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Innovative Pedagogies Afforded Through Technology and Remote Learning

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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Educational Research and Methods

the basic concepts taught in thecore STEM courses is a strong contributing factor to student attrition. Strategies to improvelearning experiences in STEM courses by all students at colleges and universities are thereforeneeded so that they persist in the STEM career pipeline. A group of STEM faculty members at aHistorically Black University is committed to this important need through the far-reaching use ofVirtual Reality (VR) in its STEM courses and investigating its impact on learning outcomes,engagement and persistence in STEM.The two big questions that continue to be examined by STEM education experts are: (a) Why dostudents change their majors from a STEM to a non-STEM major? and, (b) Why do studentsstruggle with STEM concepts leading

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Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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Saira Anwar, University of Florida; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

noteworthy that limited studiestook the detailed approach of understanding students' perspective of their learning needs, e.g.[15], expectations in the courses, e.g. [16] and academic challenges [17] that may hinder theirprogress in STEM courses, or future decision of a STEM career. Furthermore, most of thesestudies used a survey approach to understand students’ perspectives and experiences and lackeddirect interaction with students. The purpose of this work in progress study is to understand detailed students'perspectives about their challenges in post-secondary STEM classrooms. More specifically, wefocused on understanding which challenges or factors hindered students' progress in changingtheir perception about future STEM career options

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

andsuccess as few. Also, there is a great need to enhance a dialogue between community collegeleaders and employers related to students’ career pathways [10]. Employers can help institutionswith career pathways to ensure that students are being prepared for economically viable jobs. Inaddition, employers can advise faculty and program administrators on issues of curriculum andprovide students with work-based learning and job-shadowing experiences to enhance theirclassroom learning [11].To ensure that the ET/AM programs, curriculum, training, and potential economic developmentoutcomes can be met, regional stakeholders want to ensure that programs stay in line withindustry needs by gathering data and refining the school-to-work pathway. These data

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Tiffiny Antionette Butler, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

andmodel behaviors that promote a successful college career. Connecting Mentor Partners forAcademic Success in STEM (CoMPASS) is an NSF S-STEM scholarship program developed tocreate a pathway to guide first generation students from the X Public School District to developtheir social capital through intentional mentoring throughout their first year experience at XUniversity and beyond. The multilayered mentoring approach introduced distinctive campusmentors embedded within scheduled programming to align with the student’s first yearexperience. The CoMPASS program began with virtual sessions in spring 2020 as students’ firstinteraction with the campus support network after CoMPASS scholars were accepted into theinstitution, but before they

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Nasser Alaraje, University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

activities to increase the awareness of potential college students about career opportunities in electronics technologies. Dr. Alaraje is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a member of the ASEE Electrical and Com- puter Engineering Division, a member of the ASEE Engineering Technology Division, a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department Heads Association (ECETDHA). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Choose Ohio First – IMProving REtention and Student Success in Computing (COF

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Capstone Design

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Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Danny Rubin, Rubin

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Mechanical Engineering

based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Mr. Danny Rubin, Rubin Danny Rubin is the founder of Rubin, a leading provider of online curriculum for business communication skills. Rubin, the company, provides its signature curriculum, called ”Emerge,” to engineering schools nationwide. Emerge features in-demand communication topics like email etiquette, phone etiquette, net- working, LinkedIn and more. Danny began his career as a local TV news reporter and national news consultant for NBC’s ”Meet

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., E4S, LLC

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Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE). He is also a regular contributor to the Improve with Metacognition blog. In May of 2018, Dr. Cunningham received the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award for his research work. Dr. Cunningham teaches a range of courses across undergraduate levels with specialization in dynamic systems, measurement, and control. In his teaching he seeks to apply what he has learned from his research, spurring student reflection and metacognitive growth, so that they may become more skillful learners. Skillful learners are capable, independent, and adaptable thinkers who are able to succeed wherever their career paths lead. Dr. Cunningham has industry experience through 7 co

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Christopher Heckman, St. Mary's College of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

cognizantof the ethical aspects of scientific publishing in their field.The focus of this study is to find common reasons for retraction in engineeringscholarship in order to identify points of need in education about the publishing cycle.This will help educators to teach engineering students seeking to publish how to avoidcommon publishing pitfalls. Graduate programs play a critical role in preparing studentsfor an academic career. Together with faculty, librarians can work to give students agrounding in the fundamentals of publishing ethics due to their combination of scholarlycommunications expertise and hands-on experience with the information behavior ofstudents at their institutions

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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Ibrahim H. Yeter, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Purdue University in 2019-2020 and 2017-2019, respectively. He is an affiliated faculty member of the Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) at NTU and is the director of the World MOON (More Ob- servation Of Nature) Project, which has enabled several thousand students and their teachers worldwide to collaborate on aerospace engineering and STEM education-focused activities. He received national and international recognitions including an Early Career Researcher award from European Science Ed- ucation Research Association (ESERA) and a Jhumki Basu Scholar award from National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Also, he is one of two

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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Selahattin Sayil, Lamar University

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Electrical and Computer

opinions on the value andquality of the lab/simulation components and overall effect. We were especially interested in (a)the students' impressions on the accuracy of their experimental data and (b) the students'confidence in their ability to carry out the experiments. Some of the survey questions includedwere: “How easy it was to understand and perform the experiment?”, “Was the outcome of theexperiment same as predicted?” Last question on the survey inquired about the long-termusefulness and impacts of the lab experience. “Do you think the experience gained inexperiments will help in your future career?”All students in this study have answered the surveys. According to Table I, students in bothstudent groups reported about the same level of

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Student Engagement, Socioemotional Needs, and Social Support During Pandemic

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Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Jacqueline Gartner, Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

understandhow students who enter the university with different levels of preparation navigate through theircollege careers through a social capital lens, focusing on their networks, and sense of identityand belonging within engineering. As part of the program, students are expected to meet withfaculty and peer mentors, broadening the pool of potential contacts they might turn to whenfaced with an engineering decision. After the first two years of the program, this paper exploresthe experiences of nine students to understand how their social networks have changed via theName and Resource Generator instrument, an instrument that is designed to understand studentnetworks and access to engineering-related social capital via self-reported networks. This

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Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Brad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Sherer, Corteva Agriscience; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

- statistics and machine learning at Corteva Agriscience. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Caltech and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Purdue Univer- sity and was an associate professor in chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University before joining Corteva Agriscience.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Giannina Costa, Universidad Andres Bello; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello; David Ruete, Universidad Andres Bello; Danilo Leal, Universidad Andres Bello; Lilian Pamela San Martín Medina, Universidad Andres Bello

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Women in Engineering

representationof women in science (62%) while Argentina has 52%, Chile trails with 30% [2].STEM disciplines mirrors this underrepresentation, with areas such as computer science, physics andmathematics the least represented by women [1]. Factors that influence career selection in STEMdisciplines are deep-rooted gender stereotypes in Latin America, reflected both at family and societallevel [4], [5], [6]. Many countries and / or universities have yet to incorporategender equality as policy.Various initiatives are being developed that focus on promoting equality and empowerment of women(UN and UNESCO) [1] [2] The European W-STEM project coordinated by a research group operatingout of a university in Barranquilla, Colombia, has focused on three relevant

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Engineering Communication I: History and Praxis

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Marcy Bloom Milhomme, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Lori B. Miraldi, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #33231Scaling and Sustaining of a Liberal Arts Speaking Course That TargetsEngineering StudentsDr. Marcy Bloom Milhomme, Pennsylvania State University I am an Assistant Teaching Professor for subjects like rhetorical analysis, civic engagement, individual public speaking, small group communication and I’m the Lead Instructor for public speaking for engi- neers, where I teach engineers how to develop a technical message but for a non-technical audience. I’ve also worked in industry, where I developed training programs and other organizational development solu- tions for common workplace problems. My career has been

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Design Mental Frameworks

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Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

’ learning in a mechanism design class. As such, students wereasked to submit reflections at the end of each project. Following are some example promptsgiven to the students for reflection:1) Draw a concept map that shows the connections you have made between engineering andstorytelling.2) What does "Storytelling with Machines" mean for you personally beyond the class?3) What were your top 3 learnings from this class? Why?4) What was the most challenging aspect of the class?5) How will you apply what you learned in this class in your career?These reflections prompted the students to think about the connections they were able to makebetween storytelling and engineering, reflect on the challenges and successes, and lessons learntthrough the process of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #33129Students’ Perceptions of Engineering Educators: Building Relationshipsand Fostering Agency in Outreach (Fundamental)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher in science education at Indiana University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology specializing in Inquiry Methodology from Indiana University in 2006. Her research interests include attracting and retaining students in STEM, development of a STEM identity and STEM career aspirations, and the development of instruments and evaluation tools to assess these constructs.Ms. Karen Miel, Tufts

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel

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Mathematics

personal judgements about their abilities to achieve specific goals[11]. Indeed, some work has shown that students’ beliefs about their past achievement well-predicts their future performance [12]. Math self-efficacy refers to one’s specific beliefs aboutunderstanding math concepts and applying related skills [13]. For engineering students, mathself-efficacy is important because it may impact general engineering self-efficacy and in turnretention and performance [14-16]. The Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire(MSEAQ) is one instrument available for quantifying math self-efficacy. The MSEAQconsiders five dimensions of math self-efficacy, including: General Mathematics Self-Efficacy,Grade Anxiety, Future Courses/Careers, Asking In

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University Bloomington; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Nikeetha Farfan D'Souza, Indiana University Bloomington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

remixes an old toy. The prototype should change the look and feel of the toy, or the toy’s role in our life, using new materials.The kits also included all required materials and tools, open-ended questions, images ofexamples, and career awareness information. Families were guided through an engineeringdesign process – research, plan, create, test, improve, and communicate.ParticipantsThe first year of the project included three families and the second year of the project included18 families. These families lived in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States.Across the two years, there were 16 female and 14 male child participants between 6-12 years ofage and 14 female and 10 male caregiver participants. The self-identified

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Spencer Edwin Chan, Loyola Marymount University; Julian K. Saint Clair, Loyola Marymount University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

: Word cloud visualization of the college-level challenges faced by the participantsIn addition to a word frequency query, a coding analysis was performed on the responses toquestion M1 from the matching survey to distill this qualitative information. In doing so, fourinductive codes were generated by the researcher while reading and sorting the data: academics,path uncertainty, personal and social struggles, and time balance. The “academics” code wasused to label any struggles related to coursework, such as low grades, dropping courses, or poorstudy habits. The “path uncertainty” code broadly labels any lack of clarity in students’ academicor career trajectory in engineering, such as being unsure about their major or having troublefinding an

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Andrew David Yancey, The University of Kansas; Akash Anand, The University of Kansas; Arthur A. Lee, The University of Kansas

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Chemical Engineering

introduction to work done by professional chemicalengineers, the resources available to help them be successful at KU, the curricular requirementsand expectations of chemical engineering students, and possible career opportunities; 2) anintroduction to engineering ethics, basic safety considerations, teamwork, and technical writing;and 3) an introduction to basic material and energy balances and fluid flow. This course was theonly chemical engineering course the students took during the freshman year. While teaching the first semester sophomore Material and Energy Balance course between2009 and 2012, students often remarked that the freshman class was boring and that they still didnot understand what chemical engineers did. Based on this feedback

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; Grace Lynn Baldwin; Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Sarah Larose

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

burden are both crucial underlying elements to this program’ssuccess, but the importance of hands-on, experiential activities that help the student visualizetheir professional career cannot be under-estimated.I. IntroductionThe purpose of land grant institutions of higher education, as defined under the Morrill Act, is toprovide opportunities for the residents of their home states to achieve a collegiate education at areasonable price and enhance the educated work force living within the state. Unfortunately, thedecline in state support for these schools and the rising costs of operation have forced land grantschools to admit more out-of-state and international students that pay tuition upcharges for theirincoming classes, at the expense of in

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; James Edward Lamberth III, Enloe High School; Evelyn L. Baldwin, Wake STEM Early College High School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Centerfaculty member to undertake an independent research project in that faculty member’s lab. Thepandemic made this immersive experience impossible, so instead we brought the research to thestudents via Zoom. Faculty recorded and shared videos describing their work for the students towatch. We then asked these faculty to join our live Zoom meets to speak with the students andanswer their questions on a variety of topics including research, careers, college, etc. While thiscannot replace a physical day in a lab, we were at least able to show the students the breadth ofexciting research happening in the ASSIST Center, and hopefully engage their interest in STEM.Program Implementation - Transitioning from summer to academic term programAfter the summer

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki; Md Mahabubul Alam; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill; Annmarie Ward

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ASEE Board of Directors

resilience, optimization techniques/design automation, and hardware security.Mr. Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Taylor received his B.S. degree in Physics from Brigham Young University, after which he worked for 5 years as a semiconductor engineer for Micron Technology in Boise, ID, specializing in numerical and computational data analysis. During this time, he also volunteered extensively with the educational arm of the Micron Foundation, bringing inquiry-based STEM outreach lessons to K-12 classrooms throughout the Boise area and serving as a career mentor to high school students interested in pursuing engineering as a career. Taylor’s role at CSATS focused on interfacing with science

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Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

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Cijy Elizabeth Sunny, Baylor University; Kathleen Koenig, University of Cincinnati

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education research community in the U.S. has specified the nature of instructionalstrategies in retaining students in STEM-related courses, with a focus on an integrated STEMcurriculum designed to improve non-cognitive factors, such as interest, while developingpositive attitudes towards STEM [5][6][7]. Interests and attitudes in science develop early in astudent’s life, and it is important to develop these attitudes as they are motivators towardspursuing STEM fields and careers [8] [9]. More recently, the National Academies of Sciences,Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2017 report on supporting student’s college success hashighlighted the importance of intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies and the evolvingneed for labor market recruits to

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University

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Construction Engineering

resultsindicated that factors such as comprehension of traditional and alternative project deliverymethods as well as construction experience significantly influence student’s inclination towardsmastering skills in alternative technical concepts. Moreover, the CM students also reported thatthe integration of such advanced contract delivery methods in CM curriculum will provide anedge in their professional careers. The study demonstrates the feasibility of reforming coreconstruction management curricula to incorporate current practices of the construction industryas well as nurture advanced skills and knowledge, which better prepares and equips our futureworkforces in their professional careers.Keywords: Accelerated Construction, Construction Management

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Faculty Development Lighting Talk Session 1: COVID-19 Focus

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Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Joseph H. Hammer, University of Kentucky; Ellen L. Usher, University of Kentucky

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health disorders across their career, with 47% believingthere was an increase in the severity. Surprisingly, 31% of faculty had never received trainingrelated to student mental health. The results of this study highlight faculty experiences withundergraduate student mental health and could guide the development of targeted training toprepare engineering faculty for interacting with students with mental health concerns.IntroductionIt has been said that colleges and universities are experiencing a “mental health crisis,” with asignificant increase in the prevalence of mental health concerns across campuses [1]. There aremany reasons why college students are at increased risk for mental health problems during theirundergraduate careers. Many mental

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

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Olushola V. Emiola-Owolabi, Morgan State University ; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

disciplines. She enjoys observing the intellectual and professional growth in students as they prepare for engineering careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021High school students' perspective of project-based learning in online learning Olushola Emiola-Owolabi, Medha Dalal, Adam Carberry, & Oluwakemi Jumoke Ladeji-OsiasThe delivery mode of education for many high school students changed recently, confining students toattend classes virtually from home. Remote learning can sometimes give students fewer experientiallearning opportunities. A focus group discussion was carried out with 35 high school students to exploretheir perception of their learning

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New Directions for Engineering Technology

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Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Christopher Cantrell, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

as amore hands-on option that trades some of the theory for application while still allowing them topursue a STEM career. For this reason, the primary entry path into the engineering technologyprograms has historically been through students changing their program of study (referred toChange of Curriculum within the university), typically from one of the many engineeringprograms. Table 1. Engineering and Engineering Technology Departments at Texas A&M University Biological and Civil and Aerospace Biomedical Chemical Agricultural

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Working Against Unjust Social Forces

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Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

fromlearning about and participating in social justice issues and discussions, and 3) empower studentsto learn how they can work towards social justice in ways that support their professionaldevelopment and career plans.Study ContextThermal Systems Design is a required, senior level, thermal capstone course. Students havecompleted all other required courses in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Coursetopics include engineering economics, design of piping/pumping systems, designing heatexchangers, system simulation and optimization. Mechanical Systems Design is a required upper-level course focused on the analysis and design of components including gears, shafts, bearings,clutches, brakes, fasteners, and springs. In this paper, we will

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation; Amy L. Freeland, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Pre-College Engineering Education

will focus on themes that are specifically related to youth program outcomesand present findings on the impact of the program on educators elsewhere [18].4. Findings on Youth Program OutcomesAt all sites, educators observed positive outcomes for the participating youth for both technicaland social skills, as well as confidence and career aspirations.4.1.Impact on Technical and Social SkillsAll sites reported observing improvements in youth technical and social skills over the course ofthe programs. At Sites 1 and 2 educators described how some of the youth were curious aboutmore advanced topics and wanted to go beyond the modules in the curriculum. The educatorswere impressed with how much technical skills the youth were getting familiar