Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Correlation between Students Reported Self-Efficacy and RetentionAbstractThe Academy of Engineering Success (AcES) Program at West Virginia University, supportedby an NSF S-STEM grant since 2016, employs literature-based, best practices to support andretain students in engineering. AcES students participate in a one-week summer bridgeexperience; a common fall semester course focused on professional development, timemanagement, study skills, and career exploration; and a common spring semester courseemphasizing the role of engineers in societal development. Students are also immersed in co-curricular activities with the goals of fostering feelings of institutional inclusion and belonging inengineering, providing academic support