Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Monroe, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University; Bala Ram, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Christopher Doss, North Carolina A&T State University

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PittsburghManuel Peace, General Motors Alan Wiechman The Boeing Co. Greg Shultz , Wal-MartPaul Clayson, nCoat Inc. James E. Stike, Materials Innovation Technology Ohio State and Ohio is active in industry; One of the first ERC programs; Comprehensive partnerships are necessary (ex. with Honda – schools pay a role in research, cost sharing, day to day solutions for practical problems); Faculty/Student Teams working with Industry, and Industry working directly will University; NSBE Jr Chapters, Following trends which need benchmark research to push the technology. Multiple methods need to be used to work with companies for success; NSF provides a good template for forming partnerships with companies; Master

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Hashim Mahdi, University of Texas, Pan American

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, and early warnings.2) ME Faculty will mentor students in areas and activities such as professional opportunities for students (internships, professional societies, co-ops, undergraduate student research and industry projects, design competitions, professional meetings, etc.),answer questions about career choices, encourage good habits (study habits, ethical behavior, healthy life, stress management techniques, search for any required professional help, etc), motivation (rewards of hard work, celebrate success, learn from failure, etc.), building a relationship (personal accountability, showing that we care, etc.), financial aid/scholarships, and selection of technical electives appropriate to student interest and career goals3

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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services to foster success in Calculus I as it isknown to be a roadblock for student success in STEM fields. The second activity supports theimplementation of Challenge-Based Instruction (CBI) in selected key courses. CBI, a form ofinductive learning, has been shown to be a more effective approach to the learning process thanthe traditional deductive pedagogy. The third activity supports faculty development workshopson CBI techniques and other locally developed teaching tools with a focus on increasing studentsuccess, and finally the fourth activity develops and supports pathways to STEM fields betweenSTC and UTPA. This project provides a model that is expected to have a significant impact onthe number of STEM graduates and that will be simple to

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverley Pickering-Reyna, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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) Diversifying the U.S. engineering workforce: A new model. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(1), 19-32.3. Kim, Y., Baylor, A. L., & PALS Group (June 2006) Pedagogical agents as learning companions: The role of agent competency and type of interaction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 54(3), 223-243.4. Baylor, A. L., & Kim, Y. (2004) Pedagogical agent design: The impact of agent realism, gender, ethnicity, and instructional role. Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3220/2004, 592-603.5. Yelamarthi, K. & Mawasha, P. R. (July-December 2008) A pre-engineering program for the under-represented, low-income and/or first generation college students to pursue higher education

Conference Session

Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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expressedinterest in introducing these data mining tools in their research as well as in their courses.Source of Computing ResourcesThe HPC computing resources available at North Carolina A & T State University through ourestablished computational science and engineering graduate program were employed for thepractical hands on exercises. The availability of resources is necessary for the participants toemploy the learned concepts in their own classes and curriculum. The availability of the HPCresources for the potential use by MSI faculty members through programs such as UNCFSP(United Negro College Fund Special Programs) was presented in 2007. Details of other HPCresource availability through other NSF centers and HPC modernization programs were

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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study are components that can continue to be utilized in a positive manner tohelp pay for a college education. Student loans and off campus employment should be utilizedonly when absolutely necessary as they both have consequences affecting the students financialobligations downstream or their academics respectively.Bibliography1. Miller, P. and W. Coady, Vocational Ethics. Toward the Development of an Enabling Work Ethic. 1986, Illinois State Board of Education, Department of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education: Springfield, IL.2. Ford, F.A. and R.V. Herren, The Teaching of Work Ethics: Current Practices of Work Program Coordinators in Georgia. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1995. 20(1): p. 79-95.3

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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University of Cincinnati (UC), and to create the best financial and academic supportenvironment for studying and performing research so that they become well prepared forgraduate education and the rigors of the ever-changing global market.The objectives of the project are: (1) In five years, the recruitment of women (non-ethnic andethnic) engineering students will be increased from 16% to 21% of the freshmen students relativeto the fall 2005 enrollment. (2) In five years, the recruitment of ethnic (women and men)engineering students will be increased from 5% to 10% of the freshmen students relative to thefall 2005 enrollment. (3) In five years, graduate 74% of the students from these targetedpopulations relative to spring 2005. (4) Having the above

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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University has formed a multiple-disciplinarylearning community, in which senior students from different disciplines work together andachieve hands-on learning in multiple-disciplinary robotic projects18. Students regard thisexperience as the best thing they do in their four years at college. Some students have chosen tocontinue onto graduate studies, or have started careers related to their experience. In BucknellUniversity, upper-level students participate in designing a lab for a freshmen-level course andserved as TAs, and learn how to create a lab experiment and how to present the information,while the freshmen have the opportunity to contact with upper-level students and obtain hands-on experience 19.To make STEM more meaningful and inspire

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; randa shehab, University of Oklahoma

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programs designed to serve a particularpopulation. Beware of intent/impact conflict. Not one size fits all. For example, some of the 29mixed-race Native American students’ pre-college experiences and backgrounds are notdistinguishable from majority students. Programs should be sensitive to students negotiatingdifference, not just to the white majority, but to other ethnic and racial minorities, languagedifference and sex/gender differences along with their own identity development as a mixed-raceperson. Assuming that the obstacles and challenges faced by members of a racial or ethnic groupare understood and experienced universally does not serve the best interests of all students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

team work skills and the development of the students’ technicalskills in mechanical physics, and chemical and environmental science concepts. To have Page 14.1324.6a better impact on their environment high school student participants were inspired toinvestigate methods to convert waste into usable energy resources. At the completion oftheir investigative process students decided to implement a cost effective environmentallyfriendly bio-diesel device. From their research students determined how to convert wastevegetable oil, obtained from the school cafeteria, into bio-diesel fuel for fuel utilization inauxiliary high school buses.This experiment