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Friday

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 Program Highlights:

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

 
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
 
  • Ongoing Conference Registration as of 8:00 a.m.
  • Ongoing Program Displays throughout the conference
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Session I
 
Presentations by Practitioners: "International Engineering Programs: How We
Do It At ________!" (two panels to run concurrently)

Concurrent Session A

  • Boston University - Nancy Downey
  • MIT - Bernd Widdig, Sigrid Berka
  • Rice University - Cheryl Matherly
  • Smith College - Kara Callahan
  • University of Connecticut - Friedemann Weidauer

Concurrent Session B

  • Union College - Ronald Bucinell
  • University of Cincinnati - Gayle Elliott
  • University of Rhode Island - Robert Manteiga and Kathleen Maher
  • WPI - Richard Vaz
  • University of Pittsburgh - Larry Shuman
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break
 
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session II
 
International Engineering Models (two panels to run concurrently)

Concurrent Session A:  University-Corporate Collaboration

  • University of Connecticut and Trumpf, Inc. - Friedemann Weidauer and Holger Schlueter
  • URI and BMW - Eric Sargent and Eckhard Hommrichhausen
  • Cincinnati and Delphi Automotive - Gayle Elliott and Robert Chalker
  • Georgia Tech and Siemens - Christian Callegari, Camille C. Sautner and Phillip McKnight

Concurrent Session B:  Study Abroad and Student Exchange

  • Georgia Tech and TU-München - Phillip McKnight and Beate Rattay-Förstl
  • URI and TU-Braunschweig - Peter Nübold and John DiMuro
  • Global E3 - Joseph Mook, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
  • Virtual Student Exchange - Russel Jones
  • Virtual Student Exchange - Luciano Chirinos
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
 
  • Welcome - Dean Winifred Brownell, URI College of Arts and Sciences
  • Special report from student panelists who have recently studied or interned abroad
 
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Session III
 
Distinguished Panel: "Who Will Build International
Engineering Programs and How Will Their Work Be Recognized?"
  • Robert L. Carothers, President, University of Rhode Island
  • Jean-Lou Chameau, Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Frank P. Incropera, Dean of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
  • Russel C. Jones, Editor, International Engineering Education Digest
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Break
 
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Session IV
 
Workforce Development Issues for Global Manufacturers
  • Gloria Olson, Vice President for Human Resources, Texas Instruments, Inc.
  • Heidrun Fuerst, Corporate Human Resources, ZF Group NAO
  • John F. Silva, SE, Director, Codes and Approvals, Hilti, Inc.
  • Tom Ruddy, Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development, Siemens Corporation
  • John Schwenker, GE Aircraft Engines
6:10 p.m.
Buses depart for Hope Club in Providence
 
6:30 p.m.
Reception and Dinner at Hope Club
 
DAAD Report on Engineering Deans Trip to Germany
 
 
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Last Updated:  01/08/2003

 

     

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The International Engineering Program is a dual-degree program combining a B.A. in German, French and/or Spanish with a B.S. in one of the engineering disciplines.  IEP students study language and culture each semester along with their engineering curriculum. In the fourth year of the five-year program, they then go abroad as interns with engineering based firms in Europe or Latin America, and also as exchange students with one of our partner universities