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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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applications.Monterrey’s Electronic School (Escuela Electrónica Monterrey ESEM): ESEM is a technicalschool located in downtown Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, in the Northern Mexico area. The curriculashould prepare students for a variety of employment opportunities. ESEM offers short, objective,and productive courses. The school offers the 10 most requested technical careers requested bycompanies; the program durations are four, five, or six semesters long depending on specialty.The programs are short compared to professional careers, and they are practical because theprograms are combined with theory and practice, taking place in workshops and laboratories ofthe institution.The “Machining and Tooling Technician” program offered by ESEM requires 69 credit hours

Conference Session

A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armineh Noravian, San Francisco State University; Patricia Irvine, San Francisco State University

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-baccalaureate preparation has drawn close attention. Women, racial/ethnicminorities, and low income students are well-represented in communitycolleges, but only a small number of these populations graduate withassociate’s degrees in engineering and engineering technologies. Researchhas shown that an interest in engineering as a career impacts persistence.Yet women and other underrepresented students are less likely than theirwhite male peers to have been socialized to do hands-on activities orencouraged to use toys, tools, or gadgets that might promote their interest inengineering. First generation and low income community college students areunderrepresented in engineering because they face barriers to entering andcompleting an engineering

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Lemoine, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; James K. Nelson, University of Texas, Tyler; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; James Sells, San Jacinto College, Central Campus; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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national committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers for curriculum redesign supporting the civil engineering body of knowledge. He is actively engaged in developing strategies for enhancing the STEM education pipeline in Texas and nationally, and has testified before the Texas Senate in that regard. He served on a committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a statewide articulation compact for mechanical engineering. He also served on the Texas State Board of Education committee preparing the standards for career and technical education. He is currently serving on the Engineering Education Task Force of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.Lynn L. Peterson

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Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F Lewis, San Antonio College/Alamo Colleges

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Diversity

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facility into this program. 3) promote additional related outreach and educational Re-Energize efforts to support our students and encourage them to seek successful careers in STEM and green energy-related fields and to 4) participate in on-going evaluation and research efforts related to this program.Numerous reports demonstrate that undergraduate research programs at four-year institutionshave been responsible for increasing retention and graduation of their students. Our previousresults indicate that two-year institutions can also initiate successful programs with similarresults. This paper presents in detail the results of the second-year partnership between theparticipating institutions to continue developing new directions for

Conference Session

Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Mark Norman Highum, Bay College

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courses in the Computer Network Systems and Security degree. Mark holds a Master’s in Career and Technical Education (Highest Distinction) from Ferris State University, and a Bachelor’s in Workforce Education and Development (Summa Cum Laude) from Southern Illinois University. Mark is a retired Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines) and served and taught as part of the Navy’s Nuclear Power Program. Mark is active with SkillsUSA and has been on the National Education Team for Mechatronics since 2004. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Creating Pathways to Stackable Credentials in Robotics: Meeting Industry Needs by Manufacturing a Community College and

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Huang, Canada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Diversity

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5-year STEM strategic plan, community colleges are proposed to play a key role in recruiting and preparing future scientists and engineers, especially among students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. Through a grant from the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program, the STEM Center was established at a community college in Northern California. The STEM Center integrated all STEM student support services within STEM academic study. Through leveraging multiple grants, the STEM Center provides a set of comprehensive student support services, including study groups, tutoring, STEM-specific academic counseling and career exploration, and information on internships and scholarships. The

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Donna Kay Chrislip; Rex Allen Parr; Victoria Alexandra Sauber, Arapahoe Community College

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the workforce needs of the metro-Denver region’s high growthindustries. Aims Community College (Aims) and Arapahoe Community College (ACC)collaborated to form the CATEP partnership. The primary goal of the project was to strengthenthe Computer Information System (CIS) introductory curriculum at both institutions, along withassociated Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses, to better prepare technicians for theworkforce.Vetting of employability skillsThe integration of employability (soft) skills with the technical skills employers report they needfor their ICT workforce served as the foundation for curricular design and implementation.While employability skills may be categorized in many different ways, for the purpose of theCATEP

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Engineering Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005, and the National En- gineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of re- cruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 22.1228.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A Davis, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

institution], my entire week was spent either in class or studying/doing homework. I had no idea how unprepared I was for the workload of engineering at [receiving institution].Other students suggested that faculty at their sending institution could provide more support,while others felt that career advising would have helped them prepare to transfer. A smallnumber of students also suggested creating a community of likely transfer students so that theycould walk through the process together.Differences Between Vertical and Lateral Transfer Students. The biggest difference betweenvertical and lateral transfer students’ responses to this question is that lateral transfers were morelikely to leave the question blank – about one third of them

Conference Session

Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Marbella Camacho, Cañada College

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Diversity

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sequence the less likely students are to persist, 2)lack of social and academic integration, 3) lack of awareness of academic options, and 4) lowself-efficacy – students do not believe that they can succeed in STEM.In an effort to address these obstacles and integrate all STEM student support services withinSTEM academic study, we created the STEM Center. Leveraging multiple grants and a varietyof STEM programs and services with a unified vision, the STEM Center now provides a one-stop destination for everything from study groups, tutoring, and club meetings to bridgeprograms (like the award-winning Math Jam), a STEM Speaker Series, STEM specific academiccounseling, STEM career exploration programs for high school students, internship

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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work. The entire class was able to learn about a broad range ofengineering practices and real-life problems related to residential construction and publicsafety. Each student’s personal experience at a particular site provided an enhancedreceptivity for understanding and integrating the information from the other team reports.Through this project, most of the students realized the importance of service to theircommunity and at the same time they became aware of the importance of content knowledgeand life-long learning in a professional engineering career. They also were able to see theimportance of the role engineers have, and will continue to have, in our society, and howvital their work is for all of us.The most noticeable benefits for the

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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fill workforceand leadership voids. This concern was echoed by former Microsoft Chair Bill Gates, who inMarch 2008 warned Congress the shortage of engineers and scientists is so acute that “if we donot reform our educational system, American companies will not have the talent to innovate andcompete”4. Clearly, if the United States is to maintain its competitive edge in the globaleconomy, we must increase the pipeline of interested and qualified students prepared to enterSTEM careers, not only at the baccalaureate and advanced degree level, but also at the sub-baccalaureate degree level including associate degree and certificate level engineeringtechnicians.One of the reasons for declining enrollment in many engineering technology programs is

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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conference is in San Jose, CA  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) national conference in Anaheim, CA  8th Annual MESA/PG&E Engineering Student Leadership Conference, Berkeley,  CAAMSA ARC Pre-Med Conference at University of California, Davis  University of California, Berkeley Biology Majors Fair  SHPE IBM Networking and Career Info  4th Annual Community College Honors Research Symposium, Stanford University  MESA Student Leadership Retreat at Happy Valley, Santa Cruz, CA  Stanford Med School’s Spring Leadership Workshop  SHPE Regional Leadership Development Conference  American Chemical Society National Conference, San Francisco, CAField Trips to Industry Sites and UniversitiesThe

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York

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engineering workforce due to inadequate secondary schoolpreparation, the absence of academic support at many institutions, lack of academically intensivesummer programs, and financial constraints, among others [1]. Numerous programs exist torecruit minority students into higher education [2]. Among these are early intervention programs,such as summer bridge programs; education and mentorship programs initiated by professionalassociations and private or government organization, dual or concurrent enrollment programsbetween high schools and community colleges; pre-college programs to attract students tospecific careers such as Precollege Initiative for Minorities in Engineering; school-collegecollaborative partnerships between community- or four-year

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 23.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Transfer Experience for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science StudentsAbstractSince 2002 an academic scholarship success and professional development program has beenheld at Arizona State University for transfer and non-transfer students supported by NationalScience Foundation CSEM and S-STEM grants for scholars in engineering and

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

NONE YES NO INITIAL SURVEY - # OF STUDENTS - 241 Knowledge Of The EDGE Program 6 11 5 22 Knowledge Of College Life 1 14 8 13 Knowledge Of The Engineering Profession 2 5 14 34 Engineering Career Interest 10 5 5 3 15 Math Performance 10 10

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul B Golter, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jeffrey Laube, Kenai Peninsula College

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Two Year College Division

instrumentation. Engineers are more concernedwith design equations. In both types of programs laboratory equipment provides a necessarylinkage to physical reality.PTEC programs provide training for individuals seeking careers as operators in the chemicalprocess industries. As such PTEC programs include training in chemical separation, such asdistillation or absorption; heat transfer; reactions; and how such processes are connected, i.e.piping and pumps. For further information on PTEC, please see the web pages of the NorthAmerican Process Technology Alliance [6]. Chemical Engineering (ChE) is the correspondingbranch of engineering which deals with the same set of topics. Training for both fields usessimilar equipment and similar exercises with, as

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Sharon Marie Rouse, Mitchell Community College

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Two Year College Division

. While all the 2-year technology programs accredited byATMAE are not coded as Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields programs, acompelling argument can still be made by other 2-year technology programs to pursue ATMAEaccreditation as they seek to up the ante in their pursuit of excellence.IntroductionAccording to Eaton1 , accreditation is a process of external review that exists to assure quality andto foster a culture of continuous and ongoing improvement. In the United States, it is consideredto be a non-governmental enterprise carried out by private, non-profit organizations of whichthere are four basic types: regional, national faith-related, national career-related, andprogrammatic. The process is decentralized and complex

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Whitesel, Mesa Community College; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #12453Community College Students’ Self-Efficacy and Conceptual Knowledge ofCircuit AnalysisDr. Carl Whitesel, Mesa Community College Carl Whitesel has spent his career teaching Engineering Technology, and has taught in the community college setting since 2007. He is currently teaching Robotics and Automated Systems within the Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) at Mesa Community College. His teaching focus is primar- ily on circuit analysis, electronics, motors and sensors. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Education Curriculum and Instruction, from Arizona State University in 2014. His primary research

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

4 2 4 Engineering Career Interest 8 7 11 2 5 Math Performance 12 12 4 6 Physics Performance 3 11 11 3 7 Participant In Similar Programs 13 15 OUTSTANDING VERY GOOD MARGINAL AVERAGE

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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Two Year College Division

Planning. Blanco earned his Ph.D. in physics at Penn State University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees also in physics at CSU, Northridge. He has more than 35 years of academic, administrative, aerospace research, and management experience. He has supervised 14 master theses and 11 honor undergraduate theses, as well as supervised research and postdoctoral fellows. He has more than 30 peer-reviewed research articles and has participated in lead roles in research projects over his career in excess of $100 million. His area of expertise is experimental condensed matter physics, particularly in the characterization of semiconductor thin films used in the elec- tronic industry. Currently, he is leading the

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Chrysanthos Andreas Panayiotou, Indian River State College

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and department chair of the electronics and electrical power technology programs at Indian River State College and Brevard Community Col- lege where he created new courses and programs, updated curricula, and increased enrollment to full capacity. Chrysanthos authored two textbooks and six laboratory manuals in the areas of analog and digital electronics, and schematic capture and printed circuit board layout. Panayiotou started his career in industrial controls and automation and then transitioned to the telecommunications industry where he designed VHF and UHF networks. Panayiotou received his undergraduate electrical engineering degree from Higher Technical Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus. With the support from a

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

engineering scholarships;3) Assistance in applying for internship and research opportunities;4) Assistance in applying for Community College Transfer Scholarships offered through MESA‟s national office;5) Referral for MESA students needing support services to institutional resources such as the Women’s Center, Student Learning Assistance Center, the Career Center, the Internet Skills Center, Multimedia lab, and Strategies for Success, an academic intervention/counseling program; and6) Facilitating the organization of student study groups. Page 23.1199.5Upon their acceptance as a MESA member students are expected to receive intensive

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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2006-789: A DISTRIBUTED LEARNING NETWORK UNITES THE MID-SOUTHGeoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College Geoffrey A. Wood is the Program Coordinator of the Manufacturing program and an assistant professor in the Engineering Technologies department at Southwest TN Community College in Memphis Tennessee. Degrees include a M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a M.A. in Technical Writing from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wood worked in the inspection and NDE field prior to joining the teaching staff at Southwest. In addition to his academic career, he maintains a regular consulting business. Mr. Wood was awarded the State of Tennessee's Innovations in Distance

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brooke Charae Coley, University of Virginia; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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 production  and  retention  of  Science,  Technology,  Engineering  and  Mathematics  (STEM)  talent  is  currently  a  major  threat  to  the  country2.    In  fact,  to  address  heightened  concern  regarding  the  United  States’  global  position,  several  national  efforts  have  been  implemented  to  increase  the  number  and  diversity  of  students  pursuing  degrees  and  entering  STEM  careers.    In  2012,  the  President’s  Council  of  Advisors  on  Science  and  Technology  announced  that  by  2022,  the  country  would  need  1  million  more  STEM  professionals  than  projected  to  be  produced18.    One  critical  asset  to  reaching  this  capacity  lies  in  the  cultivation  of  competent,  adaptable  engineers  prepared

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

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Two Year College Division

review Student Educational Plans, to discuss Page 24.529.6academic progress and problem areas, to help devise strategies to improve student performancein their classes, to help students get connected with resources, to provide career counseling, andto help students in completing applications for transfer to a four-year university, as well asapplying for scholarships and internships. At the end of the school year, students are asked toevaluate their faculty mentor to assess the mentor’s ability to help them with their educationaland career endeavors as well as to rate the mentor’s accessibility. Transferring students areinterviewed in depth about

Conference Session

Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Elizabeth Paderi Cheung, Los Angeles Pierce College; Tiffany Reardon

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Two Year College Division

.pdf3. Adelman, C. (1999). Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analysis of Undergraduate Careers. Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office.4. Mattis, M. and Sislin J. (2005). Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers. Committee on Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering College Pathway to Engineering Careers, Committee on Engineering Education, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Co. National Academies Press. Retrieved December 2012 from http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=114385. CCST (2002). Critical Path Analysis of California’s Science and Technology Education System. Riverside, CA: CCST

Conference Session

Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wadach, Monroe Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #11784Infusing a Concurrent Engineering Model into AcademiaProf. John Wadach, Monroe Community College John Wadach is a professor and department chair of the Engineering Science and Physics Department at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. He has taught a variety of physics and engineering courses in his 30 year career. Wadach is most inspired by the use of design-build projects in his engineering courses. Infusing a Concurrent Engineering Model into Academia is the title of the NSF TUES grant that he and co-PIs George Fazekas and Paul Brennan were awarded $200,000. Wadach has been the co-organizer of

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Sternhagen, University of Wisconsin Center-Fox Valley; Jeff Hoerning, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Cathy Bronold, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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, evaluate credittransfers, advise current students, distribute textbooks, schedule UW-Platteville courses,coordinate scheduling with UW-Fox Valley, publish a quarterly newsletter, and maintain adatabase of all prospective, current and past students. They are also involved in recruitment andmarketing, which involves developing promotional materials, meeting with local companies,membership in adult education consortium, and participating in education fairs at localcompanies. They also search and screen for adjunct faculty and host an orientation for newhires. They additionally provide students with career advising, which includes resume andinterview preparation, co-op/internship preparation, and personality/preference testing.Future PlansUW

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Two Year College Division

theprogram.The mechanical engineering program at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville (UW -Platteville) has a collaborative program relationship with thirteen two-year Colleges that allowsany student who has achieved an associate’s degree to stay at their two-year Colleges campuswhile obtaining a mechanical engineering BS degree from UW - Platteville. This programincreases educational access to nontraditional, place-bound students across the state.Preliminary results of a longitudinal study involving grit in nontraditional and traditionalstudents are presented. While the longitudinal study involves following students throughouttheir academic career, this study compares grit scores between groups of students at differentacademic stages. Traditional