Peer Mentoring: A Transitional Program to Improve Retention in the College of Engineering
Author(s) -
Samantha Johnson,
Paige Davis,
Ashley Thibodeaux,
Laura H. Ikuma,
Kelly A. Rusch,
Warren Waggenspack
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
papers on engineering education repository (american society for engineering education)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--18896
Subject(s) - peer mentoring , retention rate , medical education , engineering education , psychology , class (philosophy) , engineering , medicine , computer science , engineering management , artificial intelligence , computer security
Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering and holder of the Ned Adler Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees from LSU ME and his doctorate from Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As Associate Dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates as well as supporting faculty with development with effective learning and teaching pedagogies.
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