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Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland, College Park

Paper ID #45106GIFTS: Getting Aloft in EngineeringDr. Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland, College Park Director - Maryland Space Grant Balloon Payload Program Senior Lecturer and Keystone Instructor A. James Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland College Park Dr. Mary Bowden is a Senior Lecturer and Keystone Instructor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Maryland College Park (UMD) where she specializes in teaching undergraduate Structures and Space Systems Design courses. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1978, and a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University; Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

ways to improve their first yearengineering courses and working in identifying technical and non-technical skills that studentsshould master in lower-level engineering courses.Project ApproachThis project was conducted in an R1, land-grant, public institution in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Allstudents enrolled in the Benjamin Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WestVirginia University (WVU) were invited to participate in the study. One-hundred forty-one (141)engineering students completed a survey that was made available via weekly newsletter, flyers,and email. Participants were enrolled in the Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer,and Electrical Engineering Departments. The survey contained likert-scale and open

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Tyler James Stump, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Sydney Cooper, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #45035GIFTS: ”What’s Your Superpower?”: Connecting Entrepreneurial Mindset,DEI, and CharacterDr. Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and the Director of the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating

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Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Jack Bringardner, Colorado School of Mines

University Krista Kecskemety is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and the Director of the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty experiences, and the research to practice cycle within first-year engineering.Dr. Jack Bringardner, Colorado School of Mines Jack Bringardner is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of

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Heather Schwab, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

are in computer science education, entrepreneurship, and first-year engineering.Dr. Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and the Director of the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty experiences, and the research to practice cycle within first-year

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

Paper ID #45018Full Paper: Impacts of a Wellness-Focused First-Year Course on StudentRetention and Academic SuccessDr. Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University Dr. Cavalli is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Ms. Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University Anetra Grice is has served as the STEP Program Director for Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences for since 2010. 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE): Boston, Massachusetts Jul 28

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Song Wang, University of Hartford; Enrico Obst, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford

the Arduino-based Elegoo Mega 2560 The Most CompleteStarter Kit as the project-based teaching tool. The kit provides an open-source electronicsprototyping platform including MEGA controller board with over 60 kinds of components andsensors [17]. The curriculum was meticulously designed to empower students to delve into eightdifferent engineering programs offered in the college, including acoustical, aerospace,biomedical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, and robotics engineering. Students learnedbasic Arduino programming, mechanism of each sensor and component, and basic circuitdiagram. Through weekly hands-on individual and group projects using the kit, this project-based teaching and learning approach enriches students’ deep