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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venktesh Pandey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Maranda McBride, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE); Hyoshin Park

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Education systems of the future.Dr. Maranda McBride, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE)Dr. Hyoshin Park ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Enhancing Student Engagement and Skillsets Towards Transportation Careers using Digital Badge Program: A Case Study Venktesh Pandey, Maranda McBride, and Hyoshin (John) Park North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityAbstractChanging technologies and job market dynamics have led many jobs in the transportationindustry to require a higher degree of technical skills, a more diverse base of disciplinaryperspectives, and adaptability. Targeted training

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Frost

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mind mapping in engaging youngstudents planning their career paths. The use of concept mapping has long been recognized as aneffective tool for bridging knowledge gaps and promoting a deeper understanding of topics innumerous other fields. It benefits from being a highly active approach to engaging individuals incontemplating and discussing opportunities and challenges. In contrast, many career guidanceactivities are either based on large group sessions listening to speakers or else one on onesessions with career counselors using structured approaches and thus may often be quite passivein format. The authors are interested in exploring the use of cooperative mind mapping byapplying it to engage K-12 audiences, fostering early interest in

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Amani Qasrawi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Engineering at Al Balqa Applied University in Jordan and Construction Science and Management at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Throughout her academic career, she has been involved in research and teaching. She is working as a Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teacher Assistant at UTSA.Dr. Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineer from Georgia Institute of Technology with concentration in Construction Management with a minor in Computer Engineering and strong statistical background. He has over 8 years of work experience in the A/E/C (Archite ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Transforming Science, Technology

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghina Absi, Vanderbilt University

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navigatetheoretical math content that could lead otherwise to alienation from STEM. The project has anEntrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) objective as well as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion(EDI) application. Civil Engineering as a career is currently in high demand [1] to cater for our ailing infrastructureand design for a sustainable and innovative future for our planet. This profession has an extensiveimpact on society and the global environment [2]. It is primordial for us to train ethical and innovativebudding engineers to cater for the need of our communities and environments and design the cities ofthe future. It has been shown that students who are exposed to STEM before college have a greaterchance of selecting engineering as a major, and

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat, P.E., The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel; Dena Garner; M. Kristen Hefner, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Thad Le-Vasicek, The Citadel; Todd Wittman

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personalconcern (t= 0.88, p =0.39)).Research Question 2: Does the perception of male mentees at The Citadel about the role of amentor differ from the perception of female mentees?The perceptions of mentees about the role of a mentor were also investigated. The mentees wereasked to respond in one of two ways (very important or not important) to nine statements shownin Table 2.Table 2. Roles of mentor adapted from [6] Male or Female Very Important Not Important 1. Giving me advice about careers 2. Helping me to find internship 3. Working on my behalf 4. Guiding research methods 5. Helping me with research literature 6. Guiding

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Broadening Participation in Civil Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gillen, Northeastern University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Gisele Bury, Northeastern University; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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University (USU). Her research focuses on the intersections of disability, identity formation, and culture and uses anti-ableist approaches to enhance universal access for students with disabilities in STEM, particularly in engineering. At USU, she serves as the Co-Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Transition Services. In 2024, Dr. McCall received a National Science Foundation CAREER grant to identify systemic opportunities for increasing the participation of people with disabilities in engineering. Her award-winning publications have been recognized by leading engineering education research journals at both national and international levels. Dr. McCall has led several workshops promoting the inclusion of

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Student Services & Supports

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Hopkinson, West Virginia University; Lynnette Michaluk, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Aimee Morewood, West Virginia University

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items of STEM-SPSI were updated from a STEM to anengineering perspective when needed. Variables included engineering identity, academicadvising support, academic peer support, faculty support, engineering faculty connections,engineering peer connections, out-of-class engagement, engineering career development, andgeneral career development (Table 1). Responses were recorded on a six-point scale (1 = Doesnot apply to me; 2 = Completely disagree, 3 = Disagree; 4 = Neither agree nor disagree; 5 =Agree, 6 = Completely agree).The final survey was given online and administered through Qualtrics. West Virginia UniversityInstitutional Review Board (WVU IRB) approval is on file. To encourage participation andcompletion by undergraduate civil engineering

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; Na Li, Jackson State University

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students to choose degrees in STEM majors is essential to theCUREs (I-CUREs). Through lectures and lab tours, I-CUREs development of HBCUs.introduce students to cutting-edge technologies in STEM This study is part of an NSF project in progress, “Earlierdisciplines. As students move through their first two years of Access to Cutting-Edge Research Experience forcollege, this model will have a significant impact on their undergraduate STEM Education at Jackson State University”educational and career trajectories. It could also help African and it aims to include cutting edge course-based undergraduateAmerican students become more engaged in STEM learning and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University; Paris Eisenman, University of New Mexico; Ethan Kapp, University of New Mexico; Carl Lyle Abadam, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas at Austin; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Engineering, and Construction Management programs. Thecourse is taught every semester to both civil engineering (CE) and construction management(CM) students. The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to the fields of civil,construction and environmental engineering and construction management. Students learn about:the process of being a civil engineer or construction manager; the scope of careers open tograduates; some of the procedures and methods used in engineering design; how to workeffectively on open-ended problems under constraints of time; how to work effectively on smallteams and communicate ideas; and how to develop an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility. The previous iterations of the course featured

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Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Binita Acharya, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero P.E., Colorado State University; Mehmet Egemen Ozbek; Fawzi Khalife, Colorado State University

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came from various majors, includingConstruction Management (47%), Civil Engineering (34%), Environmental Engineering (16%),and other disciplines (3%).The survey revealed that students rated the importance of equity in their future careers at anaverage of 3.81 out of 5, indicating moderate to high awareness of its significance. In contrast,the industry’s performance in implementing equity was perceived as only moderate, with anaverage rating of 3.27 out of 5. This highlights a gap between the perceived importance of equityand its practical integration within the industry.Students showed the greatest interest in learning about the relationship between equity andsustainability (52%) and equity in sustainability rating systems (51%). Other topics

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Games & Competitions for Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani P.E., Ohio Northern University

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. This allows them to get real hands-on experience, expand their network, and buildlasting friendships with fellow students, faculty members, and mentors, which could lead tofuture career opportunities. Additionally, these teams provide an ideal environment for studentsto learn and practice leadership skills. Project managers work with team members to create abudget plan, secure funding, manage finances, establish work schedules, train less-experiencedmembers, and coordinate with team officers, advisors, administrators, suppliers, and sponsors toobtain the necessary resources and successfully deliver the final product [1] - [2]. Since studentsvoluntarily join competition teams, this provides a unique opportunity for the study ofengineering

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail L. Beck; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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opportunities for learning the topics of disastersocial impacts and DEI in their education. As they practice structural engineering in their career,this lack of understanding may serve as an obstacle for them to play the required role as a riskmanager. This highlights a significant gap between the role needed by society and theeducational preparation for structural engineers.Despite the importance of incorporating community resilience and DEI concepts into thecurriculum, it is not a trivial task due to the concepts’ complexity. These concepts are definedbased on other complex subjects, such as multi-criteria decision-making, systems analysis, riskanalysis, and socio-economic disaster impact analysis. It is one of the reasons why theseconcepts are often

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graves, United States Military Academy, West Point; Thomas James Matarazzo, United States Military Academy, West Point; Brock E. Barry, P.E., United States Military Academy, West Point; Elizabeth Bristow; Mark Evans, United States Military Academy, West Point

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that Influence Engineering Freshman to Choose Their Engineering Major, 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013[2] Anderson-Rowland, M. R., Rodriguez, A. A., and Grierson, A., Why Some Community College Students Choose Engineering and Some Don't, 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.[3] Ngambeki, I, Dalrymple, O., and Evangelou, D., Decision Making In First Year Engineering: Exploring How Students Decide About Future Studies And Career Pathways, Purdue University, School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series, 2009.[4] Painter, Jackson Kia, Snyder, Kate E., and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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aninstructor, it is frustrating that students can spend hours watching mindless videos online butcannot spare 30 minutes to read a foundational literature article related to their classwork andfuture careers. In order to engage these students, instructors must adapt to their lifestyles, includingtheir online viewing habits.The following paper presents a case study on the development of the AISC Days of Steel videoseries. These videos explore typical undergraduate steel design topics in a fun, amusing, yeteducational manner, combining quirky humor with equations.The intent of the video series is to provide content to students outside the classroom setting toincrease engagement and interest in the technical topics. The videos will be made available

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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disaster social impact and equity in their education.Despite the importance of incorporating community resilience and equity concepts into thecurriculum, it is not a trivial task due to the concepts’ complexity. These concepts are definedbased on other complex subjects, such as multi-criteria decision-making, systems analysis, riskanalysis, and socioeconomic disaster impact analysis. It is one of the reasons why these conceptsare often taught in more advanced graduate-level courses, if at all, instead of undergraduatecourses. However, introducing these concepts early on is crucial, since the vast majority ofpracticing structural engineers start their careers after their undergraduate program. To addressthese issues, we adopt an active learning

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramez Hajj, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

undergraduate students fromunderrepresented groups. The desired outcome of this project is to generate interest among theseundergraduate students to explore careers and graduate study in the field of pavementengineering. Another outcome is to expose students in general to the research process and how toget involved in undergraduate research and later apply to graduate school. In addition, we hope toprovide a framework for a low barrier to entry competition which can be replicated in otherregions of the country but does not require participating universities to have extensive laboratoryor computational facilities. In fact, this framework may be replicable at the high school level infuture competitions. This paper presents a literature review on the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Rhonda K Young, Gonzaga University

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fundamental concept in Civil Engineeringeducation could help attract and retain students. Research has identified helping others andequity as motivating some students to pursue engineering [e.g.,19]. But some students also leaveengineering when they perceive other majors as more supportive of those goals (e.g., [20], [21]).Thus, introducing students to equitable infrastructure in early civil engineering courses mightinspire students to choose and persist in careers in civil engineering.Further, research into career choices has shown a perception by students that STEM fields are inopposition to the goal of helping others, and this has been identified as a possible contributingfactor to underrepresentation of women in these fields [22]. Linking the

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Z. Carter, Inver Hills Community College

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rated application materials for a laboratory manager position. Thematerials had been randomly assigned either a male name or a female name and were otherwiseidentical. The faculty (both male and female) rated the male candidates significantly morecompetent and hirable than the identical female candidates. The faculty assigned higher salariesto the male applicants than to the female applicants. Males were given a 14% increase in meansalary over the females. The faculty also offered less career mentoring to the female candidatethan the male candidate. Interestingly, the gender, scientific field, age, and tenure status of thefaculty were not significant in these results. The observed gender bias seems to be pervasiveamong all faculty.It was found

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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extent to which students have a healthy balancebetween work (school work, jobs, co-curricular activities) and life (leisure activities, personalneeds) [6]. Work-life balance (WLB) considerations were found to be very important to currentU.S. civil engineering students (e.g., “I don’t want to spend an excessive number of hours at myjob”) [7]. Concerns about WLB impact STEM students’ planned career trajectories, includingthoughts about leaving STEM [8]. Thus, engineering’s common reputation for being “all workand no rest” [9] should be of concern to faculty.Mental Health ModuleDuring the COVID pandemic in fall 2020 the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) required thatall incoming first-year students learn about mental health issues in a course

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Broadening Participation in Civil Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin (Brenda) Zhou, Central Connecticut State University

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explanations of how EJIcould be related to the engineering code of ethics. In addition, course enrichment activities areintentionally built into this EJI-designated course so students can listen to and learn fromindustry practitioners. For example, in the spring of 2023, a panel of female constructionprofessionals discussed their career paths, unique challenges, and interesting projects. In thespring of 2024, a group of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) engineerspresented a few highway projects they worked on and discussed how CTDOT paid moreattention to EJI. Such course designs ensure various methods of instruction, assessment, andassignment types, complementing the EJI course content. Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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in civil engineering. 4. In what ways can you contribute to equity 4. Discuss the ways that DEIR issues might affect you and justice issues? personally in your future career and work. Your response should be 250-500 words. Your response should be 250-500 words.The resource use by different demographic groups in the course in 2022 is summarized in Table4; both similarities and differences are evident. The most popular resource among both male andfemale students was the NSPE reading. However, among URM students the ‘engineering moreequitable communities’ video was the most popular. ‘Whistling Vivaldi’ was significantly morepopular among female students in the course compared to males. The

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University

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questioning if she should bean engineer, which seemed to be a common feeling within her social circle. Today, as a recentgraduate, she explains that she sees engineering as a career and something that she is passionateabout, but not as an integral part of her because this status could change over time.Lastly, when reflecting on her identities within the context of civil engineering, Camille sharesthe following thoughts: “I think about when I was a kid, and I didn't see people who looked like me or who were like me. I wonder if I had met someone who was like me, would that have helped me? That makes me want to be that for someone else, I want to motivate people. You can't change anything if you don't start with yourself. I

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timmy Elwin Kipfmiller III, United States Military Academy; Alexander Tucker, United States Military Academy; Charles James Richardson Reeves, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Ryan Parker, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, United States Military Academy

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engineers are to govern theirprofessional careers on [four] fundamental principles, the first of which is to “create safe,resilient, and sustainable infrastructure” [10]. “ASCE defines sustainability as a set ofenvironmental, social, and economic conditions (aka “The Triple Bottom Line”) in which all ofsociety has the capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitelywithout degrading the quantity, quality, or the availability of environmental, social, andeconomic resources” [11]. ASCE’s Policy Statement 418 - The Role of the Civil Engineer inSustainable Development states that “civil engineers shall be committed to following the ASCEPrinciples of Sustainable Development: Principle 1 – Do the right project… [and

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Student Services & Supports

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Kyle Nathan Winfree, Northern Arizona University; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Kaitlyn T Hanley P.E., New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Tanya Kunberger P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific

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faculty member at Northern Arizona University.Dr. Kyle Nathan Winfree, Northern Arizona University Dr. Winfree is the Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems as Northern Arizona University. His research focuses on wearable technologies as applied to health assessment and rehabilitation.Dr. Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy CAPT Corinna Fleischmann is a licensed Professional Engineer with military, academic and research experience in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, coastal resiliency, construction project management and engineering education. CAPT Fleischmann is a career educator who has been a

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth

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?” Results from the surveys werereported by Hopkins and Dong [10] and Kam-Biron et al. [7] and are synthesized here, in thecontext of preparing students for a career in structural engineering. ● Considering both surveys, 90% of practitioners considered 9 of the 12 core courses as necessary for students to complete; courses on structural analysis III: matrix analysis (85%), prestressed concrete (70%), and masonry design (87%) were viewed as necessary by fewer than 90% of respondents. ● The three most important subjects identified by practitioners were structural analysis I, reinforced concrete I, and steel I. In addition to the top three, practitioners stated that the list of the top five most important topics included two

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin's University; Moses Tefe, Norwich University; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Xiaomei Wang, Brigham Young University; Gloria Faraone; Thais Alves, San Diego State University

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engineering and a Masters in engineering management from Stanford University and a BS from the United States Military Academy, West Point. He is a retired US Army Corps of Engineers officer who has had assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. During his military career he spent over 10 years on the faculty at the US Military Academy at West Point teaching civil engineering. He also served as the Director, Graduate Professional Development at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering. He is the recipient of the 2021 NSPE Engineering Education Excellence Award and the 2019 ASCE Thomas A Lenox ExCEEd Leadership Award.Dr. Xiaomei Wang, Brigham Young University Dr. Xiaomei Wang, a Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah Oulton, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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typical engineering program, they tend tobecome more disengaged in social issues, and this disengagement is seen to persist into theirprofessional careers [12] [13] [14]. Lack of engagement around social issues can cause situationsof environmental injustice to be perpetuated in engineered systems [12]. Still, in manyengineering programs, “engineering neutrality” in design is a defined part of the curriculum, andstudents are explicitly taught to depoliticize their engineering solutions [15]. By depoliticizingengineering, students focus only on the technical aspects of a project and not the socialimplications. This pedagogical choice ultimately negatively impacts the engineering profession.Focusing on social and environmental justice in engineering

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ABET, PE, and CEBOK

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Norb Delatte, Oklahoma State University

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to train programfaculty and Program Evaluators on the criteria. The misinterpretation is understandable, givenprevious iterations of Student Outcomes (Criterion 3) that focused on diverse teams, and whichhave since been revised.Another commenter noted: “We have always strived to be open and inviting to under-represented groups. One group that we thought we would start with is female students. We wanted to recruit more and see more succeed in our program. We have female alumni who have been very successful in their careers. They are owners/managers in their respective fields. Our ideas converged around an initial symposium “panel of experts” from our female alumni. They could share ideas, tips, and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leana Santos, University of Connecticut; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut

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and credibility. They should justify their part of their career path rankings, emphasizing the importance of credible information in decision-making195196 To nurture critical thinking skills throughout the course, we have designed class activities and197 assessments that not only assess comprehension but also encourage students to interrogate the198 rationale behind their learning. By prompting students to question, analyze, and evaluate concepts199 independently, these assignments serve as catalysts for the development of robust critical thinking200 skills. Our aim is to guide them in forming

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati; Matthew Sleep, University of Cincinnati

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single institution so results may not be generalizable tocivil engineering students more broadly. Future research in this area could help to further refineour understanding of civil engineering students’ perceptions of engineering design. Conductinglongitudinal studies or similar studies of midcareer students would provide a more detailedpicture of the ways in which definitions of design change across a students’ course career. Doingso with additional attention dedicated to past and concurrent course work as well as co-op andinternship experience might help to surface and solidify connections between student responsesand educational and work experiences. Finally, the definition of engineering design in the ABETcriteria is one of several that