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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #35151The Development of a Texas A&M University Faculty of EngineeringEducationDr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for over 13 million in funded research, from NSF

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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students transition from high school to college, theyoften don’t have explicit knowledge and skills in these areas, which can cause them to struggle morethan is necessary. Higher education institutions have created programs to provide explicit instructionin these areas through classes in “learning to learn,” self-regulation, and self-care. Specific topics inthese classes include metacognitive strategies, time management strategies, goal setting, developinga growth mindset, and practicing self-care techniques such as mindfulness and staying sociallyconnected.Given engineering students have unique experiences and struggles within these different areas, wedecided to build our program within the College of Engineering to address their particular

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Celena Miller, University of Texas Austin - Center for Space Research ; Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin

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; increase in contact hours withtheir NASA subject matter expert, Speaker Series added on NASA missions and opportunities, and a virtual studentshowcase broadcasted as a two-day event. Based on evaluation results, items that were missed due to the virtualevent include: opportunity to engage face-to-face with NASA experts, opportunity to experience college life, tour ofa NASA facility to experience and see first-hand research by NASA scientists, engineers, and astronauts, and theopportunity to experience long-term research with like-minded students. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright© 2021