Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Jacklin Stonewall, Iowa State University; Michael Dorneich, Iowa State University; Cassandra Dorius; Jane Rongerude PhD, Iowa State University

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Diversity, Diversity Research

Paper ID #242512018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29A Review of Bias in Peer AssessmentJacklin Hope Stonewall, Iowa State University Jacklin Stonewall is a Ph.D. student in the Departments of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engi- neering and Human Computer Interaction at Iowa State University. Her research interests include: gender HCI, decision support systems, sustainability, and the creation of equitable cities and classrooms.Prof. Michael Dorneich, Iowa State University Dr. Michael C. Dorneich is an Associate Professor at Iowa State

Conference Session

First-Generation Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Jennifer Blue, Miami University; Brielle Johnson, Miami University; Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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Diversity, First Generation

, feelings, andbehaviors of first-generation and low-income students in prerequisite and introductoryengineering courses: calculus, physics, and computer science. There were not many of thesestudents; 16.7% of students indicated that they did not have a parent or guardian who hadcompleted a bachelor’s degree or higher, and only 13.2% of students surveyed indicated thatthey had an annual family income of $50,000 or less. After a brief literature review, we willdescribe the participants, materials, and procedure before comparing the readiness, beliefs,achievement, and behaviors of both the first generation college students and low incomestudents to their peers. I. Literature Review External obstacles

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ilmi Yoon, San Francisco State University

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Diversity, Diversity Research

science courses with content only 10% to Hispanics/Latinos [5]—these numbers are farrelated to biology, (2) cohorts of students that progress lower than one would expect based on these groups’ sharethrough the program together, and (3) a small group peer of the population. Indeed, today CS remains one of thementoring environment, and (4) facilitated least diverse STEM disciplines. In addition to signaling ainterdisciplinary research projects. Graduates from this substantial problem with educational equity [6], societyprogram, referred to as "PINC" - Promoting INclusivity in has increasingly come to realize that this lack of diversityComputing - will receive a

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

education, wireless and sensor networks, and signal and information processing.Dr. Randal T Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Diversity and Student Persistence in the Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Course SequenceAbstractWhile historically underserved students derive differentially greater benefits from participationin research with faculty, they engage in the activity at lower rates than their peers. In contrast tothe national trend, the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology enrolls representative proportions of Black/African American students andHispanic/Latino students with

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

collaboration and communitybuilding around an issue among researchers who are also participants [13]. As Ellis, Adams, andBochner [14] describe, community autoethnography enables researchers to study “the personalexperience of researchers-in-collaboration to illustrate how a community manifests particularsocial/cultural issues” (p. 279). In our case, the issues that emerged in our writings anddiscussions centered on the challenges of the gender gap, underrepresented minority status,international identities, and first generation students.The data was generative, embracing the researcher's subjectivity in the spirit of autoethnography.The data emerged from the dynamic communication as we discussed the class readings, relatedentries in our journals, and

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

specialized interests (Itoet al., 2009), but it has expanded to be used as a way to describe informal learning experiencesthat seek to support these interactions.High-school aged youth can participate in the weekend program as long a single semester to aslong as four years. Each year, new teenagers are recruited to participate when other teensgraduate. Each cohort of 25 interns includes five returning interns who lead a group of five newinterns. At the start of a 10-week long session, youth in teams are presented with a designchallenge: to imagine then create an engaging and educational visitor experience. Interns work inteams to communicate their ideas effectively with one another as they exchange information andconcepts, and engage in peer-to-peer

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Robin McCann, Shippensburg University; Alice Armstrong, Shippensburg University; Bilita S. Mattes, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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Diversity, Faculty

relationships among STEM facultyacross central Pennsylvania.The mentoring network has grown to a 2017 cohort of 44 participants in seven STEMdisciplines, traveling up to 100 miles from 21 colleges and universities. Core workshop topicshave included Work/Life Balance, Writing Productivity, and Self-Advocacy, as well as annualSymposia on Collaborative Research Opportunities and Innovative Teaching and ImprovingTeaching Evaluations. Program evaluation shows almost all involved women have remained inacademia and advanced through the ranks while feeling less isolated. An innovative sustainablefunding model is being piloted by transitioning to a social business model that extendsprogramming to STEM women in industry and government. Industry sponsors gain

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Donald Winiecki Ph.D., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Timothy Andersen, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Dianxiang Xu, Boise State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

are commonly considered paramount in any engineering field(and it should go without saying that this includes computer science), this manuscript focuses on ourefforts toward achieving the goals associated with ethics, morality, inclusion, diversity and socialjustice. To a large extent, it is a gloss written from the author’s first-person perspective as the socialscientist on the CSP-Hatchery project team, and individual most directly responsible for preparing anddelivering (or ghost-writing) relevant curricula and supporting other faculty in incorporatingprofessional, context-aware and responsive social ethics across the BSU CS curriculum.Background: Not `the way it is,` but `the way we have allowed it to become`The fact that groups other

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Sandra English, Cleveland State University; Hannah Rosen, Cleveland State University; Anette M. Karlsson, Cleveland State University

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Diversity, Veterans

Diversity Council to implement programs and initiatives that reflect the College’s commitment to diver- sity. She is the advisor for the NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) student chapter and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) student chapter. Ms. English serves as the primary point of contact and liaison with internal and external constituencies. Hannah Rosen, M.Ed., is the Coordinator of Engineering Student Programs and Recruitment for the Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State University. Originally, from Phoenix, AZ, Hannah earned her undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and her Masters of Education in Higher Education from Arizona

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Tim John Weston, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy DuBow, National Center for Women & IT; Alexis Kaminsky, Kaminsky Consulting, LLC

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Diversity, Gender

making. 1 The SCCT model posits thatperson-centered variables of domain-specific self-efficacy coupled with interests and realisticoutcome expectations about the field propel individuals to pursue particular careers. Careerchoice is further influenced by a combination of supportive and inhibiting contextual factors.Supportive factors associated with pursuing computing include: early exposure, access to highquality learning experiences, supportive parents, and peer groups.2, 3 Inhibiting factors includelimited access, subtle and not-so-subtle racism and sexism, geographic location, and lower socio-economic status.3, 4 Importantly, SCCT incorporates gender and race/ethnicity explicitly in its model, whichrenders it appropriate for work with

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

in more depth and highlighted the challenge in getting gender balance inthe program. In addition to an extended description of the Summer Bridge Experience, Ennis etal. (2011) also discussed the impact of residential life and peer mentoring on the program.Student academic placement was outlined and lessons learned from the math and scienceplacement tests and subsequent performance. Again, student feedback was assessed againstprogram goals and the impact of the Engineering GoldShirt Program on the culture in theengineering college is discussed.Many Engineering GoldShirt Program components were also researched extensively using bothquantitative and qualitative methods as part of a larger Inclusive Excellence project, Sullivan et.al (2015). In

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

Support from the Theories of Liberatory Pedagogy and IntersectionalityI. IntroductionWithin conversations on broadening participation in engineering, there is a longstandingrecognition of the need for and importance of institutional support for students fromunderrepresented demographic groups [1]. This support comes from many sources, such asinstitutional offices, programmatic initiatives, and informal mentoring by faculty and peers. Keyinstitutional programmatic interventions include bridge programs, recruitment incentives,scholarship support, and safe space communities for marginalized and underrepresented identitygroups. These initiatives act as a front line for addressing diversity and equity in engineering.Their importance has been

Conference Session

Graduate Education Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Heather Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware

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Diversity, Graduate Education

events. Faculty advisors and staff assistantsare available to help and advise, but the students are the ones who do most of the work.In addition to planning events for the UD engineering community, all department representativesare liaisons, or points of reference, for other women in their departments. Similar to anombudsperson, WIE members are available to provide their peers guidance or information, or alink to a supportive faculty member. WIE committee members have in the past made criticalconnections between a student and the dean’s office, resulting in interventions that improved thestudent’s situation.Officers The committee elects officers, including a chair, a co-chair, webmaster(s) andpublicist(s). The role of the chair is to plan and

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Padma Akkaraju, Oregon State University; Joseph McGuire, Oregon State University; Thuy T. Tran, Oregon State University; Andrea Zigler, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Faculty

energy.Implementation of the College of Engineering strategic planFaculty recruitmentThe national need to improve inclusivity and increase diversity in STEM disciplines poses acomplex challenge that is associated with a variety of policy and social issues described andanalyzed by a huge volume of scholarship and archival reports [1-5]. The engineering facultydiversity challenge in particular has proven to be quite durable. Despite this complexity and theslow pace of progress in diversifying faculty ranks overall, there are universities of everyCarnegie classification that have created faculties far more diverse than those of their peers,often starting with faculty diversity levels well below average. Superior recruiting practices arecited as principally

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

ESL courses at Mada Walabu University for over seven years, where he also served the university assum- ing various positions such as being Quality Assurance Director, Teachers Development Leader, Pedagogy Trainer as well as English Language Center Coordinator. Atota was also a principal investigator of the project entitled ”Engendering Higher Education Curricula”, where he, along with four project members, investigated gender issues in higher education and devised comprehensive interventions in the form of training for students, academic, support and administrative staff as well as by writing guidelines for the university. Atota is interested in working to ensure equity and quality in higher education, particularly for

Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, Diversity Research

having “complained” about white,heteronormative masculinity in mathematics and: According to Professor Luis Leyva, children are implicaitly taught from an early age to associate innovate problem-solving with masculinity while viewing conformity and "meekness" as feminist traits.14 [sic]The piece contains so many typos it is unintelligible and Leyva’s actual argument is renderedunrecognizable. There was a time when we would have ignored or dismissed such arguments asinvalid, and such shoddy and sloppy writing as drivel. However, many students struggle withinformation literacy and are still developing their ability to evaluate the quality of informationand argument; we cannot afford to ignore this reality. 22It is crucial in our