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Work-In-Progress: Applying Peer Mentorship in a First Year Engineering Course to Improve Student Learning and Retention Outcomes

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University
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Diversity
-Communicate Class,” Proceedings of the 2017 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, 2017.[6] K.S. Corbett, K. Evans, S. McAdams, J. Gaudin, M.A. Walker and T.S. Fontenot, “Work inProgress: Developing a Model for Student-led Peer Mentorship Programs,” Proceedings of the2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2018.[7] Q. Tahmina, “Does Peer Mentoring Help Students be Successful in an Introductory Engi-neering Course?” Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[8] L.K. Someh, B.P. O’Connell, K.S. Grahame and J. Levi, “Friendly mentor or formerconsultant: peer-mentors in First Year Engineering Courses,” Proceedings of the 2020 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, 2020.[9] C. Kiassat and R. Elkharboutly, “Peer
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Work in Progress: Effectiveness of an REU SITE at Preparing Students for Graduate School

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, The Ohio State University
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Diversity
participating in teaching, scholarship and service to the department. Dr. Stiner-Jones recently won funding for the College’s first National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates SITE program. She and her co-investigators aim to pro- vide students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds with a 10-week research immersion and prepare them for graduate school. She is the recipient of the 2018 College of Engineering Faculty Diver- sity Excellence Award for achievements that support the College’s goal of excellence through diversity and inclusion. She and her co-author are the recipients of the 2019 Best Paper and Best Diversity Paper Awards from the American Society for Engineering Education for
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Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Pranav Bhounsule, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Cynthia Lima, University of Texas at San Antonio
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Diversity
2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35749 Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways Pranav A. Bhounsule* Lorena Claeys, Belinda Harmon, 842 W. Taylor St. Cynthia Lima, Emily Young University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 UTSA Circle, Chicago, IL, USA 60525 The University of Texas at San Antonio pranav@uic.edu San Antonio, TX, USA 78249AbstractAlthough jobs and career opportunities in computer science continue to grow rapidly, womenconstitute only 28% of the
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Work in Progress: Development and Implementation of an After-school STEM Curriculum for Kindergarten to 4th Grade Students at Girls Inc. through the “Cummins Powers Women“ Initiative

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company; Archana V Kulkarni; Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj; Jennifer M. Thomasson, Cummins Inc; Alexa Davis; Demario Robinson; Malavika Panicker; Elizabeth A. Spratt; Tina Henselmeier; Nora Guzman; Arul Antony; Sonya Ware-Meguiar; Danielle Fawbush, Cummins Inc.; Daniel J. O’Connor, Cummins; Kenneth Francis; Jennifer G. Warrenburg
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Diversity
2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 36140 was determined that Cummins employees, especially the engineers, scientists, and accounting professionals, who have a strong background in STEM fields, are well- equipped to not just instruct students in the activities, but also relate the tasks back to the appropriate Science and Engineering concepts to facilitate concept retention.As a result of implementing these changes, the average number of volunteers per week increasedfrom 3 to 4 per session in the Winter of 2019 to 13 to 14 per session in the Winter of 2020 justbefore the pandemic started. Volunteer engagement as well as concept retention by the studentsalso seemed to have
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STEM engagement for middle and high school girls- Implementation, Challenges and Lessons learned

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Rashmi Deodeshmukh, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)
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Diversity
2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 36132 Work in Progress- STEM engagement for middle and high school young women- Implementation, Challenges and Lessons learned Rashmi Deodeshmukh* Fay Barber-Dansby Purdue University Purdue University rdeodesh@purdue.eduIntroductionWomen make up about 22% of students pursuing and completing Engineering or Technology degrees inthe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Analysis of data showed thatonly about 6% of these degrees were awarded to women of color who are about 37% (in the 18-24 yearsold range) of the total
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Promoting quality STEM Education in the time of Social Distancing

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College
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Diversity
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