Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Stefi Alison Baum, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

facultyreviewers did not have an impact.24Despite efforts by faculty and administration, the daunting national data is echoed at theuniversity under study in this paper where gender diversity has historically been a challenge witha 2:1 ratio of male to female students.9 Female enrollments ranged from 33-35% during theperiod from 2010-2013 with some STEM colleges within the university reporting approximately10% female students.25Breaking into a Career: Faculty Hiring PatternsSimilar to the student experience, female faculty may well begin their academic careers at adisadvantage as they continue to be faced with gender bias even if it is implicit rather thanexplicit. For those who persist and advance toward a career in academia, developing a strongacademic

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

assignment ofthe semester required students to write reflective essays. The assignment asked students toreflect on their definition of CE/EvE/AE, if they were interested in continuing to major inCE/EvE/AE, and why. Students were prompted to discuss personal experiences prior to college,content in the first year CE/EvE/AE course, and other college courses that impacted thisdecision. Students were also instructed to “Cite specific aspects of CE/EvE/AE and being aC/Ev/A engineer that appeal to you and do not appeal to you.”The essays were generally about two pages long. The assignment was worth ten percent of theoverall course grade. It was graded on whether or not the students fully answered each question,not based on their specific responses (such as

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

; differential retention issues for women across engineering disciplines; and engineering admissions practices. Page 24.794.1 She is currently the Program Chair of the Women in Engineering Division for ASEE. She served on the ASEE Diversity Committee from 2010 – 2012. Holloway was also president of WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network, www.wepan.org) in 2006-07, served on WEPAN’s Board of Directors from 2005 – 2008, and was the co-chair of the 2003 WEPAN National Conference. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014