In attendance were (l-r):

Front row - James Aylor, Dean of Engineering, University of Virginia; Richard Ben, Dean of Engineering, Virginia Tech; Yaw Yeboah, Dean of Engineering, Florida State/FAMU; Louis Martin-Vega, Dean of Engineering, North Carolina State; Martine LaBerge, Dean of Engineering, Clemson; Laura Steinberg, Dean of Engineering, Syracuse; Christine Grant, Associate Dean of Engineering (and alumnus from Georgia Tech, PhD in chemical engineering), North Carolina State; and Gary S. May, Dean of Engineering, Georgia Tech.

Back row - Tom Katsouleas, Dean of Engineering, Duke; Darryll Pines, Dean of Engineering, University of Maryland; Gerald Holder, Dean of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh; and James Tien, Dean of Engineering, University of Miami.

Among the items discussed were Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), led by Georgia Tech Engineering Dean Gary May, and the NAE Grand Challenges. The group heard presentations on non-tenure track faculty policies, an overview of the NC State ERC on Advanced Self-Powering Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technology and the ERC on the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson also visited with the group to speak on the state support for higher education and increasing college costs.