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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2381: FACTORS FOR AN EFFECTIVE LSAMP REULeo McAfee, University of Michigan Leo C. McAfee received the BS degree from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, in 1966, and the MSE and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1967 and 1970, respectively, all degrees in Electrical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 1971 and is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has had summer and leave positions at General Motors Research Laboratories, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Telecom Analysis Systems. He has held leadership positions for curriculum and degree

Conference Session

Influence of Race and Culture

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Jenilynne Gaskin, Maui Economic Development Board; Kawailehua Kuluhiwa, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board

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Minorities in Engineering

in these fields To provide an opportunity for the U.S. Air Force and growing Maui-based technology companies to share their technology and research with Maui students as part of an integrated education program that demonstrates the relevance of science and technology in the community To maximize the impact of this program initiative while achieving cost and time effectiveness for the various partnersThe initial Excite Camp was based loosely upon the following model programs. Attracting Women into Engineering Summer Workshop, Rowan University College of Engineering 1 Outreach Activities by Benet Laboratories, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Minorities in Engineering

-learning project inour required one-credit seminar for American Indian students. Students in theclass were vertically integrated in groups to develop an engineering-relatedactivity that could be used by 5th to 8th grade teachers to teach Montana mathstandards. In this paper, we discuss the curriculum for the service-learningexperience, give examples of activities that the student teams developed, andreport assessment results from the pilot test. We are convinced that this approachprovides benefits not only for our American Indian engineering students, but alsomay interest 5th to 8th grade students in studying engineering.Background and RationaleThe seminar component of the Designing Our Community Program requiresstudents to enroll in a one-credit

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Rose Stoakley, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tiara Turner, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Suraf Cherinet, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Harsha Chalyam, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

early detection of crop stressthrough remote sensing. Several preliminary issues needed to be addressed before suchanalysis could be performed. The Terrahawk imaging system integrates a Color Infrared(CIR) Digital camera with a gimball attachment, microcomputer, and a GPS unit. Thecamera is installed looking down through the belly of an airplane. A shapefile of the fieldboundary or shapefiles of region boundaries to be imaged is loaded in the computermemory. As the pilot flies the aeroplane over the field, the GPS unit recognizes that it hascrossed into the field boundaries, and starts snapping images at pre-determined intervalsof time without any pilot intervention. The pilot focuses on covering the region using apredetermined flight path that

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Minorities in Engineering

the most unique: Integration. The goal of SLICE is tofully integrate service projects into core courses of the undergraduate curriculum of everydiscipline of engineering, in addition to voluntary service-learning opportunities, so that everystudent has at least one course with S-L every semester.Responding to this initiative, 25 faculty members actually implemented service-learning into atleast one of their courses during the 04-05 academic year and 34 faculty in 05-06. In 2005-06,over the two semesters an average of 700 undergraduate students participated in S-L projects in52 courses, some with required S-L projects and others elective. This wide variety of coursesincluded, for example, a first year introduction to engineering with 300

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Neville Parker, The City College of The City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

: The duties of the Academic Coordinator are to supervise staff andstudents during off-campus activities; provide academic instruction to students; and consult withthe Program Administrator on curriculum and other activities.Academic Aides: The STI students are divided in groups of 5 to 6 individuals. Each group is ledby an Academic Aide who reports directly to the Academic Coordinator. The academic aides,who served as counselors, were drawn from engineering students at The City College of NewYork. This has been a critical component of the STI, the academic aides constituting immediaterecruits into the transportation pipeline.Faculty/Researchers: A faculty member is responsible for providing daily academic instructionand related activities

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

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Minorities in Engineering

education activities will be disseminated through the development ofinterdisciplinary and cutting edge science/technology based curriculum, involvement of theundergraduate and graduate students in the year-round research projects, exposure of the state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, workshops for integrating computer and simulation techniquesand through community services that involve high school students. With the active involvementof the investigators who are responsible for propagating the technology and knowledge obtainedfrom this project into class teaching, mentoring, students advising and human resourcedevelopment. The team hopes it is preparing and educating the next generation of highly skilledpersonnel that can be successfully

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

, and 1 Partnership Award for the Integration of Research (PAIR) grant. ‚ Five curriculum development initiatives have been created by NAFP Fellows. A NAFP Fellow was instrumental in the curriculum development of the first Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering to be offered at a Tribal College (Salish Kootenai College). ‚ NASA Employee and Faculty Fellows have used their NAFP experience to obtain additional research grants and fellowships. In 2004 alone, 32% of external proposal submissions from NAFP Fellows were awarded ‚ NAFP Fellows have gained national recognition and honors for their excellence in science, engineering and

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

software and hardware functionality in tandem at or near real-time speeds early in thedesign flow.2 Scope and General Goals2.1 Project GoalsIn today’s competitive society, it is important to pursue the kinds of innovative, technology- Page 12.1193.4driven curricula essential to preparing students for life in the changing knowledge-basedeconomy. It is essential that academic institutions equip future graduates with the skillsnecessary to be an integral part of this change. Companies are searching to add tech-savvyworkers to their environment. Today’s students learn at a faster rate when the classroomeducation is combined with the fast evaluation in

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Stroot, University of South Florida; Bernard Batson, University of South Florida; BK Robertson, Alabama State University

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Minorities in Engineering

partnered with Alabama State University (ASU), anHBCU institution, to initiate a new pipeline between the schools that has the potential to increasethe number of ASU biology graduates enrolling in engineering graduate programs. This newpipeline will be christened by a new hybrid laboratory course in the spring of 2006 that exposesASU students to the use of molecular biology based methods in engineering. This USF coursewas developed through an NSF-CCLI grant and offered to USF students in the spring of 20051-3.For the planned hybrid course, the lecture portion of the course will be broadcast live through theinternet for ASU students. The lecture will be the responsibility of the USF faculty member,while the laboratory section will be provided

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MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin

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Minorities in Engineering

of EOE FIGs is managed by staff from the Equal Opportunity inEngineering (EOE) Program at UT Austin. With support from additional EOE staff, the leadprogram coordinator for EOE FIGs: (1) generates marketing material; (2) recruits participants;(3) generates the semester schedule and seminar curriculum; (4) reserves meeting rooms; (5)secures presenters and guest speakers as needed; (6) hires FIG student leadership team; (7)monitors students progress during the year; (8) evaluates student feedback; (9) and tracksretention data for previous EOE FIG participants.Recruiting Process for EOE FIG ParticipantsAt summer orientation, the EOE Program invites first time in college (FTIC) students to becomepart of an exciting community that focuses on

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

they left Page 12.817.3SEAS. An analysis of responses on this topic indicated that the respondents may have beenlikely to stay in engineering if the curriculum had been flexible enough to allow them moreopportunities to take courses in the humanities and social sciences. Other significant responsesare: • the type of work or concentrations offered were not a good fit • the school was different from what was expected • the school did not meet expectations • lack of personal attention • required courses irrelevant to ultimate goal • lack of support for ANY (emphasis students

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Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 12.1069.8useful links. AT&T’s Virtual Academy11 offers online courses for integrating technology intocurriculum. There are numerous sites with links to fun engineering projects12.The 4000 Years of Women in Science project provides links biographies, references andphotographs of women in science history, including astronomy, mathematics, physics, biology,chemistry, and the social sciences (see http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html).Contributions of 20th Century Women in Physics is a centenary project of the American PhysicsSociety, can be found at http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwpThe Pact62 is an autobiography of 3 inner-city African-American youths who made a pact in highschool to find a way to go to college and then medical school