Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annita Alting, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York; Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

composition, previous achievements and retention ratesfor academic years 2004 through 2010 in the Grove School of Engineering for regular USAstudents. High Retained Student Ac. Women Black Hisp. Minor. URG SAT SAT School Transf. in 3rd yr. Type Year N (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Total Math GPA Creds. (%)Freshmen 2004 331 12.7 23.3 26.3 49.6 55.9 1030 554 84.3 42.6 2006 166 15.1 16.7 27.7 44.4 56.0 1082 589 85.3 52.4 2008 265

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

specific student research projects of relevance to thecommunity on radon mitigation completed under this program in Turtle Mountain CommunityCollege (TMCC), one of the tribal colleges in the State.Community-Relevant Radon Research at TMCCOne of the salient features of the TCURMP is the flexibility the TCC students and faculty havein the selection of any research topic of relevance to their community. Under this program,instructors at TCC were asked to recruit interested students and organize research projects ofrelevance to the community which would be for duration of one or two semesters. As a result,from 2006 to 2010, a series of student projects were proposed by the TMCC faculty on the topicof radon entrance into residential homes to study: 1