Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Pfarr

useful to a wide variety of educational program types in engineering technologyand engineering. There is also a collaborative relationship with the New Jersey Center forAdvanced Technological Education (NJCATE) that has established a separate resource centercalled the National Engineering Technology Education Clearinghouse (N-ETEC).SME is the premier source for information in the manufacturing engineering field in the UnitedStates and internationally. It operates hundreds of conferences, exhibitions, seminars, andtechnical programs annually for practicing manufacturing professionals. It is also the leader inmanufacturing education, promoting and coordinating national accreditation activities,recruitment of new students into the field, and

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Biomedical Engineering Department and Department of Neurobiology and; Suzanne Olds, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-972: USING TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LEARNING INBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGPilar Pazos, Northwestern University Pilar Pazos is a Research Associate at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She is also a researcher at VaNTH Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies. Her main areas of interest are engineering education, group decision making and applied statistics.Robert Linsenmeier, Biomedical Engineering Department and Department of Neurobiology andPhysiology, Northwestern University Robert A. Linsenmeier has a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and in Neurobiology

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank V Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Tracy Q Gardner, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #6375Using Mixed Mobile Computing Devices for Real-Time Formative Assess-mentProf. Frank V Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines Prof. Frank Kowalski has been teaching physics at Colorado School of Mines since 1980.Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines Susan Kowalski is project coordinator at Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Tracy Q Gardner, Colorado School of Mines Page 23.1328.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Mixed Mobile Computing Devices for

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-Hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mario H. Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Page 25.916.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Materials Education for Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT)IntroductionA recent campaign, "Green Solutions for the Future,” identified the creation of green jobs,infrastructure projects, renewable energy research and development, and education as majorissues and challenges facing the nation.1,2,3 From using eco-friendly products to driving electriccars, there are many opportunities for consumers to lower their carbon footprints and energyconsumption. According to the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), over 200 million tons ofplastics are manufactured annually around the world. Of that, 26 million tons are manufacturedin the United States

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-1231: EXPLORING THE USE OF VIRTUAL MACHINES ANDVIRTUAL CLUSTERS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING EDU-CATION.Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.690.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Exploring the Use of Virtual Machines and Virtual Clusters for High Performance Computing Education.AbstractHigh performance computing systems have been based on commodity computing hardware sincethe introduction of Beowulf systems in the mid-1990’s. The emergence of virtualization andcloud computing technologies now make it possible to build high performance computing

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mingshao Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; ZHOU ZHANG, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Paper ID #6364Universal Range Data Acquisition for Educational Laboratories Using Mi-crosoft KinectMr. Mingshao Zhang, Stevens Institute of TechnologyMr. ZHOU ZHANGDr. Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 23.1282.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Universal Range Data Acquisition for Educational Laboratories Using Microsoft KinectAbstractMany experiments conducted in engineering and science laboratories involve the acquisition ofrange data such as linear or angular position

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin; Jennifer Parks, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Nichols, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Demonstrate Promote Sustain Figure 1: Emerging Technology Scope of the I2P® CompetitionFor engineers, understanding these market issues is central to an ability to deliver technicalsolutions to ‘customers.’ It is also important to recognize that engineers are educated in terms ofcreating new technology (which is especially true for graduate students) and in the use of designmethods that largely attack current problems using available technology. There is little toconnect the solution of engineering design problems to the creation of new technology or toimagine customer needs for a market that will exist in the future.The Idea to Product® International Competition gives engineering and technical students

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

(twice a week for 50 minutes each) The main topicsof the course include Time Value of Money and application of Present worth (P), Future worth(F), Annual worth (A) and Gradient (G) factors; calculating nominal and effective interest rates;calculating Capitalized Cost and Equivalent Uniform Annual Worth for alternatives comparison;calculating rate of return for alternatives comparison, using Minimum Attractive Rate of Returnas a basis; calculating Benefit Cost Ratio for alternatives comparison, including associatedethical considerations; performing breakeven analysis; and depreciation calculations using © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Straight Line, Double Declining Balance and Modified Accelerated Cost

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Marcellus; Omar Ghrayeb

presentation of problem solving. Smartclassroom presentation is suited to transmission of basic facts and information. The classroomexperience of students is very different for the two types of instruction. The relative benefits ofthe two types of instruction depend strongly on the students’ learning preferences and personalcircumstances.1. IntroductionRecently, the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern IllinoisUniversity equipped four classrooms with audio-visual systems that allow display ofvideocassettes, paper documents, Internet pages, and interaction with commonly used softwaresuch as Microsoft Office. These classrooms are called “smart classrooms,” multimedia lecturehalls, or electronic classrooms. Their purpose is to

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #8815Career Self-efficacy of the Black Engineer in the U.S. Government WorkplaceMr. Scott Hofacker PE, US Army Dr. Hofacker is a recent graduate of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research area is the career self-efficacy of racially underrepresented mi- norities in the engineering workplace. Dr. Hofacker is also the Concept Design and Assessment Focus Area Lead for the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He is responsible for the strategic planning of science and technology efforts

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Charity Tsuruda, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

2006-2002: TEACHING PORTFOLIOS IN ACADEMIA – HOW ARE THEY USED?Jessica Yellin, University of Washington JESSICA M. H. YELLIN is a Research Scientist for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington with dissertation research on structural vibration and damping of acoustic noise in thin-walled structures.Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington YI-MIN HUANG is a Research Scientist for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Washington State

Conference Session

Classroom Skills

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Citadel and both a MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Dan a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Student Interaction and Perception of FE-Based Formula Sheet Use in Engineering Exams Stephanie Laughton and Dan Nale The Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaAbstractCompletion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam is a graduation requirement for students inthe Civil & Environmental Engineering program at The Citadel. The FE supplied resource handbook(FERH) contains formulas, standard

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Braden Boss, Springville High School; Daniel Bates, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

15.206.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessing Technology Literacy and the Use of Engineering and Technology Curricula by Utah K-12 EducatorsIntroduction: the Need for Common Technological LiteracyThomas Friedman in The World is Flat wrote, “The NSB (National Science Board) report foundthat the number of American eighteen- to twenty-four-year-olds who receive science degrees hasfallen to seventeenth in the world, whereas we ranked third three decades ago.”1 The primaryreason for this results from K-12 students’ declining interest in engineering and technology.Engineering and technology are as intertwined with society just as they are with each other,unfortunately members of society do not

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

Session 3557 The Virtual Industrial System: A Tool for Learning Production Planning Concepts and Techniques Uanny M. Brens Garcia, Douglas A. Bodner, Spyros A. Reveliotis, Chen Zhou, Jane C. Ammons, Marc Goetschalckx, T. Govindaraj, Paul M. Griffin, Leon F. McGinnis and Gunter P. Sharp Keck Virtual Factory Lab · School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology1. IntroductionRecent advances in technology have enabled greater use of computational tools within theundergraduate engineering curriculum, changing the

Conference Session

Using technology in engineering ethics education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Junaid, Aston University; Wendy Irene Attwell; Sarah Hitt

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Microsoft Teams interviewswith four engineering educators who have engaged with the Ethics Toolkit. Through aparticipant information and consent form, interviewees agreed to answer a series of questionsthat examined their motivations for contributing or using the toolkit resources. The interviewswere up to 60 minutes long and data collected were anonymised for the impact study.Results and AnalysisMetadataThe most popular ethics case study visited was a case study on implementing facialrecognition technology, with 2276 views and 905 unique visitors recorded during November2022 (Table 1). This was followed by a case study featuring the use of solar panels to providegreen energy for oil extraction, with 205 views and 126 unique users in November 2023

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge; Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

and informationsystems as seen in figure 1. This course is made up of measurement systems, drive and actuationsystem, control system, microprocessor system and computer system that are required to createmore functional and adaptable products. As mechatronics is multidisciplinary in nature, properdesign of the hands-on experience is crucial for the success of the educational experience. Figure 1: Interdisciplinary nature of mechatronics1All instruments, equipment, and appliances used by us incorporate scientific knowledge andknow how from the fields of engineering. It is of paramount importance that mechanicalengineering students have an in depth understanding of Mechatronics, and it has thereforebecome a core mechanical

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder, American Society for Engineering Education; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

engineering technologydeans and department chairs view, implement, and value Making and makerspaces within theiracademic institutions.In spring 2016, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) distributed a survey tolearn how and to what extent makerspaces are implemented in engineering and engineeringtechnology schools and programs and to assess the perceived value of makerspaces and Makingin these settings. The ultimate goal of this survey is to help inform how Making and makerspacescan best be incorporated into engineering and engineering technology education. Findings fromthis survey indicate that university makerspaces emphasize both education and entrepreneurshipin their primary uses, though they may vary in physical characteristics

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Oner Yurtseven

Society for Engineering Education the institution. Engineering technology faculty members need to ensure that in-class performance is documented through student evaluations of the course and instructor, as well as peer evaluations of classroom teaching ², which has to be performed periodically. Engineering technology faculty members have the challenge of following the rapid changes engineering, science and technology and bring the knowledge of these changes to the classroom. This results in continuously changing course content as well as using new technologies such as the Internet in their teaching. For example, faculty members can, therefore, become coordinators

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2011-964: USING TABLET PCS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIESTO REVEAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT THINK-INGJUDITH V. GUTIERREZ CUBA, UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMRICAS PUEBLA Science, Engineering and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico.Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. McKenna is chair and associate professor in the Department of Engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU). Prior to joining ASU she served as a program officer at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Education and was on the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. Dr. McKenna received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. McKenna also serves as a senior associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education Dr

Conference Session

Wireless Technology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #27115Using An Engineering Analysis Tool for Department AdministrationDr. Hugh Jack P.E., Western Carolina University Dr. Jack is the Cass Ballenger Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Department Head of the School of Engineering and Technology within Western Carolina University. His interests include robotics, automation, and product design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Using An Engineering Analysis Tool for Department AdministrationAbstractThe paper describes a basic application created using Matlab to assist in academic scheduling oftechnical programs. The work

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 10: Understanding Student Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris C. Martin, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26354Is Optimal Distinctiveness Theory Useful for Increasing Belonging in Educa-tional Settings?Dr. Chris C. Martin, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Chris C. Martin is a post-doctoral fellow and social scientist in biomedical engineering. His back- ground is in sociology and social psychology. His research is supported by an NSF RED grant.Prof. Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology Joe Le Doux is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Learning and Experience in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Dr. Le Doux’s research interests in engineering education focus

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Haubold, Columbia University; John R. Kender, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1694: INTRODUCTION OF VIDEO JOURNALS AND ARCHIVES IN THECLASSROOMAlexander Haubold, Columbia UniversityJohn R. Kender, Columbia University Page 12.985.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introduction of Video Journals and Archives in the ClassroomAbstractWe report on two innovative approaches of using video recordings in project-based coursestargeted at journaling student and team performance and project progression. The first approachis strictly managed by instructors and staff, and involves periodical recording of studentpresentations, which are made available to students for self and peer evaluation. The secondapproach is loosely managed

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Using Moodle has helped me to improve my pedagogy (for example, to 39.7 51.7 3.5 0 5.2 construct engaging activities, to writing rubrics / scoring devices that reflect learning objectives, and to embed feedback that fosters better learning).aStrongly Agree (SA). bAgree (A). cDisagree (D). dStrongly Disagree (SD). eNot Enough Experience to Answer (NE)DISCUSSIONMuch has been claimed for course management systems as a transformative agent for education,but relatively few studies have been published that examine the contributions of this web-delivered innovation. CMS is the fastest growing educational technology application today on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas Stoebe, University of Washington; John Rusin, Edmonds Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-339: NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR MATERIALS TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONMel Cossette, Edmonds Community CollegeThomas Stoebe, University of WashingtonJohn Rusin, Edmonds Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonRobert Simoneau, Keene State University Page 11.952.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006session number 1526The National Science Foundation has recently funded a project at Edmonds Community Collegethat will create a National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education. The objectiveof this project is to develop a clearinghouse of teaching materials for the broad field of materialstechnology. All materials considered for this Resource Center will

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Yoon; Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University; Sandeep K. S. Gupta, Arizona State University; Fariaz Karim, Arizona State University; Sheikh I. Ahamed, Arizona State University; Yu Wang, Arizona State University; Bin Wang, Arizona State University

develop such an environment and greatly enhance collaborative learning will bepresented. The smart classroom will be used for a senior group software engineering projectcourse as an illustrative example.Keywords: Smart Classroom, collaborative learning, pervasive computing, situation-awareness,and Reconfigurable Context-Sensitive Middleware (RCSM).1 Introduction Over the years, technology has been used to improve the quality of instruction. However,effective use of technology to enhance the quality of teaching is a very challenging problem.Technology can be used to improve the quality of teaching in many ways. For example, it canimprove the interactions between the instructor and the students, or in-group collaboration amongthe students

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, reports, dissertations, and other documents. 2.To construct a thesaurus for technology and engineering education, which will be used in themetadata of the database. 3. To construct a database repository in an open-source environmentsuch as EPrint, Fedora, or DSpace that will comply with the existing sophisticated technicalrequirements of cyberspace, including the future allocation for high density data collection,images, graphs and other objects. 4. To communicate the availability of this dedicatedengineering education database to the target audience.NSDL and the Engineering PathwayThe National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is an NSF program. Until October of 2008, itscentral administrative body was the Core Integration Team. In addition, it had

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Byron A Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Taylor Chesson, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

data informing our need for immediateaction, our mechanical engineering program is implementing two new courses for first-year students.Mechanical Engineering (ME) Fundamentals 1 and 2 is a fully coordinated sequence designed to activelyengage students and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) necessary for a career inthe mechanical engineering profession. Two courses are built from the ground up using various courseplanning tools, leveraging numerous best practices in engineering education. We describe the twelve-monthcollaborative design process for the course sequence and offer candid discussion of key challenges faced.During Fall 2022, ME Fundamentals 1 is piloted with a cohort of 39 first-year students, who will

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-2992: CREATIVITY FOR ENHANCING THE TECHNOLOGI-CAL LITERACY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORSDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, eecured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Undergraduate Education

school on a full-time basis. Dr. Roberts and Mr. Thomas do not look at EC as a community college where studentsrarely transition to four-year schools. Instead, they both see the school as a “transfer institution.”They use this phrase to underscore the notion that faculty and staff empower students with theexpectation that they will transfer. Furthermore, they believe that EC stands out from othercommunity colleges that may not articulate this objective as clearly. Dr. Roberts commentedthat he also directs Black and other students to consider transferring to schools like theMassachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Institute of Technology while enrolled inEC. In fact, for years, Dr. Roberts encouraged students to consider schools