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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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Shelly Gulati, University of the Pacific; Carla Strickland-Hughes, University of the Pacific; Emily Brienza-Larsen, University of the Pacific; Edith Sparks, University of the Pacific

emphasizesadvising as a teaching and learning process.At our institution, undergraduate advising is mainly conducted by faculty advisors. Theseadvisors initially meet with matriculating advisees at new student orientation in the summer andthen once a semester thereafter to discuss courses and career planning. While advising isconsidered a component of teaching as a part of the promotion and tenure process at ourinstitution, historically the quality of advising as a student learning experience is not evaluated.Methods commonly used to assess teaching quality are not conducted regularly or at all foradvising. A thoughtfully crafted teaching philosophy is essential in a dossier, however there isno expectation that it include an advising philosophy. This is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Briceland McLaughlin, Boise State University; Julianne Wenner, Clemson University

means recruiting students into MS programs can be especiallydifficult. Students have many barriers to overcome but understanding these barriers, how tonegate them, and receiving institutional support early on in an undergraduate’s career puts MSdegrees on the table as an option for many underrepresented students. The SEnS GPS programexplores all realms of the MS level experience. This paper will focus on MS student recruitmentstrategy development and supporting students in their decision-making process.FrameworkA simple search makes it apparent there have been few comprehensive pre-decision mentoringand recruitment strategies developed for MS programs. A review of available academic researchreveals barriers to pursuing an MS program are

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Jessica Manning, Clemson University; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Catherine Brawner; Rebecca Brent; Michael Tidwell, Clemson University

Paper ID #37229GPA Patterns of Black Mechanical Engineering Students(Work in Progress)Jessica Manning Jessica Manning is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She is also a Graduate Administrative Assistant for the Bioengineering Department and assists with advising students throughout their academic careers. Her primary research focuses on women and minorities in multiple engineering disciplines. She earned her BS from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and her MS from Clemson University, Clemson, both in Mechanical Engineering.Catherine Mobley (Dr

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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binbin shao, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Liang Wang

activities, including entrepreneurship competitions, have been conducted onuniversity campuses to cultivate innovative and entrepreneurial engineering talents.Entrepreneurship competitions, as one of the most widely promoted activities ofentrepreneurship education in China, are receiving more attention and support fromthe government, society, universities, and educational administrative departments. TheMinistry of Education has held many official entrepreneurship competitions, such asthe Internet + Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the NationalInnovation Plan. These competitions are intended to improve students’ overallinnovation and entrepreneurship skills and encourage them to pursue careers astechnology-based

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Jorge Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia; Tyler Harvey, Clemson University; Maegan Hinson, Clemson University; Kristin Frady, Clemson University; Bradley Putman, Clemson University; William Ferriell, Clemson University

innovations in workforce development at educational and career transitions. The context of her research emphasizes three primary areas specifically focusing on two-year college and secondary STEM and career education, educational innovations, and the middle skill workforce. Kris is or has served as Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or Senior Personnel numerous federal grants including a current National Science Foundation CAREER grant. Kris has also led development of digital learning tools to designed expand technician education capacity through virtual reality tools, advanced e-learning modules, and iBooks.Maegan HinsonBradley J. Putman (Professor) © American Society for Engineering

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Heather Yates, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Amy Lewis, Oklahoma State University; Irish Horsey, Kennesaw State University

professor, she brings three overarching objectives to the learning environment that originate from the belief that teaching is an invitation to inspire, encourage, and impact lives. Her students have received national recognition under her tutelage as a result of her efforts. She carefully advises students toward making conscious decisions about their studies that will ultimately impact their careers. Horsey has made impactful change to the construction management department since becoming interim department chair in June 2020. She was also instrumental in the transition of all degree programs and certificates to online modality during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is the founder and creator of the KSU Women in

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Jonathan Gomes; Bilge Celik; Yewande Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET)

related fields. Most of these programs graduate studentswho aim to start their careers in management positions that typically require years of previousexperience. Many students pursue a bachelor’s degree in these programs to acquire knowledgeand skills that lead to attractive management-level employment opportunities post-graduation invarious construction industry sectors. In most cases, a résumé is submitted as the first steptoward gaining employment when students begin their job search in the industry. This studypresents the results of a qualitative content analysis of 204 student résumés collected from theAssociated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 1 student competition and identifies seven ofthe most common categories listed in the

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ERM: Identity Impacts (Identity Part 2)

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Jerry Yang, Stanford University; Joseph D Towles, Swarthmore College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Sara Atwood, Elizabethtown College

to explore various career paths to access to professional networks that would haveotherwise been unattainable. In particular, minoritized students gain critical mastery experiencesthrough engineering internships, which then increases their engineering self-efficacy andsignificantly guides their future engineering career decisions [1]–[3]. However, internshipexperiences are not equally accessed by all undergraduate engineering students [4], as it is firmlyestablished that minoritized students may encounter institutional barriers to career resources andbe stymied in their professional careers by structural inequities, leading to lower senses ofbelonging and uncertain professional identities [5]–[7]. In particular, within engineering,first

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CIT Division Technical Session #7

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Daqing Hou; Yu Liu, Clarkson University

virtual scavenger image hunt in orientation and game nights every Wednesday. During the ten weeks, we also organized a half-hour daily check-in and check-out in the morning and afternoon respectively, through which students got ample opportunities to speak in a group setting about their own accomplishments and challenges for the day as well as their plans for the next day. Moreover, a PhD pathways panel and several professional development seminars on Graduate School and the research process were successfully organized to motivate students to pursue a research career. To facilitate communication, our site adopted multiple software tools (slack, google calendar, zoom, and moodle). An independent evaluator evaluated our

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WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

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Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amanda Diekman

Paper ID #37992Collateral Damage: Investigating the Impacts of COVID onSTEM Professionals with Caregiving ResponsibilitiesKelli Paul Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Jungsun Kim (Research Scientist)Amanda Diekman (Professor)Allison Godwin (Associate Professor) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. She is also the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Technical Session 7: Cybersecurity and Computing

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Anni Reinking; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org

Academy in 2020. The goals of the Cyber Academy are to engage AF JROTC cadets in learning cybersecurity skills and becoming more aware of careers in cybersecurity by connecting high school JROTC cadets with dedicated faculty, mentors, and the wider cybersecurity field and Air Force through an intense summer course. This pilot was hosted at one institution (Mississippi State University) and was designed to teach a college-level cybersecurity course to 25 AF JROTC cadets in high school. In 2021, the Cyber Academy moved to a distributed model taught at five institutions. In total, the Academy was designed to reach 100 AF JROTC cadets, 20 cadets at each host institu- tion receiving very similar core

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LEAD Tech Session #2: Assessing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Development.

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Olivier de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reza Rahaman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joel Schindall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-Director of the Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program, and since 2021 the Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at MIT.Reza S Rahaman (Industry Co-Director, Gordon Engineering LeadershipProgram) Reza Rahaman is the Bernard M Gordon Industry Co-Director and Senior Lecturer for the MIT Technical Leadership and Communication Programs - the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP), the Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL), the Graduate Engineering Leadership Program (GradEL), and the School of Engineering Communication Lab. Dr. Rahaman returned to MIT in 2018 after a 29 year career in the Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharmaceuticals, and Agricultural Chemical Industries

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Jeffrey Lacombe, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

, intrusiveadvising, regular progress reports from instructors, and peer and faculty mentoring. Co-curricular support includes community-building activities, a minimum of two mandatory themeseminars based on evidence-based best practices, and two required "choice" activities, includingparticipation in career fairs, industry information sessions, student clubs, K-12 outreach,undergraduate research, and study abroad. The College of Engineering's network of existingsupport programs is being leveraged in tandem with strategically planned activities to providethe cohorts with academic, financial, career development, and personal support. Explicitlyproviding CREATE scholars with the resources that are part of the hidden curriculum [6] willgive them additional

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Transfer Programs at Two-Year Colleges in Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Kiremire; Gerry Caskey; Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Johnson, Louisiana Tech University

grant work because it enables people like you to reach your potential and to do good work in your field, whatever that looks like for you!Gerry Caskey Mr. Caskey is the Instrumentation Instructor at LDCC Ruston Campus with over 30 years industry experience. As the Principal Investigator for the NSF funded grant ”Project Complete”, he is passionate about introducing Instrumentation as a career pathway for the next generation.Michael K. Swanbom (Distinguished Lecturer)Matthew Brady Johnson Matthew is a Ph.D. student in industrial-organizational psychology whose research foci includes motivation, personality, team innovation, leadership, and team climate. He serves as a project manager for AROS consulting, a firm that

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Laura Shackelford; Stacy Nation-Knapper, Montana State University - Bozeman; Daniele Brown, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET)

students understand how to use reflective practices toshape their future choices based on examination of current experiences. It also requires a change infaculty mindset, from viewing e-portfolios as a collection of artifacts, to viewing e-portfolios asdevelopmental tools that drive student growth in classrooms. Story-based reasoning and reflection,provides the essential link between an entrepreneurial mindset and a technology skillset.Our university, the Rochester Institute of Technology, has begun implementation of vertical integration ofe-portfolio practices through modifications to a first-year course for all students, to second- and fourth-year engineering-content courses, and to a third-year career orientation course. We present

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

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Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sara Schley

faculty teaching them. Our paper adds to the faculty development literature byinterviewing faculty members about their opinions and beliefs about good teaching (Buswell &Berdanier, 2020; Keltchermans, 2009). This differs from prior literature because it does notengage with what faculty do and do not know (e.g., Borrego et al., 2010; Borrego et al., 2013),but instead interrogates the underlying structures onto which they map knowledge about teachingand learning. Further, we differ from Buswell & Berdanier (2020) in that we directly askedfaculty about their beliefs regarding teaching and learning and we interviewed faculty at a singleinstitution and at a variety of career stages to elicit their conceptions of good teaching. We buildon prior

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Ann Beheler, Center for Occupational Research and Development

acknowledged the problem of colleges “producing many workers who lack the skills thelabor market demands” and recommended a closer collaboration between educators andemployers so colleges might better prioritize “job skills and career readiness.” [5]Project DesignAt a high level, the project consists of three significant efforts, detailed in the “ProjectImplementation” section below: 1. Identification of the top critically-needed IT job clusters by IT Thought Leaders (mostly Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers, and Company Strategists) with a view of the future skills needed to keep their company in business and competitive. 2. Skill Analysis and Verification through convenings of employers and educators to

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ERM: Identity Impacts (Identity Part 2)

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Heather Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Edward Berger, Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering; Justin Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belonging and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development.Edward J. Berger (Associate Professor) Associate Vice Provost for Learning Innovation; Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical EngineeringJustin Charles Major (Ph.D Candidate) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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CIT Division Technical Session #3

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

, advisors, friend, and family may be good option. It never hurts to ask. 3. Student can reach out to his/her Dream Company and ask for it. 4. Attending department advisory board and chatting with board members can be a good option too. Make sure to get names and contact information to follow up.For students, internship has multiple benefits. They can get paid for their work, gain hands-onexperience, secure their future career, and get academic credit. University and college curriculuminclude internship courses for students to take. Some programs require that students dointernship. For some programs, internship is considered elective. To receive credit for internshipstudents will need to take an online course in conjunction with their

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CIT Division Technical Session #10

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis Raje

career – one taken in their first year,and one taken later in relation to their major field of study – but ideally, every student shouldparticipate in one HIP each year in college. Many other researchers have addressed the benefitsand application of HIPs as well [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. A common outcome studied across high-impact practices is undergraduate student retention and academic performance (grade pointaverage). For both measures, the result is positive: students who participate in HIPs areconsistently retained in the programs at a higher rate than those who do not, and HIPs have apositive impact on student performance.Kuh acknowledges in his 2008 article that: “These practices take many different forms,depending upon learner

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PCEE Session 11: Engineering Outreach / Summer Programs

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Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Bryant Chambers; Indu Venu Sabaraya; Navid Saleh, University of Texas at Austin; Mary Kirisits, University of Texas at Austin

during the outreach program impact the students’ (a) perceptionof engineering? (b) enjoyment of STEM classes/activities? (c) confidence in STEM skills? (d)interest in a STEM career?We reached 50 students over the course of four years, with six students participating in all fiveactivities/modules. Adapted surveys were implemented at three timepoints during the program toassess engineering perception, confidence in STEM skills, and enjoyment of STEM. Wecalculated descriptive statistics at the three timepoints for the six participants who completed allactivities and compared descriptive statistics at the third timepoint for participants whocompleted all three engineering modules (n=15) and those who completed only one module(n=10). We also

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Transfer Programs at Two-Year Colleges in Engineering and Engineering Technology

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Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University

Paper ID #37709A Transformative Project between Two-State Colleges and a-4-year Institution for Student Success in STEMAli Zilouchian (Professor) Dr. Ali Zilouchian is currently the Director of Applied Engineering Research Center at Keiser University. He is also the Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Founding Project Director of a HSI Title III project funded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) at FAU. His distinguished career in academia and industry has many notable accomplishments focused on research and industry partnerships, and national

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro Quintero; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel Rodriguez Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

incorporation of Responsible well-being in faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate). Through an innovative research-based assessment plan, they determined the levels of moral development achieved by participants. In the past two years, Santiago has incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. Finally, the latest project explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and

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Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

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Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University - Commerce; James Nelson, Texas A&M University; John Romero, Texas A&M University

element in cybersecurity, Smart Manufacturing, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) hacking. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comTowards Goal-Oriented Experiential Learning for Cybersecurity ProgramsAbstractThe continuously increasing gap in the cybersecurity workforce, in numbers and skill levels,demands a fundamental shift in how we approach cybersecurity education and training. This isfurther complicated when considering the need to enable learners from a diverse set ofbackgrounds for a larger spectrum of career trajectories within the industry. In this article, wepresent our model for a goal-oriented experiential

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PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

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Joselyn Busato; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Davide Guzzetti

Paper ID #36547Introducing Optimization in Elementary Education: aPrecursor to Multibody Dynamics (Resource Exchange)Joselyn Elisabeth Busato Undergraduate Student Bucknell Class of 2024Elif Miskioglu (Assistant Professor) I am an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. I hold a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. My early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University; Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Kelli Frias

that both studentsand mentors perceive the mentorship process to be highly beneficial.introductionMost engineers will begin their careers in an established company, eschewing the risks ofstarting a new business. However, the rapidly changing technology paradigm favors companiesthat bring new and sometimes transformative concepts to market. Companies especially needentrepreneurial-minded engineers who will drive change to make this possible. This is alsoevidenced by many established companies creating infrastructure to build internal “startups”.The Tech Intrapreneurs Program (TIP) is designed to produce intrapreneurs, people that areentrepreneurial within an existing company. Intrapreneurship is defined as different fromentrepreneurship in that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Kirsten Dodson, Lipscomb University; Courtney Deckard, Lipscomb University; Hannah Duke, Lipscomb University; Elizabeth Buchanan; Justice White, Lipscomb University

diversity by providing guidance and support to underrepresentedgroups to better overcome challenges in their engineering career [2-6]. This project shifts thefocus from removing the burden on underrepresented groups to eliminating the barriers from theworkplace itself. As Rambo-Hernandez et al. put it: "Efforts aimed at broadening participation…must address culture and particularly attitudes toward diversity and inclusive behaviors inengineering."[7] In their paper describing the Valuing Diversity and Enactive Inclusion inEngineering scale, the authors examined educational intervention activities to promote DEI.Here, we hypothesize that student involvement in humanitarian engineering projects supportsprofessional formation to better embrace DEI in

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ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

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Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

discourses around broadening participation in engineering and promoting action to change. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, an inductee into the Bouchet Honor Society, and received the prestigious NSF CAREER award. Homero serves as the VT Engineering Education Chair for Equity and Inclusion, and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Incoming Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI). He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS) from the National Experimental University of Táchira, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie Carr, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Maureen Smith

). Valerie currently teaches the first course in the ACBSS minor series, which covers the application of Python to current social science topics, as well as the use of programming in careers such as data analysis, user experience research, and econometrics.Belle Wei © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Faculty Perspectives on Developing Interdisciplinary Computing Programs: Benefits, Necessary Supports, and RecommendationAbstractGraduates of computer science programs continue to be predominantly male and White or Asian[3], and the need to diversify the workforce is well recognized [4]. To address these issues

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Baldwin, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Latricia Townsend, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Callie Edwards, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

(grades 6-8) from rural N.C. Thecourse engages students in authentic STEM design experiences situated in the advancedmanufacturing industry in an effort to improve their STEM content knowledge and careerawareness and their self-efficacy, identity and interest in STEM careers, particularly engineering.The outreach specialists experienced a number of challenges as they worked with the teachers,many of which were exacerbated by the on-going pandemic. In response to social distancingrequirements imposed by COVID-19, the specialists adopted a just-in-time (JIT) approach toteacher professional development (PD) where the content, pace, and scheduling of PD sessionswere based on each individual teacher’s prior content knowledge, comfort level and