Sam Snyder

he/him

[VT Engineering Education @vtenge]

Congratulations to our newest Ph.D. Candidate, Sam Snyder! Sam's dissertation will be a phenomenological examination of faculty networks in the context of engineering ethics education. Sam is advised by Dr. Diana Bairaktarova @bairakatrova @ACEDLabVT

[ACE(D) Lab @ACEDLabVT]

Sam and Desen engaging the audience @ASEEConferences with their talk on institutional barriers to multidisciplinary education. Applause for great collaborative work Sam and Desen!

[ACE(D) Lab @ACEDLabVT]

Adetoun sharing her study on spatial visualization strategies of first-yeas engineering students @ASEEConferences
Well done Adetoun!

[ACE(D) Lab @ACEDLabVT]

Students improve skills and engage in community outreach through 4-VA funded course redesign https://t.co/ZtQRBrA9PI

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

Kezar (2002) and Bolman and Deal (2017) on why organizational change is so difficult and the importance of analyzing situations from multiple perspectives. #VTOrgTheory

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

Bolman and Deal (2008) on the relationship between organizations and culture: "Some argue that organizations have cultures; others insist that organizations are culture." #vtorgtheory

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

One's awareness of inequality is commonly seen, or not seen, from one's own perspective. I think Aker's (2006) description of how this plays out in society is all too true. #vtorgtheory

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

Pusser and Marginson (2012) on the power of higher education ranking systems and their often overlooked effects. #VTOrgTheory

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

There’s only three things in life that are certain. Death, taxes, and the ASEE revision deadline getting pushed back.

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

Reading about Institutional Strategy (Toma) for #VTOrgTheory: "Institutional theory contends that organizations are less interested in seeking efficiency than in legitimizing themselves through reference to other organizations."

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

Even as a grad student, one hears about the friction that faculty and administrators often face when making difficult decisions. However, Eckel (2005) depicts shared governance as an opportunity for the two groups to cooperate and move their institution forward. #VTOrgTheory

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

This passage from Kerr (2001) describing institutions hit the nail on the head. It seems that large universities haven't changed much in some aspects over the last 75 years. #VTOrgTheory

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

the man, the myth, the legend #ASEEAnnual #SelfiewithWalt @vtenge

[Sam Snyder @ThEthicsMan]

Summary of first semester in grad school: it’s like walking into a test, sitting down, and hoping you’re in the wrong room because nothing you studied is on the test