As educators, we hope to inspire students to be curious and instill in them a desire to continue learning beyond the classroom walls. Lifelong learning is a required academic and developmental goal of many universities and for all ABET engineering programs (ABET Student Outcome i: a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning). The attributes of a lifelong learner to meet academic and ABET outcomes are the same ones that we espouse in the development of active duty Army Officers. However, of all of the outcomes of an academic curriculum, lifelong learning is one of the most difficult to assess and a metric for doing so is in high demand. The lifelong learning model in an Environmental Engineering Seminar will be presented. Although meaningful assessment of lifelong learning is not borne out until students have graduated, the faculty and instructors at our university have developed a technique to both assess and inspire components of lifelong learning that will serve as the foundation for future personal and professional growth.
MAJ Rogers is a Logistics officer with operational experience in movement control units. He is a member of the faculty of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point. His most recent experience includes sustainment training in support of US Forces – Korea. His research interests include water quality and public health. MAJ Rogers teaches EV400 (Environmental Engineering Seminar), EV401 (Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes), and EV450 (Environmental Engineering for Community Development).
Michael A. Butkus is a professor of environmental engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. His research has been focused on engineering education and advancements in the field of environmental engineering.
MAJ Thomas is an Infantry officer with operational Army experience to include multiple combat deployments and training exercises from the platoon to brigade level. MAJ Thomas served as an instructor for Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 2013 to 2015 and taught Environmental Engineering Technologies (EV350), Environmental Engineering for Community Development (EV450), and was Course Director and Instructor of Introduction to Environmental Engineering (EV385) and Environmental Engineering Seminar (EV400). MAJ Thomas is a registered professional engineer in the state of Delaware.
Jeffrey Starke currently serves as a Professor of Practice and is the Executive Director for the Masters' Across Boundaries Graduate Engineering Program at Marquette University. He is a retired United States Army Colonel who served as an Associate Profess
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