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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Jeremy G. Roberts; Amanda Parrish

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Diversity

, math, education, business, and library services, was used for the Poster Expo event.Further, an elevator pitch practice session was conducted with a senior entrepreneurship advisorfrom the business start-up accelerator within the university.The multidisciplinary project experience was largely enjoyed by the students surveyed (N=16).Eighty eight percent of students reported the multidisciplinary project design experience waspositive to their learning experience. Eighty percent of students reported the multidisciplinaryjudge panel during the Poster Expo had a positive impact on their learning experience. Eightyeight percent of students reported the project increased their interest in engineering. Ninety fourpercent of students were retained in

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Emily Spayde, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Dustin Spayde

Fall 2023.This degree program will feature a core set of required courses in addition to five possible areasof emphasis in which students select two. The core set of classes includes courses from severaldifferent areas of engineering including manufacturing, CAD, project management, computeraided analysis, electronic circuits, industrial automation, material science, engineeringeconomics, and technical communication. The five areas of emphasis are: industrial engineeringtechnology, mechanical engineering technology, engineering management and entrepreneurship,energy technology, and multidisciplinary engineering technology. The number of areas ofemphasis could potentially grow in the future as the program grows. By offering a corecurriculum and

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Dylan Marcus Tobey, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Veronica Roth; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories, demonstrations, and group work. Dr. Kerzmann is enthusiastic in the continued pursuit of his educational goals, research endeavors, and engagement of mechanical engineering students.Veronica RothDr. David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh David V.P. Sanchez is an Associate Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering’s Civil & Envi- ronmental Engineering department and the Associate Director for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Program Director for the