Transcript Chairman Election Spring 2007

Lake Superior State University
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
November 3, 2006
8:30 – 9:00 am
Informal Discussion - All Welcome
9:00 – 9:10 am
Meeting Call to Order– Fred Berg
- Introduce new member Elio Principe
9:10 - 9:40 am
Action Item Review/Minutes Approval – Lynnette Utecht
- Approve minutes from November Meeting
- Review Action Items from April 2006 meeting
- Introduction to Johnson Controls
- Tour of Engineering facility
9:40 – 10:00 am
Chair’s Report – Fred Berg
- Chairman Responsibilities/nomination
- Spring nomination
- IAB survey - April 2007
Committee Reports
10:00 – 10:15 am
Recruitment Subcommittee Report - Chris Conklin
- MACRO Events Fall 2006 update
10:15 – 10:30 am
Scholarship Report – Dan Goodrich
10:30 – 10:40 am
Break
Lake Superior State University Updates
10:40 - 11:20am
11:20 - 12:00
Program Updates – David Baumann, Paul Duesing, Jim Devaprasad
- MA/CS relationships
- New option
- Faculty activities
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Senior Projects
12:30 – 2:00 pm
2:00 pm
School Updates – Morrie Walworth
- Enrollments,
- Recruitment
- Scholarships
- ABET visit
Lunch
Senior Projects – Jim Devaprasad
- Last year's results
- This year's projects
- Course Enhancements
- Overview of Senior Project process
Closing Remarks/ Next Meeting LSSU Campus, 2007
ACTION ITEMS
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Control charts – need some data and examples for the proposed
new class EG346
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Responsible
IAB members
Recruitment activities – MACRO nights coming up this fall.
Check out the LSSU website to see when one is located in your area
IAB members
IAB members to be involved in evaluating of the senior project
presentations
IAB members
Senior Project ideas for 2006-2007 send to David Baumann
All
Additional Notes:
Please keep LSSU in mind:
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When your company is getting rid of old equipment. LSSU can use it for students’ classes,
sale for parts, or other various items.
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When your company is looking to hire new people.
Chair’s report
Chairman responsibility/nomination
Spring nomination
IAB survey
Industrial Advisory Board
Chairman Election Spring 2007
Nomination Process:
• Any existing IAB members are eligible
•Self nominations are acceptable
•If you are nominating another member please
be sure that they are willing to participate
•All nominations will be accepted and presented
at the spring IAB meeting
•Any Questions you can contact the existing
IAB offices.
The Nominations Are:
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Lake Superior State University
School of Engineering and Technology
Industrial Advisory Board
IAB Chairperson Responsibilities and Term Limits
It is the Chairman’s responsibility to oversee all of the activities of the IAB including
coordinating committees.
As the need arises, the Chairman shall appoint committee chairpersons.
The Chairman is an ex-officio member of all committees and is eventually responsible for
the completion of all committee business. He/She shall keep in touch with all committee
chairs, facilitate the completion of their task, and if necessary, remove inactive committee
chairs/members and appoint successors.
The Chairman is directly responsible for the IAB meetings.
Meeting Responsibilities include:
Establish meeting dates, locations and times (coordinate with Dean of Engineering)
Arrange meeting facility
Finalizing meeting agendas
Presiding over meeting
Lake Superior State University
School of Engineering and Mathematics
Industrial Advisory Board
IAB Officer Responsibilities and Term Limits
TERM LIMITS
The term of each office shall be two calendar years.
The terms of Chairman and Secretary shall expire on alternate years.
No more than 2 consecutive terms are allowed.
There is no limit to the number of non-consecutive terms.
Election shall be by a majority of the members present at the spring meeting.
The term shall pass to the successors at the end of the spring meeting.
Communication of all necessary information is the responsibility of the exiting officer.
Comments:
The smooth operation of this small organization will depend on communication.
Form of correspondence:
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Letters
To facilitate hand-offs, a format should be consented upon for electronic applications
(e.g. IBM/DOS).
IAB Survey
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As of the Spring IAB meeting held on the
campus of LSSU,4/28/06,the action item taken
relative to the IAB survey was:
The membership survey will be emailed to
all IAB members yearly. Results to be
presented in the spring meeting of that same
year.
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Do we still want to have a survey
annually or perhaps every other year?
Simple Project
Dean Morrie Walworth is our conduit to the
University. He will assist in any project that can
generate additional funds to the University,
especially for the School of Engineering.
examples: short term quick turn around projects
previous examples: prints, one of a kind part.
LSSU IAB Recruiting
Subcommittee Update
Chris Conklin, Bob Andersen, Don
Stephanic, & Dan Goodrich
October 30, 2006
Major Points
Direct recruiting support effort
Indirect recruiting support effort
Future
Direct Recruiting
Support Effort
MACRAO Calendar on schedule (updated
early this season)
MACRAO College Nights
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- Fall, 2006 (we had scheduled participation in 12
events this season)
Follow up via the Admissions counselors
Increased the number of IAB participants and
MACRAO Events in Fall 2006 MACRAO
College Nights from a year ago.
Direct Recruiting
Support Effort
Volunteers from IAB for Fall 2006 MACRAO
Events:
 Bob
Andersen
 Don Stephanic
 Chris Conklin
 Fred Berg
 Dan Goodrich
 Jim Gibbs
 Dave Allison
 Adam Lyon
 Ralph Larsen
Indirect Recruiting
Support Effort
Admissions/Alumni Association/IAB
linkage
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Did not occur (not sure of status of this
program)
Future Plans
Continue to increase activity and participation
within the IAB.
Invite the admissions advisors to the senior
projects & research projects final
presentations.
Continue to work with Admissions to
determine role with Alumni Association/IAB
with respect to support of Admissions.
Continue to work closely with Admissions on
2007 Spring Recruiting Season and MACRAO
events.
Follow up & Next Steps
Preparation for the Spring 2007
recruiting season.
Record any follow up offered during
today’s meeting.
Comments, Concerns, Suggestions?
Volunteer positions are still open…
Scholarship Subcommittee
Report
Don Stephanic, Dan Goodrich
Scholarships
Charlie Snyder scholarship
 For incoming freshmen
 Awards not renewable
 $27k fund balance
 2 x $500 awards in Fall 2006 (first year for 2 x)
 2 x $500 awards planned for Fall 2007
Scholarships
Robotics scholarships
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For incoming freshmen
Awards renewable in 2nd year
$275 fund balance
3 x $1500 awards in Fall 2005 (first year)
 0 eligible for renewal
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3 x $2000 awards in Fall 2006
4 x $2000 planned for Fall 2007
Funding primarily by SET
Support needed!
LSSU Updates
Morrie Walworth, David Baumann,
Paul Duesing, and Jim Devaprasad
School Updates
Morrie Walworth
Dean, School of Engineering & Technology
Enrollments
Recruitment
Scholarships
Grants
ABET Visit
Enrollment
In general, across the state, enrollments in
engineering and technology are down.
Furthermore, LSSU enrollment is down
about 20% over the last 5 years.
SET enrollment is down about 35% over
the same time period.
There has been no director of enrollment
at LSSU for the last three years.
Recruitment
New Director of Enrollment Services
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Bill Eilola
New regions for recruitment
New Web presence
Buying more names
More high school visits
Admits are already up 150% from last year.
Engineering admits are 15% higher than
they have ever been (2000).
Recruitment
Faculty calling students
Students calling students
New articulations
High School Skill Centers
 Community Colleges
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More scholarships
Scholarships
Charlie Snyder Endowed Scholarships
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2 @ $500
Huizenga Scholarships
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4 @ $1,500
Robotics Scholarships
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4 @ $2,000 (renewable for 2nd year)
MSPE (matching scholarships)
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3 @ $2,000
SAME Scholarship
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1 @ $500
Grants
Youth International
Continental Automotive Systems
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Summer Robotics Camp Sponsorship
21st Century Jobs Fund
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Michigan economic Development Corporation
(MEDC)
American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS)
Strategic Economic Investment and
Commercialization (SEIC) Board
Over $580,000
Prototype Development Center (PDC)
Prototype Development Center
Entrepreneurial Activities
Design
 Prototype Development
 Testing
 Consulting
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New Equipment
New Staff
ABET
Visit: September 24-26
CE, EE (David Baumann)
 ME (Paul Duesing)
 Generally Positive Outcomes
 Nothing Officially Reported
 Expect all Three to be Accredited
(August, 2007)
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ABET
Positive Comments
Assessment Process
 IAB
 Quality of Senior Projects
 Happy Graduates
 Faculty
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ABET
General Items (all degrees)
Concern about student knowledge of
lifelong learning
 Concern about enrollment
 Concern about time spent in Senior
Projects
 Concern about budgets
 Must publish objectives in the catalog
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ABET
Electrical Engineering
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Nothing !
ABET
Mechanical Engineering
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Need to increase realization of design in
the thermal fluids area
ABET
Computer Engineering
Concern about the lack of CE faculty
members
 Need to ensure all graduates meet the
minimum math/science and discrete math
requirements.
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Program Updates
Curricular Issues
New Option
Faculty Activities
Curricular Issues
David Baumann, Chair ECE
CS341
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New Course in CE Degree
EG346
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Control Charts
MA310
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Team Teaching With Mathematics
Focus on Applications
RS460
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“New” Lab Format
New Engineering
Degree Options
Paul Duesing, Chair ME and MfgET
Current
Issues
Ideas/Plans
Related and Other Changes
Issues
Attract Additional Students
Populate Upper Level Courses
Provide Path for Graduate School
Current Options
Computer
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
Manufacturing
Engineering
Technology
Robotics &
Automation
Option
General
Option
Digital
Systems
Option
Electrical/
Mechanical
Option
Design
Option
General
Option
Future Options
Computer
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
Robotics &
Automation
Option
Vehicle
Dynamics
Option
General
Option
Digital
Systems
Option
Electrical/
Mechanical
Option
Manufacturing
Engineering
Technology
Related Changes
Four Courses for Options
PLC Course for Robotics & Automation
Option
 Assembly Modeling / GD&T for Vehicle
Dynamics Option
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Dynamics In Electrical Core
Other: New Gen Ed Class
Faculty Activity Highlights
Matthew Carroll
Paul Duesing
Robert Hildebrand
Dave McDonald
Wael Mokhtar
Taskin Padir
Faculty Activities
Matthew Carroll
Co-authored paper presented by Prof. Hildebrand at
the 2006 International Conference on Dynamics,
Instrumentation and Control in Querataro, Mexico
EGNR245: developing and expanding course – a
synthesis of all mathematical techniques beyond
basic calculus needed by MfgET majors.
Faculty Activities
Paul Duesing
Attended the National Assessment Institute in
Indianapolis,IN – Oct. 2005
 Presented paper entitled Quantitative and
Qualitative Assessment to Accomplish Continuous
Improvement
Attended training session on coordinate measuring
machines
ABET: guru for ME reports and materials
Continues to coordinate Cooperative Education
experiences for SET
Faculty Activities
Robert Hildebrand
Attended the 2006 International Conference on
Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control in Querataro,
Mexico – August 2006 and presented two papers.
Attended workshop in Kourou, French Guiana – May
2006 as external advisor to group of Finnish grad
students: reviewed work progress, toured ESA Ariane
launch site and tropical wood research station
Translated Swedish textbook Sound & Vibration to
English. Will be used at universities in Egypt, Sweden and
at LSSU.
Attended seminar of Vehicle Dynamics simulation
software package for Fall 2006 courses.
Faculty Activities
Dave McDonald
Attended the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago
– June 2006 and presented paper entitled Simulation
Learning Experiences in Energy Conservation with
Simulink and SimPowerSystems.
Worked with WaveCrestLabs in Rochester, MI during
summer – responsible for integration of instrumentation
and control features of dynamometer test stand operation
using LabVIEW and INERTIA software.
Course development of EGEE300 Instrumentation and
Control with Real Time Applications using LabVIEW, CANLabVIEW Channel & Frame API and synchronous DAQ &
CAN, and MATLAB-Simulink (input on applications is
welcome!)
Faculty Activities
Wael Mokhtar
Received Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from
Aerospace Engineering Department – May 2006 from
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Attended 2006 ASME Midwest Student Leader
Conference in April (Wael serves as ASME advisor)
Attended January AIAA 44th Aerospace Science
Meeting and Exhibit in Reno, NV
Faculty Activities
Taskin Padir
Attended 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems,
Man and Cybernetics in Hawaii and presented a paper entitled
Kinematic Redundancy Resolution for Two Cooperating
Underwater Vehicles with Manipulators on Board
Attended Michigan Consortium of Universities for the Saudi
Arabian Students Initiative, Arab-American Museum in Dearborn
Attended First-Year Engineering summer workshop at Notre
Dame
Consulting with Precision Edge - product modeling for CNC
machines for precision surface grinding
Co-Director of SET summer camps
Active in Cultural Diversity activities and presentations
Senior Projects
Jim Devaprasad
Senior Projects
Last Year’s Projects
Current Projects
Philosophy Behind Senior Projects
Course Enhancements In Senior
Projects
Overview of the Senior Project
Selection Process
2005-06 Projects:
4 Projects
DURA Automotive
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Automotive Pedal Assembly Tester
LSSU
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Mobile Robotics System
Continental-Teves
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Frequency Input Modules for the SDAS
LSSU
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CNC Plasma Cutter
2005-06 Projects:
Grading
2005-06 Projects:
LSSU’s Mobile Robotics System
International Design Competitions
ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Conference (Ypsilanti, MI – Oct, 2006)
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2nd Place (1st – U of Florida, 3rd – U of Michigan)
UPADI Pan American Conference
(Atlanta, GA – Sept. 2006)
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Honorable Mention Award
2006-07 Senior Projects
Industry Sponsored Projects (3)
LSSU Sponsored Projects (3)
2006-07 Projects: Industrial
Company…....… Continental Teves
Contact………... Bob Andersen
Advisor……..…. Paul Duesing
Team…….......… 2 CE, 2 EE, 2 ME
Budget ………… $18,000
Description:
Steering Machine Calibration
and Test Stand
2006-07 Projects: Industrial
Company…....… DELPHI Steering System
Contact………... Fred Berg
Advisor……..…. David Baumann
Team…….......… 2 CE, 4 EE
Budget ………… $30,000
Description:
Universal Steering Column Validator
2006-07 Projects: Industrial
Company…....… Algoma Steel, Inc.
Contact………... Rani Lottey
Advisor……..…. Jon Coullard
Team…….......… 1 CE, 1 EE/ME, 1 EM, 1 ME, 1 MET
Budget ………… $15,000
Description: Trailer Beam Tester
2006-07 Projects: Industrial
Company…....… LSSU Engineering
Contact………... Jon Coullard
Advisor……..…. Keith Schwiderson
Team…….......… 2 CE, 1 ME, 1 MfgET
Budget ………… $10,000
Description:
2-D Plasma Cutter (Phase II)
2006-07 Projects: Industrial
Company…....… LSSU Engineering
Contact………... Ray Adams & Paul Duesing
Advisor……..…. Robert Hildebrand
Team…….......… 4 ME, 2 MfgET
Budget ………… $5,000
Description:
Mini-Baja – Chassis Design and Build
2006-07 Projects: Industrial
Company…....… LSSU Engineering
Contact………... Ray Adams & Paul Duesing
Advisor……..…. Wael Mokhtar
Team…….......… 4 ME, 1 MfgET
Budget ………… $5,000
Description:
Mini-Baja – Drivetrain Design and Build
Request for Feedback:
Final Presentations
Held same day as IAB meeting
SPFB considers IAB evaluations of the Final
Presentations
This is your best opportunity to give feedback
on the quality of the projects
We request your attendance and evaluation
of the Final Presentations
Senior Projects:
Philosophy & Key Elements
Transition from Academia to
Industry or Graduate School
Emphasis on Soft Skills
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Interpersonal
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Working in Teams
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Communications (Written and Spoken)
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Leadership
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Time and Project Management
Senior Projects:
Other Key Elements
Working with a Budget
Interaction with Practicing Engineers
Results are Based on Outcomes
Academic Elements
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Ethics
Writing Project Plans & Acceptance Criteria
Formal Presentations
Design Reviews
Senior Projects:
Enhancements Being
Implemented
Development of a General Education
Course
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Ethics
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Engineering Economics
Project Definition and Plan
Purchasing Plan (by early December)
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Order Parts by End of Fall Semester
Track Hours Being Spent in Senior Projects
Senior Projects:
Solicitation and Selection Process
Solicitation Occurs Late Spring and Summer
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IAB Spring Meeting
Alumni & Employers of Alumni
Regional Industries and Small Business
Development Companies
Project Submittal Form is Sent
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Company Background
Project Description
Budget
Technical Content & Required Expertise
Senior Projects:
Solicitation and Selection Process
Proposals Reviewed for Selection by new
SPFB
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Mid- August
Criteria Used in the Selection Process
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Project Well Defined?
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Can it be Completed in 2 Semesters?
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Budget and Support Clearly Defined?
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Faculty & Student Expertise Available?
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Laboratory and Other Resources Available?
Senior Projects:
Solicitation and Selection Process
Projects Selected
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Student Members Assigned
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Faculty Members Assigned
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Industries Contacted
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Kick-off Meeting Planned (Late August or
Early September)
Closing Remarks
Next meeting: May 4, 2007
at LSSU Campus