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A Surveying Course as Summer Experience for

Conference Session: Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

book that was rigorously graded, and write a reflective journal to emphasize theneed to develop into reflective practitioners. Two advanced graduate students assisted theengineering professor in instructing the students on fieldwork and processing field observationsusing spreadsheets. Beyond that, they took the lead in designing and conducting a series oftutorials making students create survey maps using computer aided graphics, and gainexperiences in algebra, trigonometry, numerical methods, statistics and calculus. Further, thetwo performed yeoman service helping students catch up whenever they fell behind, thus gainingan in-depth knowledge of challenges faced by students. Another activity was demonstration ofGPS and GIS technology by two

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Integrating STEM and the Arts: A Call for Partnerships across Disciplines

Conference Session: New Approaches in Engineering
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

students within thisseminar also take their first semester, first-year core engineering course together. This coursewill serve as one of many supported by a larger university initiative in which students engage incommunity-building inside and outside of the classroom.Course objectives include the following: 1. Identify and understand the importance of music in society. 2. Explain and demonstrate connections between music and engineering. 3. Explore the university’s history. 4. Demonstrate uses of campus resources that will enable academic success. Page 23.782.4 5. Participate in music-related service projects. 6. Attend and reflect on

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Academic and Social Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians’ Success in Engineering and Related STEM Fields

Conference Session: Minority Student Success
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Joseph A Kitchen, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, Ohio State University; Meg E. Stentz, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

pool in science andengineering,16 which includes underrepresented populations. In fact, if the talent pool amongunderrepresented minority groups in STEM were more fully developed, the troubling shortage inthe U.S. STEM workforce could be reconciled.16 AAs and LAs are among the fastest growingracial and ethnic groups in the United States, yet they are the most underrepresented in STEMfields.17Engineering has long grappled with diversity; developing a diverse talent pool for theengineering labor force that looks very different from the one that exists today is a major issuefacing higher education.14 Race and gender are two of the most important identity markers inU.S. society and reflect much of the diversity that is needed for the STEM

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Lights, Camera, Action! Increasing First-Year Engineering Student Academic Performance via an Innovative Pre-Orientation Program

Conference Session: New Approaches in Engineering
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University; Barbra Steinhurst, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

Backstage Bucknell schedule deliberately modeled the need to use tools for creatingwork/life balance during the academic year. Frequent points of dialog and reflection becameopportunities to contemplate the need to proactively balance the activities they wereexperiencing, and several students independently expressed a realization that they would beresponsible for creating their own schedules in a few short days. Time was set aside during theday for doing homework as well as time for going to the gym or participating in other wellnessactivities. Evening social events varied in structure, from a movie to an evening spent on thequad with the new first-year international students in outdoor activities. Small games wereinterjected during the day for

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Examining the Intersection of Graduate Student Funding, Mentoring and Training as a Mechanism of Success for Peer Mentors and their Mentees

Conference Session: Mentoring Minority Students
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Frances Carter-Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patricia Ordóñez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras ; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); Miguel Alfonso Nino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

updated annually.The multi-day or two-hour workshop formats included the following information: • Overview of types and lists of graduate funding opportunities • Getting organized to successfully apply for several fellowships simultaneously • Approaching faculty for strong recommendations • Advice on how to reflect on one’s experience to write an award-winning Personal Statement • Examples of how to apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), aimed at exposing future scholars to apply for funding from any organization and encouragement to consider NSF funding later in their careers • An introduction to the NSF GRFP application requirements (e.g. the three essays required), broader impacts, and

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Evaluating the "Impacts" Section of the Engineering Self-Efficacy, Interest, and Perception Survey

Conference Session: Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Chandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

be able to use the study results tolearn “best practices” within the MESA program that might assist with the national agenda ofguiding underrepresented students into STEM programs.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1020019. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The authors are also grateful for the support of Oscar Porter, Executive Director,and Juanita Muniz-Torrez, Program Operations, of California MESA.References 1. Chubin, D.E., May, G.S., and Babco, E.L. (2005). Diversifying the engineering workforce. Journal of

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Reform the Intro to Engineering course For Retaining Minority Engineering Freshmen

Conference Session: New Approaches in Engineering
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University; Fedra Adnani
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

course.References1. “The STEM Workforce Challenge and the Role of the U.S. Department of Labor in a National Solution”, http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/pdf/STEM_Report_4%2007.pdf2. “Science and Engineering Indicators 2012”, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c0/c0i.htm3. Meyers, K., Silliman, S., Gedde, N., Ohland, M., “A Comparison of Engineering Students’ Reflections on Their First Year Experiences”, Journal of Engineering Education, April 2010, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p169-178. Page 23.11.74. Tolley, P., Blat, C., McDaniel, C., Blackmon, D., Royster, D., “Enhancing the Mathematics Skills of Students Enrolled in Introductory Engineering Courses

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Help Me Help You: Building a Support Network for Minority Engineering Students

Conference Session: Mentoring Minority Students
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

thedirection of HMHY and establishing formal objectives, a framework was developed toserve as a program theme: getting P.A.I.D. This included students (1) establishingPriorities, (2) holding each other Accountable, (3) taking Initiative, and (4) havingDiscipline regarding their academic choices. Page 23.656.4The first component of this framework is Priorities. Through this component, studentsdiscussed how they had been spending their time since the previous meeting. Thesediscussions provided each group participant an opportunity to reflect on what activitiesthey were prioritizing in his or her own life.The second component is Accountability. Through this

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Mentoring Minority Students in Biomedical Engineering: An Engaged Approach

Conference Session: Mentoring Minority Students
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christine S Grant, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, NC State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University; Rex E Jeffries, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

Page 23.8.6 program as intended and the program as actually implemented. The implementation of a program is reflected in concrete form in the program processes that it puts in place. An important evaluation function, therefore, is to assess the adequacy of program process: the program activities that actually take place and the services that are actually delivered in routine program operation (p. 170). In this work, the BMCA program fidelity is addressed by using onsite observations and aclear program description of program execution and delivery. In addition, empowermentevaluation approach is used throughout the evaluation process. Empowerment evaluation wascoined by David Fetterman in the early 1990s

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How Underrepresented Minority Engineering Students Derive a Sense of Belonging from Engineering

Conference Session: It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cate Samuelson, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

that adistinction exists between their academic and social peer groups.2 Whereas, academic peergroups tend to reflect the majority represented in the engineering program, social groupsgenerally reflect personal ethnicities.2 Social peer groups not only address cultural needs, butalso meet personal needs, such as opportunities for relaxation and reflection.2,4 In other words,minority students often maintain separate academic and social peer networks, both of which playimportant roles in student persistence, for distinct reasons.2 For example, ethnic organizationsand residences contribute to maintaining ties to cultural heritage, while academic networks helpfacilitate academic achievement.2 Regardless of which network peers fall into, they serve

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Motivation of Latina Students Leading to Retention in Engineering

Conference Session: It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

engineering in the U.S. than in Mexico.Though Adriana’s parents’ goals were very clear, other participants’ parents were lesstransparent about the reasoning behind their expectations. For example, Salma reflected on whyher parents emphasized academics. I think part of it might have been the way they grew up, and they didn’t have very many opportunities in Mexico. Maybe when they came here and they had us, they wanted us to take advantage of the opportunities that were here.Salma noted that her mother earned her GED diploma after moving to the United States in theearly 1980s, and both of her parents worked a variety of jobs before they founded their owncleaning business. As she noted, Salma’s parents moved to the U.S. to find more

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Bridges to Engineering: Success for Transfers

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
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

of the City College of New York (CCNY), anurban commuter college offering over 100 degrees in liberal arts and social science, science,education, engineering, medical studies and architecture. The diverse student body of CCNYconsists of about 13000 undergraduates and over 3000 graduate students, including more than200 Ph.D. students in engineering. Grove’s student body reflects a similar diversity, with over2200 undergraduates, about 480 master’s students and approximately 200 Ph.D. students. Atpresent, the school offers eight ABET accredited undergraduate programs in biomedical,chemical, civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering, computer science andenvironmental science & systems engineering. The school offers seven

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Succeeding as Engineering Majors: Cultural Ecology Theory and Perceptions of Within-Race Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Engineering Skills and Work Ethnic

Conference Session: Minority Student Success
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University; Afiya C Fredericks, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

nights you find yourself studying in the library or in the engineeringbuilding. It requires a lot of discipline, time, and commitment”. By virtue of identifying as anengineering major, this student’s self-definition reflects characteristics and behaviors that areadaptive for academic success. The student is simultaneously an engineering student and a Blackmale; therefore, in answering identity questions must negotiate messages stemming from master a Engineering Student Skills – theme represents language describing skills that students perceive necessary to

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Use of Video Technology to Improve Student Learning

Conference Session: Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nesim Halyo, Hampton University; Qiang Le, Hampton University
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation and LITEE.References 1. Blumenfeld, P. C., Soloway, E., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J. S., Guzdial, M., & Palincsar, A. (1991). Motivating project-based learning: Sustaining the doing, supporting the learning. Educational psychologist, 26(3-4), 369-398. 2. Aleven, V. A., & Koedinger, K. R. (2002). An effective metacognitive strategy: Learning by doing and explaining with a computer-based Cognitive Tutor. Cognitive Science, 26(2), 147-179. 3. Schank, R. C., Berman, T. R., & MacPherson, K. A. (1999). Learning by doing. Page 23.1301.10