Grainger, B. M., & Reed, G. F. (2014, June), Methods and Approaches for Developing the Future Leaders of the  Electric Power and Energy Industries  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--22834

\bibitem{asee_peer_22834}
  Grainger, B. M., \& Reed, G. F. (2014, June), \emph{Methods and Approaches for Developing the Future Leaders of the  Electric Power and Energy Industries}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--22834

Brandon M. Grainger and Gregory F. Reed.  "Methods and Approaches for Developing the Future Leaders of the  Electric Power and Energy Industries".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/22834 Internet.  05 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_22834}
  Brandon M. Grainger and Gregory F. Reed.
  "Methods and Approaches for Developing the Future Leaders of the  Electric Power and Energy Industries".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/22834 Internet.  05 Feb, 2025

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AB  -        Methods and Approaches for Developing the Future Leaders of the                    Electric Power and Energy Industries    Strong growth in the global demand for electric power is projected for the next half-centuryand beyond. This growth will provide tremendous opportunities for companies that are leadersin the chain of industries that generate, transmit and distribute electric power. While greatopportunities await these organizations, they are all preparing for the impact of workforce andtechnology development neglect that was dominant in their industries in the 1980s and 1990s. Ina landmark study, completed in 2010 by the IEEE Power & Energy Society’s EngineeringWorkforce Collaborative, the need was identified nationally to double the number of electricpower engineering students at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels based on the aging workforcedemographics in the electric power sector. In a similar regional effort from 2006, the ThreeRivers Workforce Investment Board presented the results of a study designed to raise awarenessand understanding of the aging workforce issue facing Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA).Utilizing data from the U.S. Census Bureau along with a survey of 1,500 regional employees,results indicate that the vast majority of SWPA employees in energy-related areas will be eligibleto retire in less than 20 years. More alarming, in the case of both studies, is that there is asignificant deficit of employees aged 22-34 available to replace these employees upon retiring.    Universities and engineering schools across the United States are developing a new sense ofpurpose in the field of electric power engineering. Being driven by the aging workforcedemographics in the industry a need for new innovations, as well as recent government fundingfor modernized educational programs and research activities, electric power is in the midst of arevolutionary period of advancement. This article presents a university program model, underdevelopment since 2007, which fosters continual growth in classroom numbers at both theundergraduate and graduate levels, as well as international reputation with global organizationsas research partnerships develop outside the United States.    First, a review of new and revised curriculum development at the undergraduate and graduatelevels will be explained including the details of both the undergraduate and newly developedgraduate certificate program within the engineering school. The greatest assessment of anundergraduate program’s effectiveness is to monitor growth in classroom numbers, number ofstudents acquiring the certificates, and placement rate of graduating seniors. Trends of thesemetrics will be provided. To accommodate working professionals enrolled in the graduatecertificate program, real-time distance learning principles will be explained. Not to be confusedwith traditional distance learning where lectures are pre-recorded, real-time distance learningallows professionals to attend lectures from any location if constrained by work related activities.    Curriculum development is important to establish fundamentals but fresh, relevant, andchallenging research projects funded by internationally recognized organizations andgovernment entities has been shown to attract and solidify within the student mindset that thereare critical needs and purpose. Overviews of industry and government collaborations withEaton, ABB, Siemens, Mitsubishi Electric, FirstEnergy, the U.S. Dept. of Energy, ARPA-E, andothers will show how industry involvement will help drive program expansion at all levels.These program partners, who attend the university’s annual electric power industry conference(EPIC), understand the need to invest in students to get a return in their investment – that is,future employees. Growth metrics in EPIC annually, to be provided, are an indicator that theuniversity program is providing a positive service to students, industry, and bridgingcommunication between students and industry representatives to fill the needs in the electricpower sector.
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