Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Adam Giles Tennant; David J. Ellert PE, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

manufacturing analysis as a capstone design project. Fortheir project, they developed the design of a flexible work cell that could be used to produce themodular units for multiple houses that would make up the MAGIC village. The work cell wouldallow rapid production and assembly but still leave some degree of customization options, to beselected by the residents.The construction site of the house in the middle of campus was easily accessed during and priorto construction; this allowed the students more opportunities than they would have been for atypical building project. A Soil Mechanics class took advantage of this by taking soil samplesthat were analyzed using the same techniques included in the laboratory portion of the class, butwith a tangible

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

explore moreabout privilege, perspective, and how hard work – while it makes a difference – may not get oneas far if there are systemic hurdles in their way. The role of one’s community on the individual’ssuccess is discussed further as well.Lecture 6: Teaching with ConstraintsIn this activity, students put into groups and asked to design a typical lab lesson. They are told thatthey have access to a standard laboratory classroom, will have a diverse class among manydimensions stressing that there will be students of varying familiarity with the material, ethnicitiesand socio-economic backgrounds. They are told that the materials for their lab cost about $300and to plan accordingly. After the initial lesson is designed, each group is given

Conference Session

Perspectives on Service Learning: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Pierce, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

studentoutcomes with the community outcomes and impacts. Parallel studies are being conducted withthe program’s community partners to assess the impact on the community and the quality of thepartnerships developed with the program. This paper focuses on the plethora of self-reportedstudent evaluation data over 23 years.Program OverviewThe EPICS Program was initiated in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering atPurdue University in 1995 [51] The program has grown steadily in size and breadth to where it isrecognized as an independent academic program within the College of Engineering withdedicated laboratories. The program has experienced growth over the 23 years as shown inFigure 1. In the recent years, the growth rate has been very rapid and