Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

. Page 22.748.83. Demonstrate world and local knowledge: An ability to understand the major currents of global change and its implications and demonstrate knowledge within a global and comparative context. Demonstration of world and local knowledge includes familiarity with history, geography, government, market, and public policy issues around the world and in several target countries along with an understanding of the workings and close linkages of the global economy to promote critical and creative thinking concerning the current global challenges6, 8, 17, 26, 28, 30, 31. Demonstration of world and local knowledge also includes a broad knowledge of the world coupled with specific knowledge of target countries, which provides

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

, West Lafayette Chang started her professional career as the Study Abroad Director at Western Kentucky University from 2001-2006, where she drove a 3X increase in overseas educational experiences, working with a predom- inately local/in-state student population that does not have a natural inclination for study abroad (many being the first in their family to attend college). This work experience has become her focus and engage- ment of under-represented population in Education Abroad, focusing on students in science and engineer- ing disciplines. Her main responsibilities include engagement of both students and faculty members at Purdue University to embrace global engineering mindsets and practice. During the