Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Page 25.1169.8 Table 3. Student Intake (Graduates)         Table 4 shows the number of graduates by year of graduation, the first class starting in2014 with 25% graduating in four years and 25% graduating in five years. The steady statenumber of graduates is an additional 10%, 20% or 40% of the 2010 graduating class ofengineers. Year Cohort 10% 20% 40% 2018 1 3,918 7,836 15,672 2019 1& 2 7,836 15,672 31,344 2020 2&3 7,836 15,672 31,344 Table 4. Projected Graduates by Year Table 5

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

simplify their path to professional licensure in the U.S.In response to the deans’ opposition, CAP3 members prepared white papers and wrote articles inASEE Prism magazine, PE magazine (National Society of Professional Engineers), and theProceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference.12, 13,14 This campaign also gainedconsiderable credibility from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Educating theEngineer of 2020 report, which explicitly recommended removal of the prohibition on dual-levelaccreditation.15 Ultimately, after an intensive ASCE lobbying effort, the ABET Board ofDirectors voted to remove the prohibition in March 2008, and the ABET Policies and ProceduresManual was amended accordingly. As a result of this policy change and the