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Welcome!. College of Engineering Advisory Council 2006-2007. Outcomes from EAC 2006 Meeting:. Actions and Plans. Short List of Engineering of 2020 Attributes Discussed in 2006. Technical Foundation Lifelong Learning Multi-Disciplinary Awareness Diversity/Cultural Sensitivity

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  1. Welcome! College of Engineering Advisory Council 2006-2007

  2. Outcomes from EAC 2006 Meeting: Actions and Plans

  3. Short List of Engineering of 2020 Attributes Discussed in 2006 • Technical Foundation • Lifelong Learning • Multi-Disciplinary Awareness • Diversity/Cultural Sensitivity • Innovation/Creativity/Flexibility • Business Sense • People Skills

  4. Technical Foundation • MSU needs to continue to provide a well-rounded core background in the fundamentals. • No action taken—continue the same path • FE pass rates: • Spring 06: 90% • Fall 06: 88%

  5. Lifelong Learning • Study how engineering students learn; teach students new ways to learn. • Number of teaching-related workshops attended by faculty • 2005: 33 • 2006: 39 • Expand research opportunities for undergraduates. • Undergraduates involved in research • 2005: 69 • 2006: 98

  6. Multi-Disciplinary Awareness • More formally developed internship/co-op program. • WTI has offered to jump start a co-op program • Implement new multi-disciplinary experience • ENGR 310: Introduction to Engineering Design piloted spring 07 (more from DS later) • Develop facilities that enhance collaborative learning • New building concept (more later)

  7. Diversity/Cultural Sensitivity • Form strategic alliances with foreign universities • Fall 2007, first group of Turkish students scheduled to arrive in arrive (dual degree in bioengineering) • International students in the college increased by 96% from AY06 to AY07 (Asia/India) • Continue current diversity programs • New NSF scholarship program for transfer students • End of Hewlett funding • Currently looking for mechanisms to continue most of these activities • Preferably as ongoing ESWI Consortium

  8. Innovation/Creativity/Flexibility • Provide an early engineering/design experience at the freshman/sophomore level. • ENGR 100 has become a more hands-on course (vs. survey) • Departmental 100-level courses have moved to a more design-oriented approach • Offer research experiences for more undergraduates.

  9. Business Sense • Team engineers with business students on a project • Business students will be welcome in new junior-level, multi-disciplinary design course • New junior-level course will be eventually taught by an adjunct with considerable industry experience

  10. People Skills • Need to raise awareness in students • New junior-level course will require more writing and participation in design fair • Civil Engr has added one-credit communication component to a 2nd year course • Provide more internship/co-op opportunities • Working on this . . . • Re-emphasize team work

  11. New Faculty Members Keith Fisher, ME – asst. prof. in MET, 20+ years of industrial experience in agriculture, food processing, construction, transportation and material handling Robin Gerlach, ChBE & CBE – assoc. prof., CBE, using biofilms to control and clean up contaminated soils and water, continues with CBE, where he has worked since 1996

  12. New Faculty Members Brock LaMeres, ECE – asst. prof., holds 3 U.S. patents related to electronic probing systems, designed electronic test equipment for Agilent Technologies, reg. PE in Colo. Patrick McGowen, CE & WTI – asst. prof., research engineer at WTI for past 6 years, expertise in transportation engineering, safety, highway-wildlife interactions, predicting traffic patterns with travel modeling, and electronic warning signs and travel advisory systems, registered PE in Mont. Jian (Neil) Tang, CS – asst. prof., networking in the context of both traditional and wireless configurations, optimization, and increasing efficiency of computer programs

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