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Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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best with his opening slide captioned “Do I really look like a guy with aplan?” Despite this initial apprehension of coming up with a long term plan, the students foundthe assignment personally rewarding.One revelation from the odyssey project was the vast career opportunities that an engineeringundergraduate degree provides. Universities and career centers have could potentially use thisfindings in organizing career exploration fairs for undergraduate engineering students, exposingthem to different career opportunities after graduation.Barriers to SuccessThough all the students anticipated success after graduation in their odyssey plans, they alsodiscussed barriers to this success. The barriers to success could be categorized as intrinsic

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernhard Schadl, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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todifferentiate between career certain and uncertain students.In conclusion, the career uncertain students are significantly different than their careercertain counterparts with regard to some of their background characteristics, personality,future career goals, as well as school and work experiences.6. Implications and LimitationsThere are a number of implications that our study suggests to support students to becomecertain (or at least more certain) about their professional future. First, students should beencouraged to take advantage of internship opportunities where possible. In addition,engineering departments should consider how advising systems can foster faculty-studentconversations about possible career options for graduates with an engineering

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Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Di- vision Apprentice Faculty Grant. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering

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Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mitikaa Sama; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Paper ID #19066Measuring Students’ Subjective Task Values Related to the Post-UndergraduateCareer SearchDr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Brunhaver joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and

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Graduate Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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returning students may feel out of place or unwelcomedin their graduate programs1, 5. An earlier qualitative study of engineering doctoral returners bytwo members of our team7 supports these findings and suggested returners face a number ofcosts, including those related to finances, balance of work and personal responsibilities, theirlevel of academic preparedness, and adapting to the cultural environment of engineering PhDprograms.Despite these challenges, having extensive prior work experience before pursuing PhD workmay prove to be valuable for returners’ academic work. Returners have a wide range of pastpersonal and professional experiences, which may include work in education, industry,government, or the military, that can inform their

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Graduate Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Luis L. Martins, University of Texas, Austin; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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, 1996). Because original items were not specificallydeveloped for the target population, we interviewed several key informants to provide context onengineering graduate students’ experiences as they related to their engineering and researchidentities. The key informants were one PhD engineering faculty member, one PhD postdoctoralfellow, one PhD engineer in industry, and four PhD and two master’s students. All intervieweeswere either employed by or alumni of the same large public research university. Some of theinterview questions were “do you consider yourself an engineer?” “do you consider yourself aresearcher?” and “describe a moment when you felt you were doing well in engineering? Whatcontributed to this success?”The initial 81 items were

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Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois, Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford, University of Illinois, Chicago, PROMINENT Labs; Hereford Johnson, University of Illinois, Chicago

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reported that high student loan debt may cause frictionin a student’s ability to pursue graduate education or achieve financial independence4. A 2016survey, given to major manufacturing executives from the National Association ofManufacturers, showed that a leading indicator of the disparity of employable STEM candidatesin the manufacturing industry, is due to the failure to provide students with career coaching thatpaints an accurate picture of the many occupational opportunities for STEM-trained graduates5.This survey was discussed at the 2016 National Academic Press conference where one executiveclaimed that another solution to resolve this shortage to reinforce the concept to students thatlearning is a lifetime notion required for career

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Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Sheppard. Her work focuses on fostering mindful awareness, empathy and curiosity in engineering students. Beth completed a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2010 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford in 2012.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Brunhaver joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity

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Project-Based Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Steven Christopher Davis, Jacksonville University; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Laura C. Atkins, Jacksonville University

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through the lens of social identity theories, the social cognitivecareer theory (SCCT) [15] combining with vocational choice and personality type theories.Studies to explore engineering career pathways mainly focused on two aspects: student careerplan/choices, and early career paths after graduation [16-21]. In this project, we define careerreadiness consisting of two parts—academic readiness and career knowledge. We will givespecial attention to indicators of academic readiness and career knowledge which includesdemonstrated career interests, choice goals, and choice actions according to the study in [22, 23]and SCCT theory. We select Woofound career readiness assessment tool as the assumptions ofthis study correlate with the preference and

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Motivation and Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allyson Jo Barlow, Oregon State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Florida International University; Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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goal was to have these faculty participants agree to distributing the survey to theirstudents, the researchers saw a fruitful opportunity to engage faculty input beyond just sendingtheir students a link to the survey. Consequently, an adoption study was designed to explore themotivation of faculty members and their perception of the CSCE survey.Since previous research suggests that simply developing materials and demonstrating theireffectiveness will not result in widespread adoption [7], a subset of the research team wasdedicated to engage faculty to go beyond the passive role of dissemination and participate in theactive role of propagation. To serve as a guide for engagement with faculty, the sensemakingframework was used. Sensemaking is

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Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Paper ID #17925First Generation Students’ Engineering BelongingnessMr. Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno Hank Boone is an Academic Success Coach at Nevada State College and a recent graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on First Generation engineering college students’ engineering identity, belongingness, and how they perceive their college experience. He also worked under his advisor on a project looking at non-normative engineering students and how they may have differing paths to success. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nevada

Conference Session

Instrument Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Di- vision Apprentice Faculty Grant. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Ed- ucation Symposium and 2016 New Faculty

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Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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team are also members of the affinity groups, the success of the affinity group liessolely on the level of interest and participation of its members. It is expected that some groupswill be more functional than others, while some groups may fade away naturally. Outside ofinterest and participation, other factors that could play a role in the persistence of these groupsinclude personality differences among faculty members or philosophical differences in strategicapproaches. To help ensure the success of the affinity groups, a graduate student has beendesignated as a project manager to help ensure the groups are making progress on their goals,serve as a liaison between the affinity groups and the larger RED team, and assist withscheduling

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Applied Frameworks

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Anastasia P. Samaras, George Mason University

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improve student engagementvia topic exploration. The goal of the partial classroom flipping was to engage students in activeproblem-solving. In addition, the design memo structure provided an opportunity to reflect onthe potential “pitfalls” if another faculty member were to implement the strategy. These were notnecessarily problems that the GL encountered, but guidelines to address potential problems. Forexample, the GL who implemented the mini-collaborative project suggested that the strategyshould be implemented in a class where a culture of collaboration has already been introduced.The GL who implemented the partially flipped classroom indicated that to avoid pitfalls facultyshould provide short problems that included all of the data tables

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Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University Northwest; George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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fields, such as advisors, faculty members, internshipsupervisors, employers, administrators, volunteer/community activities, seminars/workshops,and conferences. The pathway to graduate school strategy was intended to encourage allpromising undergraduate students to apply for graduate school and assisted them in creating aportfolio which would make them competitive to receive financial support.The three key issues that negatively impact student success in engineering are 1) inadequateacademic preparedness from high school, 2) inability of students to adapt socially to their newenvironment, and 3) having no prior understanding of the expected workload or level ofcommitment required of an engineering or engineering technology curriculum. These

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Soo Jeoung Han, Texas A&M University; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Jill Zarestky, Colorado State Univeristy; Lei Xie, Texas A&M University; Khalil M. Dirani, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University

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The handbook for high performance virtual teams with Jill Nemiro and others.Dr. Jill Zarestky, Colorado State Univeristy Jill Zarestky, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Adult Education and Training in the School of Education at Colorado State University.Lei Xie, Texas A&M University Lei Xie is a doctoral student at Texas A&M University. He is currently majoring in Human Resource Development in the Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development. His research interests include conflict management, organizational learning/change, knowledge management, learning organization, and International HRD. As a second year international graduate student from the People’s Republic of

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; Luis L. Martins, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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characterize what factors contribute tostudents’ decisions to major and persist in engineering. Addressing the professionalaspects of engineering is essential to furthering the work on engineering identity.The study has important implications for perspective engineering students, undergraduatestudents, graduate students, and professionals in engineering setting. Future work willbetter inform our understanding of the connection, if any, between affect, identity, andobserved persistence. To this end we plan to further refine our identity framework byincluding content-specific identity, professional identity, personal identity, and socialidentity across contexts and backgrounds including race, gender, major, and campusculture. Truly intersectional work

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Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University

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advocates for change in their future careers. Hatchery Units are onecredit courses that are designed to address gaps in students’ technical knowledge identified bylocal industry, infuse ethics and social justice in the undergraduate computer science curriculum,and build communities of practice while providing a more streamlined integration experience fortransfer students to the program. Guided by Rawl’s [33] theory of social justice, the team willwork with students and faculty to create an environment that is welcoming and supportive for allundergraduate CS students and encourage graduates of the program to work to promote thesevalues as future computer science professionals. The development of these values will bepromoted by building communities

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Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jennifer Branstad, University of Washington

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theRED teams discussed both the importance of ownership and strategies for getting facultymembers at different stages of their careers involved in the project. For example, one teammember noted, “We started with the department retreat to get buy-in and we got them tocontribute to the ideas so there was a sense of ownership.” Another individual spoke to appealsfocused on career stage, advising, “At lunch, talk with your junior faculty about how they canplug into the grant. We can help move it along. Give them a short RED spiel they can put intotheir proposal.” During the monthly RED conference calls, individuals stressed the importance ofnot only building buy-in by appealing to the concerns of faculty members, but also of beingupfront with

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Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014

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Motivation and Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Gwen C. Marchand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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them to drawconclusions at multiple levels of analysis: 1) the underlying biophysical substrata of the cognitive systemand 2) how students are experiencing and regulating their emergent emotional states. Similar to the Lorenz system example, Hilpert and colleagues (2013, 2014) have used differentialequation modeling to produce simulations of how students plan for a future career in engineering as theyenter young adulthood. Their work is an example of how dynamic modeling can be used to examinestudents planning, self-regulation, and problem solving. They integrate interviews, surveys, and studentdrawings of timelines of their lives to produce dynamic models for how students’ goals shift with regardto 1) what they value in the future

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Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Weiner, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017. Dr. Jordan co-developed the STEAM LabsTM program to engage middle and high school students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts through designing and building chain reaction machines. He founded and led teams to two collegiate Rube Goldberg Machine Contest national championships, and has appeared on many TV shows (including Modern Marvels on The History Channel and Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC) and a movie with his chain reaction machines. He serves on the Board of the i.d.e.a. Museum in

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Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Laggini Fiore, Temple University; Shawn Patrick Fagan, Temple University; David Brookstein, Temple University

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advising, career guidance,and faculty support are frequently reported by students who leave an engineering program(Seymour et al., 1997, Meyer et al., 2014). Regardless of these challenges it is important forengineering programs to be aware of these realities when developing and implementing retentioninitiatives.Temple University’s Project SOARTraditionally, Temple University has responded to the issue of low rates of success and retentionin its engineering courses and programs by providing support interventions for strugglingstudents. In fact, at Temple we have robust student support services, including tutoring, examreview sessions for select courses, peer assisted study sessions, coaching on academic skillsdevelopment, a writing center, and

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Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michelle H. Bardini, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Noah Robert Krigel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Monica Lauren Singer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #19667Engaging Engineers in Inclusive Cultural Change Through a New Method,Articulating a Succinct DescriptionEmily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Emily Liptow is an AmeriCorps VISTA member at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She is involved with a variety of diversity and inclusion efforts in the College of Engineering ranging from student support programs, faculty bias awareness trainings, and inclusive cultural change. She is a recent Industrial and Systems Engineering graduate from Ohio State University, where she was also very involved with