Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Ryan Davidson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) for disadvantaged 9th grade girls. Our goal is to nurture persistence andacademic achievement in economically / culturally disadvantaged female learners. Our missionis to increase diversity in STEM professions.EMERGE combines the efficacy of social networking with the maturity, academic talents, anddedication of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s junior/senior women students. A two-yearpilot program (2008 - 2010) conducted at three Indiana Wabash Valley high schools producedexcellent outcomes. An adapted version of the program is now in operation as part of aneconomic development partnership between Rose-Hulman (RHIT) and Shelby County, Indiana.(This

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

differences between pure science and applied science, and asked teamsto argue for or against the motion that “science with no immediate application has no value.” Thedebaters had to review all three plays studied over the semester to develop arguments for oragainst this idea, and could build the strongest arguments while relating this issue back to theirown experiences as applied scientists. Through this exercise, students were given an opportunityto define and reflect upon their field of study, while engaging more closely with the course texts.In the table read, we select a few scenes from the play currently under consideration; students areassigned roles and read the text several times. Part of the purpose of the table read is to introducestudents

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

implications for inclusion, identity, and perception withinbroader society. The language we use not only reflects our understanding but also shapes thesocial realities experienced by individuals that identify as neurodiverse or neurodivergent. Assuch, navigating the nuances of terms like 'neurodiversity' and 'neurodivergent' requires aconscientious balance between scientific accuracy and the lived realities of those described bythese terms.Central to our standpoint is a commitment to preventing the 'othering' of individuals based onneurological variations. The goal of our engagement with neurodiversity terminology is not todelineate boundaries between 'us' and 'them' but to foster a societal shift towards viewingneurological diversity as an integral

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Poleacovschi, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

: Tenth Anniversary Edition. (Routledge, 1990).6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. at 7. Choudhury, T. Experiences of women as workers: a study of construction workers in Bangladesh. Constr. Manag. Econ. 31, 883–898 (2013).8. Wagner, H., Kim, A. & Gordon, L. Relationship between Personal Protective Equipment, Self-Efficacy, and Job Satisfaction of Women in the Building Trades. J. Constr. Eng. Manag. 139, 04013005 (2013).9. Malone, E. & Issa, R. Work-Life Balance and Organizational Commitment of Women in the U.S. Construction Industry. J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract. 139, 87–98 (2013).10. Johnson, P. State of Women in Civil Engineering in the United States and the Role of ASCE. J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

usinghelp me in finding a job once I graduate. ode45.I feel confident that I can extend my invert functions to and from the Laplaceknowledge of MATLAB if I need to. domain.Learning MATLAB has helped me to solve a set of N simultaneous, linearorganize my understanding of other equations in N unknowns.subjects (like physics). . . . plus eleven other questionsPre- and post-surveys were analyzed using SPSS and correlations to student performanceand personal data (gender, ACT scores, GPA, semesters since taking CSE 131, and otherparameters). The SPSS analysis was based on strength of the correlation (r) and asignificance level of p<0.05

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Najmah Thomas, University of South Carolina, Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina, Beaufort

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

identity, motivation, and persistence: Benefits of an informal mentoring program for female undergraduate students," PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 11, p. e0187531, 2017.[31] D. L. Jackson, "A Balancing Act: Impacting and Initiating the Success of African American Female Community College Transfer Students in STEM into HBCU Environments," The Journal of Negro Education, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 255-271, 2013.[32] M. Johns, T. Schmader, and A. Martens, "Knowing is half the Battle: Teaching Stereotype Threat as a Means of Improving Women's Math Performance," Psychological Science, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 175-179, 2005.[33] D. M. Merolla and R. T. Serpe, "STEM enrichment programs and graduate school matriculation: the

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Justin L Hess, IUPUI, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Science Foundation. Jonathan’s research focuses on questions of ethics, science, and representation. He teaches a wide variety of under- graduate and graduate courses on related topics.Dr. Justin L Hess, IUPUI, Indianapolis Justin L. Hess received his PhD from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education along with his Master’s of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue’s School of Civil Engineering. Justin is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the STEM Education Research Institute at IUPUI. Justin’s research interests include developing pedagogical strategies to improve STEM students’ ethical reasoning skills; exploring the role of empathy within design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 2: Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Intersectional Leadership to Foster Inclusive Excellence in STEM

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Beth Anne Johnson, Lamar Creative Co. ; Ershela L. Sims, WEPAN, Inc.; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

Tagged Topics

2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

? Lamar Creative Co.Innovative Recruitment and Retention ProgramsOverview:Importance of diverse representation in STEM at all educational levels.Examples of successful recruitment and retention strategies.Key Points:Targeted outreach programs for K-12, undergraduates, and graduate students.Scholarships, mentorships, and support networks.Notes…PEER WISE has implemented a comprehensive recruitment strategy aimed at attractingthe best talent in the state, focusing on underrepresented students in STEM fields. Thisstrategy leverages strong partnerships with faith-based organizations, administrators atthe Boys & Girls Club, and local

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt P.E., Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the Liberal Arts: An Institutional Case Study AbstractWe describe the nearly 50-year history of a unique A.B. degree program in Engineering Studies.The program was created at Lafayette College in 1970 with the goal of producing graduates whocould bridge the gap between engineering and the liberal arts; its current mission is to engagestudents in engineering as a liberal art, recognizing the increasingly complex challenges of socio-technical systems and examining these systems through multi disciplinary perspectives. Theprogram helps students gain expertise in examining the place of engineering and technology insociety, with interdisciplinary skills to lead public technology debates around issues

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Rei Marzoughi

improve aparticular problem.As a student, I have experienced two different engineering programs, each with a uniqueapproach to addressing the lack of context in engineering education and practice. During myundergrad, I took part in the Engineering and Society program at McMaster University, andduring my current graduate work, I am a part of the Centre for Technology and SocialDevelopment at the University of Toronto. Each program attempts to teach students how to thinkmore broadly, balancing breadth and depth in order to develop a new approach to engineeringproblems. The Engineering and Society program uses a technique called “inquiry” throughoutthe curriculum and encourages engineering students to focus on a discipline outside ofengineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

towards the middle portions of the protocol.Burtner (2005) examined the demands of balancing work during and undergraduate career andhow those non-cognitive factors influenced persistence in engineering students. Lent et al. [14]looked at the outcome expectancy in choice and persistence of the field of engineering. Finally,Marra et al. [10] looked at the change in self-efficacy of women in at the end of their second-yearof engineering.The protocol allowed the researcher to probe these themes as well as a general sense of selfefficacy and identity as an engineer in the initial protocol. As the interviews progressed, theprotocol evolved to address the incongruity between life goals and gendered roles within theclassroom that the women were

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University - Engineering Education; Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Kyle Patrick Vealey, West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

positions with the social hierarchy and theirengineering teams. However, these identities were only accessible to majority students andunderrepresented students were often left out of the team dynamics. This study emphasized thebest practices of promoting teamwork with diverse students including: (1) teaching aboutdiversity, especially teaching how to respect one’s teammates and the client’s needs; (2)organizing teams to reduce conflict, balance gender composition (or have all-men or all-womenteams), and improve trust; (3) incorporating peer feedback throughout the duration of the teamand using it to mediate disrespectful interactions and unacceptable practices; (4) including a widerange of teamwork expectations in grading practices; and (5) better

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kam Yuen Cheng; Rebecca Yang

teaches mainly the hard skills - constructionknowledge and technologies, which accounts for only one critical success factor – practicality.Most of skills those women graduated from the institutes and won the jobs in construction industryare in fact acquired from other periods or places in their lives before they studied their constructionqualification. This can explain why many top students still cannot find a construction job aftergraduation nor move up the career letter, and those who can seems to be “destined “to be able topursue their construction career even before their construction studies.This paper has highlighted a critical implication for transformation in tertiary education, unless theinstitutes can take a more active role to embed

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Nathaniel Scott Baker; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

-Scholastic CollaborationThe new challenges facing the world of cybersecurity are diverse and require many differentframes of mind to overcome. Collaboration and curriculum-sharing between universities is keyin order to meet the demands of the industry; the NSA places significance on this collaborationfor all its Centers of Academic Excellence. While the authors have geared this course of studytowards students working on their graduate degrees, the framework presented above could beeasily used to create a scaled-down course for undergraduate or even high school students.Social Engineering ForensicsWith a basic understanding of Social Engineering and some experience writing policy against it,students should become very aware of how likely it is that

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Valerie Bracho Perez, Florida International University; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami

ofengineering faculty, we have a unique opportunity to leverage the identity of engineers as problem-solvers. Second, there is a pressing need to identify and correct misconceptions about the role offaculty developers and CTLs, if we wish to increase engagement. Third, as programs design theirincentive structures, they must balance meeting needs and providing incentives. Financial supportis not just an incentive for many instructional faculty but a necessity to engage, given historicalfunding models prioritizing tenure-track faculty support. Finally, developers must be intentionalabout how our programming responds to the intrinsically motivating factors of EIF. As in creatinginclusive environments for students [13], faculty development must similarly

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

engineering curriculum. It will alsoillustrate the companion role that problems and projects play in the student learning experience.Overview There are several real constraints assigned to the task of transforming a college freshmaninto a proficient engineer. Time, talent, and tender certainly top the list. Even if talent andtender were eliminated, for example, by momentarily considering the best student body at a well-endowed engineering college taught by the best faculty possible, time would still be a formidableissue in itself. An engineering curriculum must use its courses to move its students frompotentially algebra illiterate high school graduates through a reasonable introduction of thevarious engineering disciplines and finally into

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

taped interviews with 17 staff and 36 students and field notediaries compiled over 3 years ( 1997-99) of acting as a participant observer. As a participant–observer, my role as researcher was known to the institution and its members, butsubordinate to my role as a participant. To ensure credibility, information was taken frommany different points of view. Those known or liable to have distinctly different opinions andunderstandings of a topic were deliberately sought out by the researcher. Interview statementswere able to be checked against my personal observations and a variety of records anddocuments.As data collection progressed, and the quantity of data obtained from multiple sources grew,it was coded using inductive coding techniques

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; William H. Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Lydia C. Bentley, Vanderbilt University; Stacey Houston II, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Fellow. As a former electrical engineer, she is concerned with sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and participation among historically marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of racialized experiences and biases in STEM educational and career attainment, problematizing traditional notions of academic achievement and what is mean to be successful yet marginalized, and STEM identity and identity development in high-achieving students of color. She is currently the PI on two studies funded by NSF, the first of which investigates the causes behind why African Americans remain one of the most underrepresented racial groups in engineering faculty positions. The

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Arif Mohsin, University of Florida; Oscar Crisalle, University of Florida; Suleyman Tufekci, University of Florida; Carl Crane, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the team focused on the design project goals.The Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program at the University of Florida is a fullyinstitutionalized experiential educational course sequence. Through weekly classes held over twosemesters (eight months), students from various engineering and business disciplines are taughthow to design products and processes. Then working in small multidisciplinary teams thestudents design and build authentic industrial products under the guidance of faculty coaches andindustrial liaison engineers representing the sponsoring companies.Over a fourteen-year period, spanning more than 340 industry-sponsored design projects, a widevariety of interaction patterns have been observed between project teams

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

identities and paths.In previous work, the authors have documented the history of the program, its current status, itscore curriculum, and the impacts on students in terms of sociotechnical thinking and diversity. Itis clear from this work that students approaching graduation do view themselves associotechnical thinkers. This analysis also shows that graduates are more diverse in terms ofgender than those in other engineering programs on our campus, and more racially/ethnicallydiverse than both students in other engineering programs and students as a whole at ourinstitution.This paper considers more deeply why the program is successful in developing sociotechnicalthinking and in attracting such a diverse group of students to the major and classes

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Anders V Warell, Lund University, Industrial Design; Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University; Carl-Henric Lennart Nilsson, Technology management

Tagged Topics

International Forum

programme and founded Affect – the Cen- tre for Affective Design Research. Research interests include user centered design and innovation, user experiences, design methods, product brand identity, visual design aesthetics, and strategic design.Dr. Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University Charlotta Johnsson holds a position as Associate Professor at Lund University, Sweden where she also serves as the Program Director for the master program Technology Management. Charlotta Johnsson has PhD in Automatic Control from Lund University, Sweden. Her research interests include; technology management and innovations, entrepreneurship, automation, operations management, and pedagogy. She is teaching and advising students in

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Alec Roberto Zavala, California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

under construction. He will be graduating in June 2016 with the intent of entering the field of structural engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using K’nex Toys in Architectural Engineering ProgramsAbstractFor the past three years, students in ARCE 483 Seismic Analysis and Design in the ArchitecturalEngineering program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo have been designing experiments using K’nextoys. The resulting experiments have included the effects of fixity on natural frequency, flexibleversus rigid performance, seismic activity on a bridge structure, soft story behavior in buildings,the effect of floor system stiffness on the deflection of a system, the effect of mass

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Kelly-Quattrocchi, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Rachel Yonemura, The University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #16541Is Protecting the Environment All There Is to Sustainability?Sam Kelly-Quattrocchi, University of Washington Sam Kelly-Quattrocchi is a graduate student at the University of Washington in the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. There he is studying policy analysis and evaluation with a focus on environmental policy and social policy.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive

Conference Session

Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Risë Crum, Columbia University; Kristin Leigh Bennett, University of Washington; Stuart Adler, University of Washington; David S Bergsman, University of Washington; Nicole Minkoff, University of Washington; Alexis N Prybutok, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

undergraduate population and a widerange of personal identities.The majority of students who filled out the recording-usage survey were undergraduate students(Figure 1) spanning sophomores (n=29, 35% of department sophomore population), juniors(n=42, 79% of department junior population), and seniors (n=33, 61% of department seniorpopulation). Few graduate students (n=3, 3.5% of department graduate population) responded tothe survey, and one student opted not to share their class standing. Thus, all data was analyzedtogether in aggregate across student populations.Figure 1. Recording-usage survey responder self-identified populations within department.The students who filled out the survey were asked to select all of the personal identities they

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 4: Professional Preparation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University; Timothy Cyders; Cody Petitt; Kouree Chesser, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

intention is totransform the identity and mindset of the learners in our engineering programs from ‘student’ toengineer in training, or engineering apprentice.A key feature of pro-ops is that students take on professional roles in experiences intentionallydesigned to resemble a professional experience in all aspects, to differentiate them from justanother class project. We use immersion as a measure of the level of industry-like context, with ahigh level of immersion being required to qualify as a pro-op. The overarching goal of Pro-opeducation is to create a healthy professional culture (Pro-culture) within our engineeringprogram, where students engage in repeated professional experiences and tell stories about themthrough the reflective lens of

Conference Session

Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

activities such as internships, is welldocumented. Reflection has been defined as “the internal transformation of experiences” [16, p.58] and “the element that transform simple experience into a learning experience” [17]. Sinceinternships are often transitional experiences between the university and the workplace, helpingstudents meaningfully reflect on the ethical situations they encounter in such roles could haveimplications for how they think and act in future ethical situations that encounter in their careers.A similar insight comes from Rulifson and Bielefeldt’s longitudinal study of students whoparticipated in internships [12]. They found that eight of their fifteen interviewees did not“express a significant difference in their understanding

Collection

2023 PSW

Authors

Tatyana Ryutov

legal professionals.From a teaching perspective, the two main challenges were: • Balancing theoretical lecture materials and applied demonstrations. • Creating appropriate hands-on and programming assignments for students with different backgrounds.According to the feedback, the remote learning format and the combination of synchronous and asynchronousmodality worked very well for graduate students. Some examples of the students’ remarks:“As a working professional, I enjoy the flexibility of the program”.“It is more flexible than in-class learning. I can go back to watch recording repeatedly if there's anything I miss ordidn't understand”.“Replay is extremely helpful, especially on the biomedical part. It has a lot of professional words

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons, P.E., University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

working professionals to find the role models they need to succeedin a traditionally male-dominated field. Likewise, underrepresented minority students strugglebecause they don't have instant access to resources that can help them be better prepared for theirchosen fields [22]. Due to these barriers, it may be inferred that Asian students, although oftenoutperforming their non-Asian counterparts, may exhibit lower levels of academic self-efficacy[23], [24]. Asian women, who are more likely to encounter racial and gender stereotypes in theworkplace, have distinct experiences due to the complex nature of identity creation at theintersection of race and culture. The model minority stereotype, for instance, paints Asians as theones who succeed

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #22182Valuing Women’s Contributions: Team Projects and Collaborative WritingDr. Jennifer C Mallette, Boise State University An Assistant Professor of English at Boise State University, Dr. Jenn Mallette teaches technical com- munication at the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to working with STEM students in her undergraduate technical communication course, she collaborates with faculty in the College of Engineer- ing to focus on enhancing writing education in engineering courses. Her other research focuses on women in engineering, and she has recently published on the results of a case study exploring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

directly admitted to their selecteddiscipline’s department. The current NSF S-STEM cohort (2015-2020) is a mix of students whowere either directly admitted to their major or college-ready students. The university classifiescollege-ready students as those who are ready for college but lack either a requisite high schoolGPA, ACT score or completion of a high school science or math course. Each program spannedfive years with science disciplines typically graduating in four years and engineering studentsthat participated in co-operative education graduating in five years. The final year of each S-STEM was used to provide peer mentoring in a pseudo-formal environment. In each, seniorswho had already participated in the S-STEM program for four years