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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rush Leeker, University of Colorado Boulder; Marlene Sulema Palomar, University of Colorado Boulder; Lyndsay Rose Ruane, University of Colorado Boulder

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Engineering Education and MBA in Sustainability and Operations from Purdue University, she is proud to currently share her expertise as an Engineering Professor at CU Boulder.Marlene Sulema Palomar, University of Colorado BoulderLyndsay Rose Ruane, University of Colorado Boulder Lyndsay Ruane is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder, studying aerospace engineering. Her research experience is broad, including medical and nuclear physics, GNSS, signal processing, as well as STEM and engineering education. Currently, she is focused on diversity and retention in aerospace engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 PALAR IN

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roneisha Wynette Worthy, Kennesaw State University; Amy Borello Gruss, Kennesaw State University

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,over 5,000 students were enrolled in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering andEngineering Technology (SPCEET). Like KSU, SPCEET attracts a diverse student body relatedto race. Nearly 24% of students identify as African American and 15% as Hispanic. When genderis considered, 21% of SPCEET students identify as women. SPCEET comprises ninedepartments, including CEE, the study’s target department. The CEE department enrollment wasover 700 students during the Fall 2022 semester. Of these students, 21% were African Americanand 20% were Hispanic. The department outperformed the college with women representation atjust over 27%.C. Community Engagement Event (Planning)A planning effort was launched approximately 2 months prior to the

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Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marian K. Zaki, Houston Christian University

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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engagement in Practice: Computer Science Combating Crime in Houston (Collaboration between Houston Christian University and Crime Stoppers of Houston) Marian K. Zaki College of Science and Engineering Houston Christian UniversityAbstractRecent statistics have shown that nonprofit organizations are considered the third largestworkforce in the United States after retail and manufacturing. Unfortunately, unlike retail andmanufacturing, the lack of financial support and in-house expertise has resulted in manynonprofits falling short of technological advancement

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Selvin Yovani Tobar; Bara Maisara Zalloum; Anna N. Le; Yessenia Nicacio-Rosales; Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago

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N. LeYessenia Nicacio-Rosales Yessenia Nicacio-Rosales is completing her Associate in Engineering Science (AES) at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College in the summer of 2023. Yessenia was admitted to Wright as an Engi- neering Pathway student in Fall 2021, and will pursue her bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology in Fall 2023.Dr. Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago Doris Espiritu is the Senior Advisor to Provost, Dean of the Center of Excellence for Engineering and Computer Science, and Professor of Chemistry at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College. Doris Espiritu is one of the first National Science Foundation’s

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Community Engagement Division 5 - Nurturing Well-Being and Promoting Awareness

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University

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Paper ID #38759Lessons Learned from Offering in-Department Wellness ProgramsDr. Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Jacquelyn K. Nagel is an engineer, academic, and consultant. At James Madison University she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University, and her M.S. and B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical Engi- neering, respectively, from Missouri University of Science & Technology. As a multidiscipline engineer her diverse areas of expertise are bio-inspired design (BID), mechatronic systems, and

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel A Acuña, George Mason University; Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University

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Paper ID #43141Addressing Societal Challenges through Graduate-level Community-engagedDesign Projects (Traditional Research Paper) ˜ George Mason UniversityDr. Samuel A Acuna, Samuel Acu˜na is a research professor in the Department of Bioengineering at George Mason University. He is a biomechanical engineer interested in rehabilitation engineering and human-centered product design. He develops new technologies to address movement disorders that develop after injury, such as stroke, amputation, or traumatic brain injury. He is particularly interested in solving engineering problems for the hospital &

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University

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equity frameworks • Focus is on social equity frameworksCase StudiesCase Study 1: The first author conducted a project with a Native American community in 2002-2006, primarily as part of an environmental engineering capstone design course at the Universityof Colorado Boulder [28]. At the time, she was largely unaware of different frameworks forservice-learning. As a thought exercise, different attributes of that project were mapped to theelements in the CER framework from Table 3; the results are summarized in Table 4.This project was facilitated by a non-profit group, the International Center for Appropriate andSustainable Technology (ICAST). The first author entered into a

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle N. Wagner, Purdue University; Sukrati Gautam, Purdue University; Peyman Yousefi, Merck Group; Nuela Chidubem Enebechi, Purdue University; Andrew Pierce, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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, and has been honored practice advising undergraduate EPICS service-learning teams. Having community-oriented discussions at Purdue, working with human-centered design in her own research, and mentoring student teams inspirited her drive to center community member and partner voices within academic discussions. She is excited to continue learning from leaders in EPICS and partnering institutions while applying to industry and academic positions.Sukrati Gautam, Purdue University I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Computational Environmental Technology at Purdue University. I am experienced Teaching Assistant at Engineering Projects in Community Services (EPICS). I am exploring human decision making behavior using ML

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Community Engagement Division 5 - Nurturing Well-Being and Promoting Awareness

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Rossi, Penn State Behrend; Sarah Lengel

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Paper ID #39753Community Reception of Student Developed App to Help Community Mem-bersin Mental Health CrisisMr. Thomas Rossi, Penn State Behrend Thomas Rossi is a lecturer in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Penn State Behrend. His research focuses on improving the post-secondary experience for students through the use of current com- puting tools and technologies. Thomas graduated with his MS in Computer Science from the University of New Hampshire in 2016.Sarah Lengel ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Community Reception of Student Developed App to Help Community Members

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyunjung Ji, The University of Alabama; Sally Grace Shettled, The University of Alabama; Mark Allen Mueller, The University of Alabama; Colby Nicole Putman, The University of Alabama; Amelia Salazar, Sam Houston State University; Laurel Jane Holmes MPH, Energy Alabama; Hyun Jin Kim, The University of Alabama

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University where she earned her Master of Public Health. Laurel’s current role is Education Manager at Energy Alabama, in which she applies her expertise in community health pro- motion and her passion for science education to expand Alabamians’ knowledge of clean energy through K-12 and community-based programming.Dr. Hyun Jin Kim, The University of Alabama ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Engagement in Practice: Building Inclusive and Just Pathways To a Clean Energy Economy Through Youth Education of Clean EnergyIntroductionThe International Energy Agency predicts that growth in the clean energy industry could createthirty million jobs around the world in a range of industries, from

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Community Engagement Division 1 - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Oladeji Bello, University of Louisville; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Hazel Marie, Youngstown State University ; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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mainly involved in identifying the research questions for the projectsand making decisions about how the results of the research-focused projects will beimplemented. This paper presents a replication of a model focused on university-communitycollaboration, student engagement and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)attraction and retention using three research-focused projects addressing community needs. Thethree projects are (1) empathic design project aimed at improving quality greenspaces andpedestrian streetscape experience, (2) food justice project to study the disparities in food accessbetween local regions, and (3) analyzing water quality in a local creek. The projects provided aunique opportunity for students to directly