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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Julia E. Parker, University of Kentucky ; Keren Mabisi, University of Cincinnati; Carissa B. Schutzman, University of Cincinnati; Mark Crocker, University of Kentucky

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this NRT, namely, an onboarding and orientation event, a career explorationsymposium, and a multidisciplinary introductory course. In addition, the assessment of each ofthese interventions – as well as the outcomes thereof – are presented and discussed.2. Existing literature and contributions of this report to the latter2.1. Graduate student onboarding and orientationThe existing literature includes several reports that focus on the onboarding and orientation ofgraduate students [2-6]. These reports target the orientation of graduate students at the university,college, and/or department levels [2-5] or the onboarding of graduate students in research groups[6]. Notably, these publications discuss a number of best practices and make

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Amy Clobes, University of Virginia

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engineering school at a large R1 universityencompassing nine PhD programs.Rubric Design and ImplementationFirst Rubric IterationThe Holistic PhD Admissions Rubric was designed using best practices in holistic graduateadmissions gathered from relevant literature [30-34]. The first iteration of this rubric contained13 criteria, each with a 1-4 scoring system with qualifiers for each score rating (Figure 1).Criteria were listed in order of best predictor of graduate success (letters of evaluation, evidenceof motivation, and prior research experience) to poorest (GPA and GRE), as reflected in bestpractices. Here, letters of evaluations are letters of recommendations, and each recommenderalso assigns a rating score for each applicant. Qualifiers for each

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Texas Tech University

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Programalso focused on the graduate education and preparing students to be leaders in science and engineeringdisciplines (Newswander & Borrego, 2021). Like the NRT, it emphasized collaborative research thattranscended traditional disciplinary boundaries and was founded on the belief that diversity amongparticipants contributed to their ability to solve “large and complex problems of significant scientific andsocietal importance at the national and international level” (NSF http://www.igert.org/public/about.html).From its inception in 1998, the IGERT program made 278 awards and funded approximately 6500graduate students. The last call for proposals for the IGERT took place in 2013.Assessment and evaluation activities, designed to measure impacts

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Rachel F. Perlman, Stony Brook University; Kimberly Bell, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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continued success of incoming graduate students in an era of uncertainty, anxiety, anduneasiness. The piloted virtual orientation program ran in a variety of digital platforms,asynchronously and synchronously, and included several best practices and strategies for asuccessful graduate student orientation (Almanzar et al., 2016), e.g., exploration of relevantresources (academic platforms, health and wellness, communities of support, etc.), social events,career discussions, and departmental advising and mentoring. This new program also integrated acomprehensive teaching assistant (TA) training component for those students who would beassigned teaching assignments.LiteratureGraduate Student Orientation: Research on transition to college is largely

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Thomas L. Acker, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University

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Paper ID #33173The Rapid Model: Initial Results From Testing a Model to Set Up aCourse-Sharing Consortia for STEM Programs at the Graduate LevelDr. Thomas L. Acker, Northern Arizona University Dr. Tom Acker is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, where he has been since 1996. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. His duties include teaching and performing research related to energy systems, power system modeling, renewable energy, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. His research in wind energy relates to and wind flow modeling for distributed wind

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

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Luis Enrique Guardia, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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ofmentorship as well. Ultimately, the two sets of collected data will allow us to create a holisticinterpretation of mentorship at our institution, allowing us to reform our mentorship programswhere necessary to improve the experiences of both students and faculty. More so, the finalstudy will ideally serve as a model for other institutions conducting research and reforming theirmentorship programs so that all students across all institutions will have the best mentoringexperiences possible.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the participants for taking the time to share their experienceswith and perceptions of mentoring. The authors would also like to thank the members of theResearch on Engineering, Design, and Education Systems (ReDes

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Kate Caroline Batson, University of Georgia

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.(2011, para. 3) concisely argue: technical writing is usually not the same as scholarly writing, and scholarly writing is required in most research-based writing projects, such as theses and directed projects. As opposed to being concise, to the point, or having the data speak for themselves, scholarly writing relies on analysis, synthesis, and logical construction of a proposition with appropriate support. Technical writing is generally designed primarily to transmit specific information, while scholarly writing is designed to underpin the creation of new knowledge.Thus, the way in which technical communication programs approach teaching writing—along with debates on whether or not technical writing

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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David Ruete, Universidad Andres Bello; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello ; Danilo Leal, Universidad Andres Bello; Pilar López Lira, Universidad Andres Bello; Lilian Pamela San Martín Medina, Universidad Andres Bello; Margarita Ercilia Aravena, Universidad Andres Bello; Giannina Costa, Universidad Andres Bello

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. Academicadministrators must therefore understand a complex network of dynamic factors that relate tostudents. Time, health, past and present experiences, future goals, life or work circumstances,and expectations for success are all factors that influence student learning [7]. Many of thefactors influencing dropout at master's degree are factors beyond student control, such asunforeseeable personal, health, or financial problems [8]. However, these factors do not explainall cases. Some of these factors are individual and personal, while others are institutional [9].Focused research is necessary to understand the factors that influence low early graduation rates.A literature review shows that there are practically no studies that analyze late graduation

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Chi-Ning Chang, The University of Kansas; Guan Kung Saw, Claremont Graduate University; Uriel Lomelí-Carrillo, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Mingxia Zhi, Northside Independent School District; Kahlí Romano, Claremont Graduate University ; Ryan Culbertson, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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; and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. His teaching focuses on sociology of education, inequalities in education, educational evaluation and policy analysis, research methods and designs, and statistics and evaluation.Uriel Lomel´ı-Carrillo, The University of Texas at San Antonio Uriel Lomel´ı-Carrillo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Demography at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Prior to his doctoral program, Lomel´ı-Carrillo worked as a statistician and research assistant for the Survey of Migration at the Northern Border of Mexico. Lomel´ı-Carrillo’s research interests include demographic methods, mortality, spatial demography, and the Mexican War on Drugs. He has presented his

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Casey E. Wright, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Erica M. Stone, Middle Tennessee State University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Paper ID #34637Visualizing Arguments to Scaffold Graduate Writing in EngineeringEducationDr. Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Kristen R. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. Her research focuses primarily on technical communication and issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice. She is the author of Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn: Building Coalitions for Action (2019), in addition to a range of articles. She has received a number of awards for her research, including the Joenk Award for the best

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Duo Li, Shenyang City University; Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology; Qiping Zhang, Long Island University

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Force. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a society that focuses on education, research and learning. ACM provides resources to its members, including publications, conferences, professional resources, and digital libraries. • The mission of the ACM Data Science Task Group is to provide tasks in 2017 and guidance on specific capabilities in data science computing for undergraduate courses. In 2018, the task force designed two surveys to collect information on key data science computing competencies from academia and industry. In 2019, they demonstrated these competencies at the conference and collected opinions and suggestions from the data science community. Throughout 2019 and

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering and an Engineering Education Faculty Member at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. Dr. Mondisa holds a PhD in Engineering Education, an MS in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, and a BS in General Engineering. She researches STEM mentoring experiences and mentoring intervention programs in higher education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Using Photovoice to Examine the Mental Health Experiences of Engineering Graduate Students during COVID-19 (Work in Progress)AbstractMental health service utilization and reported mental