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Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan; Amy Moll, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

developed that willcontinue to fuel this growth? Science and engineering (S&E) enrollments have remainedrelatively stagnant for the past 20 years. If this trend continues, what will happen to theeconomy? The authors recognize the need to increase overall enrollments in S&E fields, and theopportunity to increase enrollments by attracting and retaining students from underrepresenteddemographic population groups. Women represent over half the nation’s population and nearlyhalf of the undergraduate enrollment, yet are dramatically underrepresented in the technical andacademic community. Increasing participation of underrepresented groups in S&E will not onlyincrease the available technical workforce, but will also interject ideas and

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Soyoung Lee, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros

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Women in Engineering

research assistant for the Women in Information Technology Project and a doctoral candidate in Human Development at Virginia Tech.Peggy S. Meszaros, Virginia Tech Dr. Peggy S. Meszaros is the William E. Lavery Professor of Human Development and Director of the Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and Families. She is the former Senior Vice President and Provost at Virginia Tech and has been a faculty member and administrator for 28 years at private and public research universities. She has published over 80 scholarly articles and book chapters on research topics such as academic benchmarking, mother and daughter communication, adolescent decision-making, and the

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Sheila Edwards Lange, University of Washington

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. This research study conducted at a PacificNorthwest university sought to understand the extent to which assumptions about climate at theundergraduate and graduate level are true. The study found that while undergraduate andgraduate women in engineering deal with some of the same climate issues, the contextualdifferences relative to faculty interactions and classroom experiences were significant in howclimate is perceived. The differences in perceptions about climate speak to the fact that a one-size solution does not fit all, and policy changes must account for the contextual differences inthe education of female undergraduate and graduate students.IntroductionFirst coined by Hall & Sandler in the early 1980’s to describe the classroom

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1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia

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evaluation of short-term and long-term success of the Initiative’s goals to recruit,retain, and support female engineering students at UVa.AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank our SMEs for graciously sharing their experiences and opinions with us,and the reviewers for their comments and suggestions.References1. The University of Virginia Institutional Assessment and Studies Data Catalog web site,www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/data_digest/enrl_gender_within_race.htm, accessed inJanuary, 2006.2. Tietjen, Jill S., “Why So Few Women, Still?,” IEEE Spectrum 41(10) [NA], October 2004, pp. 57-58.3. http://www.prism-magazine.org/oct05/databytes.cfm, accessed in January, 2006

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Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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De'Jeune Antoine, Xavier University of Louisiana; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

2006-1389: THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AS IT RELATESTO RESEARCH EFFICACY BELIEFS AND THE IMPOSTER PHENOMENONDe'Jeune Antoine, Xavier University of Louisiana De'Jeune S. Antoine is a dual-degree Physics and Biomedical Engineering major. She actively participates in several clubs and organizations, including National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and youth mentoring. De'Jeune's research interests include cardiovascular instrumentation and engineering education.Mica Hutchison, Purdue University Mica A. Hutchison is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department Engineering Education and the Department of Chemistry with research interests focused on engineering

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Darris White, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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and high school girls will provide a greater indicationof the project’s potential.Bibliography1. US Department of Labor website, http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/nontra2003.pdf,last updated: March 2003.2. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) website,http://students.sae.org/competitions/minibaja/, last updated: September 2005.3. Jayaram, U., “Increasing Participation of Women in the Engineering Curriculum,” ASEE/IEEEFrontiers in Engineering Conference, 1997.4. Springer, L., Stanne, M., and Donovan, S., “Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates inscience, mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-analysis,” The College Mathematics Journal1999.5. Terenzini, P. T., Cabreta, A. F., Colbeck, C. L., Parente, J. M., and Bjorklund, S

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International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Christian Thomsen, Technische Universitat Berlin; Marc Wilke, Technische Universitat Berlin

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Women in Engineering

naturwissenschaftlichen Studiengängen. http://www.blk-bonn.de/papers/heft100.pdf , Mai 2002. Bericht der BLK.2. S. Collmer. Frauenfreundliche Studiengänge in den Technikwissenschaften -Wunsch oder Wirklichkeit? Ergebnisse eines internationalen Forschungsprojektes. in: Interuniversitäre Koordinationstelle für Frauenforschung und Frauenstudien Graz (Hg.): Auf den Spuren der Frauen in der Technologischen Zivilisation. Graz, 2000.3. S. Collmer. Wie Gender in die Technik kommt – Computerkompetenz für Frauen (Talk). http://www.frauenakademie.de/veranst/vortrag/img/collmer.pdf , März 2001. Vortrag an der Frauenakademie München.4. Confederation of EU Rectors Conferences and the Association of European Universities (CRE). The

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International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Abadie, Louisiana State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge

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Women in Engineering

field, but never gave me the impression when I was younger that it was difficult or that she should have made another choice. Secondly, since I grew up in the 80's, women like Margaret Thatcher contributed to my general impression that a woman could legitimately pursue whatever sort of career she wanted. These influences, and probably a healthy dose of ignorance on my part, combined in such a way that it never occurred to me that gender might ever be an issue in my chosen profession, no matter how traditionally "male" that profession was.In terms of why respondents chose to pursue a Ph.D., 58% reported that they were interested inthe jobs one could get with a Ph.D., especially in teaching and research. Twenty

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Women in Engineering

of U.S. citizens who are training tobecome scientists and engineers, whereas the number of jobs requiring science and engineering(S&E) training continues to grow” (p.1). “If trends continue the United States will lose its abilityto fill the growing demand for science and engineering jobs, yielding [its] global standing tonations such as China and India who are training thousands more engineers and scientists than isthe U.S.” (O’Brien50, 2004, p. 1).The U.S. Department of Commerce62 (1999) projects that by 2010, 50 percent of all U.S. Page 11.1454.2workers will be women. This projection, plus the growth in the science and engineering

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1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Urban, Arizona State University; Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Faye Navabi, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Women in Engineering

to enhance the placement examination througha smart online version that provides tailored tutorial material.1References 1. Tushar Chandra, Gitanjali Gunnam, and Joseph E. Urban, “Smart Online Placement Examination,” Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Web Technologies, Applications, and Services (WTAS 2004), July 4-6, 2005, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, pp. 204-208. 2. James S. Collofello, Joseph E. Urban, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Faye Navabi, and Doris Roman, “COOL (Computer Outreach Opportunities for Learning) Project,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-25, 2003. 3

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Beheler, Collin County Community College

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Women in Engineering

forwarding information to appropriate recipients, evenif the recipient is not in the high school population. The electronic invitation highlights theactivities of the workshop in the text of the email, and it also includes a flyer for the event thatrecipients are asked to print and post. To allow for ordering appropriate amounts of food forbreakfast and lunch, all invitations require R. S. V. P. responses to the grant office. In addition to the electronic invitation, printed invitational flyers, similar to thoseattached to the electronic invitation itself, are mailed and/or delivered to counselors, career andtechnical teachers, math teachers, science teachers, and principals of the middle schools in theregion. Additionally, a letter is sent

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1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

already taken the midterm and received a poor grade (18%where class average was in the high 60’s). However, with this extra intervention, she was able topull up her grade and eventually pass with a C- in the class. This one-on-one intervention wasparticularly successful for this student because it helped her look at the problems in a new way.She had been particularly confused about which formulas to use and had used kinematics tosolve every problem on her midterm. With the emphasis in the review sessions on concepts andtechniques and learning how to apply them, she was able to identify which equations to use oneach problem. Thus, by addressing unique learning style needs and by intervening through theCPR program, women who previously would have

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Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Women in Engineering

Edge in Science Engineering andTechnology,” Sept. 2000.2 National Science Foundation. “Science and Engineering Degrees by Race/Ethnicity of Recipients: 1992-2001Table 1,” From National Science Foundation Website, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf04318/sectb.htm, accessedJanuary 2006.3 J.C. Chang. “Women and Minorities in the Science, Mathematics and Engineering Pipeline,” ERIC Clearinghousefor Community Colleges Los Angeles CA. ERIC Digest, 2002.4 S. Fletcher, M.R. Anderson-Rowland, and S. Blaidsdell. “Industry Involvement in the Women in Applied Scienceand Engineering (WISE) Recruiting and Retention Programs,” 1998 Frontiers In Engineering Conference, 1988.5 National Science Foundation. “Bachelor's degrees awarded in engineering, by sex

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen White, Purdue University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

adult is naive and uninformed, if he's never learned to be a mapmaker. (p.10)The intent of the CareerQuesting model is that boys and girls will be taught to be “mapmakers”as part of the regular curriculum. A quest usually refers to a long journey of discovery andlearning, with a person seeking an important goal or treasure at the end. Students need a map forthis inevitable “career” quest each must embark upon. They need to know how to make such amap, and how to use the map. The goal of evaluating websites is to provide teachers with betteraccess to some of the best tools and resources to help create a generation of mapmakers that willbe comprised of both boys and girls.References1. Jackson, S. A. (2004). The quite crisis: Falling short

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Women & New Faculty Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Jessop, University of Iowa

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Women in Engineering

ticking, and you’re getting antsy. You’ve delayed starting a family because youwanted to get settled into your academic position; however, that doesn’t seem such a good ideanow that you’re approaching your mid-30’s. What factors should you consider in making thedecision to start your family? Once you’ve decided to take the plunge into family life, what arestrategies you can use to strike a balance between your family and career? Here, personalexperiences of several female engineering faculty members from the University of Iowa will beshared, along with tips from other resources. Topics include: (1) Negotiating with your supervisor [how will baby’s arrival affect your contributions to the department/college?]; (2

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

programs.[8] Onceenrolled, women are more likely than their male counterparts to complete a science/engineeringprogram rather than dropping out or switching to a different major.[7, 9] Still, the fraction of allengineering degrees awarded to women has remained at or below 20 percent since the mid1990’s, and recent enrollment data indicate that these stable patterns are not expected to changein the near future.[4, 5]The science and engineering gender gap has more to do with perceptions and beliefs than it doeswith achievement levels.[7, 8] According to data from the College Board,[10-12] with fewexceptions, sex differences in high school math and science achievement levels and courseselection are by now minimal, yet differences in SET college and

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International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Women in Engineering

selection of examplesand case studies that highlight humanitarian aid linked to a wide variety of engineeringdisciplines. The Engineers Without Borders – USA website (www.ewb-usa.org) containsinformation on many of these types of projects. As the EDC program continues to evolve at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, further efforts will be made to gather data support or refutethe benefits of EDC in attracting and retaining women in engineering.AcknowledgmentsThis material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Firouzeh Keshmiri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ann Bloor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mary Jo Wellenstein, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

successful, diverse partnerships with local organizations with a strongknowledge of the community and local resources. Ownership of the program(s) at the local levelis extremely important for sustainability. Utilizing XXX alumni working in local industry is akey to enlisting the financial support of industry that will depend on the professionaldevelopment of girls for future economic stability. Facilitating relationships between femaleserving organizations, industry and universities is vital to maintaining the life of the programs.WIT will piggyback on existing programs such as school systems adopting Project Lead theWay. These school systems have already committed funding to this curriculum, have submittedproposals to the Kern Family Foundation for

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Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

during the comment period that questioned “theviability of single-sex programs such as an educational science program targeted at youngwomen and designed to encourage their interest in a profession in which they areunderrepresented,” these agencies did agree that “[s]uch courses may, under appropriatecircumstances, be permissible as part of a remedial or affirmative action program.”24Unfortunately, these agencies did not provide an explanation of what such “appropriatecircumstances” might be. Nevertheless, an educational institution that can clearly articulate asound rationale for offering an engineering outreach program for only young women can proceedwith some confidence that such a program likely will survive scrutiny under Title IX.Separate

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Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barb Silver, University of Rhode Island; G. Boudreaux-Bartels, University of Rhode Island; Helen Mederer, University of Rhode Island; Lynn Pasquerella, University of Rhode Island; Joan Peckham, University of Rhode Island; Mercedes River-Hudec, University of Rhode Island; Karen Wishner, University of Rhode Island

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a model for diversity at theUniversity.Hostile Conditions for Women at URIUntil the mid 1990’s, there was never more than 1-2 female faculty in the College ofEngineering at the University of Rhode Island. In 1997, the number of women faculty hadincreased to three out of 68 faculty members, which at 4.4%, was typical of US nationalaverages. However, in quick succession the URI Engineering College lost two new assistant Page 11.143.4professors in one department, and the College of Engineering was becoming known as a hostileplace for women. There were many stories about the chilly climate and a number of womenfaculty members and graduate