Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Foundation. I submitted (as a co-PI) my firstproposal in summer 2004. I was a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site proposaland was funded in December 2004. Batting 1000 is not typical, but the PI and I spent the entiresummer planning and writing the proposal. It was so polished and had been internally reviewedby so many people that I now understand that is the minimum that new faculty need to target. Ithen had a Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) funded in 2006 (NOTE: these are nowGrants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for ExploratoryResearch (EAGER)). My second submission of the CAREER award was funded in 2007 (plus 5supplements), and a Course, Curriculum, and Lab Improvement (CCLI) proposal (NOTE

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Robyne Bowering, Monash University

Tagged Topics

Invited - Student Development

only serveas a foundation for career development, but can also be applied to transform local andinternational communities’.[19]At the start of the semester, the STP students participate in a series of workshops on:understanding how we construct and retain knowledge, different learning styles, effectivecommunication and presentation skills, motivation, goal setting, lesson planning, leadershipand reflection. They are then placed into a suitably matched school to plan, organise andteach a STEM-based unit of work. The STP students specifically design their unit of work(project) around the brief given to them by their supervising teacher and the interests andcapabilities of the children that they work with. The projects are typically 12+ hours

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manoj Patankar

, and service potential/record. Ideally, a universityshould not hire anyone who is not likely to achieve tenure.Institutional workshops and periodic reminders of a candidate’s weaknesses are not sufficient toensure success on the tenure track. The candidate needs to be guided along a set of measurablecriteria so that he/she is absolutely certain about his/her performance, and so that the university’sexpectations are met. A senior faculty member who is intimately familiar with the tenure processand the department’s needs must be assigned as a mentor to the candidate immediately afterhis/her appointment. The mentor and the candidate should then develop a plan that should beapproved by the department and the dean. Once such a plan is developed and

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Fay Berig, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

creativity flourish, especially in engineeringprograms. ICPs allow for cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and networking across alldisciplines [1]. Participation enables students to foster innovative ideas and apply them to real-world scenarios [1]. Students can develop leadership qualities by navigating a technical andinnovative ecosystem, like an ICP, that provides practice opportunities [2]. The success of ICPsrelies on the effective implementation of best practices by their organizers and coordinators. Anorganizer must keep the best interests of their participants in mind when planning, running, andexecuting these competitions and programs [3]. Organizers play a pivotal role in shaping theeducational landscape for ICP participants by

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Siddharth Alagiri; Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam; Pedro C. P. Cupertino; Daniel I. Chikwendu; Adam C. Lynch

how integrating systems engineering principles with digital transformationstrategies can improve these areas.Objective: This research applies NASA's Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and theINCOSE Vee Life Cycle Model to an electronics manufacturing startup, coupled with ananalysis of financial advantages using Deloitte's digital transformation model.Methods: The study leverages NASA's SEMP and the INCOSE Vee Life Cycle Model to ensurecomprehensive project management. Deloitte's model is employed to assess the financial benefitsof adopting a digital-first strategy, emphasizing cost efficiency, resource optimization, andproduct quality.Conclusion: The integration of systems engineering, and digital transformation

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Seema C. Shah-Fairbank; William Kitch; Kenneth Lamb P.E.

. Many faculty members had littletime to devote to advising and keep up with the number of students enrolled in their courses.Thus the typical faculty member was able to offer only reactive and prescriptive advising3. Thisapproach did not provide students with the individual attention needed to meet their specificneeds, whether it include study skills, curricular advice, career planning or referrals to a studentsupport program. Research by Pardee4 noted that most students expect a prescriptive approach to advising,however, others pointed out that simply advising student to address the current crises is toonarrow a focus and leaves the student vulnerable to future crises5,6. Other studies have shownthat quality advising can improve both

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal A. Lewis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy Division (EED)

, period of retirement, and averageage at death (career and retirement planning).Mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System show large differences in the“expectation of life at age x.” The tabulated value at age 22 for a male American Indian orAlaska Native is 65.3 years and for a female Asian it is 21.1 years longer at 86.4 years.Differences like these are substantial, of major social importance, and highly relevant forpersonal financial planning by students—now and as retirement nears.We assert that engineering economy courses should include the use of relevant demographicbased information for personal financial decision making. Students will begin making financialdecisions regarding insurance, investing, and retirement planning

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

interests include information literacy instruction and assessment, the notion of threshold concepts, and improving access to technical literature. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comMore-Inclusive Practices for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Library Collection ManagementAbstractOur university serves a diverse student population, and our library is committed to ensuring thathistorically underrepresented groups are represented in the library collection. Our university librarycontracts with one of the major book distributors to provide the bulk of our books via an approval plan.Approval plans use library

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Megan O'Donnell, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina Savenye, Arizona State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Marcus Lyra, Arizona State University

determined to be kept temporarily and to need further investigation.Meanwhile, equivalent or duplicated questions were combined and reworded.Table 1. Five common categories in interview/focus-group protocols Category Impact on Skills Culture of Inclusion Mentoring Experience STEM-related Future Plans Program Satisfaction A sub-team of the consortium continued to update the protocols throughout spring 2021by searching relevant ERC qualitative evaluation literature and resources to seek applicablequestions that

Conference Session

Computers in Education 2 - Programming 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang; Yifan Wang; Zhou Zhang, New York City College of Technology

institution,based on an iRobot Create robot, is introduced. The robotics platform that includes a mobilebase, a webcam, and a Lidar, can fully support ROS-based programming for autonomousnavigation. To help students start ROS programming practicing, a ROS-based studentautonomous navigation project, including components of path-planning, image recognition, andsimultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is implemented on this robotics platform. Apilot study shows that the platform is favored by students and inspiring for students to learnROS. However, the curriculum needs improvements to ensure the students’ success incompleting the tasks.IntroductionWith the advancement of sensing and control technology, lower price in computation units andsensors

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan; Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Ogunbunmi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering from the University of Michigan.Mr. Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan Jacob Fuher is an engineer working in the automotive industry. His academic and research interests in- clude Data Analysis, Optics and Network, Communication and Information Systems, as well as education. He plans to further explore engineering education research throughout his career. Jacob Fuher has earned a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.Ms. Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Linda M. N. Struble, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, not only mentions outreach as a viable path to follow, but evendiscusses displays like those that this paper concentrates on. The article calls for a systematicapproach towards diversity efforts, with assessment as an integral part of any program. [12]RECENT OUTREACH HISTORYMost outreach done by the Engineering Library is in collaboration with programs created by themain university library. For these events (Open House, De-stress Fest, etc.), the EngineeringLibrary acts as a satellite location, with much of the planning and direction coming down fromthe University Libraries' Outreach Coordinator. The staff has some local control, but the dates,times, and focus of the events are set by someone else.A former librarian had begun a small program

Conference Session

Promoting Technical Communication Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Bercich, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James E. Mayhew, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology. He received a B.S. from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The impact of scaffolded writing instruction on follow-up course assignmentsThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology implementeda series of scaffolded assignments across several required courses to improve memo writinginstruction. The goal of the scaffolding plan was to encourage students to transfer previouswriting instruction to new contexts and write professional documents

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

applications to solving chemical and biological problems, such as fuel cells, microreactors, and high-throughput chemical/biological assays.Dr. Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach Dr. Praveen Shankar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Shankar’s research expertise is in the analysis and design of control systems for complex dynamic systems. He serves as the director the Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory at CSULB which focuses on the development and testing of advanced motion planning and control technologies for autonomous robotic systems. American

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay P.E., State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

, addresses important disciplinary content, invokes authentic or real-worldapplications and uses tasks that are instructionally meaningful. Learning is not only a one-waytransmission of information from teacher to students. Effective instruction engages students actively intheir learning. Learning to be meaningful and effective it must have clear goals. Assessment is a key partin defining these goals. The good teachers constantly assess how their students are performing, gatherevidence of the progress and problems, and adjust their instructional plans accordingly. The Applied andNatural Science Commission (ANSAC) of ABET has extended requirements for some of the soft skillassessments, that our construction management program now must fulfill. It

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

David Timothy Lee, George Washington University; Carl E. Wick Sr., George Washington University; Hernan Figueroa

Tagged Topics

Diversity

. Our analysis of these failures showed two majorproblems. First, students do not have experience with how things are made. So, they areunable to produce the detailed designs required by a waterfall planning scheme. Second,they are afraid to start building subsystems, so they delay building until the last moment.This leaves student teams without time to fix failures, revise their plans, and integrate com-ponents. So, we chose to utilize an agile project management technique used extensively inthe software industry. We implemented a variant of scrum project planning, which is basedon starting with a top-level design, start to build subsystems for that design, and modifyyour design as you learn. It is a structured and supervised try–fail–fix

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leisa D. Thompson, University of Virginia; Lecia Jane Barker, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

computing and engineering teams on eachclient campus collaborated to expand the pool of women students who apply to, enroll in, andgraduate from their majors; in the past, departments have competed for the same pool of women.Our approach to accomplish this goal included: 1) client departments working together toincrease their pool of potential women students, instead of raiding each other’s limited numbersand 2) client teams collaboratively creating and implementing a strategic recruiting plan andadopting a minimum of two retention strategies.Progress was measured against three objectives: 1. Increases in number and percent of female applicants, admissions, and enrollments 2. Enrollments of women increase in client departments at a faster rate

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #12801Work-in-Progress: Student Dashboard for a Multi-agent Approach for Aca-demic AdvisingDr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso VIRGILIO GONZALEZ, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, started his first appointment at UTEP in 2001. He received the UT System Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Technology Planning manager for AT&T-Alestra in Mexico; and before he was the Telecom- munications Director for ITESM in Mexico. His research areas are in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Ted Astleford, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

faculty) and amultidisciplinary technology development team of 6 undergraduate engineers(coached by engineering faculty). The technologies under development areselected from UF faculty inventions ready for commercialization. The facultyinventor serves as an extended team member for the virtual company. The CEOleads the company in the creation of an alpha system prototype and collateral Page 12.853.3materials such as a business plan and presentation for entry in academic businessplan competitions. “Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2007, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theraw research. The next phase of the project is to create multidisciplinary Venture EnhancementTeams (VETs). The VETs use parallel business and engineering courses to simultaneously createa marketable prototype and a sound business plan. The next phase of the program is todemonstrate the new product and business plan to industry professionals, venture capitalist, andother interested parties via a business plan competition and senior design conference.Products that are not ready for a commercial market, but have shown potential forcommercialization can be assigned to another Venture Enhancement Team the following year.Finally, products that are ready for commercialization are awarded space in our businessincubator. This collaborative process

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1870: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SENIOR YEARCOURSE INTEGRATION MODELKevin Cook, Montana State UniversityRobb Larson, Montana State University Page 13.880.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Year Course Integration ModelAbstractAs part of a recently completed Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) curriculum reviewand enhancement exercise, many course level improvement opportunities were identified andplans were developed for implementation of those improvements. These plans included bothcourse content enhancement, as well as teaching pedagogy modification. Most

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Barbara Rempel, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Bert Valenzuela, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

balance of furnishings and to implement a “knock-off” version ofthe technology. The committee and the department chair put the emphasis on thedevelopment of the technology components of the studio, understanding that it would bean evolving project. The phases of development would first target collaborative learning,then distance learning, and ultimately, the goal would be to achieve a RemotelyInteractive Laboratory with some of the capabilities of model programs such as the one inplace at L’École Polytecnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in Switzerland [1] and thatof Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and Athabasca University’s teachinglaboratories [2].Implementation of eStudioBy the end of the spring semester of 2007, the plan for eStudio

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

for group discussion and consultation on this floorand expect it to be a more active floor. The carpet on the first floor is the most worn and in needof replacement. This is where this process began. Since the Provost was responsible for thechoice of carpet in 1999, we needed his support and approval to have the carpet replaced. Withhis consent, all was on target for replacement over Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks in 2006.Enter the concept of an information commons with flexible learning spaces and the opportunityto reclaim space in our building from Academic Information Services (AIS), and the process wassuspended. Carpet replacement had not required an approved plan. The anticipated changes inthe project required that we submit a plan to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

and devise a plan of action. This isusually a lacking starting point without which nothing will change. In the following, twoexamples from two different places in the world show how peace engineering can play apositive role in eliminating the sources of conflict and in implementing a plan to dealwith the root causes that created the conflict in the first place.2.1. The War in SyriaTrying to dissect the raging war in Syria in a few lines of text will be extremely naïve.This war encompasses an enormous entanglement of political, economic, religious,cultural, historical, and societal aspects [7]. In addition, regional and global powers thathave something to gain or lose in this part of the world became deeply involved, whichadded fuel to the

Conference Session

International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

inequality in the world (African Development Bank, 2007) with aGini coefficient estimated at 0.58 by the 2009/10 household survey, which is one of the highestfigures of any country in the world (World Bank, 2009). The country has an estimated annualGDP per capita of USD 5293. However, it is worth noting that from 1980-1990 Namibia had aGDP per capita which was higher than that of both China and Thailand. But, over the interveningtime both countries’ rate of economic growth have greatly exceeded Namibia’s and, as a result,Namibia’s GDP per capita ratio is currently much smaller than either of those two countries(National Planning Commission, 2012).Despite this disparity in economic growth rates, the country is slowly emerging from thecompounding

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

program outcomes. Most manufacturing programs welcome the external review tovalidate their efforts.The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering (Four Pillars) model was developed in 20114. Itprovides a clear graphical outline of the core content of manufacturing programs. The four pillarsmodel has been adopted by the accreditation groups in ABET and ATMAE, through the SME.The four pillars model groups specific knowledge and skills into topic- and process-basedcategories. The content of the Four Pillars model has been related to industry practices includinga recent study by Nutter5. Therefore, an assessment plan that maps an academic curriculum to thefour pillars can directly establish an industry relevance.This paper outlines a process for

Conference Session

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Topics in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

learner must possess decision making and problem solving skills in order to use the new ideas gained from the experience.Course Approach, Learning Objectives, and Delivery MethodThe specialty contracting construction management course described above was designed tointroduce students to the construction methods for various work items common to commercialbuilding construction. Therefore the course was developed and delivered with the followinggoals: • Understanding the types of materials used in fabrication and installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing building systems. • Understanding how to read project plans and specifications for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. • Knowing the different types

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

project and be part of a design team on a CNC project. These projectsrequire that the students complete fully dimensioned and toleranced engineering drawings and awork order including material selection and a planned build process.The third course in the sophomore year is a product development course focused on sustainableenergy. The lecture content includes renewable and sustainable fossil and nuclear energy. Thestudents complete a supporting lab series including solar, wind, fuel cell and hydroelectricexperiments. During the last half of the course the students design, build, and test an energyrelated product of their own invention receiving guidance and critique throughout the process

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

deAcreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería (CACEI), which is the Mexican peer-accreditingagency of the US ABET. Graduates of UDLAP’s FE program shall attain thirteen outcomes;eleven of them are similar to ABET Criterion 3 program outcomes1; as well as specific IFT corecompetencies regarding major areas: food chemistry and analysis; food safety and microbiology;food processing and engineering; applied food science; and success skills2. As part of assessmentefforts, the Food Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (FEUCC) designed astrategy that uses both direct and indirect assessment measures that is reported elsewhere3, 4.During this past year the FEUCC has been delineating a new assessment plan for 2015-2020 inorder to be ready to apply

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Keathly, University of North Texas; Robert Akl, University of North Texas; Ryan Garlick, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. This paper briefly describes the efforts andresults of a plan for actively recruiting young women into undergraduate computer engineeringand computer science programs hosted by the University of North Texas (UNT). It also describesa series of activities aimed at improving the retention rate of students already in our programs,particularly during the freshman year. Such recruitment and retention efforts are critical to thecountry’s efforts to increase the number of engineering professionals, and are a priority for theComputer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department at UNT.We initially designed a three-part plan to achieve our recruitment and retention goals: • Sponsorship of portable and mobile summer computer engineering robotics camps