Monthly Archives: June 2018

ERM Announcements, June 15, 2018

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1. ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: Brouhaha Tickets on Sale

2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for Graduate Student Teaching

3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Student Development

4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Inclusive Pedagogy

5. CALL FOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR NOMINATIONS: Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)

6. CALL FOR PAPERS: IMCL 2018 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communications, Technologies, and Learning

7. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Workshop on Teaching for Post Docs and New Faculty

8. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2019 Research in Engineering Education Symposium

9. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: New Study Seeks Participants Who Have Submitted Manuscripts to the Journal of Engineering Education

10. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Readership Survey

11. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Survey on Role of Research in Engineering Education

12. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ASEE Session for new and future faculty members (graduate students and postdocs) sponsored by the New Engineering Educators Division

13. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Pop-Up Workshops at ASEE

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1. ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: Brouhaha Tickets on Sale

Join us for the ASEE ERM Brouhaha—our annual social gathering where you can catch up with old friends and make new connections. Our Brouhaha will be on Tuesday, June 26th, 7-9pm at the Clark Planetarium. Located in downtown Salt Lake City near the Convention Center and next to the TRAX Planetarium stop, there will be plenty to see and do at the Clark Planetarium! Enjoy the ERM annual awards ceremony, meet this year’s Apprentice Faculty Grant awardees, and explore the Planetarium’s impressive meteorite collection. There will be a DJ playing music, and the dinner will be catered by one of Salt Lake City’s top caterers, LUX catering.

Tickets are $75 if purchased in advance, and $85 at the door. We would appreciate early registrations, so that we can provide the caterer with accurate attendance information. Please note any dietary restrictions/preferences during your online registration. We are looking forward to seeing you at this year’s Brouhaha!

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2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for Graduate Student Teaching

The MIT Teaching and Learning Lab (T+LL) seeks an Assistant Director dedicated to the design, development and implementation of programs and workshops to support graduate students and postdocs in their growth as teachers. The successful candidate will help build capacity and broaden the reach of T+LL by launching a new graduate teaching assistant liaison program, and by supporting existing programs and services for graduate students on campus. This is a 2-year term position. A full position description can be found here: https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_mit/external/jobDetails/jobDetail.html?jobPostId=12853&localeCode=en-us (Application deadline is Friday, June 29, 2018).

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3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Student Development

The Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering Department is seeking to fill one full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position that will focus on student development. We are particularly interested in the exploring how reflections and portfolio-thinking can help students craft their personal and professional narratives, as well as help them to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

For more information, please go to this website:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Higher Education: Student Development

Please email your application to joe.ledoux@bme.gatech.edu.

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4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Inclusive Pedagogy

The Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering Department is seeking to fill one full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position that will focus on fostering inclusive-minded thinking in engineering education and practice. Our vision is to educate engineers who understand that a diverse and inclusive engineering workforce is better able to find and solve new and compelling problems, and who have the skills and disposition to seek out, form, and thrive on diverse and inclusive teams.

For more information, please go to this website:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Higher Education: Inclusive Pedagogy

Please email your application to joe.ledoux@bme.gatech.edu.

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5. CALL FOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR NOMINATIONS: Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)
The Journal of Engineering Education, which serves to cultivate, disseminate, and archive scholarly research in engineering education, is currently accepting applications for one or more volunteer Associate Editors. Associate Editors are an integral part of the JEE Editorial Board and ensure the quality and timeliness of published material. Associate Editors serve 3-year terms that may be renewed. An Associate Editor’s primary responsibilities are (1) reading manuscripts submitted to JEE, (2) recruiting and selecting appropriate, well qualified and responsible reviewers to review the manuscripts, (3) synthesizing reviewers’ comments and feedback, (4) integrating that feedback with their own evaluative and constructive report reflecting the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript, and (5) making a recommendation to the JEE Editor. Other duties include attending quarterly (virtual) meetings of the JEE Editorial Board, selecting the annual Wickenden award winner, and completing various tasks related to maintaining the quality and relevance of JEE such as special issues and guest editorials. Generally, an Associate Editor will be assigned 12-16 manuscripts annually, and the duties of the position will require approximately 8 – 12 hours per month. To qualify for the position, an Associate Editor must have an earned doctoral degree, be an active researcher in engineering education or a related field, and have experience publishing in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education research. Preferred qualifications include previous experience as a peer reviewer of a scholarly journal, publication experience in peer-reviewed journals, and rank at the associate professor (or equivalent) level. In particular, Associate Editors with expertise in P-12 engineering education, learning sciences, and quantitative methods are sought, but all areas will be considered. If interested, please submit a cover letter, CV and list of references to Lisa Benson, JEE Editor via email to Ms. Teri Garrett (terig@clemson.edu). In your cover letter, please describe why you wish to serve as a JEE Associate Editor and the special skills and abilities you could contribute in this role (e.g., research methods, content knowledge, work experience, etc.), especially as they pertain to responsibilities and qualifications for the position.

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6. CALL FOR PAPERS: IMCL 2018 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 25, 2018; Full Paper Due: August 20, 2018
On October 11 and 12, 2018, the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is hosting the 12th International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning. The conference will cover all aspects of mobile learning as well as the emergence of mobile communication technologies, infrastructures and services and their implications for education, business, governments and society. For this year, the focus is on “Mobile Technologies and Applications for the Internet of Things”.
http://www.imcl-conference.org/current/

The IMCL2018 conference aims to promote the development of mobile learning, to provide a forum for education and knowledge transfer, to expose students to latest ICT technologies and encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning. The conference also aims to stimulate critical debate on theories, approaches, principles and applications of mobile learning among educators, developers, researchers, practitioners and policy makers. Conference proceedings will be published as IMCL2018 Proceedings in the Springer series “Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing”. The books of these series are submitted to ISI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink.

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7. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Workshop on Teaching for Post Docs and New Faculty

A workshop coming up at the University of Colorado Boulder in July may be of interest to post docs and new faculty. The Evidence-Based Introduction to Teaching (EBIT) is a one-week student-centered learning experience where participants develop curricula for STEM college classrooms using evidence-based teaching methods. Participants apply research principles of design, build, test and iterate to specific course curriculum development. Relevant literature on evidence-based teaching techniques will be highlighted.

The workshop will be July 23-27 this year, from 12:30 to 4:30 pm each day on the . The workshop is free (sponsored by NSF), but registration is required. For more information, please visit http://www.cirtlcu.org/stripe/what-is-ebit-stripe/ .

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8. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2019 Research in Engineering Education Symposium
The University of Cape Town is pleased to invite you to the 2019 Research in Engineering Education Symposium. REES 2019 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from July 10-12, 2019.

REES is the biennial symposium of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN), an international community of scholars interested in conducting high quality work in, and advancing the field of, engineering education research. One of the goals of REEN is the development of meaningful collaboration between engineering education researchers working in different parts of the world. As such, we are pleased to announce that REEN is partnering with SASEE, the South African Society for Engineering Education, for a joint biennial conference in 2019.

Abstracts are now being accepted until November 16, 2018. For more information or to submit your abstract, please go to www.rees2019.com. To find out about REEN or SASEE, please go to www.reen.co or www.sasee.org.za.

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9. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: New Study Seeks Participants Who Have Submitted Manuscripts to the Journal of Engineering Education

Drs. Stephanie Cutler and Kacey Beddoes are currently conducting a study to identify research norms and values shaping the field of engineering education research through peer review processes. We are seeking participants who have submitted to JEE to complete a screening survey to identify potential interview participants. The deadline for the survey is July 15th. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Complete the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/ASEEPeerReview

For more information on this project, contact Stephanie Cutler (slc5822@psu.edu)

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10. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Readership Survey

The Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) editorial team is considering changes to our strategic plan, processes for publishing articles, and formats for articles. We would like to gather input from members of the engineering education community to help better inform these decisions. Please complete this survey to provide your feedback: https://bucknell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyCOONACR64LPDv . The survey will close on June 15; it is short and should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Thanks for your input!

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11. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Survey on Role of Research in Engineering Education

As part of an ongoing study about the impact of engineering education research, we are interested in investigating stakeholders’ awareness, interest, and use of research when carrying out routine tasks. You are invited to participate in an online survey on this topic: https://tinyurl.com/yanagt47. Your participation is voluntary and the survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. For questions, please contact Dr. Jeremi London (Jeremi.london@asu.edu).

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12. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ASEE Session for new and future faculty members (graduate students and postdocs) sponsored by the New Engineering Educators Division

Calling all new faculty and graduate students hoping to join the academy to a special panel session at ASEE in Salt Lake City, Getting Your Career Off to a Good Start, with Rebecca Brent, Richard Felder, and Phil Wankat. All are ASEE Fellows, Engineering Education Pioneers, and authors of popular books on teaching engineering. This is a great chance to get advice from some folks with well over 100 years of collective experience in engineering education and who don’t take themselves too seriously! The session will be highly interactive and will provide plenty of time for Q&A. It’s sponsored by the New Engineering Educators Division and is scheduled for 3:15-4:45 on Monday, June 25. Take a look at a longer description at Session M542B on the ASEE conference schedule website and mark your calendars now! Contact Rebecca Brent at rbrent@mindspring.com with any questions about the session.

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13. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Pop-Up Workshops at ASEE

The JEE editorial board is offering a series of short pop-up workshops to work directly with current and potential authors and reviewers. The workshops will focus on two themes: “How to Be a Star Reviewer” and “How to Get Your Manuscript Through the Review Process Faster.” The times for these pop-up workshops will be Monday 5:30 – 5:50 pm and Tuesday 12:00 – 12:20 pm. Check the conference app and flyers at the ASEE booth in the exhibit hall for more information. You can also find information listed in the conference program under Session # M196D, JEE Pop-Up Workshops, South Foyer, Convention Center – Salt Palace

ERM Announcements, June 1, 2018

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1. ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: Brouhaha Tickets on Sale

2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Student Development

3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Inclusive Pedagogy

4. CALL FOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR NOMINATIONS: Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)

5. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2019 Research in Engineering Education Symposium

6. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: New Study Seeks Participants Who Have Submitted Manuscripts to the Journal of Engineering Education

7. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Readership Survey

8. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Survey on Role of Research in Engineering Education

9. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ASEE Session for new and future faculty members (graduate students and postdocs) sponsored by the New Engineering Educators Division

10. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Pop-Up Workshops at ASEE

11. AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: JEE Wickenden Award

12. AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: JEE Star Reviewer Awards

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1. ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: Brouhaha Tickets on Sale

Join us for the ASEE ERM Brouhaha—our annual social gathering where you can catch up with old friends and make new connections. Our Brouhaha will be on Tuesday, June 26th, 7-9pm at the Clark Planetarium. Located in downtown Salt Lake City near the Convention Center and next to the TRAX Planetarium stop, there will be plenty to see and do at the Clark Planetarium! Enjoy the ERM annual awards ceremony, meet this year’s Apprentice Faculty Grant awardees, and explore the Planetarium’s impressive meteorite collection. There will be a DJ playing music, and the dinner will be catered by one of Salt Lake City’s top caterers, LUX catering.

Tickets are $75 if purchased in advance, and $85 at the door. We would appreciate early registrations, so that we can provide the caterer with accurate attendance information. Please note any dietary restrictions/preferences during your online registration. We are looking forward to seeing you at this year’s Brouhaha!

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2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Student Development

The Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering Department is seeking to fill one full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position that will focus on student development. We are particularly interested in the exploring how reflections and portfolio-thinking can help students craft their personal and professional narratives, as well as help them to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

For more information, please go to this website:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Higher Education: Student Development

Please email your application to joe.ledoux@bme.gatech.edu.

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3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering Education / Inclusive Pedagogy

The Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering Department is seeking to fill one full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position that will focus on fostering inclusive-minded thinking in engineering education and practice. Our vision is to educate engineers who understand that a diverse and inclusive engineering workforce is better able to find and solve new and compelling problems, and who have the skills and disposition to seek out, form, and thrive on diverse and inclusive teams.

For more information, please go to this website:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Higher Education: Inclusive Pedagogy

Please email your application to joe.ledoux@bme.gatech.edu.

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4. CALL FOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR NOMINATIONS: Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)
The Journal of Engineering Education, which serves to cultivate, disseminate, and archive scholarly research in engineering education, is currently accepting applications for one or more volunteer Associate Editors. Associate Editors are an integral part of the JEE Editorial Board and ensure the quality and timeliness of published material. Associate Editors serve 3-year terms that may be renewed. An Associate Editor’s primary responsibilities are (1) reading manuscripts submitted to JEE, (2) recruiting and selecting appropriate, well qualified and responsible reviewers to review the manuscripts, (3) synthesizing reviewers’ comments and feedback, (4) integrating that feedback with their own evaluative and constructive report reflecting the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript, and (5) making a recommendation to the JEE Editor. Other duties include attending quarterly (virtual) meetings of the JEE Editorial Board, selecting the annual Wickenden award winner, and completing various tasks related to maintaining the quality and relevance of JEE such as special issues and guest editorials. Generally, an Associate Editor will be assigned 12-16 manuscripts annually, and the duties of the position will require approximately 8 – 12 hours per month. To qualify for the position, an Associate Editor must have an earned doctoral degree, be an active researcher in engineering education or a related field, and have experience publishing in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education research. Preferred qualifications include previous experience as a peer reviewer of a scholarly journal, publication experience in peer-reviewed journals, and rank at the associate professor (or equivalent) level. In particular, Associate Editors with expertise in P-12 engineering education, learning sciences, and quantitative methods are sought, but all areas will be considered. If interested, please submit a cover letter, CV and list of references to Lisa Benson, JEE Editor via email to Ms. Teri Garrett (terig@clemson.edu). In your cover letter, please describe why you wish to serve as a JEE Associate Editor and the special skills and abilities you could contribute in this role (e.g., research methods, content knowledge, work experience, etc.), especially as they pertain to responsibilities and qualifications for the position.

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5. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 2019 Research in Engineering Education Symposium
The University of Cape Town is pleased to invite you to the 2019 Research in Engineering Education Symposium. REES 2019 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from July 10-12, 2019.

REES is the biennial symposium of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN), an international community of scholars interested in conducting high quality work in, and advancing the field of, engineering education research. One of the goals of REEN is the development of meaningful collaboration between engineering education researchers working in different parts of the world. As such, we are pleased to announce that REEN is partnering with SASEE, the South African Society for Engineering Education, for a joint biennial conference in 2019.

Abstracts are now being accepted until November 16, 2018. For more information or to submit your abstract, please go to www.rees2019.com. To find out about REEN or SASEE, please go to www.reen.co or www.sasee.org.za.

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6. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: New Study Seeks Participants Who Have Submitted Manuscripts to the Journal of Engineering Education

Drs. Stephanie Cutler and Kacey Beddoes are currently conducting a study to identify research norms and values shaping the field of engineering education research through peer review processes. We are seeking participants who have submitted to JEE to complete a screening survey to identify potential interview participants. The deadline for the survey is July 15th. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Complete the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/ASEEPeerReview

For more information on this project, contact Stephanie Cutler (slc5822@psu.edu)

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7. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Readership Survey

The Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) editorial team is considering changes to our strategic plan, processes for publishing articles, and formats for articles. We would like to gather input from members of the engineering education community to help better inform these decisions. Please complete this survey to provide your feedback: https://bucknell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyCOONACR64LPDv . The survey will close on June 15; it is short and should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Thanks for your input!

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8. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Survey on Role of Research in Engineering Education

As part of an ongoing study about the impact of engineering education research, we are interested in investigating stakeholders’ awareness, interest, and use of research when carrying out routine tasks. You are invited to participate in an online survey on this topic: https://tinyurl.com/yanagt47. Your participation is voluntary and the survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. For questions, please contact Dr. Jeremi London (Jeremi.london@asu.edu).

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9. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ASEE Session for new and future faculty members (graduate students and postdocs) sponsored by the New Engineering Educators Division

Calling all new faculty and graduate students hoping to join the academy to a special panel session at ASEE in Salt Lake City, Getting Your Career Off to a Good Start, with Rebecca Brent, Richard Felder, and Phil Wankat. All are ASEE Fellows, Engineering Education Pioneers, and authors of popular books on teaching engineering. This is a great chance to get advice from some folks with well over 100 years of collective experience in engineering education and who don’t take themselves too seriously! The session will be highly interactive and will provide plenty of time for Q&A. It’s sponsored by the New Engineering Educators Division and is scheduled for 3:15-4:45 on Monday, June 25. Take a look at a longer description at Session M542B on the ASEE conference schedule website and mark your calendars now! Contact Rebecca Brent at rbrent@mindspring.com with any questions about the session.

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10. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JEE Pop-Up Workshops at ASEE

The JEE editorial board is offering a series of short pop-up workshops to work directly with current and potential authors and reviewers. The workshops will focus on two themes: “How to Be a Star Reviewer” and “How to Get Your Manuscript Through the Review Process Faster.” The times for these pop-up workshops will be Monday 5:30 – 5:50 pm and Tuesday 12:00 – 12:20 pm. Check the conference app and flyers at the ASEE booth in the exhibit hall for more information. You can also find information listed in the conference program under Session # M196D, JEE Pop-Up Workshops, South Foyer, Convention Center – Salt Palace

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11. AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: JEE Wickenden Award

Every year the Editorial Board of the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) selects the winner of the William Elgin Wickenden Award of the American Society for Engineering Education. This award recognizes an article that represents the highest standards of scholarly research in engineering education among the articles published in JEE each year. For the Wickenden Award in 2018, the Board selected the article “A Comparison of Practitioner and Student Writing in Civil Engineering,” by Susan Conrad, which appeared in the April 2017 issue of JEE. The Board also selected one article for Honorable Mention for the Wickenden Award: “Undergraduate STEM Instructors’ Teacher Identities and Discourses on Student Gender Expression and Equity,” by Elizabeth E. Blair, Rebecca B. Miller, Maria Ong and Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, which appeared in the January 2017 issue. Congratulations to all!

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12. AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: JEE Star Reviewer Awards

This year, JEE has initiated a program to recognize the hard work of top peer reviewers. Star Reviewers were selected based on the number of reviews they completed, recommendations by the Associate Editors they reviewed for, and the content and constructive nature of the reviews they submitted in the past year. This year, the following four people are recognized as JEE’s Star Reviewers – the top 2% of the 350 people who reviewed for JEE last year: Glenda Stump, MIT; Jo Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Sochacka, University of Georgia; and Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University. These four Star Reviewers will be recognized in an upcoming issue of JEE, at the ASEE annual conference, and on the ASEE/JEE website. Congratulations, Glenda, Jo, Nicki and Martin, for the great service you provide to the engineering education community!