Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

College Student Persistence: A National Study," Journal of Higher Education, vol. 82, pp. 629-660, 2011.[8] W. R. Doyle, "The Politics of Public College Tuition and State Financial Aid," Journal of Higher Education, vol. 83, pp. 617-647, 2012.[9] L. Zhang, "Does Merit-Based Aid Affect Degree Production in STEM Fields? Evidence from Georgia and Florida," Journal of Higher Education, vol. 82, pp. 389-415, 2011.[10] M. Ohland, et al., "Viewing Access and Persistence in Engineering through a Socioeconomic Lens," in Engineering and Social Justice: In the University and Beyond, C. Baillie, et al., Eds., ed West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2012, pp. 157-180.[11] X. Chen and M. W. Ohland, "The Effect of

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

paper focuses on two outreach programs for middle schoolgirls run by WE@RIT and WIT: Park & Ride, a two day program for girls in grades 6-8 andGirls Technology Day for girls from 4th-7th grades. This paper outlines the analysis andenhancement of existing assessment tools used by two outreach programs. The improvementstrategy includes integrating a social science based perspective on creating survey questions fromintended behaviors and associated outcomes as well as through using age-appropriate language.In addition, a revised stream-lined approach including summative assessment and both indirectand direct measures is presented as an alternative to an existing cumbersome structure basedheavily on formative assessment and indirect measures

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

student learning inSTEM via formation, nurturance and sustaining an important targeted school-university urbaneducational partnership. Our university has partnered with a large urban school district to plan,deliver and sustain a targeted inservice teacher professional development and a middle and highschool STEM curriculum intervention.Teacher Intervention Through our university partnership with local urban public middle and high schools, weengaged in a targeted recruitment of mid career teachers in the sciences. The project’s leadershipteam has worked with teams of two teachers who were placed, based on research interest, in anengineering laboratory that is conducting research using societally relevant engineeringtechnologies. The teacher

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the ASME Ishii-Toshiba Award for sustained and meritorious contribution to Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle.Dr. Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Bowa George Tucker, Ed.D. is a Senior Research Associate for the National Science Foundation funded Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning through Service, and Engineering for the Common Good in the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in Higher Education Administration in 2010. His dis- sertation research produced a rigorous qualitative study entitled Uncovering the Civic Dimensions of Service

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin; R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

. This view applied toengineering leads to the rather frightening hypothesis that in spite of the ever increasing knowledge demands that arebeing made on the curriculum changes in the structure of the workforce are de-skilling engineers. Alternatively it couldTwenty years ago K. Patricia Cross, a distinguished specialist in higher education studies, gave theEducational research and Methods Division Distinguished lecture at ASEE’s annual conference.She concluded that… “…if we are to raise teaching to a more sophisticated level of development, classroom teachers are going to have to take more responsibility for generating knowledge about what and how well students are learning whatever it is teachers are trying to teach. Clearly that

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Lyn Liebl, University of South Dakota; Alyssa M. Kiesow, Northern State University; Mary Emery; Pam F. Rowland; Cynthia Anderson

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

NSF Advance-PLAN projectdesigned to address gender equity through policy change on a statewide level. The project isbased on the model of change that identifies effective change as a top-down policy drivenapproach through a central authority, in this case, a statewide board of regents that oversees allpublic universities. The model for top-down change is particularly suited to a small, rural statewhere a) n-values for gender related statistics at any institution may not be statisticallysignificant b) institutional relations allow for cross-state cooperation and c) size of theinstitutions allows for timely implementation and assessment of policies. In addition,intercollegiate cooperation allows for provosts of all six institutions to serve as

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Bouazzaoui, Old Dominion University; Charles B. Daniels, Old Dominion University

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Engineering and Public Policy

; Wigboldus, D. H. (2008). Powerful people make good decisions even when they consciously think. Psychological Science.[30]. Goulding, C. (1998). Grounded theory: the missing methodology on the interpretivist agenda. Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 1(1), 50-57.[31]. Dey, I. (1999). Grounding grounded theory: Guidelines for qualitative inquiry. Academic Press.[32]. Wilson, H. S., & Hutchinson, S. A. (1996). Methodologic mistakes in grounded theory. Nursing research, 45(2), 122-124.[33]. Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing grounded theory: A practical guide through qualitative research. Sage Publications Ltd, London.[34]. Mills, J., Bonner, A., & Francis, K. (2006). The development of constructivist

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

challengesencountered in implementing each of these activities will be addressed, in turn, as effort on thetwo activities underwent surges of linked progress and delays due to personnel andcommunication quagmires. What follows is a mini-case study describing the importance of theinterpersonal relationships influencing an effort beyond any technical challenges to also beaddressed.The establishment and structure of the DCCNP was conceived to be a regional resource,benefitting other hiring sites that also faced placement problems for professional couplesmoving into the area. The effort was spearheaded by the human resource (HR) manager ofGannon University through his networks with regional HR units in local industries andacademic institutions. The grant-team

Conference Session

Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Muscat, Global Peace Services USA; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Engineering and Public Policy

projects in developing countriesshows how projects have had to be developed beyond their technically-defined boundaries totake account of connections with other disciplines, and of possible conflict effects. For years theBank avoided hydroelectric projects after incurring severe criticism for ignoring bad outcomesfor displaced and indigenous people. The Bank resumed hydro projects in the 1990s afteradopting safeguard requirements on compensation, and attention to potential conflicts. In fact,the Bank has adopted a set of “Safeguards” in project formulation across the board, requiringproject designers to take account of potentially adverse consequences. The safeguards include,for example, attention to problems of international or disputed waterways

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

) have been identified as the target audience forworkshop offerings due to the high prevalence of STEM disciplines within the university.Program assessment and evaluation results are presented. In addition, a sustainability plan isoutlined for continuation of these targeted workshops beyond the five-year grant funding period.IntroductionThe number of women earning doctoral degrees has increased over the past several decades;however, the same trend has not translated into additional representation in the faculty ranks. 1Challenges associated with academic life for women faculty include implicit and explicit bias,work-life balance, and stereotype threat2-5. Mirroring national trends, the number of womenfaculty in STEM areas at RIT declined

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

generally when it fails to promote desirable activities or to stop undesirable activities.Importantly, these market failures can also require different responses to mitigate their effects.Such responses may include tailored policy implementation and institutional arrangements.Given the treatment of higher education as a market good and the dearth of discussion ofpotential market failures in this arena, this paper explores the intersection of market failures andhigher education through the specific case of engineering education. What potential marketfailures exist, if we are to treat engineering education as a market good? What policyinterventions might therefore be justified to remedy such failures? How might engineeringeducation researchers adopt

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Engineering and Public Policy

specific style ofpublic speaking requires careful audience analysis, good listening skills, subtle persuasivetactics, and savvy handling of questions. In short, developing the communication andinterpersonal skills necessary for conducting public meetings is crucial in preparing civilengineers for this important aspect of their jobs. This project synthesizes information about effectively conducting publicmeetings. Through a review of public meeting literature, observations of public meetings,and interviews with engineers who conduct meetings as part of their jobs, an innovativecurriculum was designed to teach best practices for public meeting facilitation. Thispaper is separated into four major sections: the first presents background

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

problemstrategies, and paths through graduate school and beyond. These webinars are typically wellattended, with a few recent topics and the number of registrants listed below. While not allregistrants attend the webinar at the time of broadcast, others may view the replay later, whentheir schedule permits. They provide women pursuing careers in academia with careerdevelopment and networking opportunities. But sometimes, this contact is insufficient to provideall the needed communication that new faculty need: ● Managing dual careers in academia: 96 registrants ● Choosing and delivering a high quality online program: 40 registrants ● Access Engineering, Part 1: 39 registrants ● Access Engineering, Part 2: 36 registrantsMentoring is another

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Charles James Larkin, Trinity College Dublin; Shaen Corbet, Dublin City University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Harvard.There are two points about the social preference to get one’s children into high statusuniversities. The first is the ever increasing cost of higher education at a time when incomesare relatively flat. The second, is that this criticism of K-12 education has been repeated atregular intervals but the most significant report, The SCANS (Secretary’s Commission onAchieving Necessary Skills) report that included a curriculum model that was both academicand vocational, published in 1990, was totally ignored [14]. It remains highly relevant, as doother reports relating to higher technological education of the same era in the UK [15].Similar ideas of curriculum outcomes are to be found in these reports [16]. Carnevale alsopoints to the failure of

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

opportunityto connect personally). Through an ad hoc literature review, this article highlights thesimilarities among the objectives of nurses who formed the getting, “Nurses on Boards,”coalition and the objectives of engineers who formed the, “Changing the Conversation,”campaign. And this article argues that positioning engineers as leaders on boards andcommissions creates individual proponents who spread the new messages of engineering andultimately influence the public by creating visibility and demonstrating relevance.IntroductionIn 2002, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) published a report, “Raising PublicAwareness of Engineering,” [1] that opened with a sobering executive summary, In the twentieth century, engineers and engineering

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

creating the tools of a modern society. Theinstruments of our material prosperity—computers, airplanes, dental procedures, powerplants, and the like—function reasonably well despite our occasional grumblings, andonly the most ardent lunatic would really wish to have, say, his dentistry done with themethods of the 19th Century.But the public interest also brings with it performance requirements that reach beyond thefunctional and into the domain of ethics. A simple thought-experiment can illuminatethis. Imagine a society in which human life holds no value. Even in such a world, carswould have brakes. Drivers that cared neither for their own lives nor for the lives ofothers would still find it inconvenient to stop by running into trees. However, a

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lamis J. Behbehani, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P. Suresh C. Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering pedagogy, technological literacy, and human- artifact interactions.Prof. P. Suresh C. Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette Suresh Rao is the Rieth Distinguished Professor of ecological engineering in the School of Civil En- gineering at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue 13 years ago, Rao was on the faculty for 25 years at the University of Florida. His research and educational interest span a broad spectrum of trans-disciplinary themes at the intersection of how human societies alter natural landscapes, and how multitude of ecological adverse impacts cascade through complex coupled systems. He teaches multiple courses with emphasis on application of sustainability and resilience concepts to better

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering labor force will be exacerbated.Consequently, public policy attention must be paid to maintaining, or increasing, B.S.engineering degree program enrollments. This must be done through stimulating K-12students to prepare for the study of engineering. More female students, black students andHispanic students must be encouraged to study engineering. And, more foreign nationalstudents must be encouraged to come to the U.S. to study engineering and stay here towork upon completion of their degrees.There are a number of reports in the news media and technical journals that enrollmentsin engineering programs in the U.S. are increasing. This is quite likely due to the focus on

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

unlike many of their classroomengineering problems, public policy problems often do not have cleanly bounded definitivesolutions. Professors, understandably, also generally look unkindly upon anything they perceiveas detracting from time that could be spent covering technical material since curricula are alreadyoverloaded.It should be noted that though there are challenges to integrating public policy into engineeringcurricula, there are also benefits beyond developing student interest and expertise in the policyarea. Discussions of public policy in engineering/technology could serve to increase students’continued interest in engineering. A number of studies have demonstrated that many studentsdrop out of engineering because while they chose

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin Stewart, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

each are expected to be granted in fiscal year2007. The NSF also funded three Science of Learning Centers at a level of $22.7 million infiscal year 2006. For postsecondary education research in particular, funding is even more lacking. Thereis almost universal emphasis on examining issues most prominent in K-12 education. Thisemphasis is appropriate, given that learning at the K-12 levels provides the foundation for laterlearning. However, given that almost 70% of high school graduates continue on forpostsecondary education, it is clear that college-level education research cannot be ignored. Plans for a Transforming Engineering Education program, to be focused on engineeringeducation research, were proposed in the fiscal year 2006

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xiangyu Zhou, Zhejiang University; Lina Wei, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University

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Engineering and Public Policy

?The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 1 reviews related literature onthe role of academic conditions and explores the influence of academic productivityon the performance of science and technology, while Section 2 proposes themeasurement method and samples. We present the research results in Section 3.Finally, the conclusions and policy suggestions of this work are presented inSections 4.1 ConditionsBased on the resource dependence theory, this study divides the resources in theschool and proposes a conceptual model as shown in figure 1. The model is used tostudy how to improve the performance of scientific and technological innovation inuniversities through a specific combination of resources. And then we'll explain

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Engineering and Public Policy

process from the early conceptual phase through final project review.  Trace the steps needed to prepare the documentation used to call for bids and enter into a construction contract.  Determine the productivity of relatively simple cyclical field operations and understand the techniques that are used to analyze and improve them.  Prepare a construction cost estimate for a relatively simple operation and understand how this estimate is carried forward into the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Engineering and Public Policy

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Students Pursuing Senior Projects Analyze Need and Draft Public PolicyAbstractEngineering and technology students undertake a senior project in the final year of their degreeprogram. One common requirement in the proposal phase of the senior project is that the studentteam demonstrates a public need for the unique service or product that would result from theproject. This need is identified through research in the literature and utilizing observations andsurveys. The authors introduced assignments in their senior project courses for students toaddress the impact of the project on public policy. Many devices developed for senior projectshave public polices associated with them, both regulatory and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Marie Yeung, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering and Public Policy

students in two different majors with a collaborative opportunity toanalyze the implications of policy on waste management systems. Recent research through theGlobal Waste Research Institute (GWRI) at Cal Poly provided a catalyst for the curriculardevelopment presented herein [3] - [6]. Specifically, a research team at GWRI has quantitativelydemonstrated that diversion of organics from landfills significantly reduce methane production inlandfills. Owners and operators of landfills, including private companies and government entities,have high interest in this subject, as methane, when converted to electricity, provides a reliableand significant revenue stream for the landfill sites. While this policy change may reducegreenhouse gas emissions from

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; James D. McCalley, Iowa State University; Anne Kimber, Iowa State University; Robert Haug, Public Power Services

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Engineering and Public Policy

through workforcedevelopment or capacity building. This capacity building is perhaps the key and mostchallenging of the tasks ahead. The following are specific recommendations:1. Workforce development is a broad area of opportunity. It is not limited to existing utility employees or persons directly working on utility-related areas. Workforce development can be K-12, college level (including graduate level), existing and retired utility employees, workforce from energy-related firms, communities, city employees (including Mayors and their staff), legislative employees, state employees (including agency leadership, and Governor's advisors) among others.2. Each of the areas listed above has workforce development opportunities and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

the presentation of findings from the literature review and the lessons learnedfrom them. Finally the authors advance a set of recommendations for universities as they addressthis increasingly important imperative. This paper should be of interest to universityadministrators seeking to refine or broaden third mission activities.Current Context and Global CompetitivenessNo less an astute observer of the contemporary scene than President Obama, in a September 8,2011 speech to a joint session of Congress, highlighted the importance of jobs in the economy: Now, the American Jobs Act answers the urgent need to create jobs right away. But we can’t stop there. As I’ve argued since I ran for this office, we have to look beyond the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Katie Bardaro, PayScale, Inc.

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Engineering and Public Policy

quality, internship availability, research experiences, extracurricular activities,academic counseling, professional placement, and others.At the societal level, the apportionment of tax revenues to public education is a long tradition ofdemocratic societies by which governments seek to develop human capital to induce productivework, promote social stability, and advance the quality of life. In the United States, individualstates have primary authority over their public educational systems. Here, legislatures alsoperform economic analysis regarding the needs of their constituents and the allocation ofresources across educational institutions. At the federal level, Congress seeks to provideguidance to state legislatures through incentives and