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Graduate Student Task Force 2005-2008

Graduate Student Task Force 2005-2008. Final Report and Recommendations 2008 IMECE MEDH Forum. Membership. Frank A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota (Chair 2005-2008) Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Co-Chair 2007-2008) Adnan Akay, Carnegie Mellon University

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Graduate Student Task Force 2005-2008

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  1. Graduate Student Task Force2005-2008 Final Report and Recommendations 2008 IMECE MEDH Forum

  2. Membership • Frank A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota (Chair 2005-2008) • Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Co-Chair 2007-2008) • Adnan Akay, Carnegie Mellon University • Richard C. Benson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute • John Cipolla, Northeastern University • Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech University • Gary A. Gabrielle, Villanova University • Gina Lee-Glauser, Syracuse University • Walter Laity, Pacific Northwest Laboratories • Walter F. O’Brien, Virginia Polytechnic Institute • George P. Peterson, University of Colorado • Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute • Robert O. Warrington, Michigan Technological University • Thomas Perry, ASME

  3. Charge to the Task Force • What should ASME do for graduate students? • What personal benefits can ASME deliver to graduate students? • What should be ASME’s future role in graduate education? • What goals, objectives and implementation strategies should ASME adopt?

  4. Opportunity & Need • ASME goal of 2% annual growth of young engineers in the coming years (2006 Annual Report). • ME is largest undergrad enrollment in 2005-2006: 80,300. • Graduate ME enrollment ~18,000 (2005-2006) • 16,000 BSME degrees in 2005-2006 (Rank: #1) • 5,760 MS and PHD MEs in 2005-2006 (PHD Rank: #1)

  5. Some Key Findings • Graduate students as a group have unique technical and professional needs: • Technical information • Networking within sub-disciplines of ME for professional socialization and career development • Career focused associations versus general ME associations.

  6. Recommendations • Create a "graduate student hub" on web site. • Develop mechanisms for increased participation by graduate students in ASME events. • Develop outreach activities for international graduate students.

  7. Recommendations • Develop mechanism for co-curricular education for graduate students. • Develop a named fellowships similar to the TBP named fellowships. • Increase/develop the ASME loan program for grad students.

  8. Recommendations • Develop ASME sponsored travel grants for graduate students. • Develop innovative membership scheme and framework, e.g., "graduate student member" grade, first year free, access to certain ASME products at little or no cost.

  9. Vision – Graduate Students ASME will have the highest involvement of graduate students in its activities of all engineering societies.

  10. Vision – Graduate Education ASME will be the leading advocate for graduate mechanical engineering education at the national and international levels, and, with other engineering societies, a major voice for the strengthening and advance of graduate engineering education.

  11. “Relevance and personal and professional gain are keys to association with any professional organization and society.” (Dean Vish Prasad, VP Research, University of North Texas) It can be said that,

  12. Thanks and discussion please. SERVICES The ASME value proposition. BENEFITS PRODUCTS

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