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

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Cory Budischak, Temple University; Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University

classroom problem based learning and design thinking, he also co-founded the STEPS program (funded through NSF S-STEM) to support low-income, high-achieving engineering students. Budischak holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and enjoys outdoor activities with his family.Dr. Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware Haritha Malladi is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of First-Year Engineering at the University of Delaware. She received her Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, and her MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. She is a teacher-scholar working in the

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

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Rawle D. Sookwah, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis; Edward P Gatzke, University of South Carolina

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studentscomprised 10% of the undergraduate population, with 7% self-reporting as Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4%reporting as two or more races. Only 22% of students in the college identify as a FGS. Various college-levelefforts have been made to improve first-year student retention, including college-specific UNIV 101 sections, aLiving and Learning Community for students in the college, and a summer start program targeting the collegeFGS population. Educational efforts for first-year students can be improved based on better understanding ofstudent stressors and the effectiveness of academic supports.A research team supported by an NSF S-STEM award recruited multiple cohorts of students with high financialneed. The “Synthesized Program for Undergraduate

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

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Cory Budischak, Temple University; Shawn Fagan, Temple University

and design thinking, he also co-founded the STEPS program (funded through NSF S-STEM) to support low-income, high-achieving engineering students. Budischak holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and enjoys outdoor activities with his family.Dr. Shawn Fagan, Temple University Dr. Shawn Fagan is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering at Temple University. He received his Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from Temple University. 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE): Boston, Massachusetts Jul 28 WIP: How the STEPS Program Enhances the First-Year Experience for Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe