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Innovative Partnerships
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christine Shaw, Museum of Science, Boston; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College
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Two Year College Division
2006-844: POWER UP!: CREATING LEADERS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE &HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERINGChristine Shaw, Museum of Science, BostonMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College Page 11.1002.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Power Up!: Creating Leaders for Community College & HighSchoolTechnology/EngineeringChristine Shaw, Museum of Science, BostonThe Power Up!: Creating Leaders for Community College & High SchoolTechnology/Engineering project is a professional development program for highschool and community college educators.The project is addressing five critical needs: Engaging community college students with creative and
Conference Session
Innovative Lower Division Programs
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
2006-857: CT COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY'S NSF ATE REGIONAL CENTERFOR NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURINGKaren Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology Karen Wosczyna-Birch has been a champion of engineering and technology education for the past 25 years. She has been the state director of the CT College of technology where through her leadership she has been instrumental in creating a nationally recognized seamless pathway between all 12 two year colleges in CT with six university and college technology and engineering programs. She has received numerous awards and grants and has been recognized for her accomplishments as a professor and for her passion for increasing the diversity of the engineering and
Conference Session
Innovative Lower Division Programs
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College; Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
10, Page B1 17. The Effects Of Class Size On Student Achievement: New Evidence From Population Variation, by Carolyne M. Hoxby, MIT Press, 2000 < http://ideas.repec.org/a/tpr/qjecon/v115y2000i4p1239-1285.html > 18. The ABCs of Engineering, by Linda Creighton, ASEE Prism on Line, Vol. 12, Number 2, Nov. 2002 19. Engineering Criteria 2000, - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, URL: < www.abet.org > Page 11.1250.5
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
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
., Bemis, Banta Corp., Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.,International Paper, Miller Electric Manufacturing Co., SCA Tissue North America, Menasha,Corp., Proctor and Gamble Paper Products, Presto Products Co., Paper Converting MachineCompany and Neenah Foundry.3,4,5,10Area companies requested an engineering program that would be tailored to non-traditionalstudents who are place bound by circumstance or preference. A local program would allow areaemployees to advance in their profession and provide employers with needed engineeringprofessionals.Prior to 1998, companies in the area were utilizing the engineering technology program that aprivate engineering school was offering at the Fox Valley Technical College. While thisprogram was not an engineering
Conference Session
Innovative Partnerships
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Abraham Michelen, Hudson Valley Community College; Gary Kardys, Hudson Valley Community College
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
2006-1832: A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN A TWO-YEAR COLLEGEAND A STATE UNIVERSITYAbraham Michelen, Hudson Valley Community College Abraham Michelen is a full professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Hudson Valley Community College. Abraham has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well as M.S. degrees in Nuclear and Electric Power Engineering.Gary Kardys, Hudson Valley Community College Gary Kardys is an adjunct faculty in the Engineering Technology Department at Hudson Valley Community College. Gary has M.S. and B.S. degrees in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Conference Session
Innovative Partnerships
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
District.Debra Banks, Consultant DEBRA L. BANKS, METS Evaluator and former Director of Evaluation and Assessment for CRESMET (ASU), is now the Director of Outreach and Operations for Innovative Tailor Made Training and Technology (ITTT) in Berkeley, CA. She has been evaluating major school reform and technical programs for 14 years. She has served as a co-PI for several grants including METS. Page 11.733.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006IMPROVING A UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM HAVING A REDUCED BUDGETAbstractIn fall 2003, collaboration was
Conference Session
Recruiting/Retention Lower Division
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
program outcomes.1) Students will develop a good understanding of student life and the particularities of beingan engineering student, the nature of engineering work, and become familiar with the variousengineering fields.Results: Initially only seven students had an excellent or very good knowledge of engineeringprofession and only four had a very good knowledge of college life. The final survey shows that18 students learned a great deal and more than expected from the program.2) The course materials and activities utilized in the program will be well correlated anduseful in preparing students for success in mathematics, engineering, technology, and thesciences.Results: At the end of the EDGE Program the students as a group showed a
Conference Session
Innovative Lower Division Programs
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Srikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
2006-1668: EDUCATIONAL MODELS FOR ENERGY WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENTSrikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little RockSwaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock Page 11.510.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006-1668 Educational Models for Energy Workforce Development S. Midturi and S. B. Pidugu, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Engineering Technology 2801 S. University Avenue Little
Conference Session
Innovative Partnerships
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University; Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute
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Two Year College Division
. 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
Conference Session
Recruiting/Retention Lower Division
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College
Tagged Divisions
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