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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University; Husnu Saner Narman, Marshall University

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Paper ID #49763Mindset Matters: Exploring Grit and Attitudes in Engineering and CS Undergradsin an NSF S-STEM funded programDr. Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University Dr. Tina Cartwright is a professor of science education at Marshall University. She collaborates with colleagues across both the Colleges of Science and Engineering and Computer Science to support student success in STEM.Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University Julie Snyder-Yuly, Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies, Marshall University (Ph.D. University of Utah, 2017). Dr. Snyder-Yuly’s research engages qualitative and

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Rick Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Vanessa Burrows, University of Detroit Mercy; Linda Slowik PhD

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Diversity

, the research team has also gathered quantitative data related to how the studentsengage with campus resources and personnel, as well as data on the character and composition ofthe students’ social support networks.Program descriptionThe SEED program was initiated in 2021 with support of the NSF S-STEM program which hasthe goal of recruiting and retaining financially-needy, academically-talented students to STEMcareers. The SEED program is open to students majoring in computer science or an engineeringdiscipline and the financial need requirement is satisfied by eligibility for the federal Pell grant.While not a requirement, students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM areactively recruited to the program. Cohorts of