Title
Project drawdown
Date Issued
22 June 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
American Society for Engineering Education
Abstract
This paper describes a pathway forward to implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) through Drawdown solutions for reversing global warming during a collaborative international pilot study abroad program led by The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The activities are based on selected STEM challenges and opportunities in Latin America with site-specific case studies for engaged scholarship and intellectual development in partnership with Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Lima, Peru (UNI). We envision that this initiative will also provide a platform to revise courses in our undergraduate curriculum to meet the new ABET Criteria for Student Outcomes (2019-2020). This paper describes the changes and new activities added to an earlier version of this program that was offered between Penn State and UNI last year. The article also reports the motivation behind the program revisions, the integration of SDG's with Drawdown, and the strategy for obtaining the approval and support of the university faculty. The assessment of newer hands-on projects added to the program and future activities are presented. The impact of this program on students' professional growth and career development are discussed, as well.
Volume
2020-June
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85095756105
ISBN of the container
21535965
Conference
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, ASEE 2020 Virtual, Online 22 June 2020 through 26 June 2020
Sponsor(s)
The authors would like to thank Professors Sam Richards and Laurie Mulvey, Professors of Sociology from The Pennsylvania State University (United States), for their help in teaching Module 1 of this Program in May 2019. We are very grateful for the support of Patrick Tunno, Director of the Office of Global Engineering Engagement at The Pennsylvania State University. We also thank the Rector from Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (Peru), Dr. Jorge E. Alva Hurtado, for the immense support of this administration to the success of this project. Thanks are also due to the U.S. Embassy in Peru for their support, particularly Ms. Ison, Mr. McLellan, Ms. Perez, and Mr. Rivera, from the Cultural and Educational Affairs Section.
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