Welcome to Columbus and the 124th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition!
We hope you are comfortably settled in after an exciting opening day. If you need urgent assistance, our conference staff will be available at the registration desk in the Columbus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A&B, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Need assistance on site? Visit the Info Kiosk in the foyer of Exhibit Hall A&B. Or you can text us at 614-219-9270 (text rates apply) or email infokiosk@asee.org during registration hours.
Check the Interactive Conference Planner for session changes. Click HERE for an overview of new events and changes for 2017.
Rise and Shine! Start your day with ASEE Active! and an hour-long gentle yoga stretch (7:00 a.m. in the Hyatt Regency’s South Foyer) or run/walk along the scenic Scioto Mile (6:30 a.m. from the Arnold Schwarzenegger statue).
MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS kick off at 8:00 a.m. with the opening plenary, featuring a keynote address by National Science Foundation Director France A. Córdova – subject of Prism’s February cover story. The plenary also includes opening remarks by Caroline C. Whitacre, Ohio State University’s senior vice president for research, an inspiring group of national student STEM competition winners, and the awarding of the ASEE President’s Award to the University of Southern California and engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
Don’t miss the Focus on Exhibits Brunch and NSF Grantees’ Poster Session from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. and the Focus on Exhibits Summertime Social in the afternoon. And stop by ASEE’s first-ever Living Wall outside the Exhibit Hall to share your reflections.
Back by popular demand! #ASEE Includes T-shirts! Your ticket for this “event” can be redeemed for one gray t-shirt in your selected unisex adult size at the ASEE Diversity Booth during exhibit hall open hours on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. We will have fabric markers available so that you can personalize your shirt and help us broaden awareness of ASEE inclusivity.
Complimentary Wi-Fi is available in all public areas of the Convention Center (FreeInternet) except for the Battelle Ballroom and Exhibit Hall, and in the Hyatt Regency’s meeting rooms and lobby (HyattMR, password ASEE17). Please note that this service is provided by the facilities and ASEE cannot alter or control the quality or reliability. All the major cellular phone services are supported in both buildings, should you wish to use your device as a mobile hot spot.
A Speaker Ready Room is available for presentation preparation in Exhibit Hall A&B, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. The speaker ready room will have a computer, LCD projector, and screen for adding last-minute updates or reviewing your presentation. No Internet access is provided.
New to Columbus? Check out Prism associate editor Jenn Pocock’s travel guide, or listen to her picks for what to see and do on the Prism Podcast.
Tweeting? Use #ASEEAnnual for a chance to win gift cards in ASEE’s social media contests and daily Steps Challenge. Post selfies with President Louis Martin-Vega, answer daily trivia questions, and more! Follow @ASEE_DC for details…and check out ASEE’s Do You Know fun facts!
Click HERE to see the national student STEM contest winners who will be honored at the opening plenary and then fielding your in questions in the Exhibit Hall on Monday, June 26, 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.
Exclusive offer: Renew your membership during the annual conference and save 5% a year for up to three years. Visit ASEE’s Information Kiosk during registration hours to process your renewal immediately. Click HERE for a short video about what ASEE does for its members and the engineering education community.
If you have time, stop by the ASEE publications table near the registration area and chat with the editors of Prism, Profiles, and scholarly publications, including the Journal of Engineering Education and Advances in Engineering Education.
Also check out ASEE TV – a partnership with production company WebsEdge to create two daily programs, “Thought Leadership” and “Conference News,” highlighting best practices and innovations in engineering and engineering technology education.
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
The 124th Annual Conference kicked off with ASEE Active!’s inaugural group run/walk and sunrise gentle yoga in the morning, followed by a full day of panel presentations, technical sessions, and business meetings.
New ASEE members and first-time conference attendees mingled with the ASEE Board of Directors at the “Greet the Stars” luncheon, while the ASEE Division Mixer, sponsored this year by Ohio State University, and “Focus on Exhibits” Welcome Reception were packed. Also drawing Exhibit Hall raves were the Drone Zone and Virtual Reality demonstrations, and adorable critters from the Columbus Zoo,
WHAT’S ON TOMORROW, MONDAY June 26:
For titles, times, and locations of all panel presentations and other events, use ASEE’s Interactive Conference Planner
for mobile devices at www.asee.org/icp.
Monday’s highlights start with the much-anticipated opening plenary, which opens the conference at 8 a.m. in the Convention Center’s Battelle Grande Ballroom. National Science Foundation Director France A. Córdova, the keynote speaker, was profiled in Prism’s February issue. The plenary also will feature Caroline C. Whitacre, Ohio State University’s senior vice president for research, an inspiring group of national student STEM competition winners, and presentation of the ASEE President’s Award to the University of Southern California and engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
Take a mid-morning break immediately after the plenary to meet the national STEM student stars and learn about their projects at the back of the Exhibit Hall from 9:45 to 11;15 a.m.
While you’re there, view innovative products and services from industry, learn the results of more than 150 NSF-supported research projects (poster session) and join friends for the complimentary ASEE Focus on Exhibits Brunch – all in the Exhibit Hall F from 9:45 to 11: 15 a.m. And be sure to cheer on community college students from around the country at the annual Two-Year Model Design Competition!
Then join friends and colleagues for a complimentary glass of lemonade at the Focus on Exhibits Summertime Social from 5 to 6 p.m..
A number of divisions are hosting awards banquets, receptions, and meet-ups in the evening, including the ASEE Student Division Early Career Networking and Happy Hour at Gordon Biersch and the Mechanical Engineering Convivium from 6:00 to 9 p.m. at the Rodizio Grill.
SPOTLIGHT ON ABET
ABET, recognized globally as the leading accrediting body of engineering and engineering technology programs, figures in numerous conference sessions. Those who participated in last year’s Town Hall on proposed changes to ABET Accreditation Criteria 3 and 5 may wish to learn the latest at Monday’s Listening Session from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in Room A110 of the Columbus Convention Center. It’s preceded by an accreditation information session from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the same room. Several ABET sessions occur on Tuesday, including how to lead an on-site visit at 8:00 a.m., and another on becoming a program evaluator from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., both in Room A110, with Wednesday reserved for a listening session exploring the novel concept of alternative site visits (8 to 9:30 a.m., Room A110), and a workshop on measuring student outcomes that includes a case study and videos (1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Room A124).
SPOTLIGHT ON DIVERSITY
A rich array of sessions explores successful efforts to broaden participation in engineering and the reasons for persistent underrepresentation of women and minorities. Several will examine particular challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community and students with disabilities. Here’s just a smattering:
Experiences of Diverse Students, including first-generation students and Latinx teens, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room C151 Columbus Convention Center.
Best Diversity Papers 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Delaware B, Hyatt Regency Columbus.
Diversity and Inclusion (2) LEED Technical Session, includes a report on inequities for LGBTQ students in eight engineering programs, Monday. 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Convention Center Room A224, and Education Research and Methods Division panel 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Room C160A.
Safe Zone Ally Training. Delaware B, Hyatt Regency Columbus
SIZZLE & SALES: Some 2,100 colleges and universities now have entrepreneurship programs. The Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division presents a number of sessions examining the nexus of engineering and entrepreneurship, with papers such as “What makes an Inquisitive Engineer?” (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room B235) and “Exploring the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (1:30 to 3:00 p.m., Room B235). Rose-Hulman reflects on promoting innovation, making, and entrepreneurship through hands-on projects that benefit society while University of Virginia researchers discuss the social mechanism of supporting entrepreneurial projects beyond the classroom. (3:15 to 4:45 p.m., Room B235) – and much more.
WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING
The leading lights of engineering education research and methods will offer new insights on classroom culture and its impact on students, predicting success, faculty response to curriculum change, and the challenges confronting education researchers when they accept faculty positions. Sessions over the course of the conference include these:
Applied Frameworks answers the question: “I want to be an engineer, why should I study biology?” Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room C150.
Faculty Utilizing Value Propositions to Support Faculty Members’ Focus, Success, and Satisfaction. Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room C160A.
Instrument Development Monday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room C151.
Life After Graduation Monday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room 160A.
Creating Capacity and Funding for Studying How Students Learn Engineering Monday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room A115.
Learning from Industry includes papers on “Interns in the Wild” and informal mentorships. Monday, 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Convention Center, Room C161A.
NOTABLE SESSIONS: Monday Poster Session 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Columbus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A&B
Investigators with currently funded NSF educational projects will be available to discuss their work. Additional authors will be presenting at Tuesday’s poster session.
Highlights of Monday’s extensive poster session include papers on the societal impact of robots; a study of adult engineering undergraduates; algae for STEM education; broadening participation of female studetnsin STEM: Significant outcomes in less than a year; a culturally relevant engineering design curriculum for the Navajo nation; early predicting of student struggles using body language; Go With Your Gut evaluations of student learning; promoting STEM education in community college students via research; a six-year evaluation of retention efforts; and rethinking engineering diversity.
Hot topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room B140, Columbus Convention Center. Benjamin Ahn moderates this Aerospace Division session on Integrating smaller-scale, design-build-fly experiences.
Negotiate: Listening and Negotiation 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room C171, Columbus Convention Center. Janet Callahan moderates this Women in Engineering Division and Minorities in Engineering Division session featuring an academic dean and professors from diverse engineering disciplines, who will discuss strategies for negotiation in an academic setting.
Give and Take: Flexible Engineering Curricula 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Room A124, Columbus Convention Center. Moderated by Mehmet Vurkac, this session includes papers on “Classical Engineering Education Revisited – Why It Matters” and envisioning a new general engineering program within the liberal arts.
Do the Math! Mathematics Division Technical Session 3. 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Room A215, Columbus Convention Center. My 50 Years in Calculus is among the papers being presented at this division technical session.
Student-Centric Highlights:
Here are some notable Student Division activities and sessions that might be of interest to students studying engineering education.
Business: What Can Our Sponsors Do For You? (Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. p.m. in the Grant room of the Hyatt Regency). Meet with representatives from producers of educational courseware in this interactive session on engineering education research needs in industry, followed by the Division Business Meeting (1:30 to 3:00 p.m., Nationwide B, Hyatt Regency). Then make your voice heard at the Interdivisional Town Hall Meeting on the Culture of Teaching, moderated by Atushi Akera (3:15 to 4:45 p.m., Franklin AB, Hyatt Regency).
Pleasure: The student social scene will be booming, with a happy hour (Monday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Gordon Biersch) and dinner (7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Buca di Beppo). There’s also an ASEE Student Chapter meet-and-greet Tuesday (7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Melt Bar and Grilled). Stay tuned on the ASEE Students Facebook and Twitter feed to post conference highlights and find out where your colleagues are meeting!
Session Highlights: You Can Be a Peer Reviewer! Learn how Monday from two top-tier academics and editors, Michael Loui (Journal of Engineering Education) and Larry Shuman (Advances in Engineering Education). Tuesday has a deluge of opportunities, including the graduate pathways into engineering education, the Student Division Poster Session, and a panel on Strategies for Success and Sanity for Academic Mothers. Wednesday will offer technical sessions on getting into graduate school and diversity and persistence, as well as several distinguished lectures that students should find particularly relevant.