Bringing Industry and Academia Closer Together with ACEC Oregon

April 7, 2023

Bringing Industry and Academia Closer Together with ACEC Oregon

On Thursday, ACEC Oregon participated in a panel discussion entitled “Designing the Future: How Academia and Industry Can Prepare Students for the Engineering Industry.” The panel sought to identify common, overlapping interests between industry and academia, identify trends that will eventually impact the engineering industry, determine methods for preparing students for the current and future industry needs, and foster greater collaboration between academia and the engineering industry. 

Pictured, from left, are: ACEC Oregon President Ron Vandehey, PE, SE, Principal, Miller Consulting Engineers; ACEC Oregon Senior Vice President Tina Adams, PE, President, Casso Consulting Inc.; Robert Bertini, PhD, School Head, Professor, Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University; Kathy Chennault, Director of Development, Corporate & Foundation Relations, Clark College Foundation; Joseph Bull, PhD, Dean, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Portland State University; and Stephanie Salomone, PhD, Associate Dean, Shiley School of Engineering, University of Portland. David Evans and Associates, Inc. provided the meeting space for the event.

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