Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamryn G. Zachek, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico; Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

from the first-year cohort were contacted directly withthe mentorship opportunity. Many of the mentors from the first-year cohort continued theirparticipation in the Fellowship in the second year. Other University faculty and graduate studentswho were known to be conducting water resource related research by members of the GrandChallenges team were contacted personally to notify them of the opportunity for mentorship.Strategies for student recruitment into the Fellowship included printed advertisements, in-personpresentations, and targeted outreach through department email listservs. The printedadvertisement included information on who was eligible to apply with links to the onlineapplication, presented as both a QR code and a web link. The

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lyu, Beihang University; Chuantao Yin, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

their research networks.Career clarification and planningWIL provides valuable insights into career options and facilitates career clarification forstudents through their legitimate peripheral participation in a CoP (Zegwaard & Coll, 2011).Internships offered students the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in various workenvironments, allowing them to explore different career paths. As one student expressed,'they offer opportunities for trial and error' (S9). The majority of interviewees stronglyadvocate making full use of internship opportunities for career clarification.Access to the job marketPast research has found WIL significantly enhances graduate employment (Silva et al., 2018),a result this study confirms. Students reported

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Sutch, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

, but certain aspects have been built and implemented. Allengineering students are automatically added to the platform; whether they actively participate ornot is up to the individual. Students who choose to participate log in with their universitycredentials and answer a survey that helps personalize tips, email messages, etc. They are thenprovided with the list of competencies and asked to list their top three to these three questions: ● What areas are most exciting to you personally? ● What areas might be most important for your career? ● What are your most important areas for growth?After those questions, students select up to three competencies to focus on (they can changethese at any time if they wish). By selecting three