Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

; Pre-Calculus Physics Composition II Senior Year Capstone Project HIGHER EDUCATION Language & Leadership History I Communication I Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Science, Language & Human History II

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

projects outside of laboratory class time. It also spreads the cost of the studentlearning kit over three courses. To support students who do not purchase a kit, our introductorycourse laboratory is equipped with HCS12 modules and project boards. In addition, theDepartment subsidizes the initial cost of the kits purchased by the students. The student learningkits are also used extensively in our senior capstone project course. Depending on the instructor,some of the introductory laboratory assignments have adopted the POGIL approach assignedabove.It is early days in our implementation of the POGIL methods in our laboratories. Although noformal assessment has been done at our institution, as it has at other universities17, we are findingthat after

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

shaded) are part of the USMA corecurriculum that is taken by all students. An elective in geotechnical engineering is availablewithin the CE program, and several electives in environmental engineering are also availablefrom outside the program. There is currently not an additional course in constructionmanagement or hydrology & hydraulics available within the USMA CE program.The Need for ChangeReports from the field have indicated that CE graduates are adequately proficient in thetraditional areas of engineering, but lack additional expertise in areas like project management,power generation, transmission and distribution, geomatics, and infrastructure assessment. Theterm “SWEAT” which is an acronym standing for Sewage, Water, Electricity

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb; David Chang, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

topics with2.0 credit hours allotted to engineering science and 1.0 credit hour to engineering design. Thecourse builds upon the foundations from the basic engineering mechanics course in statics anddynamics, and the basic electrical engineering course covering electrical circuits andcomponents. The course provides the background, experience, and fundamental designknowledge to complete capstone design projects requiring dynamic modeling and controlexpertise. The course is multidisciplinary and is conducted as a joint offering with the Page 13.788.3Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Civil andMechanical

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Boyer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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International

University at Harrisburg. Page 13.16.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Color Image Merging Algorithm Using MATLAB Eric Boyer and Aldo Morales Electrical Engineering Program Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA 17057Abstract:Students in the Electrical Engineering program at Penn State Harrisburg have manyopportunities to apply their acquired knowledge through hands-on course projects andlaboratory experiences in electronics, digital and image processing, VLSI, power andother courses, in addition to their capstone

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

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Electrical and Computer

Howard University in 1982. She is currently a Professor within the Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies and Senior Research Associate with the Capstone Institute, both at Howard University. Dr. Thomas’ research interests include culturally responsive evaluations and the educational and socio-emotional outcomes of students of color. Dr. Thomas has collaborated with the Department of Electrical Engineering in planning and implementing evaluation studies. Page 13.59.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Mobile Studio Experience of Experiential

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Program (WE@RIT); ME Department Advocate for Engineering Honors Program; and Member of Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Leadership Team.Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures and on determining mechanical properties of biological materials. Dr. DeBartolo serves on her college's leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Dworzecki; Syed Masud Mahmud

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Carnegie Melon University – Embedded Systems Design - http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ece549/index.html4. Wayne State University – Capstone Design – http://ece.eng.wayne.edu/~smahmud/ECECourses/ECE4600/ECE4600.htm Page 13.106.125. Vector Group Worldwide – http://www.vector-worldwide.com/6. Dearborn Group - http://www.dgtech.com/7. International Standards Organization, “Road vehicles – Controller area network (CAN) – Part 1: Data link layer and physical signaling,” ISO 11898-1, 1993.8. International Standards Organization, “Road vehicles – Controller area network (CAN) – Part 2: High- speed medium

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

relativelysimple yet thorough assessment process enables administrators to devote time tocurriculum improvements instead of collecting and compiling assessment data withlimited application focus. The performance methodology, although tested in thisparticular case with Civil Engineering, is applicable to other fields of Engineering.IntroductionIn response to the requirements of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) for assessing the performance of students in Civil Engineering inrelation to particular program outcomes, many educational institutions have developedassessment methods based on satisfaction surveys, senior-level capstone design courses,and Engineer-in-Training examinations. In the past, assessors have struggled to

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Applied Programming 3 CIT 340 Computer Graphics 3 CIT 345 Multimedia Systems 3 CIT 360 Management Information Systems 3 CIT 365 Database Systems 3 BUS 309 Introduction to Management 3 BUS 310 Introduction to Marketing 3 Total 17 Total 17 Menu V Non-College Elective 3 CIT 495 Independent Study 4 Elective BUS/CIT elective 3 CIT 490 Internship 6 Elective BUS/CIT elective 3 CIT 499 Capstone Project 3

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ray Miller, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati; Elvin Stepp, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

quantitiesof machines under operating conditions. They are required to make observations of machineefficiencies under various loading conditions.In addition to taking courses in circuits, machinery and controls we feel that it is importantstudents be able to pull together much of what they have learned at the associate level so they seehow their knowledge can be applied to a real project. Topics of Applied Design is intended forthis purpose. The course serves as a capstone course at the associate level that requires studentsto apply the knowledge and analysis techniques they have learn thus far. Students work in teamson a project of some complexity such as a regulated power supply or RF circuit. The actualproject can be changed each time the course is

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students via research exposure and interactions with the NASAemployee. Both undergraduate and graduate students get opportunity to interactwith the NAFP fellows in the classroom or during mentoring of capstone projectsand, thus, become potential contributors to research that benefits NASA’sprogram.+++++++++++++++++Key Words: NAFP, NASA, Administrator’s Fellowship, HBCU/MI. Page 13.1247.2* E-mail: IntroductionThe NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) is a unique programdesigned to enhance the professional development of the NASA employees andthe faculty members of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) faculty at the HBCUs/MIs

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in terms of performance criteria fordifferent outcomes allowing faculty to clearly identify what is expected from them in terms ofoutcomes assessment within a specific course. From the syllabi for the whole program one canextract lists of textbooks for the bookstore, or lists of bibliographic references for adquisition by thelibrary, or the short course descriptions for the catalog. All these issues point to the need for aflexible tool to support the creation, editing, maintenance, review, and publication of a program’ssyllabi in a uniform way.Unisyllabus is a tool originally developed as a Capstone project which incorporates all the abovefeatures and some more. It is a web application which allows the capture of all the informationcontained

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

1999 Mary Catherine Ellwein Outstanding Dissertation Award (Qualitative Research Methodology) and the 1998 Selma Greenberg Distinguished Dissertation Award (Research on Women and Education) from the American Educational Research Association. She received the 2006 Distinguished Paper Award for her article “Engineer Identity” from Cultural Studies of Education. She is currently the PI of ESCALATE: Engineering & Science Careers in Academia, Learning from ADVANCE and Translating Effectively, an NSF ADVANCE-PAID Project. Address: #319 Education, 5425 Gullen Mall, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-577-1764 (v), 313-577-5235 (f), ag7246@wayne.edu

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

describe their experience with engineering design, juniorengineering students often refer to their cornerstone design course but not to their second andthird year coursework. This means that students do not recognize their analytical training as anecessary part of their design preparation. Despite this disconnect, these students are expected topull their analysis training together with their first year design experience to successfullycomplete a capstone design project in their senior year. Based on this, we assert that designlearning needs to be enhanced to integrate seemingly disparate pieces of design knowledge andskills. Empirical evidence supports this assertion.2A proven way to enhance learning is to engage students in their own learning

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

place” in the curriculum to do the assessment. Forexample, in support of assessing program outcome 5.1 “Design and conduct systems experiments,including collecting, analyzing and interpreting data, “ one of the performance criteria we defined is “Useappropriate data analysis techniques including appropriate software data analysis tools to analyze theresults of a systems experiment.” Our assessment plan dictates that our students will be assessed againstthis criterion in the completion of a design project in the Statistics for Engineers course they take as partof the curriculum. Given that data analysis is a major topic in this course and the design project requiresthe students to do this type of analysis, this seemed like the “right place” to

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

place” in the curriculum to do the assessment. Forexample, in support of assessing program outcome 5.1 “Design and conduct systems experiments,including collecting, analyzing and interpreting data, “ one of the performance criteria we defined is “Useappropriate data analysis techniques including appropriate software data analysis tools to analyze theresults of a systems experiment.” Our assessment plan dictates that our students will be assessed againstthis criterion in the completion of a design project in the Statistics for Engineers course they take as partof the curriculum. Given that data analysis is a major topic in this course and the design project requiresthe students to do this type of analysis, this seemed like the “right place” to

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan, College of Technology - Purdue University; Daniel Dangelo, Intel; kishore N.K., IIT Karagpur; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; Sundhasarath Somasundaram, Valliammai College of Engineering; umadevi S., highways; Robert Nowlin, retired

Tagged Divisions

International

grasping of the young, well-educated, andflexible engineering students of both genders. Since “business as usual” doesn’t work anymore,the curricula are kept current and up-to-date. Topics such as mechatronics, bioinformatics arecovered to meet the competition and challenges posed by outsourcing and globalization. Theimportance of soft skills, such as project management skills, IT, and good communication skillsin addition to the basic sciences, engineering sciences and in-depth skills in a specificengineering discipline has been realized and implemented in the curricula. In this paper, thecontemporary curricula in EE at Indian Universities will be investigated and compared to pre-outsourcing curricula. The merits of these curricula and areas for

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas; Ronald Kander, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

,engineering educators have been modifying engineering curricula by initiating coursesand projects that foster in their students advanced thinking skills and an understanding ofthe creative process. The educational modes in these "new engineering classrooms" areboth diverse and experimental, crossing disciplines, and involving processes oncereserved for artists and writers. The topography of progressive engineering programsvaries dramatically from university to university, as professors draw inspiration fromnon-traditional sources including the social sciences, philosophy, business, architecture,and art. The future of engineering education and practice is now largely the responsibilityof university programs that must respond flexibly to market

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlie Hall, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

also reasons for teams to beused in a course: Teams are able to accomplish more than individuals, there is learning betweenmembers on a team, and teams are a way of developing and disseminating a culture. In theclassroom, the culture that should be developed among the students through the use of teams is aculture of collaboration and problem-solving. No amount of lecturing on the value of teams orthe value of collaborative problem solving can replace the learning or experiencing of actuallybeing a part of a team. It should be noted that teams can be formal or informal; for a largesemester project, teams may work together for weeks, but informal teams may develop duringsmall class discussions or class exercises.A potential hazard of using teams

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, intercultural team interactions thatcharacterize engineering careers in the 21st century. While there have been many program-levelefforts across the nation to develop these “soft” skills, such as capstone projects that incorporatestudy abroad and service learning, no direct method of measuring all six skills simultaneouslyexists in the literature. This project proposes an innovative and direct method of developing andassessing ABET professional skills simultaneously that can be used at the course-level forassessing student performance and at the program-level for assessing efficacy of the curricula.In 2007, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) at Washington StateUniversity (WSU) collaborated with the College of Engineering and

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering Page 13.883.6technology were provided. Second, approximately six weeks into the semester, facultyvisited all EDSGN 100 classrooms to again explain the EMET program, and to encouragestudents interested in the degree to meet with program advisors. In fall 2007, a DVDintended to illustrate the applied nature of the program was shown to students in each ofthe classes as well.Footage for the DVD was compiled in May 2006 and includes interviews with students,faculty, alumni, and industry representatives. The DVD also features equipment used inthe program courses as well as senior capstone design project demonstrations. In order toeffectively market

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Mithun Singla, University of Houston; Christy Chang, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

ability ofpiezo materials to both deform under an electrical stimulus and to generate a voltage under amechanical stimulus allows them to act as both a solid state actuator and sensor. Further, thinsheets of PZT can be surface bonded or otherwise structurally integrated into a system, allowingfor easy implementation in a dynamic system, and the nearly linear proportionality between themechanical strain and the applied/sensed voltage allows for easy control of PZT behavior.The Flexible Beam SystemA horizontal and a vertical flexible beam have been developed as educational tools. The verticalbeam presented here is based on the horizontal beam system developed in previous work 9, 10 andwas developed as a senior capstone design project. The vertical

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

learning. In the past, such opportunities were generallyrestricted to laboratory courses and to capstone design, but much more will be expected Page 13.1189.2in the future. The engineering classroom of the future will almost certainly requireactive/collaborative learning components in most engineering courses. Thesecomponents will include team based projects, service learning components, technologyenabled support components, inverted classrooms, and a better integration of curricularand co-curricular components. Herein lies the challenge. To do this effectively is goingto require resources and faculty time. System constraints work against this. At a

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; Khaled El-Sawy, United Arab Emirates University; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

International

include Curriculum Assessment, Exit Exam, and Capstone Course. Theindirect tools include Internship Advisor Survey, Industrial Advisory Board Survey, StudentsExit Interview, Alumni Survey, and Employer Survey. The objective of this paper is to present indetails the framework developed for the curriculum assessment. Figure 1: CE Program Outcome Assessment Framework Page 13.41.4Table 1: Relationship between Program Outcomes and Program Educational Objectives CE Program CE Program Educational Objectives

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

full-project drawings for a small project while going throughschool. The experience of preparing a complete set of drawings gives the students an opportunityto reflect on cost, and constructability issues. It is possible to have the students go through thisexperience in a capstone project. The EAC and TAC criteria for accreditation of engineering andtechnology programs call for programs to graduate students with requisite skills of theirprofession. In the opinion of the author, graphic skills for engineering and technology graduatesare the most fundamental skills, and will enable them to produce more complete and accurateproject drawings.ConclusionThe accuracy and precision of shop drawings is vital to the success or failure of an

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

for assessment. Since the Page 13.1076.7students undergo the preparation and take a mock test, they are likely to register and passthe real FE examination.Oral-exam is a viable method especially in a laboratory course and/or design projectpresentations. In capstone design presentation, a practicing engineer from industry mayserve as an external examiner. Students may be asked to develop course portfoliosconsisting of course outline, homework, quiz, test, project etc. Simulations andperformance appraisals are viable methods for assessment of teams in laboratory coursesas well as design courses. Behavioral observations may be viable for the assessment

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Lamb, Youngstown State University; David Kurtanich

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

professional experience in design, analysis and investigation of structures. He teaches a variety of courses in structural analysis and design, hydraulics and land development, computer applications in engineering technology, and capstone design. Page 13.239.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ASSESSMENT PROCESS: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHESAbstract This paper presents some of the hurdles that the engineering technology programs atYoungstown State University struggled with during the reaccreditation process and are stillrefining. With less formal direction from TAC-ABET as to what they are focusing on

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Casey, George Mason University; Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-466: MODELS FOR DIRECT INDUSTRY SUPPORT OF US CIVILENGINEERING PROGRAMSMichael Casey, George Mason University Michael J. Casey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering at George Mason University in the area of Construction and Project Management. Dr. Casey's research interests are in sensor networks for infrastructure security and management and civil applications of geospatial technology. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland and a B.S. degree from Rutgers University, all in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer.Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

Conference Session

Educating for Results: Tools used in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Joshua Killey, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, especially higher- level, capstone, and/or project work that students must complete to demonstrate a mastery of college-level learning.• Use alumni, business/industry, and community resources to assist students in networking and professional development endeavors.Recommendations for Administrators• Actively reach out to alumni, business/industry, and community stakeholders to recruit, retain, and engage them in the life of the university, especially as it relates to providing realistic previews to students about the world of work.• Reward faculty who promote positive business relationships in their teaching and learning efforts.• Recognize the tangible and intangible benefits of having students well-prepared to “hit the