the near-term urgency, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report predicts a shortfall of nearly 3.4 million skilled technical workers by 2022. [4]The challenge lies in effectively connecting technician educators to NSF ATE fundingopportunities to help them address the skilled technical workforce shortage. The following paperdescribes the progress that Mentor-Connect has made in engaging more two-year technical andcommunity colleges in NSF-ATE-funded projects that address ever-changing technology andemployers’ needs for highly skilled technicians. Receiving grant funding to work on technicianeducation, however, is just an interim outcome and step toward addressing the workforce need.What happens as a result of
9 million jobs between2014 and 2022 [1]. In fact, various computer and biomedical engineering fields are projected tohave more than four times the job growth by 2024 compared to the average growth for alloccupations [2]. The necessity for the United States to have a highly qualified STEM work forcehas created national educational initiatives, both secondary and post-secondary, to address theneed to increase the participation of underrepresented people in STEM-related fields. In fact, theU.S. Department of Education [3] outlined specific goals to increase the quality of education andsuccess of undergraduate students. These efforts have included strengthening secondary Careerand Technical Education (CTE) programs and preparing students to
may be hard tomeasure. I have volunteered for more leadership opportunities as a result of running this regionalconference. At NKU, I agreed to serve as an Associate Dean and Chair. I also stepped up whenasked to volunteer with NCWIT, serving in various positions including a 3-year rotation as a co-chair of the Academic Alliance. Finally, I was more confident to volunteer with ACM SIGCSE.I served as ACM/SIGCSE Bulletin co-editor, am currently serving as co-chair for ACM/SIGCSEKidsCamp, and will serve as symposium co-chair for 2022 and 2023. Most, if not all, of theseopportunities resulted from connections I made organizing TRIWIC. I encourage others toorganize a conference! It is fulfilling in and of itself; but more than that, you get to
largest cohort from any givencountry. Engineering is the second most popular field of study for international students with 19%choosing engineering after business and management chosen by 22% .1 Similarly in Canadaover the past decade, the largest percentage of international students have come from China2 andengineering is the second most popular field of study with approximately 15% of internationalstudents selecting this field after business and management.3 Moreover, international studentsenroll in engineering twice as often as Canadian students. A recent Government of Canadareport on International Education4 advises doubling the number of international students inCanada from 239,131 in 2011 to more than 450,000 by 2022 and creating mechanisms
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titled “Professional Development for Interdisciplinary ComputationalScientists & Engineers,” is tailored for students in interdisciplinary computational science andengineering program. This course evolved over the last 10 years (over two S-STEM grantprograms) as informal professional development activities organized for computational sciencestudents until it was formally offered as a course starting in 2021-2022 academic year. This is atwo-semester course sequence (Fall and Spring) that awards one credit each term. The goal ofthis course is to help students develop an individual development plan that helps themsuccessfully complete their graduate studies and identify and plan for activities and explorationsthat help prepare them for success
the growing needs ofthe industry.References[1] J. Krajcik, “Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom,” Science Scope, vol. 039, no. 03, 2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.2505/4/ss15_039_03_16.[2] İ. Topsakal, S. A. Yalçın, and Z. Çakır, “The Effect of Problem-based STEM Education on the Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Their Perceptions for Problem Solving Skills,” Science Education International, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 136–145, May 2022, Available: https://icaseonline.net/journal/index.php/sei/article/view/400[3] C. Sen, Z. Ay, A. Seyit, and Kiray, “STEM Skills in the 21 st Century Education.” Available: https://www.isres.org/books/chapters/STEM
our previouswork on this project and will serve as a baseline for future longitudinal analysis of identitydevelopment.Procedure & ParticipantsAll incoming first year engineering students at Penn State Berks who meet the requirements forS-STEM eligibility (low-income status defined as Pell eligible) were invited to apply to becomea LION STEM Scholar. An online portal accepts applications on a rolling basis throughout theyear prior to admissions and a team of evaluators reviews applications and interview potentialscholars in early spring. Applicants are informed of the committee’s decision which coincideswith the release of the university financial aid package. The participants included in this paperare from the first (2022) cohort of the
continue to identify new ways to address theunderrepresentation of women in engineering and STEM. No woman should have to choosebetween work and family. We can’t change the past, but as educators, employers, advocates, andfriends, we can impact the future, one career story at a time. Let’s partner together to helpwomen like Louise find a pathway back to engineering.References[1] C. Pantoja, “Women’s engineering career stories: Perspectives on leaving,” Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University Graduate School, 2022.[2] S. Hewlett, C, Luce, L. Servon, L. Sherbin, P. Shiller, E. Sosnovich, and K. Sumberg, “The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering, and Technology,” Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing
at Austin in 2016 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2022. Her areas of expertise include computational modeling of cell-based therapies and integrating social justice concepts into engineering curriculum. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 To record or not to record? Collaborating through conflictPOSITIONALITY STATEMENTWe acknowledge that the authors all vary in disability status, and those disabilities representedby the authors are far from representative of the entire community. We also represent faculty,staff, and students from a wide range of backgrounds who were initially at conflict over theissues presented. Through surveys, discussions
online format during 2020, some werecanceled. Most summer camps returned to in-person format in 2021, and some continued to beoffered online. With strong support from the ECE department, an ECE faculty who oversawsummer camp activities initiated the planning of a new in-person middle school camp with thecollege outreach office in 2022. To reduce overhead, the new offering will be day camp only,and the college outreach office will manage the application process.The ECE faculty consulted with an outreach specialist from another engineering department,who had extensive experience working with middle school students on potential topics andactivities. The conclusion was that it would be beneficial to have a variety of hands-on activitiesto maximize