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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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cohortsAbstractThe capstone course sequence in an engineering or engineering technology program bringstogether all elements of the curriculum into a comprehensive learning experience. A team ofstudents works together, combining the topics learned during their undergraduate coursework tocomplete a substantial design project. Design courses can be uncomfortable for many studentsbecause of the open-ended nature of the requirement, leading to many questions such as “Are weon the right track? Do I have the right answer? Are we approaching this the right way?” Due totheir unique experiences, student veterans in engineering are well positioned to enable theircohorts to overcome these challenges. The military experience teaches veterans to becomeproblem-solvers

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Patrick Sean Heaney, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University

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decision methodologies. Dr. Michaeli is actively involved in industry-government-academia partnerships to further the advancement of naval and marine engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Stern2STEM: A Pilot Program to Increase Veteran Retention and Success in STEM Degree ProgramsAbstractThe project, Stern2STEM, aims to advance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) education through the preparation of student veterans to pursue baccalaureateSTEM degrees and support the re-employment of these veterans into the Department of Defense(DoD) and the wider defense support industry. The program builds on the training that veteranshave received in highly

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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abaccalaureate STEM degree and support the re-employment of these veterans into the Departmentof Defense (DoD) and the wider defense support industry. The program builds on the training thatveterans have received in highly skilled technical areas, both in the classroom and “on-the-job” todevelop systems level expertise in their respective rating classifications. Ultimately, veteransparticipating in the proposed pilot project will provide closure to the mid-career gap of the DoDand Department of Navy (DoN). Veterans from this program will possess STEM professionaltraining and a greater system level expertise than those engineers typically coming from highschool to college and will bring a level of leadership maturation that comes from their years

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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to succeed. Because of their access to financialresources, heightened maturity, experience, and habits of self-discipline, veterans present anattractive pool of candidates for a wide variety of post-secondary programs.The current and projected population of veterans is also extremely diverse, presenting a widerange of backgrounds and experiences. The current population of veterans in the United States(US) is approximately 22 million [19] out of a total US population of 319 million [6]. While thecurrent projection of the overall veteran population is predicted to decline gradually over the nextthirty years, the number of female veterans is expected to increase during the same period [15].Projected veteran populations based upon race and

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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fellowships at the University of California, San Diego, at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and in the Department of Ethnic Studies. Fluent in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, her research uses theories from interdisciplinary sources including cultural studies, critical race, gender and feminist theories. Central to her work are questions of culture, power and inequality. She is affiliated faculty with the Department of Ethnic Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Latin American Studies.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 20 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University; Jason B Burke, Quinnipiac University

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andtraining of military members and veterans who have served on or after September 11, 2001.From its implementation through the end of 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hasrecorded an increase of greater than 200 percent in Post 9/11 GI Bill awardees. Projections arefor this number to continue to grow, reaching two million total beneficiaries by 2020.1 In manycases, engineering and engineering technology programs have not adjusted their student supportservices to serve the rapid increase in these non-traditional students. Failure to understand andmake the most of this non-traditional student population diminishes an outstanding opportunityfor schools to utilize a unique set of knowledge, skills and life experiences that can enhance