Engineering Technology of 2020
Join a discussion with academic leaders, industry executives, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the National Association of Manufacturers to explore technology education and workforce needs of the future.
Sessions
Session I: Technology Workforce Needs of 2020
“Challenges in Engineering Technology 2020” presented by Emily DeRocco, president of The Manufacturing Institute and senior vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers, and moderated by Ron Land (Penn State)
Session II: Balancing Engineering and Engineering Technology Portfolios
“Challenges for Academia in Balancing Engineering and Engineering Technology” presented by Owe Petersen, department chair and a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and moderated by David Wormley (Penn State)
Session III: Future of the Two-Year Engineering Technology Pipeline
“Future of the Two-Year Engineering Technology Pipeline” presented by Tom Gregory, associate vice president of instruction at the Penn College of Technology, and moderated by Dhushy Sathianathan (California State University – Long Beach)
Session IV: Strategic Planning for 2020 – National ET Forum
Discussion led by Abi Aghayere (Drexel), Farrokh Attarzadeh (University of Houston), and Richard Pfile (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), and moderated by Robert Herrick (Purdue University) and Mark Pagano (Purdue University)
Panel discussions will follow each presentation. Please see the program for more information.
The ETLI 2009 conference is sponsored by the Engineering Technology Council of ASEE and is hosted by the College of Engineering and the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at Penn State.
For more information, contact Kathy Karchner, conference planner, at 814-863-5100, 800-PSU-TODAY, or ConferenceInfo1@outreach.psu.edu.
