Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Laura Bayerle; Marietta R. Scanlon, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Diversity, Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

higher GPA than men as a result of their self-doubt.8-11 Inaddition, between 5th and 9th grade, gifted girls, perceiving that smarts aren't sexy, hide theiraccomplishments, indicating a strong argument towards providing girls with a segregatedenvironment while pursuing STEM interests.12 Key findings with respect to increasing studentinterest in STEM indicate that the most important methodologies for high impact programs Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn State Berksinvolve exploring STEM long term,13 inspiring career exploration,14 and exposing participantsto role-models. Although hands-on activities generate an interest in STEM, it is the interactionwith role-models that is instrumental in generating a

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Emily Alexandra German, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Niki Taylor Taheri, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Diversity, Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

apply theseconcepts in the form of a working speaker. In order for Vaughn’s Society of Women Engineers tofocus on minority students, a Title 1 Elementary School, i.e. a school with high numbers or Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn State Berkspercentages of children from low-income families and therefore requiring assistance from thegovernment, was chosen.This paper will present the rationale behind the choice of building a speaker as an engineeringworkshop topic, which is arranged in the second section. Secondly, the content of the workshopand how it was introduced to the students shall be provided in the third section. The result of theworkshop and its conclusion shall follow in the last two sections

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Ge Jin, Purdue University Northwest; Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest; Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Justin David Heffron, Purdue University Northwest; Jonathan Kakahiaka White

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Diversity, Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

)raise general awareness of cybersecurity and help all students understand appropriate and safeonline behavior, and 3) increase diversity in the US cybersecurity workforce. As described in theintroduction section, PNW GenCyber camp recruited 51.3% of underrepresented minority highschool students, and met the goal of increasing diversity of summer camp participants.To raise general awareness of cybersecurity and safe online behavior of high school students andincrease their interest in cyber security, we developed game based cyber security learning modulesto meet the GenCyber program goals.The topics of cybersecurity education games were selected in the following areas: Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Charles M Ouellette, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996; Luke Thomas Plante, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity, Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

/AfricanAmerican and White students (p=0.0002), and between male and female students (p=0.0016) werefound to be statistically significant. After taking an environmental science course at theundergraduate level, our results suggest that these differences are no longer significant.Keywordsenvironmental attitudes, environmental literacy, behavior Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn State BerksIntroductionThe need for environmental knowledge began with the origin of the human population. There wasa need to vent smoke from enclosed spaces (e.g., tents, caves, etc.) to improve air quality andreduce eye and lung irritation. The need for more informed environmental attitudes to guide policycame to the forefront based upon a