fromlearning about and participating in social justice issues and discussions, and 3) empower studentsto learn how they can work towards social justice in ways that support their professionaldevelopment and career plans.Study ContextThermal Systems Design is a required, senior level, thermal capstone course. Students havecompleted all other required courses in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Coursetopics include engineering economics, design of piping/pumping systems, designing heatexchangers, system simulation and optimization. Mechanical Systems Design is a required upper-level course focused on the analysis and design of components including gears, shafts, bearings,clutches, brakes, fasteners, and springs. In this paper, we will
students in STEM[8], [9], [10]. Additionally, first year mentorshipprograms have previously been implemented successfully in both the biomedical engineering andchemical engineering departments at UT [11], [12]. Peer mentorship programs, or programs thatmatch students at different stages of the same degree, are shown to positively affect graduatestudents’ academic, social, psychological, and career development [13]. Fostering this additionalform of mentorship can act as a safety net for students with insufficient institutionalizedmentorship (e.g. research advisor) which can reduce feelings of isolation. Developing a programfor peers, especially around the same identity, can form a sense of community, between mentorshippairs and across pairs [13]. A
of higher education remains underrepresented in the literature, this paper alsohighlights the need for more studies in this area.Mentorship is an important topic in STEMM education due to its role in a student’s professionalformation. Defined as “a professional, working alliance in which individuals work together overtime to support the personal and professional growth, development, and success of the relationalpartners through the provision of career and psychosocial support,” mentorship may “enhancestudent outcomes, experiences, and retention” and “help with workforce development byincreasing access, equity, and inclusion in STEMM” [1]. A mentorship relationship can lastanywhere from three months to a lifetime and is most effective when
evidenced by marked improvements in communities such as clean water,safe access via bridges, and sustainable energy systems, but also by the high level of commitmentfrom the students and professionals involved. Of the approximately 340 alumni from theengineering college at Lipscomb, at least 155 participated in a HEP through the program duringtheir college career. Many of these students have continued their participation in the projects asalumni serving as team leaders or technical professionals. Unlike other universities where facultyare not supported or motivated to participate in service-learning [15], Lipscomb encourages facultyparticipation and considers it as a valuable part of faculty development. With over 16 years ofcompleted work, this
assignedfemale at birth. Commonly this refers to the sex that was assigned to them on their original birthcertificate. This sex may or may not represent their biological sex [13].productivity. Participants were in various stages of their careers and served in various roles attheir institutions as students, employees, educators, and researchers. The participants describedhaving a variety of less apparent or invisible dis/abilities. These included anxiety, attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, dyslexia, environmental allergies, hearingloss, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), migraines, panic disorder, polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)4, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), scent sensitivity, temporary partial vision loss,and traumatic
mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Experiences of Engineering Students with Disabilities in the Accommodations ProcessBackground and MotivationStudents with disabilities attend higher education institutions, but the exact number is not clear.In the 2019-2020 academic school year, 21% percent of undergraduate students reported havinga disability, of which eight percent were formally registered as having a disability with theirinstitution (Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI), 2022). These numbers are anunderestimation. Disabled students may not be
currently the director of the Cultural Competence in Computing (3C) Fellows program and the NSF-funded Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (AiiCE). She also serves as senior personnel for the NSF-funded Athena Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female faculty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019
engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Analyzing the Needs of Engineering Teaching Assistants: Examining Hidden Deficit IdeasIntroductionThe lack of preparation of graduate students for the professoriate has been documented bydifferent scholars [1, 2]. It is well known that graduate education prepares students to pursuedifferent career paths [1], but a large majority of engineering graduate students will followprimarily corporate and industry positions while a small percentage will chase faculty careers[3]. According to Choe and Borrego [3], doctoral international engineering students are morelikely to pursue an academic career. Nonetheless, it
Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female fac- ulty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Sci- ence at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special
useful, compared to what they see and think when it's a male and a white male technology.”It should be noted that one of the participants did not report encountering exclusionary orharmful day to day practices in academia and entrepreneurial spaces. Dr. S explained how shebenefitted intellectually and career-wise from being situated in environments that recognized theimportance of diversity. She commented, “There are things that were different from when I came from my PhD, like I said, is that it was a much more diverse and highly interdisciplinary environment. So, I had to just develop new skills, especially in terms of how to work with people and people with different personalities, much larger groups.”This
Paper ID #34872Your Views Can Be My Views: Understanding Differences in Paradigms Heldby Traditionally Marginalized Students in EngineeringQualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the
expect that there is more value added in additional upperdivision electives than adding the CS0 course into our respective programs.4.1 Instructor 1 Re�lection I began working at Loyola in January 2018 and continued until the end of June 2021. I was incharge of teaching coursework and overseeing programs in the continuing studies school. Therewas a BA Information Technology which was an applied CS degree as well as a CS certi�icate. Thestudent population at this continuing studies school is primarily adult learners looking to completecollege as well as those seeking career change and upskilling. My experiences running a non-pro�ittraining program for underserved individuals prior to starting my position at Loyola had taught methat those
research that indicates that the need to supportengineering faculty in curriculum development efforts so that all identities are represented andfully integrated into the engineering curriculum, assignments, and assessments [33], [37], [38].This is critical because students who have minoritized identities are able to recognize that notonly is their own identity excluded from the curriculum, but also other minoritized identities,which can amplify these students’ sense of isolation and lack of belonging in the engineeringmajor and career. Designing curricula, assignments, and assessments that reflect diverseperceptions of engineers and engineering work can help cultivate the professional formation ofengineering identity and encourage students with
the discussion, the facilitator asked if thefacial jewelry led to certain assumptions by the students. It is important to keep a sense of humorin this discussion and the facilitator to be comfortable with hearing untrue or unfair stereotypesbased on their appearance. By keeping it light and laughing or agreeing with the assumptions,students feel able to be more honest in their biases about the facilitator. This kind of discussionmay be more difficult for students to have with an authority figure and so faculty may need to bemindful of this as they are preparing for such a discussion. Similarly, this discussion may bedifficult for faculty members whose career is subject to students’ evaluations. Future study couldexplore the effect of having a
less prevalent instudents in first year RedShirt programs that enroll women, ethnic minorities, students from lowsocioeconomic status families, and students who would be the first generation in their family to attendcollege (Ennis et al., 2011). To the extent that they are constructed as counterspaces, RedShirt programscan help with the development of engineering identity through forming a strong cohort amongparticipants, helping integrate an engineering and cultural identity and facilitating discussions aboutengineering as a career that includes diversity, equity and inclusion practices (Knight et al., 2021).From a research perspective, less is known about what happens to RedShirt students as they transitioninto their major during the middle
competency in STEMclassrooms germinated from the best ambitions but proved hollow [5]. These intentions oftenlacked the depth of multicultural sensitivity as the efforts and outlooks suffer from simplicity [5]. Previous research literature germane to students of Colors’ university experiences inSTEM stipples vexatious challenges that impede full participation and a sense of belonging [6].These include but are not limited to; a negative campus climate shaped by microaggressiveoccurrences [7]; dominant culture reinforcement in STEM classrooms that serve to excludestudents of Color [2], deficient social networking for career advancement opportunities [1],absence in the perception of the community [6], and racists stereotypes, tokenism
-identification[2] M. Kotche, “Clinical Immersion Internship Introduces Students to Needs Assessment,” presented at the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2016. Accessed: Jan. 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/clinical-immersion-internship-introduces- students-to-needs-assessment[3] M. Ong, J. M. Smith, and L. T. Ko, “Counterspaces for women of color in STEM higher education: Marginal and central spaces for persistence and success,” J. Res. Sci. Teach., vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 206–245, 2018, doi: 10.1002/tea.21417.[4] K. C. Thiem and N. Dasgupta, “From Precollege to Career: Barriers Facing Historically Marginalized Students and Evidence-Based Solutions,” Soc. Issues Policy Rev., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 212
for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program to encourage students Latino(a) students and students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers; ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38753 and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN that provides support and mentoring to female pre-college students. She is also a member of two advisory committees to the UTEP’s President: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and of the Women’s Advisory Council, in which she served five years as Chair. She is also Co-PI in the NSF Engineering Research Center for Advancing
sections with 30 to 35 students. Usually, in thiscourse the labs this large are not a big problem as the class is taught using project based learningwhere the students worked on teams to produce a underwater autonomous vehicle. However,three times during the semester the labs met in the computer lab. Below is a mostly true story Iwrote about an event that occurred during one of the computer lab activities. Moises is respectful of authority. He listens and tries to disappear into the crowd. This has worked for him his entire academic career. He is smart and resourceful. He does his work quickly which helps so much. Of course, the speed causes errors, but in general he has achieved high marks. The lab today is in the computer
to help practitioners navigate their careers, help practitioners betterunderstand their students and colleagues, and help administrators/mentors develop an asset-basedand systemic-based understanding of neurodivergence.References[1] H. B. Rosqvist, N. Chown, and A. Stenning, Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm. Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.[2] A. Cuellar, B. Webster, S. Solanki, C. Spence, and M. A. Tsugawa, “Examination of Ableist Educational Systems and Structures that Limit Access to Engineering Education through Narratives,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2022.[3] T. Sorg, “Where are We, and Where to Next? ‘Neurodiversity’ in
create a standalone reference for students entering the workforce asearly career engineers. Each week, the students added an additional page to their manual basedupon the module for the prior week. Students were encouraged to include design frameworks,examples of positive and negative designs, and external resources. Every other week the studentsreceived feedback from a peer. On alternate weeks, the students received feedback from theinstructor. Students were expected to iterate on prior week’s submissions based upon thefeedback received. An excerpt from a representative handbook is provided in Figure 2.2.4.2 Design ProjectsStudents completed a semester long project in groups of two. The project was broken into twosummative evaluations focused
Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female faculty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a Cue Family professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow
changes. Since these stories were potentially sensitive or identifying innature, we explicitly invited participants to share any discomfort they felt, so that we couldremove or aggregate stories as needed.Preliminary FindingsDeveloping an Interest in ComputingRecognition from instructors was a key factor in spurring participants’ interest and identificationwith computing. For Diana, a high school Photoshop instructor first recognized her potentialaffinity for computing and encouraged her to take computing courses. For Kalani and Leyla,community college instructors were pivotal in developing their initial interest. Kalani’s highschool did not offer many computing courses—when she asked about majors and careers inSTEM, she was encouraged to “just
helping students engage indiscussions of engineering research’s impact on society. However, we have yet to find anexample of an introductory level course that discusses these topics geared toward theprofessional development of graduate engineering students within a broad range of career andresearch interests. Thus, we sought to develop a course that would help graduate studentresearchers understand the terminology around inequities and justice; interrogate well-knowncases of engineering research across a range of applications, technology, and higher educationbias and discrimination; reflect and discuss how their own research areas impact society; andform a plan for how they may address or actively prevent potential injustices. The course
), Garcia, Elaouinate, and Tinoco. There were three other projectsled by JEDIs who did not participate in this study, and a handful of projects that Garcia,Elaouinate, and Tinoco explored but never saw through due to their limited capacity or shifts intheir interests.6.4.1. STEM Field Day Outreach InitiativeAll JEDIs, including the two who did not take part in this study, demonstrated excitement aboutK-12 outreach during the training process. So, when Garcia proposed hosting STEM field dayevents at local K-12 schools and community centers to engage students in fun STEM activitystations and expose them to STEM career pathways, everyone decided to take part. Garciaoriginally had this idea when they were outreach chair for SHPE at FIU, but they were
to Spread Inclusivity, which was particularly helpful for students whohad disabilities, those unfamiliar with the language courses were taught in, or the ones whosuffered from anxiety. Third theme: Including Student Interests in Engineering, helpful for allstudents and students who were unfamiliar engineering material. Fourth theme: Active LearningSkill Development for Marginalized Students, where underrepresented students had a way toengage more comfortably and learn career skills. Fifth theme: Inclusivity Pitfalls and Future, whichrevealed existing problems in engineering pedagogy framework and described places where itfailed underrepresented students. These findings are relevant and timely as engineering educationis growing and witnessing
of Factors Affecting Women Participation in Managerial Positions in Selected Public Organizations in Jimma Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia,” 2015.[15] S. Cheryan, E. J. Lombard, L. Hudson, K. Louis, V. C. Plaut, and M. C. Murphy, “Double isolation: Identity expression threat predicts greater gender disparities in computer science,” Self Identity, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 412–434, May 2020, doi: 10.1080/15298868.2019.1609576.[16] C. M. Jagacinski, “Engineering Careers: Women in a Male-Dominated Field,” Psychol. Women Q., vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 97–110, Mar. 1987, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471- 6402.1987.tb00777.x.[17] B. A. Karanian, A. Parlier, V. Taajamaa, and G. Monaghan, “Engineering Emotion : Students tell Stories about
withinmovement building, an emergent line of research has turned to social movement schools (SMSs):organizational sites designed to bring together, educate, train and mentor individuals to beeffective and committed movement actors [6]. These intentional spaces empower theirparticipants to enact change [4], impact participants’ subsequent careers [7] and lead to thediffusion of a movement praxis across generations [5]. However, this literature has so faroverlooked the resource mobilization processes through which participants build the capacity forchange-making. This gap is important, because accessing, producing, and distributing resourcesare key to the survival and success of social movements [8], [9].Resource mobilization theory emphasizes the
Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, and was inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society. Homero serves as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the Program Chair for the ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN).Marisela Martinez-Cola ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work-in-Progress: Towards advancing grassroots transformative advocacy strategies for work justice of BIPOCx contingent
advance solutions on broadeningparticipation in engineering spaces, both in college and the workplace.Kaitlyn Thomas: I am a heterosexual, white woman raised by two working-class parents in adouble-income household. Both parents are first-generation college graduates from the Midwest,and they raised me and my two siblings in Orange County, California. I graduated from a private,teaching-focused university in Texas with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineeringwith an emphasis on structural engineering. I also worked for three years as a structural engineerbefore going back to school and pursuing engineering education. My education and career inengineering took place in predominantly white, male settings. Because of the privilege