Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

construct and modifying sessions to fit the needs of different audiences. An additionalchallenge was that we were given widely varying amounts of time to present the sessions. Thismeant that it was very important to have clear learning objectives.As an example, the learning objectives for a session for K-8 teachers and a session for highschool counselors are compared in Table 1. To make the table readable, we do not write out thefull learning objective. We placed verbs from different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy [1] toindicate how the learning objectives differ for each audience, because different audiences requiredifferent depths of understanding. In addition, each topic is given a level of importance for theparticular audience, indicated by low

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hicks, Texas A&M University-Kingsville ; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur; James Jack Glusing

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

post-instructionfor the CAEN section, which was for Architectural and Civil Engineering majors. The very smallresponse counts and less pronounced changes in the ratings did not result in significantdifferences although increased understanding was reported for all prompts and the studentsindicated they saw real-world applications for the information they had learned.Ratings for all five of the learning-objective based statements for the EECS section, ElectricalEngineering and Computer Science, resulted in significant changes. These were for robot chassisconstruction and wiring, experience using a computer board, ability to write Python programs,and being motivated by competing with classmates. Like for the other sections, students reportedbeing

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Elmore P.E., State University of New York at Binghamton; Koenraad E. Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

instructors and graduate engineering students. Students also takea weekly two-hour course in which the focus is on writing and oral presentations. This courseinstructs students on how to write reports and give oral presentations about their projects. Bothcourses use undergraduate course assistants, who have been through the 1st-year program, toassist the instructors. Engineering students choose from one of five engineering disciplines atBinghamton University, when they declare their major at the end of the fall semester.A two-question survey was given to the 1st-year engineering students in the first week of class inthe fall semester. Two multiple choice questions were asked: (1) currently, what engineeringmajor do you intend to declare in December

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

" ismotivated by a "strategic search for meaning" [11], [12].Approaches to learning are often manifested in the practice of learning strategies, which arebehaviors that students use for studying and learning course material, such as memorizing, re-writing course notes, planning and organizing materials, questioning self and others, andreflection [13]–[15].When students describe their approaches to learning and related strategies, they are answeringthese two questions [11]:  What do I want to get out of this? (i.e., the product of study)  How do I get there? (i.e., the process of studying)The former question is task-, motive-, and goal-oriented, while the process-focused questioninvolves choices of learning approaches and strategies in view of

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meaghan Pearson, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

spacesParticipants discussed experiencing exclusionary and harmful encounters and practices in STEMhigher education and entrepreneurial spaces. Dr. Wu noted, “As a woman, as a minority, there'salways so many different challenges that's there. It's always there, it’s always there.” One ofthese challenges was not having access to supportive interpersonal relationships in theiruniversities and academic departments. Dr. J remarked, “I came to [university] recognizing that no one's going to help you, Dr. J, so you'd better write the papers, and you'd better write the proposal. That's exactly what I did, I wrote the papers. I wrote the proposals. I was the PI. I was the first author on most of my papers. People were not saying, "Oh Dr. J

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Waddah Akili

difficult to come to grip with all the cited definitions, meanings, and interpretations of theterm “active learning”, since different contributors in the field have interpreted some termsdifferently. However, by gleaming at the literature, it is possible to arrive at general consensus ofwhat appears to be widely accepted definitions, and shed light on how common terms are used.Active learning is generally defined as any instructional method that engages students in thelearning process. It is widely accepted that active learning requires students to take part in “pre-planned” learning-related activities, believed to spark and stimulate their learning, while in theclassroom(Bloom 1956; Randolph 2000) .These activities would include: reading, writing

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

calibration, static and dynamic signals, computer-controlled data acquisition,data analysis, documentation, and technical writing. All those topics are important andapplicable in the two-semester Capstone course in senior design project that the students arerequired to take, not to mention any future projects they may work on as professional engineers.As such, it is recommended that junior-level students take the Measurements andInstrumentation course before the Capstone project. In practice, however, a number of studentstake them concurrently.The Measurements and Instrumentation course is offered only in the spring semester, and is a 3-unit course consisting of two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour lab session per week. The pre-requisites are 1

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen F Koorey, ViaStrada Ltd.; Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Outcome 4 Social Sciences.In practice, in the United States, this requirement is somewhat redundant for most universities,which already have in place a robust general education requirement, typically about 25 % of thecurriculum or so. At the third author’s home institution, two courses each in humanities andsocial sciences are required, along with two more in diversity, in addition to the generaleducation courses in writing, mathematics, and science that we would want engineering studentsto take anyway.Theoretically, then, professional development at a U.S. university would be easier to achieve,since it would be built on a sound general education foundation. In practice, that is rarely thecase. Students, and often faculty, fail to make the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and design critical safety andSafety application of safety and security security systems for buildings and/orEngineering engineering methods and processes processes.Capstone learned through this program. The • Define a research problem and/or anCourses students are to select research topics industrial / commercial case study. under the guidance of instructor and • Perform a literature review and conduct research and write a methods used in the project. detailed report. Working in teams or • Identify sources of data for the analysis as individuals under the guidance of and gather and analyze relevant data

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

help triangulate findings from the framework study. This studyprovided descriptors for aspects of engineering practice using terminology that is meaningful inany discipline3. For example, one of the 85 aspects is “Reduce costs (either in design,construction, operations or maintenance) use detailed technical and business knowledge toachieve required cost reductions while minimizing performance loss”. Not all engineers work inevery aspect, however, each aspect is supported by detailed evidence from the study. Someaspects have been part of every participant’s work, such as “Coordinate work of peers,subordinates and superiors; perform technical checks on work, watch for roadblocks, mayprovide advice and feedback, may review technical competence

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

their research, complete the application and write a brief project proposal detailing theirresearch. A committee reviews all proposals based on their merit with a primary objective ofselecting high caliber undergraduate engineering students (with a GPA of 3.5 or higher) whohave the desire and aptitude to pursue graduate studies (preferably in sustainable engineering).These students must also have an interest in completing an inter-disciplinary and cross-culturalexperience. Students are notified in March prior to the summer internship regarding the awarddecision. Shortly thereafter, students begin preparations for study in Brazil including applyingfor passports and visas. The Pitt IRES program provided finances for student travel, living

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

focusimprovement of their aural comprehension skills.IntroductionThe history of education is filled with innovation in approaches for enhancing student mastery ofmaterial while also allowing more efficient delivery of instruction. New technologies in theclassroom are often attractive to faculty members because they can be used to foster learning inways that are not possible through a traditional lecture style format. As instructors, faculty havemoved from the not so distant past of writing on a black board, to writing in multiple colors on awhite board, to using overhead projectors with preprepared slides, to using overhead projectorswith PowerPoint[1], to using television sets in classrooms to watch videos in person or fromdistant classrooms[2, 3], to

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

class, you’ll need to have a digital camera with you, preferably a DSLR (forspeed) but any will work. The goal is to take a picture of everyone and associate their names withthe appropriate picture.Done incorrectly, this process can take an inordinate length of time. When the author first begandoing so, he would have each student come up to the front and write down his name on a paper,then have his picture taken. Just a single experience with this approach was enough to show thatthere had to be a better way. The time to pick up the pen, write his name, and then get ready forthe picture was far to long. Multiplied by the number of students in the class, it becauseenormous. Worse, the process of matching the picture to names was tedious and

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson; Ying Tang; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; John Schmalzel, Rowan University; Shreekanth Mandayam, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Raul Ordonez, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

manner for which it was intended. We have learnedfrom many studies that students retain only a tiny fraction of what they hear, a larger butstill small fraction of what they see, and a more substantial fraction of what they actuallydo with their hands and minds in an active learning exercise [3,6,18]. Yet, as late as Page 11.1329.5today, it is widely known that the “talking head” and blackboard (or whiteboard)approach is still in widespread use among our peers. While we know this is the surestway to lose a group of teenagers, the practice somehow survives. Incorporating activelearning activities such as learning moments, one-minute quizzes, group

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Covington, California State University-Northridge; G. Michael Barnes, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

feel that the assessment survey techniquedescribed here has merit and is a worthwhile contribution. The characteristics for this techniquethat most strongly recommend it are: 1. It is brief 2. It is administered at regular periodic intervals 3. It provides timely feedback about the class’s last assessment results either from the perspective of the instructor’s expectations, or peer expectations (descriptive statistics of the student’s last assessment).We believe that the surveys are generic, and should therefore be applicable in the Engineeringcurriculum where there are extended projects, such as lab based or design courses. Readersinterested in incorporating assessment techniques into their college classroom should see

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

rigors of an engineering curriculum, asignificant number of students participated in an art, dance, music, theater, or creative writing class(55%), taken a class on leadership topics (47%), and/or participated in student clubs outside ofengineering (44%) during college. There also were important differences in rates of participation bygender, underrepresented racial/ethnic minority status, and first generation college student status.Overall prediction of engineering task self-efficacy and innovation self-efficacy was relatively low, witha model fit of these learning experiences predicting engineering task self-efficacy at (adjusted r2 of) .200and .163 for innovation self-efficacy. Certain patterns emerged when the learning experiences weresorted

Conference Session

First- and Second-year Design and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma K. Frow, Arizona State University; Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

important nor unimportant Important Extremely important Having a plan of what I need to do to graduate Having positive interactions with my professors Engaging in group study and collaborative learning with my peers Feeling a part of the academic community at ASU and the FSE Campus resources such as the writing center, library

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel; Dan D. Nale; Ryan Kent Giles P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

requirements.• Tools • Work in pencil. • Write on 8.5 in.  11 in., gridded engineering paper. • Use a straight edge, compass, and/or protractor to draw diagrams. • Staple multi-page submissions together.• Presentation • Include no more than one problem per page. • Number pages per problem if more than one page is needed. • Each problem should have a neatly drawn figure(s). • Figures should be large enough to be easily read. • Variables should appear on figures. • Variables should be described using words and symbols. • Write legibly, in clear, easy-to-read print. • Completely erase any extraneous material. • No crossed-out material should appear on the solutions. • Leave blank lines

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

begin their journey to becoming an Engineer in a classroom alongsidedozens, if not hundreds, of their peers. These early courses are intended to present students witha set of core knowledge and skills that will prove useful across all engineering disciplines, thusmolding the foundation of their academic careers. Year by year, thousands of students will gothrough this rite of passage in various class sections, with various instructors, eventuallychoosing between various engineering disciplines. It is not difficult to find examples of academicpublications pertaining to the development, implementation, and performance of what we willcall ‘large format courses’, a core course required for most if not all engineering students, taughtby many

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anita Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Hailey Queen, North Carolina State University; Jessica Young Schmidt; Susan Carson, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

standards of thecritical and creative process). The students were given a rubric so that they can comment oncode style and functionality. Upon reviewing someone else’s code, the students were asked toreflect on how they would improve for future coding assignments.As part of the TH!NK program, we added an additional project to the course which was muchmore open-ended in nature and focused on evaluating the student’s creative process and thinking.We gave the students the option to pick one of two programs to write: Adventure Game orConnect-4. We only gave them the basic requirements for their programs and encouraged themto be creative and come up with their own more unique and advanced requirements. Basically,with this project the students were led

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

instructor has allowed thestudents to choose, as part of their semester project work, ‘teaching-to-learn’ topics that studentsteach to one another, where the topics of choice help to better represent the student demographicsand interests in the classroom.8 Additionally, the instructor has chosen in recent semesters toreplace the final exam for the course with a project, where each student writes a proposal for asenior design project that (a) addresses a need typical of a severely disabled child at Heartspringand (b) can be accomplished within two semesters. The Heartspring context gives the ECE 571students tremendous leeway when choosing the application area and design form factor. Thefollowing sections describe the details of the assignment and the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

related to the core competencies that the school desires for itsstudents.” 13When we first began, these lunchtime seminars focused on the fundamentals of excellence inteaching. The topics included: • What are our core competencies with regard to teaching? • How to write and assess a test • The importance of oral communication • The making of a great syllabus • The importance of writing in engineering and computer scienceThese lunchtime faculty development seminars have continued, with a focus on collaborativeteaching and cross-university project-based learning; the importance of curiosity, makingconnections, and creating value; and remembering the core mission of Baylor University as aChristian University. Again, topics have

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University - Addison; Aminul Karim, Higher Educational Consultant

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

42 46 50 30 34 0 Participation in Presenting / Writing Attending Conf./ Reading Books / Keeping up-to-date Knowledge / Skills Working as Prof. Org. Papers Workshops / Journals via Internet transfer from Sr. Consultant Seminars faculty 2003 2007 2013 201612. Institutional Affiliation: Figure 2 shows the frequency

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurlovleen Rathore, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Nandita Kohli, Texas A&M University ; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

relevant literature to cover topics in three segments:developing an academic brand, preparing for job search and job application materials, andflourishing in an academic job. Specific topics included: Segment 1:  understanding the job and job market,  creating a professional brand using an e-portfolio, and  establishing positive professional identity Segment 2:  conducting a job search,  developing research, teaching and service philosophies,  acquiring interview and negotiation skills, and  finding alternate career paths post-graduation (if unsuccessful in academic search) Segment 3:  writing grants  publishing, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jazmin Jurkiewicz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rachel Rosenbaum, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

service and engineering. He has written texts in design, general engineering and digital electronics, including the text used by Project Lead the Way.Rachel Rosenbaum, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Rachel Rosenbaum is a junior in Industrial and Systems Engineering with passions in project management and engineering education. She was in the Galipatia LLC freshman year, a CEED Peer Mentor sophomore year, and has recently started research with the ECLIPS team. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 First-year engineering program evaluation: Understanding senior students’ perceptions about their first-year experienceAbstractThis Complete Research paper

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, WELCOME. She is the principal investigator for several grants related to recruitment and retention of diverse engineering students, including a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates site and a Research Experiences for Teachers site.Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at James Madison University. Prior to this, Dr. Pierrakos served as National Academy of Engineering CASEE Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER) at Virginia Tech and aspects of this published work were a result of this postdoctoral appointment. Dr. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in Engineering Science and

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students reiterated that these studies were much longer than any previous study they had undertaken in the past and that they had not worked before in a collaborative effort. The students were also able to note that planning and execution followed distinct stages- literature search, experimental design, data collection and evaluation , and drawing of conclusions. Exposure to technical writing was invaluable for most of the students- although writing skills are poor across the board in the U.S., scores are particularly low at TCCs. Science and math scores on assessment tests such as the Praxis (for secondary education students) are moderately lower than national medians, but English skills are very much lower. In

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Samuel Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ghassan M. Azar; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State Univeristy; Mohammed K. El-Bathy, Lawrence Technological University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Aiman Ghassan Baset

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

information technology with business strategies, goals, and needs. While the study of and research in computer science is his prime objective, his interests in literature, music, travel, and nature help him to maintain a sense of perspective in life. He likes to write and has published some articles and is a co-author of a published book. He believes that each of us must give something back to society, so he contributes to local organizations that focus on the environment of his hometown.Dr. Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University Ibraheem Kateeb received his B.S. in physics and mathematics from Yarmouk University in Jordan, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. from NCA&TSU in North Carolina in electrical and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Wildman; Kumar Mallikarjunan; Mark Sanders; Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

start with, the group put together a 2-page prospectus outlining the goal and objectives (see Table 1) of a proposal the group wasplanning on submitting to the NSF and sent this prospectus to the BEE program officials at NSF.The group then visited the NSF to discuss their ideas with program officials. The group benefiteda lot from the NSF visit and ended up re-writing goal/objectives of the project in light ofsuggestions made by NSF program officials (see Table 2). It can be seen in tables 1 and 2 thatthe proposal objectives became more focused / meaningful as a result of our discussions at theNSF. Therefore, the authors will strongly suggest new engineering educators to considerdiscussing their proposal ideas with concerned program officials

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

accreditation.II. IntroductionUnion University2 has a long and rich 179-year history of being a university affiliated with theTennessee Baptist Convention. The University’s academic excellence has been in liberal artsbased education. The first professional program, Nursing, began in 1962 at the request of thearea physician community. Forty years later, Union University started up another professionalprogram, Engineering, in the same fashion: out of need and at the request of area industriesthrough the Chamber of Commerce. At the time of this writing, the Engineering program3 is inits third year of operation with 21 students and the first class of graduates is slated for May 2005.The program will apply for ABET accreditation in January 2006 for a historic