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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Xinyu Zhang Ph.D, P.E., West Virginia University; Li Wang; Lynette Michaluk, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Isabel Perez, West Virginia University; Clayton Scott Hammond, West Virginia University; Ian Bush; Ryan George Cao

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receivedcollege-related program information from high school counselors and checked emails regularly.Figure 1 shows top communication channels suggested by students; email and social mediaranked as the top choices. However, it contradicted the results of practice, since in 2021 and2022 AcES adopted both channels yet they did not yield the expected return. Upon reflection,AcES used Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts of the Engineering College and theFundamentals of Engineering Program (FEP), and local Facebook groups that have limitedstudent connections. For example, FEP Facebook only has 206 followers, and most posts haveno likes or comments from prospective students. In addition, given all these social mediaplatforms are follower-based, key

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Miosotis Hernandez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Lucie Tchouassi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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firmlyembedded in the Fundamentals of Engineering Design (FED101) course at the New Jersey Institute ofTechnology (NJIT) over a six-week period. These modules broaden the course beyond technical skills andencourage students to reflect on their personal strengths, values, goals, and communication and teamworkabilities. These modules were implemented using four segments shown in the table below. Table 1: Broadening Student’s Self-Knowledge and Self-Development Activity Breakdown Activity Breakdown Description (No. of Lectures) Becoming the Best ● Students will engage in a practical engineering challenge that simulates the problem-solving Engineering Student and critical thinking skills

Conference Session

S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Susie Huggins, West Virginia University

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Diversity, Full Papers

conveniencefor the actors, facilitators, and students. Whether or not it returns to an on-campusimplementation in future years will be decided collaboratively by those who plan this event andthe theatre personnel who implement it. Additional considerations regarding futureimplementations of the Theatre Sketch productions are related to the time, effort, and cost ofproduction and the university and department budgetary resources.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions,findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The authors alsothank the Partnership for Equity