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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2016. Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5): A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23556.

Appendix A
Forum Agenda

FORUM ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ABET ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION COMMISSION GENERAL CRITERIA ON STUDENT OUTCOMES AND CURRICULUM (CRITERIA 3 AND 5)

Keck Center, Room 100
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

11:00 am Welcome and Introductions
  • Alan Cramb, President, Illinois Institute of Technology; NAE Forum Planning Committee Chair (via Web‐Ex)
11:10 am Summary of ABET‐EAC Proposed Revisions to General Criteria 3 and 5 and the Revision Process
  • Joe Sussman, Chief Accreditation and Information Officer, ABET
  • Patricia D. Brackin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Rose‐Hulman Institute of Technology; Chair of the EAC Criteria Committee (via Web‐Ex)
11:50 am Panel 1: Perspectives from Academia
Moderator:
  • Karan Watson, Provost and Executive Vice President, Texas A&M University; NAE Forum Planning Committee Member
Panelists:
  • Gerald D. Holder, U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh (via Web‐Ex)
  • Diane T. Rover, University Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University (via Web‐Ex)
  • Mickey Wilhelm, Professor, Industrial Engineering; Dean Emeritus, JB Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville (via Web‐Ex)
  • Sheri Sheppard, Associate Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Curriculum, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
12:45 pm Open Discussion
1:10 pm Break to Retrieve Box Lunch
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2016. Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5): A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23556.
1:20 pm Panel 2: Perspectives from the Profession
Moderator:
  • Wayne Bergstrom, Principal Engineer, Bechtel Infrastructure and Power Corporation; 2015‐2016 President‐Elect, ABET; NAE Forum Planning Committee Member
Panelists:
  • Dianne Chong, VP of Assembly, Factory and Support Technologies, The Boeing Company (ret.)
  • Frank Flores, VP Engineering, Northrop Grumman
  • C. Diane Matt, Executive Director, Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)
  • Stuart G. Walesh, P.E., Independent Consultant
  • David L. Whitman, H.T. Person Professorship of Engineering Education, Department of Electrical & Computing Engineering, University of Wyoming
2:20 pm Open Discussion
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Panel 3: Summarizing the Pros and Cons of the Proposed Criteria Changes
Moderator:
  • Mary Boyce, Dean of Engineering and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University; NAE Forum Planning Committee Member
Panelists:
  • Phillip Borrowman, P.E., Senior Vice President, Hanson Professional Services, Inc. (ret.); Past‐President, ABET (via Web‐Ex)
  • Donna Riley, Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
  • Patricia D. Daniels, Affiliate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Emeritus Professor, Seattle University
  • COL Barry L. Shoop, Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, West Point (via Web‐Ex)
3:55 pm Open Discussion
4:15 pm General Discussion
Moderator:
  • Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director, American Society for Engineering Education; NAE Forum Planning Committee Member
4:40 pm Recap and Next Steps
  • Alan Cramb, President, Illinois Institute of Technology (via Web‐Ex)
5:00 pm Adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2016. Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5): A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23556.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2016. Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5): A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23556.
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