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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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AC 2012-5013: THE USE OF THE SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THE-ORY TO PREDICT ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN THEPRODUCED PROGRAMMs. Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech. Carrico is also an Engineering Manager for General Dynamics in the southwestern part of Virginia and works with local schools to promote STEM careers.Mr. Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Chosang Tendhar is a Ph.D. student, Educational Research and Evaluation (EDRE), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005, and the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002, she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. She has more than 175 publications primarily in the areas of recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minority engineering and computer science students. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially transfer, women, and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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such as computer literacy, teamwork, and critical thinking as well asstrong technical competencies in quality and process control, production philosophies includinglean, Just-In-Time, and integrated production systems in order to be successful in their careers.Not enough high school graduates consider an advanced manufacturing career as an option andare not aware of the skills needed to work in this environment. A survey by the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers stated that 80 percent of respondents reported a moderate toserious shortage of qualified job applicants3.It is obvious that the K-12 system does not providestudents with these skills or provide educational experience for them to be familiar withadvanced manufacturing career

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur F. Garcia Jr. P.E., Palm Beach State College

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College exclusively. After his college graduation in 1966, Garcia had a rewarding career in engineering and in business prior to retiring in early 2000. He used computers extensively throughout his career as a tool for solving engineering problems and for solving business problems as well. In 1986, he founded GCI Information Services, Inc. (originally Garcia Consulting, Inc.), with a staff of only four employees and with the objective of offering specialty engineering services to the Naval Sea Systems Command (U.S. Navy) in Arlington, Va. Over the following 13 years, Garcia expanded his Virginia-based company to offer information services as well as engineering services, which led to a dramatic growth of his company as

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Institute of Technology Mike Eastman is Department Chair and professor of electrical, computer, and telecommunications engi- neering technology at Rochester Institute of Technology. His research interests include embedded systems design and development focusing on hardware algorithm implementation and sensing and control. Most recently, Eastman has been involved with curriculum redesign and academic calendar conversion at RIT. Prior to embarking on a career in academia, Eastman spent six years at Intel Corporation, where he was a Senior Systems Engineer. His work at Intel focused on custom embedded systems hardware design. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering technology and a M.S. in computer science from RIT.Dr

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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University inpartnership with NECC. The SBP was meant to encourage new STEM students to embraceSTEM careers as well as to improve retention at NECC. The hands- on activities allowedparticipants to apply mathematics to technical problems and to experience how engineering andmathematical skills are used within STEM majors. "Hands-on and learning by experience arepowerful ideas, and we know that engaging students actively and thoughtfully in their studiespays off in better learning.”1 Participants explored alternative energy systems with hands-on Page 25.1210.2activities that concentrated on wind and solar power design projects.Instructional TeamThe Program

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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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conference is in San Jose, CA  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) national conference in Anaheim, CA  8th Annual MESA/PG&E Engineering Student Leadership Conference, Berkeley,  CAAMSA ARC Pre-Med Conference at University of California, Davis  University of California, Berkeley Biology Majors Fair  SHPE IBM Networking and Career Info  4th Annual Community College Honors Research Symposium, Stanford University  MESA Student Leadership Retreat at Happy Valley, Santa Cruz, CA  Stanford Med School’s Spring Leadership Workshop  SHPE Regional Leadership Development Conference  American Chemical Society National Conference, San Francisco, CAField Trips to Industry Sites and UniversitiesThe

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York

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engineering workforce due to inadequate secondary schoolpreparation, the absence of academic support at many institutions, lack of academically intensivesummer programs, and financial constraints, among others [1]. Numerous programs exist torecruit minority students into higher education [2]. Among these are early intervention programs,such as summer bridge programs; education and mentorship programs initiated by professionalassociations and private or government organization, dual or concurrent enrollment programsbetween high schools and community colleges; pre-college programs to attract students tospecific careers such as Precollege Initiative for Minorities in Engineering; school-collegecollaborative partnerships between community- or four-year

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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Planning. Blanco earned his Ph.D. in physics at Penn State University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees also in physics at CSU, Northridge. He has more than 35 years of academic, administrative, aerospace research, and management experience. He has supervised 14 master theses and 11 honor undergraduate theses, as well as supervised research and postdoctoral fellows. He has more than 30 peer-reviewed research articles and has participated in lead roles in research projects over his career in excess of $100 million. His area of expertise is experimental condensed matter physics, particularly in the characterization of semiconductor thin films used in the elec- tronic industry. Currently, he is leading the

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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3issues or new developments in math ortechnologylistened to guest speakers or went on field trips 5relevant to the material studied in classexplored possible career opportunities in 3 2science or technologydesigned or implemented your own scientific 1 3 1investigationTable 5. The student evaluations for the instructor implementing the learning module Number of Number

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Elliot Steffen, Western Carolina University; Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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years in the civil engineering, engineering consulting, and manufacturing profession. Upon completing the Georgia Tech civil engineering graduate school program, Steffen worked as an Assistant Professor in the University of New Hampshire Civil Engineering Department.Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University Robert Wayne Ford spent his first 37 years working in numerous trades, but always managed to move into leadership positions after a short period of time. After his father’s death in 1997, Ford ended his career on the road and accepted a supervisory position with a local manufacturer in Arkansas. In 1999, Ford was given an opportunity through the NAFTA agreement to get a degree from the local two-year college

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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

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Society of Civil Engineers for curriculum redesign supporting the civil engineering body of knowledge. He is actively engaged in developing strategies for enhancing the STEM education pipeline in Texas and nationally and has testified before the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee in that regard. He served on a committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a statewide articulation compact for mechanical engineering and currently chairs the council for developing articulation compacts in other engineering disciplines. He also served on the Texas State Board of Education committee preparing the standards for career and technical education.Dr. Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating