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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Clinkscales Verdell, Mississippi State University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Vemitra White Alexander, Mississippi State University

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students in engineering disciplines.With a four year graduation rate exceeding that of Non-Bridge African American students in 2010,the efforts of the Bridge program are viewed favorably. The MSU Bridge program remains diligentin utilizing the best practices shared in this paper to continue to improve URM student outcomes.References[1] Reisel, J. R. (2012). Assessment of Factors Impacting Success for Incoming College Engineering Students in a Summer Bridge Program. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Volume 43 Issue 4, 421-433.[2] Booth Womack, V., Dickerson, D., Solis, F., Stawlley, C. S., & Zephirin, T. (2014, June 15). Can an Engineering Summer Bridge Program Effectively

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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vary based on a respondent’s gender?Analysis of the research data generated by the survey is designed to contribute to a collectiveunderstanding of emerging themes regarding perceptions that pertain to female challenges andopportunities within the industry. Furthermore, the research is designed to identify areas ofdisparity between male and female observations and provide recommendations for areas offuture research.2. Literature ReviewDespite strides in gender equality gender division within occupational choices still stronglyexists where women are underrepresented in male-dominated fields and men underrepresented infemale-dominated fields [11]. A recent study in Japan shows that female-to-male ratios ofemployees correlate to gender

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Ismael Pagán-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Evelyn Villanueva, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center; David W. Pittman PE, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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capitalize on, particularly graduatestudents who needed to find short term summer jobs. Many of those that found jobs nevercame back to school and dropped graduate school. The department was growing andexperiential learning student internships at a local civil engineering company orgovernment entity were difficult to obtain for rising seniors and graduate students. TheChair asked if the laboratory could accommodate two or three internships during summer1991. ERDC made an on the spot commitment to accommodate up to ten experientiallearning internships during the summer of 1991. This conversation initiated a summerexperiential learning research internship program, thriving to this day.Summer Experiential Learning Research InternshipsThe recruiting

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Karen E. Crosby, Southern University Baton Rouge; Edgar R. Blevins, Southern University and A&M College; Beth R Isbell, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; J. Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington

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) have some of but not all of the same issuesand therefore best practices. S-STEM wants to study what works best, where, and with whom.This paper provides examples of approaches to seize the opportunity leading to successfulmethods which had a positive impact on students and project success. Not all approaches havebeen successful and therefore embody the challenges faced by programs, particularly in thesettings of these MSIs. We take this chance to offer suggestions based on lessons learned fromthe missteps. Offer support for the new rules for S-STEM and how they can help projects tohave better impacts on local students as well as the broader MSI community.Institutional ContextThe two S-STEM projects discussed herein were housed at two different

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tizoc Cruz-Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Sarah Rose Sobek, University of Michigan ; Julianna Marie Abel, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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ofresearch, (4) an interactive tour of the conference hardware competition which provides concreteexamples of cutting edge research, (5) a small group Q&A with graduate students engaged inresearch, and finally (6) a panel discussion with diverse research faculty committed to post-secondary engineering education. The challenges associated with this approach to outreach, theadvantages of incorporating a STEM intervention into a technical research conference, andsuccessful methods for locating a group of underserved students are discussed. In addition, thescale and impact of the intervention are evaluated through open-ended and quantitative surveys.The survey results document the positive student reaction to this intervention. The positivestudent

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois at Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford, University of Illinois at Chicago; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ashkan Sharabiani, Exelon Corporation

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100 million hits per year. Professor Nelson is also currently serving as principal dean for the UIC Innovation Center, a collaborative effort between the UIC Colleges of Architecture, Design and the Arts; Business Administration; Medicine and Engineering.Ashkan Sharabiani, Exelon Corporation I am a Senior Data Scientist at Exelon Corporation. My area of expertise is to apply Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics methods in real life problems and drive efficient solutions by creating data products. Prior to joining Exelon, I was a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During my graduate studies I was involved in several data analytics projects in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio; Mauricio Cabrera-Rios, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hudson R. DeYoe, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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hypothesis to better align them with the real-world. Inthe last two decades, the National Research Council has encouraged the use of “student-centeredinquiry-learning” teaching methods in secondary and postsecondary curricula6,7. These strategieshave been widely incorporated into classes such as anatomy and physiology8, biology 9,10,mathematics11, business marketing12, among many others. Applications of these techniques ininterdisciplinary programs spanning from science to engineering are still lacking. The student-centered inquiry-learning educational theory and best practices serves as the educationalframework of the proposed program.As illustrated in Figure 1, the process starts with a background evaluation for each trainee andthe follow-up

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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IRB-approved consent forms and wereassured of anonymity. The interviews were conducted according to a semi-structured interview,beginning with standard questions but allowing for follow-up or clarification questions. Theinterview was designed to elicit students’ perceptions of the impact of NSBE on their academicand professional careers. The interviews ranged from 15 to 45 minutes. Interviewees includegraduates from Spring 2015, Fall 2015, and anticipated graduation of Spring 2016; therefore,they capture a recent snapshot of impactful practices according to recent alumni. They took thepseudonyms Johnny, Shan, JT, Brie and Marissa. The interviews were transcribed by-hand, imported into NVivo, and analyzed utilizing acombination of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Eva Leong

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95.8 Others## Others includes non-white students who are not classified as underrepresented.Survey design and disseminationThe survey described in this paper was distributed to both undergraduate and graduate students.We recruited participants studying civil or architectural engineering at U.S. universities. Thesurvey targeted students with at least junior standing, to ensure that they had substantialengineering-related course experiences. At the graduate level, we targeted solely studentspursuing degrees in the area of structural engineering.The web-based survey was designed according to best practices in survey design, in terms ofvisual arrangement, types, and organization of questions and compatibility with multiple webbrowsers13

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robin Parent, California Polytechnic State University; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dylan Henson, California Polytechnic State University

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majors at our university. Studentsparticipated in team-building activities that prompted research into their engineering majors andcareer options. In Week 3, we organized an industry career panel with a diverse mix of recruitersand alumni that currently work as engineers. The students asked questions about the panel’s pastcollege experiences, internships, graduate school, and careers. Students also had the opportunityto practice their “60 second pitches” with the panel members to help prepare for a career fair.Throughout the quarter, we incorporated activities that addressed global perspectives ofengineering, current events, and social justice. In Week 4, we collaborated with an EthnicStudies faculty member and her students from a Gender, Race

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Dr. Randa L. Shehab is a professor and the Director of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She was recently appointed as Director of the Sooner Engineering Education Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in engineering student

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Geselowitz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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interviews. The book, Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing (MIT Press, 2012) has been published and the transcripts are now available….3 The interviews and the book are focused on some of the same issues raised in the current project discussed in this paper, understanding the pathways and barriers for women pursuing careers in engineering, and serve as complementary material.4In our STEM Oral History Project, the IEEE Historians provide training to the students in oralhistory, a technique to record recollections of interviewees for posterity.6-9 The procedures in thisproject follow the best practices established by the Oral History Association.8 We use themethodology of oral history because oral

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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integrated into existingprogrammatic structures for female engineering students, including Living-LearningCommunities and mentoring programs. This preliminary analysis, to set the stage for futureresearch, details the incorporation and impact of coaching in a seminar course while also layinggroundwork for addressing multiple research gaps in these areas: gender and coaching,13application of coaching in higher education,20 development of self-confidence withinprofessional roles and how educational programs can foster this,8 and preparing femaleengineering students for the transition to the workforce/graduate school with the aim ofincreasing their retention in said professions. As a means of identifying future possibleframeworks for further study of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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departments.Unfortunately, however, the reality of such group experiences often proved demoralizing forwomen. Woodfield (2000), for instance, found that female professionals entering a computingcompany looked forward to working in teams, but found the practical experience of teamworklacking, largely due to conflicts in collaborative styles that led to an under-recognition ofwomen's contributions to the project. Many researchers have reported cases where racism andsexism emerged in team contexts (Hewlett et al., 2008; Ingram and Parker, 2002; Neilsen et al,1998; Tonso, 2007). Perhaps as a consequence, Neilsen and colleagues (1998) found manywomen shunning groups, stating that they preferred to work alone. Female engineering studentsin Natishan, Schmidt and Mead

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College, a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Auburn University, eleven years of experience in industry as a software engineer, and three years as a full-time faculty in the department of engineering at a small Midwest engineering university.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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was incredible.As The Citadel’s School of Engineering continues to attract a large number of entering freshmen,the School must ensure early experiences for the freshmen have a positive impact to preparethem and retain them through graduation. The School of Engineering will continue to implementand improve the Math Review and contribute to the strengthening of academic skills forengineering students.Veterans CenterThe Citadel expanded the college’s services by opening the Office of Military and VeteransAffairs to veterans and their families and with the opening of a new Veterans Center on VeteransDay 2014. The new programs are part of The Citadel’s Strategic LEAD Plan 2018. A part of theplan identifies the need for the expansion of veteran

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation

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research in the area of technology-based curriculum development, distance education, and VLSI design for testability. Dr. Gloster has taught courses on digital system design, ASIC design, microprocessor system applica- tions, FPGA-based system design, and VLSI design for testability (using VHDL/Verilog). He has served on the program committee and as session chair for several international conferences. He received best paper and presentation awards for a paper presented at the International Conference on Computer Design c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15782 and has