Appendix A
Agenda
ENGINEERING SOCIETIES AND FACILITATING MEASURES OF FACULTY IMPACT
February 12, 2018
Georgia Institute of Technology
Academy of Medicine Building, Magnolia Room
875 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Purpose: To explore the role engineering societies can play in broadening the understanding of faculty impact on the engineering profession as part of the reappointment, promotion, and tenure (RPT) process.
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Registration (continental breakfast available)
09:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Don Giddens, Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and member of the workshop steering committee
Ken Jarboe, Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering
09:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Session #1a
Context: Recent trends in engineering education. How engineering education is evolving. How roles of faculty are evolving. Overview of how faculty impact is often evaluated. How the evolution in engineering education has/could affect the expectations for the RPT process.
Ken Jarboe, National Academy of Engineering (moderator)
Don Giddens, Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Monica Cox, Chair, Department of Engineering Education, Ohio State University
Session #1b
Think-pair-share response from participants: How have your field/activities changed as engineering education has changed? Given the changes in engineering education, what connections are important between industry, faculty, and engineering societies?
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 Noon
Session #2
Models of impact from other disciplines and nations
Steven Brown, Professor Emeritus, Loyola University (moderator)
William Eley, Executive Associate Dean, School of Medicine, Emory University
Alan Balfour, Former Dean, College of Design, Georgia Institute of Technology
David Santacroce, Associate Dean for Experiential Education, University of Michigan Law School
Ross Ethier, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
12:00 Noon – 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Session #3a
Models of “impact” from engineering/technical schools
William Wepfer, Chair, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (moderator)
Harriet Nembhard, Head, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University
Vincent Manno, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Olin College of Engineering
John M. Sullivan, Jr., Associate Head and Professor Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Session #3b
Response from industry: How would industry like to see faculty impact assessed/evaluated?
Joyce Siegele, Director, Productivity Management, Northside Hospital and Industry Advisory Board, Institute of Industrial Engineers
Paul Stevenson, Executive Vice President, McCormick Stevenson Corporation and Senior Vice President, Student and Early Career Development Sector, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session #4
Opportunities for societies to help define “impact”: Examples from societies’ achievement awards
Teri Reed, Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)
Dianne Chong, SME and IBM (retired)
Opportunities for new measures of impact: General discussion
Harriet Nembhard, Head, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University (moderator)
3:30 PM Adjourn
