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2015


U Mich Logo2015 Global E3 Annual Meeting
May 20-23, 2015
Theme: Engineers Serving the World
Hosted by: University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI USA

2015 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.

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Global E3 Welcome

  • Larry Shuman, Chair of the Global E3 Executive Committee and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
  • Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor ot the President, Institute of International Education

University of Michigan Welcome

  • David C. Munson, Jr., Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Michigan

Industry Keynote Address

Global E3 Program Updates

  • Sabeen Altaf, Senior Program Officer, US Student Programs, Institute of International Education
  • Daniel Kramer, Director, US Student Programs, Institute of International Education

Introduction of New Global E3 Members (Part I)

Concurrent Session 1: Developing Globally-Minded Engineers Through Academic Specializations and Minors

  • Rachel Armstrong, Honors Academic Advisor, University of Michigan
  • Teresa Finis, Director, International Programs in Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Amanda Hammatt, Director of International Engineering Studies and Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Pedro Linares, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas
  • Elizabeth Mekaru, International Programs Manager, University of Michigan

Concurrent Session 2: Partnering for Student Health and Safety: Perspectives from Global E3 Member Countries

  • Daniela Ascarelli, Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs and Director of Study Abroad, Drexel University
  • Lorie Páulez, Director of Education Abroad, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Ai Funayama, Research Associate and Language Lecturer, Tohoku University
  • Philippe Gaubert, Associate Professor, Tohoku University

Plenary Session: Preparing Engineering Students for Real-World Problem Solving through Humanitarian Design Projects

  • Shanna Daly, Assistant Research Scientist in Undergraduate Engineering Education. Co-Director of Insitu, the U-M Center for Socially Engaged Design, University of Michigan
  • Kathleen Sienko, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. Co-Director of Insitu, the U-M Center for Socially Engaged Design, University of Michigan
  • Steven Skerlos, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. Co-Director of Insitu, the U-M Center for Socially Engaged Design, University of Michigan

Friday, 22 May 2015

Provost's Welcome

  • Martha E. Pollack, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Professor of Information, University of Michigan

Introduction of New Global E3 Members (Part II)

Concurrent Session 3: Strategies for Student Advising and Outreach in Engineering Exchange

  • Caine Francis, International Program Advisor, Oregon State University
  • Erica Sebastian, Assistant Director for Exchange Programs, Drexel University
  • Christina Grossmann, Head of the Internatinoal Office at the Faculty of Engineering, LTH of Lundy University

Concurrent Session 4: Faculty and Education Abroad Professionals Partnering for Success

  • Er Meng Hwa, Vice President for International Affiars and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
  • Pauline Ho, Deputy Director of International Exchange, Nanyang Technological University
  • Luchen Li, Associate Provost for International Programs, University of New Hampshire
  • Chuck Zercher, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (Engineering), University of New Hampshire
  • Kristine Lalley, Director of International Engineering Initiatives, University of Pittsburgh
  • Larry Shuman, Senior Associate Dean of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Concurrent Session 5: Faculty Discussion on Best Practices in Course Equivalencies - How to Engage Students in the Process

  • Randy Collins, Executive Director of Academic Initiatives and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University
  • Greg Hulbert, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty Advisor to International Programs,University of Michigan
  • Per Warfvinge, Assistant Dean and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Lund University

Concurrent Session 6: Global E3 Application and Placement Process - How to Leverage the On-line Application System

  • Emily Keeler, International Programs Advisor, University of Michigan
  • Alyssa Yeng, Program Officer, US Student Programs, Institute of International Education

Option 1: Blastoff: An Intercultural Simulation

Intercultural Reference List

  • Amy Henry, Executive Director of International Education, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Jennifer Baird, Director of Global International Program and International Plan, Georgia Institute of Technology

Saturday, 23 May 2015

Global E3 Business Meeting

Facilitators:

  • Sabeen Altaf, Senior Program Officer, US Student Programs, Institute of International Education
  • Larry Shuman, Chair of the Global E3 Executive Committee and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Announcement of 2016 Annual Meeting

Discussion with members on new directions for the consortium and member feedback on Global E3 operations and activities.