University Patrick Heaney is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU). He received an M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania (2014) and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Yale University (2009). After graduating from Yale, Patrick served in the Marine Corps Reserve and taught 6th Grade Mathematics at LEAP Academy University Charter School in Camden, New Jersey.Prof. Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University Yuzhong Shen received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation. She went through engineer- ing pathways herself, completing master electrician degree when completing Technical School in Uzice, Serbia, focusing on the pre-engineering program on high power voltage systems and maintenance of elec- tromechanical systems. Her research is focused on engineering pathways, career and technical education, digital thread, cyber-physical systems, mechatronics, digital manufacturing, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked on projects focusing on digital thread and cybersecurity of manufacturing
through these non-traditional students.This paper discusses some of the professional skills recognized in veterans. It then providesexamples of veterans in leadership roles in three different programs and activities. Oneexperience will be a project leader in the ASCE concrete canoe, another is the role of veteranleaders in a senior design project in electrical engineering. Finally, the last experience describesthe veterans assuming leadership roles in the student chapter of ASME. Based upon thefeedback and peer assessments, these veterans played significant roles in their organizations’ andteams’ activities and eventual success.IntroductionThe Citadel has a well-known and highly-ranked engineering program. Most recently, it has beenrated as one
2017 Mid-Atlantic American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2017.[2] D. M. Schutz, D. Dionne, and Y.-Y. Kim, "The Impact of Veterans and Curriculum Heterogeneity on Online Graduate Engineering Program Performance: An Empirical Study," in 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, pp. 1-11: American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).[3] S. Wasserman, "The Pros and Cons of Online Engineering Masters Degrees," in ENGINEERING.com, ed. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: ENGINEERING.com, Inc., 2015.[4] C. A. Cate, "Million Records Project: Research from Student Veterans of America," S. V. o
systems from inception through design, development, and production. His skills are included but not limited to operations research, analytical/statistical analysis, trade studies, new product introduction including gates and design reviews processes, risk and oppor- tunity management, reliability, availability & maintainability, and safety analysis, and complex project managementDr. Ghazal Barari, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Ghazal Barari received her PhD in mechanical engineering from University of Central Florida. Her re- search was focused on combustion modeling of promising biofuels in order to find a suitable substitute for fossil fuels. She started her career as a tenure track assistant professor in
Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is
students to determine if these perceptions could beused to enhance Veteran retention in engineering. Social responsibility is embodied in theEngineer’s Creed and is directly related to engineering ethics [10], so much so that theengineering accrediting agency ABET requires that graduates can approach their work in asocially responsible manner [11]. The principles of social responsibility are what attract manystudents to engineering, specifically those from underrepresented groups [12]. Matusovich et al.[13] and Mehaffy [14] identified the need to incorporate students’ personal values, such as socialresponsibility, into the engineering curriculum to allow them to personally connect with theirengineering identity and thereby increase retention. The
Paper ID #25342Institutional Agents’ Roles in Serving Student Veterans and Implications forStudent Veterans in EngineeringDr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD