Collection

2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Sreeram Kashyap, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

-aligned practices in another, and effective communication andconsideration of social and cultural context in the third. The structure and activity of each club wasfundamental to the learning that occurred [10]. Another study focused on the co-curricularexperiences of African-American students reported gains in teamwork and reflective behaviorthrough involvement in engineering clubs compared with their non-participating peers [11]. Theyalso found that more engagement led to higher gains [11].Other co-curriculars that are not necessarily limited to engineering, like makerspaces, have beenshown to provide important educational benefits. Co-curricular activities, including non-engineering activities, that involve multidisciplinary design elements can