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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya taught mathe- matics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools. She is a PhD student in the School of Education at University of Colorado Boulder studying Learning Sciences and Human Development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; Sally Gerster, University of Colorado; Todd Freeborn, University of Alabama; Debra Moehle McCallum, University of Alabama; Rachel M. Frazier, University of Alabama; Eric R. Giannini, RJ Lee Group

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

McCallum is a Senior Research Social Scientist and Director of the Institute for Social Science Research. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Furman University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a social psychologist interested in evaluations of education and community intervention programs and research on social issues, such as career choices related to STEM fields, social-psychological aspects of health behavior and outcomes, and safety and well-being of children and youth. She has led program evaluation activities for a variety of NSF-funded projects.Dr. Rachel M. Frazier, University of Alabama Rachel helps entrepreneurs plan sustainable businesses

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

ofbreadth versus depth in the introductory transportation engineering course as universitiescontinue to struggle with which topics and additional issues (such as policy, energy,environment, and technology) to include [19]. The following section furthers the discussion onthis introductory course and its contents.Introductory Transportation Engineering CoursesAn introductory course is often the first exposure to transportation engineering that civilengineering students receive in their undergraduate career. This course has the ability toinspire students to pursue more advanced transportation engineering courses andultimately a career within the field. In order to gain students’ attention, introductorycourses require effective strategies [23] of

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University; Dante Dionne, Korean Air

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Military and Veterans

Work, online games, IT experiential learning processes, and IT convergence & platform. His papers have appeared in Information Resources Management Journal, Cluster Computing, International Journal of Advanced Media and Com- munication, Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems, and Journal of Korean OR/MS Society and also have been presented at many leading international conferences (ICIS, HICSS, PACIS).Dr. Dante Dionne, Korean Air Dante Dionne is a Senior Innovation Technology consultant. The past 20+ years of his career has centered on management and professional services consulting. Where, he has specialized in leading multi-national project teams in digital business transformation, mobility and innovative

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Crystal L. Renfro, Kennesaw State University; Lori J. Ostapowicz Critz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

librarian without engineering expertise can successfully navigate a new career with theassistance of the proper tools and support. This paper will delineate the process for gaining botha “common knowledge” vocabulary and an understanding of engineering research specialties. Asin liaison librarianship across the spectrum, building relationships with faculty andadministrators in engineering departments is paramount. The authors will recommend steps andactions to help build and sustain partnerships.The DisciplineThe types of typical assignments that engineering students have in their classes varies bydiscipline and university, potentially adding even more confusion for the new librarian. One ofthe authors has observed that her engineering students

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Faculty Development Medley

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Om Prakash Jain, Independent Consultant

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

unable to attract top-quality engineers for faculty positions due to the lack ofattractive long-term career growth prospects and due to the stigmatization of teaching jobs[3].This is not only seriously hampering building excellence in Indian engineering institutions,but is becoming an issue of their survival. The teaching-learning process in an educational institution is the key process like themanufacturing process in a manufacturing firm and the faculty members of the institute are itskey elements. The ABET report ‘Engineering Change: A Study of the Impact of EC2000’ thatrefers to the criteria for accrediting engineering programs states that the teaching faculty is theheart of any educational program [4]. We contend that the

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Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Donna Lynn Stallings

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

, including the Development of a Model for The Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process. Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri is currently the chair of the NCAT CAM’s Education subcommittee. He contributed to the outreach CAM since 2015.Dr. Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University Professor and Chair of Civil and Architectural Engineering DepartmentMrs. Donna Lynn Stallings Mrs. Donna Stallings currently works for Lincoln University as a staff member in the Career Services Department. She retired in May 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. She received a Master’s in Secondary Education with an emphasis in mathematics in 2000 from Lincoln University. Mrs. Stallings taught mathematics

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Creating Equity Through Structure and Pedagogy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, American Society for Engineering Education; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolina Favela, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

skills, and leadership talents) and (D) apply them to their future aspirations, suchas graduate school, careers, civic responsibility, et cetera. Our curricular and co-curricularexperiences intersect in what are known as high-impact practices, eight of which are at the centerof our UTEP Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP): 1. First-Year Experience; 2. Student Employment& Leadership; 3. Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity; 4. Learning Communities; 5.Internship & Practicum; 6. Study Abroad/Study Away; 7. Community Engagement & ServiceLearning, and 8. Capstone Experiences.We have chosen for practical purposes to focus on supporting our students with disabilities toengage in the second and third of these practices. Further, in this

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The Evolving Classroom

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

. Cultivating this ability before entering the work force could be highlyimpactful for the career trajectory of new engineers.Just as there is variability in student preparation, there is variability in structural design instructors.Some are well prepared to skillfully blend lessons in structural behavior and the details of thedesign specification, while others are not and may tend to fall into the common trap of assigninga linear presumption to the amount of material they cram into their course. This is a well-recognized problem in engineering courses, as wonderfully described and analyzed by ProfessorEmeritus David Bella of Oregon State University [3], where the focus is on productivity – the moretopics covered in a course, the better the course

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Marjorie C. Shavers, Heidelberg University; Stacie LeSure, American Society for Engineering Education; Breauna Marie Spencer, University of California, Irvine; Aishwarya P. Joshi, Heidelberg University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

to expect to find them as faculty members in these colleges. In aneffort to create a pool of Black women who qualified to pursue academic careers in engineeringor computer science, there must be intentional initiatives focused on understanding the authenticexperiences of these women. Strategies, grounded in research, must be developed to enhance therecruitment and retention of Black women across all academic levels. The academic communitymust also gain a better understanding of how to increase the awareness and interests of Blackwomen to pursue careers in the professoriate. Once these most promising practices are unveiled,meaningful avenues must be created to share how they can be effectively implemented.Project OverviewThe Niela Project is

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Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzette R. Burckhard P.E., South Dakota State University; Joanita M. Kant, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; Ross Peder Abraham, South Dakota State University; Richard Reid P.E., South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

on Pine Ridge Reservation and ethnographic research on Rosebud Reservation. That reservation research is part of an ongoing National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored Pre-Engineering Education Collabora- tive led by Oglala Lakota College (a tribal college) in cooperation with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and SDSU. She has recently served as a principal investigator for a South Dakota Space Grant Consortium project designed to create interest in STEM education and careers among high school girls at Flandreau Indian School. She has publications in peer-reviewed regional conference proceedings and international journals and has recently co-edited a book about bringing engineering to Native Hawai

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Valeria Bertacco, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

Computer Aided Design. She is the author of three books on correctness in computer design. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1998 and 2003; and a Computer Engineering degree (”Dottore in Ingegneria”) summa cum laude from the University of Padova, Italy in 1995. Valeria is the recipient of the IEEE CEDA Early Career Award, NSF CAREER award, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s Young Investigator award and the IBM Faculty Award. From the University of Michigan she received the Vulcans Education Excellence Award, the Herbert Kopf Service Excellence Award, the Sarah Goddard Power Award for contribution to the betterment of women and the Rackham Faculty

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IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington

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Industrial Engineering

students pursue IE as a career option.Recent engineering enrollment data from Iowa State University provides empirical evidence ofthis lack of awareness. As illustrated in Figure 1, the percentage of undeclared engineeringstudents choosing to major in IE after arriving on campus is much higher than those choosing IEdirectly upon arrival on campus. In contrast, the values of these two metrics tend to be similar formore familiar disciplines, such as mechanical and electrical engineering.Figure 1: Percentage of high school graduates’ vs undeclared freshmen choosing to major in IE.Previous research has shown that K-12 students’ awareness of a STEM discipline impacts theireventual selection of that discipline as a career option [2]. Existing literature

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Practice II: Curricular Innovations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting; Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation

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Educational Research and Methods

research interests are in the areas of girls’ and women’s identities in STEM fields, engineering and computer science in K-12 education, and iteration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Instructional Strategies in K12 informal engineering education - Deep case study approaches to educational researchK-12 informal engineering education can support student confidence, interest, and awareness ofthe field of engineering [1,2,3,4]. Studies have suggested that K-12 informal learning caninfluence students’ awareness of the fields of engineering [5] as potential career opportunities.Researchers have also found that engineering activities outside of school can engage youth

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rachel Ann Baker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She also serves on their Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Purdue

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Society of Engineering Educa- tion with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning. She was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland).Dr. Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education Rocio Chavela is Director of Education and Career Development at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, a B.S. and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in Mexico. Rocio’s current efforts focus on engineering faculty and graduate student development, with particular

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Weinan Gao, Georgia Southern University

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College Industry Partnerships

course delivery. These findings can provide aguide for incorporating lessons in the students’ collegiate work to further help students masterthe higher ranking skills. The study can also further strengthen the College and Industrypartnership through better preparing the students for STEM industry positions. Career centersand advisors in colleges could use the study findings to better guide the STEM studentsin selecting the proper major and tailoring their skills to the employer needs. A moreindustry aligned college education will positively contribute to economic growth and creation ofjobs.References:[1] H. Salzman, "What Shortages? The Real Evidence About the STEM Workforce," Issues in Science and Technology, pp. 58-67, 2013.[2] J

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IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Audrey Fyock, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

-on material that can beapplied to students’ future careers [4]. One way that undergraduate students receive hands-oninstruction is through participation in undergraduate research programs. Undergraduate researchprovides students with many benefits, including improved critical thinking and communicationskills, practice working with real-life problems and solutions, engagement with mentors andfaculty, and an increased knowledge of disciplinary focus [5], [6]. Undergraduate researchallows students to practice creativity, innovation, and problem solving, and is more likely tobetter prepare students for the workforce than passive pedagogy, like traditional lectures [5].Increased self-confidence has been identified as an additional benefit of

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Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #21888Active Learning Group Work: Helpful or Harmful for Women in Engineer-ing?Ms. Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder Megan Keogh is an undergraduate student studying environmental engineering and environmental policy at the University of Colorado Boulder. Megan has been involved in education outreach and mentorship for much of her college career. She completed a STEM education class in which she shadowed a local 5th grade teacher and taught three of her own STEM lessons. Megan has also been a new-student mentor through her department’s peer mentoring program. Now, Megan is interested in researching

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First-year Programs Division: Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

higher ratethan non-URM students. In an attempt to address these issues, a modified, integrated first-yearorientation program, consisting of a summer bridge and in-semester curricular and co-curricularcomponents, was implemented and funded first by a NASA Space Grant and later by NSF. Theprogram targeted first-time, full-time (FTFT) students from URM groups, including females, andprovided opportunities for students to develop strategies for academic success, exploreengineering careers, and start building a professional network through a multi-level peer, facultyand alumni mentoring system.The challenges, logistics and results of the implementation of this program are detailed in thispaper. Preliminary results not only advance retention efforts

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Alternative Teaching Methods

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Jennifer G. Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

interactions among the STEM disciplines, andinterest in STEM careers [1-6]. Many in-service STEM teachers have limited experienceand/or educational background in engineering and technology. These teachers havelimited confidence to incorporate engineering and technology in their classroom.At a professional development (PD) workshop, that is part of a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) funded engineering research project, teachers from different schooldistricts were invited to learn building automation and additive manufacturing at auniversity campus in summer 2017. The overall goal of the project is to increase thenumber of students on the STEM pathway. This work reports the findings of a study thatexplored the effectiveness of a teacher PD workshop

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Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justine Chasmar, Goucher College; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

be included in the FoP construct, loaded into PIin this analysis. The negative language “I do not connect my future career with what I amlearning in this course” lends itself to the PI construct and may have confused students. The itemshould be altered or reconsidered for future analysis.This work is particularly valuable as FTP has been shown, quantitatively and qualitatively, tohave an impact on goal-setting and metacognitive strategies in the present [2], [6], [10]–[13], asstated in the Background section. By clustering students into homogeneous groups, practitionerscan better understand students’ goals, perceptions of their future, and the perceived utility ofclass content. By understanding these aspects of FTP, practitioners can better

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Girls in Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abigail Jagiela, University of St. Thomas; Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas; Paige Huschka, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

as more technical-based. This focus often attracts more young women,propelling them into potential engineering and computer science careers later in life bypromoting opportunities for early STEAM education which work to close this stark gender gap.Creativity and music were at the forefront of each element of the program. According to a 2013study completed at Drexel University, students consistently perform higher in their overalleducation when they are exposed to the arts (Gregorio, 2013). This finding was reinforced in astudy performed by Michigan State University. When reviewing education history of honorsgraduate students, the study found that nearly 93% of STEM honors students had participated inmusical education in the past (Brockmann

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elyse Hill, University of Guelph; Andrew Lee, University of Guelph; Amy Domenique Gadsden, University of Alberta ; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

Programs. Throughouthis career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he hasbeen a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland BaltimoreCounty (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Take Flight Robotics: A STEM-Education Workshop for High School StudentsSummer activities and programs are important to attract students to careers inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Take Flight Robotics (TFR)was a youth outreach workshop and program that ran for one week during thesummer in 2015 and 2016 at the

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Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Lauren Sargent, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan R. Bayley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anna Veronica Walter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

interest in engineering in general, and provide information onhow to pursue interests in engineering including eventual career paths. It is therefore crucial thatengineering students remain involved in the program to serve as role models and team memberswho are comfortable with the content knowledge applied in the activities. However, it is believedthat Access Engineering also could benefit greatly from leadership by those with experience inchildcare and education. With these considerations in mind, pre-service teachers were employedas leadership team coordinators (i.e., activity leaders), and engineering students were retained asleadership team (i.e., activity assistants).Novel Opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers In addition to helping

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona; Anita Grierson, Science Foundation Arizona; Anna Tanguma, Science Foundation Arizona

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration that included engagement analytics. She holds a US Patent # 7904323, Multi-Team Immersive Integrated Collaboration Workspace awarded

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Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Tia Navelene Barnes, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware; Xiaoxue 'Vera' Zhang, University of Delaware

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Professional - Design projects & internships help - Mixed perceptions (positive, College Level & Identity students see themselves as engineers negative, neutral) of how being a Departmental - Biomedical & Chemical engineers woman and/or student of color have more difficult time with impacts engineering identity professional identity formation Program - Need for improved articulation with - Women and underrepresented College Level & Supports career services, particularly for newer minority groups stress the Departmental majors (bioengineering) importance

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech; Scott W Case, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech; Natasha Smith, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical practices, environmental, ethics and humanitarian engineering, and non-traditional knowledge transfer. Homero has been recognized as a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society.Natasha Smith, Virginia Tech Natasha is the Director of Enrollment Management for the College of Engineering as well as an under- graduate academic and career advisor for General Engineering students. These dual roles allow Natasha the unique opportunity to

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando Sanguinette Hoilett, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Asem Farooq Aboelzahab, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Erica A. Lott, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

careers, research isclear that providing students autonomy in their learning environment fosters collaboration andstudent-driven learning [8]–[10]. After completing their chosen subcomponents, students thencombined their parts in order to create the completed circuit. Attendance is voluntary and is notfactored into students’ grades. The lessons are developed by the Graduate Teaching Assistant(GTA) and are complete with step-by-step instructions. An example circuit is shown in Figure 1.The remaining lessons can be found in an online repository [11].Surveys were distributed to students at the end of the semester. Survey questions were pairedsuch that we could compare students’ assessment of #FunTimesWithTheTA with that of thenormal course. We