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Introducing Engineering Principles in a Diverse Interdisciplinary Virtual Summer Camp for Underrepresented 9th - 12th Graders in Rural Louisiana (Evaluation, Diversity)

Conference Session
Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
results indicate that enrichment programs increase student awareness of and interest inSTEM careers. (Kwon, 2017) STEM focused summer camps have also demonstratedsignificant increases in student’s attitudes towards mathematics. (Wang & Frye, 2019) TheBroadening Access to Science Education Camp conducted a four-year investigation of theimpact of summer STEM camp on the interest in the pursuit of STEM careers. (Phelan, Harding,& Harper-Leatherman, 2017) Their findings state that 95% of participants applied to college, ofwhich 87% intended to pursue a career in a STEM related field. They also report increasedscience self-efficacy and understanding of science related careers. The STEM identities ofunderrepresented students grew positively
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Introducing Multidisciplinary Engineering in a Diverse Interdisciplinary Virtual Summer Camp for Underrepresented 9th - 12th Graders in Rural Louisiana (Evaluation, Diversity)

Conference Session
Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
increased during the last decade.The results indicate that enrichment programs increase student awareness of and interest inSTEM careers. (Kwon, 2017) STEM focused summer camps have also demonstratedsignificant increases in student’s attitudes towards mathematics. (Wang & Frye, 2019) TheBroadening Access to Science Education Camp conducted a four-year investigation of theimpact of summer STEM camp on the interest in the pursuit of STEM careers. (Phelan, Harding,& Harper-Leatherman, 2017) Their findings state that 95% of participants applied to college, ofwhich 87% intended to pursue a career in a STEM related field. They also report increasedscience self-efficacy and understanding of science related careers. The STEM identities
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Cracks in the Foundation: Issues with Diversity and the Hiring Process in Computing Fields

Conference Session
Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Computing and Information Technology
, and/orthe National Society of Black Engineers Convention [11, 46, 70, 76].In addition, it is important that hiring managers are aware of the gender-bias that pervades manyof the online communities used for recruitment. Stack Overflow is one notable example, wherewomen are often underrepresented [124, 125]. As demonstrated by Vasilescu et al. [124], womenare less likely to become involved for many reasons, among which are fear of unfriendly or hostilereactions to their posts, a lack of self-efficacy, and finding the community to be intimidating.However, having even one female active in a thread makes a female more likely to participate[125]. Also, although GitHub does not explicitly request information about gender, research byTerrell et al
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Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Classroom and Teaching

Conference Session
Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development
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