Technology reinvestment project manufacturing education and training: Engineering education in manufacturing across the curriculum. Annual report, June 24, 1994--June 23, 1995

The goal of this project is to impart to engineering and business students, and to students from industry, the broad knowledge and practical skills to immediately help a manufacturing company become more competitive in any global economy while still providing a high quality work force for the 21st century. An integration of innovative, cross-disciplinary, manufacturing engineering and business education provided hand in hand with industry, will enable students, especially minority students, to have a real impact on manufacturing in this depressed region. The program was shortened and simplified to meet a budget of $2,000,000 versus the $3,000,000 in the-Proposal. All major objectives in the revised plan for the first year have been achieved with expenditures somewhat under the revised budget. Curriculum development with the advice and assistance of industry is ahead of schedule. Graduate minor degree curricula have been defined in Engineering and in Business. A summer intern project and guest lecture series have been well supported by industry. Facilities including advanced software have been brought on line. Cash and in-kind matching funds from industry, NMSU and the State total over $6m; this is 920% of the TRP funds expended. Cost sharing of cash is ahead of plan, of in-kind is slightly behind. The first group of 21 students have started one semester sooner than planned. The group is 25% minority and 45% female. Industry requests to interview graduates are coming in anticipation of availability in the spring of 1996