineering

through an emphasis on their application in developingcommunities worldwide. The course emphasizes sustainable approaches for improving publichealth and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between practitioners of publichealth, the environmental sciences, and engineering. The course was piloted for the first time inSpring 2005 to eight graduate students. Semester-long team projects were associated withexisting Engineers Without Borders (EWB) - CU projects in Peru, Mali, and Rwanda. Thestudents identified the major health problems in the community, indicated engineering solutionsthat would improve these, and prioritized the health problems and solutions with regards to costsand benefits. Feedback from the students and instructors was