Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salil Desai, North Carolina A&T State University; Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-2019: IMPROVING RETENTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATIONTHROUGH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMSalil Desai, North Carolina A&T State University Salil Desai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh in 2004. He has been involved in undergraduate research activities including the Intel Undergraduate Research Program (IURP) and NSF REU program. He also conducts outreach activities with local schools through the Engineers Starters Program. He is an active member of ASEE, IIE, SME, and ASME.Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumya Keshavamurthy, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

generated document (eitheran I-20 or DS-2019) issued by a U.S. college or university is required7. A SEVIS (Student andExchange Visitor Information System) generated document (I-20) is issued by a U.S. college oruniversity after proof for sufficient funds is established by the student. SEVIS, administered bythe Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS), is an Internet-based system that maintains data on foreign students andexchange visitors before and during their stay in the United States8. SEVIS was implementedafter 9/11 to expedite the tracking system that was incorporated in the Illegal Immigration andImmigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) law by the President in 19969. This SEVIS