Conference Session

Corporate Member Council Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared V. Berrett, Utah State University; Cedale Sage Armstrong, Utah State University; Curtis G Frazier, Utah State University Eastern

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council, Diversity

kids.In 2010, the average graduation rate of American Indian and Alaskan Native students was 67%.This was 26% lower than their white counterparts at 83% and the lowest of any racial/ethnicdemographic group in the US. iii Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools have an even lowergraduation rate within the reservations, of 53%, compared to a national average of 80%. iv Forthose that make it into college, the trend continues to be concerning. In 2010, 3.1 millionstudents were enrolled in college. Approximately 1.7 million were non-URM and 1.4 Millionwere URM students (African Americans, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian orPacific Islander and other ethnicities). Less than 2%, or 29,201, were Native American. v Ofthose Native

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel LeBlanc, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

three offices in 5Academic and Corporate Engagement. By 2015, there are 19 companies engaged with all threeoffices. Cooperation among the division with at least 14 of the 19 companies can be directlylinked to the increase in overall engagement with the university. In 2010, only 7 of the 19companies were involved with two of the three ACE departments.Our customers now have a primary point of contact that is involved in the relationship regardlessof the need. This primary relationship manager works with the customer to understand the needand brings in the right internal entities to discuss the need. We also utilize better communicationsystems and