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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon University; Alexa L. E. Littman; Elisabeth Patricia McAllister, Gannon University; Ethan Michael Regal, Gannon University; Masen Andrew Collins; Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

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social responsibility. A recent survey found that a clearmajority of students were willing to volunteer for weekend community service projects post-graduation [1]. A smaller majority were even willing to forgo some salary as a professionalengineer working at a company known for its support of community activism.Engineering FYS students lean on their background and/or inclination in engineering design andconstruction to help carry out their particular service project. In past years, engineering studentshave designed and built rooftop rainwater collection systems for garden use, vertical vegetableplanters for efficient space utilization, and composters for community gardens. Recently, first-year engineering students had the opportunity to

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Dennis Lee O'Neal P.E., Baylor University

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sequence in fall 2011. Effective with fall2013, incoming freshmen engineering students were required to meet minimum SAT/ACTscores to declare Pre-Engineering as their major. These students were required to earn semestergrades of B or better in the two-semester freshmen engineering course sequence to qualify todeclare a degree-granting engineering major. These policies were coupled with aggressiveadvising for at-risk students with the intent to improve retention to graduation from ouruniversity regardless of their final major. An enrollment model for evaluation of alternativestandards for admission was developed in 2014 for enrollment management at a sustainablelevel. The development of these measures was presented at previous FYEE conferences [1-4

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Charles Patrick Jr, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University

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reflected in her publications, research, teaching, service, and mentoring. More at http://srl.tamu.edu and http://ieei.tamu.edu.Dr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 and a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, taught at Chicago State University, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is an Instructional Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineer and NSF REU Program Director at Texas A&M since 1/03. His research focuses on computational plasma model- ing using particle methods with spectral methods on Maxwell and Boltzmann equations. He has applied the lattice Boltzmann method to study

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Charmane Caldwell, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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graduation, while thesecond model requires students to participate in a non-credit preparatory program that buildsstudents’ skill sets. The advantage of the second model is the program is not tied to an academicterm, so the program has more flexibility in the time and duration of the summer bridge program.There are STEM summer bridge programs that have had success with relatively short timeframes. One in particular, Louisiana State University (LSU) BIOS has conducted a five-day bootcamp for students to succeed in an introductory biology course for nearly 15 years [1]. The ideais to create a short course that provides students with the same experience of their first semesterin college. This program resulted in increased retention and graduation rates

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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the Villanova Center for Analytics of Dynamic Systems (VCADS) in PA. He graduated from the University of Yaounde 1 in Cameroon and then completed a Certificate in Teaching Engineering in Higher Education at Villanova University. Dr. Kwuimy is interested in vibration analysis and in the use of nonlinear dynamics tools to improve the early detection of fault in complex nonlinear systems. In the latest, his focus is on engineering systems (gear systems, bearings) and biological systems (vibration in human-arm, human diseases). In vibration analysis, his focus is on the conversion of mechanical vibration into electrical energy (energy harvesting). A key interest of Dr. Kwuimy is the development of active tools/methods

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Emilia Mediavilla, Western Washington University ; Asaki Nelson, Western Washington University

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disconnection that has occurred as a result of the pandemic.The authors share their insights and reflections on the process of adapting to online mentoringand summarize the challenges and opportunities of exploring new ways of connecting students.The new program will continue to be developed and modified as the department begins toresume in-person operations and adapts to the changing needs and expectations of incomingstudents.IntroductionIn March 2020, academic institutions all over the globe were forced to close classrooms andstudent gathering spaces, temporarily suspend programs, and move teaching and learning online,leading to significant challenges to the higher education community [1]. This sudden shift leftfaculty and students scrambling as they

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jonathan Krones, Boston College; Jenna Tonn, Boston College; Russell C. Powell

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course for BC’s newDepartment of Engineering which will enroll its first class in fall 2021. Seventy students enrolledin MMW, representing all the BC undergraduate schools and a number of different STEM andnon-STEM majors.As a designated “Complex Problems” course, MMW includes three pedagogical components:lectures, labs, and reflection sessions [1]. Lectures examine topics from major branches ofengineering (civil, mechanical, and electrical) and the history of science and technology since1800, with a focus on sociotechnical systems and their relationship to gender, race, disability,immigration, and nationality. Labs involve hands-on engineering modeling tasks as well as amulti-week human-centered design challenge focused on issues of access and

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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geometricdesign to first-year civil engineering students.Introduction Visualization of the problem and its solution can play an essential role in the education offirst-year engineering students. Therefore, the laboratory modules that contain an engineeringproblem and solution to that, might be a very useful tool for engineering education [1]. Recentlymany universities switched the introduction to engineering design course from lecture-basedcourse to laboratory-based one [2]. To develop an appropriate laboratory module for the firstyearengineering students, it is very important to understand the students’ view of an engineeringproblems. A couple of factors that should be considered in designing these types of modules arethe students’ level of

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Bryan Thomas Bosch, The University of Toledo

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studentpersistence at the University (2nd to 3rd year retention). These specific outcomes were comparedto two distinct controls to measure rate of success, outlined below.UNDT Population (Control One): Population of students who were admitted to the College ofEngineering, but not to their chosen major based on the admissions criteria outlined previously.Most students were not admitted to their major based on their ACT/SAT score.Exploratory Studies population (Control Two): These students were not admitted to the Collegeof Engineering based on their admissions criteria, and were enrolled in University College priorto the inception of the GEARSET program (comparative data to prior year outcomes).Tables 1 and 2 reflect the raw data for past cohorts within

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University

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there would be no difference in average load-bearingcapacity between the Control and Test group’s structures.With the COVID-19 global pandemic, we were tasked with providing a virtual design experienceusing Zoom sessions. We will also provide a discussion of the individual design challenges thatinvolved building a bridge from 1/2 sheet of paper that spanned the opening of a ceramic mugand held as much ballast (in the form of coins) as possible without failing.IntroductionBaylor University holds weekend-long Invitation to Excellence (I2E) events to recruit high-achieving high school seniors. Each prospective engineering student attends two engagementsessions: one hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the other by

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Laura Cruz; Jennifer Renee Meadows

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these strategies were in enhancingthe ability of engineering students to exercise spatial reasoning.The Study: Our study was conducted at Tennessee Tech University, a medium-sized, STEM-focused, level-1 doctoral granting institution located in the suburban southern region of theUnited States. The College of Engineering is the largest college at the university and the numberof undergraduate majors has grown significantly over the past five years. Data were collectedfrom all students present and enrolled in ENGR 1110: Engineering Graphics for Fall 2017. Thisis a large-enrollment, introductory course, required by four majors in the college, and studentsare encouraged to take it in their freshmen year. The pre-test included 112