Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

 cannot achieve these goals, unless their implementation is fully supported by all stakeholders which includes, citizens, civil society, private sector, and academia—just to name a few.  SDG 6 is to ensure Clean Water and Sanitation (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg6) . It is estimated that nearly three‐quarters of one billion people do not have access to clean water, and this number is projected to substantially increase in the future. Partly spurred by the MDG, more than 2 billion people have been provided access to improved water and sanitation since  1  1990; however, the quality of the drinking water does not typically meet minimum standards2. For example, in Pakistan, access to

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

, and to what extent are they interested in impact-driven work?2.2 Impact-Driven Interest as a Career ChoiceThere are many capacities in which one may address societal challenges, e.g. as a volunteer,employee, and/or founder. To narrow the scope, the current study explores how engineeringundergraduates consider addressing societal challenges as a career choice.In the early 1990’s Robert Lent proposed a model of career choice called Social CognitiveCareer Theory (SCCT, see Figure 1) that provides a framework for understanding, explaining,and predicting the processes through which people develop occupational choice (Lent & Brown,2006; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994). The SCCT model has been shown to be useful inpredicting career choice

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel, University of Houston; Rick P. Greer, University of Houston; Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Sara Jolly Jones, University of Houston; Victoria Doan, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019The Motivations of STEM MentorsIntroductionSchool-Based mentoring (SBM) currently is the most widely available and fastest-growing formof mentoring in the United States [1]. One challenge limiting mentoring programs is their abilityto attract and retain mentors. Why mentors decide to become involved and the conditions underwhich they persist as mentors are questions that require robust answers due to the importance ofcultivating deep relationships between mentors and mentees in order to obtain positive results[2], [3], [4]. While we know some demographics about individuals who mentor, we know lessabout why mentors decide to become mentors and why they persist. Existing research points

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Gerald Shall, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

address.Part One: On the Dissonance Between Paradigms of Practice and Shadow-CitiesThe informal settlement, defined as communities constructed without permission on landillegally acquired, is currently the largest and fastest growing settlement type on the planet [1].iNow, and in the future, the majority of our planet’s inhabitants live in settlements that will not bemapped, permitted or otherwise documented [2].ii They will have no formal access to sewage orwaste disposal and only intermittent access to transportation, schools, water and electricity.They will live in communities poorly constructed, posing a danger to the occupants and asignificant drain on our planet’s civic and environmental resources [2].iii Their homes will bebuilt of scrap

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adetoun Yeaman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

the nature of their relationships with people they interfacedwith on their projects changed, which suggests that pieces of their service experiences in thecourse are connected to aspects of empathy. The findings from the study could provide someinsight on empathy cultivation and the impact of including a service component in a first-yearengineering course.Keywords: empathy, phenomenology, service-learning, community engagementBackgroundEmpathy is commonly and casually defined as the ability to put oneself in another person’s shoes[1], [2]. In engineering education and practice, more awareness has been directed towards thisability due to recognition for a need to carefully consider the implications of engineering workon humanity [3]–[7]. The

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chelsea Cefalu, Lafayette College ; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Aspirations: Overcoming barriers to success and developing character through pre- and post-secondary school partnershipsAbstractThe goal of this study is to improve understanding of how participation in learning and teachingpartnerships between elementary classrooms facing high barriers to success and collegeclassrooms can: 1) influence the knowledge of, interest in, and aspirations toward post-secondaryeducation in populations less likely to explore college; 2) impact college students’ sense of civicknowledge, civic learning, civic reflection, and civic efficacy. Qualitative evaluation methodsdesigned by Lafayette College’s Landis Center for Community Engagement in

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

grassrootsengineering.In this manuscript, along with a brief recall of the most important facts concerning theemergence of Brazilian grassroots engineering (GE), I will: 1) present three of the GE’s currentleading teams; 2) discuss some of the theoretical and methodological basis of GE; 3) analyzesome of the impacts of GE on the supported group; 4) highlight the main aspects of theformation process and evaluative tools provided to students; and 5) discuss some potentialitiesand limitations of GE.In doing so, I will draw on different GE teams’ publications, interviews with some leadinggrassroots engineers, and my perception as a member of the GE network, Repos.IntroductionAccording to Brazilian law, higher education must articulate teaching, research, and

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

skills and knowledge usuallydeveloped/learned in the engineering courses, also encompasses: empathy, ability to dialogue,critical sense, and openness to learn from local (or grassroots/traditional) knowledge. To achievethis profile, different pedagogic approaches and activities have been developed in manyBrazilian universities.In this manuscript, after presenting a brief account on grassroots engineering’s history, I will:1) analyze the four non-technical skills of grassroots/educator engineers, making explicit theirFreirian roots; 2) present the three main engineering education approaches (and correspondingactivities) aimed at the development of (part of) grassroots engineer’s skills; and 3) highlight thestrengths and weaknesses of each as well

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Bernhard Kleba, ITA - Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil); Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

related to the conception and institutionalization of a minor in engaged engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building Community Engaged Programs in Curriculum - A Short Review of Brazilian ApproachesIntroductionEngineering schools have established a variety of ways of how community engagementprograms (CEP) are built into curriculum [1]. But what are the conditions for establishing CEP inengineering schools? And how can we explain the different ways in which CEP programsthrive? From the perspective of the social systems theory, there is an interplay in the dimensionsof constraints (structural coercion), free choices, and contingencies, allowing actors a set ofoptions

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

can apply when engaging communities. Finally, it concludes with lessonslearned from this criteria development and curricular integration for engineering educatorscommitted to educating students to become socially responsible engineers and making theirprojects both socially just and sustainable for communities.1. IntroductionIn engineering education, there has been a proliferation of projects aimed at communitydevelopment, most of these motivated by strong personal desires to help solving big andcomplex problems like poverty, climate change, lack of drinkable water, etc. and also byinstitutional needs to enhance students experiences and professional development, exposure tointernational education, and, in some cases, to contribute to program

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camilo Andrés Navarro Forero P.E.; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

possibility of pursuing the creation of a community-based waste-upcycling business.Both the Web of Life and Social Cartography workshops invited the participation of a large numberof community stakeholders to first co-create a common systemic model of the community system(STW #1) and then see how the model fits in the physical geographical space and how each individualin the systems fits and navigates in the space (STW#4) . This paper presents the structure andexecution of these workshops and the resulting artifacts created by participating stakeholders. Itwill also discuss the implications for further work within the context of the identified ExSJ projectand more broadly for community-engineering partnerships

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

significant at an alpha value of 0.05. Creation of a Paradigm Shift in Student Humanitarian Service – An Experience of One Third Century1. IntroductionGovernments recognize that student volunteers play an important role in developing an engagedcivil society [1]. A school that actively participates in neighborhood activities unites students,teachers, staff, and community stakeholders. This increases a school’s ability to produce engagedand civic minded citizens. Students participating in community projects gain a sense of belongingand security which can lead to academic success as well as civic engagement. Studies have shownvolunteering and service projects benefit students, communities, educational institutions

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. Jacoby conciselydescribes service learning as “a form of experiential education in which students engage inactivities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunitiesintentionally designed to promote student learning and development” [1].The main components of community engaged learning are service, academic content, partnershipand reciprocity, and finally, analysis or reflection [2]. The service should provide support andsolutions for overcoming a community identified need, while also deepening students learning ofengineering concepts. The community engagement work provides an opportunity for students toapply their classroom learning in a real world setting, with the intention of enriching theirunderstanding of

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab; Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Hannah French; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

to the organization.This semester’s project is designing Little Free Libraries for the community partners. “Little FreeLibrary is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparkscreativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. Through Little FreeLibrary book exchanges, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing accessto books for readers of all ages and backgrounds [1].”The PartnershipsThe partnerships with the organizations were all created differently. Two of the organizations(Metro Deaf School and Minnesota Children’s Museum) are current partners with the PlayfulLearning Lab. The Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas is a research group ledby

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amanda Johnston, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Emily Honor Hubbard, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

lecture topics and the project contexts were intentionally designed by thecourse instructors with the goal of promoting students’ development of empathy.Prior ResearchEmploying empathy in engineering contexts has recently been explored as an opportunity forinnovation. Couvreur and Goossens [1] argue that industrialized rehabilitation design solutionsdon’t approach the design with enough time to properly consider if a user need is satisfied, andalso that there exists an economic incentive for companies to create a universal, rather thanspecific, solution for patients. In contrast, there is power in developing community-basedrehabilitation solutions for people with disabilities; local solutions that reflect physical,emotional, and cognitive needs

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Nathan E Canney P.E., CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Benjamin V Fell P.E., California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

centers around the potential impacts of the WP program,addressing the following research questions: How does the WP intervention affect: 1) collegestudents’ intentions to persist in an engineering major? 2) college students’ understanding ofengineering professions? 3) elementary school students’ understanding of the engineeringprofessions? 4) elementary school students' intentions to attend college? 5) elementary schoolstudents’ intentions to major in engineering? Finally, these potential impacts will be examinedfor demographic differences, including sex, underrepresented minority students, low-income,and first-generation students. Pre- and post-surveys for the college and elementary students usingelements from existing surveys with strong

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Andrew Pierce, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

grow to over 1100 students from an average of 45 majors per year.IntroductionCommunity-engaged learning came to engineering slower than many other disciplines [1] buthas seen increasing examples and scholarship in engagement [2, 3]. Evidence of the increasingacceptance includes the creation of the ASEE Community Engagement Division. While thereare many examples of success, most are driven by individual faculty or small groups and thereare few examples of large scale implementation of engagement. For community engagement toachieve its potential, models that can be replicated or adapted and integrated into the fabric of theinstitutions must be developed. There is still skepticism about service-learning as noted in the2014 ASEE report [4]. It

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E Canney P.E.; Elizabeth O'Brien, Seattle University; Teddi Callahan

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

a required sophomore level civil engineeringcourse focused on introducing students to building codes, load paths, and Revit, a three-dimensional drafting tool used primarily for buildings. The course taught these topicsconcurrently, with two lectures a week designated for building code and design topics and onelecture each week focused on the drafting software. The projects allowed the two disparateelements of the course (building design and drafting tools) to be combined. The course learningobjectives related to the term project focused on 1) an ability to navigate the building code, 2) todevelop models in Revit, 3) to work effectively in teams, and 4) to effectively communicateengineering designs through drawings and text to engineering

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lyn Benning, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Christopher R. Shearer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

through service learning Jennifer Benning1, Andrea Surovek1, Stuart Kellogg1, Christopher Shearer1 1 South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyAbstractService-learning programs have been identified as an important contributor to campus andcommunity or “town and gown” relationships. These relationships offer the potential to tacklesocietal problems that are too large for any single organization. In addition, assessments haveshown that engineering students engaged with community partners on design projects havea stronger view of engineering as a means to better society and are more likely to beinvolved in their communities after graduation. This paper presents an overview of

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen, University of Miami; Scotney D. Evans, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: Incorporating Service-Learning in a Mechanical Engineering Measurements Lab – A Case StudyIntroductionThe purpose of service-learning is to provide students with a connection between the classroomand their community with a reflection component involved [1]. However, despite evidencepointing to deeper learning and development of critical thinking skills when enough opportunityfor reflection is included in service-learning [2]-[3], reflection is not widely used in engineering[3]. This study describes the incorporation of service-learning into an existing group project in anundergraduate mechanical engineering measurements lab at the University of Miami in the fallsemester of 2017, and how

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Che, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

engineering, mechanical design, engineering mechanics, engineering education, engineering ethics, tech- nology and society. He is a member of ASEE, ASME and SAE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: CAE Education via Service-LearningThe Call"To Seek to Learn is to Seek to Serve." This is our university’s motto [1]. It fits well with theintents and purposes of service-learning for students. Service-Learning has long been proven tobe an effective tool for engineering education [2], [3], [4]. In a National Academy of Engineering(NAE) report titled Educating the Engineer of 2020 - Adapting Engineering Education to theNew Century, service-learning is listed as one of six

Conference Session

Humanitarian Engineering, Social Entrepreneurship and Communitarian Innovation in the Global South

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Janneth Salinas S, Minuto de Dios University Corporation; viviana Garzon, UNIMINUTO; IVÁN DARÍO GARCIA P.E., UNIVERSIDAD MINUTO DE DIOS; Miguel Gonzalez, Universidad Minuto de Dios

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Interests: 1. Social Innovation. 2. Social Appropriation of Knowledge. 3. Social Digital Entrepreneurship. 4. Green Business Management. 5. Innovation Education 6. Regional development c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: Co-creation process in higher education contexts to innovate in Pre-calculus curriculum Abstract In Colombia, Engineering Education faces some significant challenges. According to the 'Dropout Prevention and Analysis System' of the Ministry of Education, only 28% of engineering students complete their studies and graduate, and the national dropout rate for first-semester

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan B. Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Katie Shannon, Missouri S&T

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: Developing a Sustainable K12 Outreach STEM ProgramIntroductionCurrently there are several challenges for having a continued innovative workforce in science,technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields. First of all, there is a need to attract amore diverse population of students into the field. Whether a surplus or shortage [1] of STEMworkers exist to meet the future demands, it is clear that there is still a need to attract a morediverse group of students into these fields. Certainly, attracting a more diverse group of workerswould help ensure that the pool includes the brightest and could ultimately lead to

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University; Mary K. McDougal, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

-specific knowledge and developing their multidisciplinarycommunication, problem-solving, and research skills.Course design and executionAccording to Bringle and Hatcher [1], service-learning is defined as a “course-based, creditbearing educational experience in which students (a) participate in an organized service activitythat meets identified community needs, and (b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as togain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and anenhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility” (p. 112).” Service-learning has beenproven to benefit students in many ways. More specifically, service learning has been found toenhance students’ collaboration skills [2], civic

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria C. Sanchez, University of Maryland College Park; Dylan Anthony Hazelwood, University of Maryland, College Park; Dave K. Anand, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

“engineering is not just engineering”, the course is an attempt to recognize the importance of theunderstanding that engineers are responsible for the social change that their profession creates.Traditional engineering courses typically focus on the development of technical skills but oftenfail to help students develop the professional or “soft” skills that engineers need today and to createa sense of social responsibility [1]. It was very important to the instructional team that studentsdevelop the needed cultural awareness and that they would be inspired to use their technical skillsto practice social entrepreneurship with the intention of making a difference in their communitiesand society at large. Unlike many courses that engage engineering

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Jordan-Bloch, Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University; Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

program and the Haas Centerfor Public Service to build both an educational program and research agenda that emphasize the value ofreciprocity, partnership, reflection, evaluation, and respect for diversity. In this paper, we present thelessons learned from our pilot year, including: the results from our feasibility evaluation, an assessment ofour partnership model, and our approach to scaling. Assessment of the students and their progress isongoing.Project Background and MotivationUnderrepresentation of women in computer science and engineering fields is a persistent phenomenon. Inthe US, while women earn 53% of undergraduate bachelor’s degrees overall, they represent only 18% ofcomputer science graduates [1], [2]. Underrepresented minority women

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan A Munden, Fairfield University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

~1200community attendees.IntroductionThrough the service learning structure, both students and community partners help to fulfill eachother’s needs. A robotics service learning [1] course at Fairfield University teaches theprinciples of robotics through hands-on activities and requires each student to participate in amentoring relationship with a local high school robotics team. These types of programs havebeen implemented at other universities [2-5]. Through these relationships, students gain a deeperunderstanding of the principles of robotics from the classroom, through teaching those principlesto others and helping their mentored team solve problems. Students gain an appreciation for, andcapability to, inspire younger generations to engage in STEM

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Larson Lesko, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gary R. Kirk, School of Public & International Affairs, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Veronica van Montfrans; Andrew L. Gillen, Virginia Tech; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

project, Virginia Tech Partnering with Educators and Engineers in Rural Schools (VTPEERS) focuses on the collaborative design, implementation, and study of a series of hands-onengineering activities with middle school youth in three rural communities in or near Appalachia.Launching our project has involved coordination across stakeholder groups to understand distinctvalues, goals, strengths and needs within these unique communities. In the first academic year,we are working with nine (9) different sixth grade science teachers across seven (7) schools inthree (3) counties. The aim of this engagement-in-practice paper is to document our lessonslearned in navigating the day-to-day challenges of (1) developing and facilitating curriculum atthe

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Kennedy P.E., Abilene Christian University; Lori M Houghtalen, Abilene Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

partners (and a new engineering program) for service learningBackground and MotivationService learning as a pedagogical strategy is well documented. At its best, service learningallows an opportunity to bridge technical education in the classroom to practice. Additionally, itencourages student development of communication skills, leadership, critical thinking, activelearning, and cultural understanding [1]. These skills learned through service learning benefitstudents upon graduating, as they will be expected to interact with people from diversebackgrounds in order to solve complex problems. For engineering students, these goals andneeds are no different, as engineers work on multidisciplinary projects that

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan A. Kowalski, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Ruth Ann Herstek, Penn State University, New Kensington

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

center of its kind in Westmoreland County with the goal of being a hub of collaboration, creation and innovation in New Kensington” (http://newkensington.psu.edu/, 2018).Project Design and PartnershipThis year, the project for the SUST 200 class is to create a living wall within the existingcommunity garden near The Corner, and both are located along the “Corridor of Innovation”(Figure 1). The community garden is situated between two dilapidated buildings. The idea is todetract from their condition by installing a living wall in front of the lower portion of thebuildings. One wall would entail a matrix of burlap sacks with each pocket containing a flowersuited to the environs. The other wall would display a sign to acknowledge the