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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Ann Newman, Johns Hopkins University; Carolyn Parker, Johns Hopkins University; Alisha Nicole Sparks, Johns Hopkins University/Ctr for Educational Outreach; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University

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Synergistic Activities: Project Leadership Team for STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES), an NSF Funded Math Science Partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools Grant No. DUE- 1237992, 2012 – present. Co-Lead, STEM workgroup, Consortium for Urban Education, Baltimore, MD 2014-2015 Maryland State Department of Education STEM Equity workgroup 2014-2015 Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia, License No. 021864, 1996-2010 Board of Directors, Maryland Science Olympiad, 2010-present Champions Board, Mid Atlantic Girls Collaborative NetworkDr. Carolyn Parker, Johns Hopkins University Carolyn Parker is a STEM education faculty member and researcher at the Johns Hopkins University School of

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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Paper ID #18491TAMUS LSAMP Project: 25 Years of Success - Finding and ImplementingBest Practices for URM STEM StudentsDr. Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University Dr. Samuel Merriweather currently serves as the Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP) Associate Director through the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a TAMUS member. He obtained bachelor and master of science degrees in industrial engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and a PhD in industrial engineering at Texas A&M University.Dr. Harriet A. Lamm, Texas

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has worked as a de- sign engineer, as a Visiting Professor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a Professor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as the Chief Water Consultant of an international engineer- ing and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. He served as the first co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Development at the University of Utah where he created pan-campus degree programs and stimulated infusion of sustainability principles and practices in teaching and learning activities across campus. Dr. Burian currently is the Project Director of the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mary L. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville ; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Idaho State University; Melinda Dynyel Miller; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Maria Emilia Martinez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Paper ID #19439Improve Retention Rate and Recruitment of Minority Students through En-hanced Mentoring and Summer Research ProgramsDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Dr. Mary L. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Associate Vice

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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reform efforts require effectivemethods for assessing student sustainable design abilities. One approach for both stimulatingstudent learning and facilitating assessment is the use of rubrics. Rubrics can be used byinstructors to evaluate the quality of student work, but can also be used prior to assignments tohelp students learn about different dimensions of sustainability, establish expectations forsustainable design, and self-assess how well principles were applied to design projects.The goal of this project is to develop and validate a sustainable design rubric that can be easilyadapted and applied across engineering disciplines or for interdisciplinary problem-solving. Asustainable design rubric was previously developed based on the Nine

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships; Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara

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and engineering literacy practices within K-12 science classroom and professional communities.Ms. Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara Noreen Balos is a doctoral student in the Learning, Culture & Technology program at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Prior to UCSB, she served as Student Affairs Officer for UCLA’s Biomedical Research minor program advising undergraduate researchers in their pursuit of MD or MD- PhD. At ASU’s School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, & Energy (SEMTE), she was a Project Manager, overseeing with CO-PIs, an NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration (Iˆ3) grant col- laborating with academic departments such as mathematics, physics

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reyna M. Flores, University of Texas, Austin; Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas, Austin

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, Austin Mr. Enrique Dominguez is the Director of the Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been Director for over 4 years and is currently the Region D Chair for the National Association for Multicultural Engineering Program Advo- cates (NAMEPA). Enrique graduated from the Cockrell School of Engineering with a Civil Engineering degree and pursued industry experience for seven years where he held positions such as Project Engineer, Lead University Recruiter, Logistics Engineer, Cost Engineer and Project Manager. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Six-Day

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erin Buehler, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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stakeholdersand students’ investment of time in their extracurricular Maker activities. Pines, et al. suggestthat establishing maker curriculum in addition to the traditional curriculum has allowed for thedevelopment of broader skillsets which cover knowledge beyond engineering, includingteamwork, creativity, innovation, collaboration, critical thinking, project management, andsystems engineering. These skills are highly valued in the technical workforce but not alwayspracticed or developed in formal education settings.Oplinger et al.’s “Making and Engineering: Understanding Similarities and Differences” [6]covers a general survey which shows that both making and engineering are perceived to beactive, project developing fields. Stronger correlations are

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Variability of Pavement Materials, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Pavement Management and Rehabilitation, and Statistics related to Pavement Materials. In the past, Dr. Villiers worked on several projects sponsored by various agencies including the Florida Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and University Transportation Research Center Region-II. Some of his most recently completed and on-going work include the use of driving simulator to investigate patterns of drivers’ behavior during various rainfall event using different roadway geometries. Deliverables from this project may help Florida Department of Transportation and other agencies with future decision making, such as variable message

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Claudia Marin-Artieda, Howard University

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this paper, the impact of the Engineering Ambassador Program (EAP), which engagesundergraduate engineering students as Ambassadors in K-12 outreach activities, on the stimulationof interest in STEM, self-efficacy, and actual academic attainment of Ambassadors is presented.The collected data over several years reveals that over 2/3 of activity leaders and projectcoordinators of the EAP at Howard University (HU) expressed higher confidence in their ability inunderstanding and succeeding in engineering because of their EAP experience. Also, the activityleaders and project coordinators achieved higher major and overall grade point averages (GPAs).Furthermore, improved academic performance in the courses related to the projects thatAmbassadors were

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonia Jacqueline Garcia, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Matthew Pariyothorn, University of Houston; Ahmarlay Myint M.S., Access and Inclusion; Alexandra K. Hardman, Texas A&M University Access and Inclusion

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include the Engineering Success Program, established to provide academic support to first- generation underrepresented college students, and the Engineering Learning Community Introduction to Research Program, a high impact learning and research opportunity that offers freshmen underrepresented engineering students a chance to partake in a one-credit class and research project while gaining global experience with a research trip to Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Garcia also leads efforts directing and coor- dinating the Engineering Summer Bridge Program, which gives first-generation students a head start on engineering and math courses before their first semester begins. Before joining the College of Engineering, Garcia

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya L. Peeples, University of Iowa; Tracy R. Peterson, The University of Iowa, College of Engineering; Mary K. Nyaema; Barbara Newhall, University of Iowa, Health and Human Physiology

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to enhance and leverage programs that promote inclusion throughout the science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. In supporting these efforts, theCollege brought together several successful programs including Women in Science andEngineering, Project Lead the Way™ (PLTW), For Inspiration and Recognition of Science andTechnology (FIRST®) Tech Challenge along with activities critical to the successfulmatriculation of students into engineering majors and managed by the Director of Admissionsand First Year experience. In addition, a Scholarships and Recruitment Coordinator and aDiversity and K-12 outreach coordinator, as well as an Administrative Assistant were hired. Thediversity and outreach team spent the first year

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Valerie Martin Conley Ph.D., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era.Dr. Sylvia Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Dr. Sylvia Mendez is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Her educational and professional back- ground is in the history of P-20 education. She received her Ph.D. in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield

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Paper ID #18605Improving Student Success and Retention through a Summer Research Pro-gram for First and Second Year Students at a Minority-Serving InstitutionDr. Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield Melissa Danforth is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at CSUB. Dr. Danforth is the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth is the Project Director for a U.S. Department of Education grant (P031S100081) to create engineering pathways

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Michael L. Vaughan, University of Delaware; Kenneth A. Bright, University of Delaware, College of Engineering; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware

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seniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), who have interest in pursu- ing STEM disciplines at the graduate-level. Annually, Dean Vaughan supervises direction of the 4-week FAME/UD Summer Residential Program for 30-35 high school students, the RISE Summer Enrichment Program for incoming engineering freshmen and, in the past, the HEARD (Higher Education Awareness Response in Delaware) Project, a college awareness program, funded by the Department of Education through Philadelphia GEAR UP for College Network. Globally in the College, he manages academic programs and policies that impact the careers of all engineering students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Dean Vaughan is focused on

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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gender-inclusive term used to describe people in the United States of Latin Americandescent, are the largest ethnic group in the United States (U.S.). Its percentage of representationin the U.S. population is projected to increase to 29% by 2050 (Passel & Cohn, 2008). Inengineering, Latinxs continue to be underrepresented and while interventions and programmaticefforts have helped to increase the number of Latinx engineers in the United States, the increaseof this population in the United States is not proportionate with the current representation ofLatinxs in the field. Many research papers have been published on the efforts to addressrecruitment and retention of Latinx students in engineering, yet there still remains a lack ofunderstanding

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford, PROMINENT Labs UIC; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois, Chicago

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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 programs. Dr. Darabi has been the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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A&M University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution, Supply Chain Optimization, Change Management, System Integration and LEAN Process Improvement (technical and business), Dr. Wickliff is passionate about Organizational Wellness and the Holistic Well- ness of

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille Johnson, San Jose State University; Clifton M. Oyamot Jr., San Jose State University

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Camille Johnson is a professor of management in the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at San Jose State University. She has a PhD in social psychology from Ohio State University and studies first generation students and diversity issues.Dr. Clifton M. Oyamot Jr., San Jose State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Preliminary Findings Using Growth Mindset and Belonging Interventions in a Freshman Engineering ClassABSTRACTEngineering is typically plagued with lower graduation rates and larger achievement gapscompared to other majors; the projected demand for its future graduates lends to the urgency inreversing these trends. Holding a growth mindset

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Listening and Negotiation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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committees, task groups, and panels through the Transportation Research Board (chairing one standing committee of TRB and one NCHRP Project Panel), and numerous committees with ASTM and industry. Hall founded the Center for Training Transportation Professionals at the University of Arkansas, which provides training and certification for QA/QC testing technicians in Arkansas. He has been recognized as the top teacher in his department one time, and the top researcher a total of five times; he also received the University of Arkansas’ highest faculty recognition – the Arkansas Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Award – for teaching and research. Hall is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Arkansas.Dr

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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., engineering, political science, social science, etc.) must be combined,as comprehensively as possible, to address these goals in an integrated and transdisciplinarymanner. An integrated approach provides a way to look at the SDGs more holistically but also toexplore how these goals might interact with other frameworks such as the Grand Challenges ofEngineering (GCE). The GCE consists of 14 projects and engineering-based goals that theengineering community proposes to accomplish by the end of this century (Grand Challenges forEngineering Committee 2008). They include: advance personalized learning; make solar energyeconomical; enhance virtual reality; reverse-engineering the brain; engineer better medicines;advance health informatics; restore

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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to address thesetopics, and translates to career plans. To develop the survey, we drew from existing knowledge on topicsincluding belief about climate change (Leiserowitz et al., 2012), engineering course content andstandards (ABET, 2013; Allenby et al., 2009), sustainability (Davidson et al., 2007; Huntzinger et al.,2007; Mihelcic et al., 2006), critical engineering agency (Godwin et al., 2013; McNeill & Vaughn,2010), and career choice (Hazari et al., 2010; Kaminsky et al., 2012; Shealy et al., 2015). The surveywas model on prior national surveys such as Sustainability and Gender in Engineering (Klotz et al.,2010), the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (Leiserowitz et al., 2012; Leiserowitz et al.,2010) and the climate

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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culminate in Engineering Justice: Transforming Engineering Education and Practice (Wiley-IEEE Press, 2017).Dr. Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland Dr Kpa Morgan researches decision process complexity. A seminal project on ancestral lands created the impetus to research contentious engineering projects, and resulted in the creation of the Mauri Model Decision Making Framework. Mauri Model evaluations include wastewater projects, aid project effective- ness, water catchment management, hydro development, hydraulic-fracturing, and anthropogenic disaster response. Kpa’s work creating and applying the Mauri Model was recognised by the Institution of Pro- fessional Engineers NZ in 2016 with a Supreme

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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research indicatesthat many undergraduates feel unprepared for graduate studies and view the research requirementas a deterrent13-15. Many of the students who do express an early interest in graduate studiesexpress a desire to pursue a Masters degree but not a PhD.Opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in research projects have increased overthe last decade in part with the initiation of federally funded programs such as ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates (REU), sponsored by the National Science Foundation16, andthe Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program17, sponsored by the USDepartment of Education. Much research has been conducted on the benefits of these programs,particularly within the engineering

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Leigh Sliko, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Bolha, TE Connectivity Mechanical/Project Engineer. Sara is a robotic automation project engineer in TE Connectivity's Global Technology group. She is responsible for design and implementation of flexible automated cells for TE Connectivity's 80+ North America and EMEA production facilities.  “Experiences of Female Civil Engineers in the Workplace” by Ms. Amanda Hess, Senior Project Engineer; and Ms. Kate Aulenbach, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineer, Gannett Fleming, Inc, a civil engineering company in Central Pennsylvania.  “Real Challenges Engineers Face in the Workplace - Working with People,” by Ms. Ms. Rachel Smithers. Area Manager, ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC. Ms. Rachel Smithers

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Pamela Petrease Felder, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Shawnisha Hester LGSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amanda Lo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erika T. Aparaka, University of Maryland College Park; Patricia Ordonez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

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).Hypothesis/PilotBased on the work of Oldenburg’s (2001) “Third Place” (also known as “alternative space”) andYosso et. al’s cultural wealth (2005), the hypothesis of our work is that the social media platformfunctions as a “third place,” (virtual as it is), and that a level of meaningful mentoring can takeplace in that space. As an initial pilot to test the hypothesis, we developed a session with womenin engineering in 2015 at an annual “WEPAN - Women in Engineering Proactive Network”conference, with collaborators from four universities from various regions of the country.Building on earlier collaborative NSF ADVANCE grant funded success around mentoringwomen in STEM, this panel aimed to showcase potential projects to support the careeradvancement

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javon Marcell Adams, North Carolina State University; James Samuel Carter III, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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focus of many in education and in industry. To maintain its position as atechnological leader, the United States must not only continue to produce high-quality STEMfield graduates but accelerate this production. The priority of this effort is revealed by PresidentBarack Obama’s push to produce an additional one million STEM graduates within a decade andan additional 100,000 new teachers in these fields (Feder, 2012). The sheer number of graduatesrequired to fill the projected jobs in STEM fields will require both increasing the number ofstudents entering these fields but also reducing the rate that college students exit these fields.One of the keys to increasing the number of STEM professionals is to understand why studentswho start STEM

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lydia Davis, Tennessee State University

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= StronglyAgree, 6 = Not Sure) for participants to rate their perception of experiences in STEM majors atthe HBCU. Survey items were developed to reflect the common reasons for student departure asoutlined in Talking About Leaving and the experiences of senior leaders on the project, each ofwhich having years of experience at HBCUs.7 To ensure the survey focused on the intendedareas and that the researchers engaged in a comprehensive approach, each survey item wasaligned with a research thrust area and compared with the theoretical framework. To account fordifferences in demographic information needed, two parallel surveys were created for eachgroup.Data CollectionData were collected from students (Group 1) and faculty (Group 2) using surveys. The

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B.H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new hybrid masters program combining medicine and en- gineering and also has led multiple curricular initiative in Bioengineering and the College of Engineering on several NSF funded projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The Double Bind of Race and Gender: A Look into the Experiences of Women of Color in EngineeringAbstractTraditionally underserved racial/ethnic groups such as African

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lola Brown, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Rawlins Beharry, City College of the City University of New York

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Assistant Dean of Academic Initiatives at The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY). One of her major projects was the development and roll out of City College’s master’s program in trans- lational medicine. In addition to her leadership role at CCNY, Dr. Brown has found time to reach out to the non-technical communities and share her passion for science and engineering education. She had an academic enrichment business for middle and high school students specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and was a teacher at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Geor- gia. She has provided research mentorship and training to scores of undergraduate and graduate students