PCEC New Faculty Orientation

Agenda• Welcome from Dean Plotkowski• Digital Measures (Mary VanPopering) • Computing and printing (Carl)• Student Services and Advising (Sara Wheeler)• Engineering Faculty breakout session

• EGR office (Robin)• General and CDC (Samhita)• Integrated program (Wendy)• Graduate Program (Shabbir)• Cooperative Education (Chris Babbit)• Assessment (Diane LeFraniere)• Kennedy and Keller Labs (Ryan and Roy)

• Computing & Information Systems breakout session• Tour of Eberhard and Kennedy classrooms and labs• Return to Allendale campus

NAE Award video

Digital Measures• http://www.gvsu.edu/digitalmeasures/

• Login link• Search for information about the system• Find out what information is automatically loaded to Banner

• Store information• Run reports

• Faculty Activity Plan• Faculty Activity Report• Vita

• Contract Renewal and Tenure Review Portfolios

Mary VanPoperingvanpopem@gvsu.edu

Digital Measures• Store information, run reports, personnel review• http://www.gvsu.edu/digitalmeasures/

• Login, search for information, find out what information is automatically loaded to Banner

Computer and Printing • Carl Strebel• Intranet: http://intranet.egr.gvsu.edu• Blade servers and printing in Kennedy• Using the Instructor station in the classroom

PCEC Student Services & Outreach• Location: EC 101• Advising

• Undergraduate• Pre-Secondary Admission• CIS, EGR, OSH

• Orientation• FTIAC, Transfer, International

• Prospective Students & Recruitment• K-12 Outreach

• STEPS Camp• Community Partners

• Student Assistance & Support

PCEC Student Services Team• Advising:

• Sara Wheeler (fearless leader), Carol Sloan, Mary Nuznov, Elizabeth Brand

• Outreach:• Sara Maas (fearless leader)

• Assistants• Lora Moomy (Administrative Assistant), Rebecca Kolodge

(GA)

Engineering Faculty

In the Office• Academic Coordinator: Robin Burris

• Budget & Finances, Deposits, Employment, Event Planning Coordinator, Faculty Travel, L drive access, Shared documentation, Non-academic operations, Office Lead and Student Supervisor, Professional Development Conferences, Professional memberships, Reimbursement

• Department Secretary: Ashley Jefferson• Campus Visits/tours, LIFT Student Evaluations, Office

Hours/Syllabi/Textbook/Student Evals/Departmental Rosters, Office Supply (primary), Room Reservations, Student Ambassadors Tour,

• Student Assistant: Alaina, Ashley• Copy jobs, key requests, office supplies, non-academic room requests,

mail, maintenance, business cards

• Request for use of Chevy Volt: Mary VanPopering, Dean’s office• Faculty can request guest parking at:

https://www.gvsu.edu/parking/permit-index

Faculty Administrators• Director – Wael Mokhtar• Assistant Director – Samhita Rhodes• Program Chairs –

• Computer Engineering – Chirag Parikh• Electrical Engineering - Bruce Dunne • Mechanical Engineering - Mehmet Sozen • Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering – Chris Pung• Integrated Program (includes Interdisciplinary Engineering) - Wendy

Reffeor • Graduate Program Director - Shabbir Choudhuri

• Sebastian Chair – Diane LaFreniere

General Overview• EGR school meetings• Program meetings• Office hours (4 hours/ week, posted on door)• Professional Development Funds• Career Development Committee

• to provide pre-tenure engineering faculty with guidance and review to facilitate a successful tenure decision

• to provide faculty mentors with support and advice to foster a successful mentor-mentee relationship

• Shabbir, Bruce, Wendy, Shirley, Samhita• Mentors: Bounce ideas, review activity reports, review activity

plans, answer questions regarding tenure

Integrated Engineering Program• Common courses

• EGR 106/107, EGR 220• Coop: EGR 289/290/390/490• Senior Project: EGR 485/486

• Interdisciplinary Engineering • Custom curriculum to satisfy needs of students with specific

purpose• Minors

• Biomedical Engineering• Computer Engineering• Engineering Science

Senior Project Faculty Advising • Capstone – 2 Semesters

• Winter Design• Summer Build and Test

• Students and faculty will ask you for advice• Please set up a time convenient for you to assist them.

• Point them in the right direction of possible.• Point out errors they have made in their assumptions and/or

calculations.• “I do not know.” is a perfectly acceptable answer.

• They are expected to be professional and polite. • Students will ask if you can come to a design review.

• They should provide their design document a day or two in advance.

• The review 1-2 hour time commitment.

MSE: General Structure

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

ProfessionalPractice

EmphasisCore

ElectiveCourses

Project/Thesis/Capstone

Graduate Program• Emphasis Areas

• Biomedical Engineering• Electrical and Computer Engineering• Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering• Manufacturing Operations• Mechanical Engineering

• Identity and Uniqueness • Innovative engineering leadership• Superior technical competence• Enhanced employability• Research foundation for Ph.D.• Articulated program

• Student Population • Diverse STEM backgrounds• 60 students (FT and PT)• Domestic and International (Asia, Africa, Europe)• PAGES (Professional Association of Graduate Engineering Students)

Graduate Program• Admission Requirements

• 3.0 GPA , GRE not required but recommended for US students• GRE and TOEFL/IELTS required for international students

• GA/RA Funding• Competitive• University funded GA• Special Projects GA• Industry Sponsored Graduate Fellowship (IGF)• Research Funds• Wisner Fellowships and Scholarships

• How to get involved• Become Associate Graduate Faculty• Serve on Thesis/Project Committees• Mentor students• Volunteer to guest lecture in a grad class• Attend thesis/project defense

30 years of Co-op

Cooperative Education• 100% mandatory Co-op for all undergraduates successfully through

secondary admission• Options for 3rd coop do exist but must be approved by program

committees

• 10 total credits• EGR 289 (1 credit) Co-op prep course

• EGR 290, 390, 490 ( 3 credits for co-op semester)

• Faculty assigned as advisors and worksite evaluators• Support and assess each student, read journals and give feedback, do

coop site visits once a semester

• Benefit - Paid employment offsets the cost of tuition for final two years

• Personnel:• Diane LaFreniere, Chris Babbitt (Assistant Director of Career Center)

Cooperative Education

Fall Winter Spring/Summer(Sept - Dec) (Jan - April) (May - Aug)

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2015/2016: Foundation Foundation Open

2016/2017: Foundation Foundation Co-op I+ EGR 289 (coop prep) EGR 290

2017/2018: Major Co-op II MajorCourses EGR 390 Courses

2018/2019: Co-op III Major MajorEGR 490 Courses Courses

Assessment• Overseen by the school Assessment committee• End-of-semester course assessments

• Every course must complete• Responsibility of course instructor/ course coordinator• Reviewed by curriculum committee for continuous improvement

• ABET outcomes assessments (General and program specific)• Courses are assessed for appropriate outcomes on a predetermined

plan developed by assessment committee• Instructor/ course coordinator is responsible for

• collecting student work sample, • compiling course binder, • reporting assessment data on ABET rubric for the appropriate outcome

• Reviewed by curriculum committee for continuous improvement• Co-op assessment (student, co-op employer, industry, and alumni)

Assessment site• Blackboard• Login:

assess• Password:

assess2016

• AND the soeassessas a separate password

Kennedy and Keller• Ryan Aldridge

• KEN217 – aldridry@gvsu.edu - 331-6766• Laboratory Supervisor for Kennedy Hall of Engineering

• Roy Visser• KEB105 – visserro@gvsu.edu – 331-7269• Laboratory Supervisor for Keller Engineering

• Technical Support Labs: • KEN234 EE & CE (M-R: 8 am – 10 pm, F: 8 am – 7 pm)• KEB109 ME & PDM (10 am – 5 pm, TR 10 am – 9 pm)

• Laboratory Check-out System• Faculty must sign equipment the same way students

do i.e. with ID card

Kennedy and Keller• All equipment in the labs must stay in the labs

• All of the lab/classroom doors are locked and require a keycard/brass key to enter.

• Do not prop the doors open. All of the doors must be kept shut.

• Do not cover up your office door windows.

• Please make sure that your students clean up after your labs.

• Report damaged equipment or facilities to the supervisor

Kennedy and Keller• Purchasing Procedures

• The supervisor is the primary purchaser for Kennedy Hall and Keller Engineering lab materials and supplies

• Purchase requests must be provided using the correct purchase request document (email me to receive this document)

• All purchases must be approved by your program chair.

• CC your program chair on the purchase request email for approval.

Kennedy Hall Info & Resources

• 3D Printing Location in KEN 234 (Lab Support)• We have ten 3D printers located in Lab Support• Lab support staff handle the printing for students• These printers cannot be checked out or leave the room• Available materials: ABS, PLA, HIPPS, Ninjaflex, other specialty

materials.

Kennedy Hall Info & Resources• 3D Printing Procedures & Info• Builds taking longer than 10 hrs are not allowed• Simple geometry prints are not allowed• 3D printing is reserved for educational use only• The student will provide the following information to Lab

Support:• EGR Major• Class for which the print is needed• Professor’s name• Amount of material and build time

• We use this info to help forecast future supply and maintenance needs