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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 2.C

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Private Corporation

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interdisciplinary engineering design courses, designing state-of-the-art classrooms, and delivering activities to promote engagement and motivation in the classroom. Her current research interest lies at the intersection of engineering design education, learning communities, and professional identity formation.Mr. Animesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh was born in Tripura, India, and raised in a liberal modern ”brown” military upbringing. He prefers the pronouns ”He/They” and considers himself a creative, sanguine, and outgoing individual. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Technology focusing on Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. He is now a part of the Engineering Education Transformation

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Evaluation and Assessment for Engineering Leadership Programs

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James N Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alexander Rokosz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

Engineering Communication Lab. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.References[1] M. Klassen, D. Reeve, C. Rottmann, R. Sacks, A. Simpson, and A. Huynh, “Charting the landscape of engineering leadership education in North American universities,” in 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 26 - 29, 2016. Available: https://peer.asee.org/26486[2] M. Handley, D. Lang, P. Mittan, and A. Ragonese, "The history of engineering leadership development in academia: Influences, influencers, and a general roadmap," New Directions for Student Leadership, vol. 173, pp. 23-31, Spring 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20476[3] J. D. Stevens, D. Lang, M. Handley, J. J. Park, and P. Mittan, "Evaluating the effectiveness

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subha K Kumpaty, Concordia University Wisconsin/ Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mohammad Mahinfalah, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jan L. Fertig, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Judith Eroe, Grand Canyon University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

School of Engineering Dr. Jan Fertig is a professor in the Humanities, Social Science, and Communication Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), where she has taught sociology, psychology, and addictions for over 20 years. She was recently awarded MSOE’s prestigious Karl O. Werwath Applied Research Award for her ongoing research on diversity in engineering education and currently collects data as Co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation-Funded S-STEM Grant (Grant No. DUE-2027632).Mrs. Judith Eroe, Grand Canyon University Judith Eroe retired in 2022 after 35 years at Grand Canyon University. She taught German and ESL before becoming the Executive Director of Assessment. She

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 2.A

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trini Sofia Balart, Texas A&M University; Sidney Katherine Uy Tesy, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Developing Durable Skills: An Exploratory Literature ReviewAbstract – The rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) presents bothopportunities and challenges for engineering education, particularly in fostering durable skills such ascritical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, communication, and collaboration. While AI-driven toolshave the potential to transform educational methodologies, empirical evidence on their effectiveness inskill development remains limited. This exploratory literature review synthesizes existing research toexamine GenAI's role in fostering durable skills in engineering education. The

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 9: Hands-On Foundations - Building Confidence, Belonging, and Engagement in First-Year Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mullin, UC San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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design, build andanalyze a personalized pendulum clock. Midway through the course, after students have acquiredthe necessary design and fabrication skills, they are presented with a team-based robotic designchallenge. The unique thematic robotic challenge is developed by the instructional team eachquarter to give students an opportunity to work in teams and to apply their engineering skills toan open-ended challenge. While the competition rules, scoring criteria and project milestones arewell-defined, the term specified challenge, and the unique theme adds an element of excitementand an opportunity for the teams to be creative and strategic in their robot design. During finalsweek, a course-wide robot competition takes place where all teams

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ENT-5: Pathways for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Across Educational Levels

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abigail Mulry, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Chloe Hincher, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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, discussed later, the overall administration‬ ‭remained uniform. Students were asked to complete a survey and a concept map during the first‬ ‭and final weeks of their E101 course experience.‬‭ ackground‬B‭The EM is a dynamic framework that cultivates critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability by‬ ‭integrating technical and soft skills to address complex engineering problems. Grounded in the‬ ‭"three Cs" of engineering education- connectedness, creating value, and curiosity- this‬ ‭framework was developed by the Kern Engineering Education Network (KEEN), a partnership‬ ‭of 28 engineering institutions dedicated to producing graduates with the professional, social, and‬ ‭personal skills necessary for lifelong learning and meaningful

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 12

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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there is to be a representative distribution of participants in the futureSTEM workforce. In this project, different types of learning modules have been designed toincrease students’ interest in STEM, especially Aerospace Engineering. Seven different types oflearning modules with a total of 12 options were developed. These learning modules were sharedwith high school teachers and community college faculty in settings where the majority ofstudents are Hispanics. The instructors then chose the best options for their classes. In this paper,the authors will introduce the designs of 12 learning modules and discuss feedback from courseinstructors and more than 200 students collected through post-surveys. Survey data frominstructors and students

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy C. Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Victor zavala, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Derek Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kerri Lyn Phillips, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

guide the development of FF. Programs to help youth transition toundergraduate college environments, especially in STEM fields, have been around since at leastthe 1990s, and were part of a push that gained momentum in the 2000s to increase the diversityof STEM professionals [10]. A well-known example is the Meyerhoff program, established in1988 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), as an undergraduate bridgeprogram whose model centers on community building and mentoring outreach opportunities[11]. An example of a similar program at the graduate school level is the Graduate EngineeringResearch Scholars Program (GERS), started in 1999 at the at University of Wisconsin-MadisonCollege of Engineering, with a core focus on student

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4 - Teaching Methodology

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell William Mailen, Auburn University; Jeffrey LaMondia, Auburn University; Sushil Adhikari P.E., Auburn University; Katharine H. Brown, Auburn University; Christopher Ryan Basgier, Auburn University; Jordan Harshman, Auburn University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

strategies to approach new challenges.[3] Our WritingSySTEM seeks to address these challenges through an innovative, multifaceted, sustainablewriting structure for graduate students in engineering that encourages them to develop self-efficacy in writing. It is anticipated that self-efficacy will lead to improved confidence in writingabilities and higher success rates for students. Further, as STEM fields seek to further diversifyacademic and professional communities, graduate programs need to implement research-basedwriting instruction and interventions to reduce writing-related barriers that keepunderrepresented minority and international student populations from feeling connected to theirprofessional and institutional communities, publishing, and

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Teaching and Leadership Course on Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Learning of Pedagogy,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Portland, OR, USA, Jun. 2024. doi: 10.18260/1-2--48105.[6] Y. Chen, B. Johnson, M. Pool, S. Shehab, and B. Johnson, “Engagement in Practice: Toward Building University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Multi-Disciplinary Service-Learning Ecosystem,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Minneapolis, MN, USA, Aug. 2022. doi: 10.18260/1-2--41184.[7] Y. W. Chen, B. E. Johnson, S. Shehab, and M. Pool, “Engagement in Practice: Maximizing the Impact of Service-Learning Activities Through Collaboration with K–12 Educators,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Baltimore, MD, USA, Jun. 2023. doi

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 1: Transfer Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder

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, practices, and relationships to guide students along the manystrands. The work has been practical and applied; although we used education research to informthe adopted changes, this paper is not a discussion of research findings.Colorado has high levels of technical employment but low levels of post-secondary degreecompletion among residents. The University of Colorado Boulder (UCB), the state’s flagship,plays a key role in state workforce development, yet, for students starting in one of the state’scommunity colleges, transfer leading to engineering graduation at UCB has been rare.About a decade ago, one co-author left his community college job to begin recruiting andadvising engineering students at UCB. He immediately noted low transfer rates and

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Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gimantha N Perera, University of Arizona; Hannah Budinoff, The University of Arizona; DAVID MANFORD, The University of Arizona

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

, and outcomes of integrating entrepreneurialthinking into manufacturing curricula.2. BackgroundThe University of Arizona (UArizona), a public land-grant and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), has astrong ecosystem for promoting technological innovations. As a highly ranked public research institution,our diverse engineering student population has many opportunities to engage with faculty in innovativeresearch and coursework on new technologies. Additionally, students have access to free, asynchronousprogramming to promote an entrepreneurial mindset and develop their own startups. Students can alsoapply for formal mentorship through the startup process.Engineering education has long emphasized the importance of equipping students with hands

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ECE-Career Development and Program Structures

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mehmet Vurkac, Seattle University; Henry Louie, Seattle University; Shruti Singh, Seattle University; Margarita D. Takach, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

its impacts on society, community engagement and experiential learning, and universal design. • Elements of professional formation such as ethical and social critical thinking, mentorship, teamwork and conflict resolution, sustainable design, injustice and inequity in access to energy, professional continual learning and professional identity, community- engaged learning, and social responsibility.This paper provides an overview of the modules, assessment results from the pilotimplementation, and our observations throughout the process. A combination of direct andindirect assessments is used to evaluate both student learning outcomes and students’ sentimentsregarding the holistic educational experience.BackgroundAs

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 4: Pathways, Belonging, and Early Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Zeira Emiline Galindo, Southern Methodist University; Arath Dominguez, Southern Methodist University; Zoe Mukendi, Southern Methodist University; Alain Mota, Southern Methodist University

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professional efforts focus on promoting equity, inclusion, and student success in higher education. Her research projects center on supporting traditionally underrepresented students in engineering, social justice education in predominantly White contexts, student well-being and thriving, critical reasoning in the age of AI, and navigating the hidden curriculum as a first-generation student.Zeira Emiline Galindo, Southern Methodist University Zeira Galindo is a graduate student at Southern Methodist University pursuing a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Her passion for aerospace and full-cycle project development grew during university, where coursework, hands-on projects, and leadership roles deepened a desire

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Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Manion, Northwestern University; Jordan Denzler, Northwestern University; Tyson Matthew Strong, Northwestern University; David P O'Neill, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

years, he taught undergraduate tutorials for Keble, New, University, and Harris Manchester Colleges, was College Lecturer for New College and a Senior College Lecturer in Engineering Science for Keble College. He has interests in the formation of engineering identity, and increasing synopticism at a curricular level. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Post-Pandemic Motivations and Barriers for Office Hours Attendance in Biomedical EngineeringIntroductionOffice hours represent one of the most common and longstanding support mechanisms in highereducation, providing dedicated time and space for student-faculty interaction outside the classroom[1], [2], [3], [4], [5

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 1: Transfer Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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eugene leo draine mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College & Purdue University; Anne Victoria Wrobetz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); N. Bray Bonner, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Tram Dang, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE)

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student in Engineering Education.Ms. Anne Victoria Wrobetz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Anne Wrobetz currently serves as the lead engineering faculty at Front Range Community College in Colorado, in addition to pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education as a Hybrid Student at Purdue University. She hopes to analyze the factors that impact nontraditional students’ success and persistence in engineering, particularly at the community college level. Anne received a BS and MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Since graduating in 2015, Anne has worked as a clean technology researcher and engineer in the environmental remediation sector. She has taught engineering

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ERM Technical Session: Student Mental Health & Wellbeing I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narjes Khorsandi Koujel, Rowan University; Sowmya Panuganti, Purdue Engineering Education; Justin Charles Major, Rowan University

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Panuganti, Purdue Engineering Education Sowmya Panuganti is a graduate student at Purdue University in the Engineering Education department. She is passionate about understanding engineering culture and the effects it has on engineers’ mental health and well-being.Dr. Justin Charles Major, Rowan University Dr. Justin C. Major (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University where they leads ASPIRE Lab (Advancing Student Pathways through Inequality Research in Engineering). Justin’s research focuses on low-income students, engineering belonging and marginalization mechanisms, adverse childhood experiences, and feminist approaches to EER, and connects these topics to

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Choi Ausman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

develop good leadership principles and ensure that we know how to work as part of a team. I don't think so. I'm trying to recall….I don’t think so.Despite the lack of leadership education within their engineering coursework, these studentswere able to identify leadership skills through their experiences with extracurricularorganizations. Yet, while those extracurricular organizations may not have formally explainedleadership to them, they could still identify leadership skills, even if their experiences wereoutside of engineering.Seeking Community in CollegeAnother common thread throughout the interviews was their interest in serving as leaders fortheir respective organizations. Across the interviews, students described coming into

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 11: Shaping Engineers - Competency, Creativity, and Iteration in the First Year

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cooper Vermeulen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Paper ID #49150Will It Float? Iterative Design and Learning Through a 3D Printed BoatDesign ChallengeMr. Cooper Vermeulen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Cooper Vermeulen graduated with his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Leslie A. Rose Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota Mines in May 2024.Dr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Micah Lande, PhD is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Leslie A. Rose Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Dr. Lande directs the Holistic

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Empowering Pre-College Students through AI and Computer Science: Standards, Self-Efficacy, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Shailja, Stanford University; Thomas John Williams, University of California Merced; Ayush Pandey, University of California Merced

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

students to further their education beyond the coursework being taught. Thomas is also interested in computer engineering, chip design, and power electronics.Dr. Ayush Pandey, University of California Merced Ayush Pandey is an assistant professor of teaching in Electrical Engineering at UC Merced. He is interested in research on control theory and artificial intelligence for the formal design of physical systems. Over the past few years, his research has focused on the development of robustness metrics, safety guarantees, and new inference tools for nonlinear dynamical systems in various application areas. He is also actively extending his research on computational tools to build scalable and open-source educational

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ELOS Technical Session 2: Innovative Strategies for Fostering Deeper Learning in Engineering Laboratories

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Sharpe, University of Colorado Boulder; Kai Amey, University of Colorado Boulder; Lauren Darling, University of Colorado Boulder; Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder

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University, MS Purdue University) and Engineering Education (PhD Purdue University).His research interests include the development of novel pedagogical methods to teach core engineeringcourses and leveraging technology to enhance learning experiences and broaden access to engineeringeducation. He has experience as a practicing engineer and has taught at the university and community-collegelevels. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Supporting Student Success: Embedding Continuous Improvement in a Hands-on Engineering Education ProgramAbstractThis paper examines the implementation of a continuous improvement process for hands-on,engineering skill-building workshops delivered through the

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 4: Sociotechnical Integration

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark J. Povinelli, Syracuse University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

contributed tothe formation of social structures and early technologies, particularly during pivotal periods inhuman history beginning around 50000 years ago [7]. These values continue to inform the designethics of many Indigenous cultures—from North America to the Brazilian Amazon toAustralia—whose communities have long practiced sustainable living through technologiesgrounded in reciprocity, relationality, and respect for the natural world [8], [9].While this paper focuses on Western engineering education in the United States (U.S.), itacknowledges these longstanding design traditions and recognizes U.S. engineering programsthat incorporate humanitarian or human-centered approaches. Building on these diverse legacies,it suggests a shift away from

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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students, including women, underserved students of color, andlow-income learners [5], [6], [7].Community colleges provide an affordable entry point, yet many students struggle withprogression into advanced coursework [5], [8]. Policy and program leaders play a key role inmitigating these barriers through policy development, institutional partnerships, and strategicinitiatives [9]. Despite their impact, little research explores how policy and program leaders thinkabout achieving transfer objectives, particularly in STEM disciplines like engineering.This study addresses this gap using the collective impact framework [10], [11], [12] whichpromotes cross-sector collaboration through shared goals and coordinated actions to tacklesystemic challenges

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan Min Peyton, Ohio State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #47528The Process of Applying to Graduate School as an Undergraduate: A ScopingLiterature ReviewJordan Min Peyton, Ohio State University Jordan Peyton [ ] is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant for the LEARN-CS group. They have worked in K-12, Higher Education, Corporate DEI, and APIDA Nonprofits. Research interests include Minority Serving Institution (MSI) partnerships with Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) in engineering spaces, undergraduate to graduate pathways for MSI students, and disaggregating the data in the APIDA umbrella. ©American Society for Engineering

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ERM Technical Session: Strategies for Student Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; Carrie Kortegast, Northern Illinois University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

’ engineering identity development and critical incidents related to thetransfer process.The participants arrived at community college at various life stages. Approximately three-fourthswere recent high school graduates, while the others had pursued careers that did not require aformal degree such as military service or construction. Those older students were more uncertainabout starting a STEM degree program which would require considerable math.About half of the participants identified as first-generation college students and had limitedexposure to the engineering profession beyond related high school coursework. They may havecompleted technical courses such as CAD or a pre-engineering program such as Project Lead theWay in high school. Other

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Models, Methods & Frameworks for Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Rebecca Holcombe

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

been promoted as a work integrated learningexperience and have been seen as a mechanism way to bridge engineering coursework andpractice for engineering students (ASEE NAE, 2018). While there have been several major NSFgrants focused on cooperative education and a number of engineering programs with mandatorycooperative education requirements, there is still work to be done to connect research efforts topractice. Through a scoping review, this paper seeks to explore the literature on engineeringcooperative education in the United States. More specifically, the purpose of this paper is tosynthesize conference proceedings published by ASEE from 2000-2023 to explore trends andidentify areas of growth. From the review, we identified three key

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Advancing Educational Technologies: VR, AR & Simulation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniell DiFrancesca, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Lafayette College; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Industrial Engineering Division (IED)

considerations should be embedded into the design of educational tools for industrialengineering. The results provide insights for educators and game developers on how toincorporate these elements into 3D simulation-based learning environments to promoteinclusivity and foster more eq uitable learning experiences. The findings also offer broader oimplications for integrating incl usive digital elements into engineering education, specifically in othe design and development of educational games.1 IntroductionEducational games have emerged as an effective means to enhance engagement and learning inengineering education. Games can bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real

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Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther Roorda, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Sathish Gopalakrishnan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Paper ID #48939More than Box-ticking: Accreditation and the Integration of Sustainabilityinto Canadian Engineering EducationMs. Esther Roorda, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Esther Roorda is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research is in addressing sustainability issues in electrical and computer engineering through education, community and design. Research interests include engineering and sustainability literacy education, human centered design, e-waste, Right to Repair and design for repairability.Sathish Gopalakrishnan, University

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GSD 4: Stressors and Supports

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Dustin Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

for Engineering Education, 2025From Checklist to Lifestyle: Transforming Student IDPs intoGrowth HabitsAbstractDeveloping an individual development plan (IDP) is a key component in the professionaldevelopment activities for graduate students. A well-designed IDP supports the student throughseveral steps of professional development planning and goal setting. First, the IDP helps thestudent articulate career goals. Second, the IDP guides students to identify specific strategies oractivities to help make progress toward those goals, including undertaking activities thatcontribute to academic, professional and personal growth and pursuing focused careerexplorations to continually refine or change career goals. Third, the IDP supports the students

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Bridging Education and Real-World Impact: Training, Career Development, and Urban Systems

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayley N. Nielsen, University of Michigan; Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Berenice Alejandra Cabrera, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Erika A Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Industrial Engineering Division (IED)

traditional IE paths, namely in public policy andeducation.Although the level of detail between the survey and interviews differed, looking across these twosamples reveals that the post-graduation plans of survey respondents were similar to interviewparticipants in that the majority of survey respondents expressed an interest in careers related toindustrial engineering. However, a higher proportion of survey respondents indicated a desire topursue graduate education in non-engineering fields compared to the interview participants.In the following sections, we delve deeper into students’ career thinking and the relatedinfluences of their core coursework through further examination of the qualitative interview data.Impact of coursework on engineering