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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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, integrated teaching andscholarship program focused on community engagement. Several research and capstone projectsaimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational costs at the food bank are summarized.Then, opportunities for expanding the scope and impact of the research agenda are discussed.Specifically, these opportunities focus on interdisciplinary collaborations centered on the use ofsustainable urban agriculture as a means to increase access to fresh produce within theemergency food network, improve health outcomes for socially disadvantaged people, revitalizeneighborhoods, and alleviate urban poverty. Finally, plans to incorporate formal assessment andreflective activities related to community engaged learning are presented.1

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Maria Krug, University of Notre Dame; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Ryan M Nell, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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Master Plan identified streetscape enhancements as a neighborhoodpriority, interns were initially going to support a City project to implement new lighting, streettrees, and aesthetic enhancements near a neighborhood high school. Due to delays in the project,the team pivoted from its original scope to instead make improvements to a neighborhood parkincluding a little free lending library, a drinking fountain, playground equipment refurbishingand over 500 feet of new road and sidewalk. In collaboration with a University of Notre Damestudent chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, BCe2 interns also worked on thedesign of a pedestrian bridge to replace a ruin in the park over Bowman Creek. By working inpartnership with several City

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Statistics.Laura Jacobson, OM Partners Laura Jacobson is a consultant at OM Partners, a company who makes Supply Chain Planning Software. She has been there for two and a half years analyzing processes and implementing planning software with a focus on standardization and performance optimization. In December 2013, she graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with a focus on supply chain logistics. Her growing passion for Engineering stemmed from participating in Science Olympiad and Girl Scout activities. Currently, she is very active in her church community, assisting with the youth program and serving on two committees.Dr. Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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alsoeducated about careers that require this skill set and were introduced to a programminglanguage called “Processing”. We observed that students showed increased enthusiasmtowards CS. In addition, we noticed that the group activity component of the classesencouraged sociability and idea synthesis among peers. This CS community outreachprogram motivated us to extend the effort to teach science concepts using the Processinglanguage. This may potentially promote sociability, creativity, and empowerment inSTEM among middle school students. Specifically, we plan to use the Processingprogramming language to facilitate learning of biological and chemical concepts, sincesuch concepts can be difficult for students to visualize from a textbook. This

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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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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College • Collaborative Projects (2007-2013) – Orange, Lake, Sumter, Seminole and Osceola County Public Schools, Lockheed Martin, Electronic Arts, Girl Scouts, Junior Achievement, Prism, Orlando Science Center, University of Central Florida, Valencia, Seminole and Lake Sumter Colleges • Coordinator of Industry Expert Review Committee: 2008 Math Sunshine State Standards • Member of the Strategic Planning Committee (2011-2012) - Florida Center for Research in Math and Science Education • Medical Scholars Program (2014-present) – Florida A&M University, MCAT prep curriculum developer c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017

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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

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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

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

Utah.Dr. Mercedes Ward, University of UtahProf. Tariq J. Banuri, University of UtahProf. Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Ahmad is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His teaching and research interests are in the area of sus- tainable planning and management of water resources, water-energy nexus, and stormwater management . He is particularly interested in using systems approach to address water sustainability issues.Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar, Mehran University, Pakistan He is a working as Professor in U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Lawrence Machia, Saint Vincent College

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, butcould still be greatly improved. Although the improvement was not completely designed, muchof the more difficult analysis was completed, which showed that the proposed system waspotentially worthwhile. In addition, Br. Lawrence was able to learn some basic heat transferconcepts that were relevant to the evaporator, which may shape future plans and modifications tothe maple-making process. In particular, he was quite interested to learn that increasing theflowrate in his proposed cooling-water system would – counterintuitively – decrease theeffectiveness of the attached sap melter. The collaboration also increased the awareness of themaple program among the engineering community, and vice versa. The student who completedthe project stated that

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica N. Jones, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Imani Sherman, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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arelooking beyond students with traditional educations. According to a 2015 article 3 , in certain cases, it does not even matter whether a candidate has a bachelor’s degree in a specific area: companies are looking for candidates with hands-on experience in software development through “hack-a-thons,” extracurricular projects, and internships.The purpose of this article is to describe an attempt to provide non-traditional students with thissort of hands-on knowledge and experience via a 12-week programming course provided by aUniversity and community partnership. We describe the partnership and the resulting courseincluding several problems that were encountered and lessons learned. We then describe a coursethat was planned

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University; Terri Christiansen Bateman, Brigham Young University

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updated with each submitted documentation report.Thorough task plans are only required to be detailed for the few weeks after each documentsubmission since the project can take a different turn in that time. The team leader is responsiblefor preparing this section with the team’s input. Each successive report adds to the previousschedule. The schedule helps the team to think ahead, plan for the future, and it helps instructorsevaluate the direction the project is taking.(2) Communication: Each week, project teams are required to contact a representative from thePeruvian community with which they are working. A contact log is utilized to document theprocess. The contact log is a gold mine of information for future project teams since students

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micaela Sandoval, Texas A&M Health Science Center; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University; Mary Kathryn McDougal, Texas A&M University; Mary E Campbell, Texas A&M University; Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M University

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’ typically encompasses prototyping and feedback structuresin addition to execution and evaluation (Seidel and Fixson 2013). Throughout the designthinking experience, users rely on two-way communication between all parties, emphasizingempathy and the development of common experiences; the model attempts to ensure independentsustainability by incorporating disparate perspectives from inception to execution (Melles, deVere, and Misic 2011). Engineering design is more analytical with respect to goals and processes. Engineeringproblem-solving primarily works to “balance competing criteria of desired functions,technological feasibility, costs, safety, esthetics, and compliance with legal requirements” (NRC,2012). Engineering design plans are highly

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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focus on STEM professionals, throughhistorical profiles and as contributors to the program, to show students what careers wereavailable in the STEM fields. One student praised this component of the program stating, “Ithink the program helped me because you helped me introduce a part of what I wanted to do inlife.” (P2, STEM Magnet, 5th). The pre-survey revealed that 18 of 22 (81.8%) students wereinterested in a STEM career, while on the post-survey 21 of 24 (87.5%) indicated a similarinterest. A second finding of interest from the paired pre- and post-survey results was arecognizable shift in student identification from a general interest in STEM to interest in specificSTEM fields when asked to indicate what careers they planned to pursue. For

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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on their executive committee as Director for International Chapters and has organized local Fort Laud- erdale chapter events for over 20 years.Dr. Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University Diana Mitsova has a background in research design, statistical and spatial analysis, as well as environ- mental planning and modeling using geographic information systems, and interactive computer simula- tion. Her primary area of research involves the impact of urban development on ecosystems and other environmentally sensitive areas.Her recent publications focus on the impact of climate-related stressors on coastal communities and the implementation of planning approaches related to enhancing coastal re- silience to natural

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online

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. Though some work remained with the projects to create a uniformlook and include text panels that matched the rest of the exhibit, the director was overall verypleased with the work done by the students.Developing service opportunities for the online students was a greater challenge, and a fairamount of time was spent determining how to incorporate service learning into an onlineenvironment. Ultimately, it was decided to take a student-led approach, where teams were givenan opportunity to develop and implement their own project ideas. As a back-up plan for thispilot, there were options for groups that were not able to come to a consensus. Of the projectgroups, two teams developed their own ideas (website for engineering students, STEM

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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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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collaboration. Each side knows the other side well, including organizational structure andpeople. The partnership is mainly managed by the two authors of this paper, but many people inboth organizations are involved. At the University, an event planned with the BGCPC needs littleexplanation; at BGCPC, the University will often be suggested as a possible collaborator.University students and student groups have a ready partner for proposed activities without ourneeding to recruit partners.This continuity has the benefit that each partner has learned how to be flexible, responsive, andfluid but also consistent. We are willing to try new ways of delivering content (STEM Day hasevolved considerably), to admit mistakes, but to always assume that we will

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Jamel Hill Alexander, Mississippi State University; Debra Prince, Mississippi State University

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independent andteam learning as they work through an engineering design plan to develop a competitive robot tofulfill an industrial need over a six-week timeframe. The program served approximately 25 teamswhich totaled to 500+ students representing public and private middle and high schools as wellas homeschools.community engagement To attract students to MS BEST, the Hub Director recruits at middle and high schoolsacross to the state of Mississippi. MS BEST is also advertised on the university’s engineeringoutreach website. In addition, middle and high school administrators and teachers from previousMS BEST events, as well as potentially new schools (teams) are emailed details about theprogram and its competition. Since MS BEST is a

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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

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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

section of the survey and the initial validity tests. Though, more validity of the instrumentincluding psychometric statistical analyses, correlation matrices of theoretically related items forconstruct validity, and empirically testing the factor structure using maximum likelihood exploratoryfactor analysis are planned in the coming months. The paper ends with future research steps includingvalidation and distribution across universities in the United States. As mentioned earlier, the hope is thatothers are able to use and adapt the survey instrument and its supportive literature. While, our goal isspecific to measure senior engineer students, the survey could be adapted for recently graduated studentsearly in their professional

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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

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Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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

practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence (ENGR 331 and 332) and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University.Dr. Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel Dr. Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel

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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

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

SDGs “… seek tobuild on the [previous] Millennium Development Goals and complete what they did not achieve(United Nations General Assembly 2015).” In launching the SDGs in 2015, the GeneralAssembly of the United Nations “recognize[s] that eradicating poverty in all its forms anddimensions (including extreme poverty) is the greatest global challenge and an indispensablerequirement for sustainable development (United Nations General Assembly 2015).” To thatend, the SDGs represent “a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity,” which in additionto peace and partnership, define the five “P’s” of the mission of the SDGs. To accomplish thatmission, there needs to be a “balance [between] the three dimensions of sustainabledevelopment: the

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gerri Cole, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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MechanicalEngineering major; and Vanessa Davalos, a Civil Engineering major) to inspire students fromdisadvantaged communities (low income students not considering STEM careers or with lack ofconfidence or motivation to pursue STEM professions) to pursue STEM fields. The E-Girl eventwas planned to be the culmination of the academic year and the conclusion of the CPP- K-12community development experience. The EGR 299 S course allowed CPP and K-12 students toget to know each other, and allowed the development of a pleasant working environment. E-Girlwas scheduled in the spring quarter of the academic year, and after at least four visits to the K-12classrooms by the EGR 299 S course students had taken placed. While the course was offeredthree times in the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University; Terri Christiansen Bateman, Brigham Young University; Michaela Sutton; Ethan Hasler; Jessica Lee Williams; Jennifer J Irvin, Brigham Young University; Joseph Richley Hirt, Brigham Young University

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filters would beadequate to serve the needs of the people in Peru.Obtaining contact information for members of the Uros community who had broken filters fromprevious implementation trips and then speaking with them has been a great source ofinformation in attempting to discover why the filters stopped functioning. Remaining in contactwith the stakeholders of the filter project has been essential to its success, especially since boththe islanders and students have recognized the long term commitment between both groups.Overall, the Peruvian contacts continue to be an invaluable resource in the planning, analysis,design and implementation process.Future Work and ConclusionsWater filters have been a valuable resource for the islanders as evidenced

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydnee Drew Mayers, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem ; Ellen M. Londergan; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Mary Hergenrother; Adrienne Bruggeman, Saint Mary's College

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,   Indiana provided   the   sandbox   for   innovation   that   allowed   the   Tech   Team   to   employ   participatory design   and   experience   a  project   fueled   by   community   engagement,   both   of   which contributed   to   the   overall   success   of   the   project.   With   a  desire   to   promote   optimization of   land   reuse   throughout   the   United   States,   the   VLO   matrix   is   a  tool   with   the   possibility to   influence   the   manner   in   which   policymakers   view   vacant   land   the   important   role   it plays   in   community   and   urban   planning.   Although   there   is   no   precise   answer   as   to   how to   prevent   land   abandonment,   the   VLO   matrix   provides   a  response

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Q Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; J. A. M. Boulet, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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resources, driven by project expectations and deliverables. To address the balance ofdiscipline-specific needs, the faculty team identified a project plan with flexibility and themanagement approach can be summarized as: • Each faculty member serves as an equal manager of the project. • Each faculty maintains the ABET and departmental standards required for their represented department. • Students were tasked as the major drivers of the project. Limited restrictions were applied to their engagement across team disciplines.The benefits of a management role by a faculty member from each discipline outweigh thecontrary. The necessary role of the faculty member is to serve as a mentor, facilitator, or managerfor the capstone

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yashu Kang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Jen Chang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Shaou-Gang Miaou, Chung-Yuan Christian University; Chen Li-Yu, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Sheng Chang, Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology

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code games for education and entertainment. However, this was thefirst effort to combine Kinect, Scratch, and Kinect2Scratch to develop interactive gamesfor children with ASD to engage in shower training.Four male and two female elementary school children with ASD (Allen, Bart, Chris,Diane, Emilie, and Fred) participated in this study. All of the children were enrolled inspecial education services under the autism category and their cognitive and adaptivefunctioning fell within the moderate intellectual disability range. Specifically, thechildren were selected based on the following criteria: (a) diagnosis of autism or anintellectual disability, (b) an Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal to improve adaptivebehavior related to personal care

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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

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software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of One Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he serves on the board of several technology start-up companies.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work