Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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International

two nations regarding the development of the nextgeneration technologies and processes.Human Resource Development: This workshop was a unique opportunity for the junior anduntenured faculty to gain international exposure, and to see how large-scale international teamsand efforts are organized and implemented. This organization helped the researchers andeducators of both countries identify common grounds to jointly develop projects to advance thecurrent standing of RP. This effort also helped each of them conduct similar activities in thefuture using this workshop as one possible model.Resources for the R&D and Education: The materials presented in this workshop were publishedvia its web page. These materials are freely available for the

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Scherr; Bevlee Watford

national non- profit501(c)(3) educational organization. It was established to effect a positive change in theengineering infrastructure conducive to the academic and professional development of womenand men. WEPAN is focused on strengthening the engineering workforce by strengthening thediversity within it. The organization is led by a board of directors composed of both elected andappointed positions. The elected positions are President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and theDirectors of Professional Enhancement and Membership.The appointed positions consist of three (3) Directors (Communications, Diversity Advancementand Strategic Partnerships) and three (3) Member-at-Large positions (Faculty, Industry and WIEProgram). A general description of the

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

similar to those noted byWankat, and consistent with the journal’s increasing focus on research.In 2007, Borrego examined archival publications of four U.S. National Science Foundationfunded Engineering Education Coalitions from 1990-2005 (n = 700).10 This analysis employed atheoretical framework of disciplinary development and a more complex, hierarchicalcategorization along three orthogonal dimensions: 1. Population: Who is the principal group being studied or benefiting from the change (e.g., freshmen, faculty, senior design students, women/minorities)? 2. Methodology: What was the intervention or change that served as the impetus for publishing (e.g., coalition created, active learning methods introduced, new mentoring

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Cecilia Santa Cruz, PUCP; Graciela del Carmen Fernández de Córdova, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Marta Vilela Vilela, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Faculty for their support onthe development of this project with the Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching 2016 grantfund. In addition, we want to thank professors from various disciplines for their support andsuggestions in the development of the course: Geography: Tania Herrera; Civil Engineering:César Huapaya and Carlos Mesta (Structures), Richard Pehovaz (Water Resources), NoeliaValderrama and Guillermo Zavala (Geotechnics); Architecture and Urban Planning: KevinMuñoz, Sarita Rodríguez and Patricia Castro.References[1] ABET, Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. 2016. [E-book] Available: http://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/E001-17-18-EAC-Criteria-10-29-16- 1.pdf[2] K. Hannon, (2003). “The graduate”. ASEE Prism On

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

testing of a new assessment instrumentthat was designed to evaluate the dispositions of engineering faculty members regardingparticular classroom strategies. The instrument, named the Value, Expectancy, and Cost ofTesting Educational Reforms Survey (VECTERS), was designed to assess attitudes regardingspecific student-centered classroom strategies and to collect self-reported use of those classroomstrategies. The desire to develop this instrument emanated from the project evaluation of anNSF-funded Improving Undergraduate Science Education (IUSE) project at a large college ofengineering in the southwestern United States.The IUSE project provides professional development for pairs of faculty members from multipleengineering disciplines (e.g

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

AC 2010-637: THE VALUE OF EXCHANGE: THE BENEFITS OFINTER-CULTURAL ENGINEERING STUDY– A DESIGN TEAM PERSPECTIVESaeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan is the Associate Dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and Professor of Engineering Technology. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering (1980), his M.S. in Civil Engineering (1982), and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1987) from Tennessee Technological University. Professor Foroudastan's employment vitae includes: Assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering for Tennessee Technological University, Senior Engineer, Advanced Development Department, Textron Aerostructures, and Middle

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Glenn Blackwell, Purdue University

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International

formal technical proposal for a project, 8 - write a formal technicalreport on the results of the project, 9 - define a problem, and propose a solution to be carriedthrough in their capstone senior design course. At the end of the team project course, thestudents took the information learned through the prototypes they developed and then proceededto carry out a full project implementation in their individual capstone senior design course.System Integration:The overall system integration occurred in a two week period at the end of May, 2009, inSwitzerland, at the beginning of which the Purdue students and one of the faculty coachestraveled to Lucerne. It should be noted that the Purdue University students were promised at thebeginning of the

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College PA; Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Christopher Michael Korpela, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

,students were asked to give weekly oral presentations of their progress and problems, enablingopen discussion with the faculty and other course students to resolve problems and presentpotential solutions. While this approach may seem relatively ambitious, the students were notpushed but were allowed to work at their own pace within the constraints of their own individual† Turtlebot tutorials can be found at http://learn.turtlebot.com/.†† ROS learning tutorials can be found at http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials.course loads. And what was observed was a similar willingness to spend time and energyworking with the robots as what has been observed at the college on capstone projects such asBaja and Formula competitions.Project Development

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Donaher, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, Clemson University; Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University; Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

scholars for their futureroles. This can be achieved by surveying past scholars, following the progress of graduatedscholars post-baccalaureate, and interviewing faculty and employers involved with each scholar.Studying the program variations themselves and their effects on scholar’s success is vital toprovide recommendations for further program requirements.Non-GCSP programs may be useful for developing a framework to evaluate scholar experiencesand preparedness. For example, many universities require students to create exit portfolios toshowcase what they have learned in their years at school. Since there are many more graduatingseniors than graduating scholars per year, this would provide a larger sample size to work withwhen determining if an

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Erick C Jones, University of Texas, Arlington; Alan A. Arnold, AAAS Science and Technology Fellow at the National Science Foundation

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

fellow, he is developing topics on broadening participation at the intersection between science and policy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Career Arcs that Blend Industry, Government and Military Service with Faculty Experiences to Increase Diversity in the Engineering ProfessoriateAbstractThis paper presents a new model of academic careers that allows for more inclusive hiring,tenure and promotion practices across the long arc of individual careers. The traditional modelof a faculty career implies and requires a leaky pipeline, where participants who choose careersoutside of academia are left behind and are never allowed re-entry. Our new career

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Ann Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Renee Falconer, Colorado School of Mines; Allison G. Caster, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

theacademic year as well as during the summer through grant funding.These faculty members were dedicated and enthusiastic, and they developed educationalresources, and published informative studies that influenced the wider field of engineeringeducation. However, the center did not impact the university systemically, nor did the workbecome a strategic focus. The work of the center was the work of the individual facultymembers. The structure of the center, the theory of action, and how it was situated within theuniversity prevented the center from creating systemic changes. Over time, some faculty left theuniversity, others retired, and the remainder focused on personal projects and were driven tofollow funding sources. The strategic vision of the

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Samuel J. Sacks, Norfolk Public Schools; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, both from University of Delaware (USA). Dr. Ayala is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Department, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Prior to joining ODU in 2013, Dr. Ayala spent three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Delaware where he expanded his knowledge on simulation of multiphase flows while acquiring skills in high-performance parallel computing and scientific computation. Before that, Dr. Ayala held a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente at Mechanical Engineering Department where he taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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International

fromeach university join as one team working on an industry project as part of their capstoneexperience2 or the Global Product Development Program at University of Michigan in whichgraduate students on three continents are simultaneously taught product design using electroniccommunication and shared faculty. Projects are sponsored by corporations and are assigned todistributed teams of students.Therefore, institutions can promote GEE, but also problems can occur which cause barriers to beerected. These include issues between institutes (inter-institutional barriers) and within aninstitute (intra-institutional barriers).Inter-institutional barriers can include multiple languages, time schedules that are off by severaltime zones, difficulty in

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Educational Research and Methods

student assessments will be discussed in thepaper. Assessment tools included a pre and post concept inventory of learned materials andlongitudinal studies throughout the course of student confidence and attitudes. The student’sfeedback demonstrated that not only did the students express satisfaction with the style of thecourse but the data showed that their confidence improved and the summative data has served asa source of faculty discussion.IntroductionOur students today come primarily from the millennial generation3. Professors should try tounderstand that Millenials consume and gain knowledge from a wide range of media, oftensimultaneously. These students are characterized by the following unique characteristics takenfrom Jeanna Mastrodicasa

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Roxana Maria Carbonell, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

between informal and formallearning; changing our methods for teaching, evaluation, and assessment; developing diversity,accessibility, and inclusion; and leading to new technologies and innovations (American Societyfor Engineering Education [ASEE], 2016). These facilities are full of potential for variouspedagogical practices to be implemented, but thus far there is a gap in makerspace literatureexploring the pedagogy from a faculty perspective within the makerspace, specifically thedecisions instructors make when planning and implementing class projects in the makerspaces.The popularity of makerspaces is confounded by the lack of clarity in describing what constitutesthe actual act of making which has been intentionally left vague (Tomko

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University; Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National Taiwan University; Shih-Yao Lai, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

computing, earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, and object-oriented software development. Dr. Hsieh received his B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1985 from NTU, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University, U.S.A. in 1990 and 1993, respectively. From 1993 to 1995, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, U.S.A. He joined the Department of Civil Engineering at NTU in 1995 and had since served NTU as the Chief of Extracurricular Activities Section in Office of Student Affairs, Vice-Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, and Deputy Dean for Office of International Affairs.Dr. Shih-Yao Lai, National Taiwan

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Aultman-Hall, University of Connecticut; Britt Holmen, University of Connecticut

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Leadership Institute (WELI), theSummit conference invited engineering stakeholders from academia, industry andprofessional societies to work collaboratively to develop action plans to increasethe number of women leaders in engineering. The Summit produced tenblueprints for actions that can be undertaken by different groups and these aredescribed in detail in the reference. The focus of this paper is dissemination ofthe different roles that (i) individuals, (ii) industry and academic organizations,and (iii) professional engineering societies can play to create a more genderequitable engineering profession, particularly realizing more women leaders inengineering academia.IntroductionGreater integration of women into the higher echelons of

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Educational Research and Methods

. Her research interest topics involve university education in STEM areas, fac- ulty development, research-based activities, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education.Prof. Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, San-tiago, Chile Angeles Dominguez is a Professor of the Department of Mathematics within the School of Engineering, a researcher at the School of Education, and Associate Dean of Faculty Development at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. Also, she is currently collabo- rating with the School of Engineering at the University Andres Bello at Santiago, Chile. Angeles holds a bachelor

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University; Philip Sadler, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Educational Research and Methods

MIT and taught middle school science and mathematics for several years before earning an Ed.D. from Harvard. He now heads the Science Education Department at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. As F.W. Wright Senior Lecturer in Astronomy, he teaches graduate courses in science education and undergraduate science at Harvard University. His work informs national policy debates on the teaching of science and professional development. Dr. Sadler has won awards for his research from the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the American Institute of Physics. He is the inventor of the Starlab Portable Planetarium and the

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Loving; Joyce Yen

to become effective change agents andto begin to create these relational departments.When the UW was awarded a National Science Foundation ADVANCE InstitutionalTransformation Award in the Fall of 2001, it created the CIC to transform the culture for womenin science, engineering and mathematics (SEM) departments. The CIC is partnering with 19SEM departments at UW to increase the participation and advancement of UW’s women facultyin these fields. The CIC is focused on six key areas: leadership development for chairs anddeans, mentoring women faculty in SEM, policy transformation, departmental cultural change, aTransitional Support Program, and a Visiting Scholars Program.This paper will focus on one of the cornerstone department cultural

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8899The Influence of Student-Faculty Interactions on Post-Graduation Intentionsin a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: A Case StudyDr. Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for Accreditation, Assessment, & Data Adminis- tration in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. She is Co-PI of a NSF-funded S-STEM program and program evaluator for an NSF-funded REU program. Her research interests include factors that impact student persistence and career development in the STEM fields.Caitlyn R

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Giuseppe Lomiento, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Gad M. Ghada, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Katrin Terstegen, Cal Poly Pomona

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Pomona, in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Interdisciplinary Senior Project Educational ModelAbstractThis paper presents a new educational model, developed in Cal Poly Pomona, in a senior projectto provide students in Architecture, Civil, and Construction Engineering, a full-roundedprofessional experience, in line with contemporary trends of various disciplines’ integration in theconstruction industry. The main objective of the proposed model was to foster the potentialbenefits that arises from shared educational goals between different technical areas

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lyn Mowafy

anational resource center for developing, managing, evaluating, and distributing educationalmaterials for SMT programs nationwide. These products are to be characterized by their balanceof practical knowledge with mathematical and scientific understanding, relevancy to industryworkforce needs, and adaptability under rapid technological change. To meet the challenge,MATEC is creating a curriculum development system that allows individual institutionsopportunities to transition successfully from existing programs as well as service local industrypartner needs. The key features of this system are: 1) the curriculum is modular in design andbased on workplace competencies and, 2) it is delivered to faculty electronically with anaccompanying electronic

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

laboratory exercises performed during thesemester. I have expanded the range of allowable presentation topics to include other materialstopics to take advantage of the non-traditional students’ experiences. Using this format hasresulted in a number of informative presentations from students, on diverse subjects. Some of themost effective presentations included physical samples and covered the following topics:molding of products from synthetic, thermosetting elastomers, titanium dental implant devices,orthopedic implants and biocompatible materials, gray cast iron processing, material selectionfor exhaust fan hood design, automotive piston materials and manufacturing, and expandedpolystyrene processing. I developed this course format because helps

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Novoselich P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Tom Weis, Rhode Island School of Design; Harry Howard Jones IV

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, synthesizing the results of the data collection, and presenting their work tothe larger group. An analysis of student feedback from the experience shows that despite initialambivalence or assumptions of unhelpfulness regarding the potential benefits of the multi-disciplinary collaboration, students gained some unique insights. Students were exposed tovarious design perspectives, a fresh perspective of their design challenge, and described theexperience as ‘eye-opening’. The overall success of this experience provided the faculty a desireto further refine the relationship between RISD and West Point, to allow continued collaborationon future complex design problems.Introduction The rapid pace of global communications development coupled with an

Conference Session

ERM: Find Out More About Faculty!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Latorre, University of Florida; Elizabeth Meier, University of Florida

the classroom and improve their communication skills. This paper supports the idea ofimplementing this model with benefits to faculty, graduate students, and the course students.Keywords: Co-teaching; Student Engagement; Active Teaching; Graduate Students; FacultyDevelopmentIntroductionEngineering education should provide students with the experiences needed to develop an ability tocommunicate effectively with a range of audiences [1]. For oral communication, whether in apresentation, meeting or participating in a conversation, students need opportunities to practice in order toreduce anxiety, decrease their communication apprehension and develop this skill [2]. Engaging in classthrough participation during class meetings provides multiple

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Frehill

professorate by minorities such as the Alliance for GraduateEducation and the Professorate program and the Bridges to the Doctorate program that is an add-on to the highly successful Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program. Toincrease women’s participation in the professorate, the NSF developed the ADVANCE:Institutional Transformation Program, which intends to increase the recruitment, retention, andadvancement of women within academia.Women engineering faculty like women faculty in other science areas are more likely than theirmale counterparts to have feelings of isolation7, to experience a negative professional climate3, 9and to face the conundrum of being part of a dual career couple9. To complicate matters, womenare generally

Collection

2016 ERC

Authors

David Schiraldi

Developing a Successful NSF Science & Technology Center; CLiPS David A. Schiraldi Peter A. Asseff Professor & Chair Dept. of Macromolecular Science & Engineering Case Western Reserve University Associate Director for Education & Diversity, CLiPS March 2016 ASEE ERC Background• STCs (and ERCs) sit atop the NSF hierarchy of programs• 5 + 5 years, $4M/yr• Renewal is common, but requires diligence• STCs emphasize science, some technologies, not so much device-oriented• STCs have significant expectations for education and outreach Getting Started (2002 – 2003)• A group of five CWRU faculty met weekly for ~12 months, often over offsite lunches, to

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie McCarther; Linda Garavalia; David Renz; Deborah O'Bannon

) report that, while some women are promoted predictablyfrom faculty to department chair to dean's office, some women are able to jump overintermediary layers. They conclude, “it would appear that for women a variety of credentials andexperiences have become the medium of exchange.”II. Leadership Institute Development and ImplementationThere are many anecdotal examples of well-meaning administrators promoting under-preparedwomen, followed by sad stories of how these otherwise talented individuals failed because ofpoor financial and/or leadership skills. “Often faculty members are unaware of the roles andresponsibilities of an administrator and are unsure whether to accept such a position...’you gofrom being served to serving.’” (Greene & Van

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

where a school of engineering and aschool of business create a systemic partnership37. Faculty from both schools collaborated toidentify core business knowledge that engineering students should have. In this program abusiness faculty member began teaching a project management course for engineers, where theydeveloped a product and a business plan for it. The plan for this program is to develop Page 14.1297.14“graduates who can see the big picture and integrate solid technical skill and real businessunderstanding early in their professional careers” 38. In addition to real-world business skills, engineers also need more real-world