Union's Project Management Program
 

Wednesday, April 17, 2002
 

Presented by:
 

Dr. Andrew Wolfe, Union College
 

Union College is a small liberal arts college with a strong engineering program. The development of a project management course sequence was begun as part of the college initiative to integrate engineering and the liberal arts. The course sequence consists of an entry-level course, which covers the basics of project management. Two additional courses which offer a more in depth review of topics, including resource allocation and contracts. The capstone course is a practicum, where students work as an event coordinator for a non-profit organization. This 4-course sequence provides both liberal arts and engineering students with an opportunity to develop skills, which are usually not taught at this level. Dr. Wolfe will review with us the challenges and rewards of being involved in this innovative program.

Dr. Andrew Wolfe is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Union College. He received his BS - Civil Engineering, his MS - Environmental Engineering, and his PhD - Transportation Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a Professional Engineer. He does traffic engineering consulting for numerous companies. Dr Wolfe has performed sponsored university research. He has done traffic flow analysis projects with his students and specializes in traffic impact studies. Dr. Wolfe has won the following awards: Dwight David Eisenhower Faculty Travel Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University of New Haven Summer Faculty Fellowship, and the University of New Haven Research Grant. He has authored several traffic impact study papers.