Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Dillon, University of Washington; EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington Tacoma ; Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amanda K Sesko, University of Washington Tacoma; Rebecca N Sliger, Tacoma Community College; Noelle Wilson

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

historically marginalized populations at higher education institutions. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is involved with several large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on institutional environments and STEM identity development are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kapor Center. In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture. To learn more about her current projects

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarira Motaref, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, think-pair-share activities using real-world examples,polling on mechanics concepts, and strength-based projects. Classroom activities were carefullycrafted to align with neuroinclusive teaching practices, aiming to empower every student, withparticular emphasis on supporting those who are neurodivergent. Instructors and the threeteaching assistants provided consistent support during these activities, while students had theopportunity to explore the application of mechanical concepts in topics of personal interestthrough strength-based projects. Having a tenure-track faculty member as one of the instructorsenriched the experience, providing interested students with the opportunity to participate inresearch-focused strength-based projects using

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Aturika Bhatnagar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Postdoctoral Researcher Award at the University of Michigan; and serves as a PI/Co-PI on multiple projects funded by the National Science Foundation. He currently serves in editorial capacity for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, and Journal of International Engineering Education.Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University Dr. Jeff Knowles is an engineering instructor at Oregon State University who began teaching courses in 2015. His current pedagogical research is related to barriers associated with implementing Evidence-Based Instructional Practices (EBIPs) in STEM-related courses and determining what affordances can be granted to overcome

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

focuses on devising new and adapting existing project-based learning pedagogies for educating the next generation of engineers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: An Interdisciplinary Subject on Hardware Accelerated ComputingAbstractIn this paper we report on the initial design and delivery of a hardware accelerated computingsubject targeted at an interdisciplinary cohort of engineering and computing students. Within thesubject, students explore different approaches to accelerating computationally intensivealgorithms through customized hardware, with a particular emphasis placed on the use of FPGAsand high-level synthesis (HLS) tools. The subject aims

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation, Globalization without Travel

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley J. Putman, Bucknell University; Khaled A. Al-Sahili, An-Najah National University; Abdelhaleem Khader, An-Najah National University; Alia Gilbrecht, An-Najah National University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

engineering and management, road safety, public transportation, pavement design, and engineering education. He has more than 35 years of professional and academic experiences.Dr. Abdelhaleem Khader, An-Najah National University Dr. Khader is the head of the civil and architectural department at ANNU. He is an associate professor in Environmental Engineering with 10-year experience in graduate and postgraduate education, mainly: community-based learning, project-based learning, distant learning. and competency-based learning. He participated in many virtual exchange projects, including one between ANNU and two US based institutions (Clemson University and Bucknell University). Dr. Khader is a Fulbright Alumni and a IIE

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Use of Technology in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Prohofsky, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

effects of these tools.This technology has widespread application throughout the STEM field from writing/correctingcode in any language to brainstorming ideas for the next big project, or even producing fullywritten research papers (although not this one). However, LLM’s are not well understood andwhile many students hail them as a quick way to finish homework assignments, there areperceptions from students for both the positive and negative roles there may be in learning andunderstanding core concepts.This paper investigates the use of this technology and implications in and for the design process.In particular, large language models may be utilized to aid in generative forms of brainstormingas well as convergent synthesis of ideas, adding to

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rush Leeker, University of Colorado Boulder; Marlene Sulema Palomar, University of Colorado Boulder; Lyndsay Rose Ruane, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

; Urban Design, CU Boulder d. Engineering Management Department, CU Boulder INTRODUCTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3 Action Research (AR): CONCLUSION Involves a systematic process of acting, observing, reflecting, and re- PALAR is a valuable framework for engineering

Conference Session

Instructional Showcase

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian Andrew Schmitt; Marlene Urbina, Illinois State University; Alexander Michael Perhay; Orla Maire Sheridan; Chance William Tyler, Illinois State University; Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University; Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Interest Council (PIC)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce the negative impacts of urbanization.Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University Allison Antink-Meyer is a pre-college science and engineering educator at Illinois State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Smart Wireless Weather Station and Climate Console (Resource Exchange)STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships withChicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy(SUPERCHARGE) is an NSF-sponsored project where universityfaculty and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Abagael Anne Riley, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 2024AbstractThere is substantial opportunity for engineering graduates to enter the workforce to engage in afulfilling career and achieve social mobility. Still, there is a lack of adequate support forlow-income, academically talented students. The purpose of this poster is to describe theinterventions designed to support S-STEM scholarship students at Rowan University in the firstyear of our S-STEM project. Our S-STEM project objectives are threefold: 1) Providescholarships to encourage talented students with low incomes and demonstrated financial need toinitiate and graduate from engineering majors in the College of Engineering at Rowan Universityand subsequently enter the engineering workforce or a graduate program; 2) Develop a supportsystem that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Ayoobi, Wayne State University; Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; David Merolla, Wayne State University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Mark A Jager, Wayne State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

), American WeldingSociety (AWS) and American Materials Society (ASM) International. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Assuring Student Success in Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstract. Being more diverse than traditional engineering programs, Engineering Technology(ET) programs offer a significant vehicle for advancing equity and inclusion in STEM educationand workforce. For example, the share of black students in 4-year ET programs is almost threetimes that of black students earning 4-year degrees in engineering (10.7 percent versus 3.8percent) [1]. Also, based on 2020-30 employment projections by US Bureau of Labor Statistics[2], there is a great demand for ET graduates (e.g. mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 26

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University ; Adrie Koehler; Elnara Mammadova, Purdue University ; Shawn Farrington, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

research paper synthesizes findings from two research grants studyingHyFlex instruction in a first-year design course. “HyFlex” is a method providing students with autonomy toparticipate in person or online and, in many cases, fluidly blends the two based on the instructor or students'individual needs. While HyFlex is not new, it has become more feasible since COVID, as technologies haveimproved and cultural acceptance of remote work has evolved. Our two funded projects have resulted in avariety of specific research studies that are published in papers. This research paper follows a compilationmethod to review and synthesize multiple findings, sharing each as data sources and draw conclusions acrossthe larger set of results with implications for

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 17

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University ; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #40960Effectiveness of Scrum in Enhancing Feedback Accessibility among UndergraduateResearch Students: Insights from Integrated Feedback Dynamics FrameworkSakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University Sakhi Aggrawal is a Graduate Research Fellow in Computer and Information Technology department at Purdue University. She completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Technology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. She worked in industry for several years with her latest jobs being as project manager at Google and Microsoft. Her

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian James Slaboch, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

that meets twice a week. There is one 50-minute session and one 110-minute session. The shorter session is used to introduce important concepts through a traditional lecture session, and the longer session is used for the laboratory portion of the course.• The course consists of 6 laboratory sessions, a midterm project, and a final project.• Homework assignments are used to reinforce lecture and laboratory topics.Grading Policy:Homework 30%Laboratories 30%Midterm Project 20%Final Project 20%Pick and Place MechanismThe course is based on a recently developed pick and place mechanism [6] that is shown inFigures 1 and 2. The mechanism is a one degree of freedom (i.e., one motor as

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Salyards, Bucknell University; Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Benjamin Wheatley, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

biomechanics and orthopaedic research, and his pedagogical interests include first year engineering, computational analysis, and design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Longitudinal Assessment of the Achievement of the Desired Goals and Characteristics of a First Year Engineering Course RedesignKeywords: first year, design, course redesign, project-basedAbstract(Complete Evidence-based Practice)For nearly 20 years, the first-year introductory engineering course at Bucknell Universityfollowed a seminar-based format. This course was successful, but opportunities for improvementwere apparent in recent years. The desired outcomes and associated characteristics werereconsidered with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Maya Menon, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Prior to his current appointment, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan. He is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher Award at the University of Michigan; and serves as a PI/Co-PI on multiple projects funded by the National Science Foundation. He currently serves in editorial capacity for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, and Journal of International Engineering Education.Dr. Maya Menon, New Jersey Institute of Technology Maya Menon is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; R. Jamaal Downey

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

faculty development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Reframing Racial Equity Year 2: Examining Scripts of WhitenessOverviewThis EHR Racial Equity project, sponsored by National Science Foundation’s Directorate forSTEM Education (EDU)/ Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE), aims to shift the wayfaculty understand racial equity in engineering education. Rather than treating“underrepresentation” as a problem that needs to be solved (representation is not the same aspower, after all), the literature illustrates that the culture of engineering creates an inhospitableenvironment for students and faculty of color [1], [2], [3]. The invisible and normalized nature ofWhiteness has led to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Kaat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pepito Thelly, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

problems, developing knowledge that supports designers and decision-makers. Dr. Layton is an expert on bio-inspired systems design, with a focus on the use of biological ecosystems as inspiration for achieving sustainability and resilience in the design of complex human networks/systems/systems of systems. Examples include industrial resource networks, makerspaces, power grids, cyber-physical systems, supply chains, innovation processes, and water distribution networks. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Quantitative Network Analysis for Benchmarking and Improving Makerspaces: Project OutcomesAbstract: Makerspaces on university campuses have seen

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timmy Elwin Kipfmiller III, United States Military Academy; Alexander Tucker, United States Military Academy; Charles James Richardson Reeves, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Ryan Parker, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, United States Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Professional Engineer (Alaska), Project Management Professional, LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, and Envision Sustainability Professional. His research interests include engineering education; infrastructure; sustainable design; and clean, renewable energy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Integrating Professional Credentialing in Sustainability into Civil Engineering Curriculum: A Case StudyAbstractThe concept of sustainable development rose to prominence with the publication of OurCommon Future as an output of the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission. Recently,increased emphasis on the impacts of climate change and globalization has

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maeve Bakic, Boise State University; Samantha Schauer, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

earlier, allowing students to focus on‘understanding’ the content rather than just ‘knowing’ the content [8]. The difference being thatlecture based teaching tends to focus on theory and strict processes, limiting students to findingone particular ‘right’ answer. Active learning methods, such as flipped-classrooms,think-pair-share activities, and case study reflections, push students to defy their normalcognitive boundaries of what engineering “is” [9, 10]. This education method can ease the oftenfrustrating transition that seniors experience during capstone design courses where students areexpected to translate isolated concepts learned in classrooms to suddenly very technicallycomplex projects [11]. The frustration that students experience

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabella Stuopis, Boston College; Kiana Alexa Ramos; Caitlyn Hancock; Emanuel Joseph Louime; Avneet Hira, Boston College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

two middle school afterschool STEM clubsthat are implementing youth-led design workshops into their program. Along with the researchteam and afterschool coordinators, youth leaders design and develop engineering workshops thatpromote belonging in engineering and center preventing harm (in engineering). In these designand development meetings, youth leaders learn about technologies that are new to them, identifyproblems in their communities, and work with the team to design each session of the workshop.In sharing ownership of the project, we hope to further the sense of belonging and solvecommunity-based issues. In the poster-presentation, we will report on the early findings andlessons learned during the implementation of this program.Goals

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher V.H.-H. Chen, Columbia University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

considerations by promoting sustainability andresponsible resource use [4]. Social responsibility involves engaging with communities tounderstand their needs and concerns. Engineers should actively involve local communities in thedesign and implementation of projects, ensuring that solutions meet their requirements andrespect their cultural values. Engineers should prioritize environmentally sustainable practices,considering the long-term impacts of their projects on ecosystems and natural resources.Global competencies and social responsibility are particularly important for chemicalengineering undergraduate students to understand for several reasons. Chemical engineers oftenwork on projects and processes that have a significant impact on society and

Conference Session

Engineering Futures: Navigating the Pathways of Education, Inclusion, and Professional Growth

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Zaccheus Sikazwe, University of the Incarnate Word; Stephanie Gray; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

) program he was the instructor of Coding Academy in which he was able to teach Python to high school students from various backgrounds.Stephanie Weiss-Lopez Stephanie Weiss-Lopez has overseen GEMS since 2020 as a Project Manager and Coordinator. Ms. Weiss-Lopez is a UIW alum with a degree in Meteorology, currently the AVS Laboratories Project Manager, and an MBA student at UIW. She has over 18 years of management and leadership experience and has been a member of the AVS labs since 2018. Ms. Weiss-Lopez has experience in personnel development, scientific research, and grant writing. During Ms. Weiss-Lopez’s leadership GEMS implemented and distributed over 450 free STEAM kits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Weiss

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Kovanen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior; John R Gallagher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John S Popovics P.E., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; S. Lance Cooper, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

) supportsystem now includes a semester-long faculty learning community (FLC), individualizedmentoring, and professional development and courses for STEM teaching assistants and graduatestudents. Working as a team that includes engineering, science, and writing studies faculty,academic professionals, and graduate students, we approach the problem using atransdisciplinary action research (TDAR) framework [12], [13], simultaneously trying newinterventions and researching their effectiveness. Our interventions are co-designed and co-delivered. Our research is similarly transdisciplinary, from the data collection and analysisthrough synthesis into manuscripts and future interventions.One current project examines the effectiveness of this support system at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Exploration to Develop an Engineering Identity in Low-Income StudentsAbstractEast Carolina University (ECU) was funded by a multi-institutional Track 3 S-STEM Grant#1930497 in January 2020. The funds from this grant have been used to recruit and support threecohorts of students at ECU and three partnering community colleges. The project is referred tointernally as the PIRATES project for Providing Inclusive Residential and Transfer EngineeringSupport. In addition to funding scholarships, the research aim of this project uses Lee andMatusovich’s Model of Co-Curricular Support for Undergraduate Engineering Students [1] tostudy best practices in co-curricular support for both students who start their pathway towards

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

, Geometric Abstraction, and Mathematics as they relate toengineering and art. Woven into the theoretical content are hands-on projects where studentslearn basic sketching skills, hand build a ceramic still-life piece, visit local galleries andmuseums, and, using elements or art and principles of design, turn data into data visualizationsand data physicalizations: data-driven physical artefacts whose geometry or material propertiesencode data. Students use an adapted Jansen and Dragicevic [1] information visualizationpipeline to move from raw data to data wrangling to visual and physical presentation. This paperpresents examples of the process and concludes with observations and lessons learned.Figure 1. Informa0on visualiza0on pipeline. Jansen and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

physicsprior to enrolling in project-based engineering courses. This pathway works well for somestudents but excludes many. Rather than serving as a gatekeeper, our integrated human-centeredengineering pathway will serve as a gateway, thus increasing retention and attraction toengineering, among all students but particularly among those currently struggling to find a placein engineering. We will furthermore develop a sense of community and professional identityamong students through a comprehensive approach that includes advising, mentoring,internships, research opportunities, outside speakers, and more.Our work is guided by four main research questions:1. Are we better able to retain students in engineering on a Human-Centered Engineering pathway?2

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliot Nathaniel Wachtel, University of California, Santa Cruz; Qingyuan Cao, University of California, Santa Cruz; Matthew Kaltman, University of California, Santa Cruz; Khanh Tran, University of California, Santa Cruz; Miguel Robles Hernandez, University of California, Santa Cruz; Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

sense of belonging [5]. This is reflectedlocally in a university-wide survey conducted at our university, where more than 80% of studentsfelt they needed more support from faculty and around 64% felt they needed more opportunitiesto participate in classes [4]. From the authors’ experience, the lack of opportunity for engineeringpractice has a clear and notably negative effect on undergraduate clubs, impacting students’ con-fidence and ability to materially contribute to applied projects and pursue other independent andextracurricular educational opportunities. We found that the time constraints of a third or fourthyear engineering student dissuade them from joining clubs, leaving the majority of new club mem-bers as first or second year. With

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Gregory Mason P.E., zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

connection toindustry and through changes in the four essential areas of a shared department vision, faculty,curriculum, and supportive policies.During the last year of this project, we conducted an audit of our activities taken during the six-year project to identify which were most impactful for the culture building in the department andwere relatively easy to implement and adopt by other departments. We shared our audit processand results at the 2023 ASEE conference [1]. This audit process helped us identify ten significantendeavors, each of which included multiple activities. These ten endeavors include creating amission statement to drive culture change, fostering the new culture in retreats, improvingdiversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V Crosby, Texas A&M University; Maram H Alaqra, Sharjah Education Academy ; Pamela Simmons-Brooks, Texas A&M University; Morgan H. Krauss, Texas A&M University; Shelly Tornquist, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Texas A&M University, which included over eight years of research experience on STEM education. Having spoken widely on STEM education internationally and throughout the US, Dr. Alaqra has also been part of large-scale STEM education research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Health, and Department of Education. Dr. Alaqra’s research agenda has emphasized culturally relevant teaching and learning through designing culturally sensitive learning environments for students to improve STEM self-efficacies and interests. Research interests include: STEM education, culturally relevant instruction, STEM self-efficacy, community-based learning, and 21st Century skills.Pamela

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Ganesh, University of Michigan; Carissa Yim, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #43071Sustainability-focused Digital Case Studies: Enhancing Engineering EducationDeepika Ganesh, University of Michigan Deepika is a second year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, School for the Environment and Sustainability. She specializes in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and is curious about informal education spaces, especially outdoor and digital spaces, and their role in contextual learning environments. Her most recent projects include program evaluation for the Next-Gen Scholars program aimed at first generation and underrepresented masters students in her department, and studying