Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tenn.

March 2-3, 1998

Proceedings now available!

The first Stonecipher Symposium on Technology, Communication and Culture explored new multidisciplinary approaches to technological and humanistic education, and focused on the changing needs of university students in today's culture.

The Stonecipher symposium brought students, faculty, administrators and professionals together to gain a better grasp of the significance of engineering as a profession, technology as a cultural force and the role that humanities continue to play in an increasingly technological world.

Keynote addresses

• "The 21st Century Engineer - A New Model for a New Era"
  Dr. Wallace Read
  1996 President of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  Commissioner, Public Utilities Board of Newfoundland and Labrador
  Chairman, Canadian Centre for Marine Communications
  
  
• "The New Liberal Education"
  Dr. Lance Schachterle
  Assistant Provost and Professor of English
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  
  
• "Engineering Criteria 2000"
  Dr. Dayne Aldridge
  Chair of the Engineering Accreditation Commission
  Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
  

Full 1998 schedule of events