Engineering Societies and Undergraduate Engineering Education: Proceedings of a Workshop (2017)
Chapter: Front Matter
Engineering
Societies
and
Undergraduate
Engineering
Education
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
Steve Olson, Rapporteur
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STEERING COMMITTEE
Leah Jamieson (NAE), Chair, The John A. Edwardson Dean, College of Engineering, and Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Stephanie Adams, Dean, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University
Marilyn Barger, Principal Investigator and Executive Director, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence (FLATE), Hillsborough Community College
Steven Brown, Professor, Counseling Psychology Program School of Education, Loyola University
Don Giddens (NAE), Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering, Georgia Tech
Asad Madni (NAE), Former President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Technology Officer, BEI Technologies Inc.
Tom Perry, Director, Engineering Education, ASME
Anne Spence, Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
John Wall (NAE), Vice President and Chief Technical Officer (ret.), Cummins, Inc.
Gregory Washington, The Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering, University of California, Irvine
Wendy Cowan, AAES Observer
NAE Project Staff
Proctor Reid, Director of Programs
Kenan Jarboe, Senior Program Officer
Carl Anderson, Program Coordinator
Michael Holzer, Senior Program Assistant
Jason Williams, Senior Financial Assistant (until May 12, 2017)
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Acknowledgments
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academy of Engineering in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
Monitor:
John L. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Reviewers:
Stephanie G. Adams, Dean, Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University
Nicholas L. Desport, Colonel (Ret.), USAF, Deputy Executive Director and Director of Programs, Membership and Post Operations, Society of American Military Engineers
Michael Gross, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University
Elizabeth Holloway, Assistant Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Education and Director of Women in Engineering Program, College of Engineering, Purdue University
Harriet B. Nembhard, School Head and Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University
James M. Tien (NAE), Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering, University of Miami
Phillip Westmoreland, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, and Director, Southeast Regional Manufacturing Center, Clean-Energy Smart Manufacturing Institute™
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the proceedings nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Janet Hunziker, senior program officer with the National Academy of Engineering. She was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteur(s) and National Academy of Engineering.
In addition to the workshop presenters, moderators, and session rapporteurs, we especially thank those individuals who presented so succinctly during the lightning round: Karin Anderson, Nichol Campana, Chris Ciuca, Bob Fine, Jim Hill, Libby Jones, Glenda La Rue, Larry Larson, Aisha Lawrey, Cathy Leslie, Bill Mahoney, Leslie Nolan, Melissa Prelewicz, Karl Reid, Randi Rosebluth, Constance Thompson, Kris Ward, Bill Wepfer, and Phil Westmoreland.
Contents
1 Introduction, Background, and Organization of the Report
Organization of the Workshop Proceedings
The Professional Formation of Engineers
The Roles of Professional Societies
3 The State of Engineering Education
Implications for Engineering Education
The Role of Professional Societies
4 The Need for Effective Assessment
Challenges to Effective Outreach
