Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. This may discourage broader participation and negatively affect retentionin electrical engineering. Clearly, additional research is needed to better understand therelationship between HE engagement and retention and recruitment within different engineeringdisciplines. Such a study is beyond the scope of this paper.Instead, we focus on electrical engineering faculty and other stakeholders that have alreadyembraced HE, explicitly within the sub-field of Electricity Access (EA). EA refers to providingelectricity access to populations that are not served by the electric grid, most often–but notalways–in rural settings in developing countries. Worldwide, over 700 million people do not haveaccess to electricity, including approximately 100,000

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1627: FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL CURRENCY: ASELF-ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANAhmed Khan, DeVry University AHMED S. KHAN, Ph.D., is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on Society. He teaches

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #15411Connectivity at RIT - Developing & Delivering an Effective Professional De-velopment Workshop Series for Women Faculty in STEMProf. Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Dell is an associate professor in the Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology department at RIT. She serves as the Faculty Associate to the Provost for Women Faculty and is co-PI for RIT’s NSF ADVANCE project. Her research interests include: characterization of biodegradable plastics and environmental consideration in materials selection for production design, the impact of technology paired

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Thelma E Coley, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University

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Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

” to provide after-hours support. ESEPs support One courses specific to the Faculty of Engineering.the instructional team by developing and focus-grouping Involving students as active participants in teaching andcourse materials, administering extra problem sets learning is growing in popularity. Healey et al. [1] suggestthrough on-line rooms, and informing instructors of that successful approaches take advantage of sharedstudent difficulties. Finally, the ESEPs support the engagement between students and academics seeking to learnadministration through research into best practices in together and enact changes to enhance student learningfirst-year engineering

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

, the faculty member’s availability may be limited andquality interactions may be infrequent. A formal professional development course, such as theone presented here, has the potential to impact and guide multiple graduate students at one timemaking the arrangement (from a faculty member’s perspective) highly efficient and providingsome additional benefits from additional perspectives and support network formed from thestudent-student interactions.The Chemical Engineering (ChE) graduate program at Mississippi State University (MSU) hasaveraged a 27% female population over the past 9 years, close to the national average in graduatechemical engineering programs1. As a female faculty member, the instructor found the data toprovide a compelling

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Its Impact on Faculty and Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Thomas Richard Huston, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

Richard Huston, University of Cincinnati Dr. Thomas Huston is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) De- partment within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Huston has been a member of the engineering faculty at the University of Cincinnati since 1985. He is the Director of the Design Clinic for MME and oversees the capstone design projects for the Senior Me- chanical Engineering students. Dr. Huston also serves as the Deputy Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Engineering program of the NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC) at the University of Cincinnati. An alumnus of the University of Cincinnati, he completed his

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Its Impact on Faculty and Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hiro Iino, Iowa State University; Pinar Melek Celik, Iowa State University; Bryan Alan Lutz, Iowa State University

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #19778Applying Backward Design Principles to Online Continuing Education CourseDesign and Development for Working ProfessionalsMr. Hiro Iino, Iowa State University Hiro Iino is the Director of the Professional Development (PD) Program in Engineering-LAS Online Learning at Iowa State University. The program offers non-credit short courses to working engineers who are seeking just-in-time courses, continuing education units (CEU), and professional development hours (PDH). He has over eighteen years of experience working with faculty and industry experts to develop online education programs. Hiro received a B.S. in

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

engineering accredited degree programs. Korman has worked for several public agencies, consulting engineering firms, and con- struction companies, before joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2005. Korman is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California and holds several certifications from the American Concrete Insti- tute. He has designed civil infrastructure projects with an emphasis on capital improvement projects for roadways, parks and recreation facilities, and water and sewer infrastructure. His experience includes development of contract documents in all project phases with subsequent use of those documents in the construction phase. In addition, Korman is an active member of the American Society for

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Luisa Deckard, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-840: SUPPORT FOR FACULTY WRITING PROPOSALS TO NEWINVESTIGATOR PROGRAMSLaurie Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Dr. Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station Office of Strategic Research Development. She has BS, ME, and PhD degrees in civil engineering (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she has worked on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards for untenured engineering faculty

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gumaer, Central Washington University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-978: DO'S AND DON'TS FOR RECRUITING ENGINEERING ORTECHNOLOGY FACULTYJohn Gumaer, Central Washington University John A. Gumaer is an associate professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Central Washington University. He earned a MSEE from the University of Texas at Austin and a BSEE from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a registered professional engineer and has worked in commercial hardware and software development. He has participated in numerous faculty searches as either a committee member or a candidate. Page 14.497.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Nancy Denton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1833: EXPERIENCES OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY INPROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMSJohn Denton, Purdue University John Denton is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology in the Purdue University, College of Technology in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1995. His areas of interest and expertise are analog electronics, RF electronics and electronic materials. He is the author or co-author of over 50 journal articles and conference proceedings.Nancy Denton, Purdue University Nancy Denton, PE, CVA III, is a professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University. She is

Conference Session

Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel E. McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Diversity

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Student

manuscripts and more than 50 conference papers.Dr. Rachel E McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rachel McCord is a a Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Division at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research inter- ests include the impact of metacognitive and self-regulated learning development on engineering student success, particularly in the first year. Page 26.1569.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Rising Engineering Education Faculty Experience (REEFE

Conference Session

Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Page 26.1223.9Responses indicated that service requirements have the least influence and availability/quality ofstudents have the greatest influence on the tenure outcome. Of the 41 respondents, 32 assessed 8student availability/quality as “likely” or “extremely likely” to influence the tenure process.Observations and ConclusionsBased on the responses received, it is evident that construction faculty, regardless of RI or NRIclassification, are required to: • Be good educators, • Develop research proposals and secure funding, and • Publish academic articles.Faculty in RI positions were more likely to report specific and higher goals for research fundingand publications. They also

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

female engineering faculty persists across the country1. Moreover, thenumbers of female faculty remain disproportionate to the numbers of women receiving PhDs2,and those numbers are even lower for the subset of women of color3-4. For instance, acrossSTEM fields, despite accounting for approximately 13% of the PhD graduates in 1996 and 20%in 2006, women only accounted for 17% of the untenured faculty and 7% of the tenured faculty(not accounting for those who already had tenure before the recent graduate cohorts) in 2006.5 Alarge body of literature has identified numerous challenges for female faculty members,including lack of professional development and mentoring, both unconscious and overt biases,gendered socialization, and work-family balance6

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-1415: CONFRONTING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY NEWFEMALE FACULTYChristina Howe, University of Evansville Christina Howe is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. She received a PhD in EE from Vanderbilt University. Page 15.310.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Confronting the Unique Challenges Faced by New Female FacultyAbstractAs a first year female faculty member joining an all male faculty group, many unique challengespresent themselves. These challenges include the usual of a new faculty

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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New Engineering Educators

in the faculty expectations of junior and senior faculty withrespect to research production; this change in institutional priority is occurring at manypredominantly undergraduate institutions (Kramer 2005). It becomes even more problematicwhen the issue of diversity is brought into play. Numerous paradigms for faculty mentoringexist; the question becomes, which mentoring models or combination of models are mosteffective in institutions with small numbers and changing expectations for faculty performance?In particular, what models prove effective for underrepresented faculty?A plethora of articles exist on mentoring and its importance in faculty development (Smith et al2000). Faculty mentoring is predominantly based on a male model which

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica Rosenberg; Sarah Ochs, George Mason University

efforts to transform teaching in highly enrolled gateway courses. While the benefitsof evidence-based teaching practices for student learning, engagement, and persistence are welldocumented (Freeman et al., 2014), adoption of such practices in STEM courses is slow (Stains,et al., 2018). This paper documents departmental efforts to overcome the slow adoption of activelearning. In doing so, it describes an investigation of how physics faculty perceive the purposeand value of active learning, specifically adopting a student-centered tutorial model forrecitations.This study is part of a larger project that uses department-based communities of transformationto effect change in the teaching of gateway courses and to develop a departmental

Conference Session

Achieving Diversity in the CE Faculty

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Roth

and faculty whoare targeted by the programs as well as with the students and faculty who are directly responsiblefor these activities. In an attempt to address this problem, the position of Faculty Liaison forRecruitment and Retention (FLRR) was developed at Lafayette College. This paper brieflyreviews the development of the position, the responsibilities of the position, and presents someinitial feedback concerning the value of the position to the college.II. BackgroundAt Lafayette College, the administrative positions within the Engineering Division include theDirector of Engineering and his/her secretary. Recruitment and retention activities for bothfaculty and students are coordinated through the office of the director. In addition

Conference Session

From Industry to the Academy - Female Faculty Boundary Spanners Offering and Gaining Perspective

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Women in Engineering

, andor research-based Ph.D. In addition, FOP often come with rich personal connections andexternal contacts that would take years to develop organically from inside an academicinstitution. This panel will engage a variety of “boundary spanning” faculty from a range ofinstitutions for a lively panel discussion surrounding topics such as: common attributes andassignments associated with the FOP role; professional decisions around joining the academiccommunity; first impressions and experiences in the FOP role; opportunities and benefits to non-FOP faculty colleagues and institutions; considerations for FOP as a career pathway; and lessonslearned/advice for individuals and institutions considering FOP faculty roles, to name a few. Anopen

Collection

2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

Authors

Peg AtKisson

Research Development Where do you start? M. S. AtKisson, PhD AtKisson Training Group, LLCSources• Research Development: Where to Begin?NCURA magazine, March/April 2014, page 8http://www.ncura.edu/Portals/0/Docs/Magazine/2014/MarchApril2014_NCURAMag.pdf• Growing and integrating Research Development Functions ‒ Eva Allen, M. S. AtKisson, Joanna Downer, Susan Grimes9th Annual NORDP meetinghttp://www.nordp.org/assets/RDConf2017/presentations/nordp-2017-allen.pdfWhat is Research Development?“Research Development encompasses a set of strategic, proactive,catalytic, and capacity-building activities designed to facilitate attractingindividual faculty extramural members, teams research funding

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Panther, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #14928Instructors Playing the Role of Developer and Implementer: Impacts on Ma-terial DevelopmentGrace Panther, Oregon State University Grace Panther is a doctoral student conducting research in engineering education. She has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences and is currently a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning environments. Her research includes material development, faculty discourses on gender, and defining knowledge domains of students and engineers.Dr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Morin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Paper ID #37648Work in progress: Creating micromoments to develop astudent’s entrepreneurial mindsetMegan Morin (KEEN Program Coordinator) Megan Morin graduated from the University of Dayton with a bachelor's degree in Middle Childhood Education before completing her Master's and Ph.D. at NC State in Engineering and Technology Education. Her previous work with NC State Education and Workforce Programs and as a Wake County middle school teacher has developed her research interests in engineering education programming, assessment, and teaching. Megan Morin currently leads faculty development and assessment in

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Kresta; Alan Nelson

Session 3675 Team Teaching of Thermodynamics: Rapid Instructional Development in Young Academics Alan E. Nelson and Suzanne M. Kresta University of Alberta Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G6 CanadaIntroduction A large undergraduate teaching service course is often viewed as a teaching ghetto,where young academics learn how to teach by doing without any substantial guidance ormentoring. New faculty are often assigned to such courses during the first term of appointmentand are expected to perform in the

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5370: DEVELOPING DIVERSE DEPARTMENTS (D3) AT NORTHCAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYDr. Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University Marcia Gumpertz is Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and professor of statistics at North Car- olina State University. She serves as PI of N.C. state’s ADVANCE PAID project Developing Diverse Departments. Page 25.428.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Developing Diverse Departments (D3) at North Carolina State UniversityIntroductionThe Developing Diverse Departments Project (D3

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Coalition and LSAMP grant. She sits on several ADVANCE External Advisory Boards. Northeastern ADVANCE has resulted in an increase of female faculty from 73 (21%) in 2008 to 108 (26%) in 2012. In the most recent year of the grant, the program provided professional development to 294 Northeastern faculty members and 21 postdoctoral scholars and late stage Ph.D. students. Over the five years of the grant, ADVANCE hosted 248 scholars in 8 ”Future Faculty Workshops”; participants were 78% female and 13% underrepresented minority postdoctoral scholars and Ph.D. students; four of these were interviewed at Northeastern as a result, and two were hired.Prof. Simon Pitts, Northeastern University Simon Pitts is the Director of

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Taber, National Academy of Engineering; Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-257: DEVELOPING METRICS TO EVALUATE INSTRUCTIONALSCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERINGRichard Taber, National Academy of EngineeringElizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Page 14.456.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Developing Metrics to Evaluate Instructional Scholarship in EngineeringAbstractIf valid and reliable means to assess instructional scholarship are identified, and they areaccepted by the engineering community, then greater attention would be devoted to scholarlyteaching by engineering faculty and departments. With this goal in mind, an ad hoc

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

future academic studies.Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) provide students with the opportunity to conductauthentic research in collaboration with graduate student and faculty mentors and makeintellectual contributions to their discipline 7. There have been a number of studies that haveinvestigated the benefits of research experiences for undergraduate students; however, a limitednumber of studies have investigated students’ integration into a research community of practiceand development of an identity as a researcher (reviewed in 8). This area of investigation isimportant because it has been shown that student perceptions of their research abilities andconfidence in conducting research is an integral link between the acquisition and

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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International

AC 2012-4985: SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS APROCESSMs. Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Marissa R. Jablonski is a Ph.D. student of civil/environmental engineering at the University of Wiscon- sin, Milwaukee (UWM). She serves as Program Coordinator of the National Science Foundation (NSF)- funded FORTE (Fostering Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Engineers) program at UWM and works to re- cruit and retain undergraduate minorities and women to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Jablonski is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile industries. She trained at

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

helpingthem develop the necessary technical skills, and the social and emotional skills theyrequire in their college years and beyond. The faculty member is gentle and sensitiveabout students’ emotions, especially fear from new experiences and fear of failure. A Page 25.996.2caring college faculty fosters curiosity which is essential for gaining knowledge. Thus,faculty members have to realize and acknowledge that they are humans themselves, and itis all right to make mistakes. Also, caring faculty should acknowledge that in manysituations there is no “right” or “wrong” way, but ought to show better approaches orsolutions, rather than emphasizing what the

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1741: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OFFACULTY COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS FOR THEIR LEARNINGSUCCESSAhmed Khan, DeVry University Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Outcomes Assessment, and Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber