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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evelyn C. Brown, East Carolina University; Mary A. Farwell, East Carolina University; Anthony M. Kennedy, East Carolina University

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, there are 1,148 active S-STEM grants at over 580 institutions of higher education inthe United States2.At the authors’ institution, three separate NSF S-STEM proposals have been funded since 2011.In this paper, the authors provide specific information on the approaches they used to write andimplement successful NSF S-STEM proposals. The paper also provides details on the impactthese programs are having at this institution, including strategies that have been successful inengaging students, enhancing student learning, and increasing self-efficacy and retention.BackgroundEast Carolina University (ECU) is a constituent institution of the North Carolina state systemthat is composed of sixteen institutions, consisting of every public educational

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons College; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington

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Paper ID #13326Go Team! The Role of the Study Group in Academic SuccessDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence.Dr. Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington Dr. Allendoerfer is a Research Scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington.Prof. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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: “This course had the greatest impact on be mainly because of the instructor. I decided to come to graduate school, and to pursue a career in academia, right after taking this class. The professors teaching style was so engaging that it made me want to learn more about the topics covered in class. Even though I am not specializing in the specific area of that class (fluid mechanics and water resources), this class introduced me to the notion of wanting to learn more than what is covered in textbooks.”Eight participants indicated the course’s impact on their own self-efficacy. Olivia remembers herIntroduction to Electrical Engineering course because of its impact on her mindset goingforward: “This course was