12th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON 

 

 ENGINEERING AND LIBERAL EDUCATION 

Friday – May 31, 2019

From

To

Activity

11:00

12:00

Check in (Wold Atrium)

12:00

1:00

Lunch (Wold Atrium)

1:00

2:00

Workshop 1 (Wold 010)

Public Interest Technology: An Ethical Dilemma for Engineers and Humanists?

Sheila Tobias, Carole Womeldorf, John Krupczak, L. Christopher Plein

2:00

2:30

Break (Wold Corridor)

2:30

3:30

Oral Presentations [Olin 115]

Science advocacy through literacy

Nicole Theodosiou

Design thinking as part of the core curriculum at Sweet Briar College

Kaelyn Leake, Jessica Salvatore, Joshua Harris, Christopher Penfield

A Two-Fold Approach to Growing Engineers Who Excel

Laura Barrera

3:30

4:00

Break (Wold Corridor)

4:00

5:00

Panel Discussion (Olin 115)

Union College’s New GenEd Curriculum & Strategic Plan

Rebecca Cortez, Megan Ferry, Doug Klein, Nicole Marshall, Strom Thacker, Mark Walker

5:00

6:00

Reception (Nott Memorial)

6:00

6:05

Welcome Remarks, Ashraf Ghaly, Director of Engineering, Union College

Introduction of keynote speaker, David Harris, President, Union College

6:05

7:15

Keynote Presentation (Nott Memorial)

A Tale of Two Purposes – Engineering Education in the 21st Century

Dr. Jianmin Qu, Karol Family Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering, Tufts University

7:30

9:00

Dinner (Hale House)

Saturday – June 1, 2019

From

To

Activity

8:00

9:00

Breakfast (Hale House)

9:00

10:00

Workshop 2 (Karp 105)

Categories of Institutional Responses to ABET Accreditation Requirements

Atsushi Akera, Sarah Appelhans, Alan Cheville, Thomas DePree, Jennifer Karlin, Soheil Fatehiboroujeni & Donna Riley

10:00

10:15

Break (Karp first floor Social Lounge)

10:15

12:00

Discussion Sessions (Art & Technology) [Karp 105]

Between decreasing pollution and “solving” climate change: How engineering students conceptualize the ethical dimensions of sustainability

Mitch Cieminski

Teaching Internet of Things / Internet of Threats

Anastasia Pease

Making Engineering a Discovery Major

 John Krupczak

12:00

1:00

Lunch (Hale House)

1:00

2:00

Oral Presentations (Art & Technology) [Karp 105]

How to Survive the Coming Disruption to Your Career

Stan Wilczek Jr.

On the Use of Music to Better Understand Electric Power Grids

Luke Dosiek

From “Leaky Pipelines” to “Diversity of Thought”: What Does Diversity Mean in Engineering Education?

Sarah Appelhans, Thomas DePree, Justina Thompson, Joerene Acerrador Aviles, Alan Cheville, Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Donna Riley, Jennifer Karlin, Atsushi Akera

2:00

2:20

Break (Karp first floor Social Lounge)

2:20

3:20

Oral Presentations (Soft Skills) [Karp 105]

Applying Soft Skills in Engineering for the Benefit of Clients and Peers

Barbara Neumann

The D-Lab Development Class: Holistically Preparing Students to Work on STEM Projects in Developing Countries

Libby Hsu

Integration of Engineering and the Liberal Arts: It Goes Both Ways

Ashraf Ghaly

3:20

3:40

Break (Karp first floor Social Lounge)

3:40

4:30

Wrap-up and Discussion (Karp 105)

Symposium Retrospective

David Hans

4:30

5:30

Open Air Discussion, Mrs. Perkins’ Garden

6:30

8:30

Post Symposium Dinner