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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Paper ID #11249Digital-Storytelling for Apprenticeships in Sustainability Science and Engi-neering DesignDr. Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering Dr. Tamara Ball is a project-scientist working with the the Sustainable Engineering and Ecological De- sign (SEED) collaborative at UCSC. She is the program director for Impact Designs - Engineering and Sustainability through Student Service (IDEASS) and Apprenticeships in Sustainability Science and En- gineering Design (ASCEND). She is interested in understanding how extracurricular and co-curricular innovations can support meaningful campus-community connections in

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Paper ID #12002Engineering Your Community: Experiences of Students in a Service-LearningEngineering Design CourseDr. Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati Gregory Bucks joined the Department of Engineering Education in 2012. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University in 2004, his MSECE from Purdue University in 2006, and his PhD in Engineering Education in 2010, also from Purdue University. After completing his PhD, he taught for two years at Ohio Northern University in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science department, before making the transition to the University of

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; Jose Roberto Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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those who do not; engineering as a profession might becomemore gender diverse; teachers who empathize with and care about their students have apositive impact on engineering students; teachers who show that they care providestudents with a more positive educational experience.The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has recognized this need in promoting thedevelopment of “habits of mind” which include systems thinking, creativity, optimism,collaboration, communication, and attention to ethical considerations [7]. The promotionof these characteristics are intended to shift perceptions of engineers from object-orientedindividual workers to those who display a “strong work ethic (in collaborations andcommunications), are ethically responsible

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Deepa Gupta, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington, College of Education LIFE Center; Laura E. Meyers, City University of Seattle; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Danielle LoVallo Vermeer, The Boeing Company

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-selectedfrom the company’s Technical Fellowship program, which comprises approximately 1.5% of thecompany’s workforce and represents some of the best engineering and scientific minds in the Page 26.1508.7industry. These Tech Fellows were invited to participate (collaborate with their technicalmentees) to inspire K-12 students with STEM skills and knowledge, based on real-worldexamples related to their work. Twenty-six participants self selected for the first phase of thisstudy. An additional 39 engineers are currently participating in this skills-based volunteerismprogram in other locations, and their data will be incorporated into the overall

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Orner, University of South Florida; Christine Prouty, University of South Florida; Colleen Claire Naughton, University of South Florida; Nathan Daniel Manser, University of South Florida; Matthew E. Verbyla, University of South Florida; Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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of globally focusedmaterial2-4,7. In order to outline areas and methods for deeper learning on this topic, Widmannand Vanasupa developed a Global Competency Framework that overlays three categories(knowledge, skills, attitudes) atop Fink’s taxonomy of significant learning to evaluate universitycurriculum that seeks to cultivate globally minded engineers4. Fink’s taxonomy is a hierarchicalsystem that reflects increasing levels of learned concepts8 and has been used in previous studiesto evaluate other engineering curriculum 4,9. Widmann and Vanasupa’s 2008 study assessed theCalifornia Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) at San Luis Obispo’s capstone designexperience and revealed areas where subsequent offerings could incorporate more

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University

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Paper ID #12728How Dialogue on ’Ingenuity in Nature’ Increases Enthusiasm for Engineer-ing and Science in Traditional Religious CommunitiesDr. Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University Dr. Dominic M. Halsmer is a Professor of Engineering and former Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University. He also serves as the Director of the Center for Faith and Learn- ing at ORU. He has been teaching science and engineering courses there for 23 years, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oklahoma. He received BS and MS Degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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faculty. With the largerinformal learning institutions, the process involved more administrative processes and tooklonger to identify project ideas for the students. Smaller CBOs had a clear need for technical helpwith an engineering challenge making it easier to start the project once a team was identified.For civic-minded faculty, there was appreciation of the prescreening work in identifyingorganizations, projects, and resources to help them engage in projects of interest. Facultyinterested in community-based research were more successful at working with partners andidentifying appropriate student projects than those focused on laboratory research. Spin-offresearch projects are ongoing with community partners regardless of if they became

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katherine Schmotzer; Ana Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS

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document all my work in this way was different than any other class I had been in before so it was a hard adjustment.EPICS teaches a user-centered design approach that is consistent with the goals of EWB-USA.The course structure allowed students to learn a framework and reflect on how that approachapplied to their project work. Several students identified the user-centered approach in theirreflections on their learning. This semester was an extremely useful experience in the social aspect of my understanding of engineering. Working with our project partners in Uganda and developing a solution with cultural aspects in mind has helped me to develop a much more broad scope of mu cultural understanding. Working with