The American Society for Engineering Education has named MSU's Timothy Hinds as chair of its First-Year Programs Division.
The volunteer position with ASEE will provide national exposure for MSU and its highly successful Cornerstone and Residential (CoRe) Experience that provides academic and co-curricular activities for first-year engineering students. CoRe is aimed at building the whole engineer, Hinds said.
Hinds was named CoRe director in 2018. He previously served as CoRe's academic director, beginning in 2007. From 2002-2006, he was an academic specialist in the MSU Department of Mechanical Engineering and served as the associate director for the Case Center for Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing from 1996-2002. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University.
He is an award-winning educator. In 2007, he received the Michigan State University Distinguished Academic Staff Award. His other honors include the College of Engineering Withrow Student Services in 2014, and he shared the Michigan State University Service Learning and Civic Engagement Award in 2012.
Hinds has been an active volunteer in ASEE's First Year Programs Division for several years. He served as the program chair for the 2017 First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the 2018 FYEE Conference at Rowan University, and the 2021 ASEE Annual Virtual Conference.
CoRe at MSU
Each year CoRe immerses more than 1,500 first-year students in hands-on design projects and provides a living-learning environment in MSU's South Neighborhood for more than 1,200 of those students. In addition to classes and labs, special seminars, advising and academic support are available within the residence halls. The co-curricular programming of CoRe is open to all engineering students. Learning from each other and through hands-on and co-curricular activities, students discover how to function in a collaborative, team-based, diverse setting.