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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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leadership studies at North Carolina A&T State University. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision making, intellectual sustainability in higher education, corporate social responsibility and ethics, and East Asian higher education systems. She has presented numerous workshops on issues related to minority affairs, graduate admissions and funding opportunities, intellectual capital management and investment, core professional development competencies, and graduate research and teaching assistant training and assessment.Dr. Shea Bigsby, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Shea Bigsby is the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Services in the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Ann Vallie; Josh Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Teri Ann Allery; Karl Haefner, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

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Karl Haefner, PEEC Collaborative Team Member. University of Phoenix, M.A.e.d., Secondary Education, 2008 Grand Valley State University, B.S. Geology, 2004 Sagi- naw Valley State University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1988 Mr. Haefner is an engineering instructor at Cankdeska Cikana Community College, where he is actively working to build the Pre-Engineering Department. He assisted with writing the AMI accreditation report to the HLC, wrote several success- ful grants, and managed CCCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Curriculum and Pre-Engineering Educational Consortium. In addition the Advanced Manufacturing initiative at CCCC has hired two undergraduates to run the 3-D/Scanner Laboratory. The aforementioned gives the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camille Birch, University of Washington; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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stand-alone course available to all undergraduates that highlights the roles scientists andengineers can play in promoting social justice.The first offering of “Science and Engineering for Social Justice” was in Fall 2018 with31 students from both STEM and non-STEM majors. The is a 5-credit, writing-intensive,discussion-based course. For more information on instructor background, motivation fordesigning this course, enrollment, curriculum, and course logistics, please see our mostrecent work [3]. Example curricular materials for will be provided at the conference.Course OverviewStudents explore the impact of science and engineering in society through in-classdiscussions, assigned readings, and weekly written reflections. Students explore

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mein, University of Texas at El Paso; Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso

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Teacher Education, and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Reading/Writing/Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and has been a faculty member at UTEP since 2008.Miss Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso Helena Muci˜no is a Ph.D. student in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She holds a master’s degree in Musical Education Research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is currently working as a Research Assistant for an NSF-funded project at UTEP dedicated to broadening the participation of Latinx students in higher edu- cation. c American Society for Engineering Education

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield; Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield

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mentoring.Dr. Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES: (2017-Present) Associate Professor for the STEM Affinity Group, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University, Bakersfield. Duties included teaching responsibilities in Undergraduate Biology. Additional duties included grant writing, manage- ment, and evaluation. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Include teaching and learning cognition skills, informal learning environ- ments and strategies, and science/technology curriculum design/implementation/evaluation.Mrs. Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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[19]conducted work in the same realm ofculture-based education for Native American students by investigating the use of culture inteaching mathematics. This work introduced the idea of “identity accomplishment confusion,” Work in Progress: Seeking Wa:k Community Perceptions in Engineering 4where culture compromises the learning of fundamental skills. Although this report providesexamples of how teaching methods (e.g., peer learning) have had positive results in teachingfundamental mathematics among Native American students, it concedes that culturally infusedmethods have not been evaluated. This study also acknowledges Native Americans cannot andshould not be homogenized due to various environments, and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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students still do not yet experience full access to information inpostsecondary education that is equal to that of their hearing peers. Many existing anddeveloping technologies have significant potential to serve as effective “access technologies” forDHH people.Access technologies refer to technologies or devices that can be utilized by DHH students toassist them in acquiring or sharing information, communicating, or otherwise participating ineducational opportunities, including classroom, online learning, and laboratory experiences, aswell as educational experiences taking place outside of the classroom. To address the uniquechallenges of utilizing or adapting new technologies for use in postsecondary educationalsettings, Rochester Institute of

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harvey Abramowitz EngScD, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond; Roy L. Hamilton, Purdue University Northwest

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problem of retaining students in a program of study in engineering has long beena problem for engineering educators…Roughly fifty percent of the students who begin inengineering leave the field before receiving their engineering degree [1].” According toAnderson-Rowland [2], the enrollment of minority freshman in engineering had increased morethan six fold during the 1980s and 1990s. However the attrition rate for freshman engineeringminorities was still high. Moreover, after five years of study, the graduation rate for minoritystudents (African American, Hispanic American, and Native American), is much lower than thatof non-minorities. Peter Schmidt [3], writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, noted thatinadequate preparation for college

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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isolation, individualism, lack of financial support, insufficientfaculty interaction and other factors contribute to the lack of diversity in computing fields,particularly at the doctoral level3. Providing students with effective mentorship could assist inalleviating these circumstances and improve their willingness to continue in the computingsciences4. Additionally, developing ecosystems or networks that create, promote, and increasesocial capital of underrepresented students could factor into their ability to persist and transcendthese and other unfavorable experiences. In 2016, Charleston et al. revealed that parentalinvolvement, mentorship, counseling, and peer interaction can deeply impact self–efficacy andpersistence in students pursuing

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; J. Thompson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joerene Acerrador Aviles, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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. Johnson et al. write, “…there is nothing special about the waterthat stays in the pipe and that which leaks” [7, p. 342]. Still others note that careers are morecomplex than the “leaking only” action of the pipeline – some successful scientists may leaveand then return, or may find fulfillment in other fields [22]. As an alternative, authors haveproposed other models, such as Etzkowitz’s [23] “vanish box” in which underrepresentedstudents (women, in particular) tend to vanish from scientific careers, but reappear in careers thatcombine science with business or communication skills. Perna [24] also suggests a “multiplepathways” model, which has been picked up by advocates for minority engineers [19]. Perna’smodel allows for alternate routes within

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Michael Schearer, Cleveland State University; M. Ann Reinthal, Cleveland State University; Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University

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Cleveland area independently either by wheelchair or his adapted car.Brad’s research project was to design and build a force/torque sensor that can be worn on thewrist by a person with a spinal cord injury. His daily activities included making models in acomputer aided design program, speaking with vendors on the phone, selecting and purchasingcomponents for his design, 3D printing some components, and writing software to read hissensor. He worked with another student on this project. His activities were not restricted by hisdisability. Brad presented a poster at the International Symposium on Wearable andRehabilitation Robotics in Houston. He drove to the conference and shared a rented apartmentwith a Cleveland State Graduate Student.Program