Panel-HP-funded engineering retention initiative: methodologies and findings of four diverse universities/colleges

Hewlett Packard (HP) philanthropy and education has a long and distinguished history of providing resources to improve education. Most recently, HP created an initiative that invites universities to transform engineering and computer science gatekeeper courses into gateways through curriculum reform, technology integration, and/or improved instruction/pedagogy. The initiative is targeted at two- and four-year institutions with which HP currently has a recruiting or research relationship. This panel builds on the HP-hosted, one-day symposium that was held at the 2003 FIE Conference that convened over 35 HP partner institutions and will include four institutions that demonstrated significant progress in improving targeted course(s) through innovation in curriculum reform, technology integration, and/or improved instruction/pedagogy. Each of the panel members will present an overview of the curriculum redesign, outcomes, and findings of their work. The proposed session will provide a venue for the audience to engage in meaningful dialogue with the panel members and other audience members.