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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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Kathleen F. Gygi, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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opportunities experienced by the students, using their own words from theirportfolios and feedback forms. We consider the following issues: a) the significance of askingstudents to construct arguments about their own preparedness and b) the benefits of constructinge-portfolios in interactive workshops with peer review. We also briefly consider c) the potentialbenefits to industry partners of having students document their experiences in e-portfolios, and d)the opportunities and constraints associated with institutionalizing e-portfolios within existingexperiential learning programs.COE’s Experiential Learning ProgramsThe University of Washington College of Engineering Experiential Learning and StudentLeadership Programs comprise Engineering Co-op

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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AC 2011-1822: INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE: A SUR-VEY OF ADVICE BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY CAPSTONE ALUMNISHARE WITH INCOMING STUDENTSTaylor Halverson, Brigham Young University Taylor Halverson earned a double major PhD at Indiana University in Instructional Technology and design and Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. He earned Master’s degrees from Indiana University and Yale University. His Bachelor’s degree was earned at BYU. Dr. Halverson spent several years working for Cisco in Silicon Valley where he designed creative learning experiences for thousands of customer service agents spread across the globe. Dr. Halverson currently works as a Teaching and Learning Consultant at BYU, assisting faculty

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda A Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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eventwhere an employer will interview a student without the intention of filling an open position.Employers participate in Mock Interview Day to assist the college in educating the students inproper interview etiquette. Each employer also evaluates each individual student’s performance.A summary is shown in Table 2 for those who performed at or above average. Table 2 % of EN students receiving an overall rating by employer of “A” or “B” Fall 2010 (n=154) 84.46% Page 22.858.5 Spring 2010 (n=123

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Chris Corti, Ph.D., Cisco Systems, Inc.; Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco

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AC 2011-269: A COLLEGE-INDUSTRY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ONSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSAna Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University Ana Goulart is currently an assistant professor at the Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Program at Texas A&M. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research interests include protocols for real-time communications, IP telephony, wireless networks, and engineering education.Chris Corti, Ph. D., Cisco Systems, Inc.Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco Manager, Software Engineering at Cisco

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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AC 2011-363: A SURVEY OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR PH.D. ENGI-NEERS IN INDUSTRYJoy Watson, University of South CarolinaJed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is engaging K-12 students, undergraduates, graduate students and faculty in inquiry- and design-oriented learning activities. Page 22.115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Survey of Essential Skills for Ph.D. Engineers in IndustryAbstractThe broad

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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AC 2011-2364: FACULTY AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN A GRAD-UATE LEVEL CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINARRichard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas Richard A. Coffman is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering (geotechnical emphasis) at the Uni- versity of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rick received his bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2002, his masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, and his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2009. Rick is a licensed professional engineer and licensed professional land surveyor in the state of Missouri, and is a member of ASCE, the Missouri Society of

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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AC 2011-333: INDUSTRY FELLOWS: A MODEL FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMICCOLLABORATION IN THE ENGINEERING CLASSROOMJosh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma Josh Tenenberg is a Professor in Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He employs the behavioral and social sciences in analysing and designing the relationship between people and technologies. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Computing Education. Page 22.866.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Industry Fellows: A model for industry-academic collaboration in the

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Cindee Dresen; Kysha L. Frazier, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College

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of engineering practice. Table I presents a Page 22.360.4summary of our findings. In general employers: a) place a high value on interpersonal skills suchas communication, ability to organize and present data, and the ability to function in a team; b)see critical and innovative thinking and problem solving as important attributes; c) see trendstowards computational globalization, which translate to the need for engineers to understandbusiness practices and the importance of integrating engineering data across larger systems.Table I. Categories of skills identified by engineering stakeholders. General Skills Computational Aspects

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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AC 2011-2055: IMPROVING A PREPARING FUTURE FACULTY IN EN-GINEERING PROGRAM THROUGH INCREASED COLLABORATIONBETWEEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCarla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati Carla C. Purdy is an Associate Professor in the School of Electronic and Computing Systems, College of Engineering and Applied Science, at the University of Cincinnati, where she also directs the College’s Preparing Future Faculty program. Her research interests include intelligent embedded systems, bioinfor- matics, and computer simulations of biomolecular systems. She is a Senior Member of IEEE.Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati Xuefu Zhou received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 2002 and 2006

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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AC 2011-683: INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INTO THEENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A PROPOSED MODEL AND PROTO-TYPE CASE WITH AN INDUSTRY PARTNERRichard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Schoephoerster is the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he leads a College of over 3000 students (including approximately 500 graduate students) in 17 different BS, MS, and PhD degree programs, and 80 faculty members in six different departments with approximately $25 million in research funding from local, state, and national agencies and companies. Dr. Schoephoerster received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 1985, and his M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (1989) in Mechanical

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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guide for establishing ProfessionalScience Master’s programs5. It lists the following skill sets and abilities required of graduates ofthe PSM degree: a. Skill Sets • working knowledge of business and ethics • solid science experience • teamwork experience • communications/presentation skills • flexible training and career perspective b. Abilities • understand and appreciate the basic principles of business, the profit motive, and related ethical issues Page 22.825.3 • design and execute experiments with

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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. Sanchez, R. Warner. Exposed steel bumper system for pedestrian impact : Mustang Bumper Systems . San Luis Obispo, CA : California Polytechnic State University, 2009. 9. S. Kassab, R. LaPierre, C. Lencioni. Bumper impact test fixture. San Luis Obispo, CA : California Polytechnic State University, 2007. Senior Project. 10. Mule, N. Design and implementation of a pendulum bumper impact tester support fixture with integrated instrumentation for data acquisition. San Luis Obispo, CA : California Polytechnic State University, 2007. Thesis. 11. P. Nguyen, J. Seaman, A. Crews. Bumper design for new IIHS low‐speed impact protocol. San Luis Obispo, CA : California Polytechnic State University, 2007. Senior Project 07‐0517. 12. G. Bautista, C. Hardin, B

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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, 2000.5. Presentation at the Industry and Academia Roundtable, held at Texas A&M University, May 21, 2010.6. T. A. Hudson and B. Copeland, “Working with industry to create a test and product engineering course,” IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, MSE '09, pp.130-133, 25-27 July 2009.7. M. Flottes et al., “Digital, Memory and Mixed-Signal Test Engineering Education: Five Centres of Competence in Europe” Proceedings of the Second IEEE international Workshop on Electronic Design, Test and Page 22.965.9 Applications, January 28 - 30, 2004

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Volunteering, community service Employee Group A and engagement Pre-college engagement, Employee Group B Corporations recruiting for the engineering field University engagement, Employee Group C recruiting engineering majorsFigure 1: Corporate Engagement Models Students graduating and being hired into corporations EPICS Program

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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thee land develo opment desiggn professionn.”The CCE EC is chairedd by a professsional enginneer not otheerwise affiliaated with thee University, andis compriised of otherr practicing engineers e an nd Universityy faculty. AAmong the w ways the CCE EC isimprovinng land development dessign educatio on at the Uniiversity are: 1) ensuring that landdevelopmment design is accepted by b the facultty as a “speccialty” area w within the CE EE curriculuum,2) expandding the Uniiversity’s off ffering of lan

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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Charles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L. Price, University of Tulsa; John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC.; Sarah M. Olson, Northern Oklahoma College

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AC 2011-2248: INDUSTRY ADJUNCTS: LESSONS LEARNEDCharles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC Dr. Baukal is the Director of the John Zink Institute which is the training organization for the John Zink Co. LLC in Tulsa, OK which is a leading manufacturer of industrial combustion equipment. Dr. Baukal has over 30 years of industrial experience and over 20 years of teaching experience. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, has authored or edited 8 books on industrial combustion, and is an inventor on 11 U.S. patents.Geoffrey L Price, University of TulsaJohn E Matsson, Oral Roberts University John E Matsson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chairman of the Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College; Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

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AC 2011-977: BENEFITS OF SMALL COLLEGE-INDUSTRY PARTNER-SHIPS FOR TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTBruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College Bruce V. Mutter is the founder and CEO of the Center for Applied Research & Technology, Inc. (CART) and teaches project management and engineering economics at Bluefield State College as an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Technology.Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College Roy E. Pruett is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Professor and Department Head of the Electrical Engineering and Technology Department at Bluefield State College. He is the owner of Pruett Engineering and serves as consultant to several local businesses. Roy received his B. S. degree in

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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open in her interactions, not afraid to let others know where hershortcoming are and/or her talents. She is proud to say she is focused on solving Page 22.1546.8problems, knows how to move a project and the team to the best possibleoutcome. When told to move from A to B, she is very clear on how to get to that goal, how to move people forward to that goal, and help everyone find a leadership role in achieving it. She is quick to give her team credit. She is authentic, real, and believes in full and responsible participation in doing what needs to be done. She is goal-oriented, believes that one succeeds by doing the best possible

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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AC 2011-142: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP ATTITUDES AND SKILLSIN WORKING ADULT TECHNICAL GRADUATE STUDENTS: RESEARCHINTERVIEW RESULTS WITH ALUMNIRonald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME.Elaine R. Millam, EdD, University of St. Thomas

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Baytiyeh, American University, Beirut; Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University

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AC 2011-1421: CHALLENGES FACING GRADUATING ENGINEERS INTHEIR TRANSITION FROM COLLEGE TO CAREERHoda Baytiyeh, The American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a computer engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an assistant professor in the Education Department at The American University of Beirut. Her research interests include Engineering Education, ubiquitous computing using Open Source Software, and online learning communities.Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University Mohamad Naja has earned his M.S. and Ph. D. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University at East Lansing. He is currently an associate professor in the Civil

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Evolutionary Models for College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Selter, Daytona State College; Ray M. Haynes, DaVinci Charter High Schools

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AC 2011-226: EVOLUTIONARY MODELS FOR COLLEGE-INDUSTRYPARTNERSHIPSJack Selter, Daytona State College John (Jack) A. Selter, Director of External Relations for Daytona State College, one of 6 state colleges in the higher education system in the State of Florida. Daytona State offers over 100 programs of study ranging from certificate programs to Bachelor Science Degrees in Engineering Technology. Jack has over 30 years of experience in engineering programs, contract development and management, and developing partnership models between academia and industry at Georgia Institute of Technology (Southern Tech), Clemson University, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.Ray M. Haynes, DaVinci Charter High

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Francisco Enrique Andrade, Hewlett-Packard Mexico

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region. Before joining HP, Lueny was full professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagez Campus where she held various positions including associate dean of engineering and director Campus R&D. Re- cipient of the 2006 US National Academy of Engineering Bernard M. Gordon award for innovations in the engineering curriculum and the 2010 Latin America and the Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions Academic Award, her work in curriculum, research, accreditation and economic development activities has been published in more than 80 papers, book chapters and journals. She is a licensed en- gineer, an ASEE Fellow, an ABET reviewer and member of various national and international

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Joseph L. Gutenson, Western Kentucky University, Center for Water Resource Studies

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AC 2011-1677: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICALEDUCATION CENTER FOR WATER TREATMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Her role includes project coordination and budget management of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky Univer- sity, and is currently conducting research for her Master’s thesis on ways to connect hands-on experiential components with distance learning opportunities for students in STEM disciplines. Ms. Fattic worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an