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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

optionsrelated to planning for sabbatical, what do you need to do and when to make it happen. This partwill discuss some of the questions you should ask at your university because each university hasits own policies and procedures. The second part will discuss how to make arrangements for asabbatical where you will be away from campus for a prolonged time. Suggestions on housing,transportation, must haves and other useful tips will be discussed. Hints on keeping your homeresearch program going will be described. The last section will discuss making the most of yoursabbatical and finding ways to leverage your sabbatical for future professional opportunities.IntroductionThe life as a faculty member has many benefits. Working within the constraints of a

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

Meeting #1 – ECA 228 A) Icebreaker – How did the summer 1) Email a copy of your official spring class schedule go? 2) Email a copy of your full weekly time management Thurs., Jan. 17, 12:40-2:30pm schedule including BPR, BPN, BPC, POH, and HW time 1:40-2:30pm B) Guaranteed 4.0 Plan for each class. The completed Check List must 2:40-3:30pm accompany the schedule. 3) Complete a Time Estimate Chart that matches your

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Teresa Wolcott, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

successful mentor activities at other Women in Engineering programs. 7,8,9 Thisevidence and interest in participating in such a program led us to develop a peer mentoringprogram. Incoming freshmen women were paired with an upperclassman from their department.The mentors contacted the freshman in the summer before she arrived on campus. This contactconsisted of a welcome letter, a newsletter highlighting WIT activities in the past year and aninvitation to a Welcome Social. Before the social, a mentor training session was held. Studentswere given a Mentor Handbook that included information about the importance of mentoring,contact information for all mentors and freshmen women and plans for WIT events for theacademic year.The Welcome Socials were

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Karen Peterman, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

departments (10 Mechanical Engineering, 4 Electrical or Electrical andComputer Engineering) were selected from among competitively submitted proposals forimproving gender equity in individual ME or EE/ECE departments. The specific plans variedacross departments but many included similar activities. For example, 8 departments plannedoutreach activities to undergraduates or K-12 students, 6 planned to host workshops or speakersfor faculty or students, and 5 focused on revising course or recruiting materials. Twodepartments used funds to support undergraduates’ travel to conferences and two formed Societyof Women Engineers (SWE) chapters. Finally, two campuses focused on mentoringundergraduate students and two sponsored social events for those

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

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Women in Engineering

the last 10 years has been incredible. Its propertymarket is one of the most vibrant in the world. Tourism, as a result of tremendous vision Page 14.963.2of its leaders, is booming. Plans for a ‘cultural village’ housing its own Louvre andGuggenheim museums are at an advanced stage. Coupled with this, oil reserves that areguaranteed for the next 100 years, ensure that the country will continue to go fromstrength to strength. However, against this background of prosperity is an educationalsystem than compares unfavourably with its counterparts in the West. Although theUAE’s literacy rates compare well with other countries in the Middle East, (and

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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

; and programs, policies or practices that have equitable results for therecruitment, retention and career development of students and faculty.The second tier of the CBL grantmaking process is the consideration of invited proposals. ACBL Professorship may be proposed only for a new tenure-track faculty position (not an existingvacancy) to be filled by a woman who is beginning her academic career. The intent of thisaward is to identify women scientists and engineers of the highest caliber and to guarantee earlyin their academic career, opportunities commensurate with their considerable talents. Thecandidate must be external to the institution's existing faculty. The proposal must describe howthe institution plans to increase the recipient’s

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WEPAN and WIED Joint Panel: Life after Tenure--Leadership Roles in Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Patricia Davies, Purdue University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; W. M. Kim Roddis, George Washington University

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Women in Engineering

Roddis is professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. She has been at GWU since 2004. She may be reached at roddis@gwu.edu Page 14.851.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Life After Tenure: Leadership Roles in AcademiaAbstractThis is a panel presentation and is part of the joint ASEE-WIED coordination with the Women inEngineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) in making Wednesday of the ASEE general meetingoverlap with the first day of the WEPAN annual conference. The leadership of WEPAN andASEE-WIED have coordinated to plan a day of

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Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ane Johnson, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

faculty, the institution’s ADVANCELeadership Development Program selected three cohorts of women from across the universitywho demonstrated an interest in and potential to assume leadership roles for a year ofindividualized coaching and skill development. Working with a coach, each woman received a“360 degree” evaluation that solicited input from her superiors (department head), peers, andsubordinates (graduate students, admin support, and/or technicians) and based on this inputcreated a development plan to capitalize on strengths and address development needs. Regularfollow up with the coach encouraged completion of the plan. Leadership Fellowships wereawarded to six women faculty members to complete self-designed leadership

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Panel: Taking a Break from Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Susan Davidson, University of Pennsylvania; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

planning your sabbatical.There are lots of questions to ask and answer relating to a sabbatical: • What time is best for my work and my family? • One semester, two semesters or an entire year? • Corporate sabbatical, another US university(ies) or international experience?What exactly did you do? Page 14.1120.4MCCUE: I was a summer faculty researcher in the Seakeeping Division of the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWC-CD). During my first summer, in collaborationwith William Belknap and Bradley Campbell, both of the Seakeeping Division of theHydromechanics Department, I applied qualitative and quantitative approaches in an

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

faculty and issues confronting underrepresented groups in the STEM fields. Catherine has served as the Coordinator of Special Projects for the Office of the Provost at Virginia Tech focusing on faculty work-life issues, diversity efforts, excellence in undergraduate education, and coordinating university planning activities and served as a doctoral intern with the State Council of Higher Education.Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech Dr. Creamer is co-Principal Investigator of the Women and Information Technology project funded by the National Science foundation, Principal Investigator of a grant to investigate climate in undergraduate engineering programs, and Director of Research and

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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

series of questions that students responded to on a Likert scale. Male students had amore favorable view of engineers’ role in society than female students, based on responses toquestions from the Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitudes Survey (PFEAS). Becauseprevious studies have indicated that females want to benefit society through their work, thecontinuing poor perception of engineering as a helping profession among females may reflectrecruiting problems. More revealing information was found in the reflective essays that thestudents write at the end of the semester summarizing their feelings about engineering andwhether they plan to stay in the major or switch majors.BackgroundThe engineering profession needs to recruit more students, and

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Burger, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

abilities required to complete anundergraduate engineering degree at the institution; essential educational experiences; strengthsand weaknesses of the institution in supporting undergraduate education; and what those beinginterviewed perceived as efforts that could be made to promote the recruitment and retention ofwomen in undergraduate engineering majors and into future engineering careers. During thefocus group meetings with undergraduate women in engineering, we asked about theirperception of the university and college environment for women in class and out-of-class, factorsthat had led them to decide to major in engineering, and the careers they planned for themselves.The interviews and focus group discussions were audiotaped with the

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Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

advancingwomen within engineering and engineering education, maintaining that this will positivelyimpact the field at large, they also recognize that the distracting realities a difficult political andeconomic climate create inhibits the growth of programs dedicated to funding or focusing onsuch advancement.Workshop findings, outcomes, key ideasBesides being asked to participate as a panel discussant and to prepare and share metricsreflecting trends both national and local to their own institutions, workshop attendees were askedto summarize their issues and action items for each panel segment. These included questions onkey ideas taken from the panel and discussion, including prioritizations, actions attendees wouldtake home for work and planning

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

practice and success in the application of problem solving to technicalproblems. The CareerWISE online training tool builds on the technical problem solving skillswith which they are already familiar and provides instruction in applying them to theinterpersonal problems they may be having with their advisor. Page 14.709.4The CareerWISE problem solving model has four key steps that are analogous to those in atypical technical problem process: assessing the problem, specifying the outcome you want,weighing strategies and making a plan, and taking action and reviewing results. This modelallows users to apply a familiar, systematic approach to

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

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Women in Engineering

to theircommitment to engineering. Passionately committed means the participant shows exceptionalenthusiasm for their major or prospective future job. Happily committed means the participant issatisfied with their choice of major and looking forward to their future in engineering.Committed with resignation means the participant has accepted that they will be an engineer butthey are not very excited about it. Uncommitted participants talk about careers unrelated toengineering even if they plan to finish their engineering degree. As previously mentioned, interview data were triangulated with survey data. All studyparticipants completed the Persistence in Engineering (PIE) survey in the fall and spring of thefirst three academic years and

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

of the LLC (Learning Living Community) programs. These funding sources make it asustainable program for the foreseeable future.All review sessions are held in the Living Learning Center, in a classroom located within thefreshman housing complex. Holding these in close proximity to where the freshmen live greatlyincreases the number of students who attend each week. Because the location is so close,students “tag along” with their friends, even if they had no original intention to attend. Pizza isalso provided each week. Although almost all of the students have a meal plan, this also seemsto increase the number of students attending. At the end of the year, a survey is given toparticipants in the program and 60% indicated that having pizza at

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Women in Engineering

femaleengineering students were randomly selected from the following departments: Electrical andComputer Engineering 5 (17%); General Engineering, 5 (17%); Computer Science, 5 (17%);Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5 (17%); Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 5 (17%);and Aerospace Engineering, 5 (17%).An interview guide was developed to use for the focus groups. The interview guide consisted ofthree sections. The first section of the guide consisted of opening questions, such as theparticipants’ names, majors, and what they plan to do after they graduate with their degree inengineering. The second section of the guide focused on questions that provided the participantsthe opportunity to reflect on their past experiences that hindered and assisted

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

“Whisper Down”.Russell Long, Purdue University Russell A. Long is Associate Director of MIDFIELD and Director of Project Assessment in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has twenty years experience in institutional research, assessment, strategic planning, and higher education policy. He is a SAS expert and manages the MIDFIELD database.Susan Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Coordinator of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science

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

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Carolyn Clark, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

. Strauss, A. & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of qualitative research: techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks:Sage.19. Creswell, J. C. (2002). Educational research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. NJ: Pearson Education.20. Merriam, S. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco:Jossey- Bass.21. Villa, C. G. (2008). The Impact of Program Experiences on the Retention of Women Engineering Students in Mexico. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.22. Duncan, J. & Zeng Y. (2006). Women: Support factors and persistence in engineering. National Center

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Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

stage that the realityof a feminist multidisciplinary collaboration is most apparent. The language and concepts that weuse have to be shared and interpreted at the same time as we are seeking to push the boundariesof the analysis of the research problem itself. Our discussions and analysis are also shaped by ourneed to be aware of the different audiences for our work. We share our knowledge andunderstandings in order to position our work in relation to funding bodies, academic orprofessional engineers, our own professional conferences, national and international journals.Negotiating knowledgesWe want to stress that collaborative approaches require a considerable investment of time.Agreements must be forged over the initial planning, the written

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

reviews bydifferent agencies, and to achieve some consistency in the scope of the reviews.13NASA has a key position in the Title IX compliance effort. In 2002, Senator Wyden directlychallenged NASA to develop a plan “to help triple the number of women graduating college withdegrees in science, math and engineering by the year 2012.”14 In 2005 appropriations legislation,Congress explicitly directed NASA to conduct two Title IX compliance reviews per year, andprovided the necessary funding.15 Thus, NASA has taken a leadership role in conducting thesereviews.The situation for the other funding agencies differs somewhat because they have not been toldexplicitly, nor funded, to engage in compliance reviews. The America Competes Act16 does