Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 13

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

% of all bachelor’sdegrees in engineering awarded to Black students were conferred by PWIs. Of these, 416 were inmechanical engineering, 432 in electrical engineering and 52 in aerospace engineering [17, p.100].Slaton chronicles the history and continuing legacy of racism against Black students inengineering [18]. Black students at PWIs face the particular challenge of being under representedon campus and in their classes, which can lead to stress, lower grades, isolation, and exhaustion[19]- [22]. Students in Fries-Britt and Turner’s study describe feelings of isolation andexhaustion based on the need to educate their White peers or to represent the Black experience.The participants attribute this not to hostility from their White peers, but

Conference Session

Track : Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

1 Aerospace Engineering South Atlantic University HBCUBarrett 4 Mechanical Engineering Central Pacific University AANAPIBlake 3 Electrical Engineering North Eastern University PWIBryce 2 General Engineering Mountain University PWIData AnalysisThis study used a qualitative research design, specifically a narrative approach [37]. AsPolkinghorne (1995) stated, “narrative is the linguistic form uniquely suited for displayinghuman existence as situated action” (p.5). The narrative approach serves as “a means throughwhich those who have been historically marginalized can be heard