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Undergraduate Studies Civil Engineering Advisory Committee September 20, 2004 Joseph Labuz, DUGS 2004- Karl Smith, DUGS 1999-2004 Randal Barnes Andrew Drescher Jerry Hajjar Timothy LaPara Mihai Marasteanu Panos Michalopoulos Heinz Stefan Lauralee Perdue (staff). UGS Responsibilities.
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Undergraduate Studies Civil Engineering Advisory Committee September 20, 2004 Joseph Labuz, DUGS 2004- Karl Smith, DUGS 1999-2004 Randal Barnes Andrew Drescher Jerry Hajjar Timothy LaPara Mihai Marasteanu Panos Michalopoulos Heinz Stefan Lauralee Perdue (staff)
UGS Responsibilities • Advising • Recruiting • Scholarships • CE Program • Graduation Clearance
Deadlines – Regular e-mail messages to students • Application for Degree • FE Exam Application • CE/GeoE & MSES scholarship Applications • Other Scholarship Opportunities – • CE Program Updates
Recruitment CE recruitment is a National concern
Lower Division Fall 1996 – 130 Fall 1997 – 112 Fall 1998 – 105 Fall 1999 – 106 Fall 2000 – 107 Fall 2001 – 111 Fall 2002 – 132 Fall 2003 – 125 Upper Division Fall 1996 – 235 Fall 1997 – 239 Fall 1998 – 228 Fall 1999 – 218 Fall 2000 – 192 Fall 2001 – 190 Fall 2002 – 203 Fall 2003 – 205 CE Enrollment
Display College Fair Open House & Orientation Annual ASCE Student Chapter Career Fair Revised IT Brochure Undergraduate Handbook CE Web Site Coordinate with CET Programs – Jan. 2003 Transfers/ 3-2 programs Scholarships Recruitment Initiatives
CE ScholarshipRecruitment Initiatives • Freshman IT Honors Scholarships • 2 @ $3000 • Northern Tier Community College Scholarships • 5 @ $1000 • University of Manitoba
CE Scholarships • About 1/4 of CE/GeoE students receive scholarships (~70 students per year) • Over $150,000 in scholarships awarded • Awards range from $400 to $4000 per year • CE/GeoE Awards based on merit (GPA) and number of credits completed • MSES Awards based on merit, need and interests • Study Abroad Scholarships - $2500 • City Engineers Association of MN & WSB joined CE scholarship program in 2003
ASCE Mid-West Regional Conference and Steel Bridge Competition
Undergraduate Studies Committee Activities • BCE Program Review for 2004-2006 Undergraduate Catalog • Review of Requirements • Program Modifications • CE exit survey - CE 4102 Capstone – Distributed each semester • Class Scheduling
BCE Program Modifications • Added New Course - CE 3102 Uncertainty and Decision Analysis in CE • Dropped Geo 1001, Increased CE technical electives from 13 to 17. • Substitutions: Upon approval of DUGS, students may make the following substitutions: • A CSci programming course for CE 3101 • Stat 3021 for CE 3102 • A CE technical elective for AEM 2012
Student Surveys • U-wide survey – summarized next slide • 2002 IT Alumni Survey • 137 IT Alumni • 27 CE Alumni • CE Exit Survey – Each semester in CE 4102W, Capstone Design
When graduating seniors this spring were asked "In general, how satisfied are you with your experience at the University of Minnesota?" the average response (on a six point scale) was 4.94 compared with 4.59 for seniors graduating in 1989. In 2003 82.9% of seniors responded with a 5 or 6 rating as compared with only 69.3% of seniors in 1989. When asked to evaluate the overall quality of teaching in their major, the average response of graduating seniors in 2003 (again on a six point scale) was 4.64 as compared to 4.33 in 1989. Craig Swan, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (August 22, 2003)
Civil Engineering Graduation and awards reception Prior to IT Commencement