Marasco, E. A., & Paul, R., & Hladik, S., & Rodriguez, M. P., & Behjat, L., & Cowe Falls, L. G. (2016, June), Impact of an Extracurricular Activity Funding Program in Engineering Education  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25530

\bibitem{asee_peer_25530}
  Marasco, E. A., \& Paul, R., \& Hladik, S., \& Rodriguez, M. P., \& Behjat, L., \& Cowe Falls, L. G. (2016, June), \emph{Impact of an Extracurricular Activity Funding Program in Engineering Education}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.25530

Emily Ann Marasco, Robyn Paul, Stephanie Hladik, Marcela P Rodriguez, Laleh Behjat P.Eng., and Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng..  "Impact of an Extracurricular Activity Funding Program in Engineering Education".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/25530 Internet.  11 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_25530}
  Emily Ann Marasco, Robyn Paul, Stephanie Hladik, Marcela P Rodriguez, Laleh Behjat P.Eng., and Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng..
  "Impact of an Extracurricular Activity Funding Program in Engineering Education".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/25530 Internet.  11 Jan, 2025

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AB  - Participation in extracurricular activities improves engineering students’ professional and leadership skills, civic-engagement and engineering abilities. These activities provide students with cultural and scientific immersion, and are an excellent complement to a technical engineering degree. However, students can be restricted in their ability to participate due to limited finances and due to lack of awareness on opportunities.

To minimize this challenge, the *name* Student Activity Fund (SSAF) was developed to promote participation in activities that enhance engineering education and leadership development through a variety of activities. This paper will discuss the details of the SSAF, and provide insight into the levels of impact seen from the program.

Annually, students apply to the fund competition as either individuals or groups.  The applications must include proposed budgets, detailed itineraries, and a clear description of how the activity will contribute to their leadership, professional, and personal development.  In addition, the students must report back to the fund indicating how the moneys were spent and how they brought their experience and knowledge back to campus. A wide range of activities are eligible, however all activities should be experiential in nature and highly participatory. Some examples of successful applications in the past include the solar car team, educational trips to major cities, group studies abroad, and academic conferences. Activities should complement and enhance classroom learning and the engineering graduate attributes.

Applications are evaluated by a committee of students, alumni and faculty. When the evaluation committee reviews applications they are looking for students who have clearly demonstrated how the activity will enhance their engineering education. Successful applicants must also submit a final report afterwards describing the impact on their learning experience, a reflection on their personal and leadership development goals, and a description of their contribution.

The paper will discuss the evolution of the fund since its inception ten years ago. Data to be presented includes the number of funded students and groups, percentage of applications compared to activities funded, and trends in the funding applications activity types over the years.

When discussing the impact of these activities, we will look at three factors. Firstly, the factor of time will investigate immediate, short term and long term impacts. The second factor, culture, will compare the impact on the individual to the impact brought back to the University community. And lastly, the factor of depth will gain insight into whether the impact is on the surface or if the impact has a much deeper change. All of these will consider both personal and academic growth for the students, their peers, the faculty and faculty members.

The SSAF provides a model for encouraging extra-curricular activities for other schools as it reduces the barrier to these experiences while building student leadership through the application and competition.  The paper will also recommend how to further increase the success and impact of an extracurricular activity funding program in engineering education.
AU  - Emily Ann Marasco
AU  - Robyn Paul
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AU  - Marcela P Rodriguez
AU  - Laleh Behjat P.Eng.
AU  - Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng.
CY  - New Orleans, Louisiana
DA  - 2016/06/26
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Impact of an Extracurricular Activity Funding Program in Engineering Education
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