Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

intend to be a doctorchange their mind or are not able to get into a medical school. In these cases, an engineeringdegree is a good backup plan. If students are thinking about becoming a lawyer, we inform themthat again engineering is an excellent undergraduate degree for law school. We also point outthat an engineering degree is required for patent law, which is a very good paying career. Wealso caution the students about doing any major that has a “pre” in front of it, such as pre-law,pre-medicine, or pre-business, since if they change their mind or are unable to get into medicalschool, a “pre” degree does not have a lot of value in the marketplace and emphasizes that thestudent was not able to carry through with their intent. We also tell the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia M Alhasani, The Petroelum Institute

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Women in Engineering

rewarding. Women do not seemto mind the medical field’s long years of study, hard training and difficult working hours. Nor dothey ponder, at least in the case of the UAE, the nature of the work environment in which menand women are expected to work together for long hours and under a lot of pressure. Themedical field has idealized their profession by focusing on the noble goal of serving humanityand treating the sick. This very notion has been lost on engineering and the sciences. In a similar Page 23.1374.6manner, when recruiting students from high schools, the focus of the PI presentation is on thesofter aspects of engineering such as

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6812Strategies to Support (Female) STEM Faculty as Voiced by Female STEMFaculty at a Major Research UniversityPamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked briefly as a process engineer, has taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has taught engineering and science to children in multiple informal settings. She prepares future early childhood, elementary and middle school

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University ; Cali L. Anicha, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #5965Engaging Male Faculty in Institutional TransformationDr. Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University Canan Bilen-Green is Dale Hogoboom Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Di- rector of the ADVANCE Program at North Dakota State University. She holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University. She was recently appointed to serve as the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, a new position created as part of institutionalization of the NSF ADVANCE Program at NDSU.Dr. Roger A. Green, North

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #8102Equipping an Army of Ambassadors: A Workshop Model for a STEM Ca-reer Speaker’s BureauMs. Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette Meagan Pollock is a Doctoral Candidate at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, and is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She received a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a engineer for Texas Instruments

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa

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Women in Engineering

include a two-day workshop “Self-leadership for women engineering students”which will include the following topics:  Conceptualising the world we live in: global, continental, national, local, institutional  Who am I in all of this? Mind-body-emotions-spirit, intellectual-emotional-spiritual- Page 23.1180.7 social, introduction to personal values, vision, mission, manifesto  New ways of thinking about intelligence  Anxiety and change management  Compassion: seeking a definition, traditions (secular-spiritual; East/West/African), the role of compassion in our lives (self and others)  Our greatest threat: blind obedience

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College

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Women in Engineering

or do demonstrations. I also hope to get involved with a Girl Scout troop to help promote the sciences and work with them to earn more science related badges.” Men: “Making an effort to diversify engineering is truly doing a great service to the world. I believe that a more diverse engineering field will generate a better overall world for us and generations to come, because the "capitalist-white-man-white-collar" stereotype that surrounds the engineering field will lead to an undesirable, narrow- minded future. I believe that all professions should be very diverse to promote good decision-making and success throughout the world. A profession such as engineering has an enormous impact on our surroundings and

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Sandrin, Arizona State University; Connie M Borror, Arizona State University West

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #5941Student Perceptions and Interest in Engineering: Effects of Gender, Race/Ethnicity,and Grade LevelDr. Susannah Sandrin, Arizona State University Dr. Susannah Sandrin is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Arizona State University. Her research interests are in the areas of STEM education, specifically looking at the influences of social and economic factors on pre-college student engagement with STEM fields. She has directed numerous research, outreach and dissemination grant projects examining gender and student participation in STEM programs (including NASA and National Science Foundation, among others