Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

departure from engineering.What does this mean for engineering education and for the rest of higher education? Wheneight-semester persistence is studied as an academic outcome, caution should be taken wheninterpreting results. Further, if the research and the dataset permit, six-year graduation should beused directly, rather than any persistence measures used to approximate it. The comparison ofboth outcomes in Figure 2 reveals additional information about the experience of a population.We anticipate future work that will explore these issues in a way that disaggregates race andgender, requiring a more complicated graph design. Differences by discipline and with time arealso relevant and will begin to emerge from this work. Future research could

Conference Session

Panel: What Funding Agencies Look For

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Daniels, Henry Luce Foundation; Kathleen Christensen, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Jessie DeAro, National Science Foundation; David Ruth, Elsevier Foundation

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Women in Engineering

external visibility and nurture her professionaldevelopment (e.g. mentoring by senior faculty, resources for research, additional travel funds,relief from administrative duties). The proposal must also provide evidence that administratorsunderstand factors that may hinder a woman’s career advancement and describe how institutionalpolicies and practices have evolved to successfully recruit, hire and advance women facultymembers. The grant is for the first five years of the professor’s academic career and covers Page 14.642.3salary, benefits and a career development fund (20% of base salary) to cover professionallyrelated expenses (e.g

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Women in Engineering

needed because it is likely tosuggest methods for improving the engineering environment in a manner that will attract furtherfemale participation.Research QuestionsThe two major research questions that guided this study are the following: 1. What university and personal factors have hindered women while completing a degree in engineering? 2. What university and personal factors have assisted women in completing a degree in engineering?MethodologyThis study utilized a mixed methods design to advance our understanding of the experiences thatfemale students go through in completing an engineering degree. Two major data collectionmethods were used. First, for the quantitative design, a survey was developed, and was used toobtain

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington; Lynn Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; Robyn Johnson, University of Texas, Arlington; Jamila Phillips, University of Texas, Arlington

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Women in Engineering

student. Such personal attention, not only allows the student to feel as if he’s more than a number to us, but also gets him the information he needs to make an informed decision. Our ambassadors are willing to take the time to research a question or point a Page 14.559.3 student has and get back to that student personally. Often our ambassadors have taken it upon themselves to learn about what jobs are available to students looking to break into video game design, for example, and educational requirements students need to attain to be successful in that industry. The ambassadors are then able to

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

begin to paint a morecomprehensive picture of obstacles to retention. Do these same factors vary byinstitutional type?To more fully understand the institutional context for discouraging and encouraging Page 14.23.2factors for SME retention, Seymour and Hewitt designed a multi-institutionalethnographic study of three private and four public universities in four differentgeographical areas.10 Institutions were selected on the basis of their private or publicfunding, their mission, the level of prestige accorded their research activities, and the sizeand composition of their graduate and undergraduate populations with a concentration oninstitutions

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

. 1999. Refinement of a Community Service Attitude Scale. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. 35 pp.18. Wilde, Douglass J. 2004. Team Creativity. Education that Works: The NCIIA 8th Annual Meeting. March 18- 20. p. 77-80.19. Wilde, Douglass J. 2007. Team Dynamics Panel, Handouts. National Capstone Design Course Conference. June 13-15, Boulder, CO.20. Bielefeldt, A.R. 2007. Community Service Attitudes of First-Year Students and Senior Students Working on Service Learning Design Projects. Association for Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Biennial Conference - Interactions at the Interface: Making the Connections Between Environments, Disciplines and

Conference Session

Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

available and taken by those who hold Engineering degrees. ≠ What metrics should be developed to identify “star” faculty? For both undergraduate and graduate programs, we can do much more to identify best practices regarding education, research and the integration of research and education? Page 14.1377.107 M. Ohland et al., 2008, “Persistence, Engagement and Migration in Engineering Programs,” Journal ofEngineering Education. Panel 1b: Graduate studentsModerator Delcie Durham, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at University ofSouth Florida, Deidre Meldrum, Dean of Engineering at Arizona State

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

men, such as heavy equipmentthat many women couldn’t move without assistance, and made recommendations to be moreinclusive in designing research and classroom experiences. They made note of toxic personalitiesthat contributed to chilly climates within certain programs or in certain subsets of those programs.They also heard at least one serious example of gender-based discrimination toward a professorthat severely impacted the opportunities for female students in the department and, consequently,required the institution involved to investigate thoroughly and take necessary correctiveaction.17,18,19,20,21NASA grouped together its analyses of family-friendly policies, sexual harassment and safety, thusanalyzing in a broad way the ancillary, but