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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aida Ghiaei, University of Connecticut; Alanna Marie Gado; Francesco Rouhana; Tasnim Zaman; Mahjabeen Fatema Mitu; Mayowa Festus Oladele; Adaeze Maduako, University of Connecticut; Suman Kumari, University of Connecticut

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are drawn from the university (comprisingfaculty or staff) and industry (UConn Alumni), based on their expertise on the topics. One of themost beneficial aspects of the workshop is the opportunity for group discussion, through whichparticipants, who come from a variety of engineering, cultural, and personal backgrounds, canlearn from one another and exchange ideas through games or case studies. The program also fostersnetworking opportunities across various engineering disciplines and encourages participation incommunity service projects. The JLLA’s investment in Mind Garden’s Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) wasintended to gain an understanding and assess the effectiveness of members’ participation in termsof improving their

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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Paper ID #40169Using Escape Rooms to Apply Team Building and Leadership Skills in anEngineering Leadership Development Program: A Work in ProgressDr. Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College Elizabeth M. Melvin is currently the Director of Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She earned her BS in chemical engineering from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in 2002 and her MS andMr. Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University David ”Boz” Bowles is an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs for the College of Engineering, where he

Conference Session

Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katreena Thomas, Clemson University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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feedback she received inicatedthat she did not fit a "technical mold." She decided to pivot into a field where she could leverageher social capabilities more. She further explained, So as opposed to really trying to force and change my mind about my technical side. I'm just gonna like lean into what I'm great at and do that, because that's what makes me happy. (…) If I could have went back and had a best case scenario, if I could have had a mentor or someone who like trained me on how to be good at both, as opposed to having to pick a path, I think that would have kept me staying in engineering as opposed to now I'm leaning into what people said I was good at and I'm going to Business School. I'm gonna be

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Lewis Caulfield; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Paper ID #38758Learning from an Omnidirectional Mentorship Program: Identifying Themesand Outcomes through a Qualitative LensMatthew Lewis CaulfieldDr. Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University Daniel I. Castaneda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Univer- sity. Daniel earned his PhD in 2016 and his Master’s in 2010, both in civil engineering from the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He previously earned his Bachelor’s in 2008 from the University of California, Berkeley. His course development includes civil engineering materials, dynamics, engineering design