Example of a Vertically Integrated Sustainable Engineering Program
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 143, Issue 2
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge John Crittenden, John Little, Clifford Davidson, John Randolph, and Daniel Dolan for sharing course materials and for numerous discussions and feedback on the development of the sustainable engineering courses and minor program. The authors also thank their colleagues in the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for their input on incorporation of sustainability into courses.
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Volume 143 • Issue 2 • April 2017
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Received: Jan 31, 2016
Accepted: Feb 23, 2016
Published online: Apr 25, 2016
Discussion open until: Sep 25, 2016
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