Open AccessFRIENDS OF ENGINEERING - A POSITIVE CONNECTION WITH INDUSTRY
Author(s) -
Ron Britton,
Amber Skrabek,
Douglas Ruth
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4676
Subject(s) - aerospace , engineering , engineering design process , engineering management , process (computing) , management , mechanical engineering , computer science , economics , aerospace engineering , operating system
Links between schools of Engineering andlocal industry are increasingly important as we movetoward outcomes assessment in the CEAB accreditationprocess. Typically these links have relied on personalrelationships between individuals and their breadth ofimpact has been limited.When the first University of Manitoba NSERC Chairin Design Engineering was launched in 2001, supportwas strong, but relationships tended to be projectfocussed. In 2005, the Manitoba Aerospace EngineeringLiaison Group (MAELG) was established as a means ofelevating the relationship with the Design Chair and toan industry level.Based on the values realized by both the Faculty andthe MAELG members, representatives from all employersof engineering graduates were invited to a series ofmeetings to discuss means of working together. By 2008,an industry owed and financed body known as theFriends of Engineering had been formed with theobjective of providing support to the Faculty. This paperwill define the developmental process, the range ofactivities and future directions of the organization.