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Dr. Johrendt obtained her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 from the University of Windsor after working for almost ten years as a Product Development Engineer in the automotive industry. Currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at the University of Windsor, she previously worked for two years as an Experiential Learning Specialist in the department. She serves as both the Faculty and Departmental Cooperative Education representative. She has co-authored several journal paper publications and conference presentations that have featured experiential learning and engineering education topics as well as her engineering research in vehicle structural durability and the use of neural networks to model non-linear material behaviour.

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Ms. Hector is currently pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Economics
at the University of Windsor. She is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Career Education and
has applied her knowledge and skills as part of the project to develop learning outcomes for the
cooperative education program over the past two years. She has been instrumental in the
collection and statistical analysis of the learning outcomes data using Excel and SPSS methods and its presentation into a comprehensible graphic format. Other endeavours have included aiding in the development of an online course for co-op students at the University of Windsor and engaging in research that seeks to enhance the employment options for graduates. Her research interest continues to be to help enrich and enhance the co-op experience for other students.

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Ms. Benzinger holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Education Degrees. She has implemented student and learning support services for twenty years and has served as the University’s Director of the Centre for Career Education for the past eight years. She co-chairs a University-level Cooperative Education Committee aimed at improving and expanding cooperative education at the University. She has initiated a project to identify, support and assess learning outcomes for cooperative education and is part of a group geared at developing a model of assessment for University Career Centres that incorporates learning outcomes.

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Dr. Salinitri has taught several Guidance and Career Education courses involving cooperative education, learning strategies and outcomes and assessment, and has developed the mentor/mentee satisfaction and assessment instruments. For over thirty years, she has been mentoring students and is currently involved in a mentor training program for teachers and student leaders. She is also a member of the Learning-Centred Task Force for the University. She has organized several professional presentations, published work in the area of mentoring, teaching and learning, and is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and mentoring excellence.

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Dr. Jaekel received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Windsor. She is
currently a professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Windsor. Her
research interests are in the areas of optical network design and wireless sensor networks. She is a
member of the computer science curriculum committee for the cooperative education committees
and a faculty advisor for co-op students. She is also a faculty mentor for female students in
under-represented fields. She has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and
conferences, has served on organizing committees for several well-known international
conferences.

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Professor Northwood has over thirty years experience in the field of Engineering Education at the University level. He occupies the posts of Research Leadership Chair and Professor of Engineering Materials. He is President of the World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education - International Academic Advisory Committee (WIETE-IAAC): see www.wiete.com.au for details. He has been instrumental in research aimed at transitioning the University into a learning centered institution as well as research focusing on Materials Sciences/Engineering and Engineering education. He is also an author and co-author of over 270 papers in international refereed journals and over 230 papers in international refereed conference proceedings.

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Ms. Watters holds Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Education Degrees and is a Master of Science Candidate for 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She has worked for 12 years in the area of employment counselling and has been a co-op coordinator for the past nine years, where she helped champion the cooperative education learning outcomes initiative. She has co-created a vocational rehabilitation-training program for employment counsellors and VR specialists in the United Kingdom. She also authored international conference presentations including Best Practices in Cooperative Education presented at the WACE Symposium in Ansbach, Germany.

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