Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #26167Choice of Major and Career Aspirations of First-Year ECE StudentsDr. J.W. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University J.W. Bruce is with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee USADr. Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University Dr. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital systems to measure and support engineering education, specifically through learning analytics and the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew B. James P.E., Virginia Tech; Kacie Hodges P.E.; Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #25680Enhancing Student Perceptions of Engineering Disciplines through Showcas-ing of Career PathsProf. Matthew B. James P.E., Virginia Tech Matthew James is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Virginia Tech in Civil Engineering.Kacie Hodges P.E., Kacie Hodges, PE works as a Civil Engineer in Blacksburg, Virginia. She holds BS and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Kacie is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #30369How Do Student Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering as a CareerRelate to Their Self-Efficacy, Career Expectations, and Grittiness?Dr. Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Melissa Morris is currently an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Mechanical Engineering Depart- ment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She previously served as a Teaching Associate Professor for the Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Min- eral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Odesma Dalrymple, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2255: DECISION-MAKING IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING:EXPLORING HOW STUDENTS DECIDE ABOUT FUTURE STUDIES ANDCAREER PATHWAYSIda Ngambeki, Purdue UniversityOdesma Dalrymple, Purdue UniversityDemetra Evangelou, Purdue University Page 13.351.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Decision-Making in First-Year Engineering: Exploring How Students Decide about Future Studies and Career PathwaysAbstractThe number of students enrolling in engineering has declined steadily over the last fifteen years,and the number of engineers joining certain fields in engineering has decreased even moredrastically. A number of studies have demonstrated a strong relationship

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Veenstra, Engineering education consultant; Gary D. Herrin, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

Survey Course on Engineering Careers Improve First-Year Engineering Retention?AbstractWith a need for more engineers in the United States, there is a strong interest in student successprograms and curriculum changes that improve student retention. As a part of a research projectto study the modeling of first-year engineering retention at the University of Michigan, therelationship between enrollment in an engineering survey course on engineering careers andfirst-year retention was studied. Experienced faculty teach the course on career opportunities inthe engineering fields that are supported in the College of Engineering.The retention rate of students enrolled in this first-year course on engineering careers wascompared to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leila Keyvani, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #25765Preparing First-Year Engineering Students for a Career where Communica-tion Skills MatterDr. Leila Keyvani, Northeastern University Dr. Keyvani is an assistant teaching professor in the First year engineering program.Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame is an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University and a mem- ber of the first-year engineering team. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional and practice- oriented mission of Northeastern

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #31500A First-Year Career Development Course: Securing and Succeeding in anEngineering JobDr. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis Jennifer Sinclair Curtis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean of Engineering at University of California, Davis. She is a Fellow of ASEE, AAAS and AIChE. She is recipient of AIChE’s Particle Technology Forum’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Award, AIChE’s Thomas-Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems, ASEE’s Chemical Engineering Lec- tureship Award, ASEE’s CACHE Award for Excellence in Computing in Chemical

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Robin Renee Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University; Elton L. Stone, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26188Impact of Engineering Design-Focused Summer Academy Experience on In-terest Toward STEM Learning and Careers (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University KULDEEP S. RAWAT is currently the Dean of Life, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology and Director of Aviation Science program at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU).He has earned an M.S. in Computer Science, 2001, an M.S. in Computer Engineering, 2003; and, a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, 2005, from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS) at University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He serves as the Site

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4204: ”OMG! THAT’S WHAT AN ENGINEER DOES?”: FRESH-MEN DEVELOPING A PERSONAL IDENTITY AS AN ENGINEERStephen Rippon, Arizona State University Steve Rippon is the Assistant Dean of Student Services in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. In this capacity, he oversees the Engineering Schools’ K-12 outreach, under- graduate student recruitment, undergraduate engagement programs, and the Engineering Career Center.Dr. James Collofello, Arizona State UniversityMs. Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University Page 25.16.1 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R Hammond, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1518: HELPING FRESHMEN DEVELOP A PERSONAL IDEN-TITY AS AN ENGINEERStephen Rippon, Arizona State University As Assistant Dean for Student Services in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Steve Rippon over- sees the Schools’ K-12 outreach and summer programs, undergraduate recruitment, undergraduate re- tention and engagement initiatives, and the Engineering Career Center. Prior to joining the Schools of Engineering in 2007, Steve was the Executive Director of Student Success and Engagement Programs for ASU’s University College. Among his responsibilities during his 11 years as Executive Director, Steve directed the ASU Summer Bridge Program, the Campus Match Freshman Interest Groups, the University

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Evaluating and Measuring Recruiting and Major Selection Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Andrew Patrick Daire, University of Houston; Christopher L. Parkinson, University of Central Florida; Diandra J. Prescod , Pennsylvania State University ; Christopher T. Belser, University of Central Florida

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has been an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks from 2002 to 2006, and an Associate Editor of the Neural Networks journal from 2006 to 2012. He has served as the Technical Co-Chair of the IJCNN 2011.Dr. Andrew Patrick Daire, University of Houston Dr. Andrew P. Daire, Professor and Associate Dean for Research in University of Houston’s College of Education received his Ph.D. from the Florida State University in Counseling Psychology. Daire re- searches career development along with couple and family interventions to reduce stress and improve family and economic stability in low-income ethnic minority and underrepresented populations.Prof. Christopher L. Parkinson, University of Central FloridaDr

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Raven Knudsen, Kennesaw State University; Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

tosupport the development of self-understanding needed to make academic and personal decisions.During Fall 2018 and Fall 2019, the course enrolled 300-350 students each semester and utilizeda single lecture, single discussion session format each week. The lecture portion of the coursewas led by two faculty instructors and focused upon faculty presentations intended to introducestudents to different engineering disciplines, majors and careers, along with guestpresentations/panels intended to explore broader perspectives of engineering and the engineeringstudent experience. The discussion portion of the course, led by upper-level undergraduateengineering students, focused on the introduction of experiential learning opportunities, as wellas topics

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Benjamin Mertz, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

perceptions of the factors impacting a student’s selection of a profession including (indecreasing order): career advancement opportunities, compensation, image, informal advising,knowledge of the profession, academic advising, social relevance, and finally work conditions7.The top 3 factors mentioned by Dean’s related to the compensatory factors necessary for certainlifestyle which has been noted as a gender difference. Other studies have indicated thatmonetary incentives are more important for male students than female students while genuineinterest in the field is critical, especially for women4,12.The Center for Advancement in Engineering Education (CAEE) found that students who do notpersist in engineering were more likely motivated by family to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baker A. Martin, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #26699Work in Progress: Factors First-Year Students Consider During EngineeringDiscipline Major SelectionBaker A. Martin, Clemson University Baker Martin is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clem- son University. He earned his BS from Virginia Tech and his MS from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, both in chemical engineering. His research interests include choice and decision making, especially relating to major selection, persistence, and career choice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Factors First

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; James C. Curry

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First-Year Programs

engineering coursefocusing on the civil engineering discipline and ii) a seminar course focusing on career planningand design and process improvement theory. The courses were developed to prepare college civilengineering freshman for the rigor of upper level engineering courses by introducing them tovarious engineering systems, design philosophies, and basic engineering computations. A one-credit first-year introductory course can be utilized by institutions who are limited by statemandated maximum total credit-hours and cost, but still require sufficient student engagement,motivation, and retention.In the project-based course, a special focus is placed on civil engineering systems which includestopics on structural health monitoring, concrete

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline C. McNeil, University of Louisville; Erin Lynn Gerber, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Mary Elizabeth Mills, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

identity in general, and engineering identity in particular have beeninvestigated as though they were common among all disciplines. This aggregation starts early, in thatSTEM careers are typically undifferentiated in high schools, though this is beginning to change throughthe adoption of the next generation science standards. It has only been in the last 5 to 6 years that thevariation of identity development among the various disciplines within engineering has received anysignificant attention. One of the more studied disciplines with respect to identity development has beenchemical engineering. Initial studies have indicated that the development of identity in chemicalengineering students across the different dimensions is different than many

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Jason Mathews, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She graduated in 2019 from Michigan Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineer- ing. Her current research focuses on perceptions of first year engineering students on the engineering disciplines as well as sustainable landfill design.Jason Mathews, Michigan Technological University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Family Influence on First-year Engineering Major ChoiceAbstractThis complete research paper discusses parent and family influences on the selection ofengineering as a college major. The choice of a career or profession is a developmental process[1] that is influenced by a diverse set of factors including familial influences [1

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie J. Parish, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

career, notably with the Foundation Coalition, where he focused on restructuring the sophomore year engineering curriculum.Julie J. Parish, Texas A&M University Julie J. Parish is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Her current research investigates strategies for exploiting the structure of the governing differential equa- tions of constrained and hybrid dynamical systems for state estimation. She is the recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, NDSEG Graduate Research Fellowship, and AIAA Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Student Award. Page

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

: Strategies for Developing Leadership in Everyone.Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her department. Margaret maintains a research program in the area of advanced thermodynamic

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

, Texas and 4 memorable years at Texas A and M where I met my wife, I led Bugle Rank #7 in the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band (Class of ’86 Whoop!), and dove into Telecom Engineering. Once in Telecom, my learning continued at MCI, Vartec, and Charter. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Student-Success-Focused Engineering College Preparatory CoursesAbstractThis paper explores the development of two distinct engineering college preparatory courses. A10-hour “What’s Up With Engineering?” course targets high school juniors and seniors that havesome interest in, or have been directed towards, engineering as a career

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

1430398.short-term summer intervention program would be effective in improving retention andacademic performance in STEM fields. The program ran for all four summers during the grantactivity period, from Summer 2015 to Summer 2018. The program paired small groups ofstudents with faculty mentors to complete a STEM project for two weeks (one week in Summer2015). Students also participated in a career workshop on the last half-day of the program.Students were considered “at-risk” if they were still in pre-calculus or earlier mathematicscourses at the end of the academic year. Grant personnel went to pre-calculus courses in Springterm to recruit participants. Faculty members teaching pre-calculus courses also sent emailsabout the program to their

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6061Getting Engineering Students to Stay the CourseMr. Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles Robert Silverstein is president of management consulting firm The Brentwood Kensington Group, Inc. Mr. Silverstein founded BKG after a long and successful career as an executive leader in defense, aerospace, technology and the U.S. Government. Mr. Silverstein served as the vice president of Ad- vanced Design and Business Development for the highly classified Northrop Grumman B-2 Bomber Pro- gram and later as the vice president and general manager of the corporation’s electronics divisions in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University; Emily Fredette, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

- inar courses. For the past decade, Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She also serves on their Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. and

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Anna Maria Bateman, University of South Florida; Lynn Chisholm, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

Florida I am a second-year graduate student at the University of South Florida (USF) pursuing my Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction within the College Student Affairs program. As the Graduate Assistant for the Office of Internships and Career Readiness at USF, I hired, trained, and supervised the Career Readiness Badging Peers who are our Federal Work Study students within the office. I trained the students to grade, through the use of success rubrics and the ARISE model which was adapted from the RISE model created by Emily Wray from Full Sail University in conjunction with the COACH feedback method, student submissions within the Career Readiness Badging Program (CRBP). The CRBP is a platform on

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

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First-Year Programs

the University of Florida. Page 14.503.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Early Exposure to Engineering Practitioners Provides Informed Choices for Students Continuing Engineering ProgramsAbstractThe engineering education literature calls for studies highlighting the impact of students’ earlyexposure to post-graduate engineering careers. This paper provides data critical to assessing theeffectiveness of a unique first-year experience concept: exposing new students to the careers ofpracticing engineers. We report on an initiative for incoming students to the mechanical and energyengineering (MEE) major

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

original medium-sized private selective research (or comprehensive) university.The top reasons that students cited were similar at all three institutions. They included:innovation/creativity/design, building things, math/science, practicality/real worldapplications, knowing how things work, and problem solving. The least popular reasonswere also similar for all three institutions: preparation for another career, group work, afamily member in engineering, previous experience in engineering, and engineeringbeing a broad field.Statistically significant differences in responses were found amongst the different typesof institutions. Two of the overall most popular responses, math/science and problemsolving, were significantly more popular at the medium

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

implicit stereotype of science as male (weak stereotyping among the women but strong among the men), even though they are both equally aware of the cultural stereotype. A key ongoing focus of his research is on the causal role that such varying implicit associations may play in shap- ing identities and contributing to perseverance in scientific studies and careers. Fred’s publication topics have included comparisons of web- and laboratory-based implicit cognition experiments, the relationship between implicit and explicit attitude measures, ethnic and gender differences in science graduation at selective colleges, and standardized testing in college admission.William H Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield

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program has had a positive impact onparticipants’ attitudes towards STEM majors, STEM careers, and STEM research. The one-yearretention rate of the first cohort is much higher than the baseline STEM retention rate at the startof the IUSE grant. The first cohort is also making satisfactory progress on completion of thecalculus sequence for their STEM majors and their academic progress mirrors that of the overallCSUB population.IntroductionCalifornia State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) is located in a region with low educationalachievement according to U.S. Census data (US Census Bureau, 2010). The high schoolcompletion rate and the percentage of the adult population with university degrees is lower thanthe national average. This leads to a high

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Tennessee, Knoxville, both in chemical engineering. His research interests include choice and decision making, especially relating to major selection, persistence, and career choice.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

engineering education community has further extended this concept toengineering-specific retention3-5 with similar findings. These studies and others indicate thathelping students to develop an engineering identity and community can be a strongencouragement to persist in engineering to graduation. In many ways, engineering colleges arewell situated to encourage academic involvement and faculty-student interactions for theirstudents, but they are less likely to address peer interactions and student involvement in social oracademic extracurricular activities.It stands to reason that finding effective methods to increase student involvement may benefitoverall retention. While students leave engineering throughout their academic careers, attrition