Wolff, T. F., & Davis-King, C., & Hinds, T. J., & Briedis, D. (2012, June), Fostering Industry Engagement in the Co-curricular Aspects of an Engineering Living-Learning Program  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21402

\bibitem{asee_peer_21402}
  Wolff, T. F., \& Davis-King, C., \& Hinds, T. J., \& Briedis, D. (2012, June), \emph{Fostering Industry Engagement in the Co-curricular Aspects of an Engineering Living-Learning Program}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21402

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Carmellia Davis-King, Timothy J. Hinds, and Daina Briedis.  "Fostering Industry Engagement in the Co-curricular Aspects of an Engineering Living-Learning Program".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21402 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21402}
  Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Carmellia Davis-King, Timothy J. Hinds, and Daina Briedis.
  "Fostering Industry Engagement in the Co-curricular Aspects of an Engineering Living-Learning Program".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21402 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                  Industry Engagement in the Co-Curricular Aspects                    of an Engineering Living-Learning ProgramThe early engineering living-learning program at xxxx university entails both a large, hands-on,team-based curricular component, and a residential-based, co-curricular component. The latter isdesigned to provide a variety of supplemental experiences to engage students in gainingawareness of their intended profession as well as to socialize them into the professionalcommunity.A unique aspect of the residential, co-curricular component, named the xxxxxxx, is theinvolvement of industry partners. In addition to financial support, the corporate partners areassigned a theme, aligned with the Grand Challenges of Engineering as identified by theNational Academy of Engineering. The partners provide our students interaction with theirengineers and educational content around the selected theme and their company’s related efforts.They also have a physical presence in the form of a theme-lobby on a floor of the residence hallhousing a majority of our first-year students.Partners on board at the time of this writing include xxxxx, connected to the energy theme, andxxxxx, connected to the transportation theme. Engagement activities have included:      Evening presentations by the CEO of a corporate partner to our student body, particularly       focused on first-year students in the residential program. A significant portion of each       presentation was devoted to questions from students.      Involvement of partners and other engineering corporate contacts in our freshman       “welcome day” program, providing advice for success in the first year.      Smaller, more intimate “fireside chat” presentations, with topics such as smart-grid       technology.      Murals, video displays, display cases and quick response (QR) coded placards in the       residence hall floor lobby, informing students of the Grand Challenge problems, partners’       related efforts, and vignettes of the work of alumni employees and current student       interns.As the program grows, we expect to add additional partners and themes, and additional activitiessuch as field trips and professionals in residence.The paper will describe the goals, planning, evolution and execution of the program. As theinitial partnership is just now completing its first year, assessment is still evolving. But, earlyanecdotal information is both indicating success and informing the future direction of theinitiative. The value of connecting students to their future work, in settings beyond theclassroom and the faculty, is becoming apparent to all stakeholders as essential to studentsuccess.
AU  - Thomas F. Wolff P.E.
AU  - Carmellia Davis-King
AU  - Timothy J. Hinds
AU  - Daina Briedis
CY  - San Antonio, Texas
DA  - 2012/06/10
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Fostering Industry Engagement in the Co-curricular Aspects of an Engineering Living-Learning Program
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