Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering EDucation

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Southeastern University and College Coalition for
Engineering EDucation
Clemson University ? Florida AM University ?
Florida State University ? Georgia Institute of
Technology ? North Carolina AT State University
? North Carolina State University ? University of
Florida ? University of North CarolinaCharlotte
? Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University
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SUCCEEDs Eight Member Colleges

• Enroll over 28,000 engineering undergraduates
• Award 1/13 of all U.S. engineering degrees
• Award 1/5 of all U.S. engineering degrees awarded
  to African-Americans
• Award 1/12 of all U.S. engineering degrees
  awarded to women

Data based on reports of the Engineering Manpower
Commission of the AAES, 1996-1997 edition
contact Carl Zorowski
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SUCCEEDs Curriculum Model
Student Success

• Content and
• Structure
• Subject Integration
• Early and Multi-disciplinary Design
• Engineering Practice
• Explicit Skill Development
• Matched Teaching / Learning Styles

• Processes and Systems to Enhance Student Learning
• Continuous Faculty Development
• Technology-Based Delivery
• Learning Support Systems
• Continuous Improvement Processes

Key Attributes
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SUCCEEDs Milestones for Affecting Student
Outcomes
Engineer in Workforce or Grad School
Engineering Student
High School Student
Community College / Transfer Student
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• NSF funds heavily leveraged
• Nearly 4 million dollars in cash and in-kind
  support from industry, foundations, and alumni
  giving in Years 6-7
• NSF funding matched 1.2 to 1 by
• member institutions in Years 6-7
• Endowed and new permanent state funding to
  sustain improvements

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For More Information

• Visit SUCCEEDs web site at
• http//www.succeed.vt.edu
• email the Assistant Director, Matt Ohland, at
• ohland_at_ce.ufl.edu
• or call the SUCCEED office at
• 352-392-4000