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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Ph.D., Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; Katherine Marie Donell

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as “Engineer for a Day” for Middle School StudentsAbstractMerrimack College, a small, liberal-arts college, has a long-standing tradition of service learning,and standing relationships with local after-school programs in under-served communities throughour Service Learning Center. However, these service experiences have not been integrated intothe engineering curriculum. The motivation to integrate engineering majors into this particularservice learning project is to demonstrate to engineering students that: - engineering careers can provide great benefit to local communities, - although just starting college studies, first-year engineers can mentor youth who may never have

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Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry L. Howell, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Terri Christiansen Bateman, Brigham Young University; David C. Morgan, Brigham Young University; Lynda Palma, Brigham Young University Museum of Art

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for the gift shop that was expanded for publication with a national publisher; atablet/smart phone app that includes origami instructions followed by related engineeringactivities, which has had broad use beyond the museum activity room; a video that was preparedfor museum patrons but has since been made available to larger audiences; materials created forhands-on museum activities that were used for outreach activities after the exhibition; andleverage for industry visits that led to additional applications and research projects. This paperdescribes the museum exhibition, the first- and second-generation products, the impact of eachproduct, and the benefits and pitfalls of using a museum exhibition to extend outreach impact.IntroductionThis

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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sent to their classrooms. The participant pairs are assigned and then the students split intotwo classrooms with one lead teacher and multiple aids in the room. The agenda consists ofbuilding the Kano (30 minutes), a two-part lesson plan to learn some basics of programming theKano (an hour and a half before lunch and an hour after lunch) and time to work on their selfselected projects for the showcase (about an hour). The two teachers are given the same set ofslides and teaching directions to go through the curriculum provided. At the end of the day, thestudents present their projects at the showcase to each other and family members. They are alsogiven certificates for participating and information on how to access their projects later. Lastly

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Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devika Patel, Stanford University

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from instances like the Toilet Challenge. To put trained andqualified engineers out into the world, it is necessary to supplement engineering education withculturally aware project-based curriculum. In ensuring global impact, meshing together thetechnical, social and cultural aspects of an engineer’s humanitarian effort is crucial.However, this is not frequently seen in the context of engineering projects with the internationalcommunity. The need for these specific skills and research is even more integral in the study ofstigmatized, or taboo, topics that engineers may find themselves addressing in their projects,where the approach can be key to the success of an intervention. Taboo issues consist of acts thatare considered to be forbidden

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Julee Farley, Montgomery County Public Schools and Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #30450Engagement in Practice: Exploring Boundary Spanning in aSchool-University PartnershipDr. Julee Farley, Montgomery County Public Schools and Virginia TechDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include

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Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Reed Marshall ; Daylen James McGhee, United States Military Academy; Lixrine Epie Ngeme, United States Military Academy; Joseph Carl Price ; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

professional engineer in Virginia and a Project Management Professional. Aaron’s primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection in 2009 for the American Society of Civil Engineers New Fac- ulty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni Award for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.Lt. Col. Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy Brad C. McCoy is a Lieutenant

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Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan E. Canney; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Engineering1 Historically, the undertaking of service projects – engaging marginalized individuals or communities in improving some facet of their lives – has been viewed by many as simply doing ‘nice things for poor people’. […] Showing ‘solidarity with the poor’ and making a human connection are necessary to sustain hope and thus affect change, and are powerful and essential elements in ‘making the world a better place’ 2 [p.6]. -T. Colledge Editor-in-Chief, Int’l Journal for Service-Learning in EngineeringEngineers as “benefactors” to society is a core value of engineering and central to how

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Rebecca Medina, Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County

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explore; let the kids figure it out.BGCA is committed to closing the opportunity gap in STEM with innovative and creativeprograms, activity ideas and resources for Clubs and the youth they serve. BGCA has increasedits STEM curriculum in the last 5 years, called DIY STEM. After-school and summer learningenvironments provide unique opportunities to advance STEM knowledge and increase interest inSTEM-related careers. Using a cross-disciplinary approach that channels young people’s naturalcuriosity into the design process inherent in the arts, BGCA’s STEM programs empower youthto create new solutions to real-world challenges. This project-based approach develops criticalthinking, problem solving, and other 21st century skills critical to success in

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Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noa Bruhis; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #23834Exploring Whitewater Rafting Guides’ Values of Learning and TeachingNoa BruhisDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the intersection

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Interactive Session - Community Engagement Implementation for K-12 Settings

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly Y Mollica, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, The Ohio State University; Meg West, The Ohio State University; Peter Vuyk, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #14642Community Service as a Means of Engineering Inspiration: An Initial Inves-tigation into the Impact of the Toy Adaptation ProgramMs. Molly Y Mollica, The Ohio State University Molly Mollica earned her BS in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University in 2014. She is currently a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering with a research focuses in bionanotechnology, mechanobiology, and engineering education. Molly has been working with the Toy Adaptation Project since its start at OSU in 2013.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor of Practice in

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela L. Chan, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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other hand, facilitated design processes effectively increaseself-efficacy for future enterprises [14]. They validate that interests and ideas in a problem spaceare valued by others and introduce how ethos can be incorporated [14].Fostering formal and informal support was another integral factor to the hackathon experience.Trained mentors can help participants reasonably scope deliverables for the project [4] andexplain steps skipped that would not occur in longer-term projects [16]. Volunteers runningworkshops and learning stations can be a great resource for beginners [3]. They should activelyengage participants, especially in hyper-technical environments where even experiencedparticipants hesitate to seek help [9]. Informal interactions can

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Stewart, Sealed Air Corporation; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Laura Jacobson, OM Partners; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Kathy Jacobson, Lockheed Martin, Retired; Allison Mae Hughes, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

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communities. Morgan works with schools, libraries, and makerspaces to design, document, and open source new lessons, projects, and technical solutions for the community.Dr. Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Kate Fu is an Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to this appointment, she has been a Postdoctoral Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). In May 2012, she completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 2009, and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University in 2007. Her

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sifat Islam, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Iris Minor, Florida Atlantic University; Susanne I Lapp, Florida Atlantic University ; Dilys Schoorman, Florida Atlantic University

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Paper ID #20034Engagement in Practice: Outreach Program to Introduce Computer Scienceto Middle School StudentsMr. Sifat Islam, Florida Atlantic University Sifat Islam is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, FL. He earned his MS degree in computer engineering from FAU. He has over 10 years of experience on variety of software projects starting from requirement gathering to post implementation. His current research interests include Educational Data Mining and Semantic Web.Dr. Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Rivera, University of Florida; Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida; Darryl Bryant McCune II, University of Florida

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education.Each district then runs their own district competition as a qualifying event for the VEX State andWorld Competitions. In general, VEX Teams work their way through school, district, and statetournaments to qualify for the world championship during the competition season. Teamsadvance after consideration of their documented design process, performance in the tournament,and STEM based research project. Founders of local VEX teams are responsible for securingfunds, estimated to be $2,500 [2], and mentorship. The access to mentorship is heavily reliant onsupport from local businesses, and university groups. For a district-wide initiative, garneringenough support and mentorship can be more challenging than individual teams finding agenerous

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Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University

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Engineers Society. He is licensed to practice architecture in Washington D.C., Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Muhammad has won the following awards: the Florida A&M University’s Division of Engineering Technology Teacher of the Year Award for the years 1993, 1994 and 2000; theZeta Educational Thespian Association Design Award; and the 1st Place Kopper Corporation Design Completion Design Award. His research travels have taken him to Mexico, Senegal, Edmonton, Canada, Lagos, Nigeria, and London and several other places. Muhammad has completed projects in planning and approval stage, renovation, new housing, international large scale, preservation, religious, hotel, food preparation, medical facility

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Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Jaime Rene Huerta

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sessionsand Saturday mentoring of the students, plus workshops throughout the year, including summers.TAMIU GEAR-UP is now working on its fourth cohort and in their current grant; they areserving approximately 10,000 students who are currently in 9th grade. The students will beafforded college awareness and readiness activities in addition to the services provided by thegrant through high school graduation and up to one year into their postsecondary education. GEAR UP IV implemented the “Creating A Vision” project, which is a partnership grantbetween TAMIU and 19 school districts throughout the southern part of Texas, coveringapproximately 14,792 square miles. The grant is designed to provide low-income students withthe skills, motivation, and

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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

., engineering, political science, social science, etc.) must be combined,as comprehensively as possible, to address these goals in an integrated and transdisciplinarymanner. An integrated approach provides a way to look at the SDGs more holistically but also toexplore how these goals might interact with other frameworks such as the Grand Challenges ofEngineering (GCE). The GCE consists of 14 projects and engineering-based goals that theengineering community proposes to accomplish by the end of this century (Grand Challenges forEngineering Committee 2008). They include: advance personalized learning; make solar energyeconomical; enhance virtual reality; reverse-engineering the brain; engineer better medicines;advance health informatics; restore

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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

to address thesetopics, and translates to career plans. To develop the survey, we drew from existing knowledge on topicsincluding belief about climate change (Leiserowitz et al., 2012), engineering course content andstandards (ABET, 2013; Allenby et al., 2009), sustainability (Davidson et al., 2007; Huntzinger et al.,2007; Mihelcic et al., 2006), critical engineering agency (Godwin et al., 2013; McNeill & Vaughn,2010), and career choice (Hazari et al., 2010; Kaminsky et al., 2012; Shealy et al., 2015). The surveywas model on prior national surveys such as Sustainability and Gender in Engineering (Klotz et al.,2010), the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (Leiserowitz et al., 2012; Leiserowitz et al.,2010) and the climate

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson PE, USAID

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critical reflection of the learner on the experience. Unlessembedded within a course as a service-learning activity (e.g. [13]), there may not be structuredreflection. This is particularly true in co-curricular activities, where advisors may worry thatformal reflection would deter college students from participating. However, the reflection couldoccur informally via a group discussion.Giles and Eyler [11] cite Dewey’s [12] four criteria for projects to be truly educative. The fourcriteria are: generate interest, worthwhile intrinsically, problems that demand new information,and cover a considerable time span. K-12 activities are often designed to be fun, so they arelikely to generate interest on behalf of both the college student and K-12 kids

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

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Engineering of the UFRJ’sEngineering School at Rio de Janeiro [14], [15]. Its history blends with that of GE, at least in thefirst years of grassroots engineering. Indeed, for instance, the Engineering and SocialDevelopment Meetings, the arena that made GE’s emersion and polishing possible, is created bySoltec, which also hosted its first four editions [3].Currently, Soltec develops six different GE projects: • PAPESCA: offering a community that makes its living from artisanal fishing support related to management, solidarity economy, empowerment, environmental sustainability, etc. [16]; • TIFS: providing technical support on software engineering to social movements, building with them apps, programs, websites, etc. [17

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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projects and using an entrepreneurial mindset to further engineering education innovations. He also researches the development of reuse strate- gies for waste materials.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University Kurt Paterson currently serves as Head of the recently launched engineering program at James Madison University. There he has partnered with faculty, students, and stakeholders to deliver a 21st century engineering education for 21st century needs. His scholarly interests include the genesis of innovative workplaces, contribution-based learning, and community-based design. He has served as chair of ASEE’s International Division, and was founding chair of ASEE’s Community Engagement Division.Prof. David O

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nirmala Prakash, Florida Atlantic University; Rachel Tobillo, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

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University 2014-present: Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic Univer- sity 2010-2012 Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Research: Workforce Central Florida/USDOL 2008-2010 Director or STEM and New and Emerging Industries Special Projects: Workforce Central Florida/USDOL 2007-2008 Education Special Project Manager: Workforce Central Florida/USDOL 2005- 2007 Science Department Chairperson: Orange County Public Schools; Orlando Florida 2002-2007 Physics and Biology Teacher: Orange County Public Schools; Orlando Florida Selected Publications 2013 American Society of Engineering Education. Dagley, M., Ramlakhan,N., Georgiopoulos, M., Young, C

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Tracy Pritchard, University of Cincinnati; Delano White; Keri K. Eason

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education helps with parents’ perceptions about their ability to support their children.Blacks are overrepresented in many sports, and consequently sports and entertainment aregenerally seen as pathways to success. As a result, parents usually place more emphasis ongetting their children involved in afterschool and weekend sports activities versus educationalprograms [4], [5], [6]. When parents do pursue educational programs for their children, theyencounter additional obstacles. Many families have difficulty supporting their children’sparticipation in educational programs due to changing work schedules and constraints such aspublic transportation and the cost to participate.This project will inform our understanding of how parents from

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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level, targeted programs provide students with practical experience they caninclude in their college and career applications. Currently in its pilot phase, the Robotics programengages faculty from both the high school and college working alongside their respectivestudents on a dedicated robotics project with aspirations of competing in local, state and nationalFIRST Robotics Competitions. A second program currently in its second semester connectsstudents to the national college/career readiness program, ACE Mentor Program of America.This program provides our students and faculty the opportunity to collaborate on a preconceiveddesign project led by a national construction firm, Turner Construction. Students meet once aweek after school for six

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Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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from the criticaland sometimes-subtle dimensions of social justice.5 Design cases that involve, for example,“design for the other 90%”6 or designing for people with disabilities redirect attention toquestions of design for social justice. This paper identifies and briefly describes four forms ofdesign: design for technology, HCD for users, HDC for communities, and design for socialjustice. The paper explores how social justice has been enacted—or neglected—in specificdesign contexts within engineering education, and how it can be further integrated in each ofthese forms of design education.This paper is part of a broader project to integrate social justice across three components ofengineering curricula—engineering design, engineering sciences

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Summer Scarlatelli, Museum of Discovery and Science

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, of which 3 have been commercialized by the university. This research work is a collaboration with the Children’s Services Council of Broward county in FL.Mr. Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University Francis X. McAfee, Associate Professor in the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) merges his background as a ceramic sculptor and printmaker with new digital technologies. After graduating with a BFA in Art in 1989 he joined the Florida Center for Electronic Communication (CEC) as a lead artist creating animation for applied research projects. These computer animated films were nationally and internationally screened in New York, Chicago, Hollywood, San Fran

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Ricky P Greer, University of Houston; Ryan G. Summers, University of North Dakota; Jason W. Morphew, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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hands-oninstruction to students on a variety of topics. Each week the program followed a similar pattern,involving a warm-up discussion about a professional from a STEM field, a thematic mainactivity, and a closing portion that encouraged review and reflection. At select points in theprogram, a field trip was incorporated that allowed students to visit university labs, sciencemuseums, or engineering open houses.SEBA Project OutcomesOver the course of the project multiple measures were used to assess student attitudes,engagement, and the overall impact that teaching assistants, parents, and mentors had onstudents’ perspective of STEM. Feedback about the program design, implementation, content,and outcomes was obtained from school staff, parents

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Marie Brown, Northeastern University; Mario Alan Hulett, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.

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within an area of the city identified as a priority by Northeasternadministration and as such the university’s center of community service has also providedsupport for the project: one time through a grant for materials purchase, and annually to includeAWE as a part of the university-wide fall day of service. This provides additional volunteers forthe effort and gives the volunteers the benefits from the broader effort: breakfast and t-shirts.The Syracuse University chapter struggled to establish a program in the 2011-2012 academicyear. The chapter successfully hosted AWFE in the target community, but was unable to buildupon that initial step. The key challenge identified by chapter leadership was in promotingprogramming in the community, in

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Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Rajat Handa; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

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Paper ID #21703#EngineersWeek: Broadening our Understanding of Community Engage-ment Through Analysis of Twitter Use During the National Engineers WeekDr. Aqdas Malik, George Mason University Aqdas Malik is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Information Sciences and Tech- nology, George Mason University. His multidisciplinary academic and industry experience spans two key disciplines: Human-Computer Interaction and Social Media Communication and Analytics. He is currently engaged in a number of research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In some of his recent projects he has applied

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Matias N. de Paula, University of San Diego

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, and to evaluate the knowledge/power nexus when engaging incommunity engagement projects with indigenous communities.IntroductionThe Mbyá-Guaraní is an indigenous community in South America primarily located on theimposed geopolitical boundaries of the modern countries of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil [2].The Mbyá-Guaraní communities are known for their subsistence practices since the times of theJesuit missions in South America. Some of these practices include the cultivation of corn,manioc, peanut, squash, watermelon, and beans among others [3]. The communities have alsothrived in this area due to their hunting, fishing, gathering, and handcrafting practices [2].Moreover, these communities have accumulated and culturally developed bodies of