1. ABET Accreditation and Diversity Claire L. Felbinger Chair, Public Member Committee ABET Board of Directors Diversity Summit Follow-up Washington, DC September 17, 2003

2. Evolution of Diversity at ABET  Industrial versus Academic  Impact of Public Membership  “New Business” Year after Year  The Public Members Challenge the Board “There are no gender-based laws of physics!”  ABET Leadership Responds

3. ABET by the Numbers (Percents) “It is interesting to note that all the commissions have women commissioners with CAC having more than 20 % and [the remainder] having from 10 to 20%.” Commission ExCom Commission New Members ‘03-4 F M F M F M Applied Science 0 100 15 85 0 100 Computing 23 77 21 79 38 62 Engineering 20 80 16 84 14 86 Technology 0 100 10 90 25 75 Total Percent 13 87 15 85 19 81 Total N 4 30 16 93 7 29

4. ABET: More Percentages ExComCommission CommissionIndian/AsianIndian/Asian Applied Science00 Computing00 Engineering06 Technology03 Total Percentage04 Number34104

5. ABET Diversity Task Force Concerns Preliminary Draft Considerations  Educational institutions and industry are more diverse  The face presented by ABET to the educational community is the composition of its evaluation teams (and Board and Commissions)  ABET’s credibility will be enhanced with respect to educational institutions, industry, and government when their volunteer structure reflects the changing environment  Primary dimensions of diversity – age, ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation  Secondary dimensions – industry, academia, educational background, professional experience, accreditation experience, professional registration

6. Accreditation and Diversity  Board and Commission Composition The fault of engineering societies? The fault of engineering societies?  Site Visit Team Composition The fault of engineering societies? The fault of engineering societies?  Role of new guidelines under EC-2000 and the equivalents in other commissions –Curriculum designs more sensitive to experiences and learning styles of more diverse students –Attention to the social, economic, political implications of engineering decisions –Criteria still challenged by professional engineering associations

7. ABET Accreditation and Diversity Claire L. Felbinger Chair, Public Member Committee ABET Board of Directors Diversity Summit Follow-up Washington, DC September 17, 2003