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Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock

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Two Year College Division

energy measurements and equipment efficiency. The Annual Energy Outlook 2004 (AEO2004) with projections to 2025 [2,3] presents acritical review of energy use of USA in the residential, commercial, industrial, transportationsectors for the period 1970 - 2025. The graphs from AEO2004 forecast an increase in energyconsumption in most sectors, and that primary energy use will exceed 136 quadrillion Btu peryear by 2025, 40 percent higher than the 2002 level. However, the forecast indicates that theincrease can stabilize as more efficient energy generation and consumption technologies offsetthe demand for more energy. Arkansas’s per capita energy use is similar to other states, with itsenergy use and savings dependent on the population and

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Two Year College Division

begun between the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona StateUniversity and five community colleges belonging to the Maricopa County Community CollegeDistrict. Funded by a joint grant from the National Science Foundation, each with their ownbudget, the collaborators set out to develop a program that would interest and supportcommunity college students in engineering, ease their transition to a large university, andcontinue to support them after the transfer, especially for the first year. The program also wasdesigned to especially encourage and support women and underrepresented minority students.The program is called METS: Maricopa Engineering Transition Scholars. Most of the plans forthe project as proposed have been successful, including a

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Two Year College Division

service area. It was a logical location for distribution in a rural area that lackedalternative educational resources. With only three months available to design a customized Page 11.43.4Tandberg 880, evaluate the new NetOp School software and devise a teaching strategy—anuncomfortably short amount of time—the ENTC faculty in charge of the project faced aconsiderable challenge.Since the ENTC department had not as yet attempted a distance learning course, no equipmentwas available. The distance learning department stepped in and loaned ENTC a new Tandberg880. A similar system was already installed at the high school. The distance learning staff

Conference Session

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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Two Year College Division

online instruction.Pooneh Lari, North Carolina State University Ms. Lari is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Adult and Higher Education. She holds a masters degree in Instructional Technology with professional experience as Training/Instructional Design consultant. She serves as research associate/program support on this project.Michelle Hsiang, Research Triangle Institute Dr. Hsiang's background is in Instructional Technology. She is an adjunct faculty member at North Carolina Central University and has taught courses in Instructional Materials Design and Evaluation and Classroom Utilization of Instructional Technologies. She serves as an External Evaluator for this project

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abraham Michelen, Hudson Valley Community College; Gary Kardys, Hudson Valley Community College

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Two Year College Division

program over the next five years, New York State will contribute $160 million while International SEMATECH and its member companies, including IBM will add $193 million. The initial project will be aimed at R&D in the area of advanced lithography infrastructure for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. EUV will be crucial for computer chip manufacturing technology in the future because technical advances are expected to cause present day manufacturing methods to become obsolete for the most advanced chips.”Assessment of Local Needs and HVCC RequirementsWhile many manufacturing segments have been declining in the U.S., the semiconductormanufacturing industry has continued to grow. In addition, developments in Nanotechnologyare poised to

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Two Year College Division

for the Texas Alliance for Minority Participation program from 1993 to 2002, and is currently the Department Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture. He has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 11.1276.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE EDGE SUMMER PROGRAM IN ITS THIRD YEARThis paper presents the results of the third cycle of the EDGE (Early Development of GeneralEngineering) Summer Bridge Program that was initiated in 20031. This project was partiallyfunded by

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Two Year College Division

workforce agesthere will be a need to replace these highly skilled & highly paid workers as well as forcontinuous upgrading in worker capabilities. The National Association of Manufacturers notes, in their recent report “KeepingAmerica Competitive: How a Talent Shortage Threatens American Manufacturing” thatthere will be a projected need for 10 million new skilled workers by 2020. They believethat “A long-term manufacturing employment and skill crisis is developing, one withominous implications for the economy and national security.” Given the significant joblosses in manufacturing, it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract a new generationof young people into advanced technological education programs, which would preparethem for