Pearson Weatherton, Y., & Chen, V. C. P., & Mattingly, S. P., & Rogers, K., & Sattler, M. L. (2012, June), Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21976

\bibitem{asee_peer_21976}
  Pearson Weatherton, Y., \& Chen, V. C. P., \& Mattingly, S. P., \& Rogers, K., \& Sattler, M. L. (2012, June), \emph{Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21976

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Victoria C. P. Chen, Stephen P. Mattingly, K.J. Rogers, and Melanie L. Sattler.  "Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21976 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21976}
  Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Victoria C. P. Chen, Stephen P. Mattingly, K.J. Rogers, and Melanie L. Sattler.
  "Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21976 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                      Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and AssessmentEngineering Sustainable Engineers, a program sponsored by National Science Foundation, was designedto improve undergraduate student knowledge of and competency in addressing sustainability issues inengineering design and problem solving. The program involves collaboration among faculty in Civil,Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of XXXX. One of the key program elements isplacing students in their junior or senior year with companies using exemplary sustainable design andoperation practices. The internships expose students to development of solutions that mitigate potentialnegative impacts on sustainability.To identify companies with exemplary sustainable design and operation practices, the project teamcreated a “Quality Sustainable Engineering Internship Survey” via Survey Monkey, which was sent toover 250 companies that hire engineers in the XXXX area. The top four companies identified wereKimley-Horn and Associates, a civil engineering consulting firm specializing in land development,transportation, environmental services, and surface water resources; Facility Performance Associates, aconsulting firm specializing in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) project delivery;PepsiCo, the consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages; and KrogerManufacturing Vandervoort Dairy, which makes milk products for the grocery store chain. Followingreview of student applications, 6 students were placed in internships with the 4 companies, over 2summers.To evaluate the effectiveness of the internships in achieving project outcomes, each student completed asurvey at the end of his/her internship to assess the impact of the experience. In addition, at the middleof the internship and at the end, each student submitted a report describing their work on a project,explaining impacts of projects/designs on sustainability, and recommending methods of mitigating thoseimpacts. At the end of each summer, a seminar was held, at which each student presented one of his/herreports. Students, company representatives, and faculty mentors attended the seminar, and used a rubricto assess the student presentations.Survey responses show that the students feel that the internships increased their ability to explainsustainability concepts, recognize impacts of engineering projects on sustainability, and identify mitigationstrategies for reducing negative impacts on sustainability. The internships also increased their ability towork effectively in multidisciplinary teams. Particularly encouraging are the responses that students willbe more likely to consider sustainable design options in their future career, with 5 students stronglyagreeing and one student agreeing.Company representatives also completed a survey, with the goal of collecting information to improvefuture internship experiences. The fact that all companies want to participate in the program again andwould recommend the program to other companies is positive. Our hope is that these initial internshipswill initiate long-term partnerships that will enable the internship program to continue.
AU  - Yvette Pearson Weatherton
AU  - Victoria C. P. Chen
AU  - Stephen P. Mattingly
AU  - K.J. Rogers
AU  - Melanie L. Sattler
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DA  - 2012/06/10
PB  - ASEE Conferences
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