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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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students, and education assessment. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008. Page 23.650.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Gritty students: The effect of perseverance on retention for traditional and nontraditional studentsAbstract:It is important to examine characteristics that contribute to successful retention in an engineeringprogram, particularly among nontraditional and transfer students. One characteristic trait thathas been experimentally linked to success is grit, which is defined as

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Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Paper ID #8043Bridging the Gap in Transition of Students from Community Colleges to Uni-versitiesDr. MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Sarder is an associate professor and program coordinator of the industrial engineering technology program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He is also an assistant director of the center for logistics, trade and transportation. At the USM, he revamped his program by developing as many as fourteen new courses, implementing hands on experience in courses, and delivering online courses for distant students. Dr. Sarder is very active in engineering and

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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profession and 14 had a very good knowledge of college life. The final surveyshows that 24 students had outstanding or very good knowledge of the engineering profession,and 24 students felt they now had an outstanding or very good knowledge of college life.Outcome 2) The course materials and activities utilized in the program will be well correlatedand useful in preparing students for success in mathematics, engineering, technology, and thesciences.Results: In the final survey 24 of the students considered the courses well coordinated andinterconnected, and all 27 declared that they would recommend the EDGE Program to otherstudents. A particular mention should be made about the success of the robotics project based onthe LEGO Mindstorm kits. All 27

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Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University; Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute

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. Page 11.1029.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Professional Development for Community College Teachers: Year Two Data from an Online Graduate Certificate Program in Community College TeachingIntroduction and Project OverviewThe departments of Adult and Higher Educations (AHE) and Mathematics, Science andTechnology Education (MSTE) within the College of Education at North Carolina StateUniversity developed an NSF supported graduate certificate program in Community CollegeTeaching (project #0302839). The cohort-based program has focused on developing theknowledge and skills necessary to design and deliver course-related content through technology-enhanced learning environments for

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student characteristics and academic variables associated with STEM transfer students from community college Abstract: The Obama administration has been investing and promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. In the federal

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Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Higher Education and the Technology Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET) are very concerned and require Outcomesand Assessments at the course level as well as at the program level.We are trying to approach Outcomes and Assessments from building a basic shell. This shell will be a database,a repository of information on the students that take a particular class. The database will contain the student’spersonal information. The other part of the shell will be a spreadsheet created in EXCEL that will contain basicstudent data imported from ACCESS, test scores, attendance and homework. Each of the above categories willbe a separate sheet in the EXCEL spreadsheet.Primarily, we are going to build

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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well correlated and useful in preparing students for success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Results: At the end of the EDGE Program the students as a group showed a substantial gain inaverage math skill grade level, although many students appeared to have already attainedmastery of some course content (computer literacy). The two courses were well suited for alearning community linkage designed to provide knowledge, skills, and the peer support neededfor academic success and a technical career. In the final survey 27 students considered thecourses well coordinated and interconnected, and 26 declared that they would recommend theEDGE Program to other students.PO-3) Students will experience academic success and

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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AC 2011-936: STATUS STUDY OF SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEX-ICO TECHNICAL COLLEGES OFFERING CAD/CAM/CNC PROGRAMSCOMPARED TO AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM IN CAD/CAM/CNCFarzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Farzin Heidari currently serves as an Associate Professor of Industrial Technology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Dr.Heidari has twenty years of teaching experience in CAD/CAM courses. He is currently serving as the Graduate Coordinator for the Industrial Management program. Page 22.10.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Status Study of South

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #8693Enhancing the Success of Minority STEM Students by Providing Financial,Academic, Social, and Cultural CapitalDr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Canada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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curriculum evaluation and academic and educational advising at Delft University of Technology and large scale educational research at Twente University. Before coming to City College, she was a Research Associate in IBM research, performing organizational, and usability studies. Page 25.1207.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Success of Joint Programs between Junior and Senior Colleges Page 25.1207.2AbstractWhile the demand for highly skilled engineers is greatly increasing, minorities and women arenot well represented in the

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Retention Strategies in Action Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Harriet Lamm, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University; Kuruvilla John, University of North Texas

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Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kuruvilla John, University of North TexasAbstract With the rise in the number of engineering positions in the workforce, and thedecrease of graduates to fill those positions, institutions of higher education have torethink their recruiting efforts to attract top notched students within the science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In 2005, the NationalScience Foundation awarded the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering at TexasA&M University-Kingsville a STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant to engagestudents in STEM disciplines. A key focus of this grant is to provide summer researchopportunities (May-mester) for community

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #10454Curriculum Design and Assessment to Address the Industry Skills GapDr. David I. Spang, Burlington County College Dr. David Spang is the Provost at Burlington County College in Pemberton, NJ. Prior to being named Provost, Dr. Spang served as Vice President of Academic Programs and as Dean of the Science, Math- ematics, and Technology division. Dr. Spang holds a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering and a MBA degree, with a concentration in Innovation and Technology Management. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Spang spent nearly twenty years in R&D and business development

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Shermane Austin, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Leon P. Johnson, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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microcontrollersare popular in hobby electronics and usually attract the attention of students readily in anintroductory session. A frequency counter tutorial has been published as well 7. Anapplication of Arduino microcontroller in field operation is currently being developedwith Brookhaven National Lab to strengthen our engineering technology curriculum.Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Ray detection using RF technology has been an important toolin cosmology 8. Arduino microcontroller would add decision capability to improve thedetection scheme. Extension to the use of Arduino microcontroller in atmosphericdisturbance studies is also possible since terrestrial gamma ray flash, etc also would carryRF signatures. Such data would supplement those events collected by

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Paper ID #20075A Follow Up Study on the Impact of Summer Research Experiences on Com-munity College Students Career PathsMs. Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley Lea Marlor is the Education and Outreach Program Manager for the Center for Energy Efficient Electron- ics Science, a NSF-funded Science and Technology Center at the University of California, Berkeley. She manages undergraduate research programs to recruit and retain underrepresented students in science and engineering and also outreach to pre-college students to introduce them to science and engineering career opportunities. Ms. Marlor joined

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Two Year College Division

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

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-3343: HANDS-ON PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ON A SHOESTRINGBUDGET: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BUY A ROBOTICS KITDr. Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos Kimberly G. Talley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University, San Marcos, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas, Austin, in structural engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in history and construction engineering and management are from North Carolina State University. Talley teaches courses in the construction science and management program, and her research focus is in active learning and project-based learning in engineering and

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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feedback.Bibliography 1. website http://www.incontext.indiana.edu/2009/mar-apr/article1.asp Page 15.852.9 AuthorDr Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility isdeveloping curriculum and teaching methodology for Physics, Thermodynamics,Electromagnetic Field Theory, Computers and Databases. Bert prepared grant proposals to theNational Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; F. Carroll Dougherty, University of South Alabama

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #6125Transfer Student Transition: Lessons LearnedDr. Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama Dr. Jefferson earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College in 1997, a B.S.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1997, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Florida A&M University in 2005. She served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Aerospace, developing models and test methods to examine the behavior of advanced non-metallic, nanostructured material systems. Dr. Jefferson

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Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Christine Mattley, Ohio University

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nation’s history.Bibliography 1. National Center for Education Statistics, 2009. “Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates, by control of school: 1993–94 through 2018–19,” Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2018/index.asp 2. Stout J.G., N. Dasgupta, M. Hunsinger, M.A. McManus. 2011. “STEMing the Tide: Using Ingroup Experts to Inoculate Women's Self-concept in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100(2):255-70. 3. Cronin, C. and A. Roger, 1999. "Theorizing Progress: Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology in Higher Education." Journal of Research in Science and Teaching, 36(6), 637-661

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Marbella Camacho, The STEM Center, Cañada College; Danni Redding Lapuz, The STEM Center at Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

Mathematics and/or prepare for mathcourses that they will be taking. There are three Math Jam opportunities each year, all heldduring the intersession period between semesters. Math Jam aims to help students complete theirAssociates Degrees and/or transfer requirements in less time than previously possible, especiallythose intending to major in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) fieldswho placed into a college math course below pre-calculus and want to advance to the next mathlevel by scoring higher on the Math Placement Test at the end of Math Jam. Page 24.1246.4 The program began in 2009 as part of the US Department of Education

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Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

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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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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #11550Aligning Workforce Skills with Industry Needs Through Problem-Based Learn-ing EnvironmentsMs. Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College Elaine L. Craft (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC) holds a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi and a MBA from the University of South Car- olina with additional graduate studies in mathematics. Her experience includes working as an engineer in industry as well as teaching and administration at community college and state levels. She has served as Director of the South Carolina Advanced Technological

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University

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Environmental and Water Resource engineering, having managed a variety of organizational units with varying missions, encompassing consulting, academic, revenue-driven, research and service activities. Dr. Ernest currently serves as the Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies and the Associate Dean of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering at Western Kentucky University, is the founding partner of the technology startup Open Environment, a consultant with Ernest and Sons Civil and Environmental Engineering consultants and a proponent of the principles of Open Engineering. He serves on Kentucky’s Environmental Quality Commission, the Kentucky Board of Certification for Wastewater

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Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Dyah A. Hening, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University

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looks at gender and the highest degree obtained.BackgroundSTEM definitionThere is no standard definition of STEM. Scholars define STEM from different perspectives, fordifferent purposes and by using different (or no) coding schemes. Broadly, STEM is classified byeither education or occupational definitions. Through meta-analysis, we created a standardizeddefinition of STEM that combines education and occupational definitions with NSOPF codes5.Educational DefinitionsMost scholars focus on STEM as an academic discipline. Some use the broad categories ofScience, Technology, Engineering and Math, while others define specific CIP codes. Despite thegranularity of the definition, some disciplines are consistently defined as STEM. Using simplefrequency

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Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA; Elizabeth Apple Meza, University of Washington; Phyllis G. Harvey-Buschel, Washington MESA

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Diversity

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Paper ID #19518Meeting the Need for Diversity in STEM FieldsMr. James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA James Dorsey is the executive director of Washington State MESA, a program that prepares and encour- ages underrepresented groups (K16) to pursue science, engineering and technology careers. Dorsey’s professional background includes 25 years with both Washington and California MESA, advancing K-20 STEM education equity on statewide and national levels. Before his tenure with Washington MESA, Dorsey was national director of program development for Cal- ifornia MESA, where he fostered new and enhanced partnerships with

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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AC 2008-297: IMPLEMENTATION OF CAD/CAM/CNC CURRICULUM USINGMASTERCAM X SOFTWARE IN TECHNICAL PROGRAMSFarzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Page 13.702.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Implementation of CAD/CAM/CNC Curriculum Using MastercamX Software in Technical ProgramsIntroductionOne of the major contributions to the growing acceptance of Computer Numerical Control(CNC) has been the development of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). A ComputerAided Manufacturing (CAM) program uses a CAD drawing, and then adds the cuttingparameters to generate the CNC program.MastercamX is PC-based CAD/CAM software, which

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Sherry Reid, Western Kentucky University; Alan Cranford, Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department

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contractor on large-scale multi-organization/multi-sector collaborative efforts. He has extensive business and project development, experience both in academic/research and private sector/consulting arenas, technical experience in water resource management, regional environmental sustainability, and hazardous substance/superfund work. Dr. Ernest currently serves as the Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies (CWRS) and the Associate Dean of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering at WKU, and is a Principal Engineer with Ernest and Sons Civil and Environmental Engineering consultants.Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for

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Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Richardson, College of the Canyons; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Joseph Gerda, College of the Canyons; Floyd Moos, College of the Canyons

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. from Western Kentucky University and an Ed.D. in higher education from Texas Tech University.Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Kathleen Alfano is the principal investigator of CREATE’s NSF ATE Regional Center for Information and Manufacturing Technologies and has led CREATE (California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technical Education) since its development in 1996-1997. She previously served as Dean of Academic Computing and Professional Programs and is currently also a faculty member at College of the Canyons. She has over twenty years of successful faculty leadership, administration of technical departments, and leadership of State and Federal

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Elliot Steffen, Western Carolina University; Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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andgraduation rates at each of the System’s sixteen institutions. Administrators at each institutionhave been charged to review the status of student retention at their institution and to take thenecessary measures to improve retention rates and to set retention goals. Taxpayers want toknow their tax dollars are well spent. In North Carolina, retention of students at the University ofNorth Carolina campuses is of utmost importance for institutional administrators to ensureefficient stewardship of taxpayers’ funds. Retention of students is becoming a fundamentalconsideration for all university faculty and staff at North Carolina higher education institutions.Due to the generally accepted higher costs of their programs, engineering and technology

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Fraser, Long Beach City College

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industrial and classified government applications. In addition to his work at DSI, Scott worked at Hughes Aircraft Company for 13 years going from Plant Electrician to Program Manager. Scott has a BSEE from Cal State University, Los Angeles and his AS degree in Electrical Technology from Long Beach City College where he is currently teaching. Page 22.23.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Community College Perspective of How Ocean Applications Can Enhance Technical Program Course Offerings and Expand Student OpportunitiesThe incorporation

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Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher John Akelian, Cuesta College

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Paper ID #11247Incorporating SCADA modules into Introductory Programmable Logic Con-troller CurriculumProf. Christopher John Akelian, Cuesta College Education: 1996 MSEE San Diego State University 1987 BSEE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Work History: - Full time Engineering and Technology Instructor since 1997 (Co-PI on the NSF CREATE grant the entire time) - Digital Design Engineer 1987 to 1997 at Hughes Network Systems and General Instruments in San Diego - Sonar Technician with the Navy and Electronics/Networking Warrant Officer with the Coast Guard Reserves and currently in the Army National Guard (38 years total service with 6