Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Alejandro Gonzalez; Annalisa Perez, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

elements like trust, role model identity, coursework assistance,fosters belonging, resource access, and mentor skill development. Instructors benefit from and relationship dynamics.current student perspectives, enhancing teaching methods. This innovative method aims toaddress diversity and support underrepresented students in engineering. Preliminary resultssuggest positive outcomes, highlighting improved mentor-mentee relationships andknowledge sharing. This model holds potential for enhancing educational practices and Results & Discussionpromoting diversity in engineering education

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Nidia Banuelos, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Dessaray Gorbett; Ariana (Ari) Arciero, University of Texas at El Paso; Ross J. Benbow, University of Wisconsin - Madison

individualistic atmosphere of STEM classrooms uninviting,encountering obstacles such as a lack of same-race role models, low faculty expectations, andchallenges related to the social relevance of coursework (Palmer et al., 2011; Price, 2010;McCoy et al., 2017; Bonous-Hammarth, 2000). Hispanic STEM students often start their Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Copyright  2024, American Society for Engineering Educationeducation at community colleges, face first-generation challenges, and care for dependents,presenting additional barriers to building relationships in STEM (Kruse et al., 2015; Mobley &Brawner