Conference Co-Chairs:
Edward Ernst
University of South Carolina
&
Irene Peden
University of Washington
Engineering Foundation Conferences
345 East 47th Street, Suite 303
New York, NY 10017
T: 1-212-705-7836; F: 1-212-705-7441
e-mail: engfnd@aol.com; www: http://www.engfnd.org
Wednesday, June 3, 1998
1:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. SESSION I
Session Chair: Irene Peden
University of Washington
Brief welcoming remarks
Henry Shaw, Engineering Foundation
Marshall Lih, National Science Foundation
Review of reports, studies, conferences on Engineering
Education 1984-1996
Ed Ernst
University of South Carolina
Characteristics of 21st Century Engineering Education,
Action Agenda,
NSF Response
John Prados
University of Tennessee
9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Opening Reception
Thursday, June 4, 1998
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SESSION II
Session Chair: Irene Peden
University of Washington
Keynote Presentation
Joe Bordogna
National Science Foundation
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon SESSION III
Session Chair: Ernest Smerdon
National Science Foundation
Drivers for Change I: Accountability (ABET & NSF),
Engineering Workplace
Bill Wulf
National Academy of Engineering;
Art Glenn
General Electric Corporation;
Ed Parrish
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. SESSION IV
Session Chair: John Prados
University of Tennessee
Paradigm Shifters #1
Paul Penfield
Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Richard Phillips
Harvey Mudd;
Barbara Olds
Colorado School of Mines
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
Thursday, June 4, 1998
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. SESSION V
Workshop #1
How can we use the challenges of the engineering
workplace, ABET Engineering Criteria 2000, and the
experiences of others to create change at my institution?
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dinner
Ad hoc sessions / evening on your own
Friday, June 5, 1998
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SESSION VI
Session Chair: Ed Ernst
University of South Carolina
Paradigm Shifters #2
Ed Parrish
Worcester Polytechnic Institute;
Nihat Bilgutay
Drexel Institute;
Karen Watson
Texas A&M
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon SESSION VII
Session Chair: Henry Shaw
Drivers for Change II: Information Technologies
Communications Infrastructure
G.W. "Pete" Schramm
Lucent Technologies
and
Anoop Gupta
Microsoft;
ASL Infrastructure
Tim Trick
University of Illinois
Friday, June 5, 1998
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ad hoc sessions and/or afternoon on your own
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. SESSION VIII
Workshop #2
How can we use information technologies and the experiences of others to create change in my institution?
Saturday, June 6, 1998
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SESSION IX
Paradigm Shifters #3
James Eifert
Rose-Hulman;
Mort Friedman
Columbia University
Jacqueline Sullivan
University of Colorado
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon SESSION X
Workshop #3
What can we do to implement engineering education
reform and what is my part in doing this?
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. SESSION XI
Chair: Irene Peden
University of Washington
Conclusions and Recommendations
2:30 p.m. Conference Adjournment