mark a. tumeo, phd, jd, pe dean, college of computing, engineering & construction unf
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COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING &
CONSTRUCTION, AND THE COLLEGE’S PROGRESS IN THE
STEM AREAS
Mark A. Tumeo, PhD, JD, PEDean, College of Computing, Engineering & Construction
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Presentation Outline
What is STEM? Challenges of STEM Education STEM Progress in COAS
Coastal Biology Flagship Program STEM Progress in CCEC
Coastal Engineering Program Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS Questions
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COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
Youngest College – started as College of Computer and Information Sciences in 1983.
Added a stand alone BS in Electrical Engineering in 1992.
Department of Construction Management joined in 1997.
Degrees in Civil and Mechanical Engineering added in 2000-2001.
Renamed to College of Computing, Engineering and Construction in 2003.
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Although CCEC is a new, small College, it is a big part of UNF’s STEM activities All degrees in the College are listed as STEM
disciplines by the Board of Governors.
From Fall 2006 through Summer 2011, the College has awarded 63% of the BS degrees and 48% of the MS degrees in STEM disciplines at UNF.
The challenges of STEM education have already been outlined by Dean Hetrick.
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What is CCEC Doing About STEM Education
Outreach BotBall competition High School Outreach Programs
Student Retention Moving students into the colleges as soon as possible Student Groups and Peer Mentoring
Providing the best programs possible for majors Undergraduate Research programs Strong Departments/ Strong Majors Community Service and TLO Courses
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Connection to Research Activities Like TLOs, research opportunities
provide students with opportunities to engage with real world applications of their education. Through research we:Increase retention of undergraduates; Attract graduate students;Develop our faculty;Increase the University’s prestige; andBring-in much needed additional resources.
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Connection to Research Activities Through our Research Experience for
Undergraduates Activities (REU) we have introduced students to state-of-the-art applications in computing and engineering.Recently, the University applied for a provisional
patent on a sensor routing algorithm that can be applied to both energy management and health monitoring.
A student developed parking monitoring system is in the process of being deployed by the University.
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Connection to Research Activities As a result of our strong curriculum and the hands-
on application of knowledge our students gain through REU and TLO experiences, our graduating students get jobs.Between 65% and 85% of our BS Graduates stay in
the region. We have UNF CCEC Graduates in almost every technical company in the region.
Those students who want to go on for Graduate Education, are admitted to some of the top Universities in the Country, including Auburn, Georgia Tech, the Air Force Academy, the University of Florida, the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan and Yale as well as UNF.
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Presentation Outline
What is STEM? Challenges of STEM Education STEM Progress in COAS
Coastal Biology Flagship Program STEM Progress in CCEC
Coastal Engineering Program Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS Questions
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TERITaylor
EngineeringResearchInstitute
CoastalLandform Evolution
Innovative Technologies for Clean Energy and
Disaster Mitigation
Improved Physics-Based Models: Coastal Processes
Hazards & Sustainment
New Capabilities For Environmental Sustainment
& Resource Utilization
InteractionsScience EngineeringBiology CivilChemistry MechanicalPhysics Electrical
EnhancedResearch
Opportunities
InstituteGrowth
IncreasedStudent Base
EnhancedAcademic
Opportunities
PhD Program
MastersProgram
Build Foundation
Spiral Development Concept for TERI
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• Conference Activities- Head of 12th International Conference on
Waves and Coastal Hazards • Academic Interactions
- Teaching Advanced Hydrology Class- Organizing Curriculum for Masters
Program- One Student on Target to Graduate with
Coastal Focus in May
TERI: The First 90 Days Research/Contract Activities
License Review contract underway ($12k)Training on new license guidelines in prep
($40k)Taylor Engineering, U. of MD, UNF combined
effort under developmentMaster Contract with FEMA/STARR
$25k Work Order Already ExecutedOffice of Naval Research has recommended a
3-year $100k/year proposal for UNFSECOORA (10k)NOAA
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• Conference Activities- Head of 12th International Conference on
Waves and Coastal Hazards • Academic Interactions
- Teaching Advanced Hydrology Class- Organizing Curriculum for Masters
Program- One Student on Target to Graduate with
Coastal Focus in May
TERI: The First 90 Days Conference Activities
Head of 12th International Conference onWaves and Coastal Hazards
Academic InteractionsTeaching Advanced Hydrology Class Organizing Curriculum for Masters ProgramOne Student on Target to Graduate with Coastal Focus
in May
Publications J. Geophys. Res. Irish, Resio, Divoky just published J. Nat. Haz. Resio & Irish (accepted for publication)
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Presentation Outline What is STEM? Challenges of STEM Education STEM Progress in COAS
Coastal Biology Flagship Program STEM Progress in CCEC
Coastal Engineering Program Joint Activities between CCEC and COAS Questions
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What CCEC and COAS are Doing Together Connection between Coastal Engineering
Program and the Flagship Costal Biology Program
Expanding Your Horizons North Florida (handout)
Math Boot CampGoal is to increase the number of entering Freshmen
who can start the Engineering and Computing Curriculum from the current 26% to over 50%
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