Tuesday, March 31, 2009
“This intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into nonscience majors. Based on a three-year, seven-campus study, the volume takes up the ongoing national debate about the quality of undergraduate education in these fields, offering explanations for net losses of students to non-science majors.”
The book can be found on amazon.com (here).
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Robert Quinn’s Change the World offers profound yet practical guidance for those who truly want to improve their surroundings.
The book is available on amazon.com (here).
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The opening reception of the Summit on the Engineer of the Future 2.0 is tonight at 5:30 pm at Olin College. 26 faculty and students from the University of Illinois and iFoundry are traveling to the event. Approximately 300 attendees are expected essentially filling the Olin facilities to capacity.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
This book explains the upcoming “Conceptual Age”, contrasting it with past periods of intense change, such as the Industrial Revolution and the Renaissance. The book also defines the six “senses” Pink identifies as crucial to success in the new economy-design, story, symphony, empathy, play and meaning.
A Whole New Mind can be purchased on amazon.com (here).
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Franklin W. Olin College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have announced a Summit on the Engineer of the Future 2.0 (EOTF2.0) to be held 31 March to 1 April 2009 (Tuesday evening to Wednesday) at Franklin W. Olin College in Needham, MA. More information on the event is available at http://engineerofthefuture.olin.edu. The first EOTF was held at Illinois in September 2007 and featured talks by Bill Wulf (NAE) and Sherra Kerns (Olin College). Videos of those talks and more information about that event are available here.
