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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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Paper ID #14771Oral History Project of Underrepresented Leaders in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)Ms. Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis Kelsey Irvin is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis double majoring in the Cognitive Neuro- science track of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Psychology and hopes to pursue a career in clinical psychology. She is currently working on her honors thesis, which involves using neural measures to research reward processing in preschoolers with depression.Miss Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hiteshue

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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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Paper ID #15256Challenges, Opportunities, and Impacts of S-STEM Projects: Insights for In-stitutional Capacity Building at Minority-serving InstitutionsDr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton P.E., University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science (Environmental Engineering) from the University of New Orleans. She is a member of the Civil Engineering faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington, a Program Evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. She is currently serving as a Program

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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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universities, where the researchers asked participants aboutproblems they encountered during their engineering curriculum and to comment on problemscenarios. Findings suggest that students often lack resources for effectively solving teamproblems, though “high achieving” students, defined as having a self-reported GPA of 3.5 orabove, are often more proactive when dealing with slacker teammates, using strategies such assetting early deadlines or selecting teammates known also to be high achievers. However, acrossthe board, students preferred to “do nothing” when dealing with domineering or exclusionaryteammates.These findings shed light on the disproportionate burden women and under-representedminorities face in team projects and the lack of resources

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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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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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best be met by exploiting multidisciplinaryapproaches. Our Senior Capstone Design Course has been established to demonstrate the valueand ingenuity which can be derived from cooperative design efforts among traditionalengineering disciplines.The projects for the senior design program are suggested by the faculty, industry, and academicundergraduate research through engineering grant contests. The requirements are that the projectbe open-ended, multidisciplinary, and have non-engineering constraints (e.g., economic,environmental, aesthetic). The students are given a choice of 10 to 15 projects (depending uponclass enrollment) and write a proposal stating their top choice. The senior design faculty teamassigns two to three students to each

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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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classes related to theirfield of specialization with minimum involvement in research projects that address nationalpriorities. Slow progress towards getting involved in meaningful basic and applied researchprojects may easily lead to a rapid declining interest in STEM and an eventual drop-out from theprogram4.In particular, numerous first-generation in college, economically disadvantaged and minoritystudents have difficulties navigating the college or graduate school system. Some of the proposedinitiatives that can aid in reducing the drop-outs from STEM careers are: (1) establishing a fellowshipprogram to reduce the student’s financial burden; (2) enhancing the faculty mentorship of minoritystudents and creating research oriented cohorts; (3

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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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Stacy Kastner, Mississippi State University ; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Tori Holifield, Mississippi State University

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degree in Computer Science at Mississippi State Univer- sity, and her PhD in Computer Science at the University of Memphis. She brings software development and project management experience to the classroom from her career in industry. Her research interests include interdisciplinary project and team-based learning to promote gender equality in digital literacy and human and social aspects of software engineering.Tori Holifield, Mississippi State University Tori Holifield is an English graduate student at Mississippi State University pursuing an emphasis in Linguistics. She is a teaching assistant for the English department and a tutor for Academic Athletics. c American Society for

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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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Aaron Kyle, Columbia University; Rachel Lauré Sattler, Columbia University, Biomedical Engineering Department; Hanzhi T. Zhao, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Christine Kovich, HYPOTHEkids

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foundation in a STEM field can open the doors to a variety ofexciting career options.Laboratory ProceduresThe biodesign instruction is complemented by hands-on, laboratory activities, which are criticalin getting the students excited about STEM and biomedical engineering. The lab sessions givestudents opportunities to design, build, test and refine their project efforts. The students typicallybegin our program with very little experience building biomedical devices. To get the studentsstarted and to establish their confidence in the lab, the first set of sessions involve a series ofwell-defined laboratory activities to enhance the students’ understanding of their biomedicalproblems of interest. The lab sessions take place in the afternoons on

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Viewing Engineering Education through the Lens of Social Science: A Candid Dialogue on Race and Gender

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William H. Robinson III, Vanderbilt University; Ebony O. McGee, Vanderbilt University

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(CAREER) Program Award and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Computer Science Study Panel, both in 2008. He received two awards from FAMU, a Young Alumni Award in 2010 and an Outstanding Alumni of the Quasquicentennial Award in 2012. Dr. Robin- son is a Senior Member of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Asso- ciation for Computing Machinery (ACM); he has membership in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and is a Lifetime Member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Dr. Robinson is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and a member of The 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, Inc.Dr. Ebony O. McGee, Vanderbilt University

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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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- ing, where she leads research projects that focus on technology in education. She holds a doctorate degree in the psychology in of education from Arizona State University and a masters degree in public health from the University of Arizona.Mr. Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University Derrick C. Gilmore is the Director of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs at Kentucky State Uni- versity. In this role he provides oversight of administrative functions that include research compliance, re- search ethics, education and policy, administration, and technology transfer. His research interest include: sponsored research capacities/impacts at Minority Serving Institutions, behavioral health for African

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech

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532 184 349The initial division of papers illustrates one manner in which “disab*” is used within engineeringeducation conference papers, and served as a basis for an initial set of categories. This set hadthree major categories: 1) paper itself not about disability, disab* found within the biographicalnotes or the reference list; 2) disability in design projects; and 3) disability as major focus ofpaper. As the conference papers were reviewed using these categories, it became apparent thatfurther development was necessary; for example, a paper that included the phrase “disable thecar”10 in the body of its text was discovered by the keyword search, but did not fit into thecategories

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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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Engineers) Partnership Agreement (1994-date); Principle Investigator of the Education for Im- proving Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure project under the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (2016-2020); Cofounder and Member of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Education (LACCEI). He earned a BS in Civil Engineering, MS in Civil Engineering (Environmental) at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez, and conducted PhD (ABD) studies in Hydrosystems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1978-82).Ms. Evelyn Villanueva, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Mrs. Evelyn Villanueva is a Special Assistant to the

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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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first-time student enrollment in the College of Engineering for cohort years 2010-2013, theoverall percentage of African American students declined each year as the first-time studentenrollment for White American students increased over the same period.Summer Bridge Program Overview/ GoalsIn existence for more than twenty years, the MSU Summer Bridge Program is designed to provideincoming URM engineering students five weeks of intensive coursework in Pre-Calculus/CollegeAlgebra, Chemistry and Physics. Students also receive instruction in technical communication,personal development, and real world engineering projects, teambuilding, and study skillsdevelopment. The program is held the summer prior to students’ first semester enrollment

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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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is the recipient of multiple teaching and advising awards including the COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC Annual Engineering Expo for the past 5 years. The Annual Engineering Expo is a COE’s flagship event where all senior students showcase their Design projects and products. More than 600 participants from public, industry and academia attend this event annually. Dr. Darabi is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and has led the MIE Department ABET team in two successful ac- creditations (2008 and 2014) of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering

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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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Jinhui Wang, North Dakota State University; Na Gong, North Dakota State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

obtain research experience and become confident and motivated to pursue their graduatestudy:  Research activities: Combined with students’ interest and background, each WIECE student was associated with a specific research project and she performed research directly supervised by the author. One student worked on low-power logic circuit design and the other one worked on reliable SRAM schematics and layout optimization. The students attended weekly research meetings with author’s graduate students and attended research discussions and presentations.  Professional development activities: the WIECE students were engaged in many aspects of professional development, including preparing

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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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Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University; Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance

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for an NSF grant which provides schol- arships and career counseling to engineering students at Suffolk University. Her role in the project is to assess career development trajectories for the scholarship students, create program evaluations, collect assessment data and disseminate information to the STEM community.Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance Emily Shamieh is a leader of the Latino-STEM Alliance. She has spent over 30 years as a bilingual educator, including 19 years as an Elementary School principal, plus another 7 years as a Budget Director & Assistant Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. During her career, Ms. Shamieh has been active

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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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Alicia Nicki Washington, Winthrop University; Shaefny Grays, North Carolina State University ; Sudipta Dasmohapatra, North Carolina State University

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of analytical models for solutions to environmental problems. In addition to mentoring PhD and MS students, Dr. Dasmohapatra annually advises about 20 student teams working on industry sponsored advanced analytics projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Computer Science Attitude and Identity Survey (CSAIS): A Novel Tool for Measuring the Impact of Ethnic Identity in Underrepresented Computer Science StudentsAbstractAs computer science continues to permeate every aspect of society, the number of students ofcolor adequately prepared for, choosing to pursue, and successfully completing computer science(CS) undergraduate programs is still dismal. CS

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #16493Lessons Learned from a High School Robotics WorkshopDr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Dr. Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Lili Ma is an associate

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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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added benefit of borrowing demosfrom different research labs is that the high school students are exposed to the breadth oftechnologies that are being developed across the country. Additionally, some manufacturers andfaculty have donated materials to be consumed during the hands-on activity. An added advantageof using faculty donated materials is that it stimulates investment in the project, whichencourages faculty and their graduate students to invest time volunteering to support theworkshop.Volunteer support is recruited through several different approaches. Six to ten graduate studentvolunteers are required to lead various activities throughout the workshop. Several monthsbefore the conference, conference organizers suggest individual

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron W. Coates, Armstrong State University

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point average by a magnitude between 0.14 and 0.30,and also concluded that participating students exhibited less anxiety about math and science, increasedself-esteem and greater confidence. Other models that have been reported to be successful involve someor all of the previously described methods as well as general curriculum improvement, the inclusion offamily in Saturday math and science activities, industry speakers and field trips. More recently, Lynch etal [10] proposed a conceptual framework for Inclusive STEM High Schools (ISHS’s). The ISHS model isinclusive and selective, it implements a STEM focused curriculum with instructional strategies informedby research. The ISHS model also emphasizes project based learning, integrated

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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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Daniel Christe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brian J Wisner, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University

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university lab and faculty/graduate studentmentors, the students had to critically review relevant literature to first draft an abstract (within thefirst week of the program) and later formulate an independent research proposal (presented inWeek 4) that would become the basis for their work throughout the program (Figure 1). Studentsselected research groups and projects based their own interests. In the first two years of thisprogram, students have focused on topics such renewable energy, bio-inspired robotics, smarttextiles, manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, and informatics. Students were financiallycompensated for their work (at no expense to the faculty advisors participating each year), whichwas, therefore, considered a full-time occupation over

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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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&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work with many local community agencies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Women in Industrial Distribution: emerging opportunities and challenges for female college

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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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Paper ID #15732A Sense of Belonging: Creating a Community for First-generation, Under-represented groups and Minorities through an Engineering Student SuccessCourseEmily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University Emily Liptow is an AmeriCorps VISTA member at California Polytechnic State University. She works with the College of Engineering and the Center for Excellence in STEM (CESAME) on a variety of projects to promote equity in STEM. She recently finished her bachelors of science in Industrial and Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University, where she was also active with many social justice and diversity

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole M Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Barry Nagle, Evaluation and Action Research Associates

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Early Childhood Education/Special Education from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and an M.A. in Education from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Nagle has completed graduate work in Educational Research Methodology at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and earned his doctorate at George Wash- ington University in Educational Administration and Policy Studies.Professionally he has conducted 21 national and international research and evaluation projects and over 100 regional and local research and evaluation projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engineering achievement: An exploratory case study of minority

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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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Rajeev K Agrawal, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech)

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Technology, Athens, Greece. He has published more than 50 referred journal and conference papers and 4 book chapters. He has been project manager and a member of several research and industrial grants. Dr. Agrawal actively serves as committee member and reviewer for conferences and journals in his area of research. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM, and ASEE.Mr. Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University Myron Stevenson is a candidate for a Masters of Information Technology degree at North Carolina A&T State University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Elon University in 1998. Myron has over 15 years experience in information technology. He is currently a

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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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Jamie Bracey, Temple University College of Engineering; Gregory D Jones Jr, Temple University; Nadif Bracey, Morgan State University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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data wasused to map successful cognitive (math) progression to non-cognitive attributes like self-determination, grit and motivational drivers for minority students. Because the Collegehad limited available retention data from which to begin this project, the retrospectivebaseline for the study was established using descriptive and regression analysis first-yearengineering students (N=1,484) who entered the college in Fall 2011, 2012 and 2013.In examining the available student data, the attrition rate for first-year students in theCollege averaged 25%, with an additional 25-30% leaving engineering by theirsophomore year. In the following chart, SAT Math scores correlated to results onuniversity math placement exams, yielding the following

Conference Session

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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other people's kids.” This was a way for her to integrate her whole self into work.Natasha, meanwhile, is a self-proclaimed “megalomaniac.” She knew that in order for her toremain engaged she must be challenged, “I'm the type of person, when you challenge me, yougive me something to go for, and I believe that's something that entices me, I'm going to goforward balls to the wall.” Knowing this about herself coupled with her “strong will” and“outspoken” nature, have garnered her opportunities to work on complex problems that havepushed her abilities and earned the respect of her peers, […] I came in worked on a project where I didn't know anything about coding really, and I've learned five languages to get a project done. Being guys

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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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agents of the social norms that privilegewhite students in engineering classrooms and organizations. In a study of African-Americanmale experiences on multiracial student engineering teams, Cross and colleagues found that thesocial norms of the engineering community decreased African-American students’ sense ofbelonging.18 Contributing factors included but were not limited to indifferent faculty interactions.The authors recommended that multiracial team projects should be monitored carefully byfaculty to ensure positive experiences of all team members.A study of Asian and Asian-American students in engineering showed that many students facedstereotypes from peers and faculty that detrimentally impacted their education, including that ofbeing the

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Leyva, Vanderbilt University; Jacob Massa, Rutgers University; Dan Battey, Rutgers University

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as a social experience particularly in terms of gender and race among underrepresented college students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). He has presented his scholarship at research conferences organized by the American Educational Research Association, Association for the Study of Higher Education, and Out in STEM Incorporated. Luis holds professional experience in various STEM student support initiatives at Rutgers University including the STEM Talent Expansion Program, Upward Bound Math-Science, and Project Advancing Graduate Edu- cation. He is a certified K-12 mathematics teacher in New Jersey with a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education and Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from

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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

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Lisa L Lattanza MD

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) and projected (2016+)female enrollment in the orthopaedic residency class. “Baseline” represents model withparameter values reflecting our current program evaluation results. “Worst-Case” reflects worst-case assumptions for parameter values in terms of recruitment and retention in the orthopaedicspipeline. Considering the duration of our programming efforts (Figure 3), if we were to cease allprogramming immediately (2015), our past programming efforts would yield a peak diversity of27% female in 10 years (2025) before declining back to the 14% baseline within 12 years (2027).Similarly, if we were to continue programming only for 5 more years (until 2020), we wouldexpect an identical peak of 27% female within 10 years. This peak would

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joni M Lakin, Auburn University; Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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and beliefs about engineering? 2. Do engineering perceptions or personal career values correlate with commitment to an engineering major? 3. Are these relationships present in a latent model?Methods This study used a causal-comparative quantitative design to compare differences in thefocal constructs (values, perceptions of engineering, and commitment to engineering) betweenmen and women. We administered a survey on engineering attitudes to a large sample of first-year students enrolled in a pre-engineering introductory course at a large four-year, researchfocused institution. The survey, which was administered as part of a larger project, includedscales related to students’ attitudes about engineering. In addition