Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2296: EXPLORING COLLABORATIONS WITH NON-METROPOLITANCOMMUNITY COLLEGES TO GRADUATE MORE ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS WITH BACHELOR’S AND GRADU-ATE DEGREESMary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Most of these students persist intheir studies, complete their engineering degrees and ultimately reap the benefits of significantlyenhanced employment opportunities. The School also offers a graduate degree of Master ofScience in Engineering with two areas of concentration, Structural/Earthquake Engineering andElectrical/Computer Engineering.The faculty in the School of Engineering is highly regarded for its excellent academicqualifications and strong practical engineering experience. The orientation and specializations of Page 22.624.4the faculty are eclectic and wide-ranging, offering expertise in both basic research anddesign/applied