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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Punya A Basnayaka, Cuyahoga Community College, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Computer Science

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Paper ID #49469Inclusion of Sustainability into a First-Year Engineering Technology CourseDr. Punya A Basnayaka, Cuyahoga Community College, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineeringand Computer Science Punya Basnayaka (she/her/hers) is an Associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the Cuyahoga Community College, OH, where she teaches Mechanical Engineering Technology courses and Pre-Engineering courses. She has been involved with ABET accreditation process in preparing the self study report and course evaluation,. Additionally she is a member of the inaugural faculty learning community (FLC) for

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Nathan Galinsky, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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keyareas of focus. From 2021 to present, the author has hosted six summer programs from grades 6-12. Overall, through these programs, 190 students and 9 teachers have participated in summerSTEM programming on the WVU Tech campus. While WVU Tech is a teaching focusinstitution, research and service still contribute to the decision promotion and tenure of faculty.For smaller institutions where teaching duties may be high or dedicated research facilities maynot be available, it may be beneficial for a faculty to expand their scholarship to educationalopportunities. Funding security is an important effort for making sure these camps can run withfaculty and staff on 9-month contracts. Additionally, WVU Tech is in the southern part of WestVirginia where