Union will a host a major international conference next week on the future of engineering and technology education, an event that is expected to draw more than 600 educators and other professionals from some 85 institutions and 34 countries.
The 38th annual Frontiers in Education Conference will be held at the Saratoga Hilton and Conference Center in Saratoga Springs Oct. 22-25. Keynote speaker Caroline Baillie, the DuPont Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development at Queens University in Ontario, will talk about “Engineering for a Just and Sustainable Future.”
Other topics to be discussed include preparing the engineers of 2020, globalization and the role of feminism in engineering education.
“This is an excellent opportunity to engage with other educators about the challenges of the future, and to share our contributions to the frontiers of computer science and engineering education,” said Cherrice Traver, dean of engineering and professor of computer engineering at Union, who is chairing of the conference.
A number of Union faculty members will present papers or lead panel discussions, and Union students will present engineering and digital art projects. President Stephen C. Ainlay will give a welcome address.
Union was selected as conference host in 2005, joining a roster of past hosts that includes Georgia Tech, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Johns Hopkins University. The conference is sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research Methods division, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Education Society and the IEEE Computer Society.
To learn more, go to: http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2008/