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2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington Tacoma; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

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in terms of additionaleligible majors, inclusion of first-year transfer students, and the definition of “low-income” willbe broadened to include students in the “middle zone.” All engineering majors at UWT,including Computer, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil are now eligible to apply for the program.Mechanical and Civil Engineering are two of the newest engineering programs, starting in 2021and 2022, respectively.As part of the second phase, a new introductory course was developed and offered for the firsttime in Autumn 2022. This project-based Introduction to Engineering course leveraged bestpractices from engineering education to engage students in their academic careers. The coursewas inspired by the successful coffee-based class

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2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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Soyoung Kang, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Per G. Reinhall, University of Washington; Kathleen E Kearney, University of Washington; Jonathan T.C. Liu, University of Washington; Jonathan D. Posner, University of Washington; Erin Blakeney, University of Washington; ERIC SEIBEL, University of Washington; Shayla Payne

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Paper ID #40551Innovations in Remote Teaching of Engineering Design TeamsProf. Soyoung Kang, University of Washington Soyoung Kang (she/her) is an assistant teaching professor and Clary Family Foundation early career pro- fessor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Washington (UW). She is also the executive director of the Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program that partners teams of multidis- ciplinary undergraduate and graduate students with health professionals to develop technical solutions to pressing health challenges. Dr. Kang works closely with faculty from across the UW to foster