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Relying on Sight as the Primary Sense: Employing Deaf Students in STEM and Design Fields

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Chris Campbell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Trager, Rochester Institute of Technology; Byron Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology
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in the workforce and their daily life. She is a subject matter expert in product design/development and digital engineering/manufacturing especially from prototype or service to marketplace. Prior to joining NTID, Dannels worked for several engineering corporations.Mr. Chris Campbell, Rochester Institute of Technology Chris Campbell is a Research Associate Professor with the Center on Access Technology at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, one of the colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology. His research and development focus is on access technologies that will positively impact post-secondary educational experiences for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.Mr. Brian Trager, Rochester Institute of
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Developing Career Self-Efficacy of Researchers in Human-Centered Computing through Scholarship Support (Experience)

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Kyla McMullen, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida
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students. Research in Higher Education,57(6):714–738, 2016.[4] Juan E. Gilbert Jerlando F.L. Jackson, LaVar J. Charleston and Cheryl Seals. Changingattitudes about computing science at historically black colleges and universities: Benefits of anintervention program designed for undergraduates. Journal of African American Studies,17(2):162––173, 2011.[5] LaVar Charleston and Rual Leon. Constructing self-efficacy in stem graduate education.Journal for Multicultural Education, 10:152–166, 2016.[6] Patricia Somers and James Cofer. Singing the student loan blues: Multiple voices, multipleapproaches. In Student loan debt: Problems and prospects; proceedings from a nationalsymposium, 1997.[7] Margaret A. Baker and Sandra A Sgoutas-Emch. Evidence-based
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Preparing Future Minority Faculty for the Professoriate (Experience)

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Shea Bigsby, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T State University; Evelyn Sowells-Boone, North Carolina A&T State University; Mark A. Melton, Saint Augustine's University
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. Melton is a member of the American Evaluators Association, Society for Neuroscience, GeneticsSociety of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi and BetaKappa Chi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preparing Future Minority Faculty for the Professoriate: A Competency-Based ModelIntroductionThe Preparing Future Minority Faculty (PFMF) program seeks to train underrepresentedminority (URM) Ph.D. students and postdocs for successful careers in academia by providingmentorship, extensive training in best practices, and actual experiences in teaching, research, andservice. In developing the program, the following research questions were
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Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce Report – Implications for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Tina L. Fletcher, University of Pennsylvania; Janelle L. Williams, Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Brittany Nicole Boyd, Morgan State University; Kevrick Watkins
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conclusions drawn. First, there is a need for increased efforts to advanceand expand quantitative research related to the role of HBCUs in graduating Black engineersincluding dual engineering programs with PWIs. Secondly, an analysis of research and practice-based funding allocations for engineering at HBCUs should be conducted.ConclusionBy highlighting model programs and processes, thoroughly examining challenges faced by MSIson their path to producing the diverse students needed in the STEM workforce, this reportprovided a thorough and in-depth synthesis of the current state of STEM at MSIs, anexamination that was not previously available. Given the need to invest more in understandingand researching STEM education across the pipeline to increase
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Experience: An Examination of Learning Community Models on the Retention, Progression, and Academic Performance of Engineering Students at a Historically Black University

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University/Florida State University
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Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1999 to 2004, and associate dean for student affairs and curriculum at the college from 2004 to 2018. Dr. Perry’s research interests include semiconductor device modeling, embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is an electrical and computer engineering program evaluator for ABET, Inc, a senior member of the IEEE, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell is the Director of Student Access at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (COE). As Director, Charmane leads a comprehensive effort to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate minorities and women in engineering. She has
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The MEP Census: Characterizing Essential Programmatic and Intrastructural Elements of Minority Engineering Programs (MEP) Nationwide

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Marcos Miranda, Ohio State University ; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marianne T. Johnson, University of Delaware; Michael L. Vaughan, University of Delaware; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rachel A. Davidson, University of Delaware
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practice. During his time as a graduate student, Dr. Dickerson gained significant management and leadership experience as a member of the Board of Directors (2004 – 2009) of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). His work with NSBE culminated in his service as President, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer and the launch of the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) program in 2007 – 2008. In 2012, he joined the staff of the Minority Engineering Program at Purdue and has since taken on the role of Associate Director. In this capacity, he manages the staff members in executing programming designed to transform the College of Engineering into a more diverse and inclusive environment by
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Board 103: Work in Progress: NSF S-STEM Program: Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention: Energizing and Supporting Students with Diverse Backgrounds in Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shuyan Sun
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established partnershipbetween the state university and community colleges to improve and investigate the transferexperience of community college students to four-year programs, student retention at theuniversity, and job placement and pathways to graduate school and employment. A mixedmethods quantitative and qualitative research approach will examine the implementation andoutcomes of proactive recruitment; selected high impact practices, such as orientation, one-to-one faculty mentoring, peer mentoring, and community building; participation by students inresearch-focused activities, such as research seminars and undergraduate experiences; andparticipation by students in career and professional development activities.In this paper, preliminary data
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