Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

academic or militaryexperience. Students are integrated into accredited engineering and technology programs offeredby the University, with a support system so that they can finish their degrees. In this effort, the“mid-sized institution” is partnering with the community college programs, Department ofDefense agencies, and the regional engineering community to facilitate student career placementin the STEM workforce. The second program is focused on development and implementation of aset of standards to build an educational pathway from an Associate degree in Applied Science toa Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology degree, with design specialization onMechatronics. It focuses on assisting veterans who are transitioning to the advanced

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

from the example. While both active duty service members and veterans maywish to leverage their military training into college credit, this article focuses on veterans. Activeduty personnel present issues, such as deployment and relocation, that generally do not affectveterans, and they are likely to be participating in ongoing training programs.IntroductionGovernmental support for and encouragement of science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) education and innovation continues to drive recruitment of promising students into post-secondary STEM programs. Also, with the success of post-secondary programs beingincreasingly measured by retention and graduation rates, those programs will benefit byrecruiting students who are well-positioned