Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3 - Belongingness and Community

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Kacie Mennie, Louisiana Tech University; Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

for the retention of first-year students [10]. A report entitled“STEM Students & Their Sense of Belonging: S-STEM Programs’ Practices & EmpiricallyBased Recommendations” identifies cohort experiences as an important factor in academicintegration and success [9]. Offering retention programs is valuable, but if students do not attendor participate, they will not receive the maximum benefits that these programs can provide.Students are more likely to participate in retention programs if they feel a sense of communitywithin the institution [9]. Furthermore, female engineering students, who have been found tohighly value the sense of connectedness, benefit from the positive impact of a supportivecommunity, enhancing their resilience. Thus

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Paz Gwynn, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Carolina Elizabeth Jerez, Universidad de Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Attitudes and Perceptions of Mechanical Engineering S-STEM Scholars,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 143, n.o 12, p. 121006, dic. 2021, doi: 10.1115/1.4051715.[13] I. Thacker, V. Seyranian, A. Madva, N. T. Duong, and P. Beardsley, “Social Connectedness in Physical Isolation: Online Teaching Practices That Support Under- Represented Undergraduate Students’ Feelings of Belonging and Engagement in STEM,” Education Sciences, vol. 12, n.o 2, p. 61, ene. 2022, doi: 10.3390/educsci12020061.[14] "Gender mainstreaming: A global strategy for achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls," UN Women, 2020. [Online]. Available: [URL]. [Accessed: 29-Oct-2021][15] "Criterios y estándares