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W. Brian Hyslop; Susan L. Burkett; Susan Vrbsky; Laura Ruhala; Richard Ruhala; John Lusth

establishing a research program in reliability ofmagnetic thin films while John’s research into quantum computing proved dissertation worthy.When John neared the completion of his degree, they began to look at the possibility of obtaininga second tenure-track position. Unfortunately, the Chair of the Computer Science Departmentfelt hiring their own graduate would allow too much emphasis in one research area. Soon after,Susan was granted the NSF Faculty Early CAREER award and an AASERT award from DOD.With these successes in hand, the couple felt confident that they would be able to stay at UA.The best UA could do, however, was to offer John a permanent staff position in Huntsville, AL(150 miles from Tuscaloosa).Since they both agreed they could and

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Suzanne D. Bilbeisi; Camille F. DeYong

information. Next, an OSU graduate student in speech communication presented anevening session on effective oral communication. Finally, the REACH participants shared anevening meal and additional personal discussions with nine female mentors. The mentors wereaccomplished professionals in Oklahoma, as all are practicing architects or engineers.Academic ModulesArchitectureTo begin understanding the aspects of the career of an architect, students were asked to designan artist’s display module for a park in downtown Oklahoma City. The students werechallenged to rethink their conventional notions of what an artist’s display module could be;they were asked to consider the problem as “functional sculpture”. Issues of public circulation,image, and display

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H. Öner Yurtseven; Patricia L. Fox; Stephen Hundley

research,teaching, service, and leadership. Since recognition is a potent motivator, we would recommendother awards be established (i.e., teamwork awards). Teamwork awards may include teammembers such as graduate or undergraduate students, research associates, and staff, such astechnicians, professional administrators, and clerical staff. It is actually an excellent strategy toinclude the support group members in team award recognition since this encouragescollaboration among different groups and tends to reduce the stress of rewarding one group ofprofessionals, such as faculty, only. The use of appreciation letters, certificates andcommendations are more examples of non-cash motivators.VII. Taking StockWhere do you go from here? First, assess

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W. F. Walker; S. MacGuire; L. D. Benefield; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

Session 2353 An Evaluation of an Integrated Pre-Engineering Program: Results From the Freshman Year and Beyond Glennelle Halpin, Gerald Halpin, Larry D. Benefield, William F. Walker, Susanne MacGuire Auburn UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 1996, faculty in engineering, mathematics, and physics departments at AuburnUniversity launched an experimental pre-engineering program. The 2-year program consists of ateam-taught sequence of mathematics, engineering, and physics courses that have been integratedso as to enable pre-engineering students to grasp

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Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin; L. D. Benefield; William Walker; S. MacGuire

Session 2353 An Evaluation of an Integrated Pre-Engineering Program: Results From the Freshman Year and Beyond Glennelle Halpin, Gerald Halpin, Larry D. Benefield, William F. Walker, Susanne MacGuire Auburn UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 1996, faculty in engineering, mathematics, and physics departments at AuburnUniversity launched an experimental pre-engineering program. The 2-year program consists of ateam-taught sequence of mathematics, engineering, and physics courses that have been integratedso as to enable pre-engineering students to grasp

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Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

havemore time in engineering labs with engineering faculty and students.The consistent rating of above average and high for all the elements of the institute by the ESIstudents validated that the institute was an extremely valuable experience for them. Studentsindicated that the opportunity to investigate the university and CEAS on a more day-to-day levelassisted them in making the decision to attend an institution of higher learning. The labs andpresentations with engineering faculty, graduate students, and the associate dean provided anintroduction to the options available in the diverse CEAS curriculum.Overall, out of the 53 respondents, 32 ESI students indicated they were more interested inpursuing or considering engineering because of the

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Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

allotted six days sufficient project time. They commented that severalmore days would have been fantastic to explore Computer Science more in depth and to havemore time in engineering labs with engineering faculty and students.The consistent rating of above average and high for all the elements of the institute by the ESIstudents validated that the institute was an extremely valuable experience for them. Studentsindicated that the opportunity to investigate the university and CEAS on a more day-to-day levelassisted them in making the decision to attend an institution of higher learning. The labs andpresentations with engineering faculty, graduate students, and the associate dean provided anintroduction to the options available in the diverse CEAS

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Matthew Dettman

experiences in the classroom, and they want to be involved. The data alsoindicates that most students understand the concept of being taught by a practicing professional.And they should. These students are in the classroom relying on the person in the front of theroom to teach them to think like engineers. If the person they are relying on has never practicedas an engineer, then the student is being cheated.The data also indicates that this message is not as clear in CE programs. As an alumni ofClemson and a faculty member at WKU, I am familiar with both programs. The larger CEprograms with the larger classes have a more difficult time with field trips, but practicingprofessors can still be of great value to the student. Clemson is incorporating the

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Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

2513 “Getting the Best Students to Enter ChE”AbstractThe techniques used to encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering are presented inthis paper. The first two programs were developed by Rowan University faculty at otheruniversities. The third program is being developed for a summer enhancement experience. Thefirst program described was part of the Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science(ECOES) program developed by Stevens Institute of Technology in which the brewing processwas employed to encourage high school students to consider engineering and science. ANational Science Foundation sponsored Young Scholars program at the University of Tulsa isthe second program presented which features hands-on engineering

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Richard R. Schultz

University of North Dakota in1990, and the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and 1995, respectively. Hejoined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Dakota in 1995, where he iscurrently an assistant professor. In 1996, Dr. Schultz received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early CareerDevelopment (CAREER) award to integrate his image processing research and educational activities. Dr. Schultz isa member of the ASEE, IEEE, SPIE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi. His current research and educational interestsinclude nonlinear digital signal, image, and video processing; the analysis of multidimensional biomedical signals;and the development of online laboratories

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Mark Tufenkjian

. Page 4.29.2Activity 2: Application Review/Interview/Select Students - At this point the student applications were distributed, collected, and the review process initiated. All eligible students were selected for an interview that was conducted by the faculty member and Career Center counselor. Based on the strength of the application and interview, the top ranked students were selected for an intern position.Activity 3: Match Students with Companies - The faculty member utilizing a simple matrix matched the selected students with the host companies.Activity 4: Students and Companies Notified - The students are notified of their selection as an intern

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Raymond B. Landis

achieve goals, attitudes that work for you instead of against you.Participants also indicated that they would be more effective in guiding students towardengineering. I am also going to encourage students to go into engineering, now that I know what it is! I feel I can better counsel my students regarding careers in engineering and programs in engineering. Talk more specifically about engineering and all the various opportunities available. I might have an engineer speak to my classes next year. I do research reports with my math students each year. I like to explore various careers to expose students to a broader range of careers. I feel I can better share the fields of engineering now. I have a much better idea of what

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Sandra Courter; Ruthie Lyle; Ranil Wickramasinghe; Lisa Schaefer; Kevin Nickels; Jodi Reeves; David Noyce; Annie Pearce

are able to solve the problemswithout exploring too many alternative solutions. The institutional constraints imposed on aninstructor must be considered when deciding to implement educational hints, such as thosecovered in EESP.While some applications of problem-solving occur within a single session, other courses usegroup projects as a diagnostic for student learning over the duration of a course. Smith refers tothis type of group as a "Base Group"1. At both the graduate and undergraduate levels, groupprojects provide many engineering students with an introduction to the kind of problem-solvingenvironment that they may face after graduation. Depending on the composition of the class,teams may or may not be interdisciplinary; but in either