Work in progress - progression of an engineering leadership program for the future

Author

Athreya, Krishna S. ; Rover, Diane ; Walter, Sarah ; Mickelson, Steven K. ; McGrath, Gregory ; Kalkhoff, Michael ; Rasmussen, Tyler ; Starns, Gloria ; Wiley-Jones, Rhonda ; Saunders, Kevin ; Shelley, Mack

Author_Institution

Iowa State Univ., Ames

fYear

2007

fDate

10-13 Oct. 2007

Abstract

The Engineering Leadership Program at Iowa State University was launched in 2006 to inspire altruistic leadership in engineering students leading to greater civic and political engagement. The first cohort of freshmen scholars experienced a structured set of common leadership learning experiences, designed and implemented primarily by upper-class scholars. To guide the process of leadership development and create a standard of excellence, a set of outcomes and related competencies with key actions are being articulated in an iterative team process involving the scholars, faculty, staff, and advisors from across campus.

Keywords

engineering education; altruistic leadership; civic engagement; engineering leadership program; iterative team process; political engagement; Accreditation; Buildings; Continuous improvement; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering students; Portfolios; Recruitment; Seminars; Standards development; Leadership model; civic engagement; student centered;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders, Opportunities Without Passports, 2007. FIE '07. 37th Annual

Conference_Location

Milwaukee, WI

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1083-5

Electronic_ISBN

0190-5848

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2007.4418089

Filename

4418089