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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Andrew G. Klein, Western Washington University

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©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Math to Makerspace: Evolution of a bridge program to support cohort developmentIntroductionThis paper shares the evolution of a summer bridge program designed to support NationalScience Foundation S-STEM scholarship students as they transition to college. The bridgeprogram, taught before the start of the fall quarter, is a week-long intensive course designed toprovide incoming first-year students with a strong and focused start to college life. The aim is toprovide a venue to help students socially and academically integrate into the campus community.Over the course of 4 years, the summer bridge program evolved from a lecture-heavy math-focused course to a project

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Robert Petrulis; Sona Gholizadeh, University of South Carolina; Ed P Gatzke, University of South Carolina

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Learning Community. He has offered a variety of high-school and first-year introductory and professional development courses over the last two decades. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student Persistence Factors for Engineering and Computing Undergraduates Robert Petrulis2, Sona Gholizadeh1 , Ed Gatzke1 (1) University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2) EPRE Consulting, Columbia, SCAbstractThe research and evaluation team of an S-STEM project at a large, research-intensiveSoutheastern public university conducted a cross-sectional survey as a first step to comparefactors which may influence undergraduate student persistence in

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Jessica Santangelo, Hofstra University; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Margaret A Hunter, Hofstra University; Kristin Weingartner; Rosebud Elijah, Hofstra University; Richard Cohen, Nassau Community College; Scott T Lefurgy; Rakhi Agarwal; Lisa Filippi, Hofstra University

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and Mentoring (iAM) Program to Promote Access to STEM ProfessionsBackgroundThe Integrated Achievement and Mentoring (iAM) Program at Hofstra University (HU) respondsto the challenge of retaining a diverse STEM student population [1]. This achievement-focusedprogram provides students early access to the hidden curriculum and contextualizes supportservices in a model that is inclusive, promotes belonging, and develops student identity locally inthe STEM community and globally as part of the University community. This is an NSFScholarships in STEM (S-STEM) Track 3 (multi-institution)-funded Program built on thetheoretical framework of legitimate peripheral participation with an emphasis on inclusivity,community, and belonging

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Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Eric Steward P.E., University of South Alabama; Joseph David Richardson; Tom Thomas; Nicole Carr

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. Joseph David Richardson Joseph D. Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the William B. Burnsed, Jr. Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Alabama.Tom ThomasNicole Carr ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engaging Transfer Students in a College of EngineeringAbstractThe LINK scholarship program at the University of South Alabama is funded by an NSF S-STEM grant, awarding scholarships to low-income students transferring from communitycolleges in the Gulf Coast region to complete degrees in chemical, civil, computer, electrical, ormechanical engineering. The program provides financial support and academic mentoring tofoster student

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Shawn Y. Stevens, WGBH Educational Foundation; Joshua Littenberg-Tobias, GBH; Ranida McKneally, GBH; Ethan Cayko

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toward science and engineering we included an adapted version ofthe Middle/High Student Attitudes Toward Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(S-STEM) survey [33]. The scale measures students' attitudes toward their own proficiency inSTEM subjects (e.g., “I know I can do well in science”), the value of STEM toward futureendeavors (e.g., “Knowing about science will allow me to invent useful things”), and interest inSTE|M careers (e.g., “I believe I can be successful in a career in engineering”). The measureshad sufficient levels of reliability on the pre (ɑ = 0.87) and post surveys (ɑ = 0.87) .Additionally, to measure students' perceptions of engineers and engineering we adapted itemsfrom the “What is Engineering?” survey instrument [9]. The

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Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico; Kristine Denman, University of New Mexico

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Kristine Denman is the Director of the New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center. She has over 20 years of experience in both applied research and program evaluation, including multiple evaluation projects focused on STEM internship experiences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023An Engineering/Computer Science Project with Community Service FocusAbstract:This conference paper informs about a S-STEM (Scholarships in STEM) project awarded to theUniversity of New Mexico (UNM) School of Engineering (SOE). This NSF project is focused onproviding scholarships to students with merit who also demonstrate financial need. Thisparticular NSF project was focused on professional development activities as well as

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Deniz Nikkhah, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Lorenzo Valdevit

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detail in Appendix A. Given the diverse socio-demographicbackground of the students in the mentoring program, their perceptions of how culturalbackground influences their relationship with their faculty and peer mentors will be addressed aswell (see Section 3 in Table 1). Lastly, students will be asked to provide an overall assessment oftheir mentoring experiences with both their peer and faculty mentors (see Section 4 in Table 1).As indicated in Table 1 (see Column 1: Item Focus), the majority of measures will be used toassess both faculty and peer mentoring experiences with the exception of a few measures thataim to assess aspects specific to the faculty or peer mentor relationship.Table 1. S-STEM mentoring survey measuresItemFocus Item

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Divya Muralidhara, University of Arkansas

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analyses with a focus on psychometric methods. ThJennie S Popp Ph.D. Jennie Popp, Ph.D. is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and the Associate Dean of the Honors Col- lege at University of Arkansas. As Associate Dean, Dr. Popp contributes to student success initiatives through the management of Honors College study abroaDivya Muralidhara, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Helping Rural and Underrepresented Students Succeed in STEMThe need to increase the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) labor pool by tappinginto the underrepresented and rural populations is well documented [1, 2]. With funding throughan NSF S-STEM grant, researchers at the

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Angela Estacion, WestEd; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida

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Affecting the Future Career Pathway Decisions of Lower-income Computing Students1. IntroductionWithin research on broadening participation in computing, the experience and perspectives ofundergraduate students have been important elements of exploration. As undergraduate studentsare experts of their own experience, conducting research that focuses on understanding theirperspective can help those who organize programmatic efforts to respond to student needs andconcerns. This paper emerges from the context of a specific National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.As with all S-STEM programs, Florida Information Technology Graduation

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

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Science Foundation grant efforts includ- ing S-STEM, REU, and Includes Alliance grant efforts.Dr. Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University Jennifer Love is a full-time faculty member of Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, most recently in the First Year Engineering program. She is currently the Associate Director for the Center for STEM Education. She has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1993), a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Iowa (1997) and a Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University (2022) where she recently completed her dissertation in elementary STEAM education. She also worked as a professional

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Karl W Reid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, American Society for Engineering Education; Richard R Harris, Northeastern University; Michael Silevitch

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Paper ID #37262Board 273: Engineering PLUS (Partnerships Launching UnderrepresentedStudents) - Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES National AllianceDr. Karl W Reid, Northeastern University Karl Reid, Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer, Professor of the Practice at Northeastern UniversityMrs. Claire Duggan, Northeastern University Claire Duggan is currently the Executive Director for The Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University and Co-Principal Investigator for The Engineering PLUS Alliance. She is also current the Co-Principal Investigator for the REU site, REU Pathways and the S-STEM initiative, S-POWER.Dr

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Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marissa Christina Owens, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Jasmine Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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students’ learning. The students were also encouraged to ask questions and interactwith their peers.InstrumentsThis study comprised multiple data sources: an open-ended questionnaire, classroomobservation, and an S-STEM survey. The open-ended questionnaire consisted of five questionsdesigned to probe students to share their experiences of the problem-based learning environment.The students were provided the opportunity to address their likes and dislikes regardingengineering learning through PBL and describe the strategies they used to solve each problemscenario [10]; [34].Classroom observations were conducted throughout the duration of the study. The commentsentailed the teacher and the students. The implementation of the lessons, pedagogy, and

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External Factors, Shifting Identity Trajectories, Persistence Analysis of Cultural Models, and Exploring the Experiences of Black University Students

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting

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strategies for creating equitable access to the discipline. Byexamining how Western Tech Scholars and their peers become cybersecurity professionals, thispaper provides information about “what works” in influencing a diverse body of students tostudy cybersecurity in institutions that are minority serving.3 MethodologyThis qualitative case study considers the Western Tech S-STEM program as the bounded system[15] under investigation. This section describes the data sources used in this study as well as thedata analysis strategies used. IRB was obtained before gathering data.3.1 Data CollectionData sources for this study include the following: a) Annual interviews with Western TechScholars, occurring between May and October from 2019 to 2021, b

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Supporting Students with Disabilities and Understanding Spatial Ability and Accessibility

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Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Lauren Fogg, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine Hendricks Belk, Clemson University; Katie Evans, Houston Baptist University; Mitzi Desselles, Louisiana Tech University

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by the National Science Foundation (NSF) underGrant No 1564768. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References[1] National Science Foundation, "Sophomore fast-forward: A summer bridge program to support retention in engineering," [Online]. Available: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWDID = 1564768HistoricalAwards = false. [Accessed 10 5 2021].[2] K. Evans, M. K. Orr, D. E. Hall and M. Desselles, "S-STEM summer scholarship for a sophomore bridge: Year 1 in review," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2018.[3] K. Evans, M. Desselles and M. K. Orr, "Year 2 of an S-STEM Summer Scholarship for a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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tina Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University

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; less than 28% of the total IT workforceand only 12% of engineers are female [2]. By the time students reach college, 1 in 5 young menplan on majoring in engineering or computing while only 1 in 17 young women declare the same[3]. Since 1990, the percentage of female computing professionals dropped from 35% to about24% today, and if that trend continues, the share of women in the nation’s computing workforcewill decline to 22% by 2025 according to Girls Who Code [4]. These statistics provide themotivation for a program called Project-based Work Studio (PWS) developed at a mid-sizedAppalachian primarily undergraduate university supported by an NSF S-STEM grant to build amore proportionate female workforce in computer science, engineering, and

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Katherine Acton, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas

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. She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering a Transfer Friendly Experience with Alternative Pathways to ExcellenceAbstract:The Alternative Pathways to Excellence (APEX) program is an NSF funded S-STEM Track 2project that seeks to strengthen efforts to recruit and retain STEM transfer students by integratingfinancial, academic, and practical supports.The APEX program provides student support services, formal and informal mentoring, curricularand co-curricular supports, and cohort building activities all formulated to create accessiblepathways into engineering careers for a population

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

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Cincinnati. Along with his current role as the Manager of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement for the Co ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Greater Equity, Access, and Readiness for Success in Engineering and Technology (GEARSET) - An Alternate Pathway to Engineering and ETIntroductionThe Greater Equity, Access, and Readiness for Engineering and Technology (GEARSET)Program, an NSF funded S-STEM program was developed to address several institutional needsat the university. The original target population for the GEARSET program was identified as asubset of the students who applied to the College of Engineering (COE) at the University ofToledo (UToledo) and do not meet all the admissions

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Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Emilie A. Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech

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in Davao City, Philippines, where she previously held appointments as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering. She also previously served as Director for Communications and International Engagement at the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, Lecturer at the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Inte- grated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 S-STEM: Iron Range Engineering Academic Scholarships for Co-Op Based

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Rebekah J Hammack, Montana State University, Bozeman; Nicholas Lux Lux, Montana State University, Bozeman; Paul Gannon, Montana State University, Bozeman; Douglas J Hacker; Brock J. Lameres, Montana State University, Bozeman; Tugba Boz, University of Georgia

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teachers developed an engineering learning sequence thatconnected to a design opportunity within their local context (see Hammack et al., 2022 foradditional curriculum detail). After developing the lessons, participating teachers enacted thelessons with their elementary students. Participants included 43 4th and 5th grade students dividedinto two groups, those who attended school on a Native American reservation (n=23) and thosewho attended a small town school not located on a reservation (n=20). To measure the impacts ofthe program, students completed the Students Attitudes towards STEM survey ([S-STEM],Friday Institute, 2012) and the Engineering Identity Develop Scale ([EIDS], Capobianco et al.,2017) before and after engaging in the community

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Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Erin Carll, University of Washington; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 On ACCESS Program Support for Students’ Academic Success in the Cybersecurity FieldAbstractThe goal of the NSF S-STEM funded program “Attracting and Cultivating Cybersecurity Expertsand Scholars through Scholarships” (ACCESS) is to increase the cybersecurity-related degreecompletion of high-achieving undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need and thushelp address the tremendous unmet need for highly skilled cybersecurity experts. The ACCESSprogram has successfully awarded scholarships to three cohorts of students and has achieved itsgoal

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Maria L. Espino, Iowa State University ; J. Cody Nielsen; Marin Jayne Fisher, Virginia Tech

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, computerand software engineering students engaged in an S-STEM program at a predominantly white publicinstitution in the Midwest. S-STEM is a federally funded program aimed at diversifying STEM fields byincreasing the enrollment and persistence of low-income students. Using phenomenology allowed formeaning making and exploration of both religious and engineering experiences (Moustakas, 1994).The present study focused on the experiences of Theresa, a traditionally aged, Asian American (SoutheastAsian) computer engineering student who participated in three in-depth, semi-structured interviews abouther engineering identity experiences. From all of the participants of the larger study, we chose to go ingreater depth with Theresa because her engineering

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 10: Identity & Belonging 2

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Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Andrew G Klein, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University

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) offers three undergraduate-only engineeringprograms: Electrical and Computer Engineering (EECE), Manufacturing Engineering (MFGE),and Polymer Materials Engineering (PME). The Becoming Engaged Engineering Scholars(BEES) S-STEM scholarship program, funded by the National Science Foundation, providesacademic and financial support to 4 cohorts of low-income undergraduate students interested inmajoring in engineering. The BEES program supports scholars for the first two years of theirstudy at WWU.In addition to two years of financial support, the scholarship program that provides the focalpoint of this study offers curricular and co-curricular supports for pre-major engineering studentsduring their first and second years of undergraduate study. These

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

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Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Kim E. Bullington, Old Dominion University

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, how to dress, eat and hold a professional conversation at a formal meal during aninterview; and how to network and follow-up after meeting people professionally. The guestspeakers, veterans themselves, were excited to present to these highly motivated student veteransand to share their stories, and in the process, they inspired this next generation of engineers andengineering technologists.Keywords: adult learners, engineering, learning communities, STEM workforce preparationIntroductionThe goal of the National Science Foundation S-STEM project, A Pathway to Completion forVeterans Pursuing Engineering and Engineering Technology Degrees, is to provide professionaldevelopment and scholarships to student veterans who are attending Old Dominion

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 6: Mentors & Teams

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Miriam Howland Cummings Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver; William Taylor Schupbach; Tom Altman; Michael S. Jacobson; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver

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focus on the aspects that make the program mostmeaningful for the students. This mentorship program is a concerted effort with an engineeringlearning community (ELC) for first-year students [1, 2], which was initially designed to increasestudent retention at the engineering college. Moreover, eligible students voluntarily take part inan NSF-funded Scholarships for STEM (S-STEM) program where participation in both ELC andthe mentorship program is required. On the other hand, incoming students who are not eligiblefor the S-STEM program are encouraged to participate in the ELC and are offered mentorship.There are a variety of mentorship programs at different institutions, created for engineeringstudents, that have assorted but generally

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

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Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Adam St. Jean, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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program was grant-funded and provided busing to and from AMSA’s campus fromstudents’ homes for student populations that identified this need, as well as to and from bothinstitutions the second week for all participants. The overall cost of the program broke down to$708 per pupil. The S-STEM survey [14] was used as a pre- and post-intervention measure, aswell as an additional exit survey. The S-STEM survey indicated no statistically significantchanges in interest in or attitudes towards STEM. Program coordinators felt this was probablynot the correct program metric instrument considering the population involved and the brevity ofthe program. The additional exit survey in comparison to the entrance survey saw no differencein students planning to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks ; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn Pfeifer Pfeifer Reitz; Janelle B Larson, Pennsylvania State University

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©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM: Investigating role identities of low-income engineering students prior to their first semester of college (NSF S-STEM #2130022)The purpose of the Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM Program (NSF S-STEM #2130022, known locally as LION STEM) is to support the retention and graduation ofhigh-achieving, low-income engineering scholars with demonstrated financial need at Penn StateBerks, a regional campus of The Pennsylvania State University. The LION STEM programbuilds upon the Sustainable Bridges from Campus-to-Campus project (NSF IUSE #1525367)which formed the

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Evan Ko, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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had been highly rated at the time of original review. Inpart because of this and in part because it is an important part of proposal review, our reviewerswere asked to closely read the current program description and calls for proposals and evaluatethe proposals with respect to how well they matched the current call. This allowed for apotentially greater range of quality evaluations, with the understanding that there would be amismatch between the current call and the call the original proposals responded to. The callsused in this training were the Preparing Future Engineers: Research Initiation in EngineeringFormation (PRF: RIEF), Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (S-STEM),and the Faculty Early Career Development

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin L. Moore, P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey C. Shragge

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certainty. Whereas the students in our previous study hadself-developed this “connecting” skill, our program provides a formal platform forlow-income students to learn and practice those connecting skills at the graduate level.This will allow us to investigate through pre- and post-surveys whether “connecting”skills can be developed through mentorship and whether developed connecting skillsenhance their self-efficacy, STEM identities, and persistence beliefs.This poster shares the results from student surveys completed at the beginning of our firstacademic year of the S-STEM program, reflecting on their undergraduate experiences.Specifically, we highlight the particular FOK held by our students as they enteredgraduate school from engineering and

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Mary Skidmore Kocak, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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component to the program, community college transfer students will likely continue tohave varying levels of graduation rates and graduation successes. Programs expanded from thisstudy would benefit from the basic structure, but require additional expansions into moreelaborate financial package designs.References[1] "Tennessee Promise." https://www.tn.gov/tnpromise.html (accessed 02/24/23.[2] R. M. Ellestad, D. J. Keffer, J. Retherford, C. Wetteland, M. Kocak, and T. Griffin, "NSF S-STEM: Transfer Success Co-Design for Engineering Disciplines (TranSCEnD)," in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, 2019.[3] V. Tinto, Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. ERIC, 1987.[4

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

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Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Sadaf Amna Sarwari

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ConfidenceAbstractBecause cybersecurity professionals are crucial to national security, public safety, and economicprosperity, employment opportunities in cybersecurity continue to increase. To meet the publicand private sectors’ need for cybersecurity professionals, universities are adding academicprograms in cybersecurity. West Virginia University, which is a land-grant R1 university with avibrant cybersecurity program that offers a B.S. degree, academic minor, and an Area ofEmphasis (AoE) in cybersecurity, has received an NSF S-STEM grant to increase the numberand diversity of highly qualified cybersecurity graduates by offering scholarships to high-achieving and economically challenged undergraduate students.Our past research was focused on grit and motivation