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Engineering dean heads national council

LAWRENCE -- Carl E. Locke Jr., dean of the University of Kansas School of Engineering, has been elected to chair the Engineering Deans Council of the American Society for Engineering Education. The position gives Locke a seat on the ASEE national board of directors.

Locke took over duties for the position during the ASEE's annual convention and exposition in late June in Albuquerque, N.M.

The Engineering Deans Council is composed of deans representing each of the engineering colleges and schools that are members of the ASEE, as well as representatives from interested affiliate colleges. The council has about 300 members.

The council strives to keep its members at the forefront of issues affecting engineering and engineering education.

Each spring the council coordinates the Engineering Dean's Institute. "This is probably the largest gathering of engineering deans in the country," said Locke, who is a professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at KU.

The group also organizes a Public Policy Forum in February in Washington, D.C. The meeting gives deans from around the country an opportunity to meet with federal legislators and their staffs, as well as hear presentations from governmental agencies that affect universities and science research.

Key activities for the Engineering Deans Council will be working more closely with the ASEE's Corporate Member Council and working at the national level to address engineer licensure regulations. Currently, there are 52 licensure agencies in the United States and its territories.

The American Society for Engineering Education is a nonprofit member association, founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and technology education. It is composed of more than 12,000 deans, professors, instructors, students and industry representatives.