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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas-San Antonio

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University, Rocky Mountain Section, personal communications, 2007.14. Dyrud, M., Oregon Institute of Technology, Pacific Northwest Section, personal communications, 200715. Self, B., California Polytechnic State University, Rocky Mountain Section, personal communications, 2007.16. Whitman, D., University f Wyoming, Rocky Mountain Section, personal communications, 2007.17. Hogan, B., Cornell University, St. Lawrence, Section, personal communications, 2007.18. Bachnak, R.., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Gulf Southwest Section, personal communications, 2007.19. Bee, D. University of Wisconsin-Stout, North Midwest Section, personal communications, 2007. Page 12.1158.16

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Clare Cook, Ferris State University

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AC 2007-1597: PREPARING TO HOST A SECTIONAL ASEE CONFERENCEClare Cook, Ferris State University Cook is a professor in the Electronic Engineering Technology and Computer Networks and Systems Department at Ferris State. His interests include embedded systems and digital interface. He has been actively involved with ASEE for nearly 25 years. Page 12.1182.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Preparing to Host a Sectional ASEE ConferenceAbstractHosting an ASEE sectional conference can be a highlight to the membership on the localcampus. The

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Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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see no reason NOT to join ASEE unless you are: a) not interested in professional development, intellectual discourse, or career advancement, or you are b) professionally comatose.Faculty members can provide endless support in the campus representative’s efforts toincrease membership. One should never feel alone in the process. But one does have toface obstacles that may take much more effort than expected. One would assume thateveryone should feel that an educational society would have people breaking down thedoors of the organization to become members. As I alluded to earlier, this is not alwaysthe case. It is a reality all campus representatives must face an obstacle that occurs in theold saying

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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used by Campus Reps forrecruiting new faculty is the Dean’s Program, which basically offers two (2) years of freemembership in ASEE. Thus, recruiting new faculty by means of the Dean’s Program wouldseem to be a very simple and painless process. However, this is usually not the case. CampusReps must exert some effort, sometimes great effort, in the recruiting process. As practiced bythe author, the basic procedures for attaining one-hundred percent of new faculty recruits areoutlined below. 1. Prior to the start of the Fall Semester, contact the Dean’s Office for a list of new engineering (or related field) faculty, including contact information. 2. During the first week or two of the semester, contact all new faculty via email