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Minutes
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| Dayne Aldridge | Mercer University |
| Fred Driscoll | Wentworth Institute |
| George Facas | The College of New Jersey |
| Jim Farison | Baylor University |
| Joan Gosink | Colorado School of Mines |
| Mike Leonard | Mercer University |
| Nelson Macken | Swarthmore College |
| Chell Roberts | Arizona State University |
| Judith A. Todd | Penn State University |
| Steve VanderLeest | Calvin College |
| Wendy Volkland | US Airforce Academy |
I. Chairperson Joan Gosink reported that ABET has approved the ASEE as the lead
society for accreditation of EAC Programs in engineering (without modifiers),
engineering physics, and engineering science(s), and for TAC Programs in engineering
technology (without modifiers).
II. Gosink reported that the ASEE has approved divisional status of the multidisciplinary
engineering constituent committee, which will now be called the Multidisciplinary
Engineering Division.
III. Gosink reported officer ballot results. For 2005 and 2006 the elected
officers are:
a. Chair: Jim Farison of Baylor University.
b. Vice Chair: Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College
c. Secretary/Treasurer: Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines
IV. Gosink and Farison indicated that ABET program evaluators will be needed
starting in 2006-7. There are about 65 EAC programs in engineering (without
modifiers), engineering physics, and engineering science(s), and TAC Programs
in engineering technology (without modifiers). This means around 12 programs
per year, so around 25 program evaluators are needed. There is some desire to
have around half of these be faculty and half from industry. Members that are
on the ASEE Accreditation Activities Committee (which is chaired by Ed Jones)
were asked to advise that committee that persons already experienced as program
evaluators as well as persons experienced with general engineering programs
should be preferentially selected, particularly during the start-up of ASEE
directed program evaluation. These members were also asked to request that committee
to advise the Multidisciplinary Engineering Division if criteria changes are
considered by ABET.
V. Gosink reported that we have $245 in division funds.
VI. Program session ideas were considered including accreditation of non-traditional
programs, a brainstorming session, or a session on our identity and diversity.
VII. Jim Farison expressed thanks and appreciation on behalf of the division
to outgoing chair Joan Gosink and to Fred Driscoll for serving on the nominating
committee. Joan Gosink thanked Jim Farison for his fine work as program chair.
VIII. Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Steve VanderLeest
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