NSF California Lower-Division Engineering Curriculum Articulation Workshop

Date and Location

Lodging

Travel

Registration

Workshop Agenda

Workshop Committee

The National Science Foundation is sponsoring the California Lower-Division Engineering Curriculum Articulation Workshop to bring together engineering faculty from the California community colleges, the University of California and California State University systems. The main goal of the workshop is to improve the alignment and articulation of engineering courses between community college engineering programs and the universities in order to streamline the transfer process for thousands of community college engineering students as mandated by CA Senate Bill 1440. Approximately 100 participants from the three segments of California's engineering education community: 30 from CSUs (two each from the 15 CSUs with undergraduate engineering degree programs), 18 from UCs (two each from the nine UC campuses), and 52 from community colleges.

Workshop Date and Location

• Thursday, April 2, 2014, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003

Lodging

• Workshop lodging will be at BEST WESTERN Seacliff Inn, Aptos near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
• One night of lodging (either Wednesday, April 1st, or Thursday, April 2nd) will be provided withouth cost to participants.

Travel

• Travel expenses of up to $300 (air fare or mileage) will be reimbursed after the workshop.
• Participants driving to and from the workshop will be reimbursed based on the actual miles driven (up to a maximum of $300) and the federal mileage rate of $0.56 per mile.

Registration

• Before you register, please read the sections on Lodging and Travel described above.
• Complete the Online Registration Form.

Workshop Agenda

Time	Session Title/ Description	Facilitators
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00 a.m.–9:10 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions	Jo-Ann Panzardi
9:10 a.m.–9:20 a.m.	Senate Bill 1440 – The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act	Academic Senate Reps
9:20 a.m.–10:50 a.m.	Break-out Sessions 1: Reviewing Course Descriptors	FDRG members
10:50 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	Break-out Sessions 2: Reviewing Course Descriptors	FDRG members
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Working Lunch: Funding Opportunities from National Science Foundation	John Krupczak
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Break-out Sessions 3: Reviewing Course Descriptors	FDRG members
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.	Next Steps: Developing Transfer Curricula	Kate Disney

Workshop Planning Committee

Name	Institution
Amelito Enriquez	Cañada College
Jo-Ann Panzardi	Cabrillo College
Kate Disney	Mission College
Erik Dunmire	College of Marin
Svetla Gargova	Merced College
Christopher Glaves	Reedley College
Larry Owens	College of the Sequoias
Laura Demsetz	College of San Mateo

Questions? Contact Amelito Enriquez at enriquez@smccd.edu, or 650-306-3261.