Conference Session

Self-Efficacy & Mindset

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Chris Carroll P.E., Trine University; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; David Weston Johnstone P.E., Ohio Northern University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #46788Civil Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Mindset – Cultivating TeachingPractices that Enhance Entrepreneurial Minded LearningDr. Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Matthew Lovell is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and he currently serves as the Senior Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and he holds his PE license in Indiana. Matt is very active with respect to experimentation in the classroom. He greatly enjoys problem-based learning

Conference Session

Self-Efficacy & Mindset

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghina Absi, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #48037WIP - Outreach and Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) in STEMProf. Ghina Absi, Vanderbilt University Ghina Absi is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Vanderbilt University. She teaches classes at the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes in Civil Engineering (Intro to Engineering, Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Civil Engineering Lab and several electives including travel classes) . She earned her BE and ME from the Saint Joseph University (ESIB) in Beirut, Lebanon, and worked for 5 years as a steel structures design engineer at a multinational firm (Dar Al

Conference Session

Curricular & Course Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan E Burns P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Hunter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julia Melkers, Arizona State University; Terry Blum, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

major, augmentretention and improve engineering efficacy in the undergraduate program. The initiative aims toenhance the sense of belonging of the students to the profession, school, and major, as well as tograduate more holistic engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset. Subsequently garneringexternal funding, the initiative applies interactive learning and entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) pedagogies - such as problem-based learning (PBL), team development, story-drivenlearning (SDL), and, value sensitive design (VSD) as well as computational skills development -to engage students early and keep them engaged throughout their undergraduate journey. Thispaper discusses effective practices, challenges and lessons learned along the way with

Conference Session

Focus on the First Year

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

evaluators.References[1] E. Jensen, “First Year Civil and Architectural Engineering Student Project, 2024 ASEE North CentralSection Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, USA” [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/45620 [Accessed April 27,2025][2] E. Evrekli, D. Inel, and A.G. Balim. “Development of a scoring system to assess mind maps,” in Procedia -Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 2330-2334, ISSN 1877-0428,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.331.[3] D. Hay, H. Wells and I. Kinchin, Quantitative and qualitative measures of student learning at Universitylevel. Higher Education. Volume 56, 2008, Pages 221-239. 10.1007/s10734-007-9099-8.[4] C. Bodnar and E. Barrella.. ""Master" Entrepreneurial Mindset Concept

Conference Session

Curricular & Course Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A Wood, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Tess Doeffinger, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

/christian_engineering_conference/2024/proceedings/ 25[23] “Entrepreneurial Mindset | Engineering Unleashed.” Accessed: Feb. 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://engineeringunleashed.com/mindset[24] W. D. Lawson, “In Defense of A Little Theory,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 128, no. 4, pp. 206–211, Oct. 2002, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2002)128:4(206).[25] M. Criswell, “Has The Moment Passed For Classical Solutions? Definitely Yes, Definitely No,” presented at the 2004 Annual Conference, Jun. 2004, p. 9.663.1-9.663.11. Accessed: Jan. 02, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/has-the-moment-passed-for- classical-solutions-definitely-yes-definitely-no[26] R. Fry, “Classic Rhetorical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jalil Kianfar, Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Danahe Marmolejo, Saint Louis University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

entrepreneurial mindset in learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Spreadsheets in Civil Engineering: Fostering Proficiency through Practical Applications in StaticsAbstractSpreadsheets are ubiquitous in civil engineering offices and are an important tool for datamanagement, engineering calculations, visualization, and report generation. Proficiency inworking with spreadsheets also improves productivity and streamlines the qualityanalysis/quality control process. Cultivating proficiency requires students to integratespreadsheet usage into their daily activities. While first-year and second-year students maysporadically utilize spreadsheets in their science

Conference Session

Games & Competitions for Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

solving design projects.The gaps between perceived and real-world applications can be closed with these projects, andthe process of working through these projects is as important as the final product [12, 13].Learning to produce a solution to a realistic problem is not easy and demands that students lookbeyond what they learn in the classroom [14, 11]. Many different design challenges have led todocumented increases in technical and problem solving skills and can be used to foster animproved innovation mindset [15]. Participating in student competition design projects has alsoresulted in long-term retention of subject matter [12].Many engineering curricula primarily focus on the attainment of technical knowledge and therelevant technical skills

Conference Session

ABET, PE, and CEBOK

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin R. Collins, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, different name). At Rose-Hulman, Michelle is co-leading a project to infuse an entrepreneurial-mindset in undergraduate students’ learning, and a project to improve teaming by teaching psychological safety in engineering education curricula. Michelle also mentors undergraduate researchers to investigate the removal of stormwater pollutants in engineered wetlands. Michelle was a 2018 ExCEEd Fellow, and was recognized as the 2019 ASCE Daniel V. Terrell Awardee.Dr. Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Jennifer Mueller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She graduated with her BS in Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharmin Jahan Badhan, independent researcher; Rei Samsami, University of New Haven; Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Haven (UNH), as a faculty in Construction Management, in Fall 2022. She has contributed to a new MS in Construction Management program development as the program director. She has also been involved in Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning by KEEN and Open Pedagogy at UNH. In addition to Engineering Education, she has 4+ years of experience in working with Departments of Transportation (DOTs) as a Graduate Research Assistant. Her research is positioned at the intersection of Automated Construction Inspection, Construction Information Modeling, and Data-Driven Decision-Making for project managers, contractors, inspectors, and other project stakeholders.Dr. Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven Dr. Goli Nossoni is