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MIND Education Trends

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Hudson, University of Texas-San Antonio; Dawnlee Roberson, University of Texas-San Antonio

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calculate the Force produced by a moving arm. 7. Capturing motion of a human body in _______ dimensions helps us know how the body moves when walking or lifting weights. 8. Acceleration can be used to count the number of _________________ in weight lifting.Multiple Choice 9. The topic that plays the biggest part in motion capture is a) geometry b) chemistry c) digital logic. ________________ 10. An accelerometer emits voltage, but, before it can be input into a computer, the signal must be a) changed to resistance b) amplified c) reduced. _____________ 11. In order to prove a biologically-based hypothesis, a scientist must a) get a PhD b) buy expensive hardware and software c) observe and measure

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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Research and Independent Study. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 1566. Portland, OR (2005).6. J. Lax and A. V. Epps, More than just lab work: A summer intern program teaches undergraduates how to communicate their research. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 1661. Portland, OR (2005).7. T. W. Simpson, R. B. Stone, S. B. Shoote, J. P. Terpenny, and S. R. T. Kumara, An Inter-University Collaborative Undergraduate Research/Learning Experience for Product Platform Planning. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 3425. Portland, OR (2005).8. P. Idowu, Development of Simulation Models for Power Converters

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MIND Education Trends

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Dana Newell, Arizona State University

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, approximatelyevery three weeks. Table VI gives the topics and assignments usually pursued during the secondsemester.Meeting Meeting Topics AssignmentsOne A) Icebreaker – How did the break go? 1) Email a copy of your official spring class schedule What was the high point? 2) Email a copy of your full weekly time management schedule including BPR, BPN, BPC, POH, and HW time for B) Guaranteed 4.0 Plan each class along with a completed Check List. 3) Complete a Time Estimate Chart that matches your time management schedule by

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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engineering, mechanicalengineering, nuclear engineering, admission information, financial aid, and student panels.Unique to this conference was each participant’s ability to individually create a schedule on-linefor the day. In the Appendix B there is a complete list of workshops offered.When the recruitment of faculty began, many asked whom we were inviting to the DiscoverEngineering conference. We quickly responded we had selected precollege programs targeted toscience, mathematics, engineering and/or technology. Most of the faculty had presented tostudents who appeared to lack interest in stem fields but all were interested in visiting with youngpeople who demonstrated an interest in engineering. It is very important to select the

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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evaluate the field trips. Results ofquestion 4 are shown in Figure 2. FU SE - Sum m er 2004 F IE L D T R IP E V A L U A T IO N F O R M F ie ld T r ip t o :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a te: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t th in g I le a r n e d fr o m p a r tic ip a tin g in th is fie ld tr ip w a s :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. T h is fie ld tr ip c a n b e im p r o v e d if_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. D id th is fie ld tr

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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2006-1693: COMPUTER SCIENCE RECRUITING AND RETENTION OFUNDERGRADUATES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITYJohn Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Dr. Fernandez is Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Having served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and 10 years in private industry, Dr. Fernandez brings real-world experiences into the classroom for his students. His research interests are in HCI, information assurance, and software engineering.Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mrs. Tedford is an Instructor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. She

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

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) Corporation. She has served as the Project Assistant for the NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program for the past 4 years. Ms. Jackson Hittle possesses an A.S. in Computer Aided Drafting and Design and a B.S. in Engineering Design Technology.Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA GHOLAM ALI SHAYKHIAN Gholam Ali Shaykhian is a software engineer with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Shuttle Processing Directorate. He is NASA Administrator Fellow (Cohort 7). He served his fellowships at Bethune Cookman College (B-CC) in Daytona Beach, Florida, teaching and conducting research in computer science and software engineering. Ali has received a Master of Science

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

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2006-1232: MARKETING ENGINEERING THROUGH OPEN MENTORING® - AWEB-BASED PILOT PROGRAMTricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin Tricia Berry is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin, responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention of women in the College of Engineering. She came to UT in July 1999 after six years at The Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas where she worked as a Process Engineer leading design and expansion projects and a Product Development Engineer assisting in the commercialization of a new epoxy thermoplastic and leading the customer plant start-up efforts. Tricia holds both a BS Chemical Engineering

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State University; Elaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University; Venetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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2006-1972: ENGINEER STARTERS PROGRAM 2005Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State UniversityVernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State UniversityElaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State UniversityVenetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State UniversityDevdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University Page 11.545.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineer Starters ProgramABSTRACT At North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, theEngineer Starters Program (ESP) serves as an avenue to target specifically thoseunderrepresented in the Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology fieldsand provide them with tools

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University; Eakalak Khan, North Dakota State University

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2006-6: A WEEKEND STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL HIGHSCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTSG. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University G. Padmanabhan Dr. G. Padmanabhan is a Professor of Civil Engineering in North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Director of North Dakota water Resources Research Institute. He served as the Chair of the Civil Engineering Department from 1999 through 2003. Dr. Padmanabhan has more than twenty five years of teaching experience in engineering. He has attended several engineering education conferences. He has served not only as PI or CoPI but also as instructor of several educational outreach projects to motivate women and Native

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Whitney Smith, UMES/Rutgers University; Uditha Poddalgoda, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Omar A. Omar, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Amy Jarrett, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Aaron Redden, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Daniel Seaton, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Robert Johnson, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Proposal Preparation. To simulate the sponsored research environment, a request for proposals (RFP) was developed and released to faculty and students in the STEM departments seeking financial and support resources to complete undergraduate research. b. Creating a Research Environment. Approved proposals received funding to support summer stipends to both faculty and students, materials and equipment needs, travel to regional and national competitions and conferences, and publication costs. During this period of sustained research, students were encouraged to submerge themselves completely in the project, develop timelines and milestones, and contingencies. Faculty assumed responsibility for reporting and

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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in 7-12 grade science education. As Assistant Director, she has primary responsibility for the implementatino of DOC program components. Page 11.420.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Designing Our Community: Evaluating the Success of a Program to Recruit and Retain American Indian Students to EngineeringThe Designing our Community (DOC) program at Montana State University (MSU),which is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, has three goals: (1)Increase the motivation and pre-entry academic preparation of American Indian studentswho want to study

Conference Session

Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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integration. This sense of belonging and theperceived and actual quality of learning, together with any external commitments, lead to arevision of the initial goals and commitments, and to the decision to stay or leave. This decisionmaking process is a continuous process, because student characteristics and institutional andexternal environments can and do change over time.3.b Transfer studentsIn general, about 23 percent of students nationwide leave their initial program voluntarily 5.Including academic dismissal, nationwide attrition from higher education has been consistentlyaround 50 percent for several decades 6, 7. Of all students in the United Stated who began theirpostsecondary education in the academic year 1995-96, 32 percent had

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Gonzalez-Barreto, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Antonio Gonzalez-Quevedo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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School and Gender z o ón a ma ao üe an ic b a m o lin ya ac a g ce Ju e y r a m ay n n A r Ba Ca Gu Hu M Po Sa F M HS_TYPE PRIVA DA 1000

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allene Manning, Purdue University; Virginia Booth-Gleghorn, Purdue University-MEP; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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correlated with students’qualifications at their point of entry into college. According to the study, the mean GPAs forAfrican-American (2.15), Hispanic (2.39), and non-minority (white) (2.67) engineeringgraduates were compared. The results were alarming. For non minority (white) students, 45%entered with a B+ average, and 33% graduated with a B+ average. For Hispanic students, thenumbers were 46% and 18%, respectively. For African-American students, however, thenumbers were significantly different. Thirty-seven percent of African-American students enteredwith a B+ average, but only 5% graduated with a B+ Average. In response to decreases in academic achievement for many minority students withinengineering undergraduate programs over time

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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, developing and revising a teachingstatement, identifying and annotating teaching artifacts, developing a diversity statement,compiling a complete draft portfolio, and outlining a professional development plan. The ETPPis peer-led and peer-focused. Participants rotate the leadership role for each session andfacilitate the sessions without supervision by faculty or professional staff.Key features of this program include: a) a focus on graduate students, b) a series of activitiesthat collectively help students develop a teaching portfolio, and c) a peer-led structure with astrong peer evaluation component. The program has these elements for three primary reasons.First, we have an interest in helping improve the flow in the engineering educator pipeline

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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2006-564: PLANNING FOR DIVERSITY AT ALL LEVELSDonna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna S. Reese. Professor Reese is currently the Associate Dean for Academics and Administration for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. She has been on the faculty at MSU for 17 years. She may be reached via email at dreese@engr.msstate.edu.Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University Tommy Stevenson is currently the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Student Development for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Missisisippi State University. He may be contacted via email at tommy@engr.msstate.edu

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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2006-532: RECRUITING UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES TOENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYStephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Stephen Kuyath is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has taught engineering technology courses at the college level for over 22 years. He has a strong interest in and dedication to improving both traditional and distance engineering education and to encouraging those students typically underrepresented in STEM fields to consider engineering technology as a career.Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Deborah Sharer is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andre Butler, Mercer University; Priscilla Hicks, Mercer University

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therecruitment, retention, and graduation of under-represented minorities and women inengineering, significant discrepancies still exist and much work remains.Over the past ten years at Mercer, African-Americans have comprised 17.1% of studentsenrolled in engineering, while women have comprised 31.1%, on average. In addition,African-Americans and women represent a sizeable fraction of each graduating class(14.8% and 32.0%, respectively). These numbers are higher than those observed in manyother engineering schools across the country. Five-year graduation rates for African-Americans (as well as other under-represented minorities) and women at Mercer,however, are more in line with observations at other engineering schools.The purpose of this paper is to

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-779: CASE STUDY: STEPS TO REACH OUT TO HIDDENUNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT CANDIDATES IN ENGINEERINGChristopher Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Pong joined the School of Engineering and Computer Science, San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural engineering. He is currently the graduate coordinator for the Master of Science in Engineering. Wenshen Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of CaliforniHamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Asa, North Dakota State University

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2006-2265: ENGINEERING EDUCATION OF MINORITIES: AN OVERVIEWEric Asa, North Dakota State University ERIC ASA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He holds a doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Alberta. His research interests include minority science, engineering and technology education; construction materials and processes; computational modeling, simulation and optimization of complex engineering systems/processes (discrete, dynamic and intelligent); equipment selection and maintenance; etc

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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internet sites containing further details.An analysis is done of possible areas of need not covered adequately by existing resources.Engineering Professional Societies and Engineering Education Related SitesProfessional societies for engineers provide scholarships, fellowships, awards, conferences,competitions, publications, and resources for students, parents, educators and professionalengineers. Table 1 shows a listing of engineering professional societies. The computer scienceand engineering technologies societies are included in this table because the computer scienceand engineering technology programs are often housed in the college of engineering. The tablealso includes architecture, because students may want to explore the differences