Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 6: Building Bridges to Success: A Thriving Program

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Labrisha Nicole Mabry, Mississippi State University ; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Lorena Andrea Benavides Riano, Mississippi State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

they can put into practice what they learn during the program as well as developingtechnical and soft skills. 10 Assessment • Annual Scholar Surveys 133 Graduated from – What program aspects do students find valuable? MSU – How does the program contribute to personal (45% Graduation Rate) development and student success? • Research 109 from the Bagley – Re(engineering) student success: constructing College of Engineering knowledge on

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 2: Adapting the Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to Engineering: A Digital Tool to Aid Inclusive Design

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Audrey Anne Blanchet, Université de Sherbrooke; Nathalie Roy, Université de Sherbrooke

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

and building applicableknowledge around [EDI]. [Their] approach supports instructors in reimagining their pedagogy toimprove student teams’ abilities to work together in more effective, equitable, and engagingways.”Secondly, some strategies intend to develop soft skills related to EDI such as communication,leadership and teamwork that enhance students’ ability to interact in a diverse work context. Forexample, “the OPSIDIAN training program [24] provides trainees with the Power Skills neededto integrate interdisciplinarity and diversity for creative sciences and engineering research teams.Power skills include diversity- and interdisciplinary-driven communication, teamwork, andleadership’’.Thirdly, some strategies are integrating EDI into