Category: Education
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IOE graduation speakers reflect on their Michigan Engineering journeys
Each spring, the University of Michigan (U-M) College of Engineering selects two student speakers for the undergraduate and graduate commencements. This year both speakers are from the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE). Undergraduate student Bella Wash and Ph.D. student Dr. Leena Ghrayeb will share their unique paths and their commitment to human-centered engineering.
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U-M researchers examine the informal mentoring experiences of Black engineering students
U-M researchers recently published a paper examining the experiences of Black engineering undergraduates participating in informal mentoring programs within their disciplines. Among the authors were recently graduated undergraduates Anu Tuladhar and Carin Queener.
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Mark Daskin and other IOE faculty, recognized at IISE conference
U-M IOE faculty members, Professor Mark Daskin, Associate Professor Ruiwei Jiang, and Associate Professor Siqian Shen were recognized with awards and honors by the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE). Daskin recognized with IISE’s highest honor, the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award.
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Salar Fattahi introduces a new data analytics course for IOE
U-M IOE assistant professor, Salar Fattahi, teaches a new data analytics course that combines optimization techniques and data science with real-world case studies.
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IOE partners with Engineering Education Research to deliver limited DEI event series
U-M IOE and EER are co-hosting a new Virtual Mentoring Workshop event series for the Michigan Engineering community. The focus of the series is to help foster an engaging and inclusive environment for students, faculty, and staff.
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IOE undergraduates prep for a modern workforce with expanded data analytics courses and support
U-M IOE makes curriculum changes to enhance the data analytics and computing skills of its undergraduate students, including creating a new advanced analytics course for seniors.
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Strategies to help support students during a pandemic
Mentoring in the time of COVID-19.
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Joi Mondisa receives NSF ATE grant to research educational experiences in the welding industry
U-M IOE Assistant Professor Joi Mondisa will lead a collaborative team to investigate the educational experiences, outcomes, and career pathways of welding technology students.
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Joi Mondisa receives funding to explore the use of virtual mentoring
U-M IOE Assistant Professor Joi Mondisa has received funding for a project aimed at evaluating the use of virtual mentoring for HBCU undergraduate students in computer science.
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Two new IOE associate chair positions created
Two new associate chair positions have been created to provide oversight and administrative leadership to IOE’s undergraduate and graduate programs.