IEEE Committee on Engineering Education Activities
Purpose
This process describes the methodology that will be
employed to select candidate(s) for designation as
EAC (of ABET) Representatives from the IEEE and as
Ex-Officio members of the IEEE Committee on
Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA), to
evaluate the qualifications of the candidate(s), and
the endorsement by ballot of those candidates to be
recommended by the CEAA for designation to the IEEE
Educational Activities Board (EAB).
Objectives
The objectives of this process are to ensure that:
- Qualified individuals are endorsed to serve as
EAC Representatives from the IEEE.
- IEEE constituencies are fairly represented.
- Diversity of the EAC Delegation from the IEEE
is achieved and maintained.
Process Owner
This process is owned and maintained by the
Chairperson of the CEAA, who is responsible for its
on-going implementation.
Process
- A Nominating Committee is appointed by the CEAA
Chairperson. Members of the committee may be
chosen from the At-Large and Ex-Officio
membership of the CEAA. The committee consists
of four members, one of which will serve as
Chairperson. Two members of the committee are
from the academic membership of the CEAA, and
two members are from the industry/government
membership of the CEAA. This committee is
appointed no later than the CEAA meeting prior
to the actual presentation of candidates to the
CEAA membership and the election itself.
- The Nominating Committee considers the
following qualifications in the selection of
potential candidates:
- Record as EAC program evaluator.
- Prior service as member of the IEEE and,
desirably, the CEAA.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities.
- Knowledge of the academy and the ability to
represent the academic community.
- Knowledge of engineering practice and the
ability to represent engineering
practitioners.
- Ability to devote time to perform required
EAC activities.
- The Nominating Committee
identifies one or more candidates for
consideration for each pending vacancy within
the EAC Delegation.
- The Chairperson of the
Nominating Committee notifies the potential
candidate(s) for each vacancy to determine their
interest in serving as an EAC Representative.
Candidates who are unable to serve are dropped
from further consideration in the current
selection cycle.
- Each Candidate is
requested to provide a one-page summary of
qualifications for the position. This summary
should include the following information:
- Academic background (degrees, dates,
institutions).
- Service as IEEE program evaluator
(institutions visited, program names,
dates).
- Service as member of the IEEE and, as
applicable, the CEAA or other
accreditation-related body.
- Evidence of leadership experience.
- For academic candidates, evidence of
understanding of, and preferably experience
in, engineering practice.
- For industry/government candidates,
evidence of understanding of the academy.
- A brief statement of special interest in
serving on the EAC of ABET.
- The Chair of the
Nominating Committee distributes the summary of
qualifications to all voting members of the CEAA
no later than one (1) month prior to the meeting
at which endorsement of the candidates will take
place.
- Prior to the endorsement
actions, any member of the CEAA has the
opportunity to submit additional nominations for
any pending vacancy within the EAC Delegation.
The candidacy of any other individual so
nominated must be supported by a one-page
summary of qualifications (as described in Item
5) which must be presented to all voting members
of the CEAA prior to the endorsement ballot.
- The endorsement ballot is
conducted at the Summer meeting of the CEAA.
Only candidates who have been nominated
according to the prescribed process will be
considered for endorsement. If more than one
candidate is presented, the voting will be by
secret ballot.
- The name and
qualifications of each endorsed candidate is
forwarded to the IEEE Educational Activities
Board for final approval.
- Members of the EAC
Delegation nominally serve a five (5) year term,
reconfirmed (by the EAB upon the recommendation
of the CEAA and the Accreditation Policy
Committee (APC) of the EAB) each year beyond the
first year. The term of service, including as an
Ex-Officio member of the CEAA, begins
following approval by the EAB at the start of
the subsequent EAC of ABET accreditation cycle.
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