cooperation, communication,creativity, and collaboration. These soft skills positively impact students development, includingtheir career development [1]. STEM Summer Camps, especially those who focus on hands-onlearning and laboratory experiences can improve students’ interest in and persistence in STEMfields [2]. In addition to the skills and knowledge developed, Camps on Campus allow studentsto engage with faculty, staff, students, and university facilities to enrich their experiences andallow for a greater sense of self efficacy as campers see themselves as university students.The access to high quality facilities, including university laboratories and faculty who lead theselabs, is an important aspect of our campus. Not only are these facilities
students feel CAD. empowered, capable, and connected to CEE track examples: Bridge-building, peers and mentors. recyclable scavenger hunt, and insulated Foster STEM Pathways: Increase awareness house challenges. of STEM career opportunities and post- Lab tours: Participants explore inspiring secondary education pathways through lab STEM labs during Tuesday and Wednesday tours, student panels, and networking tours. opportunities. Guest speakers: Lunchtime panels feature university students and
) and low levels of confidence andself-efficacy, particularly among girls, also influence student interest in engineering. Thissuggests the need for interventions at an early age. However, simply exposing students toengineering design principles is not sufficient to create interest in engineering careers among abroad range of students; interventions must also address social and psychological barriers [2].We identify two sets of challenges to promoting interest in engineering and engineering careersamong K-12 students. First, teachers may not be aware of the scope and specifics of theengineering field. In addition, teachers who are primarily trained in science pedagogy maystruggle to incorporate and explain engineering concepts within science
programs to help CUNY faculty better understand the expectations of funding agencies and write more competitive proposals. Her intensive NSF CAREER and Grants 101 bootcamps, which are open to CUNY faculty across all its colleges, have supported 21 NSF CAREER awards, and prepared over 150 faculty to submit and win awards. Linda was part of the planning committee and a presenter for NSF’s Engineering CAREER workshops for 3 years and organized a CUNY-wide Convergence Workshop in 2018 as well as Broader Impacts presentations. Linda has a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; her postdoc, through the University of Arizona, focused on art and technoscience collaborations. She
University and the University of Missouri with funding from NationalScience Foundation grants HRD0120642 and HRD0607081 [18]. LAESE evaluates the self-efficacy of undergraduate engineering students. It has been validated through testing andresearch involving both male and female students. The instrument comprises 60 items andrequires approximately 15 minutes to complete. LAESE addresses the following domains relatedto self-efficacy: student efficacy in challenging situations; outcomes anticipated from pursuingengineering; student expectations regarding workload; student decision-making processregarding major selection; student coping strategies in difficult circumstances; careerexploration; and the influence of role models on study and career
involves water and wastewater, she has strong interests in engineering education research, teacher professional development, and secondary STEM education. In 2021, Erica received the ASEE Pacific Southwest Early Career Teaching Award and two awards at UNLV for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. She also received the Peter J. Bosscher Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award in 2019 from Engineers Without Borders and was recognized as a Nevada Woman in STEM by Senator Jackie Rosen. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Contact information: Dr. Erica Marti (erica.marti@unlv.edu) You can transmit sound via light? An engineering activity to demonstrate
Blue Lake College? 2) What resources allow for STEM students at Blue Lake College to perceive a clear path towards a STEM career? 3) Do STEM students at Blue Lake College recognize gender disparity in STEM? 4) Are there differences in outcomes among STEM students from marginalized groups? Literature Review Literature pertaining to STEM pathways in education is overtly situated within contextsof research-intensive institutions, male-dominated spaces, and capitalistic pursuits that dismissmatters of belonging for underrepresented students. In this study, we review literature pertainingto 1) STEM and sense of belonging, 2) STEM pathways with an emphasis on transfer ofunderrepresented
noticed underrepresentation of female students in technology-based fields. To break down thebarriers, GirlSET was designed as a female-centered summer camp, created by women for women. The initiative aimsto introduce and inspire young girls aged 14-17 to engineering and computer science, with the goal of fostering apositive mindset towards STEM careers. Originally conducted in person, GirlSET adapted to an online format duringthe COVID-19 pandemic and returned to an in-person experience in 2024. The camp has successfully run for eightyears, engaging young girls through targeted activities and mentorship. In this paper, we report on the insights gainedfrom implementing GirlSET and the impact it has had on participants’ perceptions of STEM fields
) Scholarships in Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program. S-STEM aims to increase the inclusion ofgraduates from low-income backgrounds in the STEM workforce and/or STEM graduateprograms. We administered a Post-Graduation Plans Survey (PGPS) to all participants tounderstand their post-graduation intentions and the factors that influenced those intentions.To capture post-graduation intentions, we asked if they planned to enter the STEM workforce,STEM master’s or doctoral programs or other advanced degree programs within six months ofgraduating. Due to the small numbers of respondents in each category, we aggregated responsesof intentions to pursue careers in the STEM workforce, graduate degrees (STEM master’s,STEM doctoral), and
, and faculty career fellow. Dr. Jang’s research interests include smart structures, structural health monitoring, wireless sensor networks, and engineering education. She has taught multiple undergraduate and graduate courses including Statics, Structural Analysis, Senior Design, Structural Health Monitoring and Sensors, and others. Dr. Jang is the recipient of the 2021 Emerging Leader Fellow Award from the ASEE Civil Engineering Division (CIV), the 2021 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award from UConn, and the 2018 Civil Engineering Educator of the Year award from the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers. She has served as the ASEE CIV Newsletter Editor since 2021 and is a registered Professional Engineer of
NILdesktop equipment; selection of a template; making the sample; characterization of samples byoptical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy; lab report; literature search exercise;classroom presentation. In addition, students learn about career opportunities related tonanoimprint lithography and semiconductor industry. The course activities are well aligned withthe ABET general criteria for engineering that include requirements for both basic science andbroad education components, instruction on modern equipment, and development of leadership,and written and oral communication skills.IntroductionThe CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 [1] has provided funding specific for the development andin support of domestic semiconductor and
from the RISE Scholars S-STEM ProgramIntroductionThe National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) program fundsscholarships and support for the recruitment, persistence, graduation, and placement ofacademically talented low-income students into STEM careers [1]. Beyond directly supportingindividual S-STEM Scholars, the program seeks to identify curricular and co-curricular activitiesimproving STEM persistence and career placement that can be applied more broadly.The S-STEM funded RISE Scholars Program at Roger Williams University examines the effectsof engaging undergraduate students in a structured practice of science communication [2].Recent studies have shown that instruction in science communication can improve
track to pursue BS and/or MS in Mechanical Engineering. Thismismatch has been addressed by creating online bridge modules. These modules, worth onecredit each, cover topics like heat transfer and system dynamics, enabling students to meet pre-requisite requirements without retaking entire courses. This approach prepares studentseffectively for advanced studies, enhancing their readiness for Master’s programs.Program Components: Miami University's S-STEM program, aimed at enhancing STEMeducation through scholarships, unfolds through several structured components: • Recruitment Process: Recruitment targets students from regional campuses, local community colleges, and high schools, including career and technical programs. The program
academic advising in afast-paced project-based education system. Cohorts participated with quarterly check-in meetingsand near-peer mentoring with a current graduate student. As cohorts matured, support evolved toaddress a variety of topics: navigating within a constrictive university bureaucracy, mentoring forlife and career path choices, personal finance, pursue graduate school or enter the workforce,mental health and well-being strategies, setting and achieving goals, choosing mentors andadvocating for student-led mentoring sessions.The CoMPASS program goals, methods of investigation and implementation, and outcomes aresummarized in Table 1. Some outcomes have a broader reach across the institution and arediscussed after. The momentum and
Paper ID #48302BOARD # 426: Preliminary results of an interactive dashboard for mentoringNSF S-STEM studentsMrs. Fanny Silvestri, Maricopa Community Colleges Residential faculty in Chandler-Gilbert Community College, focusing on mechanical engineering courses, curriculum development, transfer partnerships, and supporting the NSF S-STEN grant students.Mrs. Nichole Neal,Elisabeth Johnson Dr. Liz Johnson (Lead Evaluator) left a career in academia to consult and work as an educational evaluator in 2020. Since, she has focused primarily on evaluation of NSF and USDA grant-funded programs that center faculty learning and systems
educational programming. Her research and evaluation has focused on educational programs, outreach and collective impact activities that foster inclusion and equity in computing and engineering. College student development and faculty career development are central themes across her body of work, which focuses on focus on capacity building in research and evaluation, organizational change in STEM education, and integration of computing into pedagogy.Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Praveen Ramaprabhu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where he heads the Laboratory for Multiscale Computational Fluid Dynamics (LMCFD). Starting with his
a mutually beneficial learning dynamic[8].To address these challenges, we developed a novel teaching strategy for an introductoryengineering course that integrates high school students with first-year college students. Thiscourse, titled "Introduction to Engineering Laboratory" aimed to expose students to variousengineering disciplines through hands-on experiments and collaborative projects. The ultimategoal was to foster motivation, build foundational knowledge, and help students make informeddecisions about their future career paths.The course was structured as a rotational program, with students spending three weeks in each offour engineering modules: mechanical, electrical, computer, and civil engineering. Each moduleincorporated hands
authors, but to ensure that the lead authors (who, both early in their careers asengineering educators, generally have more to gain professionally from the publication of thispaper) took on the majority of the labor. In fact, the affordance of narrative control was asurprising by-product of this decision, and one which the lead authors did not feel entirelycomfortable with, especially early in the process. Jacque and Morgan often remarked that the actof synthesizing highly personal experiences of their co-authors was challenging, as they did notwish to overinterpret or misrepresent the experiences of others in service of the narrative. Thoughthis awareness alone does not eliminate the risk that the experiences of authors (particularlystudent
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), hosted by universities, and managedby the Department of Transportation (DOT) of each state. The purpose of the NSTI program is topromote the interests of minority and underrepresented rising high school students intransportation related career and college degrees. In summer 2024, the Engineering Technologydepartment at Middle Tennessee State University hosted our first ever NSTI program, which was4-week long and non-residential. The program offered several field trips to various places and acurriculum consisted of three components: (i) Arduino programming and robotics challenges; (ii)computer vision and drones; (iii) traffic simulation using Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO).During the closing ceremony
n=253 n=174 N=15 Men you most interested in learning more about at workshops, events, or ongoing programs? Connecting with industry 4.07 3.97 3.80 4.16 4.01 4.22 4.10 4.03 4.13 4.21 4.07 Career development (Ex. resume 3.87 3.71 3.13 3.89 3.83 3.86 3.84 3.96 3.85 3.99 3.80 writing, interviewing, networking, etc.) Technical skill building (Ex. Intro to 3.85 3.67 3.20
[22], [23]. By interacting with AI-powered systems, students gain insights into the synergiesbetween human creativity and machine intelligence [24]. Furthermore, interdisciplinary coursescombining microbiology, chemistry, and engineering, etc. prepare students for collaborativeroles in AI-enhanced industries.Role of different disciplines and skillsHistorically, higher education institutions have successfully prepared students in their specificmajors and technical fields. The technical (specialized) skills serve as a foundation for asuccessful career and meaningful impact of graduates in solving complex problems. Engineeringexpertise is necessary in contributing to solutions to most of the challenges the world faces thesedays. Engineering
known for many years [1], [2], [3]. This gap has persisteddespite pedagogical and curricular changes, such as PBL, CDIO, capstone courses, and thebroader integration of professional skills into engineering education [4], [5], [6] [7], [8].Additionally, research documents the dissatisfaction of many early career engineers with theircareers [1], [9], [10], and their frustrations mirror those of their employers: they did notanticipate the integrated nature of professional skills in modern engineering work. Much of thisdissatisfaction, then, can be attributed to not just a “readiness gap” but also to an “expectationgap,” meaning that many engineering students have an unclear or mistaken vision of their futurework [1], [9], [11], [12]. Despite the
design process. Ignite’sHealth program is guided by constructivist and resilience theories and seeks to empowersecondary-aged students to grow their skill sets in biomedical engineering and encourage them topursue science-oriented careers in the future. Constructivist theory emphasizes the active role thatstudents play in the learning process by drawing upon their past experiences to generate newknowledge. Resilience theory focuses on facilitating students’ ability to adapt to and navigatesetbacks.Data was collected from surveys and interviews conducted during three middle and three highschool implementations between 2021 and 2024. An analysis of the data revealed that Ignite Healthparticipants experienced increased confidence in their STEM
study [9]found that family plans do not affect female students’ attrition from engineering majors.However, the study reported that the lack of professional role confidence in females reduces thechance of persisting in the engineering major and profession.Despite these challenges, some studies show that appropriate intervention and supportivemeasures can help to improve retention rates of women students. It can be improved byincorporating several social factors such as warmth, flexibility, more feminine nature of theprogram and career opportunities to draw more women to engineering [10]. [11], [12] found thatfostering a sense of belonging and providing support networks such as women in engineeringgroups, peer mentoring, female role models and
]. Sentence embedding models take in a sentence or paragraph as input and generate asingle embedding as output [3].We use an embedding similarity technique in an application of Engineering Education (EngE)research. EngE emerged as a research field in the early 2000s, a notable shift away from a solepedagogical focus [4]. Around the same time, newly formed engineering discipline-basedacademic units began offering PhDs and other graduate degrees in EngE to prepare students forfuture faculty careers [5]. These programs recognized that candidates qualified in engineeringwho could also bring expertise in pedagogy and assessment would be especially desirable foracademic jobs [5]. In the years following, scholars came together to establish the boundaries
evidence-based practices targeting the participants’ sense of belonging, self-efficacy beliefs, goal-oriented motivation, and engineering identities. With respect to engineeringidentity and recognition, the cohort program aimed to reduce barriers and create access to co-curricular activities including research and internships. Activities included career fair attendance,career panels, resume and networking workshops, and career-oriented mentoring. By graduation,11 of the 14 participants had worked at least one industry internship. Although this populationrepresents a higher percentage of students who had an internship experience compared to thenational average [38], these participants emphasize the value of these experiences when they canaccess
fourgenerated themes along with their implications.The findings suggest that further research is warranted on the role of short-cycleprograms within the Portuguese polytechnic sector in providing routes to help youngwomen overcome obstacles and be successful on STEM degree programs.In a broader context, they also suggest that outreach initiatives geared towardsschoolgirls and their families could benefit from emphasizing how STEM degrees canprovide a wide range of career options and are a good alternative for those still unsurewhat future career to pursue.IntroductionWhen the Carnation Revolution in 1974 ended 48 years of dictatorship in Portugal,higher education was the preserve of an urban elite minority and predominantly servedmale students
distinction as a Phi Beta Kappa member and an American Chemical Society Scholar. Dr. Henderson completed his Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a graduate student, he was a NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Graduate Fellow and mentor for the Summer Research Opportunities Program. Dr. Henderson has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in pathways to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact on their lives and academic pursuits. He co-founded the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention that introduces underrepresented and underserved fourth and fifth
Paper ID #48883FACE to FACE with Leadership: A Work in ProgressStephanie Becerra, Arizona State UniversityJennifer Chen Wen Wong, Arizona State UniversityMs. Tami Coronella, Arizona State University Tami Coronella is the Director of Academic Services for the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. She has worked in advising and advising administration since 2000. Her academic career has been focused at Arizona State University, where she earned a B.S ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 FACE to FACE with Leadership: A Work in ProgressIntroductionAccording to the Bureau of Labor
and safety in engineering for societal andEthics & Safety environmental benefit.Self-Reliance Developing independence and self-motivation in academics and career planning.Networking Skills Building connections with peers and professionals to learn and grow. Securing internships or projects to gain relevant experience and prepare for professionalCareer Development opportunities.Communication Documentation, reporting, and collaborative efforts within engineering projects.Investment Awareness Awareness of the financial and time commitments involved in engineering.Data AnalysisFrequency AnalysisThe processed data was analyzed to determine the frequency of keywords that