Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Kim E. Bullington, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

, how to dress, eat and hold a professional conversation at a formal meal during aninterview; and how to network and follow-up after meeting people professionally. The guestspeakers, veterans themselves, were excited to present to these highly motivated student veteransand to share their stories, and in the process, they inspired this next generation of engineers andengineering technologists.Keywords: adult learners, engineering, learning communities, STEM workforce preparationIntroductionThe goal of the National Science Foundation S-STEM project, A Pathway to Completion forVeterans Pursuing Engineering and Engineering Technology Degrees, is to provide professionaldevelopment and scholarships to student veterans who are attending Old Dominion