Paper ID #42369Weekly Professional Development Lunches to Build Community Among anS-STEM CohortCaroline Cresap, Louisiana Tech University Caroline Cresap is a second-year chemical engineering major from Zachary, Louisiana. She is a Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science S-STEM SUCCESS Scholar with Ashtyne Monceaux. Along with her ASEE research, she is also an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Yang Xiao’s Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Science Laboratory. Caroline enjoys staying involved in her university and is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Honors Student
Paper ID #44125Examining Imposter Syndrome and Self-Efficacy Among Electrical EngineeringStudents and Changes Resulting After Engagement in Department’s RevolutionaryInterventionsMr. Jeffrey Luke Morrison, University of South Florida Jeffrey Luke Morrison is an undergraduate student pursuing his bachelors in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida with focuses in wireless circuits and nano-scale systems. He is an IEEE member and also a member of the USF Honor’s College. In addition to pursuing his EE degree, he is also pursuing a BS in Quantitative Economics and Econometrics.Dr. Chris S Ferekides, University
Paper ID #44337Team Dynamics in Student Engineering Design Teams: Correlations to WomenRetention and Careers in Mechanical and Motorsport ProfessionsBrigid McCormack, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Brigid McCormack, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Brigid McCormack is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering at the University at Buffalo.Dr. Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jessica Swenson is an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo. She was awarded her doctorate and masters from Tufts University in mechanical
Paper ID #42562An Autoethnography of the Student Experience Solving an Open-Ended StaticsProblemKatelyn Churakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Katelyn Churakos is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Law and is expected to graduate in December 2025. After graduation, Katelyn plans to pursue employment in the mechanical engineering field, preferably in project management.Jayden Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkDr. Jessica E S Swenson
against MGUDS-S global competence scores, also using MATLAB.⚫ To propose methods for identifying key factors for enhancing levels of student engagement and satisfaction in group activities, in the context of international, collaborative workshop involving students from diverse backgrounds.During the online robotics workshops in AY2022 and 2023, the study's authors, Iwata andKimura, were undergraduate students in the Department of Engineering Science andMechanics at the College of Engineering at SIT, and had been serving as Student TeachingAssistants (TAs) on the Online Robotics workshop; they were then chosen to also be part ofthe team carrying out Slack-based evaluation. They worked under the supervision of thestudy authors, Prof. Nagasawa and
informal interactions between students and faculty. Our research uses Driscoll et al.'s[14] student-faculty interaction assessment model to evaluate students' sense of belonging,incorporating Likert-scale questions and free-response inquiries to capture nuanced aspects oftheir experiences. By focusing on both immediate and lasting impacts, our investigation seeks toidentify improvements in students' perceptions and assess the sustainability of these positiveoutcomes over time.This study contributes to the broader discourse on student engagement, community building, andretention strategies in engineering or higher education in general with the translation from BMEeducation. The findings not only provide insights into the effectiveness of informal
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Significance of Scholarship Programs in STEMIntroductionIn this Work-in-Progress paper, we share our ongoing work with an NSF Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program related to an iteration of analysis that looked across specific aspects in amore summative manner than our typical analyses during the five years of the project that aremore formative. As the project will soon enter an extension into a sixth year to use existingscholarship funds, we took this opportunity to begin to reflect on overarching goals toward thedevelopment and submission of a new S-STEM proposal to continue this work. The StudentPathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) program in the ClemsonUniversity College of Computing, Engineering
importance of creating theseopportunities for college retention.VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.DUE-1832553. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The authors would like to acknowledge Jason Osei-Tutu, Dr. RuzicaTodorovic and Bridget O’ Connell for supporting our research and facilitating the Center ofExcellence for Engineering and Computer Science at Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges ofChicago. This research is derived from the research “Building Bridges into Engineering andComputer Science” that is approved by the City
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thechanging design. Finally, they note that providing students with contextual information beyond medicalneeds supported innovation. This suggests that teaching students to be socially aware of their role andwork as engineers beyond technical efficacy is important in developing their empathic design ability.Thus, Kong et al.’s [12] work provides specific instructional activities designed to teach students how toactively incorporate empathic tendencies into their design process.Eliciting Empathy Through Personal ReflectionWhile the instructional methods previously discussed are embedded in elements of traditional BMEcurriculums (design, teamwork, and ethics), Lunn et al. [13] and Morgan et al. [14] describe a standaloneBME course based on story-driven
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develop my teaching skills without adding additional stress as other languages and other cultures. Teaching is sometimes stressful when we do not have preparation before starting. I surpassed the process and understood the role by myself." – AnyersonSruthi 's challenges led her to innovate in creating cultural awareness in her classroom, turningobstacles into opportunities for enriching the educational experience with diverse perspectives. "In overcoming cultural misunderstandings, I've learned to be more empathetic and patient, taking the time to understand different perspectives and finding common ground. These experiences, both supportive and challenging, have contributed to my development as an educator and
commitment is in place to sustain the implementation ofthe belonging intervention in first-year engineering classes. This continuous effort aims not onlyto validate the persistence of observed patterns but also to gauge the long-term effectiveness ofthe intervention in influencing students’ perceptions, self-efficacy, and overall experienceswithin the engineering curriculum.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the participants for sharing their stories. This material is basedupon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (2111114 and2111513). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience
discussed the changes that would make them feel more welcome and includedwithin academia and their department(s) (cultural and/or infrastructural changes). They alsoprovided advice and recommendations to future queer and trans graduate students. The panelreceived overwhelmingly positive feedback, and the audience expressed their willingness andenthusiasm to learn and support queer and trans graduate students. Overall, the lessons learnedfrom the Queer and Trans Graduate Students Panel are as follows: 1) Provided an opportunity to inform about the specific obstacles that many queer and trans students experience in graduate education. 2) Contributed to the knowledge of designing, facilitating, and conducting a student experiences
Certification, two Naval Achievement Medals, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and a Naval Commendation Medal for his work troubleshooting and repairing the Moored Training Ship 635’s reactor and electrical distribution faults. Following his transition from active duty, Bryan earned his PhD as a member of both the Computation and Advancement of Sustainable Systems Lab, where he developed a new method for distributed system demand estimation, and at the Sustainable Design and Manufacturing lab, where his work focused on increasing System of System resilience. Bryan’s work has been published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology, Journal of Mechanical Design, and IEEE’s Systems Journal. At Embry-Riddle
student, andthree undergraduate students. The meetings we observed took place over the course of fiveweeks. We used the Zoom recordings and transcriptions of these meetings as well as our team’sfield notes to create an ethnographic record. We used Spradley (1980)’s Developmental ResearchSequence (D.R.S.) to guide our analysis of the ethnographic record [5].First, we conducted a grand tour (i.e., high level) observation of the ethnographic record toidentify key components of Team Y’s culture. We focused our observations by identifying theactivities, places, goals, time frames, and feelings expressed in relation to the engagement of theundergraduate members of Team Y. Following this grand tour description, we conducted threedomain analyses: the
anchored in achievement but requires more than a checklist of academicaccomplishments. Understanding engineering course content and being able to apply thatknowledge in other contexts was the main priority for each student interviewed.Theme 4: Social Connections with Peers (supplement)Connie did not attribute engineering inspiration or motivation to family members, but rather toher peers. When asked about the most helpful resource for engineering students, she said, For me, the most helpful was the classmate[s] because seeing other people’s perspectives and also a lot of my classmates had internships already, and so, being able to talk to them like, hey, what is this like? What do you like about it? What do you not like
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(s) B A, D, E, & F CLevel I – Have the students changed, or have I?Professor B was the only professor with less than or equal to six years of experience as anengineering professor. Professor B was initially hesitant to participate in this study, as they felttheir lack of experience would hinder their ability to acknowledge differences in their studentspre- and post-pandemic. They said: When COVID hit, I was only in my third semester teaching [second-year Mechanical Engineering course] … I was still learning and trying to optimize my class. For some of the changes [in students] I have noticed over the years, I would be tempted to attribute them mostly to my