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Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul B Golter, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jeffrey Laube, Kenai Peninsula College

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Paper ID #19048Developing a working 2-year/4-year research program: experiences from thefirst year of a collaborative ATE grant.Dr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an M.S. and Ph.D. from Washington State University. His research area has been engineering education, specifically around the development and assessment of technologies to bring fluid mechanics and heat transfer laboratory experiences into the classroom. He is currently a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie received his B.S., M.S

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F Lewis, San Antonio College/Alamo Colleges

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

State labs and facility with STEM-oriented educational and entertainment programs.In Year 2, one SAC faculty member and seven students visited Texas State University inFebruary 2016 for a day-long tour of renewable energy demonstration/research laboratories andengineering manufacturing facilities. Texas State faculty and graduate students also provided anupdate on the Re-Energize program, including research and scholarship opportunities.Comparison of student surveys done before and after the TxState tour showed a significantincrease in students’ desire to learn more about sustainability and environmental issues, as wellas a significant increase in their knowledge of solar and wind energy technologies.Objective 3: Design and develop a

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Program was originally founded through the Center for EnergyEfficient Electronics Science, and has since branched to multiple disciplines includedbiotechnology and robotics. TTE REU was designed as an intervention for students so thatthey would have an opportunity to build their confidence and knowledge in science andengineering with the goal that this intervention would lead to more students transferring to abachelor program. As discussed by S. Artis4, TTE REU brings students from communitycolleges around the state of California to the University of California, Berkeley to complete a9 week summer research internship. The first week of the internship has the students goingthrough a “laboratory bootcamp” where the students learn lab safety, ethics

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Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

the winter break, the program introduces freshmen and risingsophomores to scientific research as well as a variety of topics and skills such as applying forinternships; introduction to the research process; university laboratory tours; library presentationon conducting literature reviews; the university transfer process for community college students;technical presentation skills; and project-specific topics including experimental methods,instrumentation, and data acquisition and error analysis. The paper provides a detaileddescription of the program curriculum, results from the Winter 2016 cohort, and key findings onprogram outcomes relating to changes in students’ engagement in their academics, confidence inapplying for and obtaining

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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indicates that participation in more than one high-impact practice increases thebenefits for these students. Other specific strategies that have been proven effective in improvingstudent outcomes for minority students include mentoring programs,6 alternative instructionalstrategies,7 summer programs,8 and peer mentoring.9Among these high-impact practices that have been proven to be successful in four-yearuniversities but are less commonly employed at community colleges is summer researchinternships. There are many studies documenting the benefits of research opportunities forundergraduate students. Independent research experiences increase student engagement in theireducation10-12, enhance research and laboratory skills10-14, improve academic

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Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Mark Highum, Bay de Noc Community College; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University

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Two Year College Division

important aspect ofthe work and has helped to raise awareness of the benefits of the community college anduniversity partnership, as well as the importance of education in the skilled trades. The governorof Michigan visited the Bay College campus to tour through the new mechatronics and roboticsystems laboratory, among others, and even mentioned one of the college’s programs that hevisited during his State of the State speech. The director of the state’s Talent Investment Agencyalso visited the campus and was thoroughly impressed by the opportunities the program makesavailable to students, stating an interest in additional partnerships in the future between thecollege and the agency. Taking advantage of opportunities to showcase the work

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Charlotte B. Forrest

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. Student recruitment c. The modification, construction, or furnishing of laboratories or other buildings d. Curriculum revisions14. What guidance does NSF-ATE provide for including references in a proposal? a. References should be explained in the project description and are also required to be listed separately. b. References may be embedded and explained in the project description but do not need to be listed separately. c. References are optional for NSF-ATE proposals. d. References are not to be included in the project description, but should be listed separately.15. In preparing the required Budget and a Budget Justification for a proposal, NSF-ATE provides direction on all but which