1. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 1 EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR A GLOBAL WORLD James L. Melsa President American Society for Engineering Education

2. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 2 ASEE Founded in 1893 Founded in 1893 Over 13, 000 individual members Over 13, 000 individual members 400 colleges of engineering and engineering technology 400 colleges of engineering and engineering technology 700 global online members 700 global online members 100 corporations, professional organizations, governmental agencies 100 corporations, professional organizations, governmental agencies

3. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 3 ASEE Mission Further education in engineering and engineering technology Promote excellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice Exercise worldwide leadership Foster the technological education of society Influence the recruitment and retention of young faculty and underrepresented groups Encourage youth to pursue careers in engineering

4. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 4 ASEE Activities 2006 – 2007 Year of Dialogue 2006 – 2007 Year of Dialogue Intent to create and dissemination a report: Intent to create and dissemination a report: Target date for draft is June 2008Target date for draft is June 2008 Engineering Education for the Global Economy: Research, Innovation, and Practice Steering Committee chaired by Jack Lohmann and Leah Jamieson Summit planned for late spring 2008 to seek input from a wide variety of sources

5. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 5 Major ASEE Global Activities Global Colloquia Global Colloquia International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE) International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE) Engineering for the Americas (EftA) Engineering for the Americas (EftA)

6. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 6 ASEE Pre-College Activities K-12 and Pre-College Division and Center K-12 and Pre-College Division and Center Production of Engineering Go For It magazine Production of Engineering Go For It magazine Pre-Conference ASEE Workshop for K-12 Engineering Education Pre-Conference ASEE Workshop for K-12 Engineering Education Women in Engineering Division Women in Engineering Division Minorities in Engineering Division Minorities in Engineering Division

7. 2007-11-17 IEEE EAB Meeting 7 THANK YOU! Questions? James L. Melsa www.asee.org melsa@iastate.edu