Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Cervantes, Johns Hopkins University ; Sydney Danielle Floryanzia, University of Washington and Johns Hopkins University; Jackie Sharp; William Roberts Gray-Roncal; Erik C. Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

fortrailblazing undergraduates. The CIRCUIT program involves multilevel mentoring by providing aneeded community for trailblazing graduate students as they support each other in their work withCIRCUIT and as they progress in their individual graduate journeys 42 .TA mentorship guides the students through the technical aspects of their projects, and also servesas representation that students may never ordinarily see in their undergraduate studies. It is knownthat students with a strong sense of scientific identity are more likely to persist within STEM 4 .This TA representation, in part, allows CIRCUIT fellows to build their scientific identity by seeingthemselves as scientists and engineers. TAs serve as existence proofs; showing CIRCUIT fellowsthat

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University; Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Kelli M. Frias, American University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

, scholarships provided studentswith more time to pursue resources, such as mentorships and internships, which helped themdevelop their skills and provided them with networking opportunities. c. intentional community-building activitiesIntentional community-building activities can help retain undergraduate students by creating asense of belonging and connectedness among students. The program accomplishes this through aweekly 1-hour seminar that includes various activities including resume critiques, mockinterviews, discussions with engineering professionals, and a book report assignment. Inaddition, students participate in an annual 3-Day start-up weekend hosted by the university’sinnovation hub. The students form teams with others from across the