Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Asha Godbole, Oregon State University; Beverly Miller, University of Virginia; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

was conducted in Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at OregonState University. Sixteen focus groups and 6 individual interviews were conducted with enteringand soon-to-be-graduating students.Our findings reveal that students who identify along social identity categories that are centered inUS culture (e.g., white, able bodied, straight, male, access to resources…) experience a strongsense of belonging. Of this group, about half are unaware of the unearned advantages linked totheir social location, while the other half articulate an understanding of their privilege.International students and students of color generally expressed a lower sense of belonging in theunit and experiences of marginalized status. A complexly layered

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

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

Authors

Nancy Mariano, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mara Rempe, Seattle University; J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

are over 100 full-time and part-time faculty and more than 1,100undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to rigorous technical educations where theory isbalanced with hands-on, laboratory-based work, our students experience emphasis on leadership,teamwork, and oral and written communication.All engineering and computer science students participate in a year-long senior design project which issponsored by local industry. Teams of students mentored by a faculty member and a liaison engineersolve real-world engineering problems. Students design, build and test their own solution, writeproposals and reports, and present the result to their sponsors. By bridging the gap between academiaand industry, the senior design project prepares

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

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

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janice Fenn, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

apositive impact on a student’s identity and self-efficacy. Institutional leadership who supportpractices that create a culture of inclusion and eliminate negative cultural practices that underminea diverse learning environment and community are also critical in making advances in STEMdiversity. Although strong leadership commitment to diversity in STEM is critical, the authorssuggest that the support of faculty is even more critical to the success of diverse students in STEM,as faculty have significantly more one-to-one contact with the students on a daily basis, and overa longer period of time. Thus, it is critical to more adequately prepare faculty for this role throughdiversity and inclusion training, in order that they may engage and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

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

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

- orative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), is a dynamic interdisciplinary team that brings together professors, graduate, and undergraduate students from engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work in the context of fundamental educational research. Dr. Walther’s research program spans interpretive research methodologies in engineering edu- cation, the professional formation of engineers, the role of empathy and reflection in engineering learning, and student development in interdisciplinary and interprofessional spaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 New Directions from Theory: Implications for Diversity

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