Application for the NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium 2012 BarbaLorena A. 2012 <p>The Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium is a program of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to bring together innovative engineering educators to be recognized and participate in workshops. </p> <p>Participants are first nominated by NAE members or engineering Deans across the country, and then a committee makes a competitive selection based on the nominees' application essays.</p> <p>I was nominated by the Boston University Dean of Engineering in June 2012, and selected by the NAE committee in September. This is my application essay, submitted July 2012.</p>