Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Meredith Aronson; Marie Reyes; Jeff Goldberg

Development Center (VDC) at the University of Arizona committeditself to increasing retention of women students through improving the quality of educationalexperiences. Our approach was to develop programming and coursework for cohorts of womenengineering undergraduates. We focus on opportunities both within and outside the curriculumspanning the 4 undergraduate years: in building community during the freshman year, and inbuilding commitment to engineering by focusing on community projects during the sophomore,junior, and senior years. At this point, we have implemented our junior and senior programs. Thebasic process starts with a 1-day "innovation workshop" led by facilitators from the Institute forWomen and Technology. Next we have a 1-semester

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paulette Beatty; Jackie Revuelto; Dianne Kraft; Carolyn Clark

curricula and associated learning environments. The Foundation Coalitionwas designed to permit diverse higher education institutions to work together from theirstrengths and to function as a supportive network, as they set about the task ofreconceptualizing the undergraduate engineering experience of their students. In such amanner, these institutions collectively could serve as “change agents” for the largerengineering community. The vision was that over time, through their programmaticinnovations, they would be able to attract and retain the very best of a“…demographically diverse student body; and to graduate a new generation of engineerswho can more effectively function in the 21st century.” [1]From its founding to the present, although the

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

advanced science and mathematics courses and tochoose engineering and related careers8-9.TRIO ProgramsThe national TRIO programs and activities are authorized under Title IV of the HigherEducation Act of 1968 and funded through the U.S. Department of Education. NJITconducts three of these pre-college programs: Upward Bound, Talent Search, and UpwardBound Regional Math and Science Center.Bridge to STEMNJIT’s Pre-College Center offers programs that pique students’ scientific interest, fill in themath and science gaps in their education, create new learning opportunities, and provide newskills, academic support and career motivation.• Experimental Math, Science and Communication (EMSCP) Program, for post-seventh graders, uses an inquiry-based

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

quest for educational relevance inundergraduate engineering, are forcing colleges of engineering in the Region (the Arab GulfStates) to “rethink” engineering education and to undertake constructive steps towards reformingthe current system.The higher education arena interacts in a complex way with a variety of external partners whoserole, participation, and expertise must be harnessed to overcome the challenges ahead. The mostprominent partner of all is the pre-college community (elementary, intermediate, and primaryschools). Graduates of primary schools in the Region are the main pool for undergraduate studentbody. Concerned individuals - both administrators and faculty- recognize the need for some sortof a working relationship between the

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Sauer; Mark Moore; Amin ul Karim; Ahmed Khan

Engineering Education”GWEC. Many industry workers are also now teaching as adjunct faculty in many of themember schools. Industry supports GWEC because GWEC provides industry with whatthey need to succeed.III. What is GWEC?With the emergence of wireless technology and its myriad applications, business leadershave increasingly sought to employ college and university graduates with basic wirelessknowledge and skill. The demand for qualified engineers, technicians and informationtechnology (IT) specialists with a wireless background is considerable and expected togrow.In 1997, a model was created in the United States that has positively affected theworkforce for wireless technology companies. Through the Global Wireless EducationConsortium (GWEC

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

BOK effort (11/02, 5/03). • Briefing the ASEE Dean’s Council (planned for 2003). Page 8.236.4 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Concluding Thoughts About the Process Being Used to Develop the BOKThe BOK-Curricula Committee, with the support of TCAP3 and working in parallel with theLicensure and Accreditation Committees, has endeavored to adopt a communicative, inclusive,proactive, creative and thorough approach to carrying out its charge. Questions, suggestions,criticisms and