She also directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts of recruitment, retention and diversity. Bryan Hill, University of ArkansasBryan Hill, an industrial engineer, is the associate director of recruitment, retention and diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Bryan managed the 2005-2006 pilot engineering peer mentoring program.
Dr. Clausen currently serves as Adam Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include bioprocess engineering (fermentations, kinetics, reactor design, bioseparations, process scale-up and design), gas phase fermentations, and the production of energy and chemicals from biomass and waste. Dr. Clausen is a registered professional engineer in the state of Arkansas.
The College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas hosted an Engineering & Science Summer Day Camp for girls, July 30-Aug 3, 2007. This camp was initiated by two teachers involved in pre-engineering programs at Springdale High School. The teachers are involved in Project Lead the Way initiatives and approached the University about forming a potential pipeline that begins at the middle school level with the students proceeding to the preengineering program in their local high school and eventually pursuing degrees at the university. The unique aspect of this program is the ability for the teachers to plant the "seed" regarding preengineering as a possible avenue for the students to consider in their future. These very girls will be their students of the future. Faculty and staff at the university were involved in coordinating this program and hosted it on campus to gain exposure to this select group of girls. The Springdale area is in close proximity to the university and was targeted due to the recent growth in that area of the Hispanic population. School counselors and teachers were asked to help identify students and encourage them to apply. An overview of the camp was given to parents and students in both English and Spanish. Twenty-four girls were selected from forty-one applicants. Daily activities and assignments were modeled after activities in the pre-engineering high school program. The girls gained experience and confidence while building and programming an elevator, racing remote controlled cars, designing a product using a 3D modeling program, programming small robots and participating in a field trip to a local company. The participants enjoyed the camp, formed friendships with their peers, expressed interest in science/engineering, and look forward to follow-up Saturday activities to be held throughout the year in Springdale.
The students-recruiting-students (SRS) programme is an outreach programme developed to recruit high school students into the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. The four phases of this programme from development to on-campus, off-campus and post-admission recruiting are detailed in this paper along with 7 years of programmatic results. The goals of this paper are to introduce the SRS concept, encourage successful development of similar recruiting programmes and increase freshman enrolment in engineering. The SRS programme has more than doubled the department's freshman enrolment over the last 8 years.
His research and teaching interests are in the areas of simulation modeling, logistics optimization, and inventory analysis applied to manufacturing, distribution, and health-care systems. He serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation and is active in IIE, INFORMS, and ASEE.
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