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4 Models of Impact from Engineering and Technical Schools
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... OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Harriet Nembhard, head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University, studied and worked at the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania State University before moving to Oregon State University in July 2016, and she observed that each institution has a particular culture. Reporting that the ranking of the College of Engineering at Oregon State is somewhere between 30 and 60 (she did not know its exact rank)
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... " That question helps organize both the strategic planning at the retreat and the following year's activities. A key element of implementing the plan is the Search Advocates initiative, established about a decade ago to help hiring committees design fair and inclusive processes.
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... program of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a research-practice partnership and network of peer institutions dedicated to improving outcomes in faculty recruitment, development, and retention.1 As John Sullivan, Jr., associate head and professor of mechanical engineering at WPI observed, the program provides actionable data that institutions can use to improve their environments, policies, and procedures. 1  Information about the program is available at https://coache.gse.harvard.edu.
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... Joyce Siegele is director of Productivity Management, Northside Hospital in Atlanta and a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Paul Stevenson is executive vice president of the ­ cCormick Stevenson Corporation, a small engineering firm in Clearwater, Florida, that does primarily M aerospace and defense product development, and senior vice president of ASME's Student and Early Career Development Sector.
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... For example, student section advising could become part of the teaching load for young faculty so that they can engage in these activities, be rewarded for them, and learn from them. James Hill reported that AIChE has a large undergraduate student membership thanks to its program to provide student memberships for all undergraduate students.
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