The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association
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Dear ECEDHA family and friends,
Makerspaces have a way of transforming ECE undergraduate students into a thoughtful, collaborative, playful, engaged, organized, and creative community of happy future alumni. They are proud and happy to show the makerspace to future students in a welcoming peer-to-peer manner. They can also help advance cross-disciplinary undergraduate projects, provide a welcoming environment for female students, and help foster an entrepreneurial and/or service mindset. I know, because I have seen all of this firsthand.
At first blush, setting up a makerspace may seem like an expensive, and tricky endeavor, with an unclear payoff. It can even seem like a potential distraction to a busy Chair. Beyond the initiation, keeping a makerspace alive over time seems harder. However, with a little creativity and a little understanding of the student “makerspace culture”, these trepidations can be driven away. It is easier than it seems at first, especially in the ECE context.
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March 18, 2020
ABET Workshop
Orlando, FL
March 18, 2020
New Chairs Workshop
Orlando, FL
March 19-20, 2020
Orlando, FL
March 20-21, 2020
Orlando, FL
March 20-21, 2020
Orlando, FL
March 20-21, 2020
IEEE-HKN Pathways to Industry Student Workshop
Orlando, FL
March 20, 2020
Orlando, FL
March 18-21, 2020
March 22, 2020
Orlando, FL
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Attend the Making and Makerspaces in Electrical and Computer Engineering Education Workshop at ECEDHA 2020
By: Shawn Jordan, Arizona State University
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Makerspaces attract many with strong interest in electrical and computer engineering (ECE)-related topics, including embedded systems, robotics, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and electronics, and many makers self-identify as having interests related to ECE. However, many university and community college makerspace facilities focus primarily on mechanical fabrication tools such as 3-D printers and laser cutters. This highly interactive workshop will explore how making and makerspaces can be embedded in a broader ecosystem to attract and retain students in ECE, and the resultant changes in student learning that result from exposure to makerspaces. This workshop is designed for chairs, faculty, instructors, and lab staff from universities and community colleges along with industry, researchers, and others with an interest in making and makerspaces.
Workshop sessions will include a keynote from a thought leader in the maker movement, panel on the current state of making in ECE, an opportunity to do hands-on ECE-related making over lunch, designing, building, and sustaining inclusive ECE makerspaces, and making action plans to continue collaborating within a making in ECE community of practice. Speakers and workshop facilitators include thought leaders from the Nation of Makers, Cypress Semiconductor, Digi-Key, Arizona State, Bucknell, Georgia Tech, University of Illinois, and Virginia Tech.
A limited number of travel grants are available thanks to support from the National Science Foundation (EEC-1853158).
Apply for a travel grant here by
February 14th.
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Host University Spotlight: University of Florida
By: John G. Harris
Greetings from Gainesville, Florida! We’re looking forward to seeing you all next month at the 2020 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECExpo in fantastic Orlando. Gainesville is two hours north of Orlando—please let us know if you want to stop by before or after the conference. We would be happy to show you around.
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Participate in the iREDEFINE Workshop
By: Agnieszka Miguel
This year, we are again offering the
iREDEFINE workshop
at ECEDHA 2020. The goal of the workshop is to motivate and prepare women and minority PhD ECE students to pursue faculty positions. In its fourth year, the workshop offers sessions on negotiation strategies, different types of institutions, writing successful proposals, and mentoring graduate students.
One of the most popular iREDEFINE sessions needs your help. The CV Review and Mock Interview Session pairs students with department heads for a quick CV review and one academic interview question (list will be provided - all you need to do is give students feedback on how they answered the selected question). Students typically spend about 15 minutes with each department head before moving on to the next.
The session is Friday, March 20, 3:30 - 5:30pm.
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ECEDHA Member and Partner News
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SMART Competition
The competition is designed to provide a real-world application of technology by empowering students to address critical environmental and energy challenges. The program facilitates the development of workforce and life skills including computer analysis and software design, reality modeling, verbal and written communication, research, teamwork and problem solving.
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IEEE-HKN Outstanding
Chapter Awards
The IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Board of Governors has conferred upon 26 student chapters the distinction of Outstanding Chapter for 2019. This represents the top 10 percent of all HKN chapters worldwide.
Outstanding chapters will be honored during the IEEE-HKN Awards Reception at the ECEDHA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida this March.
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Take Advantage of the Early Bird Rate!
Register Today for the
2020 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECE
xpo
March 18-22, 2020 at the Renaissance SeaWorld
in Orlando, Florida
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Registration is open for the
2020 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECExpo, the largest gathering of ECE department heads, faculty members, lab professionals, communicators, students and leaders from industry.
Join us
March 18-22, 2020 at the
Renaissance SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
This year's program is hosted by: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, and University of Miami.
The
2020 program committee has assembled a world-class educational program focusing on the most pressing issues facing academia and ECE today. This year's Conference and ECE
xpo includes the following features:
- A fantastic lineup of keynote and panel speakers from both academia and industry
- Specialized workshops, including brand new workshops on Makerspaces, AI, and Quantum Computing
- Sessions focusing on the future of ECE - including Next Generation Computing, Revolutionizing ECE Curricula, Flipped Classrooms, Robotics and Makerspaces
- Ample networking time to connect with old friends and new acquaintances
- The ECExpo, with more than 40 industry leaders on hand to show the latest technologies in the field
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Finalize Your 2019-2020 Membership
Renew your membership today to continue receiving ECEDHA membership benefits, including:
- The opportunity to participate in the ECEDHA Annual Survey, a valuable tool in benchmarking your organization in faculty and department head salaries, research budgets, student retention, graduation rates, and much more.
- The opportunity to attend the 2020 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECExpo
- Complimentary job posting service via the ECEDHA website
- And much more!
Please contact Claire Seifert at
cseifert@ecedha.org
or 312.559.3724 for assistance with your renewal.
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Previously recorded webinars are now available for your on-demand viewing!
Sponsored by Quanser
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ECE Insights offer in-depth interviews with leading industry executives.
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Jose Alvarez
Senior Director, CTO Office PSG
Intel Corporation
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Roger Stancliff
CTO, Education Solutions
Keysight Technologies
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