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- Conference Session
- Track 3: Technical Session 2: Using a Collective Impact Approach to Establish a Center for Equity in Engineering Focused on Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Phase I
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- 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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- Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle D Klopfer, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Vanderbilt University
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- CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity
Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation in the College of Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering educa- tion can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. Knight currently serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. Tremayne O’Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tremayne O. Waller is the Director of Graduate Student Programs at Virginia Tech. Dr. Waller facilitates the recruitment, retention, and success of graduate scholars with a focus on those from backgrounds his- torically
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- Track 6: Technical Session 6: Stewardship of the Stories: Learning from Black Engineering Students' Lived Experiences
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- 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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- Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Donna Auguste Ph.D., Auguste Research Group, LLC; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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- CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity
that wewere hearing an unexplored expression of lived experiences, so we leaned in to learn more. Trustgrew between the students and interviewers, as the interviewers created space for participants toshare openly, and the participants responded with honesty and depth. Participants expoundedfurther, sharing a rich tapestry of stories. Participants disclosed their resilience andresourcefulness; their paths to overcoming challenges; frustration and isolation; communities andbelonging; support from extended family; the sadness they experienced with outcomes theyperceived as unsuccessful; and the joy they experienced with outcomes they perceived assuccessful.As researchers and interviewers, we felt a stewardship responsibility to develop a