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NEW YORK STATE

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PO Box 7203, Garden City, NY 11530-7203

WWW.NYSETA.ORG

Spring 2013 NEWSLETTER Editor: Jayne Baran

SUNY Institute of Technology

[email protected]

In This Issue:

About the Coming Fall 2008 Conference at

the Rochester Institute of Technology..

About the Spring 2008 Conference at Fulton-

Montgomery Community College........Page 4

About the Spring 2013 Conference…...Page 2

Recap of Fall 2012 Conference.............Page 5

Letter from the President………….….Page 7

Letter from the Vice President………..Page 9

NYSETA Student Scholarship..............Page 10

News from around the State................Page 11

Institutional Representatives...............Page 21

NYSETA

Spring 2013 Conference at

Fulton Montgomery CC April 18

& 19, 2013

Officers

President

John Campbell, Cayuga CC, W: 315.255.1792 (x2240),

Fax: 315.225.2117 Email: [email protected] Vice President

John Stratton, RIT, Email: [email protected] Secretary & Newsletter Editor

Jayne Baran, SUNYIT, W: 315.792.7542, Fax: 315.792.7800, E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer

Kathleen Gallagher, Nassau CC, W: 516.572.7272

Fax: 516.572.7471 Email: [email protected] Website Editor

Anthony Hotchkiss, Buffalo State College. W: 716.878.6130

Email: [email protected]

Members at Large

-Ed Tezak, Alfred State College, W: 607.587.4661, Fax: 607.587.4615

Email: [email protected] -Anthony Hotchkiss, Buffalo State College, W: 716.878.6130 Email: [email protected] -Michael J. Loudis, Morrisville State College, W: 315.684.6282,

Email: [email protected] -Jon Balke, Corning CC, E-Mail: [email protected]

-Mark Voisinet, Niagara County CC, E-Mail: [email protected]

Chairman, Awards Committee

John Longwell, Corrning CC, Email: [email protected] Representing the Council for Engineering Technology

Jim Lydon, Erie CC, [email protected]

Interest Group Leaders

Civil/Construction/Architectural

Marguerite Newton, Niagara County C.C. W: 716.614.6854;

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Electrical

Steve Ciccarelli, RIT, W: 585.475.7101 Email: [email protected] Mechanical

Slade Gellin, Buffalo State College, W: 716.878.6002,

Email: [email protected] Cyber Security and Infrastructure

Michael Stanko, RIT, [email protected]

Alicia McNett, Corning CC, [email protected]

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About the Spring 2013 Conference at Fulton Montgomery Community College

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The Spring 2013 Conference at Fulton Montgomery Community College-continued

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Adaptation to

change and building resilience in the Mohawk

Watershed: Engineering challenges in an

important time of change “

Architectural & Civil Technology:

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Mechanical Engineering Technology:

Electrical Engineering Technology: “Integrating Hardware and Software In Project

Based Learning”

Prof. Mike Metaxas, Queensboro Community College

“Introducing Concepts in Electronics and Pro-gramming Using Wearable Technology.”

Computer Information Systems:

The networking hour and banquet will take place at the Johnstown Holiday Inn. There will be an after-dinner presentation TBA.


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Recap of the Fall 2012 Conference at RIT Another great conference at RIT! The NYSETA

membership and executive committee would like

to thank James Mallory, Steven Ciccarelli and

John Stratton, as well as the rest of the RIT

community that made the conference a great suc-

cess.

We are also grateful to our conference exhibitors:

Allegheny Educational Systems Inc., Allied

Electronics, Armfield Incorporated, CADimen-

sions, Inc., Empire Technical Training Systems,

Goodheart-Willcox Publishing, Hi Tech, Indus-

trial Press Inc, Intelitek, McGraw-Hill, and Per-

kin Elmer.

Plenary and Interest Group Presentations

Mr. Kevin Parker from the FBI was the plenary

speaker. His presentation was “The Cyber

Espionage Threat”.

Following the plenary session, four tracks of

sessions were presented. Those marked with an

asterisk were eligible for PDH credits.

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The Evening Banquet and Networking Hour

The evening banquet was held at the Radisson

Inn Ballroom. The first guest speaker was Dr.

Gerard J. Buckley, NTID President and RIT Vice

President and Dean. Dr. Buckley discussed the

history and role of NTID (National Technical

Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of

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Recap of the Fall 2012 Conference at RIT-Continued

The second guest speaker was Tina Chapman.

Tina is presently a Senior Lecturer in the College

of Liberal Arts, Fine Arts Department at RIT.

Her research interests are storytelling and using

creative nonfiction to teach technical subjects.

Her dramatic reading of a student’s story will all

help us remember the roles of hubs, switches and

routers.

Attendees

We were delighted to have the following

indviduals in attendance:

Ed Tezak Alfred State College

Joy Carlson Alfred State College

James Boardman Alfred State College

Nawaz Khan Alfred State College

Timothy Cochran Alfred State College

Jeff Marshall Alfred State College

James Antonkos Broome Community College

Elizabeth Prescod Bryant-Stratton

Tony Hotchkiss Buffalo State College

Slade Gellin Buffalo State College

Ilya Grinberg Buffalo State College

John Campbell Cayuga Community College

Christie Waters Cayuga Community College

Jon Balke Corning Community College

Brad Cole Corning Community College

Shohrah Moini Erie Community College

Dariush Zadeh Erie Community College

James Lydon Erie Community College

Adam Filios Farmingdale State College

John Kohn Fulton-Montgomery CC

Michael Weaver Johnstown

Mark Oliver Monroe CC

Michael Loudis Morrisville State

Kathleen Gallagher Nassau Community College

Fred Schoenfeld Nassau Community College

Mark Voisinet Niagara County Community College

Marguerite Newton Niagara County CC

Frank Boeck Niagara County CC

Don Voisinet Niagara County CC

Gerald Berent NTID

Ila Parasnis NTID

Melanie Villatoro NYC College of Technology

Merlindo Drini Queensborough CC

Mike Metaxas Queensborough CC

George VanArsdale Retired

Dianne Bill RIT

James Hurney RIT

Michael Eastman RIT

Miguel Bazdresch RIT

Todd Schueckler RIT

Antonio Mondragon RIT

John Stratton RIT

William Leonard RIT

Michael Parthum RIT

Rob Garrick RIT

Carl Lundgren RIT

Elizabeth Dell RIT

Ti Lin Lui RIT

Dave Krispinsky RIT

Will Dannels RIT

Edward Schwenzer RIT

Dino Laury RIT

Donna McGowan RIT

Sidney McQuay RIT

Dominic Peroni RIT

Vicky Robinson RIT

Peter Lalley RIT

Maureen Valentine RIT

Vincent Samar RIT

Bill Stackpole RIT

Steven Ciccarelli RIT

David Baker RIT Retired

Carol Richardson RIT Retired

Lou Gennaro RIT Retired

Tao Eng RIT/NTID

James Mallory RIT/NTID

Joe Stanislow RIT/NTID

Tom Simpson RIT/NTID

Mark Jeremy RIT/NTID

David Lawrence RIT/NTID

Werner Zorn RIT/NTID

Raja Kushalnargar RITNTID

Drew Maywar RIT

Jeanne Christman RIT

Kathleen Alhart RIT

Clark Hochgraf RIT

Elaine Merenda Suffolk CCC

Mohamed Rezk SUNYIT

Jayne Baran SUNYIT

Bill Kleitz Tompkins-Cortland CC


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Recap of the Fall 2012 Conference at RIT-Continued

The Friday Morning Business Meeting

The breakfast business meeting on Friday

morning was held at the Raddison hotel. The

business meeting was called to order at 8:55 am

by President John Campbell. John thanked RIT

for hosting the conference, and commented on

the conference format (peer-reviewed papers and

PDH credits; addition of computer interest

group)

Minutes of the spring 2012 business meeting

were approved.

The at-large members are up for election next

spring 2013. Any nominations for at-large

members and for the “Elliot” award should be

sent to John; contact information for “Elliot

Award” nominees and a summary of

accomplishments should also be sent.

Vice-President John Stratton noted the following

schedule for future conferences and asked

everyone to consider hosting. The executive

committee is willing to help.

Spring 2013 Fulton Montgomery CC (April

18th

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Fall 2013 Alfred State

Spring 2014 Excelsior

Tony Hotchkiss updates the NYSETA webpage.

Jayne Baran updates the listserv’s. Updates to

the mailing list can be sent to Kathleen

Gallagher.

Jayne Baran reported for treasurer Kathleen

Gallagher on current budget numbers. We

currently have $15,413.66. Dues notices will be

mailed later this fall. We are also collecting

membership dues along with the conference

registration fees.

Jayne Baran will be producing the NYSETA

newsletter. Newsletter articles will be due

February 1st, 2013 for the spring 2013 newsletter.

An e-mail reminder will be sent.

Steve Ciccarelli (Electrical), Slade Gellin

(Mechanical) and Marguerite Newton

(Civil/Architectural) summarized the interest

group sessions. See attached documents for the

electrical and mechanical interest group minutes.

John Longwell, is the scholarship chair. An e-

mail will be sent out with information in the

spring.

We have formed a new interest group on cyber

security and infrastructure. Michael Stanko

(RIT) and Alicia McNett (Corning CC) have

agreed to be co-chairs.

A committee was formed to document

NYSETA’s history.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 am for tours

to RIT’s NTID Electric Bike program and new

LEED-certified building.

A Letter from the President, John Campbell The Fall 2012 conference was held at RIT. It was

ground breaking with a new Computer interest

group called the Cyber Security and

Infrastructure (CSI) interest group.

At the conference it was the first time we had

poster boards from faculty, organizations, and

students. This was also the first time we accepted

refereed papers for the interest group sessions.

They will be archived for future reference on our

website.


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A Letter from the President, John Campbell-Continued

This effort at RIT turned the NYSETA

conferences into something spectacular. For

future conferences at the smaller colleges and

mostly community colleges we do not have to

live up to the level that RIT set.

I want to thank Jim Mallory for chairing the RIT

Conference. Thanks to John Stratton for being

an incredible source of direction for our

organization. I want to thank the entire RIT

community for an excellent effort making this

conference and our organization more

professional. The standard was set real high at

this conference.

Those of you that missed the tour on Friday, you

missed a great opportunity to ride the electric

bikes produced by an innovative student project.

It was fun riding the bikes around campus and

very informational outlining the student’s

designing, manufacturing, and assembling

rechargeable battery operated bikes used by

students to go across campus.

I want to thank Jim Mallory for the in-depth tour

of the NTID campus and laboratory facilities.

John and Jim keep raising the bar on the

direction for our organization. As Jim Mallory so

eloquently stated “It’s on the WEB”. Please

remember if you are hosting a conference in the

future the effort made at RIT would be hard if

not impossible for the smaller colleges to

duplicate. We would not expect that level. It

takes a village!!!

The Interest Group Chairperson positions are up

for re-election at the spring 2013 Conference.

The term of the office is two years. The election

is held during the Spring Conference of the odd

years (This year is 2013). The new officers take

over right after the spring conference ends.

Voting is secret ballot with a majority of votes

cast determining the election. I will also ask if

the Interest Group Chairperson wants to continue

to serve. The Interest group chairs are voted in

during the interest group business meetings on

Thursday afternoon.

The (5) At Large Members are up for election, I

will take nominations via email. The (5)

members-at large shall be elected by the

members present at the spring business meeting

Friday morning. They shall be elected for a

period of 2 years and their election shall take

place at the annual spring meeting of the odd

number of years. Voting shall be secret ballot.

The 50th anniversary of NYSETA will be

celebrated at the Fall 2013 Conference at Alfred

State. We formed a history committee that is

made up of members that had a hand in our

organization’s history. The committee members

include: Don Voisinet, Elliot Colchamiro, Robert

Moore, Peter Pawlik, and Roger Lehman. They

are working on documenting the history of

NYSETA. We will have some deliverables from

the committee that will be posted on our website.

If you have any digital photos of our history that

you would like to share please email them to me

at [email protected] and I will forward

them to the committee. Please check your emails

for more information about our upcoming history

activities.

I would like to thank Tony Hotchkiss for the

excellent work setting up the new NYSETA.org

website that is loaded on Go-Daddy. Please visit

it often for conference updates.

I am looking forward to the next conference at

Fulton Montgomery on April 18th and 19th,

2013. I hope to see everyone this spring.

Sincerely,

John Campbell

President NYSETA



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A Letter from the Vice President, John Stratton

Many thanks to all of those who helped us put on

a conference in a new format at RIT during the

fall of 2012. We had refereed paper

presentations, poster sessions by faculty and

students, a few invited speakers, and many

interesting and diverse speakers. Formal papers

will be posted for six years on our web site.

Several sessions had PDH’s for Professional

Engineers to allow them to keep their PE license

current.

The plenary speaker was an FBI agent who

presented the topic of security. The first dinner

speaker was the Dean of the National Technical

Institute for the Deaf (NTID) reviewing NTID’s

history and role in educating the deaf technical

workforce. The second speaker was a professor

who taught in both the Liberal Arts and

Information Technology field. She discussed the

use of storytelling to convey technical content.

We had 86 paid attendees, 10 exhibitors and

several volunteers as well as a number of other

students and casual visitors who visited the

exhibits but did not register for the conference.

The conference earned a net profit of $ 2,400 for

the NYSETA. The web site used was constantly

updated and reflected all activities and papers

from the conference.

A special part of the Fall 2012 conference was

the birth of a new interest group named the

Computer and Information Security interest

group. This fourth interest group will

complement the NYSETA in the future with the

ever changing technology. Jim Mallory

spearheaded this group and was the interim

interest group chair until we got it off the

ground. Now the new interest group chairs are

Michael Stanko from NTID and Alicia McNett

from Corning Community College. There were

also discussions of changing the name of

NYSETA to the New York Security and

Engineering Technology Association so that it

better represents the new membership that we

hope to attract. The web site will need to be

edited in the future to reflect activities in the new

interest group, not just Engineering Technology.

The bar has been raised. The hope is that by

including scholarship in the form of formal, peer

reviewed papers and journals we will attract

younger faculty who seek these activities

towards promotion in their college. By adding

the new CIS interest group we hope to diversify

and grow the NYSETA membership base and

participation at our conferences.

VP Report – Other Business

We look forward to the Spring 2013 conference

at Fulton-Montgomery Community College.

Details will be provided by Rich Prestopnik.

Also remember that we will be going to Alfred

State College in Fall 2013 and Excelsior College

and Spring 2014!

We still need colleges to volunteer for Fall 2014

and beyond.


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New York State Engineering Technology Association 2013 Student Scholarship Nomination A faculty member or division chair may nominate a student who has demonstrated talent and/or leader-

ship in the areas of Campus Service, Student Activities and/or Outstanding Scholarship as they pertain to

technology. Financial need is not a basis for nominations. No more than one student may be nominated

from each student organization. Each college may nominate no more than three (3) candidates per year.

The scholarship nomination form can be found at www.nyseta.org/documents

Completed applications should be returned to:

John Longwell (e-mail preferable, [email protected])

Corning Community College

One Academic Drive

Corning, NY 14830

Applications must be received by April 12, 2013.

NYSETA Listservs Please consider subscribing to our listservs:

[email protected] for the civil interest group.

[email protected] for the electrical interest group.

[email protected] for the mechanical interest group.

[email protected] for all NYSETA members

To become a subscriber email Jayne Baran at [email protected] with your email address.




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News from around the State-----------------------------------------------------

Mohawk Valley Community College (provided by Bryan Alguire)

New Dean—Sayed Akhavi

MVCC recently named Seyed Akhavi to the position of Dean of the Center for Mathematics, Engineering,

Physical Sciences, and Applied Technology. He holds a Master in Science and a Bachelor in Engineering

in electrical engineering from Youngstown State University in Youngstown,Ohio, and currently is

completing his PhD degree in Leadership for Higher Education at Capella University.

Akhavi has held several positions in the private sector, most notably as President of MicroNet

International, Inc., an Ohio based company that provided engineering and computer networking services

to local and international companies.

He has also held the position of Dean, Information and Engineering Technologies at Eastern Gateway

Community College, formerly known as Jefferson Community College, and most recently, Dean of

Technology - Engineering and Information Technologies Division of the Technical Career Institutes in

Manhattan.

MVCC gets Green with Solar Panels

With the College working on becoming a “Green” environmental steward, the STEM Center has taken

major strides toward offering renewable resources programs over the past year. The first major project

was completed in spring 2012 when 16 solar panels were installed on the Science and Technology

Building. “We built the array basically to support our students who will be installing complete systems in

the future,” said Professor Robert Decker, Director of Engineering Technologies. “Through doing so and

completing the grid intertie agreement with National Grid, we have also learned about the application

process for projects such as these. This also helps us to explain to our students what is required based on

firsthand knowledge.”

The photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are made by Sanyo and produce around 3,500 watts of electrical

power. That size array can produce enough energy to cut a typical homeowner’s electric bill by 40- 50

percent on an annual basis. The solar cells in these panels are manufactured in the United States and then

the panels are assembled in Mexico. The panels generate Direct Current (DC) power that connects to an

inverter that converts the electricity in to Alternating Current (AC) for home use. DC is useful for items

which operate on batteries while the electricity provided by the nation’s power grid is AC.

With the installation of these solar panels at the College and other lab acquisitions funded by NYSERDA

through the SUNYGREENSNY grant and by the US. Department of Energy through Solar Instructor

Training Network, MVCC was able to offer ET167 – Introduction to Photovoltaics this past summer and

to develop and offer the non-credit Intro to Photovoltaic Systems through CCED. Students completing

either of these courses are eligible to take the North American Board of Certified Energy Providers

(NABCEP) Photovoltaic Entry Level Exam, which is a nationally recognized preparatory step for


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Mohawk Valley Community College – continued

individuals interested in entering the solar energy field. As a learning tool, the College will use the system

for both credit and non-credit courses while also hosting workshops on solar power for industry. The

College has six lab stations in its Wiring and Codes lab that can be used to provide hands-on experience

with real-world system components.

“We are looking toward to having workshops and awareness sessions in the future to show people the

benefits of having such a system installed in a household,” said Decker, who was instrumental in this

project. “Students will be able to actually build and connect a complete solar system which is tied to the

grid. We are partnering with several colleges statewide in developing these programs.” The College’s

solar panels are tied into the building system of the S&T Building. During the daytime hours and

weekends when the system is not in use for training, the power generated by the panels is fed back

through the power grid – ‘turning the College’s power meter backwards’ and cutting down the energy bill

for MVCC.

As for the effectiveness of the solar panels, cloudy weather can cut the power production by 50 percent or

more compared to a sunny day, but these systems are measured on an annual energy production. Solar

energy system design takes into account the number of peak sun hours per day that range on average

anywhere from 2½ hours during winter months to five hours in June and July in this area. To maximize

energy production over the entire year, the MVCC solar array is tilted at about a 45 degree angle,

corresponding to Utica’s latitude, and also causing the snow to slide off the smooth glass surface in the

winter. The panels point to the South to follow the path of the sun.

SUNY Buffalo State (provided by Slade Gellin)

The new name for Buffalo State is SUNY Buffalo State

The new technology building will be occupied this summer.

Ilya Grinberg (EET Smart Grid) won a President's Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Creativity.

Misc: With the departure of Fashion Technology, the department name is now officially the Department

of Engineering Technology.

Personal Note from NYSETA Former President Maria Hull (provided by Maria Hull)

I have retired as of the 4th of January. I have been fighting lung cancer for 3 years and it seems I may be

losing ground a bit. I'm hoping for more time. I miss all my colleagues and friends at ETA. Please tell

them I'm OK at this point and will miss them.

Maria can be reached at 130 Old Siek Rd., Troy, NY 12180 or at "Maria C Hull" [email protected]



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ABET Report for NYSETA Winter 2013 Newsletter (provided by Carol Richardson)

Criteria Changes and Updates to Harmonized Criterion 2 and 4

A recent modification in the ABET harmonized criteria will affect the evaluation and assessment

processes required of ABET-accredited program. The ABET Board of Directors directed all four

commissions in October 2012 to revise the harmonized Criterion 2 (Program Education Objectives) and

4 (Continuous Improvement) in the commission’s criteria for 2013-14 to remove the requirement for

assessment and evaluation of the attainment of program educational objectives (PEOs). PEOs still

needed to be reviewed periodically by the program’s constituents. ABET Headquarters is currently

working with institutions to implement this change who were reviewed during the current cycle and

institutions who have interim reports next year. Accreditation alerts are being sent to institutions that are

being reviewed this cycle and institutions that have interim reports due next year. These accreditation

alerts are on the ABET website. This change was strongly supported by the ABET Academic Advisory

Council.

Approval of Recommendation to Change TAC to ETAC

I reported at the fall conference in a presentation that the ABET Board of Directors approved a change to

the name of commission that accredits engineering technology program in March 2012 on the second

reading. The Technology Accreditation Commission has been changed to the Engineering Technology

Accreditation Commission (ETAC). ABET Headquarters has provided institutions who have ABET-

ETAC accredited programs and professional societies information about the name change and have

changed the name of the commission on the ABET website and in the ABET documents. Please notify

ABET headquarters if you find TAC in the documents or on the ABET website.

A new scope statement for ETAC for the Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual (APPM) was

approved by the ABET Board of Directors in October, 2012. This scope statement is in the latest revision

of the APPM in section II.E. d. Bold type indicates the changes to the scope statement.

II.E.3.d ETAC – Baccalaureate programs accredited by ETAC are those leading to the professional

practice of engineering technology. Associate degree programs prepare graduates for careers as

engineering technicians. ETAC accredits a program at the associate or baccalaureate degree level.

II.E.3.d. (1) ETAC – The name of every ETAC-accredited program that includes the word

“engineering” in the name of the program must also include the word “technology” directly after the

word “engineering.”

Each of the four ABET commissions now has the words “professional practice” in their scope statements.

ETAC was the only commission that did not include these words in their scope statement. The EAC

commission had the phrase “professional practice of engineering” in their scope statement so a different

phrase had to be used for the ETAC scope statement. The professional practice of engineering technology

is defined and discussed in the article Engineering Technology National Forum: An Action Arm of ETC

for ET National Impact published in the fall 2012 issue of Journal of Engineering Technology.

The revision to II.E.3.d (1) allows a program without technology in the name of the program such as

Construction Management to be accredited by ETAC.


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ABET Report for NYSETA Winter 2013 Newsletter (Continued)

Programs and Information for Institutions

The April 2013 ABET Symposium will be held in Portland, Oregon in April 2013. Presentations and

panel discussions are focused on issues common to all commissions as well as commission-specific

issues. The ETAC-specific sessions provided visit preparation guidance for attendees and encouraged

their feedback about recent and proposed changes in accreditation processes, criteria, and self-study

preparation.

As in the past, the ETAC will invite deans, department chairs, and other institutional representatives to

attend the Institutional Representatives’ Day, held during the Summer Commission Meeting in July. This

session provides opportunities to guide attendees about their upcoming reviews. Commission members sit

with each of the institutional representatives at the meeting to provide personal insights and to answer

questions, and a panel of Executive Committee members advises all participants about accreditation

process issues.

Power Point presentations from the 2012 ABET sponsored sessions at the ABET Symposium and the

Institutional Representatives’ Day are available on the ABET web site which was revised in the fall of

2012. Presentations for the ABET 2013 sessions should be on the website by June, 2013. The ABET

website has the last three versions of the ETAC criteria and the APPM. The Accreditation Alerts for the

PEO criteria changes are also available on the ABET website.

This report was prepared 2/3/2013 by Carol Richardson who is currently the past chair of the Engineering

Technology Commission of ABET. Please contact her at [email protected] if you have questions

about this report.

Alfred State (Provided by Ed Tezak)

After the ABET visit this fall our Dean, John Williams, decided to deactivate the AAS in Mechanical

Design Engineering Technology and the AAS and BS in Electromechanical Engineering Technology. We

are waiting for the ABET findings from October and will be responding soon.

Milt Brown retired this past summer on short notice. We convinced Gerry Vance to come back to help us

out in HVAC for the fall.

We had a successful search for his replacement who arrived just before Christmas. Jon Owejan was a

Senior Research Engineer at the General Motors Electrochemical Energy Research Laboratory, where he

worked from 2004 to 2012. He led electrochemical transport research by coordinating the activities of

researchers at GM, national labs, and universities. The focus of his research is multi-scale transport in

lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. He has developed several diagnostic techniques for characterizing

transport at various length scales. He has published over 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals and

conference proceedings and has been granted 17 patents. Jon completed his Master of Science degree at

the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004 and is currently finishing his PhD with the University of

Tennessee at Knoxville.



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Fulton-Montgomery Community College

Richard J. Prestopnik

FMCC is delighted to host the spring 2013 NYSETA conference on April 18-19, 2013. We look forward

to showing you all the new improvements on campus, including our cleanroom and Mechatronics lab.

A donation of cleanroom “bunny suits” (65 boxes!) in addition to other donations and purchases has the

FMCC cleanroom up and running. In addition to scheduled course labs, we conduct workshops on

cleanrooms and nanotechnology for students and teachers on topics such as cleanroom protocols,

nanotechnology and atomic force microscopes.


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Picture from Albany Business Review 10/2010.

Jeremy Spraggs began working as the newest FMCC Electrical Technology instructor as of January, 2011.

Jeremy’s background includes work with Control Associates as an Automation Specialist and as the Plant

Engineer for the Top-Flite/Callaway golf ball manufacturing facility in Johnstown. Jeremy has worked on

several NSF projects for FMCC during his tenure in industry.

FMCC’s NSF grant, Technical Education Pathways Partnership (TEPP), started October 1, 2010. The

project has developed a two-year 11th

and 12th

grade Engineering and Technology curriculum for area

school districts. The program is taught at the local BOCES and uses FMCC labs. 15 college credits are

built into the program. The project was instrumental in revamping the Electrical Technology program and

introducing product modules into the curriculum.


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Erie Community College - Electrical Engineering Technology

by Anthony Dalessio and Elena Brewer

Accreditation

The department received a three year renewal after the Fall 2008 visit. We submitted an interim report for

Fall 2010 and received the final results in September 2011. All outstanding concerns and weaknesses

were resolved and we were granted a 3 year extension. Our next visit will be in the Fall of 2014.

EET Curriculum Revisions

The EET department completely revised the AAS degree program using feedback from ABET, our

industrial advisory board, and data gathered from graduates and other constituents. The Appendix E

document was submitted to SUNY and NYSED in January of 2011. We received SUNY approval in April

2011 and SED approval in January 2012. ABET headquarters approved the changes prior to submission.

The major changes include cutting the total number of credit hours from 72 to 64.5; the elimination of the

survey of calculus course; the elimination of an English literature course; and the addition of college

algebra. Instead of a rigidly defined final semester, the students can now choose three technical elective

courses, and the department has added several new elective courses to meet student and industry

demands.

Grants

The department has been selected for the past three years for a significant share of the college's Carl D.

Perkins CATEA grant. In 2010 academic year the department received approximately $60,000 to upgrade

digital logic trainers and create a new Photovoltaic Systems lecture and laboratory course. For the 2011

academic year the department received approximately $227,000 for additional equipment for the PV

laboratory, two smart classrooms, a new computer laboratory, and new Agilent test equipment for the

electronics laboratory. In the current year we have received approximately $115,000 for a wind turbine

trainer for our new Wind Power course; PLC equipment and training; additional equipment for the PV

laboratory (which has become our most requested technical elective); and feature upgrades for some of

our Agilent test equipment. All of our scopes will be upgraded to mixed signal oscilloscopes, and

arbitrary waveform generation will be added to our function generators.

Anthony Dalessio submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological

Education program in Fall 2011 to infuse information literacy into the EET curriculum. Elena Brewer,

and campus librarians Matthew Best and Katherine Hill, were co-principal investigators on this grant. We

managed to confound the five member review panel, receiving every possible score (one each: poor, fair,

good, very good, and excellent). It wasn't a complete loss as several presentations and papers are under

review that resulted from the grant research and narrative. We also submitted two proposals for the

SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology program in June 2012, neither of which were funded. We're

currently working on a proposal for the SUNY High Needs Program.


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Erie Community College - Electrical Engineering Technology (Continued)

Publications and Presentations

Elena Brewer presented a paper on professional development at community colleges at the 2011 IAJC-

ASEE International Conference in Hartford, CT in April 2011. The paper was co-authored by Anthony

Dalessio. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the survey we sent out on the NYSETA

listserv in Fall 2010. In addition to being published in the conference proceedings, the paper was also

selected for publication in the Technology Interface International Journal's Spring/Summer 2011 issue.

Elena Brewer and Anthony Dalessio co-authored two papers presented at the ASEE annual conference in

San Antonio, TX in June 2012. One paper related to our PV courses was accepted by the Energy

Conversion and Conservation division, while the other was related to funding professional development

and was accepted by the Continuing Professional Development division. We currently have one paper

accepted for the ASEE Saint Lawrence section meeting in April 2013 on assessing ABET outcomes.

Certificate program in Energy Utility Technology

The Electrical Engineering Technology department applied for a new certificate program in Energy Utility

Technology, which was approved by NYSED in December 2010. This built upon the Overhead Electrical

Lineworker course sequence the department has offered since Fall 2006 (developed with National Grid)

by adding a pair of natural gas courses and a course in geospatial technology. The gas courses were

developed for the Gas Field Operations Technician course sequence developed by the Industrial

Technology department with National Fuel in 2008. National Grid has continued its support of the

program, and donated $25,000 at the grand opening of our climbing facility during the Summer of 2009.

Last summer the department installed a 350 Watt wind turbine to provide power for the facility.


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Queensborough Community College

Department of Engineering Technology

Merger Between ECET & METDD Departments

The merger between Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering

Technology & Design Drafting took place during Spring/Summer of 2012. The official department name

is now Engineering Technology, with Professor Stuart Asser as a Chairperson of the department, and Dr.

Belle Birchfield and Professor Nicholas DiZinno as Deputy Chairpersons of the department. The merger

has increased the department’s full time faculty to 22, making one of the largest departments in

Queensborough Community College. The merger will benefit the students with increased classrooms and

laboratory facilities and development of cross- disciplinary courses such as mechatronics and building

facility management.

ABET Accreditation of Engineering Technology Courses

The faculties in ET department have been working diligently to develop the ABET assessment in

preparation for ABET accreditation that will take place during Fall of 2013. The work includes

development of student outcomes and corresponding rubrics for each specific course. Samples of the

student work are included with the rubrics to demonstrate each student’s level of understanding the

subject matter. In addition to rubrics, course portfolio binders for the ABET display material are also

prepared, which includes course outline, samples of students’ homework, tests, laboratory reports,

semester project and presentations.

Electric Go-kart Project

Under the guidance of Dr. Kee Park, the MT club has been designing and fabricating an electric go-kart

project in preparation for possible national competition. The purpose of this project is to design and

fabricate a fuel efficient vehicle using gasoline, electricity or alternative fuel such as hydrogen fuel cells.

QCC has chosen to use electricity as energy source to incorporate green vehicle concept of zero emission.

The vehicle is based on go-kart configuration as many kits are readily available for students to build and

modify as necessary. The design phase will include concept design using CAD software, as well as motor

mount design and battery compartment design. During the assembly phase of the project, students from

IEEE club will participate in motor operation such as connecting the batteries to the motor and installing

speed controller. This project will enable mechanical engineering technology students to learn how to

design concept a vehicle using CAD software as well as design machine elements such as gears, brakes

and structural supports. Joint work with IEEE club will also enable students from different disciplines to

learn about mechanical design and electrical design. Major funding of this project has been provided by

ET Department and QCC.


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Queensborough Community College (Continued)

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research

Three honor students from QCC have started an advanced research project involving hydrogen fuel cells.

Kenny Chu, Nahyun Kim and Luis Solares have conducted research into design and fabrication of Proton

Exchange Membrane fuel cells, namely Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-based hydrogen fuel cells. The goal of

this research is to optimize CNT based hydrogen fuel cell efficiency in lieu of the traditional platinum

based hydrogen fuel cell models. The first phase of the research is to manufacture single hydrogen fuel

cell using raw materials and manufacturing process such as cutting, drilling, polishing and CNC

machining. Chemical reaction of the CNTs will be performed using various chemicals such as PDDA

solution and deionized water. First phase of the research will be presented at Columbia Undergraduate

Science Journal's annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium in March of 2013 and 2013 QCC

Honors Conference in May. Major funding of this project has been provided by ET Department and QCC.

Future funding will be provided through PSC CUNY Research Grant.

Machine Design - Elective Course in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Kee M. Park & Nicholas DiZinno

This is an elective course offered to students who are in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree

program. The pre-requisites for this course includes Applied Mechanics (Statics) and Strength of

Materials. This course focuses on incorporating fundamental development of concepts with practical

specification of machine components. This course covers the basics of machine design which includes

the design process, review of stress and strain theories, failure prevention under static and variable

loading, and characteristics of the principal types of machine elements. Typical application includes

shafts, permanent and nonpermanent joints, mechanical springs, bearings, gears, clutches, brakes and

flywheels. Students with background and or interest in automotive technology will find this course useful

in terms of designing automotive components using design rules based on fundamental theories, industry

codes and standards.

Students who have completed this course should have an ability to design a system, component, or

process to meet desired needs, an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools

necessary for engineering practice, an ability to apply principles of engineering, basic science, and math

to model, analyze, design and realize physical systems, components or processes.

This course is usually offered to third year Mechanical Engineering major students in four year (senior)

colleges, so offering this course at the community college level will afford students additional transfer

credits when applying to senior colleges.

This course is under review by Queensborough Community College’s curriculum committee and once

approved, QCC will offer this course beginning Fall 2013 or Spring 2014.


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NYSETA Institutional Representatives

If you would like to update or take over as IR for your institution send an Email with a statement to that effect to

Jayne Baran, NYSETA Secretary at: W: 315.792.7542, or email: [email protected]

Institution Institutional Representative

Adirondack Community College…………. Diane Dalto

Alfred, SUNY College of Technology......... Ron Nichols

Bronx Community College.................. Nasser Abdellatif

Broome Community College................. James Antonakos

Buffalo State, SUNY College ................. Anthony Hotchkiss

Canton, SUNY College of Technology.... David Hartle

Cayuga Community College.................... John Campbell

Clinton Community College .................... Al Cordes

Corning Community College................... John Longwell

Delhi, SUNY College of Tech................. ?

DeVry Institute of Technology………… Robert Brunson

Dutchess Communuity College............... James Brazee

Erie Community College……................. Anthony Dalessio

Excelsior College………………………. Bob Moore

Farmingdale, SUNY College of Tech..... Jeff Hartman

Finger Lakes Community College……… Marsha Walton

Fulton-Montgomery Community College..... Richard Prestopnik

Herkimer County Community College..... ?

Hudson Valley Community College......... Bill Darling

ITT Technical Institute (Getzville)……… Fran Olgletree

Jamestown Community College................ Charles Rondeau

Mohawk Valley Community College......... Bryan Alguire

Monroe County Community College.......... Mark Oliver

Morrisville State College………………… Ms. Christine Cring

Nassau County Community College........... Fred Schoenfeld

New York City Technical College............. Gerada Shields

Niagara County Community College......... Charles Fowle

Onondaga County Community College..... John Lyon

Orange County Community College.......... Arlin Bartlett

Queensborough Community College......... Stuart Asser.

Rochester Institute of Technology............. Martin Gordon

Rockland Community College .................. Morton Leifer

Schenectady County Community College... Ruth McEvoy

Suffolk County Community College.......... Peter Maritato

SUNY Environ Sci/ Forestry at Syracuse.. George Kyanka

SUNY Institute of Technology ………… Jayne Baran

Technical Career Institutes Inc.................. Jerome Zornesky

Tompkins Cortland Community College... Charles Bechtold

US Merchant Marine Academy ................. Charles Hubert

Vaughn College of Aeronautics (Flushing).. Andrew Grossfield

Vermont Technical College................. Ken Vandermark

Westchester Community College ....... Raymond Mignogna

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About Our Next Newsletter….

Our Next Newsletter will be distributed the third week of September 2013. Articles received prior to September

14th, will be included. You’ll notice that more space is being allotted to colleges in “News from around the

State,” even allowing the inclusion of modestly sized photographs or diagrams. In as much as the newsletter is

to be downloaded from the web and not mailed (at great cost), I welcome the opportunity for the newsletter be

the NYS Engineering Technology educator’s journal of record. Your articles are welcome, and greatly

appreciated.

Your NYSETA Colleagues and I would be delighted to hear of anything of special interest happening on your

campus such as:

1. New curricula being considered,

2. Changes in your staff,

3. Grant activities, successful or not,

4. New technology authors on your staff,

5. Engineering Technology teaching positions open at your college,

6. New Technical facilities planned or under construction on your campus

7. Recent retirements, promotions, or other staff changes on your campus,

8. TAC-ABET accreditation visits, and,

9. Noteworthy awards to personnel or students.

You may email articles to the editor at: [email protected]

Please type “NYSETA NEWSLETTER” as the subject of your e-mail.

mailto:Jayne.Baran@gmail

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