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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Rachel Saunders, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Madison Elizabeth Levan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

program ranging from personal (e.g., developing and maintaining relationships) toeducational (e.g., institutional support, infrastructure, and policies) [24]. Given the characteristicsof graduate student veterans and unique academic environment of engineering graduateprograms, faculty interaction and relationships with student veterans can play a critical role infacilitating or hindering the successful academic or career advancement of these students [3].Therefore, in this qualitative study, we explored the major characteristics of mentors’ andmentees’ relationships and experiences in a newly-implemented mentoring program that aimedto support student veterans in an engineering graduate program.MethodResearch designThis study is part of greater

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University. Dr. Main examines student academic pathways and transitions to the workforce in science and engineering. She was a recipi- ent of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Award, the 2015 Frontiers in Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to examine the longitudinal career pathways of engineering PhDs.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Reza Rahdar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryan Goyings, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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analyzed.IntroductionOnline education is experiencing an explosive growth over the past decade. According to thelatest report from the Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics [1], thenumber and proportion of college and university students taking classes online grew solidly by5.7% in 2017, even as overall post-secondary enrollments fell by 0.5%. Despite the tremendousgrowth, online education still faces significant challenges. Among them, the lack of frequent andmeaningful interaction between students and faculty members has often been cited as the mainobstacle for increasing the quality of online educational experience and improving studentoutcomes and satisfaction.The flexibility and personalized learning opportunities offered by online