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Letter from the Editor
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Dear ECEDHA colleagues:
Welcome to the first ECEDHA e-newsletter! ECEDHA plans to open communication and disseminate pertinent information a few times a year in this new professional format. I am happy to accept articles, suggestions for article topics, or any feedback at kuh@hawaii.edu. We look forward to new discussions and opportunities to further the mission of ECEDHA and enhance ECE education.
Best regards,
Anthony Kuh Professor and Chair
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Hawaii Manoa
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Feature Article
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Integration, Innovation and Expansion in Energy Systems Education
Marija Ilic and Ed Schlesinger, ECE CMU
We are very pleased to have our feature article by Prof. Marija Ilic and Prof. and Head Ed Schlesinger, both in the ECE Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Prof. Ilic is a distinguished researcher and educator currently working in electrical energy systems. At the 2009 ECEDHA Annual Meeting she gave a talk on energy systems in a breakout session on undergraduate curriculum issues. Prof. Schlesinger is currently on the ECEDHA board of directors as vice president. Their article is quite timely, discussing electrical energy systems education and the programs that Carnegie Mellon University has implemented.
View the full article >>
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Regional News
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Regional best practices are linked online. Feel free to contact the ECEDHA office with other suggestions or to update your regional leader.
The Western Region will meet at Loyola Marymount University November 20-22, 2009.
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ECEDHA News
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Save the Date! ECEDHA 26th Annual Meeting
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Join ECEDHA for the 26th Annual Meeting, March 12-16, 2010 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort, in sunny Clearwater, Florida. The ECEDHA Board of Directors started developing the program at their summer board meeting in July. The program and registration information will be available online late autumn 2009.
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ABET Program Evaluator Nominations Requested
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Dr. Mark Smith, ECEDHA Senior Past President, recently attended the IEEE Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA) meeting. The CEAA, which appoints ABET program evaluators (PEVs), seeks to identify dedicated PEVs from industry. ECEDHA has been asked for names of prospective industry PEVs, recognizing that many ECEDHA schools have industrial advisory boards with insightful industry members. The ECEDHA Board sees this as an opportunity for ECE program heads and chairs to help assure that ABET enlists the best evaluators from industry to serve as reviewers. Please help our community by sending your industry PEV nominations to Melissa Swartz at Melissa@ecedha.org. Thank you for your assistance.
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2009-2010 ECEDHA Board of Directors
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The ECEDHA Board of Directors welcomes Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Peter Kiewit Institute, as the 2009-10 Secretary-Treasurer and Hossein Mousavinezahd, Idaho State University, as Junior Member-at-Large. Due to other commitments, Steve Horan has stepped down from the board and Anthony Kuh, University of Hawaii, will complete his term as Senior Member-at-Large. The board wishes to thank Jon Bredeson, Gary May, and Steve Horan, whose terms have ended, for their time and dedication.
View the 2009-2010 Board of Directors >>
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25th Annual Meeting Recap
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The ECEDHA Board of Directors was pleased to see more than 160 members at the celebration of the 25th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in March 2009. Discussions covered globalization, outreach initiatives, ABET, department management, and much more. Members looked back at the impact ECEDHA has had on engineering education over the last 25 years and planned for the possibilities to come!
View the Annual Meeting presentations >>
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ECEDHA-NSF Globalization Workshop Series
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In 2005 ECEDHA received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to host a series of workshops discussing globalization (Discovery, Implementation, and Assessment). The ECEDHA committee organizing these events has filed the report from the second workshop and will begin organizing the final stage of the series.
Please view the presentations from the second workshop. The final report will be available online soon.
Stay tuned for more information about the final workshop (Assessment) in 2011.
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ECEDHA Perspectives
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ECEDHA Website
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As you have noticed, ECEDHA's Website has undergone a transformation. Thank you to the Web committee and IEC staff who redesigned the site to offer more member benefits and opportunities for members to interact.
New to the site is the Calendar of Events. Please e-mail the ECEDHA office at information@ecedha.org with the conference title, date, and Website to be added to the listing.
Until a formal job board is developed, please e-mail job openings to information@ecedha.org (in .pdf format) to post on the ECEDHA job page. Dues-paid members and corporate partners are invited to advertise job openings.
ECEDHA also has many projects planned to enhance the Web site including:
 Updated member directory
Member discussion board
Interactive job board
Product Demonstration/ Webinars
Online credit card payments for membership dues and Annual
Meeting fees
Thank you for your patience as ECEDHA continues to add these benefits. Suggestions are welcome at information@ecedha.org.
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Support ECE education! Become an
ECEDHA Corporate Partner
Contact Melissa Swartz
for more information
+1-312-559-3724,
Melissa@ecedha.org
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Membership
Renewal
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Have you renewed your 2009 membership? ECEDHA is the premier organization of its kind and appreciates members' participation in continuing to serve ECE education. Contact the ECEDHA office for membership information.
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