FPD Notes for May 2020

“Your Connection with the First-Year Programs Division of ASEE”


Contents:

  1. Leadership Opportunities with the First-Year Programs Division
  2. ASEE Virtual Conference, June 21-24
  3. ASEE Conference Registration Scholarships Available
  4. 2020 FYEE Conference Cancelled
  5. Instructions for Submitting Announcements forFPD Notes

  1. Leadership Opportunities with the First-Year Programs Division

Please consider nominating yourself (or a colleague) for a leadership position in the First-Year Programs Division. We are soliciting nominations now, and will hold an electronic vote for all positions prior to the ASEE virtual conference. Please use the following nomination form: LINK.

  1. ASEE Virtual Conference, June 21-24

The 2020 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, previously scheduled for Montreal, Canada, will now be an online experience only. The new program schedule can be found here. We hope you will join us virtually for the FPD program, including technical sessions with live, moderated Q&A with paper authors!

  1. ASEE Conference Registration Scholarships Available

Thanks to a generous grant from the Kern Foundation/Engineering Unleashed, funds are available for qualifying ASEE members to have their ASEE Virtual Conference fully paid for. Engineering Unleashed (https://engineeringunleashed.com) is providing a full, $500 registration scholarship for up to 200 members with financial need. Eligible people include best-paper awardees, first-time authors, and professional track [non-tenure track] or untenured faculty members. An application process in place for members seeking financial aid. Please find the application here. Applications will be considered until funds are expended, which we anticipate may happen as late as June 1, 2020.

  1. 2020 FYEE Conference Cancelled

Sadly, the FYEE Planning Committee has announced the cancellation of this summer’s FYEE conference, originally planned for July 26-28, 2020 at Michigan State University. The plan is for next year’s 2021 FYEE to occur as scheduled at the University of Maryland, with Michigan State now set to host the 2022 conference.

  1. Instructions for Submitting Announcements for FPD Notes

Submissions for the next issue of FPD Notes can be sent to the FPD newsletter editor, Joshua Hertz, at: j.hertz@neu.edu. Please use the subject line “FPD Notes Submission”.