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reviewed several versions of the draf and ofered excellent meeting of the American Society of Engineering Education,
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Marie Ferretti, has been very helpful. Review comments and environments impact behaviors. Planning for Higher Education
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fnal version of the article.

Pedro E. Arce, PhD, is a University Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Professor and Chair of the TTU
Department of Chemical Engineering, Cookeville, TN. A multiple award winner in areas of active
and collaborative learning approaches, transformational leadership and service, and topics related his
research, he has proposed numerous innovation-driven learning methodologies to enhance student,
staf, and faculty success. As an active member of the Chair Academy, he has delivered workshops
and round tables at the annual meetings of the Academy related to these topics. He is a holder of a
Diploma in Chemical Engineering (Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina); MS and
PhD in Chemical Engineering (Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN-USA) and three certifcations
on English Studies and Academic Leadership. He can be reached at PArce@tntech.edu.

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