1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 Year First AccreditedFigure 1. Growth in Number of ABET EAC-accredited EnvE programs in the U.S.The Environmental Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK) outlined aspirational content forbachelor’s degree programs in environmental engineering. It acknowledged the historical rootsof the environmental engineering discipline, stating “in the1980’s and 1990’s, environmentalengineering evolved into a stand-alone engineering discipline…engineers came to view thisdiscipline as separate from, albeit related to, allied engineering disciplines such as civil andchemical engineering.”9 (p. 7). The BOK also recognized that a balance of technical and
discounting.Some 75,000 of the nearly 79,000 total resulted from one program’s participation in a state fair, a * The precision of these figures is surely misleading. Some reported figures were round numbers, while others appearedto be more exactly counted totals. Totals are best understood as approximations, for all that the figures are carried out tothe 10’s and 1’s digits. Furthermore, the categories are likely not understood in the same way by all respondents.“Community members” in one figure might well include participants reported as “parents,” for example, in another. redoubtable example of engineering outreach
multidisciplinary approach shows that such projects can leverage on thecomplementary skills and disciplinary expertise of individuals and institutions so that effectivepartnership can form to provide inspirational learning experience for all participants.Florida Institute of Technology program has a similar senior design model, spanning a total ofthree semesters, a single credit junior design course held in the spring semester, followed by bothsenior year semesters. Being a smaller school with 14 different engineering disciplines,multidisciplinary senior design projects are commonplace, allowing students from variousdisciplines to work collaboratively to meet the end requirement(s). Oftentimes, senior designprojects are industry-sponsored, although
includes business staff, engineering staff,technician staff, administrative staff, etc. Each of these has its own customs, organized ways ofthinking, and group identifications and often times can be as varied as verbal languages, e.g.,English, French, etc. while displaying similar challenges in cross-cultural situations. Page 2 of 16The cultural intelligence community embraces this viewpoint and ultimately shares much incommon with the global learning community and the infrastructure education community. Eachseeks to engage as many different needs and viewpoints as feasible.2.3 The Existing CurriculumIn the early 2000’s, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University ofUtah
on critical thinking, cognitive load c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #16514 theory, and high-order learning within e-learning for science education. Dr. Simon received her B.A. in Biology from the University of Delaware, her M.S. in Science Education from Hofstra University, and her Ph.D. in Educational Technology Management from Northcentral University.Prof. Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale YEONG S. RYU graduated from Columbia University with a Ph.D. and Master of Philosophy in Mechan- ical Engineering in 1994. He has served as an associate professor
the faculty and the impression(s) arrived at by the author, leads oneto believe that it is highly unlikely that new more effective teaching-learning strategieswould be deployed any time soon, unless drastic measures are undertaken. The author ismore convinced now than ever, that classroom reformation, including deployment of activelearning strategies, would happen only if the institution mandates it!The Pros and Cons of the Lecture FormatWhen asked why he/she lectures, one faculty responded: “It is a tradition. It was part of mytraining, and seems to dwell in me and seems like what I should be doing. I feel guilty when Iam not lecturing” (13). This candid statement suggests one of the great dilemmas faced by allwho teach at the postsecondary
faculty interviewed) inthe process by which the course content is delivered during the lecture period, and more of aconcern whether the rate of delivery would allow the instructor to finish the course on time.The views expressed by the faculty and the impression(s) arrived at by the author, leads oneto believe that it is highly unlikely that new more effective teaching-learning strategieswould be deployed any time soon, unless drastic measures are undertaken. The author ismore convinced now than ever, that classroom reformation, including deployment of activelearning strategies, would happen only if the institution mandates it and providesopportunities for faculty to experience the advantages of active learning strategies.The Pros and Cons of the
learning.” Journal of Staff Development 17.4: 34-38, (1996).9. Guskey, T.R. and Yoon, K.S. “What works in professional development?” Phi Delta Kappan 90.07: 495-500, (2009).10. Joyce, B. and Showers, B. Student Achievement through Staff Development. New York, NY: Longman, (1983).11. Katehi, L., Pearson, G., and Feder, M. Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects. National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, (2009).12. Loucks-Horsley, S., et al. Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics. Corwin Press, (2009).13. Sparks, D. and Loucks-Horsley, S. “Five models of staff development for teachers
ProgramThe Citadel’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was awarded an NSF S-STEM award with the goal of graduating 23 students with diverse backgrounds with a degree inCivil Engineering. So far 30 EXCEL-SC scholarships have been awarded totaling $436,000. Inaddition, approximately $30,000 in stipends have been awarded to 20 EXCEL-SC students forenrollment in The Citadel’s College Success Institute (summer school program prior to freshmanyear to acclimate students to military college life while taking up to four academic credits).The program has many elements that contribute to student success and engagement. Forexample, The Citadel’s Academic Support Center, through funding from a Foundation Grant,provided a graduate student to serve
showing that it is indeed possible to create a positive culture that increases diversity…. The college president, Marie Klawe, is a woman computer scientist who knows how to make the environment more hospitable.”5One barrier that Harvey Mudd College works hard to demolish is the ‘impostor’ syndrome - “Not seeing one's own reflection in teachers or other students makes one feel as if s[he] doesn't belong. The need for role models to help overcome the ‘impostor’ syndrome cannot be emphasized enough.”5Ramirez concludes with, “One approach to address the leaks [in the STEM pipeline] is morementoring, and by tuning the culture so that students don't feel excluded”. This is essential to thebroader discussion of diversity
fruitful interdisciplinary meetings of MechanicalEngineering Freshmen and their student teachers that provided invaluable feedback to ourstudents. We would also like to thank the teachers and Dan Block, Principal of Bishop’s Peakand Teach Elementary schools who rearranged their schedules to bring 200 of their students tothe Cal Poly campus.References1. Sheppard, S., Jenison, R., (1996), “Thoughts on Freshman Engineering Design Experiences,” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, v 2, p 909-9132. Hoit, M.I., Ohland, M. and Kantowski, M., (1998), “The Impact of a Discipline-Based Introduction to Engineering Course on Improving Retention,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 1.3. Yokomoto, C. F., Rizkalla, M. E
, Seattle, Washington, June 14-27, 20153 Voss, David L., K Alexander, M. Ford, C. Handy, S. Lucero, and A. Pietruszewski, Educational Programs:Investment with a Large Return, 26th Annual AIAA/USU, Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, Utah, SSC12-VII-1, Aug. 20124 Welcome to the University Nanosat Program (UNP). Retrieved March 19, 2014, fromhttp://prs.afrl.kirtland.af.mil/UNP/index.aspx5 Voss, Hank and Jeff Dailey, “TSAT Globalstar ELaNa-5 Extremely Low-Earth Orbit (ELEO) Satellite” SmallSatellite Conference, Utah, August, 2014, paper SSC14-WK-66 Sargent, T., Kiers, J., and Voss, H. (2014, March). ELEO-Sat Design Process for a Boom Deployment Systemwith Monte Carlo Aerodynamics Simulation. Paper presented at ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section
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et al.’s 2012 PNAS paper (Science Faculty’s Subtle GenderBiases Favor Male Students)8 and Sheltzera and Smith’s 2104 PNAS paper (Elite Male Facultyin the Life Sciences Employ Fewer Women)9.Dr. Kirkmeyer: I cannot honestly say I have considered what strategies to use to help othersbecome aware of these issues, because they are situation-dependent and usually reactive. Ipersonally use humor and self-deprecation to address many issues in a non-threatening manner,and so I know I have done so with these. The reality is that it depends on the context of thesituation related to these issues. In some situations, humor (and particularly sarcasm) hasworked quite well in making others aware of how these issues are being perceived by othersaround them
because of their concern over the decline of surface water quality as a result of runoff from urban, agriculture, industry and other human activities. They wanted to contribute to the efforts in the Public Lab community to develop low-cost, DIY open source water quality monitoring devices. They began the project by investigating the open source water temperature, conductivity measuring instruments already being developed and documented on the Public Lab website including the Riffle (http://openwaterproject.io) and Riffle-ito (https://github.com/p-v-o-s/riffle-ito). Over the course of the semester, the team implemented their own Riffle-ito
simply to non-technical audiences; leadership skills by presenting the engineeringdesign challenge in partnership with their co-facilitator(s); and creative problem-solving skills byassisting students and their families in iterating and persevering in the design challenge process.Employee Community Engagement and Corporate CitizenshipEmployee community engagement or corporate citizenship initiatives such as skills-basedvolunteerism programs can contribute to overall employee engagement and drive value for thebusiness. Companies are increasingly investing in employee engagement efforts in order torecruit, retain, and develop their workforce amidst high levels of disengagement, shiftingworkforce demographics, and a competitive marketplace for
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assistantships and assistance with transfer. SCCORE has been held at NMSU since 2002, and will also be held for the first time at several alliance university partner campuses.Ms. Michele A. Auzenne, New Mexico State University Michele Auzenne has 18 years of experience managing student support programs and has served as Pro- gram Manager and Assistant Director for the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (New Mex- ico AMP) since 1997. She has served in the same capacity for the NMSU Hewlett Foundation Engineering Schools of the West Initiative (ESWI), the NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM), the NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP), among others. Ms. Auzenne holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Tech- nical
. Students listen, take notes, and are allowed to ask questions at the end of the lecture orduring office hours. There seem to be less interest by most of the faculty interviewed in the Page 26.1197.6process by which the course content is delivered during the lecture period, and more of a concernwhether the rate of delivery would allow the instructor to finish the course on time. The viewsexpressed by the faculty and the impression(s) arrived at by the author, leads one to believe thatit is highly unlikely that new more effective teaching-learning strategies would be deployed anytime soon, unless drastic measures are undertaken. The author is more