Conference Session

ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siu Ling Leung, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher John Greer, The Pennsylvania State University; Margaret L. Byron, Pennsylvania State University; Bladimir Alvarado Ramos; Reuben H Kraft, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Dawn Lesko; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

is a critical needto create and publicize shared materials addressing this gap. Developing diverse teachingmaterials that influence future generations is best achieved through collaborative efforts. Wehope this paper can help kickstart a collaborative effort within the engineering educationcommunity, bringing together resources that help students understand how diversity in race,gender, social background, cultural perspectives, economic status, and other differences canimpact engineering decisions.In this paper, we present the collaborative method implemented by the Mechanical Engineeringdepartment at Pennsylvania State University to develop teaching material that incorporatesholistic awareness into core courses, encompassing thermodynamics