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Weaving Students into Engineering Versus Weeding Them Out: A Framework for Institutions

Conference Session: Track 5: Technical Session 3: Weaving Students into Engineering Versus Weeding Them Out: A Framework for Institutions
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40699Weaving Students into Engineering Versus Weeding Them Out: A Frame-workfor InstitutionsDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is Immediate Past Presi- dent of ASEE, past president of WEPAN, a past NSF ADVANCE PI, and co-recipient of the 2022 NAE Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Engineering Technology Education. She also received the 2019 ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education and the 2018 WEPAN Founder’s Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

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The Sweet Sounds of Coding: promoting digital inclusion via remote instruction of introductory Python in a musical context

Conference Session: Technical Session 1 - Paper 4: The Sweet Sounds of Coding: promoting digital inclusion via remote instruction of introductory Python in a musical context
Collection: 2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)
Authors: Sommer Anjum, University of Pittsburgh; Maria K Jantz, University of Pittsburgh; Kirk Holbrook; James M Churilla, Pittsburgh Public Schools Pittsburgh Miller PreK-5
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

instruction of introductory Python in a musical contextSOMMER ANJUM, MARIA JANTZ, JAMES CHURILLA, KIRK HOLBROOK, STEVEN ABRAMOWITCH UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF CONECD COLLABORATIVE NETWORK FOR ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING DIVERSITY | FEBRUARY 2022 Program objective Given the lack of K12 STEM exposure opportunities in under-served Pittsburgh communities amid difficulty engaging students amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, we sought to implement curriculum for a virtual coding course based on music to expose students to coding while keeping content relatable.THE SWEET SOUNDS OF CODING

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Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

Conference Session: Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

replicating successful practices is a common agenda for advancing BlackAmericans in engineering [1], specifically as an implementation mechanism. One such programintentional for this purpose is the DISTINCTION Summer Program at a large research universityin the southeast. The purpose of this paper is to describe DISTINCTION, the preliminary processof considering its assessment and evaluation, and describe alterations and necessities of theprogram over time based on. As a program initiated during the summer of 2021, the co-directorhas led programmatic transformations and changes needed during its shift to an in-personoffering starting in the summer of 2022.Now in its third year overall and second year in-person, these evaluative considerations

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Cutting the Curb for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Higher Education

Conference Session: Track 1: Technical Session 8: Cutting the Curb for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Higher Education
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Jamie Marie Regan, Colorado School of Mines
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

resources to make that a reality. Tobegin addressing this gap, we created an open course to provide instructors with some of thetools and knowledge necessary to make their Open Educational Resources accessible and ADAcompliant. In spring 2022, we presented a paper on our course at the ASEE North CentralSection conference. At that conference we were asked about what we do to support studentswith disabilities transitioning into higher education. We didn’t have a good answer and itbecame clear that we needed to understand this transition so that we could make strides toease it.After that conference we applied to have this project supported by our campus’ undergraduateresearch fellowship program. This collaboration with Jamie, our undergraduate

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stEm PEER Academy: the Power of Human Capital

Conference Session: Track 1: Technical Session 6: stEm PEER Academy: the Power of Human Capital
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Elizabeth H. Blume, Northeastern University Engineering PLUS Alliance
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40759stEm PEER Academy: the Power of Human CapitalDr. Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University Dr. Jennifer Love is a full-time faculty member of Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, most recently in the First Year Engineering program. She is currently the Associate Director for the Center for STEM Education. She has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1993), a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Iowa (1997) and a Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University (2022) where she recently completed her

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Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them Out

Conference Session: Session 9 - Track 1: Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them Out
Collection: 2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #36420Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them OutDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is 2022-2023 President of ASEE and past President of WEPAN. She is a former NSF ADVANCE PI and was a co-recipient of the 2022 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard M. Gordon Award for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for her role in launching the Grand Challenges Scholars Program. She is an ASEE PEV for General Engineering, Dr. Carpenter regularly speaks at the national level on issues related to the success of

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Preparing for ABET Changes regarding DEI: Results of the Big Ten++ DEI Summit

Conference Session: Track 7: Technical Session 9: Preparing for ABET Changes regarding DEI: Results of the Big Ten++ DEI Summit
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

principles into theGeneral Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs.ABET responded by including draftstatements relating to DEI in thecriteria for faculty and the curriculum,which were open to public commentin 2022. The criteria are still being piloted and will be optional for the 23-24 accreditation years. Criterion 5: Curriculum • “The curriculum must include…content that ensures awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion for professional practice consistent with the institution’s mission.” Criterion 6: Faculty • “The program faculty must also demonstrate knowledge of applicable institutional policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion and

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PWE: An Inclusive Summer “Bootcamp” for First year students

Conference Session: Track 4: Technical Session 2: PWE: An Inclusive Summer "Bootcamp" for First year students
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Serita W Acker Mrs., Clemson University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Retained at Clemson ClemsonPWE Impact: Core Course URM PWE Calculus I performance higher than peers (Brown & Allen, 2022) Final Course Average 2017 Calculus I 82 n=962 n=15 n=933 80 n=356 n=341 n=29 n=19 78 76 n=15 74 n=134 72

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Exploration of Servingness across Virginia's Top Ranking HSI, HBCU, and PWI

Conference Session: Session 1 - Track 2: Exploration of Servingness across Virginia's Top Ranking HSI, HBCU, and PWI
Collection: 2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

(Kell, 2022). With a growing number of Hispanic immigrants in Virginia,institutions are recognizing the need to create more organizations and programs that celebrateand support Latin X cultures (VT Cultural and Community Centers, n.d.). Considering ourpositionality as engineering and computing education researchers, we are specifically interestedin how the engineering and computing communities within the institutions (micro level) aredoing their part to engage and serve the communities they were intended to support as defined inFigure 1. In the context of engineering and computing education, we draw out the presence ofservingness at three different types of top universities in Virginia: Hampton University, VirginiaPolytechnic University, and

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Envisioning Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education: Creating a Coalition including University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University, and University of Maryland College Park to Make It Happen

Conference Session: Track 3: Technical Session 3: Envisioning Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education: Creating a Coalition including University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University, and University of Maryland College Park to Make It Happen
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Rosemary Parker, University of Maryland, College Park; JACQUELINE SMITH, Bowie State University; Isabel K Lloyd, Materials Science and Engineering Dept., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Jennifer Johnson, Temple University ; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

research approach, the team conducted surveys and interviews andused the data to build an understanding of the student, faculty, and administrator perspectives ofthe graduate school climate at the Research 1 Institution; we performed the analysis of2018-2022 graduate school application, admission, and enrollment data. The team: (1) identifiedFaculty Champions to support and advocate for the students; (2) developed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding for STEM programs between the two HBCUs and the Research 1 Institution tofacilitate sustained effort by our coalition; and (3) identified Pilot Undergraduate Programs toserve as Pathways to Selected STEM Graduate Programs. Make background section more descriptiveAnalysis is a little thin on quantitative to be

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Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience

Conference Session: Track 6: Technical Session 2: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston Langston; Elizabeth Generas
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

the teachers integratethis learning, as well as their engineering experiences, into their classrooms. This paper willsummarize key findings from the second cohort participants with a focus on how this experienceimpacted the cultural competence of the participants.IntroductionA recent report by the National Science Foundation (NSF), The State of U.S. Science andEngineering 2022, provides an overview of critical metrics used to evaluate the state of Scienceand Engineering in the United States (US). This publication reports that the US has slipped as aworld leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) (National ScienceFoundation, 2022). Among the nine indicators cited in this report, two are directly related toequity gaps

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Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer Camps

Conference Session: Track 4: Technical Session 1: Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer Camps
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Hillary Tanner, Principal Lecturer Alison Banka, Ph.D., Lecturer 1 Camp Inspiration and Development • In 2022, the College of Engineering received funding from the NCR Foundation to support two week-long residential summer camps • These camps are aimed at supporting broadening participation in engineering through • Improving racial diversity and • Gender diversity • On average, week-long residential camps hosted by the Georgia Center @ UGA cost ~$3000 USD • Cost is ~$1,100 per student (Cost CoE ~$25,000 per camp) • Cost covers camp materials, room, board, and extracurricular activities • Our camps are free for

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Disaggregating data from peer-led, small group discussion workshops for engineering and computer science undergraduates: Examining ‘belonging’ and ‘mentorship’ outcomes for underrepresented student populations

Conference Session: Track 2: Technical Session 2: Disaggregating data from peer-led, small group discussion workshops for engineering and computer science undergraduates: Examining "belonging" and "mentorship" outcomes for underrepresented student populations
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Ryan Sauve, Cornell University; Celia Evans PhD, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

collected from mid-semester evaluations of the peer-led workshop courses for 3semesters beginning in Spring 2022 and ending in Spring 2023. As a group, female students areoverrepresented in workshops relative to the general student population. Black and Hispanicstudents are also overrepresented in workshops relative to the overall course population, whileAsian student enrollment in workshops is slightly lower in proportion to their representation inthe corresponding lecture population. When examining the disaggregated survey data someinteresting trends were found with males more likely to give the highest rating to questions aboutthe workshop courses improving confidence and that groupwork helped them learn the materialbetter. Furthermore, we found

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A work in progress narrative literature review exploring the impact of minority engineering programs on the experiences of Black students in undergraduate engineering programs

Conference Session: Track 8: Technical Session 6: A work in progress narrative literature review exploring the impact of minority engineering programs on the experiences of Black students in undergraduate engineering programs
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

departments or institutions. Watkins & McGowan (2022) found thatBlack communities outside of science and engineering departments served as counterspacesfor Black men pursuing degrees at PWIs. While not affiliated with their areas of study, thesespaces helped support their unique and often troublesome experiences at their institution. Inanother study examining Black women's experiences in undergraduate engineering on aprimarily White campus, Blosser (2011) suggested that institutional change could begin withsupporting and creating counterspaces for Black women and other students with marginalizedidentities. This institutional change could begin with understanding a possible counterspace thatmany majority White-serving institutions have

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DeMagnetizing Engineering

Conference Session: Track 4: Technical Session 9: DeMagnetizing Engineering
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Delano White, The Gaskins Foundation; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

performing students in urban areas are selected out of neighborhood schoolsSurveys• 67 surveys collected at National Society of Black Engineers conferences. • 2022 Great Lakes Regional Conference (November, 2022) • 2023 Annual Convention (April, 2023)• Preliminary findings • Students in engineering programs are exposed to Algebra by 8th Grade • Confirms established research • Nearly 70% of students who attend neighborhood schools were in some form of a magnet track • Nearly all students had access to AP coursesSurvey Prompts• Did you attend a public or private school?• Was your school considered a magnet school?• If your school is not a magnet school, were you on a specialized track?• What were the racial demographics of your

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Get Outside and Learn (GOAL) Engineering Kits

Conference Session: Session 10 - Track 2: Get Outside and Learn (GOAL) Engineering Kits
Collection: 2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

American, 15% Latinx/Hispanic, 59% female, 43% did not identify a person in their immediate family who attended college 2 undergraduate courses + 1 student service group involved in the design and programming 15 local teacher partners directly involved in the design (many more involved with implementation) 5 culminating events 600 student in-person event in summer 2022 750 student on-campus event planned for 2023

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Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course on DEI in STEM

Conference Session: Track 7: Technical Session 2: Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course on DEI in STEM
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Kevin William Kuck, George Mason University; Dhiambi Otete; Violet Veronika Reges
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

ocean engineering. McCue taught that coursein 2008 and 2010. She emulated that design with a 1-credit course offering in Spring of 2020 atMason, the semester which included a mid-term pivot to online instruction due to the COVID-19pandemic. Using lessons learned from those instructional experiences, McCue and Carr launcheda 3-credit hour course in Spring of 2022, offered a second time in Spring of 2023, at Mason focusedbroadly on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.In its present design the course outcomes are that: • Students will demonstrate the knowledge needed to be advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the engineering workforce • Students will demonstrate the skills needed to be change agents in the

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Safe Space Warm Embrace: Building Blocks to Support Black & Brown STEM Scholars

Conference Session: Track 5: Technical Session 4: Safe Space Warm Embrace: Building Blocks to Support Black & Brown STEM Scholars
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: DeAnna Katey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Terrance I Harris, Drexel University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

way to help prep our students, we partner with one corporatesponsor (previous years Altria, fall 2023 Alpine). Where students learn the properattire for the event, receive resume assistance, and work on their elevator pitch.Takes place the week before SEC Career Expo.Major Scoop – is an annual event that allows students to come to one place and learnabout the different engineering majors offered at VT and eat ice cream. Typicallytakes place right before course planning for spring.End of mentor celebration – takes place at the end of mentoring program (last weekin October). 11 2021 to 2022 VT Peer

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stEm Peer Academy: Building a Community of Practice

Conference Session: Session 5 - Track 3: stEm PEER Academy
Collection: 2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Jean Duggan, Northeastern University; Jacqueline A. Isaacs, Northeastern University; Johne' M Parker, University of Kentucky; Keisha Marie Norris, Miami University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #36437stEm Peer Academy: Building a Community of PracticeDr. Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University Jennifer Love is a full-time faculty member at Northeastern University in the College of Engineering’s Center for STEM Education. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1993, a MS in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Iowa in 1997 and a Doctorate in Education (EdD) from Northeastern University in 2022. She worked as a professional engineer in the medical device and athletic footwear industries for 10 years before joining the faculty at Northeastern in

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An ecological belonging intervention for equity: Impacts to date and promising directions

Conference Session: Track 2: Technical Session 1: An ecological belonging intervention for equity: Impacts to date and promising directions
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Anne-Ketura Elie, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin R. Binning
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a 2016 National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Out- standing Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

Conference Session: Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Emily Lawson-Bulten is a PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a research focus on equitable access to infrastructure, especially for WASH services in non-industrialized nations. She has served on the leadership team of Allies in STEM at UIUC since May 2022. She has been heavily involved with racial equity issues since she was a John M. Perkins Fellow at Calvin University. There she received her BSE in Civil/Environmental Engineering and International Development Studies. Her work in industry as a civil engineer and for the Natural Resource Conservation Service have made her passionate about creating an equitable environment for historically underserved populations in STEM. She is a 2021

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Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Case for Placed-based Learning

Conference Session: Technical Session 1 - Paper 3: Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Case for Placed-based Learning
Collection: 2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)
Authors: Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

virtual laboratory will be betatested by both Virginia Tech and Prairie View A&M students during Spring 2022. The entirecourse (in-person and virtual) will be offered in Fall 2022. During Spring and Fall 2023,using the Inclusive Engineering Consortium IEC (iec.org), partnerships to utilize the labcourse will be offered to the other 18 IEC HBCUs to develop further HBCU partnerships inQISE research and education. 12Engineering Online at Virginia Tech, guided by Professor Wayne Scales, is developing thevirtual laboratory and course. Virginia Tech Engineering Online has supported award-winningonline lab instructional design in the past. Virginia Tech is

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Resistance to advocacy around hidden curriculum in engineering

Conference Session: Session 8 - Track 2: Resistance to advocacy around hidden curriculum in engineering
Collection: 2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Victoria Beth Sellers, University of Florida; R. Jamaal Downey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/38051[10] D. R. Simmons and S. M. Lord, “Removing invisible barriers and changing mindsets to improve and diversify pathways in engineering,” Adv Eng Educ, 2019, Accessed: Jan. 06, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1220293.pdf[11] American Society for Engineering Education, “Engineering & Engineering Technology: By the Numbers,” 2021.[12] B. Burt et al., “Racial microaggressions within the advisor-advisee relationship: Implications for engineering research, policy, and practice,” in Education Conference Presentations, Posters, and

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Examining how Graduate Advisors in STEM Support Mental Health among Black and Latinx Graduate Women

Conference Session: Track 1: Technical Session 3: Examining how Graduate Advisors in STEM Support Mental Health among Black and Latinx Graduate Women
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston ; Stephanie Marando-Blanck, University of Massachusetts; Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, California State University, Bakersfield; Aisha Farra
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

marginalizingexperiences in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. Thesemarginalizing experiences are characterized by alienating program environments rife withgendered-racism, invisibility, isolation, and the frequent need to prove one’s legitimacy in STEM(Alexander & Hermann, 2016; Bryson & Kowalske, 2022; Johnson, 2011; Wilkins-Yel et al.,2019). A burgeoning area of research has highlighted how these experiences of difference havenegatively impacted WOC’s mental health and, in turn, their persistence in STEM (Evans et al.,2018; Wilkins-Yel et al., 2022). One group uniquely positioned to create systemic change inthese dominant white masculine milieus is graduate advisors. Advisors are stewards of theSTEM climate across

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An Ecosystem of Support Initiatives for BIPOC, Women, and Domestic Graduate Students in STEM

Conference Session: Track 3: Technical Session 1: An Ecosystem of Support Initiatives for BIPOC, Women, and Domestic Graduate Students in STEM
Collection: 2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors: Andrew Edmunds, Clemson University; Melissa Smith, Clemson University
Tagged Topics: CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Demographics – low-income students. Student Categories 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 Total Engr & Computing Grad Enroll 1,480 1,485 1,710 Domestic Engr & Computing Grad Enroll 697 716 735 Low-income Engr & Computing Grad Enroll 132 (19%) 144 (20%) 165 (22%)We are still waiting on 2022-2023 data from financial aid, but this data shows thatapproximately 20% of domestic engineering and computing graduate students haveunmet financial needs. Since 2019-2020, the mean unmet need for students hasincreased from $11,058 to $15,212 annually. We anticipate that 2023-2024 data willbe similar to 2021-2022 levels. This