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Supplemental Teaching Aids And Quality Enhancement Plan For Mechanical Engineering Program At Alabama A&M University

Conference Session: Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Kenneth Fernandez, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1311: SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING AIDS AND QUALITYENHANCEMENT PLAN FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM ATALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITYAmir Mobasher, Alabama A&M UniversityMohamed Seif, Alabama A&M UniversityKenneth Fernandez, NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Page 14.1099.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Supplemental Teaching Aids and Quality Enhancement Plan for a Mechanical Engineering Program at Alabama A&M UniversityABSTRACTMost mechanical engineering majors experience difficulties in their major courses like Statics,Dynamics, and Strength of Materials. It seems appropriate to increase the

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Student Academic Advisement: Innovative Tools For Improving Minority Student Attraction, Retention, And Graduation

Conference Session: Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

. Departmentaloutreach activities have included support for the TexPrep program, Upward Bound Mathematicsand Science program, Gear-Up engineering camps, MathCounts competitions, college night andcareer day activities, National Engineering week programs, and numerous laboratory tours anddemonstrations. Page 14.1080.3The authors have also spent a significant number of hours developing and refining ME studentadvising and monitoring tools. While it was critical that the student academic advisementpositively impacted student academic success including student retention and 5-year graduationrates, it was also important to facilitate the process for students and faculty

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Nurture Motivated, Confident, And Strategic Learners In Engineering Through Cognitive And Psychological Instruction For An Entry Level Course

Conference Session: Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

between teaching specific domain contents and developing effectivecognitive skills for students in current engineering education. This disconnection makes itdifficult for students to apply effective cognitive strategies for their learning in specificengineering domain. Students who failed in their engineering studies may attribute their failuresto lack of ability in learning engineering rather than a lack of effective use of cognitivestrategies. They may decide to quit from engineering programs due to frustrations from theirsetbacks in learning. As students from minority groups are interested in learning engineering, thechallenge is to nurture their interest, maintain their efforts, and strengthen their confidence thatthey can succeed. Thus

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Research Alliance In Math And Science (Rams): An Excellent Research Internship Program For Minority Science And Engineering Students

Conference Session: Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division; Debbie McCoy, Oak Ridge National Lab
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

. Debbie McCoy Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TennesseeAbstractThe Research Alliance in Math and Science (RAMS) program is a twelve-week summerresearch internship program for under-represented students majoring in computer science,mathematics, engineering and technology. It is carried out through the Computing andComputational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Theobjective of the RAMS program is to identify students and faculty members in computersciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology disciplines for summer internships insupport of the long-term goal of increasing the number of under-represented minorities

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Innovation In Engineering Outreach

Conference Session: Attracting Young Minds: Part II
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

middle schools.MSET also helped to recruit the State University to create the AVEP and broker thearrangement that allows local engineering professionals to teach laboratory classesdirectly at the LUC. Because of its central role in coordinating engineering educationalactivities in the AV, the City of Lancaster Aerospace Office, which manages MSET,holds a seat on the local Industry Advisory Board for Fresno State’s AVEP. Other activities which support the engineering student pipeline in the AV arepervasive. In conjunction with another servicing state university with a program inteacher education, CSU Bakersfield, Antelope Valley College won an NSF grant toestablish a Teacher’s Pathways program to increase the number of certified math

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Increasing Student Access, Retention, And Graduation Through An Integrated Stem Pathways Support Initiative For The Rio South Texas Region

Conference Session: Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

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

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Bridges To Engineering Research 2020: A National Workshop For Engineering Research Partnerships

Conference Session: New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: 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
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

), Energy &Environment, Modeling & Simulation, Sensors, and Transportation & Healthcare.Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Mary Juhas, Program Director for Diversity & Outreach atNational Science Foundation, each of the 105 minute tracks had a presentation from oneNational Science Foundation Division Director with responsibility for an area with somerelevance to the track. The participation of the Division Director was organized for themutual benefit of the workshop attendees and the Division Directors. The slides for mostof the presentations is available from the Workshop organizers at NCA&T.A laboratory tour and poster presentation to showcase the equipment andaccomplishments of several Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) was

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Why Aren’t There More Students With Disabilities In Engineering?

Conference Session: Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

disabilitieswhile the lectures and discussions will center on the impact of disabilities as well as thepsychosocial aspects of those disabilities. The sensitivity training module includes roleplaying and simulation to explore the interaction of a student with a disability and his/herenvironment. The workshop will also focus on the barriers to learning that are oftenapparent yet frequently overlooked within the classroom, laboratories, campus, andcommunity.School teachers are continually challenged with their task to teach 30 or more students,four or more times a day. If we add to that task the need to accommodate a student with adisability, then the challenge may become overwhelming and may cause the teacher to beless effective. The goal of the workshops

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Development And Implementation Of Academic Enrichment Activities For Reu Students

Conference Session: Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ashley Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing from 1997-2001 and was a National Science Foundation "National Young Investigator" (1993-98). He was a National Science Foundation and an AT&T Bell Laboratories graduate fellow, and has worked as a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Page 14.464.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development and Implementation

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Stem Recruitment, Retention, And Graduation: Progress To Date

Conference Session: New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Juan Lira, Texas A&M International University; Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

-on activities1- 3, field trips4, 5,summer workshops6, 7, competitions8, and software training9. This paper describes a newprogram, STEM Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation (STEM-RRG), designed toincrease the number of minority students who graduate with a degree in science,engineering, or mathematics. Specifically, the goals and objectives to be accomplishedunder STEM-RRG are: a. Recruit minority students into STEM majors at TAMIU; b. Provide summer enrichment workshops to minority students; c. Provide internships and research assistantships to minority students; d. Provide professional development activities to STEM faculty who teach introductory science courses, including mathematics, engineering, physics, and

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Mind Links 2009: Resources To Motivate Minorities To Study And Succeed In Engineering

Conference Session: New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

http://www.asq.org/ASTC Association of Science Technology Centers http://www.astc.orgAVMA American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/AWAA American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org/Biophysical Society http://www.biophysics.org/BFRL Building and Fire Research Laboratory http://www.bfrl.nist.orgESA Ecological Society of America http://www.esa.org/FASEB Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology http://www.faseb.org/FMB Federation of Master Builders http://www.fmb.org.ukFMS Federation of Materials

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Educating The Educator: Computational Science And Engineering Training Workshop For Faculty From Under Represented And Minority Serving Institutions

Conference Session: Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

minorityserving universities. In spite of several such programs, the number of minority, especiallyAfrican American students, graduating and entering CSE and HPC professional areas hasremained really low. There is a great demand of graduates and working professionals in the areasof computational science and engineering that are trained not only in the technical domain areasbut also in the computational aspects and high performance computing areas, the relatedtechnology, tools, paradigms and approaches. This expertise demand is not only from the US Page 14.511.2federal engineering and science laboratories where modeling and simulation have alreadybecome

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Evaluation Of Retention And Other Benefits Of A Fifteen Year Residential Bridge Program For Underrepresented Engineering Students

Conference Session: Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II
Collection: 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephen Roberts, University of Florida; Karen Bray, University of Florida; Vikram Shishodia, University of Florida; Jeff Citty, University of Florida; Deborah Mayhew, University of Florida; James Ogles, University of Florida; Angela Lindner, University of Florida
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

resourcesThe success of the STEPUP program is critically dependent on the roles played by staff andstudents. To ensure successful execution, two staff members, who are professional advisorsunder the leadership of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, serve the role of full-timecoordinators over the duration of the program. Under their direction, a team of undergraduatestudent mentors, alumni of previous STEPUP classes, are selected to help with various activities.During the summer, these students are actively engaged in direct mentoring of students andperforming resident assistants’ tasks in the residence hall. The lead mentor, besides having theresponsibility of guiding and serving as a role model for other mentors, teaches the pre-calculuscourse