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Dear ECEDHA friends and family,
Happy March! The first month of Spring is bringing more optimism, with vaccines and other positive trends allowing planning for the Summer and Fall to be less depressing and more upbeat, more positive.
March is the month when our flagship activities would have taken place in person, at a beautiful location, social and warm and surrounded by friends. So, this month we are reminded that the pandemic has brought us (one more) real loss. But at the same time, I believe that we have gained a “new ECEDHA,” an association which is not about a group of old-timer Chairs doing a sightseeing tour with their spouses once a year. Instead, ECEDHA is becoming a modern-day, global, diverse organization, fully virtualized in the best possible way.
In ECEDHA, we are not just department chairs/heads anymore, but we are faculty and staffers and lab managers and industrial constituents and, very importantly, also students and recipients of the “products” of our ECE departments.
Our flagship events this month and over the Spring, will be all virtual but no less relevant and even larger and more inclusive than ever before: the Summit series later this month will be one of the most relevant ever, the same for the New Chairs workshop, and the ABET event as well. The iREDEFINE event to promote diversity in the profession and the Excellence in Senior Design, could not be more timely.
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March 11, 2021 at 1pm CT
Presented by Coursera
March 18, 2021 at 1pm CT
Presented by ABET
March 23 & 25, 2021 at 10am CT
March 24, 2021 at 2pm CT
ECEDHA Communicators Virtual Monthly Meeting
April 7, 2021 at 12pm CT
iREDEFINE Workshop: CV Review with Department Heads
April 14, 2021 at 1pm CT
ECEDHA New Chairs Workshop
May 21, 2021
June 15-16, 2021
ECEDHA Summit Series, a virtual two-day program
New Programs added daily!
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Research. Technology. The Future of ECE.
Stream the new podcast series now!
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We are excited to share the official launch of the new ECE TECH TALKS Podcast Series.
Throughout this series, host Barry Sullivan sits down for casual conversations with thought leaders in ECE – across both academia and industry – to hear their perspectives on the latest in research, technology, and their vision of the future of ECE.
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Episode 1: A Conversation with
Ahmad Bahai
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Ahmad Bahai
Senior VP & CTO,
Texas Instruments
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Episode 2: A Conversation with
Steven McLaughlin
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Steven McLaughlin
Provost and Executive VP of
Academic Affairs, Georgia Tech
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Diversity in Engineering: A Student Perspective
By: Fisayo Sangoleye, PhD Student, ECE, University of New Mexico & Leena Aggad, Master's Student, ME, University of New Mexico
Being culturally diverse, can you discuss some of the challenges you identify with?
Cultural diversity, although something that is necessary to create a thriving environment, presents challenges to those that wish to uphold its benefits. The challenges our organization identifies with are creating a fitting environment for all, attracting new cultures, as well as dealing with the ignorance of those not commonly immersed into culturally diverse settings.
Every different background comes with a completely unique set of cultural norms and traditions. Because of this, it is generally hard to create a setting that adheres to everyone’s culture preference. Therefore, it becomes a responsibility of organizational leadership to ensure that at least, key aspects of everyone’s culture are integrated enough to make them feel welcome. An example of this might perhaps be as simple as creating an international playlist of music to play as background noise in an event. Also, perhaps most importantly, it is critical that cultures are not distastefully represented.
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Redesigning an Electrical Engineering Curriculum with a Focus on Systems Principles and Engineering Design
By: Catharine June, University of Michigan
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The University of Michigan undergraduate program in electrical engineering has been redesigned to place a stronger emphasis on systems principles and engineering design, with projects having a positive impact on society. The onslaught of COVID-19 led to imaginative solutions that could further enrich these lab-based courses even post-pandemic. |
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Photo (above): Lab kits identical to this were sent to every student taking EECS 300
so they could complete the labs at home.
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“These new courses will give students experience early in their student careers synthesizing what they learned in different courses and then applying it to a complete system having an application that is in service to society,” said Mingyan Liu, Peter & Evelyn Fuss Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). “This goes to the heart of what it means to be an engineer.”
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Sponsored Article: Free Inventory Management Tool from Mouser Electronics Simplifies Parts Management and Ordering
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Mouser Electronics, Inc., as part of its goal to provide best-in-class service and the most robust resources to customers, is offering a free, innovative Inventory Management Tool and new companion mobile app for iOS and Android devices.
The free, easy-to-use, web-based inventory system helps organizations and individuals around the world to effortlessly manage and track their stock of electronic components and related supplies. The integrated iOS and Android apps enable users to scan barcodes as well as print bin labels directly from the application. Customers can take advantage of this free tool by logging into their My Mouser accounts. To create a My Mouser account, go to www.mouser.com/MyMouser .
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Association Announcements |
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ECE Educators,
You're Invited!
March 23 & 25, 2021 |
10am CT
Mark your calendars for the next installment of the ECEDHA Summit Series, a two-day virtual program set for Tuesday, March 23rd and Thursday, March 25th.
Led by Susan Hagness, University of Wisconsin - Madison, the March Summit will focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Visit the ECEDHA website for additional details.
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Finalize Your 2020-2021 ECEDHA Academic Membership Today!
Renew your membership today to continue receiving ECEDHA member benefits, including:
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The opportunity to participate in the ECEDHA Annual Survey, which provides comparative benchmark data
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The opportunity to attend the 2021 ECEDHA Summit Series, a quarterly virtual program
- Complimentary job posting service via the ECEDHA website
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Previously recorded webinars are now available for your on-demand viewing!
Sponsored by MathWorks
Sponsored by NVIDIA & Duckietown
Sponsored by Intel
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ECEDHA Member and Partner News |
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2021 IEEE-HKN Awards: Call for Nominations
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu encourages Chapters and individuals to nominate all eligible candidates for the 2021 IEEE-HKN Awards. The awards promote and encourage excellence in electrical and computer engineering and allied fields. These awards recognize outstanding accomplishments by students, professors and industry professionals who make significant contributions to society, and who exemplify a balance of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
Deadline: May 3, 2021
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Sponsored Content: Bench Talk for Design Engineers | The Official Blog of Mouser
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A Little Engineering Humor |
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What do electrical engineers have for breakfast?
Serial.
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