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COL Stephen J. Ressler, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE

COL Stephen J. Ressler, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE

COL Stephen J. Ressler, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE

Implementation of Academic Majors (1987)

9/11 and the Global War on Terror (2001)

The Nation’s First Department of Engineering

45 total to include… Arabic, Chinese, Russian Art, Philosophy, and Literature Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Economics Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering History International Relations Kinesiology Life Sciences (pre-med) Management Military Science Operations Research Physics Psychology Systems Engineering

Greater requirement for disciplinary expertise

ABET accreditation

Decentralized decision-making

Cadet choice

Greater requirement for disciplinary expertise More professional engagement

More technical research ▪ Research Centers

▪ Integration of cadets into research

More educational research ▪ Deeper understanding of

undergraduate teaching and learning

▪ Enhanced K-12 outreach

Project-based learning

Civilian faculty have greatly

accelerated this trend.

5 Active ABET accreditation evaluators 1 member of the ABET Board of Directors 5 national-level leaders of the American Society for

Engineering Education (ASEE) 2 professional journal editors 9 members (3 Chairs) of national-level committees of the

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 4 members of national-level committees of the American

Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Not bad for

one department!

WEST POINT

ABET accreditation

Requirement to be responsive to constituencies

Feedback from constituencies

Obligation to respond to feedback

Impetus for continuous improvement

Decentralized decision-making

More courses; less micro-management

More flexibility

Ability to respond quickly to changing needs of constituencies

The GWOT has greatly accelerated this trend.

New curriculum:

CE350 Infrastructure Engineering

CE390 Civil Engineering Site Design

CE495 Transportation Engineering

CE490 Protective Design

MX400 Infrastructure Lecture

Class of ‘53 Chair – Dr. Paul Mlakar

Critical Infrastructure Symposium

USACE ERDC Director of Infrastructure Studies resident at West Point

Engineers Without Borders Student Chapter

Cadet choice

Competition for enrollments

More student focus

More creativity and innovation

Cadets identify more closely with departments

Wear Blue: Run to Remember

Stronger cadet commitment to service

Significantly enhanced connection to the field Army: Feedback from graduates Opportunities for problem-solving

Instructors with multiple combat deployments

Faculty deployments Strong emphasis on cultural

awareness A better football program

1LT Jenny McCowin, CE ‘07

1998 – Top 10% grad 2003 – Afghanistan (OEF) 2003-4 – Iraq (OIF I) 2005-6 – Iraq (OIF IV) MS Engineering Management, U. of

Missouri MSCE, U. of New Hampshire

XO, 92ND Engineer Battalion FOB Sharana, Afghanistan

It’s about developing leaders of character for our Army.

The West Point experience should be our greatest advantage on the field.

The football team is part of the Corps.

A rich, relevant, responsive curriculum.

A creative, professionally engaged combat-tested faculty.

Innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

Strong connection to the Army.

Strong contributions to West Point Admissions.

Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in action, Mosul, Iraq December 2007

2010 Nininger Award for Valor at Arms

To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the U.S. Army.

Now I’m ready for

your questions.

History ofMilitary ArtLawFirst

Class

AdvancedComposition

Military

Leadership

Internat’lRelations Second

Class

EconomicsPhysical

GeographyPhysicsProbability

and Statistics

ForeignLanguage

PhilosophyPhysicsCalculus IIThird

Class

LiteratureHistoryInformation

Technology 1ChemistryCalculus I

CompositionHistoryPsychologyChemistryMathematical

ModelingFourth

Class

Engineering Sequence #1

Engineering Sequence #2

Engineering Sequence #3

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

ElectiveElectiveIntegrative Experience

PoliticalScience

ForeignLanguage

History ofMilitary Art

InformationTechnology 2 Elective

Elective

ElectiveHistory ofMilitary ArtLawFirst

Class

AdvancedComposition

Military

Leadership

Internat’lRelations Second

Class

EconomicsPhysical

GeographyPhysicsProbability

and Statistics

ForeignLanguage

PhilosophyPhysicsCalculus IIThird

Class

LiteratureHistoryInformation

Technology 1ChemistryCalculus I

CompositionHistoryPsychologyChemistryMathematical

ModelingFourth

Class

Engineering Sequence #1

Engineering Sequence #2

Engineering Sequence #3

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

ElectiveElectiveIntegrative Experience

PoliticalScience

ForeignLanguage

History ofMilitary Art

InformationTechnology 2 Elective

Elective

Elective

Deputy Brigade Commander

GPA = 4.2

Ranked #2 academically

CIC Bionic Foot Project

ESPN All-America First Team

Rhodes Scholar

Sapper Leader Course (Honor Grad)

Working at the office of Congressman Norm Dicks At Oxford

Air Assault School

Captain, Army Soccer

Top 10% Civil Engineer

Concrete Canoe hero

At Oxford

Platoon Leader, 554 EN CO, 92nd EN BN, building an infantry Tactical Operations Center at FOB Andar, Afghanistan.

Named Best Platoon Leader, 36th Engineer Brigade, 2010

Ressler

2000 - #1 CE graduate, USMA 2001 - Rhodes Scholar, M.Phil. 2003 - Ph.D., Oxford 2005-6 - Afghanistan (OEF VI) 2007-8 - Afghanistan (OEF VIII)