Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

disabilities.Empathy, a trait that is less frequent in those with high analytical abilities like engineers, mayplay a role in ‘othering’ STEM students with disabilities and reluctance to provideaccommodations [41] [42].Disability at the current universityThe setting of our research is a growing research university located in the mid-Atlantic region. Ithas seen explosive growth since 2012 when it opened an MD-granting medical school and a yearlater acquired a second DO-granting medical school. The university is named after its benefactor,who provided a $100 million gift to strengthen the region’s engineering capacity. This giftspurred the creation of a College of Engineering that has six academic departments:Civil/Environmental Engineering (CEE), Chemical