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the transition to higher education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics [1], nearly one-third of undergraduate students in the United States are first-generation college students. Those with a family history of higher education typically enter college with a clearer understanding of academic demands and social integration, which enhances their confidence and adaptability [2]. In contrast, first-generation students may find themselves navigating college life with limited support, impacting their engagement and performance. Research indicates that these students often experience feelings of isolation and uncertainty, hindering their academic success [3]. They may struggle to access resources and
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- Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Cincinnati; M. Sidury Christiansen, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Karla Mariana Escobar, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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identitiesIntroductionIntroductionDespite the steady increase of minoritized populations in the United States in the past few years[1], the field of engineering continues to struggle with a lack of diversity among bothpractitioners and students [2, 3]. This homogeneity has resulted in significantunderrepresentation in thought and epistemology within engineering practice [4].Because engineering has traditionally prioritized problem-solving, without critical awareness ofits possible consequences, engineering solutions often continue to fail to adequately meet theneeds of underrepresented populations and create projects that disproportionately and negativelyimpact marginalized communities [5-7]. For example, the design of pulse oximeters has notworked as well in people with darker
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- Nia A. Keith, Purdue University College of Engineering; Jacqueline E McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)
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Discovery program was initially developed by Purdue University College ofEngineering to broaden participation of minority students pursuing Ph.Ds. and faculty careers.Since its creation in 2016, Early Discovery has evolved - changing names, modality, and focus,however the goal of the program has always remained the same: to support freshman andsophomore level undergraduate students from different backgrounds in preparation for graduateschool and research.While there are many programs that exist to help prepare upper-level undergraduate students forgraduate school, few institutions have an intentional focus to attract students early at thefreshman and sophomore levels. The Early Discovery Program has existed in three differentformats in the past: 1
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- Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hiram Moya, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Anil Kumar Srivastava, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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implemented to attract, advance, and advocate the participation of underrepresentedengineering students to a research collaboration effort between The University of Texas RioGrande Valley (UTRGV) and a National Laboratory. The purpose of the partnership between thesetwo entities is to meet the following goals: a) find innovative manufacturing techniques forweapons development, and b) prepare UTRGV students to conduct internships and be employedwith the National Laboratory. Similarly, the internal aim of UTRGV is to 1) support studentsuccess in engineering by promoting the participation of underrepresented minorities in researchvenues and foster academic inclusion, development, and mentorship; and 2) increase the numberof underrepresented students
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- Jad El Harake, Vanderbilt University; Jonathan Ehrman, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Katrina L. Leaptrot, Vanderbilt University
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accepted applicantsand the required time to evaluate an applicant cohort.Introduction Studies consistently highlight the benefits of diversity within teams, such as improvedcreativity, problem-solving, and overall research outcomes [1], [2]. In contrast, scientificresearch can stagnate without the synergy of diverse perspectives and insights. Academia isparticularly important to analyze, as disparities within academic settings propagate to affect thefuture scientific workforce [3]. Despite efforts to create more inclusive educational and workenvironments, implicit biases in recruitment and selection processes remain a significant barrier[4], [5], [6]. Reviewer biases can influence applicant evaluations in favor of candidates withcertain
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- Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Caroline Steely, University of Colorado Boulder
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, neurotypes, innovation, team-based learning, reflective memos.IntroductionInnovation is an important skill in engineering. The world needs new products and processes tosolve complex challenges related to sustainability, resilience, and meeting needs for a thrivingeconomy and society. The Engineering Mindset Report highlights the need to redefineengineering as "the process of problem-solving and innovation using tools such as mathematicsand the basic sciences, along with many other skills" [1, p. 41]. There are many different modelsfor innovation. This study used the model from Dyer et al. [2], which considers five types ofinnovative behaviors (questioning, observing, networking, experimenting, and associationalthinking) that lead to the cognitive
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- Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin
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to increased student persistence within their degree [1], studentretention in pursuit of science careers [2], and increased rate of graduate education [3]. Inparticular, researchers have noted that undergraduate research creates pathways for minority andunderrepresented students to pursue careers in science and foster a diverse STEM workforce[2][4]-[5].Mentorship is also viewed as a strategy that helps students define career pathways [6]. Thecombination of research experiences and mentorship has been shown to increase a student’sinterest in both learning and STEM that is sustainable [7]-[8]. For example, [7] found that facultymentorship as an environmental factor led to positive outcomes on a student’s motivation toachieve. The inclusion of
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- Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Larry Peel PE, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Selinda Martinez, Laredo College; Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Yi Ren, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Antonio Guadalupe Carranza III, Laredo College
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, through research and external evaluation, and as publication support. Most of his work is completed for Minority-Serving Institutions and he publishes regarding findings on a regular basis.Selinda Martinez, Laredo CollegeYan Xu, Del Mar CollegeYi Ren, Texas A&M University - KingsvilleDr. Antonio Guadalupe Carranza III, Laredo College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Comparative Analysis of the Impacts on Students’ Interests in STEM through Implementation of Different Types of Learning ModulesAbstract With STEM jobs increasing by about 10% over the last few years, it is expected that“demand for skilled technologists will exceed the number of qualified applicants by 1 million
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- Louis Asanaka, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Delu Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Meghana Gopannagari, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sonika Tamilarasan, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Alan Tao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Nancy Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Grace Elizabeth Sletten; Adelia Solarman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Pablo Robles-Granda, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
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primary metric of interest isthe accuracy of MFD. Transcription models, or recognition models, take a localized image of anequation and transcribe it into LaTeX. To narrow the scope of this paper, only models that weredeveloped or updated in the past 3 years are considered. The general performance of the modelsare evaluated using a representative sample of 9 slides from classes that participated in theproject. The classes include 3 computer science courses, 2 electrical engineering and computerengineering courses and 1 industrial engineering course. Name Type (Detection/Transcription) Year Capabilities Pix2Text Both 2024 Equations, tables PDF-Extract-Kit
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- Haiying Long, University of Kansas; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University; Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University
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-traditional students havebecome the typical undergraduate students on college campus [1]. In this context, the term “post-traditional” has replaced “non-traditional” to describe this population. The literature hasidentified a few key characteristics of post-traditional students, such as individuals who startcollege at age 25 or older, attend college part-time, and have dependents. Despite the largenumber of post-traditional students, researchers in higher education and engineering educationhave devoted limited attention to this population. Additionally, extant scholarship has notunpacked the differences between this group of students and traditional students with respect togender, race, and socioeconomic status. This study aims to fill this gap in
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- Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine
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four years across their tenures at bothinstitutions. In addition, any unclaimed scholarships at the 4-year-university are offered tolow-income transfer students from other community colleges [18].Based on Tinto’s model of student retention [19], the scholarship program aims to enhancestudents’ access, retention, and success by ensuring that students are academically and sociallyconnected and integrated through co-curricular activities [16,20,21]. Figure 1 highlights thespecific program activities provided to scholarship students throughout their tenure in theprogram.Figure 1. Scholarship program activitiesDuring the academic year, scholarship students receive individualized support through facultyadvising and peer mentoring. The faculty and
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- Eva Theresa Singleton, The Citadel Military College ; Oguzhan Oruc, The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, Pennsylvania State University; Nahid Vesali P.E., The Citadel; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel
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-enabled humanoid robots, exposure tohealthcare challenges, and the need for more STEM and biomedical professionals in SouthCarolina. The Education Commission of States found that South Carolina’s STEM pipelinefailed students annually at every educational level [1]. The demand for a strong STEM workforcewas expected to grow. However, there has been little to no growth in the student performance ofmath and science as reported in 2018 [1]. The quality of STEM teachers may be a key factor tothe current state of the STEM pipeline in South Carolina.With only 27% of 8th grade math teachers with an undergraduate degree in math, only 33% ofscience teachers with an undergraduate degree in science [1] and COVID-19 education deficitsfrom 2020 still lingering
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- Yvette E. Pearson; Casey Harris; Charmane Caldwell, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Melanie L Wicinski, Arkansas State University
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behavior, it will lead to an intention andultimately, materialize in said behavior.We are using TPB to examine post-graduation intentions and outcomes of undergraduateengineering students. For this paper, we focused on baseline data for a larger longitudinal study.In particular, we examined the following questions: (1) To what extent did students indicateplans to enter the STEM workforce and/or STEM graduate programs after graduation? (2) Whatbehavioral, subjective, and/or control factors influenced their decisions? (3) Did those factorsdiffer by income status, operationalized by Pell Grant status?Our population was a group of undergraduate engineering students participating in a projectfunded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s
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- Carl Anthony Moore Jr, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Jeannine E. Turner, Florida State University
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opportunities for alumni. Since 2022, four BP-AE graduates have joined NASA and three have joined AFRL.These initiatives demonstrate the BP-AE program’s commitment to expanding studentopportunities and strengthening the aerospace engineering workforce.Expanded Success to a Broader NetworkBuilding on the success of BP-AE at three core institutions, the ENBP-AE program expanded tofive additional institutions (Figure 1). This expansion emphasizes sustainable growth throughshared goals, collaborative partnerships, and integrated infrastructure. By leveraging theseprinciples, ENBP-AE fosters a localized ecosystem that supports education and research inaerospace engineering. 12The BP-AE and ENBP-AE programs support aerospace engineering education
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- Micheal Oketunde Okegbola, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Abiola Olayinka Ajala, Morgan State University
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collaboration across disciplines. Recommendations to improve diversity and engagementincluded enhancing intercultural exchanges, expanding faculty cultural competency training, andincreasing field-based learning opportunities. This study concludes that fostering a moreinclusive and supportive environment through these strategies will lead to improved studentengagement, retention, and academic success, contributing to the broader goal of increasingdiversity and inclusion in STEM fields at HBCUs.Keywords: Diversity, Inclusiveness, Engagement, International Graduate Engineering Students,HBCU, Participation, STEM EducationINTRODUCTIONHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a vital resource for the studentswith diverse backgrounds [1
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- Tamara Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting, Inc.; Kathaleena Edward Monds, Albany State University; Monica Stephens Cooley, Spelman College
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. Although the framework was originally designed tounderstand how interruption impacts Black women in STEM, we believe it can be applied inother contexts and has the potential to serve as a guide in answering questions of persistence andretention.IntroductionImagine waking up in a body that is racially different from your own. That is what happens toRuby Baptiste in HBO’s Lovecraft Country, Season 1, Episode 5, Strange Cases. The HBOseries Lovecraft Country is an adaptation of the 2016 dark fantasy black horror novel by MattRuff and explores the connection between the horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft and racism in theUnited States during the Jim Crow era. In this episode, Ruby Baptiste, a Black woman,undergoes a physical metamorphosis after taking a
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- Lori Marie Houghtalen, University of Texas at El Paso; Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Samahara Quintana Chavez, University of Texas at El Paso; Juno Alvarez Morales, University of Texas at El Paso; Guillermo Beckmann, University of Texas at El Paso
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Morales, University of Texas at El PasoGuillermo Beckmann, University of Texas at El Paso ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Investigating identity, sense of belonging, and early career transitions for Hispanic engineering graduates of an HSI (Work in Progress)IntroductionAs of 2023, Latinos constitute 9.4% of the engineering workforce in the U.S. despite comprising19.1% of the U.S. population and 18.5% of the U.S. workforce [1]. Engineering programs atHispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are in a position to contribute to meeting the talent needs ofthe engineering workforce while also broadening the participation of Hispanic 1 engineers whohave historically been underrepresented in the
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- Daniel I. Adeniranye, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University; Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Gabriel Najera
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transfer program leaders who participated in structured discussions duringa two-day convening in May 2024. Key findings highlight the importance of academic preparation,articulation agreements, financial aid, summer bridge programs, and industry partnerships infacilitating smoother transitions. This study offers actionable insights for policymakers andeducators seeking to improve transfer pathways in engineering education.IntroductionThe transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions is essential for expandingSTEM career access and meeting workforce demands. However, barriers such as inadequateadvising [1], [2], misaligned curricula [2], [3] and limited support programs [4] disproportionatelyaffect historically marginalized
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- Julius Ogaga Etuke, Morgan State University; Oyinkansola Aladeokin, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University
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that the current needs be met in a way that does not hinder future generations from meetingtheir own needs [1]. In civil engineering, sustainability emphasizes the design and construction ofinfrastructure that minimizes environmental impact, conserves resources, reduces emissions, andenhances resilience within communities [2]. This approach integrates sustainable practices at everystage of infrastructure development, from planning and design to construction and management.Achieving these objectives relies on the use of innovative materials, advanced technologies, andcomprehensive environmental management strategies, ensuring long-term efficiency andadaptability [3].In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), capstone
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- Emma Vick, University of Kentucky; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky; Joseph H Hammer; Matthew Whitwer, University of Kentucky; Adrian Nat Gentry, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE)
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Association and is president of the oSTEM chapter at Purdue. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Engineering student mental health status across gender identities: Analysis of data from theHealthy Minds Study1 IntroductionDepression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-injury are some of the many mentalhealth issues that have increased in prevalence among undergraduate college students [1]. Collegestudents’ mental health is not only important for their wellbeing and belonging, but academicretention and success [2]. In engineering, cisgender women, transgender students, and nonbinarystudents—in this study referred to as gender minorities—face different challenges potentiallyexplaining reports
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stress reduction, an increase in confidence,allowing rechecking their work, and improved comprehension of questions. The Latinx equityindex could further improve by implementing this practice to all exams, and by making it adepartment-wide or institutional norm. These results seem to indicate that untimed exams withhigh context questions and mandatory office hours could decrease student testing stress andimprove Latinx and female equality indices. The intervention needs to be repeated for severalsemesters and with larger sample sizes in the future to obtain statistically representative results.Keywords: untimed exams, high context framework, low context framework, course equity index,Latinx.IntroductionChavez and Longerbeam [1] researched the
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- Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College; Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr, Miami Dade College
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growing 2024 cohort of 61 students. Findings indicate significant success, withover 80% of students reporting high confidence in engaging in class discussions andcollaborating with peers. Additionally, 64% expressed satisfaction with mentorship, citing itplayed an important role in fostering their sense of belonging. Nearly 90% of scholars feltsupported by faculty and peers. However, challenges remain, as some students reporteddifficulties in forming meaningful friendships and expressed a need for improved mentorshipquality.IntroductionDemand for employees in advancing computational fields continues to increase [1]. However,recent turbulence in the technology job market, including significant workforce reductions, hascreated new challenges
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- Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida
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computational thinking, engineering design, technology, and systems thinkingthrough hands-on, collaborative, student-driven projects. Camp sessions are co-facilitated by localK-12 teachers and undergraduate student mentors from the University of Florida. The GGEEprogram prioritized the hiring of undergraduate student mentors who were from the school districtshosting the camps.In this exploratory mixed methods study, undergraduate student mentor perceptions of near-peermentorship are used to assess the GGEE program’s impact on participant STEM identity andexplore the personal benefits of participation. This paper reports on the following researchquestions: 1) How does serving as near-peer mentors to K-12 student mentees in an educationalSTEM summer
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- Danielle Vegas Lewis; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh
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as women engineering students during their college years. Thirty-three first-year women engineering students are included in the sample, with 17 women of Color– 5 Black, 5 Asian, 2 Latinx, 4 Bi/Multiracial and 1 Middle Eastern woman (who indicated basedon how the census at the time classified her as white but shared that she experienced herself as awoman of Color and is included in our analysis thusly) – and 16 white students. The data for this study comes from one semi-structured interview, which occurred duringthe fourth week of the participants’ first semester of college. This interview aimed to understandhow participants came to choose to major in engineering, their inside and outside of theclassroom experiences during their
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environments in which majority populations accumulate power that harms students underrepresented in certain contexts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 “You need to be able to isolate them:” Men allies leveraging mitigation as a strategy towards gender equity in STEM (Work in Progress)Research demonstrates that majority populations have the agency and power to create culturalchange, wielding a particular type of influence among those with whom they share identities.However, literature that explores allyship does not define the term clearly, with allyship 1 oftenreferenced as an identity as opposed to a set of practices [1-3]. This ambiguous understanding ofhow allies may
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- Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin; Andrea Lidia Castillo, Arizona State University; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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they serve their students, graduate students are often omitted from the conversation. Thechallenges faced by first-generation college students (undergraduate and graduate) areexacerbated due to recent legislation in some states putting forth anti-DEI measures. Inparticular, it is known in the literature that first-generation graduate students face challenges inexercising their social and cultural capital, navigating social processes, and maintainingpersistent beliefs. First-generation students have lost many of the support mechanisms that werepreviously made available to them, and they must seek out other resources, if any, such asstudent organizations and student success programs with significantly lower or in some cases, nobudgets [1
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- Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Nichole Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso; Douglas B Samuel
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declined across all demographic groups. These findings underscore the need fortargeted interventions to enhance inclusion and support student wellbeing within engineeringeducation.1. IntroductionMental health challenges among college students have become a growing concern for institutionsof higher education. These challenges, which include anxiety, depression, and other mentalhealth conditions (MHC) [1], significantly impact students' academic performance and retention[2]. Despite the availability of resources and support services, many students remain reluctant toseek help due to stigma and other barriers [3]. This reluctance to seek help is particularlypronounced in engineering students, who face unique challenges stemming from the
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- Obumneme Godson Osele, Stanford University; Crystal Winston, Stanford University; Ihsan Mekki, Stanford University
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in pursuing researchopportunities and STEM pathways, improved research literacy (see Figure 1), and quantifiableresearch contributions such as research equipment servicing, data collection, and publicationauthorship. These outcomes align with the university’s public equity agenda. Nevertheless, aftertwo years of demonstrable impact, faculty leadership declined to renew the program, citingnebulous “institutional constraints”. If equity-centered programs like this one demonstrablyadvance institutional equity goals, why do universities still fail to sustain them?Drawing from organizational theory, social identity theory, feminist social theory and criticaltheory, we present a critical self-reflective autoethnography of the creation of the
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. When there is an established way of doing things for instance, sharingone’s ideas or seeking to try out new methods that may challenge the status quo could go againstthe vested interest of other participants - hence there is a personal risk consideration [1]. Giventhe nature of organizations, the presence of roles and positions set the stage for a participantintroducing a new input to be viewed in a negative light or as unsuccessful if theirexperimentation with a new approach is not successful [2].In higher education institutions, multi-institutional research networks collaborate acrossdisciplinary contexts, geographical regions, institutional cultures, and academic ranks, all thewhile seeking to develop cohesive and inclusive teams. In this
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- Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Stephanie Zackery, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University
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for them and their peers.Introduction The sciences and engineering disciplines are often characterized by the lack of humaninteraction and a personalized relationship between students and professors [1], [2]. Thesepractices result in students switching majors or dropping out of college. The aspect of studentengagement through high-impact practices as an effective tool for retention calls for effectiveand well-planned research activities, where undergraduates feel involved and included as part ofthe research community [3], [4]. One common strategy is undergraduate research experiences(UREs), where undergraduate students engage in research activities [5]. URE programs providestudents with a further understanding of how knowledge is