Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 3: Breaking Barriers: Unveiling the Journeys and Triumphs of Faculty Women of Color in STEM Academia

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Kemesha Gabbidon, University of South Florida; Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

what it's like to actually work in the field, which means in the real world, as an engineer with making actual products, and I have that. And so I never really try to bring that to light and actually value that part of me instead of focusing on what I don't have, I neglected what I do have and somehow I was able to make the transition, hey, I can connect with the students because they are gonna go into the field and I've been there and I actually know what it's like to work in the field producing a product, being out there, talking to technicians, other engineers and how it doesn't matter what kind of engineer we all need to work as a team. – Rosa – Latina Mexican/Indigenous• Skills (primarily soft skills) – A

Conference Session

Track 7: Technical Session 1: Agriculture & Nutrition for Girls While Encouraging Leadership & Stem-Enrichment (ANGELS) Program

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sandra C Affare, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Marissa McElrone, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Rachelle Pedersen, Texas Tech University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

speaker workshops, STEM activities, and industryfieldtrips. One major goal of the ANGELS program was to promote self-efficacy, interest, and asense of belonging for the young girls. Throughout the summer experience, we encouraged thestudent participants to imagine themselves as engineers or agricultural scientists and had studentsengage in reflective processes (e.g., journaling) to foster their sense of connection to STEM.A secondary focus was on ‘soft’ skills such as teamwork and problem-solving through project-based learning using the Project Management Institute Education Foundation’s PM Skills for Lifecurriculum. The ANGELS Enrichment Program began in the Fall of 2023 providing projectmanagement tools and techniques that encouraged a

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 5: Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive Pedagogy Program

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

skills, suchas giving presentations, while Jacob has a desire to learn how to fairly grade students in his lab-based class that work independently rather than as a group, noting that historically students thatwork independently receive a lower grade. I think what really excites me, going back to your original question, is trying to incorporate not only the didactic, like teaching fundamental ideas, but then also teaching them kind of the soft skills required in academic science. It's actually really intimidating, for example, to give a poster presentation or talk in a good way, and so trying to help them with those things and incorporate that into the curriculum would be really cool. That excites me to allow