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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2009-726: MIND LINKS 2009: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIES TOSTUDY AND SUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria M. Larrondo Petrie is Vice President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, Vice Chair of Engineering for the Americas, Executive Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, and a Board Member of the Women in Engineering Division and the Minorities in Engineering Division of ASEE. She is Professor of Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. Her research

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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AC 2009-1702: INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING OUTREACHJ. Shelley, United States Air ForceMickey Bowen, United States Air Force Page 14.737.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Innovation in Engineering Outreach:Engineering 11 as a tool for recruiting minority students to Engineering Page 14.737.2Abstract: A unique opportunity for recruiting engineering students has developed in theAntelope Valley of Southern California (AV). While the AV refers to itself as the“Aerospace Valley”, with a high percentage of the workforce employed by Edwards AirForce Base and the major Aerospace Prime

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Eric Sheppard, Hampton University

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team working skills.In a survey of the instructor’s experiences to the LITEE team, the instructor wrote: “I believe theuse of case studies has changed the students’ learning in my class. In my opinion, a businessstudent who is destined to pursue money, master money, and make more money is hard to be fed Page 14.85.4with technical stuff. The business students take the engineering courses not because of theirinterests, neither because they think the engineering courses would be useful in their futurecareer, but because their curriculum requires them to. So changing their minds about engineeringis a challenge for engineering faculty.” Based

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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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AC 2009-829: A NSF-SUPPORTED S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FORRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC ANDWOMEN STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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AC 2009-1266: THE WAYS IN WHICH K-8 STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN AGK-12 PROGRAM AFFECTS ACHIEVEMENT IN AND BELIEFS ABOUTMATHEMATICSRyan Smith, North Carolina State UniversityKaren Hollebrands, North Carolina State UniversityElizabeth Parry, North Carolina State UniversityLaura Bottomley, North Carolina State UniversityAlthea Smith, North Carolina State UniversityLynn Albers, North Carolina State University Page 14.1264.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Effects of a GK-12 Program on Students' Achievement In and Beliefs About MathematicsAbstract To evaluate the effectiveness of a program whose goal is to increase

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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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, (d) ability to function on Teamwork multidisciplinary teamsIt has also been shown that early exposure of pre-college students to STEM principlesthrough hands-on activities can lead to increased interest in and preparation for STEMfields pursued in college. Jeffers et al. states, “Two primary factors why today’s K-12students are shying away from engineering are a limited understanding of the engineeringprofession and the loss of interest in science and mathematics”6. It is with these twofactors in mind that this after-school outreach program has been maintained and the workin this paper compiled. The goal of this work was to educate and excite pre-collegestudents about

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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AC 2009-570: SUMMER BRIDGE: A STEP INTO THE ENGINEERING GAPRichard Harris, Northeastern University Director of NUPRIME (Northeastern University Programs In Multicultural Engineering); BS Industrial Engineering, MS Applied Educational Psychology, Doctor of Education Candidate STEM Education Specialization; 15 years of combined process engineering and program management experience in hybrid microelectronic subassemblies and organic photoconductor manufacturing; Co-PI: New England Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NELSAMP) at Northeastern, Co-Executive Director: ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Northeastern, Advisor: Society of Hispanic Professional

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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AC 2009-926: SUMMER TRANSITION PROGRAM: A MODEL FOR IMPACTINGFIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPSRuba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University Ruba A. Alkhasawneh is a Ph.D. student in engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology and Yarmouk University, respectively in Jordan. Her research focuses on diversity issues and engineering education. Address: 601 West Main Street,PO Box 843068,Richmond, VA 23284-3068; e-mail: alkhasawnera@vcu.edu.Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Rosalyn S. Hobson is the Associate Dean for Graduate

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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AC 2009-1078: CHANGING POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE PROMOTIONOF STUDENT RETENTIONArdie Walser, City College of the City University of New York Page 14.315.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Changing Policies and Practices for the Promotion of Student Retention.AbstractThe retention of engineering students, particularly those from underrepresented groups,remains a major challenge for colleges and universities. Often when addressing this issue,colleges will develop special programs that are outside the normal operations of theinstitution. The success of these programs in improving retention and graduation ratesvary from

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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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., “Challenge-Based Instruction: The VaNTHBiomechanics Learning modules, Journal of Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2007, Vol. 1, No. 1.2. Betz, N.E. (1997). What stops women and minorities from choosing and completing majors in science andengineering. In D. Johnson (Ed.) Minorities and girls in school: Effects on achievement and performance. ThousandOaks CA: Sage. Series on Leaders in Psychology.3. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, andschool. Washington, DC: National Academy Press (1999).4. Brown, S.V., (1994), Under-represented minority women in science and engineering education, Princeton, NJ:Educational Testing Service, 1994.5. Carlson, L.E. and Sullivan, J.F., 1999

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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AC 2009-1445: WHERE SUCCESSFUL LATINO/A UNDERGRADUATES FINDCOMMUNITY AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE RESEARCH UNIVERSITYSusan Walden, University of OklahomaRanda Shehab, University of Oklahoma Page 14.1370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Where Successful Latino/a Engineering Undergraduates find Community at a Predominately White Research UniversityAbstractThe Research Institute for STEM Education conducts mixed-methods research seeking toidentify the factors contributing to successful completion of an engineering degree by under-represented and under-served minority students at a predominately white, research institution.STEM stands for science

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Kobus, Hillsborough Community College; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. He received his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico) in 2002 and his M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of South Florida in 2007. He is a Fulbright scholar who works with Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (Colombia). His research interest includes Bandwidth Estimation and Network Measurement.Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida Miguel A. Labrador received the M.S. in Telecommunications and the Ph.D. degree in Information Science with concentration in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1994 and 2000, respectively

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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goal of increasing retention in mind. Both programs have provided strong evidence insupport of “capturing” engineering students during their first two years by infusing elements ofthe discipline as early as possible into the undergraduate curriculum and thus minting theiridentity as engineers when they are freshmen. STEPUP extends this concept further byproviding a strong community of support of underrepresented students throughout their entirestay in the university and, as a result, aiding them in learning how to break down barriers ofculture that undeniably still exist for them.References[1] National Science Foundation. Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education. National Science Board,NSB-070122, November 19, 2007.[2] Grose, Thomas K

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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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: cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.randa shehab, University of Oklahoma Randa Shehab is an associate faculty member and Director of the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Before joining OU in 1997, she worked as an Ergonomics Consultant to the Manufacturing Ergonomics Laboratory at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The focus of her research is in the area of human factors and ergonomics, with emphasis on human performance of special populations, technology and learning, and engineering education. Her most current research is focused on identifying factors related to success of underrepresented minority engineering students. Address: School of

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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AC 2009-326: THE PRINCESS ANNE ATHLETIC CENTERJoseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 14.1242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 THE PRINCESS ANNE ATHLETIC CENTER By Dr. Joseph O. Arumala and Dr. Olufemi E. Akinjide University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland, USAAbstractThe Princess Anne Athletic Center is a partnership between the University of MarylandEastern Shore (UMES) and the Town of Princess Anne to convert an old clam factory premisesinto an outdoor athletic center for the children of low

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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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AC 2009-1201: NURTURE MOTIVATED, CONFIDENT, AND STRATEGICLEARNERS IN ENGINEERING THROUGH COGNITIVE ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL COURSEWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over 10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum. He serves as a freshmen advisor for the First Year Experience Program at JSU and is the Principle Investigator for

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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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AC 2009-1657: EDUCATING THE EDUCATOR: COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR FACULTY FROMUNDER-REPRESENTED AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONSRam Mohan, North Carolina A&T State UniversityNarayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University Page 14.511.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating the Educator: Computational Science and Engineering Training Workshop for Faculty from Under-Represented and Minority Serving InstitutionsAbstractComputational science and engineering (CSE) and high performance computing (HPC) havenow become an integral part of several engineering and science

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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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AC 2009-480: ATTRACTING MINORITIES TO ENGINEERING CAREERS:ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES FROM K-12 TO POSTSECONDARYEDUCATIONJonathan Lambright, Savannah State UniversityWayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State UniversityCameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University Page 14.265.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ATTRACTING MINORITIES TO ENGINEERING CAREERS: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES FROM K-12 TO POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAbstractAs minority engineering educators at the undergraduate level, the authors of this paper areacutely in tune to the issues of attracting minority students to and graduating them fromengineering curriculums