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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Linda Laird; Ye Yang

, objectives, and strategies associated with this unique, self-sustaining, and replicable program. It builds heavily on our existing MS in SwE and supportservices, with adaptations and extensions to ensure both academic and career success of LiberalArts graduates, as well as creating multiple financial assistance opportunities, e.g., we expect tooffer 53 NSF-funded scholarships over 5 years (2015-2019) for academically talented studentswith financial needs. Other critical elements of this program include a summer bridge program,an on-going seminar series, and the on-going, independent program assessment team.1.  Introduction   Software Engineering has become the No. 1 profession with the most in-demand and wellpaid jobs worldwide. “The number of

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Cincinnati. He has taught a variety of classes ranging introductory programming and first-year engineering design courses to introductory and advanced courses in electronic circuits. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, and ACM.Dr. Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kathleen A. Ossman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Cincinnati. She teaches primarily freshmen with a focus on programming and problem solving. Dr. Ossman is interested in active learning, flipped classrooms, and other strategies that help students become self-directed learners.Mr. Tony James BaileyMs. Leigh Anna Folger, University of CincinnatiMs. Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui (Celia) Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

://diversity.defense.gov/Portals/51/Documents/DoD_Diversity_Strategic_Plan_%20final_as%20of%2019%20Apr%2012[1].pdf.20. American Society for Engineering Education. (2013). College Profiles. Retrieved from http://profiles.asee.org/.21. Trytten, D. A., Pan, R., Foor, C. E., Shehab, R. L. & Walden, S. E. (2015). Inclusion or exclusion? The impactof the intersection of team culture and student identity and pathway on team diversity. Proceedings of the ASEE Page 26.305.13National Conference, Seattle, WA.22. Walden, S. E., Foor, C. E., Pan, R., Shehab, R. L. & Trytten, D. A. (2015). Leadership, management, anddiversity: missed opportunities within

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ETAC/ABET Related Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico University; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez Ph.D., Columbus State University

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Engineering Technology

tailored the IEEE/ACM guidelines for ITprograms to the local needs, following a continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan thataddressed the eight General Criteria and the Program Criteria established by the EngineeringTechnology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET. In October of 2014, the IET wasaccredited by the ETAC Commission of ABET, with the next comprehensive review beingscheduled by 2019. This paper describes the accreditation process for the IET program atNorthern New Mexico College from its conception to accreditation. Index TermsABET, Accreditation, Information Engineering Technology, Student Outcomes.1. IntroductionFounded in 1909 as the “Spanish American Normal School at New Mexico,” Northern

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

environmental engineering undergraduate program and research facilities, as well as a campus-wide interdisciplinary M.S. in Environmental Science. He received $13 million of federal grants to conduct research and to broaden participation in STEM fields. Most significantly, he was the director of an NSF CREST Center for Energy and Sustainability. Along the way, he was awarded the departmental outstand- ing professor award thrice and the campus outstanding professor award. He also won a national teaching award form ASCE. In 2013, he moved to CSUN to serve as the Associate VP for Research and the Grad- uate Dean. Most recently, he lead the effort to garner an NIH BUILD grant ($22 million; 2014-2019). His area of expertise is

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

determine if the current ABET CivilEngineering Program Criteria (CEPC) should be changed to reflect one or more of the 24 outcomesof the second edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge published in 2008. After twoyears of work, a proposed CEPC has been approved by the relevant ASCE committees andforwarded to ABET for approval and incorporation into accreditation criteria. A paper chroniclingthe committee’s efforts through a review of the literature, the committee’s methodology andprocess, and the key issues that emerged was presented at the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference inIndianapolis. This paper updates that effort by presenting the resulting proposed criteria, thechanges generated by constituency feedback, progress on the Commentary, the