Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

createdthat reinforced our unified intention to establish an academically successful system forunderrepresented students (Louie, Parker, & Myers, 2015).We also highlight the outcomes and lessons learned in creating and administering a novel accessprogram, called the Engineering GoldShirt Program (GS), for next-tier students (T. Ennis et al.,2010). We acknowledge our initial and fallacious thinking that these students required additional“boosting” to be able to achieve success in their engineering education. This paper presentsresults from our research that raised awareness of the ways assuming GS students would needadditional remedial coursework hindered their identity development as capable engineers. Wealso demonstrate how deficit ideologies

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Rice University; Renae Danielle Mayes, Ball State University; Carol Villanueva-Perez, Ball State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

self-esteem, self-efficacy, and effective self-advocacy; -   community building with other students with disabilities as an opportunity to support and share strategies for success with one another; and -   community building in groups of diverse learners (with and without disabilities) to teach and promote true inclusivity (this should also involve personal skills development opportunities for students without disabilities). •   Create stronger partnerships with high schools to: -   promote engineering and other STEM fields to educators, administrators, and counselors as viable options for students with disabilities