12th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON
ENGINEERING AND LIBERAL EDUCATION
Friday – May 31, 2019
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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 |
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Design thinking as part of the core curriculum at Sweet Briar College Kaelyn Leake, Jessica Salvatore, Joshua Harris, Christopher Penfield |
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A Two-Fold Approach to Growing Engineers Who Excel Laura Barrera |
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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
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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 |
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Teaching Internet of Things / Internet of Threats Anastasia Pease |
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Making Engineering a Discovery Major John Krupczak |
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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. |
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On the Use of Music to Better Understand Electric Power Grids Luke Dosiek |
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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 |
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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 |
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The D-Lab Development Class: Holistically Preparing Students to Work on STEM Projects in Developing Countries Libby Hsu |
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Integration of Engineering and the Liberal Arts: It Goes Both Ways Ashraf Ghaly |
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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 |