Engineering exposition - a model for engineering diversity and outreach

Author

Van Poppel, Bret P. ; Boettner, Daisie D. ; Armas, A.O.

fYear

2004

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2004

Abstract

In September 2003 the United States Military Academy (USMA) hosted its first annual engineering exposition (Expo). More than just a college fair, the Expo was an evening event to promote engineering at USMA and across the Mid-Hudson (New York) region. The objectives of the 2003 Expo included: 1) Promote engineering and diversity in engineering across all disciplines. 2) Promote membership in engineering societies. 3) Provide an outreach event to local and regional high school and middle school students. The Expo specifically addressed diversity in engineering in the Mid-Hudson region and at USMA. The Mid-Hudson and West Point Student Chapters of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) supported the event.

Keywords

civil engineering; engineering education; mechanical engineering; American Society of Civil Engineers; American Society of Mechanical Engineering; MidHudson region; Society of Women Engineers; United States Military Academy; West Point Student Chapters; college fair; engineering diversity; engineering exposition; engineering societies membership; outreach event; Cities and towns; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Lead; Mathematics; Mechanical engineering; Regions; Student Chapters; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8552-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2004.1408705

Filename

1408705