Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sevinj Iskandarova, James Madison University; Oris Griffin, James Madison University

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in many educational institutions. The purpose of thismixed method study was two-fold. First, the researchers examined faculty member’s reactions toworking in a culturally diverse environment. Secondly, the researchers wanted to uncover bestpractices or strategies that might improve cultural awareness in workforce development in termsof navigating daily life within an educational institution. This study delved into the experiencesfaculty members reported having in their workplace. The study involved 224 faculty membersacross various departments and career statuses working at a public coeducational researchinstitution in the United States of America. The survey and interview responses to apredetermined set of questions were analyzed in order

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

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OutcomesThree pillars of excellence support the expanded diversity and inclusion work effort for theBOLD Center: access, retention and performance (Louie & Sullivan, 2010). Expecting anddriving towards excellence establishes the belief and means to accomplish the new program’sgoals. Along with seeking excellence, really understanding our data became, and still is, aguiding principle for our work. We slowly came to realize our passivity in creating andmaintaining systems rather than actively seeking real change. The gaps in graduation rates andperformance (shown in Figure 3) demonstrated to the BOLD Center that instilling an excellencemindset in students, faculty and staff would be critical to realize any narrowing of these gaps.Seeking to praise

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Tiago R Forin, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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-of-class is to offer students theopportunity to self-identify through their names or pronouns. This helps set up a classroomenvironment where students feel more comfortable and welcome. One faculty member at RowanUniversity learns more about her students’ personal identities by using a poem activity to learnmore about the students, including their family background and important holidays. The facultymember also shares her background as an ice breaker activity.Introductory Engineering CourseThere are more course-oriented ways to incorporate diversity. Within a student’s undergraduatecareer, certain courses can explore engineering in the broader context. At Midsized NortheasternUniversity, the introductory engineering course was redesigned to

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Su Li, U. C. Hastings, College of the Law; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; joan Chalmers Williams, University of California, Hastings College of the Law

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, finding solutions and making5 Since the Maternal Wall bias is focused on gender based bias, we would not elaborate on the regressioncoefficients of the race variables. Model 5 does show Latino/Latina reported lower level agreement with thestatement. We do not have enough data in this study to offer an explanation to this result.improvements are what researchers and practitioners should focus on next. Various attemptshave been made or are in the making. For instance, a group of graduate students and faculty atthe Purdue University Engineering Education program published a report with proposedsolutions to improve African-American women’s presence in engineering (Fletcher et al 2016).The Center for WorkLife law at U. C. Hastings are working on

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayra S Artiles, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Raeven Carmelita Waters; Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech. Lee’s research interests include co-curricular support, student success and retention, and diversity in STEM. Among his honors and awards, Lee received a 2012 NSF GRFP Award and an ASEE Appren- tice Faculty Grant Award in 2015. He received his Ph.D in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, his M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.Mr. Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech Ben Lutz is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research in- terests include innovative pedagogies in engineering design, exploring student experiences within design