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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #13110Engineering Ambassador Program Connects High School Students with Uni-versity Students and Career Engineers in their CommunitiesDr. Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University Howard L. Greene directs K-12 Education Outreach for the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, bringing university research and teaching intersections to the K-12 community, especially those underserved and/or underrepresented. Prior to Ohio State, Dr. Greene worked for 12 years in med- ical device development and later in STEM education and outreach at Battelle in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to Battelle, Dr. Greene was a professor

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Zakzewski, The University of Scranton; Mark Robert Murphy Sr., University of Scranton, Director of Sustainability; Michael Mahon Ph.D., Abington Heights School District

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the Abington Heights School District in Northeast Pennsylvania. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from the University of Scranton and his doctorate from Marywood University. He began his career as a science teacher later accepting positions as assistant principal and high school principal. He has been a superintendent for the past 15 years and is currently working on an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Page 26.1077.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Learning through a Community-based Energy Conservation

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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thisfield. They can be contributing to the operations aspect or to the sales process. TheIndustrial Distribution program at Texas A&M University has about 500 students andabout 20% of these students are female. Many of them do not think technical sales is apossible career choice for a woman. Many of them also shy away from the many otheropportunities that an ID major can pursue thinking that technical sales is the only optionfor them. In most Engineering schools, there is an active Society of Women inEngineering (SWE) chapter in existence and it is true in this case as well. However, theactivities that SWE hosts are mainly catered to students wanting to purpose engineeringjobs in design, manufacturing, construction etc. The SWE activities

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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26.548.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Digital-Storytelling for Apprenticeships in Sustainability Science and Engineering DesignOverview Our research team is investigating whether and how involving at-risk youth in “digitalstorytelling” production projects can motivate, support and transform their interests in STEMeducation and/or in pursuing STEM- related careers. These fledgling digital media artists arerecruited from vocational training centers to apprentice with undergraduate and professionalvideographers who are themselves collaborating with interdisciplinary teams of undergraduatesthat use STEM to design, implement and evaluate innovative green

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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of creating a learning relationship in whichindividuals share their professional experiences with learners.1,2 Mentors are individuals withexperience and knowledge who are committed to support the advancement of the mentee. Thenature of the relationship can differ from one group to another due to possible differences in thecomposition of the mentoring group. However, a mentoring relationship is widely accepted toenhance career and personal development of the mentee. The relationship is typically informalsince the mentor does not act as a supervisor and since the mentor does not expect a financialreward in return. In an academic institution, the mentoring relationship is often misunderstood asa relationship involving academic advising

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Deepa Gupta, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington, College of Education LIFE Center; Laura E. Meyers, City University of Seattle; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Danielle LoVallo Vermeer, The Boeing Company

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Deepa is responsible for developing Boeing’s strategies to support early learning, primary and secondary education, and ensure alignment with post-secondary workforce initiatives across the company. Through- out her career, she has worked on a range of issues including U.S. public health, global health and eco- nomic development, the arts, and nonprofit capacity development. Prior to Boeing, she was a senior pro- gram officer for the MacArthur Foundation and a consultant with McKinsey. In 2012, President Obama appointed her to the National Council on the Arts. Deepa has an MBA from Northwestern University, an MPA from Harvard University, and an AB from the University of Chicago.Dr. Timothy Kieran O’Mahony, University of

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Cincinnati Senior Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of CincinnatiMiss Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program Gabrielle Notorgiacomo is a Biomedical Engineering Major of the Class of 2019. She has experience in MATLAB, conversational Spanish, and leadership/management. So far in her college career, she has maintained a 4.0 GPA, a spot on the Dean’s List, and membership in the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. She is also a member of Phi Sigma Rho (commonly known as Phi Rho, the engineering sorority).Mr. Jacob Daniel Wells Page 26.649.1 c

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University

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eventually spend most of his work life teaching and doing research. Page 26.851.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 How Dialogue on ‘Ingenuity in Nature’ Increases Enthusiasm for Engineering and Science in Traditional Religious CommunitiesAbstractThe perceived conflict between science and traditional religious beliefs appears to be one reasonwhy some young people shy away from pursuing careers in engineering and other STEM fields.A three year grant from the BioLogos Foundation, to help traditional religious communitiesappreciate the ingenuity displayed by our evolving

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jo-Ann Panzardi P.E., Cabrillo College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College & Cabrillo College; Natalia Cordoba-Velasquez, Cabrillo College; Brandon Faria, Cabrillo College; Sarah E. Kalman, Cabrillo College; Patrick Mojica, Cabrillo College; Jose Horacio Jimenez, Cabrillo College

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research fields with the last fifteen years in higher education. Natalia is currently an Institutional Research Analyst at Cabrillo College and for the past seven years has worked on the following grants and programs: USDE Title III STEM grant, the Academy for College Excellence program, the Career Technology Education program, the NSF EA- GER Engineering Abroad grant, and the NSF S-STEM grant. Natalia is passionate about education and enjoys being part of research projects that promote student success.Brandon Faria, Cabrillo College Brandon Faria is a mechanical engineering student at Cabrillo College. He was part of Cabrillo College’s first Engineering Abroad Program during to 2014-15 academic year. He has worked on

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; Jose Roberto Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Career impingement Empathy Member workload Table #2: Engagement Barrier Categories and SubcategoriesA more complete discussion on what each barrier category and subcategory representscan be found in [12]. An excerpt from a university professor accurately represents someof the challenges from the university perspective:“[Engagement] activities normally are very piecewise, that is, they occur from time to time. Institutionally,they have little value. Everybody thinks they are good, but in evaluations they don’t count much, so they

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan E. Canney P.E., Seattle University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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complexity of many social issues, fostered by their engagement in service. The participant would generally feel a strong sense of solidarity with the group they are working with and may become an activist for that cause.5. Internalization In this phase the participant has fully integrated their volunteer experiences into their life. This may include lifestyle or career changes to live lives more consistent with the values that they gained from their involvement with the social issue.DevelopmentalVariables1. Intervention Characterizes each phase through the mode (group or individual) and degree of interaction between the

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Special Session: Building Intentional Community Partnerships

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice. Page 26.1391.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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arewell poised to support this development through targeted programs that are hands on, promoteskill development, solidify career interests, and enhance social skills for young people.Additionally, university-community partnerships in service learning can support civicengagement goals and help solve social problems.2 The Community Based STEM Program isone example of a program that builds on students’ academic foundation and relies heavily ontechnical skills to promote students as involved leaders who engage with their community toenact change.The freshman and sophomore curriculum in the College of Engineering, like at many otherschools, focuses on chemistry, calculus, physics, engineering design and English. It leaves littleroom for elective

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katherine Schmotzer; Ana Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS

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is Page 26.996.13hard to communicate with them. Remembering our stakeholders by always trying to include them in design conversations is an important task to do so that they are always considered in the project.The social and personal impact is another shared value of EPICS and EWB-USA. Severalstudents commented on the impact that their work had on their view of their discipline,themselves and the integration for their careers. When I started the project, I did not understand the scope of it. I thought the objective was just to build a biogas digester that would help a school kitchen cook food and replace firewood and

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Paul Walters, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder

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informative qualitative diagrams and quantitative simulations. However,this tool has not been used in the context of engineering education, specifically focused onsustainable community development. This study proposes GMB as a tool for EWB studentsinterested in community development engineering to more aptly grapple with the complex issuesthey will invariably face in their projects abroad and in their careers. The aims of this study wereto introduce GMB to a group of EWB students and to explore how the exercise improved theirunderstanding of systemic interaction of factors that influence the sustainability of theirprojects. This paper discusses the process used to introduce GMB to the students and theirreactions throughout and after the process

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilah Maria Tablante Bias, University of Prince Edward Island; Daniel Larsen, University of Prince Edward Island; Libby Osgood P. Eng, UPEI & Dalhousie University; Alex Gamble, University of Prince Edward Island; Spencer Paul Montgomery, University of New Brunswick

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, tutor, and did several volunteer teaching jobs in the past, and one of her career goals is to become an educator, in addition to becoming a professional engineer.Mr. Daniel Larsen, University of Prince Edward Island Daniel Larsen is a third year engineering student at the University of New Brunswick. He transferred to the University of New Brunswick after completing a two years engineering diploma, in his home province, at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). While at the UPEI, as part of a group design project, Daniel worked with the Mikinduri Children of Hope Foundation, and coordinated the design of a new charcoal press.Libby Osgood P. Eng, UPEI & Dalhousie University Libby Osgood is an Assistant

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shoba Krishnan, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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entitled Engineering Projects for the Community in the School of Engineering which brings experien- tial learning into the engineering curriculum through projects with partners in both the local and global community. She has also developed the course, ”STEM Outreach in the community” that provides oppor- tunities for engineering students to go out into the community and provide hand-son activities and lessons on engineering. She was named ”Woman of the Year” for 2013 for the 25th Assembly District of Cali- fornia for her dedication to students both inside and outside the classroom and for her role in motivating young women and other marginalized communities to pursue STEM careers. Shoba Krishnan received her B. Tech

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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and professionals whoengage with EWB-USA, compared to average U.S. engineering peers.9,10 Research has shownthat serving society and helping people are more important career goals for women than men.11-14Thus, casting engineering through this lens of how it benefits society and people may help closethe persistent gender gap in engineering.It is an open question whether engineering faculty fully embrace these ideals of helping peoplethrough engineering, and serve as role models for using engineering to benefit society.Engineering faculty are critically important in meeting goals to educate engineers to have a broadset of skills, knowledge, and attitudes.15-17 Research on engineering faculty is less prevalent thanstudents, so the values of