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ECEDHA: New Opportunities for Involvement. Steve Goodnick Chair, EE, Arizona State University 2003-2004 ECEDHA President. November 22, 2003. History of ECEDHA Status of ECEDHA Current ECEDHA activities New ECEDHA activities Opportunities for involvement. Outline.
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ECEDHA: New Opportunities for Involvement Steve Goodnick Chair, EE, Arizona State University 2003-2004 ECEDHA President November 22, 2003
History of ECEDHA Status of ECEDHA Current ECEDHA activities New ECEDHA activities Opportunities for involvement Outline
First organization of EE Department heads in 1963 at ASEE Annual meeting (EEDHA) Advisory group on accreditation Advisory group to the IEEE Professional Group on Education Independent group to discuss mutual problems Method of dissemination of educational methods Met at ASEE and FIE meetings First regional group formed in 1967-Southeastern US schools In 1981, the organization decided to go independent of ASEE and IEEE and received funding from NSF to reorganize and in 1984, the first NEEDHA was held in Hilton Head, SC History of Organization
In 1986, the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) took over the “management” of NEEDHA The Southwestern Regional Group of NEEDHA members (SWEEDHA) was first organized in 1990 or 1991. Regional meetings are generally held in the Fall and rotate between host universities In 2001, NEEDHA became the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) 2002- SWEEDHA changed name to SWECEDHA History of Organization
2002 membership: 276 Members from US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South America Dues are $300 per year 324 total accredited programs (85% penetration) 18 Canadian members 2003 Annual Meeting at the Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu, Hawaii 2003 Annual meeting attendance: 180 2004 Annual meeting in Orlando, Florida Status
Web site (www.ecedha.org) Job posting list server (ecedha-jobs@virginia.edu) Email alias (members@ecedha.org) Annual departmental survey Annual newsletter EC2000 workshop New chairs workshop Awards program Service awards Innovative program award Accreditation advocate Activities
Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Education: Vision for ECE Education in 2013 and Beyond; Vol 45, No. 4, Nov. 2003 Nano-Engineering Education Workshop: January 27-28th 2003; Report dissemination Fall 2003 NSF/ECEDHA Agents of Change Workshop: Achieving Diversity in Electrical and Computer Engineering Research and Education; June 17-18,2003 Regional activity support Canadian Heads of Electrical and Computer Engineering (CHECE) invited as full members of ECEDHA Subcommittee on Regional Activities formed, will coordinate ECEDHA with regional Dept. Head Organizations 2003 Activities