Written By: Patricia DeLacey, Michigan Engineering
June 3, 2024
Training in formal classes proves the most effective way to prepare engineers to protect public welfare at work
Cynthia Finelli teaches EECS 215, Introduction to Circuits. Photo: Robert Coelius
Engineers who received public welfare responsibility training in classes are more likely to consider the societal impact Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Cindy Finelli on being named the David C. Munson, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Engineering in recognition of her outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education, and leadership!
By Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Ph.D., Joi-Lynn Mondisa, Ph.D., and Beronda L. Montgomery, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Drs. Packard, Mondisa, and Montgomery introduce and discuss their STEM Mentoring Ecosystems (STEM-ME) framework. This framework argues that “to elevate the impact and outcomes of mentoring, efforts cannot be approached or assessed solely program by program, but instead Continue Reading »
Researching education leads the way to a diverse, impactful community of professionals.
BY: DEREK SMITH
September 20, 2023
Engineering education research (EER) is about more than just making better teachers and improving how students learn technical skills, says Cindy Finelli, director of the University of Michigan’s EER program. It’s about generating data to help make Continue Reading »
With the help of individual class modules, electrical engineering students relate technical content to issues of social justice, sustainability, and more.
Written by: Catharine June
June 1, 2023
Engineering students today want to solve problems – Continue Reading »
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sarah Jane Bork for successfully defending her EER Dissertation: “Examining Factors Related to Engineering Graduate Students’ Mental Health Experiences.” What an exciting achievement!!!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Laura Carroll for successfully defending her EER Dissertation: “The Academic Success of College Students with ADHD: The First Year.” What an exciting achievement!!!
Funding supports the development and study of macroethics curricula in aerospace engineering
Engineering education requires more than technical knowledge for engineers to develop solutions to the world’s greatest problems. New funding from the National Science Foundation for research by Aerospace Assistant Professor Aaron Johnson (AE B.S.E. ‘08) aims
Finelli has provided leadership and vision in the area of engineering education for over 20 years and was responsible for establishing and building the Engineering Education Research graduate program.
Prof. Cindy Finelli has received the Trudy Huebner Service Excellence Award from the College of Engineering for her decades of leadership and vision in the area Continue Reading »
Five University of Michigan faculty members have been named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education.
Bart M. Bartlett, Amy G. Chavasse, Shanna Daly, Priti R. Shah and Amy Stillman will retain the Thurnau title for Continue Reading »