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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs; Martin L. Tombari, University of Texas, Austin; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10803Does Teaching Matter? Factors that Influence High School Students’ Deci-sions Whether to Pursue College STEM MajorsDr. Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs Gary Lichtenstein, Ed.D., is principal of Quality Evaluation Designs, a firm specializing in research and evaluation for K-12 schools, universities, and government and non-profit organizations nationwide. He has researched STEM pathways of K-12 students, undergraduates, and early career professionals. For correspondence about this paper, email: gary@QualityEvaluationDesigns.com,Dr. Martin L Tombari, University of Texas, Austin Marty Tombari is

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K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

createawareness and intensify outreach efforts by engineering/STEM educational programs across thecountry. One potential solution is to train middle and high school teachers in STEM areas sothey can influence young students. This seems promising, considering the majority of K-12teachers have limited to no training in engineering and the implementation of specializedprograms or efforts is often prohibitive due to limited resources. This paper documents theactivities and results of a Pre-Service Teacher Workshop at Texas A&M InternationalUniversity. This workshop addressed the limited knowledge of secondary teachers aboutengineering degrees and careers. Participants, for example, were made aware of the differencebetween the Scientific Inquiry Method

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Eugene Audette

experienced engineers can do this best, individuals whobring to the classroom a wealth of experience, the vision of emerging opportunities from thelaboratory and who can be credible liaisons between industry and the academy.Dr. William Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering, predicts that we will needa million entry-level engineers in the next decade. Colleges in the United States are producing65,000 engineers each year–just two-thirds of that rate. Factor in the retirement of olderengineers and the result is a shortage of about 350,000 engineers by 2012.Traditionally, new full-time professors of engineering, much like new collegiate faculty in otherdisciplines, enter the professoriate early in their careers after a graduate program

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NEE Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

Session 3575 Transitioning from Industry to Education: The First Year William R. Loendorf Eastern Washington University School of Computing and Engineering Sciences Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia DesignAbstractAfter years as an engineering professional in industry, a career transition into a related field wason the horizon. The events at the beginning of the 21st century lead to the downsizing ofnumerous companies and the eventual elimination of countless jobs. As the economy weakened,it became increasingly difficult to

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The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Natela Ostrovskaya; Jan Rinehart; Susan Metz

people, foundations, and agencies, the numbersare not increasing. Determining what the factors are that motivate and encourage young peopleto pursue Ph.D.s and then select academic careers, is vital to the economic growth of America.IntroductionThe representation of men of color and women faculty in engineering in the U.S. is extraordinarilylow. The most recent data (1997) indicate that female engineering faculty who have doctoratedegrees employed at four-year colleges is at a level of 6.5% (tenured and non-tenured, tenuretrack). The number of doctoral engineers employed as postsecondary faculty in two and four-yearcolleges is so small for Black, Hispanic and Native Americans that they are go unreported sincethe number is less than 500. 1 The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rob Guardiola; Larry Hanneman; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Table 1. ABET 2000 Criterion 3, Program Outcomes and Assessment: outcomes that allEngineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have.Paradigm ShiftsConsider three generally disconnected educational processes of accreditation, experientialeducation, and career self-management. Paradigm shifts in thinking about these three processesand their interdependence present exciting and unique opportunities for enhancing engineeringeducation.ABET Accreditation: ABET (a-k) Outcomes represent engineering workplace competencies, notlearning outcomes. Knowledge is necessary; but it is not sufficient. One may apply a well-developed, globally implemented

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Benenson; El Hadji Diop; José Sánchez; Alphie Mullings; Nadine Simms

-solving and design? A simple " # $solution is emerging: recruit engineering students to become teachers. They have strongbackgrounds in math and science, awareness of their applications in analyzing and solvingtechnological problems, and typically a penchant for “hands-on” activity. The authors of thispaper have been part of a program to motivate engineering students to consider careers inteaching.% How feasible is this idea? Experiences from the City College program and others suggestthat under favorable circumstances, many engineering students might be attracted to teachingcareers. Unfortunately, all of this data is anecdotal. To our knowledge, no systematic

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond B. Landis

Session 3453 Improving Engineering Guidance: Introduction to Engineering for High School Teachers and Counselors Raymond B. Landis California State University, Los AngelesAbstractThis paper describes an innovative course designed to improve the effectiveness of high schoolmathematics and science teachers and college counselors in guiding their students towardengineering as a field of study and a career opportunity. The course titled "Introduction toEngineering for High School Teachers and Counselors" was first offered in Summer, 1997 andhas been offered twice each year

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duc Anh Vu Trinh, University of South Florida; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University ; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

RED program.Preliminary analysis shows that the PFE class series helps students obtain skills, especiallyprofessional proficiency, that are hard to get outside of this class series by directly incorporatingassignments and encouraging students to participate in career development activities. Notably,the skills students develop during the courses are selectively chosen and endorsed by the coursedesigner through the department’s industry board.IntroductionThe industry needs and jobs related to Electrical Engineering are expanding faster at 5% than theaverage job growth rate of 3% [4], which expects more than 300,000 jobs to be created by 2032.In addition, due to many complicated social fluctuations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic thatencourages a

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alondra Gonzalez Quintana, City Colleges of Chicago; Alexis Alvarez, City Colleges of Chicago; Amara Moreno, City Colleges of Chicago; Alessandra Romero, City Colleges of Chicago; Lourdes Beatriz Johnson, City Colleges of Chicago; Bohan Ren, City Colleges of Chicago; Kendrit Tahiraj, City Colleges of Chicago; Anthony Jesus Huerta, City Colleges of Chicago; Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

research-based application has been developed to predict thepercentage of compatibility between a mentor and mentee. The hypothesis is that for an idealmentoring relationship to occur, there should be a percentage of matching between fourdimensions: personality type, career aspiration, interests, and demographics.The Four Dimensions:A) Personality Type: The Myers-Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI) is a widely used personalityassessment tool that provides insights into an individual's cognitive, emotional, attitudinal, andbehavioral intricacies [17]. There is mixed consensus surrounding the MBTI’s construct validityand reliability [18]-[21]. However, the MBTI has also been used extensively in many settingsregardless of the mixed consensus [22]-[25

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Acton, University of St. Thomas; Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser, University of St. Thomas; Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering. She works closely with the Center for Engineering Education and Study Abroad programs. Her research focuses on engineering education including inclusive pedagogy and intercultural learning. Research grants include KEEN and NSF grants. Prior to her academic career, she was a design engineer with HNTB Corporation and completed new design and seismic rehabilitation of high-profile transportation structures.Dr. Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas Kundan Nepal is currently Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of St.Thomas (MN). He teaches courses in areas of Engineering Design, Digital Electronics and Embedded Systems

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

professional development beyond the standard curriculum in preparation for employment of advanced studies in STEM;4) Employ recruitment techniques and strategies to encourage applications from women students as a means of increasing participation of women in engineering careers;5) Provide specific academic support for students struggling in attrition-point courses.In support of these objectives, particularly objectives 2 and 3, SEECS has developed a required,zero-credit seminar course that all scholarship recipients are expected to register for, attend andparticipate in each semester for which scholarship funding is awarded – nominally all eightsemesters of SEECS eligibility, for students recruited as new incoming first-year students [4].As a

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth West, University of Florida; Bruce Frederick Carroll, University of Florida; Jinnie Shin, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

their ability to work in a team and perceived leadership ability. Seven items aredrawn directly from the MMRE's "Confidence in Leading and Working on an Engineering Team"construct. Identity as an Engineer: Identity as an engineer (or engineering identity) includes beingrecognized as or viewing oneself as a certain 'kind of person' in the context of engineering. Seventotal items are included to assess aspects of identity such as recognition, interest, and communitybelongingness, six were taken from the SUCCESS instrument and one from the MMREinstrument. Commitment to an Engineering Career: Commitment to an engineering career is relatedto a student’s dedication to pursuing a career as an engineer. Seven items are taken

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

the topics of Optical Data Links, Integrated Circuit Technology, RF semiconductor compo- nents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 22.1293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Simple Analysis Method for Assessment of PEOs Using Limited Survey DataAbstractAlumni and employer surveys are among the assessment tools often used to determine the extentto which a program’s graduates are able to successfully pursue the types of careers

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Pri- mary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-869: USING COMPUTER MODELING PROBLEMS FORUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONSteven Gordon, The Ohio State University Page 15.1321.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Computer Modeling Problems for Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractModeling and simulation can be used to implement inquiry-based learning in engineeringcourses that actively involve students in the learning process, improve their problem-solvingskills, and encourage them to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) disciplines. This approach was used in the creation of a thirteen dayworkshop for college credit for high

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2787: A COMBINED CURRICULUM IN AEROSPACE AND OCEANENGINEERING38 YEARS LATERLeigh S McCue, Virginia TechJoseph A Schetz, Virginia Tech Dr. Joseph A. Schetz is currently the Holder of the Fred D. Durham Chair in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Schetz was born and raised in New Jersey and then attended Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in New York receiving a BS in 1958. The launch of Sputnik in 1957 caused him to change directions and enter the aerospace field. He went on to receive his MSE (1960), MA (1961) and PhD (1962) in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University. He started his professional career at General Applied Science Lab. in New York in 1961

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New ET Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vernon Lewis; Paul Kauffmann

that provides a direction for education to consider: · Two- thirds of respondents said the manufacturing workplace suffers from a poor and outdated image in attracting competent workers. · Respondents recommended steps and programs should be identified and implemented to make technical and manufacturing careers preferred career options. · This study encouraged the nation’s community and technical colleges to expand certificate and degree programs to ensure they are effective and attuned to workforce needs. · It urged the university system to be more attuned to changing workforce needs and play a role in supporting resolution of the issues the nation is facing.Training requirements in corporate America are varied both in content

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Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T

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Environmental Engineering

philosophy was and always will be learning occurs best through experience! Page 24.919.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Ms. Hines and the Sick 5th Graders -– Making hands-on outreach and learning about the Environment engaging through the use of Case Stories!Abstract Inclusion of minority and low income students in STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, & Math) early in their educational careers is vital to help guide them on the trackfor higher education. Both peer and societal pressures that tell girls they should shy away fromSTEM

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leda Lunardi, NC State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

careers in fields related toenergy through mentored engagement in a real research setting.APPLICATIONPARTICIPANTSStudents are recruited nationwide by postings on webpages of associations for undergraduateprograms and emails to undergraduate outreach coordinator or undergraduate director ofinstitutions that have limited research opportunities. One advantage is that the program ismultidisciplinary and composed of faculty from different engineering departments, physicaland mathematical sciences, targeting a large body of students.The minimum overall GPA for application is 3.5. Applications were filled online through theprogram web site. The applicants provide personal information, gender, demographic, andupload official transcripts’ files. One open

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel E. Gehr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

].While the workforce continues to expand, teenagers still show disinterest in entering themicroelectronics industry [6]. According to Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), students’awareness and motivation of working in a certain field will only increase if multiple exposureopportunities are provided [7]. Without an increase in the upcoming generation’s motivation topursue careers in the microelectronics workforce, the plan to continue expanding ourinvolvement in this industry will suffer.We propose that embedding engaging microelectronics content into existing middle and highschool curriculum will increase student awareness of and interest in the field. This work inprogress will evaluate 11 units that are implemented during the 2023 – 24

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Mohammed El Kihal, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Juan David Ortega Álvarez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Education at Virginia Tech and a Visiting Professor of Process Engineering at Universidad EAFIT (Medellin, Colombia). Juan holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University and an M.S. in Process Engineering and Energy Technology from Hochschule Bremerhaven. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses for more than 10 years, Juan has over 6 years of experience as a practicing engineer, working mostly on the design and improvement of chemical processing plants.Mr. James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University I’ve been an Academic and Career advisor for first-year engineering students for nine years. I help first-year engineering students develop their career

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jesus Acosta-Iriqui; Eniko T. Enikov

Development of International Mobility Program in Micro and Nanotechnology: Lessons Learned Jesús Acosta-Iriqui, Eniko T. Enikov The University of ArizonaAbstractThe Advanced International Studies in Mechanics of Micro- and Nano-systems program is afour-year student exchange program under the Atlantis Excellence in Mobility programsupported by the United States Department of Education and the European Commission ofHigher Education. The main goals of this project was to increase students’ academic aspirationsin science and engineering careers, increase students’ professional aspirations in science andengineering, and increase students’ awareness

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

including peer mentoring programs, time management seminars, financialaid and budgeting workshops, increasing career/job fairs and networking with companies, as wellas professional skills workshops including public speaking that can be implemented at not onlyMSIs, but also at other educational institutions to contribute to the mental wellness and overallwell-being of students.Keywords: Academic Distress, Academic Success, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Stress,Well-BeingBackground and MotivationThe prevalence of mental health conditions among college students is steadily rising [1]. In theUnited States (U.S.), approximately 42% of college students suffer from depression and/oranxiety, 38% have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu; Elisa Riedo; Shelley L Anna; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University ; Stacey J Marks; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah "Ed" E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

) Alliance (National Science Foundation Awards #2149995, #2149798#2149899 from the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM in the Directorate for STEMEducation) to develop a model to promote the equitable advancement of early career tenure-trackengineering faculty from populations of interest to the Alliances for Graduate Education and theProfessoriate (AGEP) program. The goal of this AGEP Faculty Career Pathways Alliance Model(FCPAM) is to develop, implement, self-study, and institutionalize a career pathway model thatcan be adapted for use at other similar institutions for advancing early career engineering facultywho are: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, NativeHawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. This

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M. Hines, Florida State University; Ayesha Boyce, University of North Carolina - Greensboro; Jared Larenz Davis, University of Houston; Waldemiro Muanha Junqueira, University of Houston; Tyron Slack, Florida State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #32969Black Males in Pursuit of Advanced Engineering DegreesDr. Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Associate Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic pursuits. He is a co-founder of the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention aimed at exposing underrepresented fourth

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Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pam Newberry, Project Lead The Way; T. Richard Grimsley, Project Lead The Way; John Hansen, The University of Texas-Tyler; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

immersing students in real-world engineering problems. Each ofthe eight challenging courses taken in conjunction with college-preparatory level academics isdesigned to prepare students for postsecondary studies in engineering and engineeringtechnology and other high tech, high wage careers. The courses are in alignment with thenational standards for mathematics, science, technology and English and use activities, projects,and problem-based learning with hands-on experiences to teach students the key knowledge andskills of engineering and technology-based careers.For the past eight years, the PLTW network has grown to encompass 1,300 schools in 45 states,including the District of Columbia. Over 175,000 students are currently enrolled in PLTWcourses

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

of Undergraduate Studies, Center for Academic Advising and Student Affairs, and the Career and Professional Development offices. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Phenomenological Exploration of Women’s Lived Experiences and Factors That Influence Their Choice and Persistence in EngineeringIntroductionIn recent years it has been suggested that the United States is losing its prominent global positionin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, which has greatly influencedour country’s global and economic competitiveness. According to the National Math and ScienceInitiative (NMSI, 2016), “American students are falling behind other countries in the criticalsubjects of

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Nathan E Canney P.E., CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Benjamin V Fell P.E., California State University, Sacramento

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

, Persistence, and Interest in Civil EngineeringAbstractExposing pre-college students to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)activities and undergraduate college students to service learning have both been linked toincreased interest and participation in STEM careers. This study investigates the use of theWriting Partners program as an intervention to increase college students’ intentions to persist inthe major and increase K-12 students’ awareness and understanding of engineering. The WritingPartners (WP) program consists of college students exchanging letters with a local 5th or 6thgrade student twice over the course of a semester, culminating in a campus visit for theelementary students. This research

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, co-founded an online math education company, MathThink, and has additionally worked with companies including Oracle and Ernst & Young. Puthumana holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University at Albany and a dual-program MBA from Columbia University and the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Increasing STEM Engagement in Minority Middle School Boys through MakingAbstractAfrican-American and Hispanic males are significantly underrepresented in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. While youth start narrowing their