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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen L. Coulter, Purdue University College of Engineering; Roshan Mani Rao Ram, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Janet M Beagle, Purdue University

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initiative.References[1] M. A. James and G. E. Derrick, "When 'culture trumps strategy': higher education institutional strategic plans and their influence on international student recruitment practice," Higher Education, vol. 79, pp. 569-588, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s10734-019- 00386-6.[2] Ruffalo Noel Levitz, "2023 Graduate Student Recruitment Report," Ruffalo Noel Levitz, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, 2023.[3] K. Beck et al., "Manifesto for Agile Software Development," Agilemanifesto.org, 2001. [Online]. Available: https://agilemanifesto.org/. [Accessed: Jan. 15, 2025].[4] D. Greenburg, D. Michalaka, S. Huntington, & T. Miner. "Applying Agile Business Solutions as a Graduate Capstone Project," Journal of Higher Education Theory

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isha Galaz Abdullah, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David K Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David C. Weggel, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David Jacob Thaddeus, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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. Vidergor, "Effects of Innovative Project-Based Learning Model on Students'Knowledge Acquisition, Cognitive Abilities, and Personal Competences," InterdisciplinaryJournal of Problem-Based Learning, vol. 16, no. 1, 2022.[5] X. Yang, "A historical review of collaborative learning and cooperative learning,"TechTrends, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 718-728, 2023.[6] W. Sarasua, N. Kaye, J. Ogle, M. Benaissa, L. Benson, B. Putman, and A. Pfirman,"Engaging Civil Engineering Students through a 'Capstone-like' Experience in their SophomoreYear," in 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, June 2020.[7] E. C. Todoroff, T. Shealy, J. Milovanovic, A. Godwin, and F. Paige, "Comparing designthinking traits between national samples of civil engineering and architecture

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GSD 6: The Graduate School Experience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milica Miladinovic, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Pratap Mahesh Rao, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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,” EJIM,vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 249–270, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1108/EJIM-07-2020-0289.[5] A. Marin, A. Parvatiyar, R. K. Mitchell, and D. Villegas, “From Lab to Market: LearningEntrepreneurial Marketing Through Multi-Semester, Stage-Gate, Capstone Project in STEMMBA,” Journal of Marketing Education, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 226–246, Dec. 2023, doi:10.1177/02734753231185415.[6] L. McAlpine and E. Emmioğlu, “Navigating careers: perceptions of sciences doctoralstudents, post-PhD researchers and pre-tenure academics,” Studies in Higher Education, vol. 40,no. 10, pp. 1770–1785, Nov. 2015, doi: 10.1080/03075079.2014.914908.[7] H. Horta, “PhD students’ self-perception of skills and career plans while in doctoralprograms: are they associated?,” Asia

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GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University; Emily T Creamer, The Ohio State University; Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University; Matthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University

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experience enhances their analytical and collaborative skills, preparing them for thedemands of the program. The Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization (GIS) in Data-DrivenSustainable Energy Systems is the curricular component of the program. Consisting of sixcourses, the GIS includes a foundational sustainable energy course, a capstone on energyinnovation, and four elective courses selected from five thematic areas: (1) energy systemmodeling; (2) information systems; (3) energy policy, regulation, and economics; (4) energy-business modeling; and (5) energy technologies, components, and subsystems. The GIS allowstrainees to tailor their learning to align with their research interests and professional goals.2Beyond coursework, trainees participate