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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison

+ focus reading group for STEM students to further connect them with their identity, and is passionate about understanding and dismantling the systems in engineering that marginalize students.Prof. Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Rylander is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and the Harry H. Power Professor in Engineering and a William J. Murray, Jr. Fellow in Engineering. Dr. Rylander is a co-director, with Dr. Mia K. Markey, of the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Imaging Science and Informatics Portfolio program, a comprehensive imaging science training program for doctoral stu- dents funded by a Ruth L. Kirschstein National

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

-based and all-class discussion activities that draw upon criticalquestions of applying these concepts. In so doing, we intend to help students think and behave asprototypical engineering leadership practitioners. IntroductionThe typical engineer spends the majority of his or her career either in a team or in managementand leadership roles1. Even entry-level engineers are expected to function well as team membersand exercise leadership as appropriate to a role. One can therefore consider the practice ofengineering as a triad composed of technical competence, management, and leadership with noclear dividing line2. For these reasons, companies seek graduates with leadership skills 3. However,industry offers