Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Sheryl Elaine Burgstahler, University of Washigton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

in engineeringthrough the inclusion of UD and disability topics in the curriculum. A long-term goal is todetermine whether incorporating UD into engineering curriculum attracts and retains studentswith more diverse characteristics into the engineering field. These potential students includethose with disabilities, women, and other underrepresented groups that have demonstrated aninterest in and preference for improving the world around them.In this paper, we present findings from a preliminary online discussion and site visits toengineering labs with students with disabilities. Based on these findings, we identifyopportunities for including disability and UD topics in engineering curricula as well as ways inwhich engineering courses can be

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineering a residentialenvironment as well as intentional peer and faculty interaction to promote their success in thefield of engineering, has exceeded expectations in retaining undergraduate women from the firstto third year in engineering. Aspects of this community include students residing together on afloor of the co-educational hall dedicated to first-year students in engineering, access to aDouglass Peer Academic Leader (PAL) in-residence, support from a female engineering graduatestudent mentor, enrollment in the Douglass first-year course Knowledge and Power: Issues inWomen’s Leadership, and interaction with faculty from all engineering disciplines during theirlinked course Introduction to Engineering which is taught by a full-time faculty