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Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Cordes, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic administration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he has participated as an expert in three different capacities regarding reviews of levee performance in Hurricane Katrina. He is a three-time recipient of his college’s Withrow Award for Teaching

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Women In Engineering Poster Session / WEPAN Knowledge Center / Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Diane Matt, WEPAN Inc.; Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Jane Langeman, Langeman Consulting; Lori DuBois, DuBois Information

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Women in Engineering

guaranteed. Guidelines and rulesare being developed as we progress. Experts are emerging and information being published aboutsocial media at a staggering rate. New fields and job descriptions have been created to developand maintain this industry, including community managers, online knowledge managers, andcontent managers. Through the noise some of the more important messages are being heard, oneof which is, just because you build it does not mean “they will come.” (Connor, 2009). It iscritical in launching a new community that there be someone to guide its direction, welcomemembers, encourage input, plan editorial content, grow the community, and help to sustain it.Connor stresses the importance of a long-term commitment and the appropriate

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, AZ State University

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in graduate school in engineeringor computer science at ASU, the student is supported for a maximum of four semestersby a second CIRC program funded by an NSF S-STEM grant (#0728695).Through the CIRC/METS program, transfer students in the Fulton Schools ofEngineering can apply for and receive a $4,000 scholarship per academic year. Therequirements for the scholarship include: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, full-time student in engineering or computer science, a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, andunmet financial need according to FAFSA. Each semester six workshops are held withmultiple meeting times for each. The topics include the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan”14,resumes, interviews, how to use computer data bases for research papers

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS); Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

(with one being an adjunct instructor when possible) and the director ofcounseling. Other possible members include the learning center director, tutoring center director,curriculum developer, articulation officer, recruitment director, outreach coordinator, publicinformation officer, an equity/women's center coordinator, a school-to-career director, a researchand planning officer, and other key stakeholders.The leadership team model ensures that the entire college will work together to make surewomen are recruited and retained in STEM programs, and that the STEM program will not beexpected to take on functions outside of its normal duties. For example, in many of the collegesthe public information officer has assisted with distributing a press

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manjusha Saraswathiamma, North Dakota State University; Kathy Enger, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Achinthya Bazebaruah, North Dakota State University; Bruce Schumacher, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

-term goals of organizational strategic plans: This study found that employees who have higher MIL levels (meaning they feel more energy, strength, joy, and power from their working and nonworking lives and environments) might be more open and ready for changes the organization may require of them. Furthermore, employees who feel good and are not burdened down by various concerns at work (job in general, job demands, relationship with boss, workplace social support, job knowledge and skills, and commitment to the organization) and possibly concerns outside of work (family, balancing work and family, physical and mental health) appear to be ready to make necessary individual and organizational

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

assessments of the targeted course outcomes showed a positive changein the students' knowledge, attitudes and habits, as related to professional development. Some ofthe strongest student-perceived changes over the course duration were focused around graduateprogram planning, the job search process, work-life balance, conflict resolution, and negotiation.Tangible outcomes included curriculum vitae, Gantt chart for progression through the graduateprogram, academic application packet materials, and outreach activities targeted to prospectiveand first-semester graduate students. The course was considered to be a success by the instructorand students, and can be used as a model for the implementation of similar courses withinengineering departments or

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Women in Engineering

2 0 BioE MEFigure 1. Demographic breakdown of genders and majors in the course showing almost equal numbers ofmen and women students, with slightly more women in bioengineering and fewer women in mechanical engineering.The results were remarkably similar for women and men students with respect to their plans aftergraduation, with about 60% of students planning to attend some type of graduate school, and40% planning to go directly to a job in industry (Figure 2). Women Men industry

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

, workshops for academic administrators andfaculty on climate issues, and the development of male faculty as advocates and allies. Within allthree of these components there are specific, funded incentives to support change efforts. Theresearch component is a particularly significant aspect of the project designed to assess if and howthe incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goals and, ultimately, to institutionaltransformation.19, 20In addition to designing an evaluation plan and collecting and analyzing baseline data, we beganwork on several key initiatives. These are the establishment of the Advocates and Allies program,the Commission on the Status of Faculty Women, cohort mentoring program for junior faculty,academic administrator

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University; Barbara Clark, Purdue University; Susan Geier, Purdue University; Christie Sahley, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

beneficial aspectsof the workshop. Many also mentioned the workshop experience confirmed and clarified theirperspectives about the challenges of hiring a diverse and excellent faculty. A web-based surveywill be sent to all attendees seven months after the workshop to determine how information fromthe workshop informed their search and hire practices; additionally, participants will be asked toprovide suggestions to improve the recruitment and hiring of a diverse and excellent faculty.Future plans are to train a larger number of facilitators. Invitations will be sent to the individualswho participated in either the January or September workshops. A training program will bepresented in spring 2010 in order to have facilitators available for subsequent

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

monitorthese numbers.Independent surveys:Three independent sets of survey data have been collected that serve as abaseline set and will continue to provide evidence of impact in the future. A member of theADVANCE PI team is also the Associate Director of the Office of Institutional Research, whichgreatly facilitates the tracking and reporting of indicator data. The first data set is an ISUgenerated survey on University life – assessing a 2005 strategic plan goal of ‘Making ISU agreat place to learn and work.”19 This survey was administered in 2007 and 2009. This survey islimited in scope, but specifically seeks to determine to what extent faculty are satisfied with thework environment at ISU. The second data set is the AAUDE (Association of

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Corner, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amber Shoals, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cindy Cabrales, University of Colorado, Boulder

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the director for teaching and learning initiatives in the Broadening Opportunities through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from CU, and a D.Phil. in mechanical engineering from the University of Oxford, England. Dr. Louie’s research interests are in the areas of engineering student retention and performance, teaching effectiveness and collaborative learning.Amber Shoals, University of Colorado, Boulder AMBER SHOALS is a senior in the CU College of Engineering and Applied Science majoring in architectural engineering. She plans to attend graduate school after graduation.Cindy

Conference Session

How to Get Published: Tips from Journal Editors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

assessmentconstructing methodologies learning environments communicationcurriculum/course design problem-based learning facilitationstudent engagement constructive interventions planning designing performance measuresLohmann: The Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) is the world’s oldest journal inengineering education; it will celebrate its centennial year in 2011. JEE is a peer-reviewedinternational journal published quarterly in print and online by the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) in partnership with the Asociación Nacional de Facultades yEscuelas de Ingeniería (ANFEI) in Mexico, Australasian Association for Engineering

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

from Full Professor, attended. The senior women focused on identifying bestpractices in cross-cultural mentoring, leading in the academy, professional developmentactivities (e.g., NSF program director, AAAS Fellows) and developing a collective voice in theacademy for issues that go beyond diversity and mentoring, and laid the groundwork for the finalsummit.The final summit for 60 women of all ranks, was co-sponsored by California Institute ofTechnology (Caltech); the culmination of the summit series included a strategic planningmeeting to plan to move the connecting activities out to the disciplines through professionalsocieties, and more broadly, NSF, NIH and other governmental funding agencies. This paperwill provide insights into the unique

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Burger, Virginia Tech; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; David Whitman, University of Wyoming

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Women in Engineering

the impact of contextual support, and the future plans of this ongoingstudy of pathways to retention among undergraduate women in engineering.BackgroundThe literatures from the fields of women in engineering and self-efficacy have established theimportance of efficacy in the persistence and satisfaction of young women pursuing engineeringcareers. Women continue to be underrepresented in engineering, earning only 19.3% ofbachelor’s degrees in engineering in 20071 (having peaked at 20.6% in 20002) and holding only11% of engineering positions.3 Although they are as academically prepared and as academicallysuccessful as men, women lag behind men in academic satisfaction, academy self-efficacy, andself-esteem.4 Traditional assumptions about career

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

not traditional engineering students to the field. Developing a more flexible,creative and socially connected curriculum is a necessary step to achieve this objective.However, non-traditional engineering students will only enroll and persist in the major if theculture of the engineering school provides a place where students want to learn, are inspired tolearn and have the opportunity to interact with faculty in a positive manner.Finally, the next steps of this project are for the participating institutions to complete aFramework for Action based on their individual PACE reports including findings andrecommendations. The PACE team plans to follow-up with each participating institution threetimes during the next year and a half to track their

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

Page 15.263.11 different disciplines on this project. ≠ For each of the following, describe what you have learned (knowledge and skills) through participating in the CareerWISE project, how you have applied what you have learned in settings outside of CareerWISE, and how you do, or plan to, use this learning in your career o Interdisciplinary teams o Disciplinary cultures o Gender issues in educational and career settings o Creating instructional materials for online ≠ Of the skills and knowledge you have learned, how have you applied them in settings outside of CareerWISE? Please be as specific as possible ≠ One of the objectives of the research held in CareerWISE is to

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Women in Engineering

Research Group, Inc.7. Foor, C.E., Walden, S.E. & Trytten, D.A. (2007). “I wish that I belonged more in this whole engineering group:” Achieving individual diversity. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(2) pp. 103-115.8. Eglash, R. (2002). Race, Sex, and Nerds: From Black geeks to Asian American hipsters. Social Text, 20(2), pp. 49-64.9. Lichtenstein, G., Loshbaugh, H.G., Claar, B., Chen, H.L., Jackson, K. & Sheppard, S.D. (2009). An engineering major does not (necessarily) an engineer make: Career decision making among undergraduate engineering majors. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(3), pp. 227-234.10. Mitchell, K.E., Levin, A.S. & Krumboltz, J.D. (1999). Planned happenstance: Constructing