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Personal
mission,
values
and goals
Career Mentor
Journal, Portfolio,
Resume
Probation workshop
Education / Career
Plan
Students who achieve a semester average GPA less than 2.0 are required to attend a workshop to assist
them in understanding why they are not achieving their educational goals, what they need to do to become
successful, and they are introduced to appropriate personal management and learning skills. The workshop
is presented by the college’s associate dean for academic affairs and the member of the University Learning
Center assigned to work with engineering students. At the workshop students are required to prepare a plan
sufficient to support their future success, and to meet with an academic advisor prior to pre-registration for
the next semester.
Engineering Academic Center
Project /
Semester
Plan
Progress
Assessment
Courses / Workshops
teach / motivate / assign
Projects / OJT
train / motivate / assign
In order to enhance its ability to attract and retain students, the College must provide an environment that is
attractive to students and prepares graduates for the practice of engineering at a professional level. Early in
their educational experience, freshmen students must develop a sense of belonging. This sense of
belonging, along with appropriate support services to assure success, must then continue throughout the
undergraduate experience. These support services include academic information, recruitment, orientation
and retention activities, as well as tutoring and career preparation. Additionally, feedback from industry
representatives indicates a concern that new graduates lack experience in working on teams and need
improved communication skills. The Smerdon Engineering Academic Center attempts to support all of
these needs with a focus that is consistent with being a student centered research university.
Following are brief descriptions of the functional areas of the Center:
Analyze
Formulate Apply
Engineering Student Communications Laboratory
This facility is for teams and individual students to prepare oral presentations and written reports. It is a
multi-media facility where students can make overheads, take digital pictures of their projects and make
them a part of their PowerPoint presentations or scan in a picture. They can also make color
transparencies. The available software includes Dreamweaver, Excel, Power Point, Word, Web access.
Hours: Monday-Thursday (8am – 11pm); Friday (8am – 5pm), Sunday (5pm – 11pm).
Team Rooms
The four team rooms are similar in structure and function to what is found in industry. They provide
areas where students can schedule time to meet and discuss their team projects, assignments, or
presentations. Available by reservation, these rooms serve all College student teams from the freshman
introductory design course to the senior capstone-design experience. Rooms have a computer,
table/chairs, flip chart & a whiteboard. Team rooms can be reserved over the Web. Hours: Monday-
Thursday (8am – 11pm); Friday (8am – 5pm), Sunday (5pm – 11pm).
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