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2017


Lehigh Logo2017 Global E3 Annual Meeting
May 23-26, 2017
Theme: Innovation in Engineering
Hosted by: Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA USA

2017 Annual Meeting Final Agenda

Global E3 Presentations & Session Highlights

All presentation links below are PDF files. Please note that some panelists did not use PowerPoint presentations.

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Lehigh Welcome

  • John Simon, President of Lehigh University

Global E3 Welcome

  • Larry Shuman, Global E3 Executive Committee Chair, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
  • Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President, IIE

Industry Keynote Address

  • Kathleen Taylor, Vice President of Product Management, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Surgical

Concurrent Session 1: International Health Safety and Security: How to move forward in a world gone awry (Part 1)

Exploring international health, safety and security on campus

  • Sue Macchiarella, Director, Office of Global Engagement, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Daniela Ascarelli, Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs & Director of Study Abroad, Drexel University
  • Nina Kohr, International Relations Coordinator, Munich University of Applied Sciences
  • Eugenia Cannata, International Relations Director, Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

 Concurrent Session 2: Worldwide Perspectives of Adapting Engineering Education to Change

Workshop: Addressing changes in engineering programs over the next 10-15 years

  • Chair: Aldert Kamp, Director of Education, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology
  • Three simultaneous breakout sessions, each with 1 US, 1 EU, 1 Asia/Australia presentation in Pecha Kucha style
  • Followed by a joint session to synthesize and discover global trends
 
 A B C
Europe Technical University of Denmark INSA Lyon Lund University
U.S. University of Michigan Olin College Lehigh University
Asia/Pacific City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University University of Newcastle

Plenary Session: Innovations in Engineering Education – Unique Opportunities for Host and Guest Students

  • Moderator: Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
  • Lalit Goel, Director, Global Education and Mobility, Nanyang Technological University
  • H.C. Man, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Bill Best, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Lehigh University
  • Alison Wood, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, Olin College of Engineering

New Member Presentation

Member School “Elevator Pitches”

  • INSA Lyon: Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Lyon, France
  • UTT: Université de Technologie de Troyes, France
  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia  
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico 

Thursday, 25 May 2017

Brief History of Lehigh

Global E3 Program Updates

Program overview and student participation numbers

  • Sarah Chow, Program Officer, US Student Programs, IIE

New Member Presentation

Member School “Elevator Pitches”

  • Mississippi State University, USA
  • University of Tulsa, USA

Concurrent Session 3: Innovations in International Education: Utilizing Technology for Global Engagement

Panel presenting methods to develop campus internationalization strategy for global engagement

  • Adam Zahn, Associate Director, Office of International Programs, Drexel University
  • Jutta Abulawi, Professor of Systems Engineering & CAD, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
  • Patrick Gurian, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering, Drexel University

Concurrent Session 4: Generation Study Abroad: Influencing Engineering Students and Programs

  • Sarah Chow, Program Officer, IIE
  • Tamara Bacsik, Internationalization Project Manager, Delft University of Technology
  • Galyna Melnychuk, Research Associate & Director of International Programs, Mississippi State University
  • Katie Radande, Director, Study Abroad, Lehigh University
  • Jennifer Evanuik Baird, Director, Global Internship Program & International Plan, Georgia Institute of Technology

Plenary Session: From Creative Inquiry to Sustainable Impact

  • Khanjan Mehta, Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry, Director of Mountaintop Initiative, Lehigh University  

Friday, 26 May 2017

Global E3 Business Meeting

  • Presentation of 2018 meeting venue
  • Suggestions for 2018 meeting structure and content
  • Member feedback on Global E3 operations and activities
  • Closing remarks
  • Larry Shuman, Global E3 Executive Committee Chair, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (Engineering), University of Pittsburgh
  • Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President, IIE

Concurrent Session 5: Interests Aligned: Finding Faculty Support in Research Mobility

Panel exploring the role of research-oriented study abroad formats in attracting the support of faculty members for international mobility

  • Chair: Larissa Danschina, International Exchange Coordinator, Technische Universität München
  • Dolores Volkert, Liaison Officer, Technische Universität München
  • Jennifer Evanuik Baird, Director, Global Internship Program & International Plan, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Elizabeth Lyons, Program Director, Office of International Science & Engineering, National Science Foundation

Concurrent Session 6: International Health Safety and Security: How to move forward in a world gone awry (Part 2)

Workshop: Building on what was learned in Part 1

  • Sue Macchiarella, Director, Office of Global Engagement, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Daniela Ascarelli, Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs & Director of Study Abroad, Drexel University
  • Nina Kohr, International Relations Coordinator, Munich University of Applied Sciences
  • Eugenia Cannata, International Relations Director, Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires