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Spring 2007 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference
Embracing Diversity in Learning:
The Challenge for Engineering Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology
What: New Jersey Institute of Technology will host engineering educators from across the nation at the 2007 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, which will focus on "Embracing Diversity in Learning: The Challenge for Engineering Eduction."
When: Friday-Saturday, April 13-14
Where: NJIT Campus Center, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey. Directions to New Jersey Institute of Technology can be found here
Registration Information can be found here: ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring 2007 Conference Registration Information
ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference: REGISTRATION FORM (pdf)
HOTEL INFORMATION (pdf)
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS (pdf)
Schedule of Events
| Friday, April 13 | |
| 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. | Registration & Viewing of Student Poster Presentations by McNair Scholars |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Engineering Deans Panel Discussion "Recruiting a Diverse Population in Engineering" |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Special Presentation by Richard Sweeney (pdf) "What the 'Millennial' Generation Expects from Colleges: Are Engineering Students Any Different?" (pdf) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | City & Campus Tours |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Exhibitors' Booths Open |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic ASEE Executive Committee Meeting |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Gala Dinner featuring welcoming remarks from Robert A. Altenkirch, President, NJIT |
| Saturday,April 14 | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m | Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Exhibitors' Booths Open |
| 8:30 a.m - 8:45 a.m | Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:45 a.m - 9:30 a.m | Plenary Lecture by Ilene Busch-Vishniac (pdf), Johns Hopkins University, "The Role of Curriculum in Enhancing Diversity in Undergraduate Engineering Programs" (pdf) |
| 9:45 a.m - 11:45 a.m | Parallel Sessions/Contributed Papers |
| 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Plenary Lecture by Allen L. Soyster (pdf), National Science Foundation, "What is the 'Business Model' for Engineering Education?" (pdf) |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Parallel Sessions/Contributed Papers |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Closing Comments & Ice Cream Social |
For Details: Contact Dr. Basil Baltzis, Professor of Chemical Engineering at 973-596-3619 or basil.c.baltzis@njit.edu.
The Final Full Conference Schedule (pdf) is now available!
Some necessary adjustments were made to the times of some presentations, please replace any versions downloaded before Monday April 9. Thank you!
Please use the following link to access more information regarding the papers to be presented at this year's ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring 2007 Conference
Papers to Be Presented & Author Information
