University of Puerto University of Puerto Rico Rico

at Mayagüezat Mayagüez

College of Engineering

Ramón E. Vásquez-EspinosaDean

October 25, 2007

Presentation Overview

Background information Compliance with ABET’s Compliance with ABET’s

EC2000 criteriaEC2000 criteria• History in a nutshelHistory in a nutshel

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

Strategic location in the Caribbean

Commonwealth of the United States

Population: 3.9 million

Economic activity• Manufacturing• Services• Tourism

The University of Puerto The University of Puerto RicoRico

Created by the PR Legislative Assembly

on March 12, 1903Public institution

11 Campuses ≈ 70,000 students

UPR MayagüezUPR MayagüezLand Grant Institution - 1911Land Grant Institution - 1911

Student Body Undergraduate students

11,598 72% qualify for financial aid

Graduate students 1,062

Faculty 765 35.4% female 48.2% PhD’s 48.7% full professors 70.8% tenured 12 credit-hours full load

Administration 1,924

Colleges Agriculture (1911) Engineering (1913) Arts & Sciences (1943) Business Administration (1970)

Organizational ChartOrganizational ChartCollege of EngineeringCollege of Engineering

Dean

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Chemical Engineering

Engineering Science & Materials

Industrial Engineering

Associate Dean forAdministrative Affairs

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering & Surveying

Associate Dean for Research

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Industrial Advisory Board

COOP Program

SEED Office

VisionVision(CoE Strategic Plan – (CoE Strategic Plan – Oct. 13, 2003, Oct. 13, 2003, revised on 2006)revised on 2006)

"Our promise is to prepare the best professionals in engineering and related areas, and to be the principal center for research, information, and service for technological development in Puerto Rico, the United States, the Caribbean and Central and South America."

MissionMission(CoE Strategic Plan – (CoE Strategic Plan – Oct. 13, 2003, Oct. 13, 2003, revised on 2006)revised on 2006)

Provide Puerto Rico, our neighbors, and the rest Provide Puerto Rico, our neighbors, and the rest of the world with professionals having a of the world with professionals having a strong strong education in engineeringeducation in engineering and related areas, with and related areas, with rich environmental, ethical, cultural, and social rich environmental, ethical, cultural, and social sensitivities; with capacity for critical thinking and sensitivities; with capacity for critical thinking and for becoming leaders in their fields.for becoming leaders in their fields.It is also our mission to conduct It is also our mission to conduct researchresearch, expand , expand and and disseminatedisseminate knowledge, promote an knowledge, promote an entrepreneurial spirit, provide entrepreneurial spirit, provide serviceservice to the to the community, and pursue the innovation and community, and pursue the innovation and application of technology for the benefit of our application of technology for the benefit of our global society, with particular emphasis on Puerto global society, with particular emphasis on Puerto Rico.Rico.

Our College’s PhilosophyOur College’s Philosophy

..... to provide a firm educational foundation upon which engineering

graduates can build social and professional competence after leaving college and become men and women

of high value to modern society.

UPRM 2007-08 Bulletin of Information (page 282)

The College of EngineeringThe College of Engineering

Six ABET accredited BS degree programs

198 full time faculty 18 % female

24 in pipeline for Ph.D.

4600 Undergrads 33.5 % female

590 BS degrees/year 35.4 % female

CEEB Aptitude Test (means) 619 (verbal), 690(math)

Graduation rate 72%

Our Program StrengthsOur Program Strengths

5-Year ProgramsBilingual Education

Breadth and Depth Opportunities for

•Internships

•Undergraduate Research

•Exchange Program

Approx. 126 companies and many

Graduate Schools annually

for recruitment

Strong COOP Program (407 students)

(2006-2007)

82 % of the 2006 Engineering Class with Alternate Learning Experiences

One of the highest female

enrollments within U.S.A.

(33.5%)

Colleges of EngineeringColleges of EngineeringFTE EnrollmentFTE Enrollment

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2006 Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges, ASEE, June 2007, 495 pages.

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Current Degree Current Degree ProgramsPrograms

– Electrical B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

– Computer B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

– Civil B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

– Industrial B.S., M.E., M.S.

– Mechanical B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

– Chemical B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

Our Efforts to Comply with Our Efforts to Comply with ABET’s ECABET’s EC20002000 Criteria Criteria

“ABET is more concerned about Sustaining the Change.

The focus should be on Continuous Quality Improvement.”

George D. PetersonExecutive Director, ABETCHEA Meeting

January 27, 2004

SEEDSEED Office Office System for the Evaluation of Education

(2001)

Continuous Quality Improvement

Assessment

Institutional Research of CoEAccreditations

(ABET, Middle States,Council of Higher Education)

Workshops & Retreats

ABET TeamABET Team

Change in Philosophy

It’s not only about accreditation anymore!

Comité de

Acreditación,

Avalúo y

Mejoramiento

Continuo

C A A M C A A M CC

Mechanical

Industrial

EngineeringScience &Materials

Electrical

Computer

Chemical

Civil

SEEDOFFICE

Release Time

CQI SynonymsCQI Synonyms

Continuous Improvement Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Continuous Improvement Center, Mechanical Engineering

System for the Evaluation of Education, Civil Engineering

Center for Academic Research, Industrial Engineering

Continuous Improvement & Assessment Center, Chemical Engineering

Key InitiativesKey Initiatives

Strategic Plan of the College of Engineering

Approved and Revised

2003, 2006

Industrial Advisory Board (CoE)May 12-14, 2004February 2008

Proposal for the Improvement of the

College of Engineering Lab Facilities

July 15, 2006

Key InitiativesKey Initiatives

Workshop: Ethics across the curriculum 2003Continuous Improvement Through Faculty Mentorship

December 5- 6, 2003

ABET Accreditation Workshop: What program evaluators know and

faculty members need to know April 6 - 7, 2006

ABET Orientation for New Faculty

February 16, 2006

Active Participation on the Institutional Accreditation by MSCHE

(Task Force Coordinators, Task Force Reports,

Plan for the Assessment of Overall Institutional Effectiveness,

Institutional Plan for the Assessment of Student Learning)

2004 - 2005

Key InitiativesKey Initiatives

Ethics and Global Awareness Across the Engineering Curricula at UPRMAn Educational Plan

2005 - 2006

Social, Ethical and Global Issues in Engineering

2006 - Present

IMPROVEMENTSIMPROVEMENTSCollege-wide/Departmental Processes

Closing the Loop Retreats

Surveys

Assessment Reports

Websites

Student Learning Assessment Plans

Advisory Board Meetings

Curricular Revisions

http://ing.uprm.edu

http://www.abet.uprm.edu

http://seed.uprm.edu

THANK YOUTHANK YOU