Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

workshop has benefited the participatingfaculty, allowing them to not only get trained and exposed in these areas but also act as catalyststo propagate their knowledge to their students, serving a larger minority population. Ourexperiences and outcomes from the past few years and their impact on the CSE education andtraining of under-represented minorities are highlighted.The positive outcomes of the initial Master’s level graduate program are now enabling theestablishment of a PhD program in CSE (first among HBCU in the nation) that is currentlypending approval for establishment. Details of the PhD program development and structure arebriefly presented.IntroductionThe new paradigm in graduate studies is interdisciplinary programs that meet the

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University; Arthur Fridrich, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

directly involved in the process.Our faculty made a presentation in the Best Assessment Practices at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. This directly impacted more than fifty faculty members from other institutions.Our team also published five articles in the ASEE Proceedings and one in proceeding of IJME –INTERTECH on outcomes associated with capstone projects during the past four yearsOak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation(NEES)NEES and ORAU collaborated with the VSU and conducted a workshop on January 11, 2008 tothirty-five (35) VSU STEM faculty members. Twelve of our faculty members continued to workwith NEES in identifying research opportunities on earthquake. As a result, two VSU

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Simon, Columbia University

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Minorities in Engineering

considered a major influence, as they inspired their children to achievemore than they had accomplished educationally. Anthony’s parents continually encouraged himto “do the best you can and strive for the highest.” Cianni described her parents as “the biggestinfluence.” Macy’s parents constantly inspired her to “go farther than us.” Clewell3 found thatparents were extremely instrumental in encouraging black graduate students to pursue post-secondary education.Participation in a Research or Internship Program May and Chubin26 assert that participation in research is extremely important inencouraging undergraduate students to pursue graduate degrees in engineering and science. Thisproved to be true for many of the study participants, as it was

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quintin Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

for building the S&E workforce.7-10 Nearly 80% of surveyed underrepresented chemistsand chemical engineers believed that women and underrepresented minorities do not participatein the STEM fields because they are not encouraged to do so at a young age. The problem isexacerbated in college with 60% responding that college is a place of active discouragement. Thestudy found pervasive stereotypes “that STEM isn’t for girls or minorities” as one of the majorcontributors to underrepresentation in the sciences.11 Many researchers working toward the common goal of increasing recruitment,enrollment, and graduation of African Americans in engineering have attributed much of thedisparity between African Americans and White and Asian

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

impact of advising interventions on the academicsuccess of engineering and applied science pre-majors at a large, multicultural, top-tier researchuniversity. There is a growing body of literature addressing the impact of specific academicinitiatives with respect to how higher education students are taught math, science, andengineering subjects, though there is less focus on the value of intensive psycho-social supporton the retention and advancement of students pursuing the science, technology, engineering andmath (STEM) disciplines. This paper seeks to address that issue and illustrate how earlyadvising interventions can improve retention and graduation rates.Kitzrow notes that colleges and universities in the United States have seen enormous

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

for students who have chosen to study at acommunity college or who were on our campus in another discipline and have not completed ourdaunting many-semester transfer requirements for calculus, chemistry and physics.These seemingly small adjustments in our admission practices and policies are having a strongpositive impact on creating multiple pathways for admission to engineering — all withoutputting our college at significant risk of reducing retention rates. And, while it is early, we arefinding women inordinately represented among students who migrate to engineering via thispathway.Finding GoldShirt Students — The GoldShirt strategy aims beyond the current US universityrecruitment “competition” to enroll from the limited pool of the best

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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Minorities in Engineering

research to a broader audience, training is provided tobuild the fellows’ professional development skills including time management, researchpresentation skills, and interviewing skills.In this paper we will share our best practices in the IMPACT LA program on enhancing thepipeline to recruit minority students and prepare them for advanced degrees in engineering fields.We also present the preliminary assessment data to show the positive impact on K-12 students’perceptions of engineers and on the professional development of our graduate fellows.Constituents of the IMPACT LA PipelineTo strengthen the K-20 engineering pipeline for underrepresented minorities, specificallyHispanic students, the IMPACT LA program has formed partnerships with the Los

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Thomas, Virginia Tech; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers

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Minorities in Engineering

mission statement and primary goal tosupport an increase in black engineers globally and through a student-managed model hasmaintained a board of directors of college and graduate level engineering students. In 2002,Technical Outreach Community Help, TORCH was formed as an initiative of the board ofdirectors to take the NSBE mission into action by “positively impacting the community” andnarrowing the digital divide through service of the organization’s membership. Selection of thelearning environment is also key; TORCH experiences take place in various settings includingafter-school and Saturday programs, at NSBE events, and in community centers, churches,college campuses or even a shopping mall.Recently, a new structure has been developed for

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

skills.The analysis for this study will include differentiation between three programs and minority andnon-minority students in a new study. To date over 90% of the students in these programs havebeen retained through graduation in engineering or computer science. Over 30% of the CCtransfers and 40% of the non-transfer students have gone on to graduate school.I. IntroductionArizona State University (ASU) is a large Research I university, the largest public university inthe United States with over 68,000 students on four campuses. The ASU Tempe campus is thelargest single campus in the nation with over 53,000 students. The Ira A. Fulton Schools ofEngineering is located on the Tempe campus with close to 4,000 undergraduate students and2,300 graduate

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

University. Douglas serves as the faculty sponsor of the Westlake NSBE Jr. and Engineers Without Borders chapters.Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School Mrs. Margaret Tarver is a chemistry teacher, graduation coach, and NSBE Jr. sponsor at Tri-Cities High School. She received her B.S. in chemistry from Alabama A&M, and her Masters in science education from Georgia State University. She received the Golden Torch Award--PCI Director of the Year from the National Society of Black Engineers in 2010 for her work with the Tri-Cities High School NSBE Jr. chapter.Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Donna C. Llewellyn is the Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and