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Innovative Administration Supports Innovative Education

College of Engineering and Science. Innovative Administration Supports Innovative Education. Jim Nelson, Jenna Carpenter, Stan Napper, Bala Ramachandran Frontiers in Education Meeting October 22-25, 2008. College of Engineering and Science. Traditional College Structure.

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Innovative Administration Supports Innovative Education

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  1. College of Engineering and Science Innovative Administration Supports Innovative Education Jim Nelson, Jenna Carpenter, Stan Napper, Bala Ramachandran Frontiers in Education Meeting October 22-25, 2008

  2. College of Engineering and Science Traditional College Structure Question: How does one create an organization that works collectively to make leaps in improvement?

  3. College of Engineering and Science CAPS Dean Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Associate Dean for Research Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Associate Dean for Administration & Strategic Initiatives COES Leadership Team Mathematics and Statistics Biomedical Engineering Director Director Director Director Director Industrial Engineering Director Electrical Engineering Computer Science Physics Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Nanosystems Engineering ElectricalEngineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Construction Engineering Technology

  4. College of Engineering and Science • Who does What? • Leadership Team • (Dean, Asso. Deans, Academic Directors, rotating Associates) • Collective strategic planning, faculty evaluation and hiring, • resource development • Academic Director (administrative) • Resource allocation and workload issues • Evaluation, tenure and promotion issues • Cross-disciplinary issues and strategic planning • Proposal planning and research-related issues • Program Chair (non-administrative) • Advising and curriculum issues • Representing the program

  5. College of Engineering and Science • Impact on College Processes • Faculty and staff participation in important decision-making • Space Accommodation Team • Instructional Lab Equipment Team • Research Travel Funds Team • Graduate Studies Team • Key Strategic Direction Teams • College-wide resource sharing • Accounting and Purchasing Team • Budgeting Distribution:

  6. College of Engineering and Science Key Advantages to Administrative Structure • Flexibility and Shared Ownership

  7. College of Engineering and Science Example: Program groupings and Directors have been realigned several times to better accommodate education and research goals. Mathematics and Statistics Biomedical Engineering Director Director Director Director Director Industrial Engineering Director Electrical Engineering Computer Science Physics Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Nanosystems Engineering ElectricalEngineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Construction Engineering Technology

  8. College of Engineering and Science Key Advantages to Administrative Structure • Flexibility and Shared Ownership • Rapid Response

  9. College of Engineering and Science Example: Nanosystems Engineering B.S. Degree

  10. College of Engineering and Science Key Advantages to Administrative Structure • Flexibility and Shared Ownership • Rapid Response • Integration & Multidisciplinary Collaboration • (Education and Research)

  11. College of Engineering and Science Interdisciplinary Research

  12. College of Engineering and Science • Impact on Curriculum • Integrated Engineering Curriculum • (all engineering majors) • Pilot in 1997 • Expanded pilot in 1998 • Full implementation in 1999 • Integrated Science Curriculum • (Comp Sci, Math, Phys, Chem, Bioscience, & Science Ed majors) • Pilot in 2002 • Expanded pilot in 2003 • All majors in 2004 • Living with the Lab Curriculum (New Integrated Engineering Curriculum) • Pilot in 2004 • Expanded pilot in 2005 & 2006 • Full implementation in 2007

  13. Living with the Lab– integrates engineering, mathematics, chemistry and physics in a systems-level, project-based curriculum. Projects incorporate design, fabrication, and troubleshooting to help students develop open-ended problem solving abilities and self-reliance. Living with the Lab Freshman Integrated Engineering Curriculum

  14. College of Engineering and Science Key Advantages to Administrative Structure • Flexibility and Shared Ownership • Rapid Response • Integration & Multidisciplinary Collaboration • (Education and Research) • Shared Resources

  15. College of Engineering and Science Example: Rapid Prototyping Lab, Nanosystems Lab, Materials Lab

  16. Louisiana Tech’s STEM Talent Expansion Program (LaTechSTEP) – Stimulates interest in STEM topics at the high school level by partnering with area high school math and science teachers in Discovery Weekends for high school students.

  17. Freshman Enrichment Program (FrEP)– provides additional support and community building for students transitioning into college. • 5-week Math 101 • plus enrichment topics • Community building • Cohort mentoring & support

  18. STEM-Plus– trains highly-qualified K-12 teachers who have a strong contextual understanding of mathematics and science. Upon completion of the B.S. degree in a STEM discipline, the program provides a one-year track leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching. An alternate one-year track for STEM professionals who have already completed their B.S. is available. The major objective of STEM-Plus is to produce 21 highly-qualified teachers with a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and a master’s degree in teaching.

  19. IVR Triage Team Patents Licenses VETs Prototypes High-Tech Startups • Innovation through Multidisciplinary Projects and Collaborative Teams (IMPaCT) – motivates students to look at the “big picture” in a horizontally and vertically integrated program centered around year-long design projects. • CEnIT • IMPaCT • Industry Multidisciplinary Approach for Creating High-Tech Startups

  20. Enrollment Management LaTechSTEP TechSTEP Living-Learning Community Freshman Enrichment Program Division of Student Affairs Integrated Curricula Integrated Engineering Curriculum Living with the Lab Integrated Science Curriculum College of Applied & Natural Sciences STEM-Plus Supplemental Instruction IMPaCT College of Education College of Business VET • Bulldog Achievement Resource Center • Bulldog Achievement Resource Center College of Education Project Capstone College of Education Connections Between Programs

  21. College of Engineering and Science Questions?

  22. College of Engineering and Science

  23. Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science Trenchless Technology Center

  24. Integrated STEM Education Research Center College of Engineering and Science Center for Applied Physics Studies Center for Biomedical Engineering & Rehabilitation Science Trenchless Technology Center Institute for Micromanufacturing Center for Secure Cyberspace Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Dean Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Associate Dean for Research Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Associate Dean for Administration & Strategic Initiatives COES Leadership Team Mathematics and Statistics Biomedical Engineering Director Director Director Director Director Industrial Engineering Director Electrical Engineering Computer Science Physics Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Nanosystems Engineering ElectricalEngineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Construction Engineering Technology

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