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Stephanie Zegers, Elizabethtown College ; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Paper ID #36506Bridging the Social Capital Gap in Historically Marginalized PopulationsStephanie Zegers, Elizabethtown College Ms. Stephanie E. Zegers is the Assistant Director of Engineering and STEM Relationship Development at Elizabethtown College. She holds a BS in Education from Millersville University and MS in Strategic Leadership from Elizabethtown College. Ms. Zegers’ research interests are experiential learning experi- ences, professional skills development, career pathways, and workforce development.Dr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is the Dean of the School of Engineering, Math, and

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Raymond K.F. Lam, The City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Merlinda Drini; Guozhen Tony An, CUNY Queensborough Community College

professoriate career achievement through a five-year NSF awarded The Hispanic Alliance for the Graduate Education and the Professoriate on Environmental Sciences and Engineering (H-AGEP) program in collaboration with City College of New York and El Paso University, Texas. She has mentored undergraduate students with research projects through CUNY Community College Research Scholar Programs (CRSP) and Research Experience Undergraduate (REU). Dr. Seo has a research interest in the use of remote sensing technology applications to solve problems in the modeling of land surface processes, numerical weather prediction, and global climate models.Dr. Merlinda Drini, Dr. Merlinda Drini joined the Queensborough Community College

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Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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2013 to August 2018. He earned BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh, and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Learning Sciences (School of Education and Social Pol- icy) and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern. His research interests include charac- terization of multifunctional nano-reinforced polymer systems, multiscale modeling of nanocomposites and materials, vibration energy harvesting/scavenging, and engineering pedagogy and instructional tech- nologies. Awards that he has received include the NSF CAREER award, the 2016 Alexander Crombie Humphreys Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor award (Stevens), the 2014 Distinguished

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Luka Baramidze, Bucknell University; Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University

independentstudy opportunities allow students to directly apply their engineering knowledge to real-worldproblems as a continuation of their in-class learning. The research and independent studyopportunities under the guidance of an ECE professor described in this paper have providedstudents with unique experiences to augment their coursework with diverse applications as wellas increasing agency in their developing engineering careers. Agency in education allowsstudents to create rather than seek out learning opportunities. The students can also get practicewith innovative problem-solving — promoting innovative thinking is crucial to develop as anadaptive expert. One proposed adaptive expertise framework differentiates two dimensions alearner may develop

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Alexa Joelle Prince, Penn State Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; David Robert Schneider, Cornell University Systems Engineering; Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh University

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students for innovationcompetitions and their upcoming careers as well as catalyze their entrepreneurial minds forfuture success. Based on a series of interviews with experienced mentors of innovationcompetitions and programs, this paper presents a set of best practices for mentoring studentinnovation teams.IntroductionInnovation competitions and programs encourage students to think creatively and innovatively,solve complex problems, develop professional and technical skills, and improve communicationand teamwork skills. Hackathons, pitch competitions, design challenges, startup competitions,and entrepreneurship programs can be considered innovation competitions and programs, whichhave been known to have many important benefits for undergraduate

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Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Saravanan Gurupackiam, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

concentration areas. Theapproach used is similar to what students expect once they start their professional career. Basedon the response received from students and industrial advisory board members who evaluatedstudent performance, the approach was very effective in enhancing student learning. The successof this approach has encouraged us to broaden the project to include all concentration areas incivil engineering going forward.ReferencesSirinterlikci, A. (2014, June), Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects Paper presented at 2014 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2—20691Sheppard, K. G., & Nastasi, J. A., & Hole, E., & Russell, P. L. (2011, June), SE CAPSTONE:Implementing a Systems Engineering Framework

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Tyler S. Love, Penn State University, Harrisburg

, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 289-302, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-022- 09955-2[11] P. A. Reed and M. K. Ferguson, “Safety training for career and content switchers,” Technology and Engineering Teacher, vol. 80, no. 7, pp. 16-19, 2021.[12] International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, “Safer Engineering and CTE Instruction: A National STEM Education Imperative. State Reports,” [Online]. Available: https://www.iteea.org/SafetyReport.aspx. [Accessed Nov. 4, 2022].[13] T. S. Love, K. R. Roy, and P. Sirinides, “What factors have the greatest impact on safety in Pennsylvania’s T&E courses?,” Technology and Engineering Education Association of Pennsylvania Journal, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 5