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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Paper ID #43816Development of an Innovation Corps-Modelled Bioengineering Course to PromoteEntrepreneurial Engagement Among Undergraduate StudentsAmanda Walls, University of ArkansasThomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas Thomas ”Hud” McGehee is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. While Hud’s primary research focus is on nanocomposite biomaterials for orthopedic applications, engineering education prevails as another area of interest. Hud plans to pursue higher education by utilizing his engineering background in his future career in veterinary medicine via research and development in

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State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Wesley Francillon; Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College

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Manufacturing

manufacturing that will improve their ability to make informed decisionsabout manufacturing careers. For innovative learning environments that market STEM, inparticular manufacturing technicians and engineers, the Connecticut’s College of Technology’sCenter, has designed and piloted local expos entitled “Immerse Yourself in 21st Century Page 22.1040.2Technology”. The idea of developing the local expositions evolved from two highly successfulstatewide expositions held in 2006 and 2008. The techniques and lessons learned from thestatewide expos have guided the development of the more focused, local expositions thatconcentrate on an individual Connecticut

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

for a variety of careers including medicine, law, architecture, and so on. The BA Engineering degree is currently offered at a limited number of colleges, including Lafayette College in Pennsylvania where it’s been offered since 1970. Lafayette College’s engineering division has four ABET accredited BS programs as well as the BA Engineering Program. The BA Engineering Program is well established with two tracks in engineering management, and engineering public policy. The BA Engineering Program has two full-time faculty members to teach the program specific core courses. The Program draws on the Page 10.149.1 expertise

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C Smith, University of Virginia; Barry Horowitz, University of Virginia; Thomas S. Brett, Dept of Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Systems Engineering

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

disparities, revealing that the global representation of female STEM students stands at amere 35%, plummeting to 28% for doctoral students [3]. In regions such as South Asia,Sub-Saharan Africa, and West Asia, one in five researchers in STEM are women [3].According to Werz, Schmitt, Borowski, Wilkesmann, & Isenhardt [4], relatively few womendecide to pursue STEM degrees in higher education, and even fewer enter the workforce inthese fields, of which a tiny fraction manage to attain that middle or higher management statuspositions. For example, in the Netherlands, approximately 24% of STEM graduates arewomen, of which 71% opt for a career outside STEM; as a result, only 13% of STEM workersare women – putting the Netherlands at the bottom of

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Track 7: Technical Session 3: Latine STEM Doctoral Students' Perceptions Regarding Doctoral Mentoring Relationships - A Qualitative Study

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Dilara Yaya-Bryson Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa R Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

their education and career paths. Withinthe frame of this study, contextual factors refer to mentoring relationships with faculty. Theresearch team interviewed seven Latine STEM doctoral students individually to understand theirperceptions and experiences regarding doctoral mentoring and relationships. Data collectionoccurred between Fall 2018 and Spring 2021 in two historically white institutions (HWI) and ahistorically Black college and university (HBCU) in the southeastern region of the US as part ofa larger study. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis(IPA). IPA revealed three themes, describing Latine STEM doctoral students’ perceptionsaround (1) social-emotional needs in day-to-day interactions with

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (TGC); Matthew Bonner Aurelius McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (TCG); Grace Gowdy; Shea Bigsby; Dawayne Whittington; Juanda Johnson-Taylor

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professoriate, there are fewer that includeelements that focus on the STEM workforce beyond academia. The North Carolina Agriculturaland Technical State University (N. C. A&T) is an active partner in the North Carolina AGEP,however, the BD (Bridge to the Doctorate), while supporting underrepresented minority (URM)students as they pursue a PhD, also supports the development of skills critical to career paths notfocused solely on the academy. The BD, while supporting the development of URM students asthey pursue a PhD in a STEM discipline, simultaneously focuses on career development andpreparation in the first two years of the PhD journey, thereby putting in place a solid foundationthat

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Brake, Eastern Michigan University; Kaninka Bhatnagar, Eastern Michigan University

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Women in Engineering

schooldistrict than the pilot study. The data was analyzed using bivariate correlation techniques inSPSS, a statistical software package.The results of this study are that as a group, boys displayed higher confidence inperforming technology tasks, showed more knowledge of technology, were more likelyto consider technology work as fun and were more likely to consider technology majorsfor college compared to girls. However, both boys and girls agreed that teachersencourage boys more than girls to pursue technology majors and careers. There was astrong correlation between girls’ sense of control of their lives and choosing a technologymajor. Parents appeared to have a stronger positive influence in boys’ decisions to selecttechnology majors compared to

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Leandra Aburusa-Lete, Boise State University; Christa Budinoff, Visioneering LLC; Janet Callahan; Michael Luque, Boise School District; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Michelle Taylor, Micron Technology, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

, media and marketing images may affect girls’ career choices in ways that steer girls indirections other than engineering. When planning the first-ever overnight engineering camp forhigh school girls hosted at Boise State University, the planning team decided to embracemarketing methods to create realistic images about engineering that are relevant to the lives ofgirls. The planning team represented a partnership among Micron Technology, the southwestIdaho Society of Women Engineers section, Boise public school staff, and Boise State Universityfaculty, staff and graduate students. The team defined four messages that formed the foundationfor curriculum development and communications with prospective participants: 1) Engineershelp the world; 2

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda D Young, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lee Michael Warburton, AKKA Technologies; Christopher David Ciechon

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College Industry Partnerships

empirical environments,exposure to industry problems and expertise, and establishing future employment connections forstudents as benefits[6-8]. Industry members cite access to new research techniques, developmentof new products and patents, generating knowledge and advancing technology by using facultyand student expertise, and engaging with potential employees [9-11]. Current literature offersevidence that partnerships generate benefits at both the macro level (organization) as well as atthe micro level (individual student/employee).Yet there appears to be some conflict with research and practice as evidenced by continuedconversations about career readiness of graduates, debate about the skills required for earlycareer success, and high attrition

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Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert N. Coffey Jr., University of Michigan; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

: Qualitative Results from a Multi-Year SurveyAbstractWe identify and discuss themes that emerged from a study of undergraduates participating in asummer research program at Michigan State University. The goals of this study were: (1) toexamine the degree to which program participation diverted students from summer activities thatdid not further their academic or career goals; (2) to better understand students’ goals forparticipating in research; and (3) to assess student satisfaction with the research program.Students were asked to complete pre- and post-experience surveys; these two survey instrumentswere deployed during multiple summer programs over a four-year time period (2011-2014),resulting in four sets of pre- and post-survey data from more

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won

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"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Frederick Doe, illinois institute of technology; Elana Rose Jacobs, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

-year collegein the Midwest funded for over 7 years. In a previous study we found that REU studentsinteracted more frequently with graduate students than their faculty advisor while in the program.In this study we examined more closely the role of the graduate student mentors and how itdirectly influenced the REU student experience. Two data sources analyzed in this study werepre- and post-program surveys and semi-structured interviews, both administered to the REUstudents. Three main themes emerged from the data, including: 1) Academics and Careers, 2)Teaching and Learning, and 3) Building Relationships. When examining the nature of these interactions, 75% of REU students reported havinginfluential experience with their graduate student

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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Construction

AC 2012-3398: INDUSTRY BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTRobert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University Robert Wayne Ford spent his first 37 years working in numerous trades, but always managed to move into leadership positions after a short period of time. After his father’s death in 1997, Ford ended his career on the road and accepted a supervisory position with a local manufacturer in Arkansas. In 1999, Ford was given an opportunity through the NAFTA agreement to get a degree from the local two-year college. During his endeavors at NPCC, he was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa and received the George O. Bierkoe Distinguished Member Award for his contributions to the Garland County Foster Parent Association. In May of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

on student ability development and career paths. An undergraduatesurvey was distributed to freshmen and again to seniors. Students were also asked to report theirlevel of confidence in their engineering, science, professional and integrative disciplinaryabilities used in complex problem solving as well as career plans at each point in time. Inaddition, seniors were asked about their participation in global initiative activities includinginitiative choice, type of activities, length of participation, and motivations for choice. Thosewho engaged in exploration of a global initiative area reported higher self-efficacy forintegrative disciplinary and professional ability factors than non-explorers. Significantdifferences were also noted for

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High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Krishna Prasad Kisi, University of Nevada Las Vegas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

curriculum. Depending upon the school district, as students matriculate tohigh school, they may be afforded more choices from which they can begin to tailor theireducation towards the future career they envision for themselves. Students in school districtsoffering numerous curricula to select from face further complications in the selection of acurriculum of academic study. There are many influencing factors that affect the choice of theacademic curriculum that they select to pursue. At this point in their education, few students willhave full understanding of the numerous curricula and the different disciplines. Therefore, it isvery difficult for a student to make a highly-informed decision regarding the selection of thediscipline that he/she is

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

implicit stereotype of science as male (weak stereotyping among the women but strong among the men), even though they are both equally aware of the cultural stereotype. A key ongoing focus of his research is on the causal role that such varying implicit associations may play in shap- ing identities and contributing to perseverance in scientific studies and careers. Fred’s publication topics have included comparisons of web- and laboratory-based implicit cognition experiments, the relationship between implicit and explicit attitude measures, ethnic and gender differences in science graduation at selective colleges, and standardized testing in college admission.William H Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is

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Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Kuyath

moderate success, so a more holistic approach must betaken to encourage women and underrepresented minorities to consider engineering orengineering technology as an attainable career goal. Outreach programs that focus only on thetargeted groups may not be doing enough.The Theory of Planned Behavior describes three main factors that directly affect a person’sintentions to behave in a particular manner, such as enrolling in an engineering or engineeringtechnology college program. Once a person intends to engage in an activity, s/he will typicallyproceed unless some mitigating circumstances arise. The three main factors affecting intentionsare 1) the person’s attitude toward the behavior or activity, 2) the perceived subjective normsregarding the

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Ellen Worsdall, Northwestern University; Jessica Swenson, Northwestern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineers hostsCareer Day for Girls, a one-day event for girls in grades 7-12 to get girls excited about science,engineering, and technology. Through laboratory demonstrations, interactive multimedialectures, and hands-on activities, girls meet positive role models (both female and male) and getto think about the possibilities they have for careers in the technical fields.Many Career Day participants and their parents expressed a need for a multiple-day programheld over the summer--a kind of engineering day camp for girls to get more information andexperience with engineering, and to form relationships with female engineer role models.Undergraduate members of the Society of Women Engineers at Northwestern Universitytherefore went about designing

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

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Women in Engineering

opportunity toconnect with other women faculty was also valued. Assessment indicates that over halfthe women faculty report feeling more confident about professional abilities and moreassertive in advocating for career needs. Male faculty/administrators report beingfamiliar with issues impacting the success of women, as well as strategies that can beemployed to manage around these issues. Women faculty are less likely to report feelingisolated in their department/on campus. This paper will review the plan to transition tosustainable status at the conclusion of the project, including a report on the first year ofthat transition effort.BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is in a medium-sized state university with an increasedemphasis on high-quality

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation, Globalization without Travel

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Hannah Dougherty, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ernest-John Ignacio, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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International Division (INTL)

, and they continued without specific length restrictions as long asstudents provided feedback on the questions. We analyzed the transcripts from the focus groupsusing an inductive approach to coding the data to uncover themes. Preliminary results suggest thatstudents discussed the following themes: educational outlooks, class applications, culturalinteraction and exchanges, cultural intelligence, career outlooks, skill development, and advice toother students. Our draft paper discusses preliminary results by comparing and contrasting the No-COIL, COIL, and COIL+ student responses.Keywords: Collaborative Online International Learning, COIL, Short-term study abroadprograms, Faculty led study abroad, Focus groups, Undergraduate engineering

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Lenore L. Dai

traditional learningimpact on education, practicing Six Sigma at the college level also has significant impacts on thestudents’ future career development.

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Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nisha Raghunath M.S., Oregon State University; Karl R. Haapala, Oregon State University; Christopher A. Sanchez, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #37761Do I need to know this?: A comparison of mechatronics program offeringsto industry expectations for necessary on-the-job skillsets.Nisha Raghunath M.S., Oregon State University Nisha is a fourth-year graduate student studying the effects of digital media quality on people’s percep- tions and judgments of said content, and has been a part of many interdisciplinary teams to broaden her skillset and research experience. She will be pursuing a career in industry after graduation, and hopes to continue evaluating how we interact with the technological world.Dr. Karl R. Haapala, Oregon State University Dr. Karl

Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Fagundes; Nrupaja Bhide, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Tamara Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University College of Engineering; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. She has examined different mechanisms of bringing engineering content and standards into the classrooms that led to a framework for quality K-12 engineering education. Dr. Moore’s team has developed several sets of instructional modules for elementary and middle school learners that employ engineering and literacy contexts to integrate STEM and computational thinking content in meaningful and significant ways. In 2012, she received a U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Ferekides, University of South Florida; Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University; Gokhan MuMcu, University of South Florida; Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida; Joel Howell; Chung Seop Jeong, University of South Florida; Wilfrido Moreno, University of South Florida; Arash Takshi; Kevin Yee; Paul Spector, University of South Florida

of a novel faculty teaching evaluation process with directengagement of student and industry review teams; (3) the launch of a new course series,Professional Formation of Engineers 1, 2, and 3 to provide electrical engineering students withprofessional skills and career development guidance to broaden their education experience andsupport them in better understanding their discipline and potential future careers; (4) Study ofthe impact of action-state orientation on student success. An overarching theme for the project isthat the new completely connected department model will engage all stakeholders in sharing theresponsibility to empower students to Take Responsibility to Understand Engineering (TRUE).INTRODUCTION The department of

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED): Best of Works in Progress

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Patrick Jr., Texas A&M University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

zero-credit-hour course entitledBMEN 399: Engineering Professional Development as a requirement of graduation. Studentsmust participate in an approved high-impact engineering-centric experience or activity that iscommensurate with a junior or senior undergraduate level. Appendix Table 2 illustratesrepresentative high-impact experiences available to undergraduate students. To receive credit forthe high-impact experience, students must demonstrate proof of participation (documentationrequired varies based on the experience) and submit a two-page reflection assignment. Thereflection assignments from the cohort of students were analyzed for five types of engineering-centric activity experienced: career enrichment experience, clinical immersion

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

experiences outside of classrooms have an increasedinterest in STEM and a desire to pursue STEM careers [2]. Middle school years are prime years of career awareness, especially when students seeadults in STEM careers; it resonates with them and piques their interest [3,4]. Moreover, whenstudents engage in authentic hands-on activities and can see applications of STEM in their lives,it further motivates them to pursue STEM careers [3]. Therefore, keeping the research in mind,Introduction to Research and Innovative Design in Engineering (iRIDE) was initiated in thespring of 2019 for middle school students as an after-school extracurricular club followed by asummer academy to stimulate their interest in engineering. Using an asset-based

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kaylee Andree Wersant, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Y. Torres-Catanach, University of Texas at El Paso; Karla Alejandra Ayala, University of Texas at El Paso; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

experiences, community cultural wealth, and examining URM student’s STEM career decision- making process and STEM identity development.Karla Alejandra Ayala , University of Texas at El Paso Karla Ayala is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Karla strives to get a concentration in Computer Engineering to be at the forefront on the integration of hardware and software for future technologies that can better enhance the user experience. Currently she is an undergraduate Support Assistant at the Under Graduate Learning Center in UTEP; where Karla serves as the Gaia Maker Space training team-lead, providing software

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyra Anderson, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Nagash Clarke, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

, and counseling a lessexperienced person (a mentee) to help them develop skills and realize their dreams (Eby et al. 2007; Kram1983). Professional development skills are the interpersonal skills acquired when continuing educationand career training within the workforce (Antley, 2020). Having these skills can help people develop newskills, stay up-to-date on current trends, and advance their careers. Mentorship is present in science,technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) contexts through operationalized careersupport (e.g., career guidance, skill development) and psychosocial support (e.g., role modeling) that iscatered toward mentee talent expansion (Byars-Winston, Dahlberg, 2019). Effective mentorship cancomplement other

Conference Session

International STEM Education: International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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International

knowledge-based economy. In order to achieve this goal Botswana has tocontend with two major factors; One is the improved teaching and learning of science,technology, engineering, and mathematics content (STEM) content (Kennedy & Odell,2014) and the other factor is the lack of women participants in STEM careers for Botswana(Koketso, 2015). With its combination of economic success and social development unique tomany African states, Botswana has been hailed as an African developmental state (Hillbom,2011). Consequently, Botswana lays claim to the continent’s oldest continuous democracy andboasts one of the world’s fastest growing economies. These factors contribute to a political andsocial environment conducive to technological advances and