NYSETA FALL 2013 CONFERENCE 50th Anniversary Celebration
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New Student Orientation
NYSETA FALL 2013 CONFERENCE50th Anniversary Celebration
New Student Orientation
Valerie B. Nixon
Interim President Alfred State
SUNY College of Technology
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The Engineering Technology National Forum
Dr. John C. Williams, DeanSchool of Architecture, Management
and Engineering TechnologyAlfred State, SUNY College of
Technology
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The Engineering Technology National Forum
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The ET National Forum
Engineering Technology is…..
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The ET National Forum
Engineering Technology is…..• a path to an engineering career.
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The ET National Forum
Engineering Technology is…..• a path to an engineering career.
• “engineering light” and not “real engineering”.
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The ET National ForumEngineering Technology is…..• a path to an engineering career.• “engineering light” and not “real
engineering.
Where do engineering technology (ET) graduates fit within the spectrum of engineering and technical careers?
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The ET National ForumEffort in 2009- Talent Pool & Grads
• CIEC- February• ETD/ETC/CIP
• ASEE Annual – June• ETLI- October
• 4 panels creating 6-10 tasks• 4 categories representing
stakeholder groups
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The ET National ForumETC
• Create Standing Committee- ETNF
Tasks• Partnership with Professional
Societies• Partnership with Business &
Industry• National Branding & Marketing• US Office of Personnel
Management• http://www.engtech.org/organizations.php
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• Relevant Prof. Societies and ABET (BOK)
Partnership with Business & Industry• Pedagogy, Graduates/Titles, Ph.D.
National Branding & Marketing• Define ET, K-12, Engineering
CareersUS Office of Personnel Management
• Government practices for recruit/hire of ET
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• ASEE• Federal Classification of ET
Grads• Other Societies• ET Value Proposition
• Workforce White Paper Created
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies• ABET
• TAC renamed ETAC• ABET APPM II E
• Baccalaureate programs accredited by ETAC are those leading to the professional practice of engineering technology.
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies• ABET
• Carol Richardson – ABET Fellow Award
• For leadership in accreditation activities that create additional career opportunities in the field of engineering for graduates of engineering technology programs and improve accreditation processes for institutions
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• NAE / NSF Grant • 18 months / Panel of 10 experts• ET and E education program
management, curriculum, and curriculum reform
• Labor economics / STEM workforce policy and research
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• NAE / NSF Grant • Technician preparation and
school-to-work programs • The needs of large, medium, and
small geographically diverse industries that employ technically skilled workers.
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The ET National Forum• Partnership with Business & Industry
• Industry Survey• Are ET grads hired into E
positions?• If not, what is the rationale for
restrictions?• If both ET and E, how do they
compare?
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The ET National Forum• US Office of Personnel Management
(OPM)• All Professional Engineering
Positions (0800)
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The ET National Forum
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The ET National Forum• US Dept. of Personnel Management
• NASA – Head of HR & Head of Engineering
• ODU Dir. Mil. Affairs• Nav. Undersea Warfare, Las
Alamos, Newport News Shipbuilding• DoT/Federal Railroad Administration• US Army Corps of Engineers
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The ET National Forum• OPM created a draft version of a
revised 0800 standard.• Available until November 8 for
comment
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The ET National Forum• 0800 Draft
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The ET National ForumNational Branding & Marketing• Need to better define exactly what ET
is and what ET graduates do in a language that young people can relate to.
• ET should demonstrate to young people how much of a difference they can make in the world as an ENGR or ET graduate.
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The ET National ForumNational Branding & Marketing• K-12 Outreach• Focus the ET nomenclature,
particularly in marketing literature, more on the career progressions of our graduates.
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The ET National Forum
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The ET National ForumNational Branding & Marketing
The Degree is Engineering Technology – The Career is Engineering
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Project Partners
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The ET National Forum
Questions?