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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michelle Ferrez, University of California, San Diego

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aimed at improvingthe engagement, retention, and graduation of students underrepresented in engineering. Thesecomponents include: “intrusive” academic advising and support services, intensive first-yearacademic curriculum, community-building (including pre-matriculation summer programs),career awareness and vision, faculty mentorship, NSF S-STEM scholarships, and second-yearsupport.This work in progress paper describes the implementation of the Redshirt program2 at each of thesix Redshirt in Engineering Consortium institutions, providing a variety of models for how an1 For brevity, we will use the acronyms listed in this table in place of the full names of theinstitutions throughout the paper.extra preparatory year or other intensive academic

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lacey Jane Bodnar, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Travis Austin Smith, Engineering Student Services and Academic Programs; Jesus A. Orozco; Joshua Grant Corso; Cristian R. Sanchez; Jillian Kathleen Freise, Texas A&M ELLC Children's Museum; Hannah Ringler, Texas A&M University; Ivan Cortes, Texas A&M University

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25.530.9Upper division and graduate students served as educational role-models. “Just as freshman teams were able to learn from each other, the opportunity to learn from upper division students became important. Being able to see upperclassmen and even graduates present at the TSGC Design Challenge Showcase gave the freshmen a firsthand experience as to what to aspire to in their projects. It also gave the freshman teams a general view of what the next few years of an engineering career can look like. The encounter provided motivation and inspired the participants to achieve more in the project” (Ivan).ProfessionalWorking on the projects reinforced the student’s decisions to pursue a career inengineering

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Kurubel Belay, University of Maryland

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willexplore a work in progress in understanding participants’ longitudinal progress to transfer intoengineering majors and degree completion. This discussion will be supplemented withlongitudinal and focus group data to explore the extent to which students were supported by thecomponents of the FYSE program. 2 It has been well documented in previous research that first-year summer programs arebeneficial to the academic, social, and personal development of student participants (Ackermann,1990; Cabrera, Miner, & Milem, 2013; Garcia, 1991; Walpole, Simmerman, Mack, Mills,Scales, & Albano, 2008). First-year summer programs, also known as

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin Cairncross, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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their first two years of college1. Therefore, it is particularly important to support studentsduring this critical period in their education, and help them build the skills necessary to ensuretheir continued success in engineering.To help combat this problem, the University of Portland introduced a retention programspecifically to assist 1st and 2nd year students who are behind in their degrees, and who areconsidered at risk of leaving engineering. During the year-long program, students work with acounselor to explore tactics for academic success, and to discuss educational planning(particularly with regards to getting on track to graduate in four years). For many of thesestudents, the perceived inability to graduate in four years, and the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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Paper ID #15071Assessing Gender Differences between Student Motivations for Studying En-gineeringDr. Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University Anne Dudek Ronan, Ph.D., P.E., is an Industry Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engi- neering NYU. Although her main area of interest is Water Resources Engineering, she teaches across the curriculum – from the freshman Introduction to Civil Engineering course to graduate classes in Ground- water Hydrology and Surface Water Pollution. She also advises PhD and Masters degree students and is faculty adviser for two student clubs. Previously, Anne was an Adjunct Professor

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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institutions are committed to the intellectual and social growth of students; that is, theyare committed to their education and not just retention.Community BuildingThe ability to successfully adjust to the emotional, cognitive, and social challenges of living onone‟s own for the first time, develop new friends and support networks, examine personal valuesand beliefs, explore various career options, and choose/succeed in a major is dependent on robustself-efficacy.24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34 Self-efficacy is the belief in one‟s ability to organize andexecute courses of action to achieve specific outcomes.24 The rigor of the engineering curriculumaffects self-efficacy appraisals and students‟ choices about persisting in the major, particularlyfor

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First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

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fields and help them to make an informed decision about theirfuture career. To facilitate this idea, engineering programs at York College of Pennsylvania offer acommon first semester, where all engineering students (and some undeclared students curiousabout engineering) take a design-based engineering course, Engineering Practices and DesignStudio (EPADS), along with other common courses. This design course consists of two modules:an Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) module; and a Mechanical and Civil Engineering(MCE) module. Students spend seven weeks working on each module, exploring basic conceptsin each discipline. In the MCE module, students work with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools,basic hand tools, and machine tools in a machine

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sydney N Hallman, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma

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Engineering and Sciences Mentor Breakout Group Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Programs 10 -Making Good Decisions Exploring Majors-Aerospace and Mentoring Day 11 Mechanical Engineering and Industrial -Personality Styles and Systems Engineering Mentor Breakout Group Meeting Lean and Six Sigma 12 -Rewards Career Services and Internship Panel Alumni Panel of Industry Professionals 13 Discussion with Mentors Engineering Ethics Video Career Services 14 -Ethics Worksheet 15 Class Surveys and Wrap-Up Class Surveys and Wrap UpMentors meet for two hours the week

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Getting Students on the Right Track: Exit Surveys and Levels of Awareness in First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThe goals of a first year engineering program are to both provide students with a soundacademic preparation for engineering study, and to allow them to explore variousengineering disciplines. Through academic advising and career counseling, our programhelps students discover the career path that is right for them. We find that about 30% ofstudents choose to leave engineering by the end of their first year of study. Thesestudents voluntarily complete an Exit Survey, which includes questions on their level ofcertainty upon entering the program, people with whom the decision to leave

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FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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engineering projects.At the beginning of the semester, the students are introduced to the systems engineering designprocess and computational tools to help them explore design alternatives and communicate theirdesign solutions. They learn practical methods for designing a complicated system andestablishing criteria by which they can make good, logical decisions. The students not onlylearn engineering, they also learn teamwork, peer leadership, and time/resource management.The format of the course follows five blocks of material, each focused on a particularengineering area. Each block is followed by an exercise that gives the students an opportunityto test their new-found knowledge, such as building and launching a rocket or glider, building alaunch

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First-year Programs Division: Collection

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #21885First Generation Engineering Student Mentoring Program: A Case Study ofa Large Engineering School in the U.S.Dr. Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University Dr. Bimal Nepal is Phillips’66 First Year Engineering Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor in the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University. His research interests include integration of supply chain management with new product development decisions, distributor service portfolio optimiza- tion, pricing optimization, supply chain risk analysis, lean and six sigma, and large scale optimization. He has authored 41 refereed articles in

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Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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, ENGR 1050, and the ERC. All of the programs arefunded by student fees. Approximately 15 scholarships, provided by the NSF STEP grant, areavailable on a first come-first serve basis for the E2 camp. In the development of each of these programs, activities were chosen based on individual Page 14.535.3project team members’ experience and current research in hands-on active learning. Programemphases included personal/professional development and building a sense of community. ENG2: Engineering Engagement for Student SuccessProfessional development activities included discipline chats, an

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FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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engineering students(students who are 18-20 years old and recently graduated from high school). The qualitativeanalysis showed that the females’ choice of major was largely influenced and supported by eithertheir family, or caring faculty members who voluntarily served as their mentors. In contrast, malestudents appeared to have more diverse reasons for their transfer decisions. The social andcultural transition experience of male and female students also exhibited a sharp contrast. Maletransfer/non-traditional students found themselves receiving respect from younger students,while female students faced multiple challenges including lack of peer support, financialhardship, and family-related responsibilities. In particular, their team work

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FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter A Sable, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sharon Liz Karackattu; Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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aerospace engineering. In addition, he attended the University of Bristol, UK as a non-matriculating visiting scholar where he completed an M.Eng thesis in the Department of Aerospace Engineering [2000] on low-speed rotorcraft control. Prior to his appointment at MSOE, Dr. Traum was a founding faculty member of the Mechanical and En- ergy Engineering Department at the University of North Texas where he established an externally-funded researcher incubator that trained undergraduates how to perform experimental research and encouraged their matriculation to graduate school. Dr. Traum also serves as the founding Chief Technology Officer at EASENET, a start-up renewable energy company he co-founded with former students to

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University; Myra W. Curtis, Morgan State University

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has over ten years of experience in the management of funded research, both technical and educa- tional. Dr. White’s most recent award was from NASA’s University Research Center program to establish the Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering for Space Exploration Technologies. As the Associate Dean for Morgan State University’s School of Engineering, Dr. White’s primary tasks are to provide support for the research endeavors conducted by faculty and associate researchers within the School of Engineering, to oversee the quality of the graduate program offerings, and to manage recruitment and retention programs in order to establish and sustain a pipeline of quality engineering graduate students and research

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sura Al-Qudah, Western Washington University ; Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Andrew Greiner

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international experiences including study abroad, internships,volunteer work, and faculty-led study tours. Western faculty plays an active role in their student’slives, not only in the classroom but also through advising student groups, supporting individualstudent career aspirations, and mentoring programs. The Engineering & Design Department atWWU is a new department formed in 2014 out of the former Engineering Technology departmentas part of a state-funded effort to transition the engineering technology programs to accreditedengineering programs. The department offers five undergraduate-only programs withdistinguished faculty in each program; the Electrical Engineering (EE) program, theManufacturing Engineering (MfgE) program, and the Plastics

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Scott Martin Hanson, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR); Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Paula Jean Comeau, North Dakota State University; North Dakota State College of Science; Megan Even, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Daniel John Luecke, North Dakota State University; Jean Ostrom-Blonigen, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Kelly A. Rusch, North Dakota EPSCoR and North Dakota State University

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instructor of the NDSU Pre-Engineering Education Collaboration (PEEC) during their sum- mer camps. Throughout her Ph.D. work and professional career she has focused on serving underrepre- sented populations through summer camps targeting Native American high school students, working with New American populations locally to engage them with the outdoors, and developing curriculum for sum- mer camps at regional tribal colleges. In the future, she will be working with faculty and local hospitals to develop a distance education curriculum to better meeting the needs of the NDSCS Emergency Medical Services program as they look to better serve students abroad.Ms. Megan Even, ND EPSCoRDaniel John Luecke, North Dakota State

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy C. Helm, Arizona State University; Tami Coronella, Arizona State University; Tim Rooney, Arizona State University

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describes the influence of inputs and environment on outputs. The inputs include astudent’s high school GPA, SAT or ACT score, and his/her demographics. These inputs areuseful in making admissions decisions. The environment describes the institutional policies,engagement opportunities, and student body. A student’s involvement in purposeful andappropriate activities in his/her environment is a key factor in degree completion. The outputsare the institutional measures of retention and graduation rates. An academic advisor canserve as the communication channel for identifying appropriate and purposeful activities inwhich a student may engage.This study explores quantitative data on student behaviors, actions, and engagement. Data pointsinclude course

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

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first-year retention in the college. This program was introduced in Page 25.480.32003 and repeated in 2004 as a one-week program offered to all incoming engineering freshmenand was designed to offer support to incoming students in calculus, chemistry, design, studentsuccess, and career decisions. Over the following two years, the program was expanded to sixweeks, with an additional design component and a total of three academic credits covering allelements of the program. In 2007, the program added three more components (classes inAutoCAD, computer programming, and introduction to engineering) to encompass a full six-credit academic

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First-year Programs Division: Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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. [1 credit hour, elective] E145: Academic and Professional Preparation for Engineers II: Engineering as a field of study and profession. Career and professional development, goal setting, decision making and effective communication strategies. [1 credit hour, elective] E201: Engineering Transfer to Success: This 8-week course will provide an overview of the NC State University policies and procedures, organizations, and resources available for enhancing the academic success of new transfer students in the College of Engineering. Lectures and discussion from departmental representatives will focus on requirements and availability for financial aid, cooperative education, career services, and campus student organizations

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Giselle Andrade, STEMGrow; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

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example) that might deriveexplanations for the findings. Bottomley concluded: “Because aspects of personality traits that make up the GRIT scale can, in fact, be taught, first year courses or programs to enhance student retention might be able to make important and impactful changes. Secondly, if GRIT is sufficiently predictive, as some earlier results suggest, some aspects of GRIT might be used to impact admissions or placement decisions, allowing students who are not able to show their capabilities on standardized metrics to have an additional input to the admission decision process.”By contrast, Williamson, Pannizo, Perriakos and

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Kyle D. Squires, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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is also studying entry and persistence in engineering of first generation, women, and under-represented ethnic minorities.Dr. Kyle D. Squires, Arizona State UniversityDr. James Collofello, Arizona State University Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs Professor of Computer Science and Engineering School of Computing Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering Ira A. Fulton Schools of EngineeringMs. Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Engineers from Day One: A Pilot Collective Impact Alliance Effort to Foster Engineering IdentityIntroductionThis Work in Progress paper reports on an effort that

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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Page 22.255.7engineering students: Engineering Student Success Center and MESA (Mathematics,Engineering, and Science Achievement) Engineering Program.The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Student Success Center (ESSC) includes aninfrastructure that provides academic, career, co-curricular, and advising programs forengineering students. It is an inclusive environment that fosters collaboration and responsibilityamong students, staff, and faculty. The mission of the ESSC is to empower engineering studentsfrom application to graduation, to support their academic and personal growth, and to engagethem as lifetime members of the college learning community.The ESSC’s main goal is to support engineering students and the college learning

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Sharon B Fellows, Binghamton University; Koenraad E Gieskes, Binghamton University; Lee A Cummings, Binghamton University

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project-based curriculum to more fully Page 26.751.3engage first-year students.Project Descriptions The projects in spring 2013 were selected by the engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants(GTAs), who work within the first-year program. Each GTA represents one of the engineeringdisciplines within the Watson School: Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Systems Science andIndustrial, and Biomedical engineering departments. Each GTA submitted three ideas andpresented them to the Engineering Design Division faculty, who made the final decisions. Theengineering faculty then wrote a brief summary of each project for the students. Each GTAserves as an

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University

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, we recommended that initialimprovements be made in our freshman year. These should focus on an early introduction to theengineering field and the creation of first-year interest groups with significant faculty and peermentor interactions. The development of a new first-semester course to provide experiences inengineering practice was also recommended.This report details our findings and supports our recommendations.IntroductionFor the five freshman cohorts (1998–2002) that were considered in this study, the averagegraduation rate for LETU engineering and engineering technology students was 42%. This wassubstantially below the roughly 55% US national average graduation rate in recent years forundergraduate engineering students. In addition to

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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not reported to theinstitution. Generally, they claim that minority students may require additional support tofacilitate inclusivity, whether they are members of an over-represented or under-representedminority. This article exemplifies a message that is repeated in other sources: that while studentsfrom a particular background may face similar obstacles, we need to be careful not to stereotype,but instead to consider how diversity, both visible and invisible, can result in a disconnectbetween the learner and the learning environment. There are a variety of valuable recent articlesin this field for further reading that are directly applicability to first-year engineering. 23,24, 25In terms of creating a framework for addressing the needs of

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University

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the interventions was consistent for each offering of the course. Two of thesections were taught by a member of the research team and a third section was taught by a faculty memberwho worked closely with the research team. An additional class section (Fall 19) participated in this study asa control group (no interventions were embedded but students were asked to complete the surveys). It isimportant to note that the interventions were not embedded into all available sections of the 104 course duringthe research period due to inconsistency in staffing which resulted in slight variations of the course. Inadditional, not all faculty members who were scheduled to teach the course were interested in embedding theinterventions into their course

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, School of Engineering; Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

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liberal arts subjects such subjects as calculus,physics, chemistry, and other general education requirements dominate the first year engineeringcurriculum, leaving students with very little exposure to engineering and a lack of opportunityfor seeing engineering as a dynamic field. In order to increase engineering exposure, to improveretention, and make a connection between the first year courses to engineering practice, wecreated an interactive project-based engineering design course, called Engineering Exploration,at Rutgers University – School of Engineering (RU-SOE) as a replacement to the traditionalfirst-year introductory course.9,10 The traditional course is an attendance based lecture typecourse that surveys the engineering majors. We

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Doina Bein, California State University, Fullerton; Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton; Yu Bai, California State University, Fullerton; Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, California State University, Fullerton; Paulina Reina, California State University, Fullerton

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, financial assistance (even when limited), and information about resources on campus.Opportunities to meet with other students and faculty members, especially in social settings, waswelcomed and valued, although many students reported having difficulty with events conflictingwith their schedule. The students who missed the events had the opportunity to reach out to thepeer mentors in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, but based on the discussions withthe peer mentors, very few took on this opportunity. Since starting with Fall 2020 the eventswere held virtually on zoom, we decided to record the events, with the permission of theparticipants, post them on ASSURE-US website, and send an email to the stu8dents with the linkto the recording. If

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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thatstudents understood critical thinking and its role in the practice of engineering. Subsequentinterviews with incoming engineering students found a limited understanding of critical thinking.In an effort to help students become better critical thinkers and appreciate the importance of itspractice throughout their education and careers, critical thinking and engineering reasoning arenow explicit parts of the engineering school’s recently introduced, ―Introduction to Engineering‖(ENGR 100) course.To maintain consistency with the University’s overall QEP, the Paul-Elder model of criticalthinking is used to define and operationalize critical thinking. Critical thinking is now both anexplicit and implicit component of the ―Introduction to Engineering