Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the engineering design process. Two-hoursessions are held biweekly and students learn how to go from brainstorming to designing,building, and testing. The objective of the 2006 program is for students to learn aboutrenewable energy sources. The overarching project, performed in teams, is to design anenergy system which harnesses (from a renewable source), stores, transports, andconverts the energy to function a small light bulb. The effectiveness of each energysystem will be judged based on the power generated from the renewable source, theoverall system efficiency versus a cost analysis of the system.Each week, a technical expert will speak about a topic relative to the use of science andengineering in the advancement of renewable energy

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicia Chong, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education.Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University Troesch is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Michigan Tech. She is serving as the assessment coordinator for the High School Enterprise pilot program. Page 22.1051.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Measuring the Effectiveness of Team-Based STEM Project Learning Among High School Students and TeachersProgram Overview and HistoryHigh School Enterprise (HSE) is an extra- or in-curricular school program in which studentsfrom grades 9-12 engage in active, applied STEM

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, Cañada College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Two-Year College

boost retention isundergraduate research experiences. Despite a number of growing studies that show the greatestgains are achieved in providing these experiences in the first two years of college, a recentextensive study of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs shows that 91% ofthese research experiences are provided to junior and senior students. Developing successfulresearch programs suited for community college students is challenging, for most of theseinstitutions lack the faculty expertise and facilities to support on-going research programs.To address this large barrier to student success, a small Hispanic-serving community college inNorthern California, in collaboration with a large local urban university, developed

Conference Session

Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Graduate Studies

7 36.8 7 50.0 14 42.4Total 19 100.0 14 100.0 33 100.0C. MeasuresWe utilized pre- and post-surveys to assess the impact of the programs on participants’ careergoals and research experiences. The areas of assessments in the pre-survey included career goalsafter graduation, self-efficacy in decision-making toward graduate school and success ingraduate school, motivation to apply to the REU program, prior research experiences, researchexpectations, perceptions of research knowledge, skills, and engineering career paths, mentoringexpectation, and admission logistics. The post-survey inquired about the items in the pre-surveyto follow-up, additional items about mentoring

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Karen Dinora Martinez Soto; Andrea Schuman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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International

study abroad for varying amounts of timeconsistently have improved GPI scores, which aligns with other research that overseasexperiences lead to identity, diversity, and cognitive improvements [3], [11]–[13]. Engineeringeducation literature demonstrates a need for assessing global preparedness of engineeringstudents [14]. Hence, we aim to understand whether students had similar or differentunderstanding of the Global perspective in this study abroad program.MethodsWe used a survey research approach to answer our research question. We chose survey researchas it provides quantitative descriptions and trends of the Global Perspective scores amongstudents in the RSAP program [15]. The Global Perspective Inventory (GPI) was used as oursurvey

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

design and development process. There are also factors which influence thedesign and setup of an integrated model for online education. Assessing the types, quantities, andcapabilities of equipment, software, and teaching methodologies has become an issue whichmust be addressed at every turn in order to keep up with student demands for high qualityeducational programs and to maximize various delivery methodologies.The primary goals of an effective distance delivery protocol are designed to promote studentsuccess and to help faculty build the requisite skills needed to develop, deliver, and promote anoptimal learning environment. The College of Technology and Computer Science at EastCarolina University has embarked upon a multi-disciplinary

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Diana Muldrow; Rosa Cano; Deran Hanesian; Henry McCloud; Angelo Perna; Howard Kimmel

wonder howthey can encourage exploration without promoting pandemonium. Moreover, fourth grade teachersstill feel that they, alone, are responsible for preparing children for ESPA (New Jersey’s ElementaryScience Proficiency Assessment). The lack of curriculum articulation between grades within manyschools reinforces this misconception.The Outreach Program is a systemic approach to improve urban science and math educationthrough the academic and personal development of teachers and students. For teachers, theprogram demonstrates the usefulness of science in the instruction of math and communicationskills and for students the program removes barriers to success by building skills incommunications, technological literacy, critical thinking and

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E. Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

Business development, becoming a Principal and manage personnel and contribute to business decisions Depth of technical courses helped initially and the breadth of business, leadership, management, finance courses allowed me to thrive and became most valuable once in the role of Chairman/CEO of self-owned business. Business courses helped with managing large engineering departments. “Most of the PhD graduates working in management didn't have skill set to review financial analysis, budget, and deal with labor issues in the work place. I was able to hand and deal with such issues with ease due to the preparation I had with the D.Eng. program. “ “The main influence for me has been my

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

early 1970’s, state budget cuts forced the elimination of funding for instructionalequipment and laboratories. Rapid changes in technology, particularly the growing application ofcomputing, presented challenges to maintain quality in the instructional laboratories in theCollege of Engineering. A funding program in the 1980’s helped to revitalize some of the engineering lab facilities;however, many objectives were unfulfilled. The realization of the importance of computertechnologies by industry prompted significant contributions by technology companies. TheIllinois Society of Professional Engineers promoted the establishment of the Illinois EngineeringEquipment Grant Program for the purchase of lab equipment and other resources. The need

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Ann P McMahon, Pacific Science Center; Jacob Clark Blickenstaff Ph.D., Pacific Science Center-LASER

curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional development, materials and equipment support and administrative and community support, 2) Facilitating alignment of science and engineering instructional materials to state and national standards and, 3) Establishing a K-8 science and engineering program that is designed to improve teaching and learning in classrooms and schools across Washington State in the 21st Century.Immersive engineering experiences and our science/engineering notebook tool will be featured. Page 18.27.3WA LASER 2015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form.docxPage 2 of 7 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015

Conference Session

PCEE Session 11: Engineering Outreach / Summer Programs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Mayhew, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

program was collected through a free response survey. Based on the commentsof those who chose to participate, the reception to the program has been positive. In response tothe question, “What did you enjoy about the program? What did you find valuable?” commonpositive features included the individual attention from instructors as well as the new andvaluable information students were learning. The most common suggestion for improvement wasto facilitate more student-student interaction (rather than just student-faculty interaction).Although the instructors did make an attempt to implement more student-student interaction inthe second iteration of the program, it was largely unsuccessful.Although the feedback the students provided was similar in

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Jackson

Tech, covering introductory digital signal processing (DSP) and real-time programming. The target audience for this course is electrical engineers with Bachelor’s orMaster’s degrees who are working in industry with little or no knowledge of DSP and some workexperience with micro-processors and the C programming language. During the course, studentsare assigned several lab exercises to explore different aspects of DSP and the particular processorbeing used. Lecture material on DSP theory is delivered in the form of streaming video andslides on a CD-ROM. Online quizzes are given to test student comprehension of lecture materialand laboratory concepts. A staff of teaching assistants was hired to provide support for students.In order to provide an

Conference Session

Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sebastian M. Pfotenhauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joshua Jacobs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Julio A. Pertuze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel T. Roos P.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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International

losing its low-cost manufacturing base to Eastern European and Asiancompetitors, and has been facing increasing pressure to foster R&D-intense industries at thebasis of its economy. In particular, there is a need to address a persistently large gap betweenuniversities and industry, as well as other “economic, social and regional” stakeholders in thecountry 25,21,26. Portugal should facilitate interaction and permeability between universities andindustry, and train scientists and engineers in innovation management, entrepreneurism andindustry-related skills (ibid.).Portugal‟s higher education system is also subject to pan-European reform pressures 27. Forexample, the Bologna Process requires re-structuring of existing educational programs in

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Phyllis Beck, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University

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Educational Research and Methods

theamount of diversity that can be displayed within the context of a single assignment. It isimportant to note that we are not analyzing the assignment solutions for correctness but onlylooking at the thinking and organizational strategies used at this time.2. Theoretical Foundations based in Writing to LearnLearning to program is a complex process that could benefit from Writing to Learn (WTL)strategies. The struggles of novice programmers is well documented [1]. A commonly citedfactor is “fragile knowledge,” which is knowledge that is incomplete and superficial [2].Students who effectively employ metacognitive strategies, such as reflection and self-assessment, are more likely to master the problem solving skills that are essential toprogramming

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

International

contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, Page 25.940.2and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.Abstract With increasing pressures on engineering and technology education programs to preparestudents for careers in ever-changing, more complex and global society, the importance ofinternational student exchange becomes an even more significant component of engineering andtechnology curricula. Utilizing an effective evaluation model to assess the value added impact ofthese programs is a critical component of the overall assessment of any engineering educationprogram—particularly those

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer B. Listman, New York University ; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

gender gap inself-ratings (females reporting lower mean STEM research self-efficacy than males) narrowed,post-program. An exception to the overall pattern of higher initial self-ratings among maleparticipants was seen in communication-related tasks, although male mean self-ratings overtookfemale mean self-ratings in these categories, post-program. Limitations of this study includesmall sample size and unmatched pre/post samples. In addition, this is not a longitudinal study,so we can not directly assess longer term effects of the STEM research self-efficacy increase,overall, among these students or effects, if any, of the decreased gender gap in STEM researchself-efficacy. Although, at present, sample size is too small to test for significance

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Alanna Epstein, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University

. They leverage industry tradeshows and conferences inspecific industries, giving research teams the opportunity to introduce themselves, pitchideas to technology decision makers, arrange follow-on meetings to get feedback on thebest paths forward, and identify key milestones.Workshops: These focus on topics such as writing effective Small Business InnovationResearch (SBIR) proposals to participating national funding agencies. They familiarizeparticipants with funding opportunities and offer best practices for applications.Evaluating Large Scale Education and Training ProgramsLarge scale education and training programs require an evaluation component tounderstand impact, which can include changes in student learning over time or othermeasures of

Conference Session

Experiential Learning : Global Models and Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Daniel Munro, University of Toronto; Virginia Hall; Tracy L. Ross, Actua

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

towards youth engagement in STEM, with a focus on Indigenous youth, girls in STEM,at-risk youth, newcomers to Canada and/or other youth experiencing socio-economic challenges,with a goal of ensuring members of these groups can be full participants in, and fully benefitfrom, Canada’s social and economic development.Annually, Actua network programs employ approximately 800 college and university studentswho engage youth in a variety of programs, including week-long camps, year-round clubs,workshops and other programming models, designed to inspire students to build an interest inSTEM. Many of the outreach programs are situated within engineering programs, and thereforeattract a large number of undergraduate engineering students, who alongside other

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard Foster

Indianawould be a large task. In the spring of 2000, Dr. Michael O’Hair of Purdue Universitysolicited the help of the Indiana Department of Education. The essence of thiscollaboration is set forth in the following points from an agreement titled Project LeadThe Way Indiana Collaboration dated February 8, 2001.In Indiana, Purdue University would be responsible for the following:“ · Provide the Summer Institute teacher assessment on-line through the PLTW web site. · Provide advice for teachers needing readiness training prior to Summer Institute training. · Provide teacher training through an Indiana PLTW Summer Institute. … · Coordinate with PLTW for the ongoing teacher training. · Develop a plan to certify school programs

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Lauren Chapman, Boston College; Mac Cannady, Boston College; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1649: EVALUATION RESULTS OF AN E AND ET EDUCATIONFORUMMiguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston MIGUEL ANGEL RAMOS is the Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation for the College of Technology at the University of Houston. His primary focus has been the practical application of assess- ment and evaluation strategies to enhance educational quality in the college and university. Prior to joining the University of Houston, Dr. Ramos worked as a researcher for the Southwest Educational Develop- ment Laboratory, and as an Evaluator for Boston Connects. He earned a Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation from Boston College in 2004.Lauren Chapman, Boston College Lauren Chapman is a

Conference Session

ETD - Technical Session 7 - ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Shubham Torvi, Texas A&M University

do not come with an established social network that they canlean on when they need support. Similarly, research suggests these students also lack the“cultural capital”, which refers to an experiential gap in their parents compared to those whoseparents have academic qualifications and experience that they share with their children. Whileseveral intervention methods can be found in higher education literature to improve the academicand social experience of first-generation students, mentoring and summer bridge programs aretwo key methods that are widely adopted.This paper presents a case study of a first-generation engineering (FGEn) student mentoringprogram at a large U.S. university. The program currently focuses on first year students in

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Another 30%listed the “geek” perception as their top reason, indicating that “engineering would be a boringcareer,” according to the ASQ.6Equally alarming, international comparisons of student mathematics and science performanceindicate that U.S. students scored below average among industrialized countries.7 Out of the 57countries participating in the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)examination, which is designed to assess students’ abilities to apply scientific and mathematical Page 15.624.3concepts to real-world problems, U.S. 15-year-olds scored lower than 23 and 31 nations inscience and math literacy, respectively.8

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin; Adam Wayne Nokes, The University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

achieved during the GAM. The incoming and outgoing hyperbolic asymptotes aredisplayed radiating from the planet and reinforce the ease of interpretation by the student. Figure 1: Gravity Assist Maneuver Example2Figure 1, above, shows a sample GAM plot using planet centered coordinates. In the program, allgravity assists are assumed to be powered, and if an unpowered gravity assist is better, theoptimization reduces the ΔV magnitude to a negligible value.2 In the figure, the incoming andoutgoing hyperbolic trajectories are shown in black and blue, respectively, with a red poweredΔV direction vector. In this example case, the ΔV direction vector is displayed, but its magnitudeis negligibly small (< 1 m/s). Further

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Curriculum at Lawrence Technological University and is an instructor in the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communications. She has ten years of experience working with student organizations and teaching undergraduates, including identifying needs and developing new initiatives and curricular and co-curricular programs. Her research interests include activist pedagogies and empowering students through creative teaching methods. Page 14.836.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Leadership Models and Practices Course – Student Perceptions and Development of

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kasarda, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brenda Brand, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Collver, Montgomery County Public Schools; Gabriel Goldman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

-school students and undergraduate students but at different levels. For almost a decade,undergraduate engineering students at Virginia Tech have been able to take a course offeredthrough the VT School of Education focused on developing leadership and mentoring skills intechnical problem-based scenarios. A large component of the course requires the students tovolunteer with the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) high-school FIRST roboticscourse. Recently a second collaborative course was added where a VT Mechanical EngineeringCapstone Design Experience which is based on designing and building educational tools for thehigh-school program, while giving undergraduates in this design experience, leadership training toallow them to work

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Loughborough University; Paul P. Conway, Loughborough University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

thinkingand Creativity are two prominent skills that have been promoted to the top 5 compared to aI Def: ‘absorptive capacity’ is the ability of businesses to understand and exploit cutting-edge research via human capitalsimilar survey reported in 2015. On the other hand, it has been widely recognised byemployers of large or small companies that finding and keeping talent is no longer achallenge that belongs in the HR department, but is a “strategic business priority” [6].Our training programme has brought together complementary technical aspects,industrial/externally-facing and non-technical training. It has supported a generation of ‘T-shaped’ professionals, with a focused technical expertise, credibility and depth of enquiry(the vertical bar

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Galinsky, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

low-income families make up a sizable portion of the community. Withoutoffering financial assistance, many of the students who have attended these summer campswould not be able. Funding has been secured through small industrial grants, state programs suchas West Virginia Health Sciences and Technology Academy, and through partnerships with otheruniversities and U.S. Department of Education grants. Using post-surveys for the camps, it willbe shown that overall enjoyment of the camp environment is around 90% and has improvedSTEM interest levels in campers attending the camps. The challenges of a tenure track facultyrunning these programs include disproportional amounts of time for service and scholarship torun camps, funding, learning

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

phenomenon is well-documented among STEM students by Seymour and Hewitt [8] and Seymour and Hunter [9].Part of first-year engineering students’ transition into college is the academic transition from ahigh school learning environment to a college learning environment that is more demanding, butsimultaneously gives them significantly more independence as a learner.Many students who are accepted into engineering programs are considered smart or academicallyhigh achievers in their previous educational contexts [10]; however, the combination of fast-paced and challenging coursework coupled with students having more independence andautonomy in their courses sometimes results in students’ first assessment grade beingsignificantly lower than the grades

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadia Craig; Michelle Maher; Walter Peters

problems and oflife. The class was first required to read Gause and Weinburg’s Are Your Lights On?.8 Theywere also required to read Margulis and Sagan’s What is Life?.9Are Your Lights On? is a book that mainly addresses problem solving. It gives the reader auseful tool for approaching problems, not a recipe. Approaching problems, whether small orlarge, can be viewed in a way to determine the actual root of the problem that will lead to asolution. This book was discussed critically during a class session. The class believed that this book was an insult to their intelligence, because it is written in a large font with cartoon illustrations throughout. The class felt that this book did not provide any new information. They felt that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Derek T Reamon Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Ms. Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the engineering assessment specialist for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a BA in biochemistry, ME in engineering management and is currently a PhD candidate studying engineering education at the College of Engineering and Ap- plied Science. She has worked for the University of Colorado in various capacities for 17 years, including as a program manager for a small medical research center and most recently as Director of Access and Recruiting for the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Her