SIUE’s Furst-Bowe is Speaker/Panelist at ASEE Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe will be a speaker and panel member at the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) 40th Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) this week in Palm Springs, Calif.
The conference theme is “Engineering Education: Past, Present and Future.”
“The invitation to speak at the ASEE conference is testimony to the SIUE School of Engineering’s successful corporate connections and industry relationships,” Furst-Bowe said.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Furst-Bowe will team with Cindy Veenstra of Veenstra and Associates, and Reginald McGregor of Rolls Royce to present “Systems Thinking for Co-ops and Internships.” The plenary session will provide ideas of the 21st century continuous improvement (CI) and systems thinking combined with recent research on workforce development and the millennial generation. The session will also discuss strategies for successful co-ops and internships from the perspective of students, industry professionals and universities.
Veenstra and Associates is a consulting firm dedicated to college student retention, particularly for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). McGregor is manager of engineering employee development at Rolls Royce.
Furst-Bowe will also participate on a panel for “Engineering Education: Past, Present and Future – A Socratic Dialogue.” The panel of representatives from industry and academia will discuss issues related to the conference theme and how past and present experiences might lead to new paths in engineering and engineering technology curricular, professional development programs, co-op and internship experiences, and academic-industry partnerships.
University panelists will include:
- Nelson Baker, dean of professional education at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Walter Buchanan, professor and past head of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M
- Patricia Fox, clinical assistant professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at IUPUI
- John Gilligan, executive associate dean in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at N.C. State
- Annette M. Karlsson, dean of Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State
- Ron Madler, dean of the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
- Yannis Yortos, dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering at Southern California
