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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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Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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research that aims to advance water justice and sustainability, as well as sociotechnical engineering education research. She previously served as the project manager and lead editor of the NSF-funded TeachEngineering digital library (TeachEngineering.org, a free library of K-12 engineering curriculum), during which she mentored NSF GK-12 Fellows and NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) participants on the creation and publication of their original engineering curriculum. Dr. Forbes is a former high school physics and engineering teacher and a former NSF GK-12 Fellow.Prof. Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego Dr. Gordon D. Hoople is an assistant professor and one of the founding faculty members of integrated

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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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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; René Marie Rosalie Marius, Lipscomb University; Mark Sedek, Lipscomb University

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equity and inclusion topics. She primarily teaches thermal-fluid sciences as well as introductory and advanced design courses.Ms. Ren´e Marie Rosalie Marius, Lipscomb University Ren´e Marius is an undergraduate student at Lipscomb University. She is studying Software Engineering with a German minor. Ren´e has been working with Dr. Dodson to research the connections of humanitarian engineering projects affecting views of diversity, equity, and inclusion.Mark Sedek, Lipscomb University Mark Sedek is an undergraduate student at Lipscomb University studying mechanical engineering with a minor in applied mathematics. Looking forward, he plans on gaining more experience within the research field and pursue graduate school

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Alvarez Pino, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mona N Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Paper ID #44281[Traditional Research Paper] Engaging Students in Hands-On Experiencesthrough Neighborhood Revitalization ProjectsMiss Paula Alvarez Pino, University of Alabama, Birmingham Paula Alvarez Pino is the Associate Director of the Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). Paula is in charge of monitoring the progress of research, outreach and training activities in the center, as well as to set short and long-term goals to ensure the continuous progress of the SSCRC. Paula collaborates with the City of Birmingham as liaison in several projects related to the built

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STEM Education and Intercultural Competence

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihwa Park, Texas Tech University; Bernard Justus Wekullo, Texas Tech University

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Texas Tech University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (STEM). His research interests include integrating Emerging Technologies in Mathematics Instruction and Assessment in Mathematics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Title of Paper Engagement in Practice: Integrating Architecture and STEM through Community-Based Projects for High School StudentsMihwa Park, Ph.D.Email: Mihwa.Park@ttu.eduThe Department of Curriculum and InstructionCollege of EducationTexas Tech UniversityBenard WekulloThe Department of Curriculum and InstructionCollege of EducationTexas Tech University

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

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Paper ID #46282Bridging the Gap: Integrating Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Coursesinto University CurriculaDr. Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American UniversityDr. George E Nasr, Lebanese American University Dr. George E. Nasr has been Provost at the Lebanese American University (LAU) since 2018, following his tenure as Dean of the LAU School of Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky and has published extensively on energy modeling and engineering education. He is an active member of IEEE and ASEE and serves on various international educational committees.Dr. Abbas A. Tarhini

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Engineering, Ethics, and Community Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tucker Krone, Washington University in St. Louis; Seema Mukhi Dahlheimer, Washington University in St. Louis; Sandra Payton Matteucci

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Paper ID #41379Engagement in Practice: Innovating a Project-Based, Community EngagedCourse for Engineering Students that Fosters Ethical ThinkingProf. Tucker Krone, Washington University in St. Louis Tucker Krone joined the faculty in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 2017. He teaches statistics, ethics, publication writing, communication, and community engaged courses. Tucker emphasizes engineering and statistics as forces for equity and social justice. Tucker Krone’s current passion focuses on integrating community engagement, social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion into

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Manuel Fuentes-Cid, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Paper ID #46176[Traditional Research Paper] Integrating Service-Based Learning in EngineeringEducation: Enhancing Social and Professional Skills through CommunityProjectsProf. Jose Manuel Fuentes-Cid, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Jos´e Manuel Fuentes-Cid is the Academic Secretary of the Construction Engineering program at the School of Engineering, Universidad Andr´es Bello in Santiago, Chile. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering, a Master’s in Project Management, and a Master’s in Higher Education Teaching. Jos´e Manuel has a strong background in academic management, teaching, and 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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, computer architecture, full-stack development, and cryptography and networks security. Her research interests lie at the intersection of security and distributed systems. Marian has received several awards during her career for teaching, mentorship, excellence in research, and for her contribu- tions in building the Computer Science and Cyber Engineering programs at the College of Science and Engineering at HCU. She enjoys mentoring students and building connections and partnerships with the community and industry to bring real-world problems for her students to work on. She is currently leading the AR development group in the department, as well as multiple academia-nonprofit students projects

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexa Renshaw, Western Washington University; Bree L Carpenter, Western Washington University; Kylea Assayag-Nodine, Western Washington University; Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University

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towards increasing student sense of belonging. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engagement in Practice: Engineering Solutions for a Local Organic Egg FarmAbstract This engagement in practice paper summarizes the development and implementation of acollaborative partnership between a local organic egg farm and Western WashingtonUniversity’s Engineering & Design program. The objective is to engage students in a project-based design experience while fostering meaningful community involvement. Over the past 18months, this collaboration gave students the opportunity to apply technical and businessmanagement skills to improve the farm’s economic success. Student teams, in directcollaboration

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Engagement in Practice: Bridging Engineering Education and Community Impact through Collaborative Design and Construction

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Zoe Loughmiller, Kansas State University

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Practice: Connecting Undergraduate Students to Community Organization through Design and Construction ExperienceAbstractThis paper discusses an engagement project that brought together students from the Kansas StateUniversity Architectural Engineering and Construction Science and Management programs withthe volunteers and staff of the Families in Transition Clothing Closet (FIT Closet). This projectwas developed in conjunction with the design and renovation of an existing building to bepartially used as the new FIT Closet facility. The students were tasked with gatheringinformation from the project stakeholders and developing multiple design concepts for the futurefacility. The designs were presented to stakeholders for feedback through a

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation in STEM

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina D Miville, University of Miami

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and supervisory experience. Areas of expertise include performance improvement and reengineering initiatives, systems analysis, and Project Management. She has a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from the University of Miami. Nina also has a DBA in Information Technology from Nova Southeastern University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Civic Engagement in Engineering – Creating the Civic-Minded EngineerCivic Engagement is a cornerstone of our democracy and engineers must play a part in thatengagement. Engineers use math and science to solve today’s problems through design anddevelopment of a variety of items. The Engineer’s Council also expands on the definition byincluding

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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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influence studentˆa C™s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long term succesDaniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Program to Engage Undergraduate and High School Students in Community-based ResearchAbstractCommunity-based research (CBR) is a practice that engages researchers in collaborative,change-oriented, and inclusive projects in the community. One common example of CBR isuniversity-community collaboration in which students and researchers come up with ideas,perspectives, and knowledge at each stage of the project with the goal to address communityneeds. The community is

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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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Hannah Cooke, University of Connecticut; Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut; Todd Campbell, University of Connecticut; Chester Arnold; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut; Byung-Yeol Park, University of Connecticut; Peter C. Diplock

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Paper ID #38359Community-University Relationships in Environmental EngineeringService-Learning Courses: Social Network Vectors and Modalities ofCommunicationHannah Cooke, University of Connecticut Hannah Cooke is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Science Education at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include critical, antiracist science teaching that works to dismantle systems of oppression. Currently, she is a research assistant on the DRK12 project COVID Connects Us: Nurturing Novice Teachers’ Justice Science Teaching Identities, which uses design-based research to

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

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Curriculum Through the VIP+ Program Michel Khourya, Georges Nasra, Abbas Tarhinib, Evan Fakhourya, Pierre Rahme*,a a School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Lebanon b Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Lebanon *Corresponding Author: pierre.rahme@lau.edu.lbAbstract: The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) model offers a transformative approach to highereducation by bringing together undergraduate and graduate students with faculty in interdisciplinaryteams to tackle complex, long-term and large-scale projects. At the Lebanese American University, thismodel has evolved into the VIP+ program, an

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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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Patrick Sours, The Ohio State University; Cherish Vance, The Ohio State University; Tylesha D. Drayton, The Ohio State University

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determined as an “engineering”.Developing Collaborative PartnershipsAn increasingly interconnected global economy demands collaborative opportunities andpresents unique challenges, compounding the need for broadly educated engineers that are well-versed in intercultural competency. OSU’s Humanitarian Engineering program equips graduatesto meet these challenges through community-engaged learning and high impact educationalexperiences.In preparation for equity-minded and ethical collaborative engagements, the partnership structureand relationships have been carefully and thoughtfully established over multiple years inresponse to past project and partnership challenges. At times, well-intentioned university-forgedrelationships with partner communities

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Community and Industry Collaboration for Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda R. Lowery, Vanderbilt University; Eric Spivey, Vanderbilt University

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Context for Children with motor-impairmentsbackgroundService-learning experiences provide a rich platform for students to refine their technical skillswhile addressing real-world challenges, particularly in the area of assistive technology forchildren with disabilities. Engineering students often seek practical, hands-on experiences thatnot only enhance their technical competencies but also connect them to impactful projects withintheir communities, thereby enriching the educational experience and fostering empathy amongfuture engineers [1-2]. Organizations such as Tikkun Olam Makers and Makers Making Changematch people with assistive technology needs with makers in the community. Student chaptersof these organizations have been established on

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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University; Patrick John Sours, The Ohio State University; Kristen Conroy, The Ohio State University; Kadri Akinola Akanni Parris, The Ohio State University

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serves as the Faculty Lead of the Humanitarian Engineering Program at The Ohio State University. In this role, he leads high-impact experiential learning programs, conducts engineering education research, and instructs courses related to Engineering for Sustainable Development. He is passionate about developing engineers’ sociotechnical competency to prepare them to address complex global sustainability challengesDr. Kristen Conroy, The Ohio State University Dr. Kristen Conroy has a PhD in Biological Engineering from Ohio State University. Her main area of focus is sanitation. She has worked with partner organization, UNiTED, to teach courses where engineering students focus on collaborative projects in Kpando, Ghana

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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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applied to two case studies. In theeducationally-focused CE case study, a senior capstone design course in environmentalengineering worked on a project defined by a community partner. The rubric did a good jobrevealing where improvements in the project could have been realized and demonstrating that thenon-profit facilitator was instrumental in engaging the community. In the second case study, acommunity sub-contracted an academic partner to explore residential indoor air quality. Theproject was at a higher level of the rubric for most criteria compared to the educationally-focusedcase study. Use of the rubric at the start of a project will open important conversations, therebycontributing to the community and academic partners more fully meeting

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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and Spring 2023, the issue of redlining was used in two first year civil engineeringcourses to highlight the role of civil engineers in addressing societal issues. In our first semester, firstyear course (CIVE 101 Introduction to Civil Engineering), redlining was addressed as an example of howpolicies affect not only social justice issues but also how and where infrastructure is delivered. Buildingon this introduction to redlining, our second semester first year course (CIVE 102 Geomatics for CivilEngineers) course incorporated work for the Omaha Spatial Justice Project by digitizing georeferencedimages from 1955 to help quantify what was lost in redlined areas of Omaha, Nebraska when USHighway 75 was constructed. Students in both classes

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Community and Industry Collaboration for Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan J Ely, University of Southern Indiana; Matthew J. Ely, Indiana University-Bloomington; Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana

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thermally sprayed coatings, he explores innovative AI-driven approaches to enhance student engagement in the classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 A New Narrative: The Power of Story in Retaining Underrepresented Populations in EngineeringAbstractTo increase the diversity of the student population in undergraduate engineering programs,institutions of higher education need to find ways of appealing to the motivations of differentdemographic groups. This study examines survey data from participants in an internationalhumanitarian engineering project across a five-year period. The objectives of the study were todetermine whether underrepresented student

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Engagement in Practice: Bridging Engineering Education and Community Impact through Collaborative Design and Construction

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel H Sangree, The Johns Hopkins University

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Practice: A cornerstone design course fusing the engineering design process with community engagement in context-based designAbstractCapstone engineering design projects aim to synthesize four years of college education into anauthentic / context-based engineering design experience wherein student design teams work tobalance objectives with constraints to produce a design that meets clients’ needs. Assigningcomplex engineering design projects prior to the senior year can feel daunting because studentshaven’t learned the technical engineering that they must apply to produce successful designs. Butthe engineering design process doesn’t require the application of complex mathematical,scientific, or engineering

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Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University; Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University; Hannah Grace Duke, Lipscomb University

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. She primarily teaches thermal-fluid sciences as well as introductory and advanced design courses.Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University Amelia Cook is an undergraduate student in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. Amelia is studying mechanical engineering and, following her graduation, will be starting her career in engineering consulting as an EIT. She is currently researching the connections of humanitarian engineering projects affecting views of diversity, inclusion, equity, and professional development.Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University Lewis Ngwenya is an undergraduate student at Lipscomb University. He is studying electrical and com- puter engineering and plans to get some

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Perry Weinthal, Florida Atlantic University; David Jaramillo

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: Theyparticipants are likely to face in their professional careers, thus explore IBM Cloud Services [2] . Programming interfaces:enhancing their experience and skills in a practical, hands-on They work with Node-RED [3]. Artificial intelligence: Theymanner. engage with IBM’s AI Watson. The Hack-a-Thon not only focuses on technical skills devel-opment but also emphasizes the cultivation of soft skills such ascommunication, teamwork, and time management. By the end ofthe event, participants are expected to present their projects toa panel of industry experts and faculty, demonstrating not onlytheir technical prowess but also their ability to communicatetheir ideas effectively. This

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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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Danielle N. Wagner, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Ashish Dahiya, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

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Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engi- neering and Technology Education and the recipient of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Educational Excellence Award and the ASEE Chester Carlson Award. He is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Mr. Ashish, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Ashish had been working with RuTAG IIT Delhi as a P.A. Tech. for the past five years. He has conducted extensive research on rural problems and worked on community-based projects aimed at improving the livelihoods of marginalized people. Ashish’s commitment to

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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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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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at a university in Indiana. This summer, the MODEL developed from thispilot was adapted and replicated at two other universities. Over 50 students (high school andcollege) participated in the three regions in the Midwest in a community engaged internshipexperience during the summer of 2022. Students worked on project teams of 4-6 students on acommunity-identified project for 8 weeks. Local high school teachers managed projects andcommunity partners served as technical mentors as students completed their paid internship,which culminated with a formal presentation and product to their community partner. The largerresearch effort uses mixed-methods data collection, including surveys and interviews, to examinea variety of outcomes, including

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College; Malle R Schilling, Arizona State University; Hannah Root; Annick J Dewald, Greenway College; Rebecca Holcombe; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Greenway’s reimagined engineering curriculum, which centers sustainability and project-based learning.Rebecca HolcombeDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BA and MS in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mecha ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Engagement in Practice: Promoting Engineering Work Experiences in Rural Sustainability ContextsBackground In engineering, there have been continued calls for higher education institutions topartner with industry on high-impact

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Community and Industry Collaboration for Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University; Mujde Erten-Unal, Old Dominion University; Dalya Ismael, Old Dominion University; Luka Alandra Hamel-Serenity, Hampton University; Farzaneh Soflaei, Hampton University

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Paper ID #48795Engagement in Practice: Partnering with Communities to Address NuisanceFlooding ChallengesMs. Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University Carol Considine is the Director of Applied Projects in the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience at Old Dominion University. She has a over 15 years of experience in applied project development and execution in the coastal adaptation and resilience field. She is a Professor of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. She has a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of California Berkeley and a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.Dr. Mujde

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University

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Paper ID #45623Engagement in Practice: Lessons Learned from Partnering with a LocalRegenerative Farm in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone CourseMs. Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University Shoshanah Cohen is the Director of Community Engaged Learning for Engineering at Stanford University, working with faculty to incorporate community-engaged projects in their courses. She co-teaches Stanford’s mechanical engineering senior capstone course sequence. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Engagement in Practice: Lessons Learned from Partnering with a Local

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Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York, New Paltz; Wenyen Huang, State University of New York, New Paltz; Graham Werner, State University of New York, New Paltz ; Darren Wang, Stony Brook University ; James M. Amodio, John Jay High School, Wappingers Central School District

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students in education major. Results of thestudy demonstrated that cross-disciplinary collaboration and interaction effectively enhanceengineering soft skill development, particularly in Presentation, Teamwork, and Leadership.Based on the challenge and findings from the pilot study, the program structure has evolved eachyear for the ensuing two academic years to further strengthen the interaction among the mentors.For example, the second phase of the mentorship program was redesigned to accommodate theteam project approach for the high school robotics club where mentors had more opportunities toguide and support the high school students. In this paper, we describe the approach to ourprogram revision beyond the pilot study and identify the issues