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Engineer Starters Program 2005

Conference Session
Attracting Young MINDs
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State University; Elaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University; Venetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
2006-1972: ENGINEER STARTERS PROGRAM 2005Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State UniversityVernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State UniversityElaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State UniversityVenetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State UniversityDevdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University Page 11.545.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineer Starters ProgramABSTRACT At North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, theEngineer Starters Program (ESP) serves as an avenue to target specifically thoseunderrepresented in the Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology fieldsand provide them with tools
Relevance Score: 2.3538682

Engineering Education Of Minorities: An Overview

Conference Session
MIND Education Trends
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eric Asa, North Dakota State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
2006-2265: ENGINEERING EDUCATION OF MINORITIES: AN OVERVIEWEric Asa, North Dakota State University ERIC ASA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He holds a doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Alberta. His research interests include minority science, engineering and technology education; construction materials and processes; computational modeling, simulation and optimization of complex engineering systems/processes (discrete, dynamic and intelligent); equipment selection and maintenance; etc
Relevance Score: 2.2577648

Marketing Engineering Through Open Mentoring® A Web Based Pilot Program

Conference Session
Attracting Young MINDs
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
2006-1232: MARKETING ENGINEERING THROUGH OPEN MENTORING® - AWEB-BASED PILOT PROGRAMTricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin Tricia Berry is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin, responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention of women in the College of Engineering. She came to UT in July 1999 after six years at The Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas where she worked as a Process Engineer leading design and expansion projects and a Product Development Engineer assisting in the commercialization of a new epoxy thermoplastic and leading the customer plant start-up efforts. Tricia holds both a BS Chemical Engineering
Relevance Score: 2.1616614

Mind Links 2006: Resources To Motivate Minorities To Study And Stay In Engineering

Conference Session
Retention Issues
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maria M. Larrondo Petrie
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
2006-2603: MIND LINKS 2006: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIES TOSTUDY AND STAY IN ENGINEERINGMaria Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Page 11.931.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 MIND Links 2006: Resources to Motivate Minorities to Study and Stay In EngineeringAbstractMIND is the acronym for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) MINoritiesin Engineering Division. The MIND Links project gathers useful web links and information onresources that would allow minority students and minority faculty to find and take full advantageof the myriad of programs and information designed to promote their participation in
Relevance Score: 2.1557121

Case Study: Steps To Reach Out To Hidden Underrepresented Student Candidates In Engineering

Conference Session
Attracting Young MINDs
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
(SEE) and Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE). Currently, there are total of 80 graduate students enrolled in these programs, which featurecurriculum and schedules designed with the convenience of working engineers in mind. About70% of the graduate engineering students are domestic students and about 30% of the students arefemale.Partnership for Engineering EducationIn order to strengthen ties with its constituencies, the school of Engineering has established aPartnership for Engineering Education (PFEE) with engineering students, high schools,community colleges, and local industry. This PFEE encompasses the outreach programs to highschools and community colleges, industrial liaison board, with new efforts to establish dialog withour own
Relevance Score: 2.1240902

Biomechanics As A Tool For Teaching Minority Students

Conference Session
MIND Education Trends
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Fred Hudson, University of Texas-San Antonio; Dawnlee Roberson, University of Texas-San Antonio
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
2006-2482: BIOMECHANICS AS A TOOL FOR TEACHING MINORITYSTUDENTSDawnlee Roberson, University of Texas-San Antonio Dr Roberson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She received a Bachelors in Biology and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.Fred Hudson, University of Texas-San Antonio Page 11.276.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Biomechanics as a tool for teaching minority students
Relevance Score: 2.1240902

Improving A Nacme Class With An Emphasis On Detailed Time Management

Conference Session
MIND Education Trends
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Dana Newell, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
2006-2407: IMPROVING A NACME CLASS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DETAILEDTIME MANAGEMENTMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R. ANDERSON-ROWLAND is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering. She was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005 and selected for the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by the American Association of Engineering Societies. In 2002 the Society of Women Engineers named her the Distinguished Engineering Educator. She has received many other awards for her support of students. An ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on the career
Relevance Score: 2.1240902

The Influence Of Mathematics Preparation On The Retention And Academic Achievement Of Underrepresented Engineering Students

Conference Session
Retention Issues
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
of the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Association of Engineering Education (ASEE). He was the treasurer of MIND from 1996 to 1998, and the MIND Program Chair from 1999 to 2000. He has collaborated in the creation and direction of numerous faculty development workshops that have been held through out the country. Dr. Walser is the recipient of several faculty awards including the faculty of the year award from the Eta Kappa Knu engineering honor society. He has given numerous workshops and lecture demonstrations at grades schools, high schools, universities and community centers, introducing young people to engineering and science
Relevance Score: 0.26353315