Institutional Membership

SINCE 1893, the American Society for Engineering Education has provided leadership and information to the U.S. engineering education community. Through several key policy studies of engineering education, provocative and informative publications, and opportunities for interaction among its members, ASEE has helped the community adapt to society's changing needs and ensure the continued relevance of engineering education.

ASEE'S VISION is to advance excellence in all aspects of engineering and engineering technology education. To realize its vision, ASEE: provides its members with invaluable services including first-rate conferences and publications; works with educational institutions to improve engineering education and faculty development; encourages collaborations among industry, academe, and government; enhances the participation of underrepresented groups in the engineering education community; and promotes the value of the engineering profession to society.

FOUR HUNDRED engineering and engineering technology schools currently take advantage of the benefits of academic institutional membership in ASEE. Membership enables the schools to keep abreast of vital issues affecting engineering and engineering technology education and to take part in shaping the direction of the field.

Engineering College Membership

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ENGINEERING COLLEGE MEMBERSHIP is offered to institutions that have at least one engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Engineering college members are entitled to appoint one key contact (usually the dean) and three additional organizational contacts. Each contact receives a subscription to ASEE's award-winning magazine, ASEE Prism; a subscription to the Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE's quarterly scholarly journal of peer-reviewed articles; and copies of ASEE's Profiles of Engineering Colleges. Contacts will also receive discounted fees to attend the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.

AS AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT, the dean of each engineering college member may participate in ASEE's Engineering Deans Council (EDC). The Engineering Deans Council is composed of deans from each of the engineering college members of ASEE, as well as the deans from interested college affiliate members with engineering programs. The EDC's basic objectives are:

1. to assess and recommend policies affecting administration of engineering colleges;
   
   
2. to provide a forum for discussion of issues and experiences in engineering colleges; and
   
   
3. to speak on policy issues on behalf of member engineering colleges to the engineering community and the federal government.
   
   

As EDC members, deans have the opportunity to attend the annual Engineering Deans Institute, where they can discuss professional issues in an informal setting; learn about national issues and interact with national leaders at the annual Engineering Deans Council Public Policy Colloquium in Washington, D.C.; and participate in EDC committees and task forces in such areas as public policy, diversity, quality management, and EDC/ABET interaction. Engineering deans also share information through the EDC electronic listserv.

ENGINEERING DEANS at member institutions also receive a subscription to ASEE's monthly legislative newsletter, Capitol Circuit, which provides commentary and background material on current congressional issues related to engineering education, and receive weekly updates through ASEE's electronic newsletter, Capitol Shorts.

Annual Dues: $1,000

Technology College Membership

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TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE MEMBERSHIP is offered to institutions that have at least one engineering technology program accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). College members are entitled to appoint one key contact (usually the dean/head) and three additional organizational contacts. Each contact receives a subscription to ASEE's award-winning magazine, ASEE Prism; a subscription to the Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE's quarterly scholarly journal of peer-reviewed articles; and copies of ASEE's Profiles of Engineering Colleges. Contacts also receive discounted fees to attend the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.

AS AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT, the head/dean of each technology college member may participate in ASEE's Engineering Technology Council (ETC). ASEE's Engineering Technology Council is composed of a representative from each of the technology college members of ASEE, as well as a representative each interested college affiliate member with engineering technology programs. The council is committed to promoting quality engineering technology education. Its objectives are:

1. to assess and recommend policies affecting the overall administration of the ABET-accredited engineering technology colleges and institutions;
   
   
2. to provide forums for discussion of issues and experiences of technology colleges and institutions;
   
   
3. to represent and speak on behalf of member technology colleges; and
   
   
4. to cooperate with other segments of ASEE on matters of common interest.

ETC representatives may attend ETC sessions at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, as well as the Engineering Technology Leadership Institute conducted each year during the fall. Engineering technology leaders also share information through the ETC electronic listserv.

THE DEAN/HEAD of engineering technology at member institutions also receives a subscription to ASEE's monthly legislative newsletter, Capitol Circuit, which provides commentary and background material on current congressional issues related to engineering technology education, and receives weekly updates through ASEE's electronic newsletter, Capitol Shorts.

Annual Dues:
1. Schools with at least one 4-year accredited program: $1,000
2. Schools with only 2-year accredited programs: $500

College Affiliate Membership

COLLEGE AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP is offered to schools in the United States and Canada that offer engineering or technology programs that are not accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB).  This includes community colleges and technical schools that wish to become more involved in engineering and engineering technology education, as well as colleges that offer pre‑engineering courses as part of 3/2 or dual-degree programs.  A college affiliate mem­ber is entitled to appoint one key contact (usually the dean/head).  The key contact receives a subscription to ASEE’s award-winning magazine ASEE Prism; a subscription to the quarterly Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE’s scholarly journal of peer-reviewed articles; and the annual Profiles of Engineering & Engineering Technology Colleges.  The key contact also receives discounted registration for the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, and all other regular individual membership benefits.

THE DEAN of any ASEE college affiliate member school that offers programs in engineering may apply for associate membership in ASEE’s Engineering Deans Council. EDC Associate Members are defined as engineering units with programs that intend to seek accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).  EDC Associate Members pay ASEE college affiliate member fees, are college affiliate member schools in ASEE if they meet membership require­ments, and are elected for a three-year renewable term to EDC membership after approval by the EDC Execu­tive Board.  EDC Associate Members are non-voting members of the Council.

THE DEAN/HEAD of each ASEE college affiliate member school that offers programs in engineering technology may participate as a representative to ASEE’s Engineering Technology Council (ETC).  (See the preceding ETC description under “Technology College Membership.”)

THE DEAN/HEAD ALSO receives a subscription to ASEE’s monthly legislative newsletter, Capitol Circuit, which provides commentary and background material on current congressional issues related to engineering and technology education, and receives weekly updates via ASEE’s electronic newsletter, Capitol Shorts.

Annual Dues: $250

K-12 School Membership

K-12 INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP is offered to K-12 schools and school districts that are interested in improving the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects at pre-college levels. K-12 institutional members are entitled to name four persons to receive no-cost individual membership as organizational contacts.

K-12 organizational contact members are full members of the Society. Each receives a subscription to ASEE's award-winning magazine, ASEE Prism; a subscription to the Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE's quarterly scholarly journal of peer-reviewed articles; and a copy of ASEE's annual Profiles of Engineering & Engineering Technology Colleges, containing information from ASEE's annual survey. Contacts are automatically members of the K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division, may affiliate with up to five more of ASEE's 50 professional interest divisions, receive discounted fees to attend the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, and are eligible to hold volunteer leadership positions at all levels of the Society, from local to national.

Annual Dues: $125

Engineering Research Council

FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE, institutional members can participate in ASEE's Engineering Research Council (ERC). The ERC is composed of engineering faculty members and research administrators, as well as representatives of corporations and government agencies who are concerned about the funding and administration of federal research funds to engineering colleges. Its basic objectives are:

1. to assess and recommend policies related to engineering research and its effective operation and administration;
   
   
2. to provide forums for discussion and information exchange of problems and experiences in engineering research matters;
   
   
3. to establish and maintain liaison with other organizations concerned with engineering research and its administration;
   
   
4. to assist the members to make contacts with one another; and
   
   
5. to maintain informal communication networks for the discussion of topics of mutual interest.

The council's annual workshop and forum provides the opportunity to share information about engineering research and administration topics, and to interact with colleagues from industry, government, and other colleges and universities.

Annual Dues: $150 additional