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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad

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Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Reaching Beyond Engineering to Achieve Best Practice in Global LearningIntroduction Certainly we all realize that our graduates need to function effectively in a globalmarketplace and will address complex engineering challenges that cannot be solved bytechnology alone. Our students must understand engineering practice in a global/societal contextand know how to solve problems that involve political

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Patrick D Ulrich, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chad D Vecitis; Jason Dyett, Harvard University, DRCLAS; Monica F A Porto, USP

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implemented. While each course has been individually developed to educate students aboutits specific international engineering focus, students who participate in multiple courses are ableto develop an even greater appreciation for the international nature of engineering byexperiencing the similarities and differences of engineering practice in both host nations. Table 1. Number of participants, location, and topics for all offerings of the SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course. Year Location Students Course Title 2010 Brazil 26 Energy, Water, and the Environment 2011 Brazil 29 Engineering and the Urban Environment 2012 United States 21 Engineering, the

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Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

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and international undergraduate research experiencesThe National Council on Undergraduate Research defines undergraduate research as “An inquiry orinvestigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creativecontribution to the discipline” and identifies six key benefits of these experiences: a) enhancingstudent learning through mentoring relationships with faculty, b) increasing retention, c) increasingenrollment in graduate education and providing effective career preparation, d) developing criticalthinking creativity, problem solving, and intellectual independence, e) developing an understandingof research methodology, and f) promoting an innovation-oriented culture.12 The NSF has fundedREU programs

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Christie Ritter, The University of Colorado at Boulder; Alan Rolf Mickelson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jared Leventhal, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Espinoza, University of Colorado at Boulder

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this greater purpose. Because these applications cover such a broadscope, the NapoNet team has invited members of varied backgrounds to participate in researchtogether. Undergraduates and graduate students participate in projects with backgroundsincluding Information and Communications Technology, Education, Anthropology, Psychology,Environmental Design, Business, and several branches of engineering including Civil,Environmental, and Electrical Engineering as well as Engineering Physics. Technical projectswith a global prominence have compelled each of these team members to step outside of theirown areas of study and expertise to learn in a much more expansive and interdisciplinary sense.This in turn allows them to understand their own

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Megan Mercedes Echevarria, International Engineering Program, University of Rhode Island; Sigrid -- Berka, University of Rhode Island

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Spanish curriculum. She has developed specialized Spanish courses designed for engineers, as well as interdisciplinary courses that connect engineering to other fields of study. In her research she is equally versatile: her scholarship covers a wide range of topics relating to international education, languages across the curriculum, applied linguistics, materials development and literary and cultural studies.Dr. Sigrid – Berka, University of Rhode Island Dr. Sigrid Berka is the Executive Director of the International Engineering Program (IEP) at the Univer- sity of Rhode Island, and also the Director of the German and the Chinese IEP, responsible for building academic programs with exchange partners abroad, internship

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Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Page 20.29.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Preparing Engineers for Global Challenges1. IntroductionWhen it comes to preparing engineering faculty and students to meet global engineeringchallenges and needs, nothing compares to bringing together business executives, governmentofficials, and educators from around the world to explore uncommon solutions to common globalproblems. The competitive advantage belongs to graduates, companies, and institutions whounderstand the global context of their profession.The world of the twenty first century faces many challenges that future engineers are expected tomaster. In fact, problems such as climate change and global warming, water

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Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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Pathway educational digital library.Dr. Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business Sara Beckman teaches new product development and other design-related topics at the University of Cal- ifornia’s Haas School of Business. She has also taught for Stanford University’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, and been a visiting faculty member at MIT where she taught in the Leaders for Manufacturing Program. Prior to and concurrent with her involvement at the Haas School, Sara worked for the Hewlett-Packard Company, most recently as Director of the Product Generation Change Management Team. Before joining HP and the Haas School, She also worked in the Operations Management Services practice at

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Matthew E Verbyla, University of South Florida; Colleen Claire Naughton; Allan Feldman, University of South Florida; Vanessa Vernaza-Hernandez , University of South Florida ; Marilyn E Brandt, University of the Virgin Islands; Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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) about a topic or a case study related tointerdisciplinary solutions to key global challenges in context-sensitive situations. The weeklytopics were selected by the course professor and related to the themes of a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) grant under NSF’s Partnership for International Research and Education(PIRE) program. These students also developed five to six discussion questions related to thematerials (which were posted on the blog several days in advance), and hosted an hour-long“Twitter chat” each week about the topic covered in the video, the readings, or the case study.During this hour, the student hosts (moderators) posed the discussion questions and otherparticipants were invited to provide their own responses to these

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Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

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in IEEE, OSA, CUR, and ASEE professional organizations. His research interests include various aspects of optical fiber communication/networks, broadband networks, multimedia communications, multimedia bandwidth forecasting, STEM education and engineering pedagogy.Dr. Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University Youakim Kalaani is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Kalaani received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineer- ing from Cleveland State University (CSU). He graduated from CSU with M.S. and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering with concentration in power systems. Dr. Kalaani is a licensed professional engi

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Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; Joniqua Howard, University of Texas Arlington; Ken Darrie Thomas, Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering & The Honors College; Helen Muga, University of Mount Union; Jeanese Christine Badenock, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill; Sheena A Francis, University of Technology, Jamaica 235 Old Hope Rd Kgn 6. Jamaica

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received her BSc in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Barbados, graduating in 1996 with First Class Honours as the Valedictorian of her class. After teaching Mathematics at a local high school in Barbados for two years, she attended Dartmouth Col- lege, New Hampshire, USA, as a GAANN Fellow under a Department of Education training grant, for her PhD. Working in the group of indole chemist, Prof Gordon Gribble, her research focused on heterocyclic chemistry with special interest in radical indole chemistry and the synthesis of indole alkaloids. She re- ceived extensive teacher training at Dartmouth and was awarded the John H. Wolfenden Teaching Prize at the end of the three