Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Beverly Jaeger, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

through the use of technology is the way to maintain the U.S. edge inthe global market place.1 An argument for the second perspective is the belief that the U.S. leadsin creativity and innovation and has the best universities in the world to pilot the way.2Regardless of the viewpoint taken, it is apparent that we must transition more high schoolstudents into engineering to be competitive; having a clear picture of the current state of themarket factors that may influence our youth as they make their career choice is imperative.According to the U.S. Department of Education5 it was estimated that in the fall of 2008 nearly49.8 million students attended public schools in the U.S. with an additional 6.2 million attendingprivate schools. Of those

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amy J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

students where the focus has beenon self-reporting confidence without a link to actual student performance. Self-efficacy is how aperson’s belief in their capabilities impacts their ability to achieve a goal.1 In 2015, mathematicalself-concept was studied with respect to how it differs between genders and how it affects pre-college and post-K-12 career choice decisions. Self-concept studies investigate howpsychological processes relate to academic achievement and career choice.2 In particular, thislongitudinal study looked at how different factors including the person, their environment, andmath self-concept impact a student’s decision to pursue a STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics) career. Data from surveys were analyzed to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Helm, Arizona State University; Tami Coronella, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. She has worked in advising and advising administration since 2000. Her academic career has been focused at Arizona State University, where she earned a B.S. in Management and an M.S. in Public Administration. She is currently working on an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation. Her interests include advisor development and assessment along with student retention and persistence. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Freshman Retention with Intrusive Advising InterventionsAbstractThis work in progress describes an effort to identify at-risk freshmen and provide enhancedadvising

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Michael Dailey, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

-CRE survey that gauged students’ sense ofbelonging, community, and identity; and, if students were in the College of Engineering, theirperceptions of engineering and perceptions of diversity in the engineering career. Students alsoreported demographic information. One week later, engineering students received The ImmortalLife of Henrietta Lacks to be read over the summer as part of the Common Reading Experience(CRE). Upon arriving on campus, engineering students were assigned a discussion session toparticipate in during the first month of school. Over 99% of those students completed theprogram by participating in a discussion session. After the discussion sessions were completed,both engineering and non-engineering students received a post

Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University; Elsie Elford, Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs

Leadership program, providing a lead role in MacEwan’s strengths-based leadership initiative. In 2009, she was named one of Alberta’s ”50 Most Influential” by Venture Mag- azine. In her role as Dean, she works with a dedicated team to lead MacEwan as an institution that offers a variety of degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Prior to her career in education, Elford prac- ticed law for 10 years, and holds both a B.A. and an L.L.B. from the University of Alberta. She stays connected to the profession through membership in the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association. Elford sits on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement (JA) of Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories and is the Vice Chair of the

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) retention efforts at Boise State. She functions on campus as both the project coordinator for a $1 million grant from the Na- tional Science Foundation and the Idaho Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP), and as the first ever campus coordinator for STEM retention. Garzolini has a long term professional interest in increasing the participation and success of students in STEM fields. Throughout her career, she has provided extensive professional leadership and service to the Society of Women Engineers at the national level, and in 2007 was national society president. Garzolini has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Wayne State University and an MBA from UC

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State Univesity; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

being that this type of FIgoes elsewhere largely because she feels isolated, disconnected, and adrift. Faculty engagementwith the student can make the difference between the student's remaining in engineering andchoosing a different, seemingly “friendlier” career path.The subgoals of the CF program are to  link early engineering students to engineering faculty and  project the core value of the College of Engineering that engineering faculty care about the early engineering students.Studies have repeatedly shown that one important factor in promoting early student engagementin coursework is the degree to which the students perceive that the instructor wants the students

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanne Kay Beckwith, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

education, choosing and engineering, and determining their career goals.According to Eccles and Wigfield’s categories, it is a theory focused on the reasons forengagement[9]. SDT asserts that actions are motivated by the desire to fulfill three basic humanneeds: competence, autonomy, and relatedness [10]. Competence is the knowledge and skills onemust possess to succeed and feel effective in dealing with the environment. Perceivedcompetence is often compared to self-efficacy, which is a person’s beliefs about their capabilitiesto produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect theirlives [11]. Competence is built through providing optimal challenges, promoting task feedback,and freedom from demanding

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

introduces students to the notion of inclusion and equity inengineering and has them reflect on the importance of these elements to their development, bothas students and professional engineers. By building awareness of inclusion, equity, andprofessionalism early in students’ academic career, the authors aim to create more inclusive andequitable learning environments that lead to a more diverse engineering student body andultimately, engineering workforce, by increasing student sense of belonging. This paper includesa detailed description of the orientation session, a summary of student feedback, and a discussionon how the orientation has been adapted for online participation.Introduction & BackgroundImpact of Freshman Orientation

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

-based approach. A course evaluation is presented to answer the following evaluation questionsAs applied to this course to what degree and in what ways does problem-based service-learning 1. Improve student perceptions of their project management and engineering design skills? 2. Improve student perceptions of their learning in the course? 3. Affect student aspirations in their careers and in their communities? 4. Impact student personal values and potential for future civic engagement?A total of 540 freshman engineering students enrolled during the Fall 2018 semester with 376students fully completing the course evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess thequality of the service-learning experience for the class in

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Chao Wang, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

possible career options. The following three topics are chosen forthis purpose: mars rovers, solar energy, and Grand Challenges for Engineering18.Student Perceptions and Performance in the CourseThe course learning outcomes have been assessed using the hands-on team-based design project,along with other tools, such as, quizzes and notebooks (individual reports of both individual andteam activities). In this section, student demographics information will be presented andstudents’ performance on the design project will be presented and discussed. In addition, duringthe final week of the course, an optional discussion board is used for students to reflect on theirlearning experience and comment on what they think has been most useful from this class

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Daniels; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

undergraduateengineering and determined that experiences that specifically enact a student’s increased sense ofcapabilities were vital to their self-efficacy [10]. In another study, the author examined a seniorengineering project that utilized the design process and discovered a positive trend of increasedself-efficacy over time [11]. The resulting conclusions noted that there is a time-dependency, thuspossibly an experience-dependence for these advances. This is potentially indicative of self-efficacy gains specifically from successful experiences. The study also denotes self-efficacy andteamwork skills as critical elements of a successful engineering career [11]. Literature has highlighted the importance of not only teaching technical skills, but

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Holander Gleixner, San Jose State University; Katherine Casey, SJSU College of Engineering; Jared T. Tuberty, San Jose State University; Sanela Latic; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

. Workshops on writing and math wereincluded to better prepare students for the level of work needed in their first year classes.Resources in the university were highlighted to students through a “campus resource hunt” andthrough workshops with key university staff on topics including counseling, health services, timemanagement, and career resources. Students were exposed to the engineering field throughindustry tours and guest lecturers.One key aspect of the program was that the incoming freshmen worked on a community based,service learning project. In the service learning project, students worked in small teams to buildsomething for a local non-profit agency. These included an after school center, a communitygarden, a women and children’s shelter

Conference Session

FPD 1: Projects and Teamwork in First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston (CoE); Stuart A. Long, University of Houston (CoE); Casey Goodwin, University of Houston Honors Engineering Program

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First-Year Programs

first semester 10. They appreciated the ability to choose this type ofcourse early in the curriculum.At Portland State University it was observed that allowing students to use “industrial strength”tools early in their engineering academic career “generate[d] sufficient enthusiasm to overcomeany pain encountered during the initial learning curve and in most cases create[d] a sizableappetite for further work” 7. This is clearly a huge advantage for students in a major that sees alarge attrition rate in the first two years.A detailed study at Arizona State University (ASU) reported the impact of a freshman digitaldesign course on persistence in engineering and student motivational orientation 8. The authors

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa N Berg, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

researchfunding, and the mentee’s professional career and reputation. Further, engineering facultymembers tend to be Caucasian and male, and therefore may lack understanding or practice toform a trustful relationship with women and URM students8-10. Trust in mentoring is interrelatedwith gender and is a critical factor in male-dominated professions8. Similarly, interracialdynamics in mentoring relationships have both positive and negative outcomes11, where thedevelopment of trust may depend on factors ranging from societal and cultural norms as well associoeconomic status. Trust likely provides a necessary foundation for mentoring relationships,and especially in the engineering profession.Our research team hypothesizes that trust is a critical factor in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jonathan Aurand P.E., Dunwoody College of Technology; David Andrew Adolfson, Dunwoody College of Technology

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First-Year Programs

them to understand the rigor and timecommitment required to be successful in the completion program. The overarching goals for thecourse are threefold: 1. Is engineering the right path for me? 2. Is the discipline I have selectedthe right choice for me? 3. What career opportunities are available for engineers in my chosendiscipline? Since the evening students have less options without starting over, they generally donot explore the second goal as much.Some additions and changes have been focused on broadening student perspectives and givingstudents tools to understand the curriculum and increase persistence which in turn improvesretention. Both groups have benefited from a Women in Engineering panel, generalizedestimation practice such as

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Arnold-Christian, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Adrien DeLoach, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christian Matheis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

leadershippositions throughout the remainder of their undergraduate careers. In the female living learningcommunity we currently have 204 first year students and 89 upper class leaders. In the malecommunity we have 279 first year students and 68 upper class leaders.The first-year experience focuses on social support and academic skill development that helppromote successful transitions from high school to college, as well as encouraging students tobegin exploring possibilities for transitioning from college to career. This work is accomplishedthrough a seminar course that includes assignments targeting college success skills, careerexploration, and interaction with upperclassmen leaders through peer mentoring and communityactivities. The second-year

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

sight of one’s engineering goals when all one does is take prerequisiteclasses and other college requirements. Students from underprepared backgrounds tend tostruggle especially hard during their first year and often end up dropping their plans to studyengineering quite early on in their college career. These students are especially vulnerable duringtheir first year here since, after having been high achievers in their high schools, they now mightexperience their first class in which they struggle and receive a poor or even failing grade.Students’ confidence often drops after one such event, and it is our goal to supply the academicand emotional support to prevent a first poor grade from derailing a student’s path through ourschool.The Thayer

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Joshua Smith, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs

; 6. furthering an understanding of self and career goals; and 7.utilization of campus resources. Various schools within our university offer their own version ofthe learning community. Each, however, includes the template outcomes while at the same timeoffering students greater insight into particular fields of study offered by each school.Our freshman engineering program began offering learning community courses (ENGR 195) in1999. A few years later the learning community became a requirement for the engineeringdegree. During this same time, there was a rise in interest within the national engineeringcommunity about what curricular changes might improve recruitment and retention in thevarious fields of engineering. An assortment of textbooks

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Ignatius Fomunung, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Edwin Foster, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Ronald Goulet, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

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First-Year Programs

(ABET) identifies design as animportant element of the engineering curriculum. The faculty at the University of Tennessee atChattanooga (UTC) believes the concepts and principles of design are as fundamental toundergraduate engineering education as are those tools and topics traditionally thought asfundamental (such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, statics, and dynamics). The faculty alsobelieves, as supported in the literature, that getting engineering students involved in hands-onprojects early in their academic career motivates students and aids in retention. This paperdescribes the process and outcomes of using Project-Based Learning, specifically hands-ondesign projects supporting upper level course work, in the freshman design course

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #19771First-Year Engineering Students’ Perceptions of their Abilities to SucceedDr. Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution

Conference Session

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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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

engineering careers to be acontributing factor for improvement in the retention rate for both underrepresented and FGSTEM students at Wright State University [11]. Likewise, in a 3-year long longitudinal study of18 four-year universities, Pascarella et al. [3] found that only academic (research experience,project based learning, etc.) and classroom activities have positive impact on student persistence.Interestingly, per their findings, other on-campus experience such as volunteer work,employment, and participation in inter-collegiate athletic experiences had a negative effect onFG students’ success in their academic performances.Similarly, higher education literature also reports that self-efficacy level among the FG studentsis lower compared to

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

Academic Administration and Student Success for the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. She has worked in advising and advising administration since 2000. Her academic career has been focused at Arizona State University, where she earned a B.S. in Management and an M.S. in Public Administration. She is currently a doctoral candidate for an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation. Her interests include advisor development and assessment along with student retention and persistence.Mr. Tim Rooney, Arizona State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Identifying At-Risk Freshmen and Providing Enhanced Advising Support Through Intrusive Academic Advising

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

onlinemath software and go over some important concepts that they may have forgotten since highschool. Other sessions include learning about all the engineering majors offered at LSU andways to enhance their college career (such as study abroad, internships, and minors), lunch withfaculty and staff, a presentation on how to design a research poster, a student organizationshowcase, and culminating in a luncheon with industry representatives.The students spend most of the remaining time on engineering design projects. Teams get tochoose from eight different projects that are inspired by different engineering disciplines, but aretied to a common theme. Last year’s theme was an amusement park renovation, and exampleprojects included designing a safe

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Anna Stevenson Blazier, University of Virginia; Alyssa Becker, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

fiveevents to expand their utilization of campus resources, and incorporated several in-classdiscussions on topics including: ⋅ pedagogy ⋅ preparing for a career ⋅ choosing an engineering major ⋅ stress management and support ⋅ first year academic advising resourcesThis combination of advising with instruction was envisioned by Dr. Edward J. Berger and Dr.Archie L. Holmes, and supported by the Office of the Provost.Control: In the non-advising section (control), we spent an equivalent amount of time instead inweekly team progress meetings. The instructor and the GTA spoke with each groupindependently for about 8 minutes to see how their team was

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, Socioeconomically Disadvan- taged Engineering Students, Latino Studies in Engineering and Computer Aided/Instructional Technology in Engineering.Dr. Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution, Supply Chain Optimization, Change Management

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

the Department of Engineering (Madison Engineering) and the Center for Materials Science. He has taught courses per- taining to topics for first-year engineering, materials science and engineering, engineering design, systems thinking and engineering leadership. He has a PhD in Polymer, Fiber Science from Clemson University. His research background is in the synthesis of polymer nanocomposites and engineering education. He was trained as a Manufacturing Process Specialist within the textile industry, which was part of an eleven- year career that spanned textile manufacturing to product development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Utilizing concept maps as an

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas N. Brown, University of Utah; Joy Velarde, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

strictly “opt-in,” where students must proactivelyrequest to be paired with a mentor. The advantage to assigning all new students a mentor is thatstudents who do not feel comfortable asking for help, or who do not initially perceive a need formentoring, have ready access to a mentor when a need arises.Mentor Recruitment and BenefitsPeer mentors are recruited on a volunteer basis and are unpaid, which is different from someother programs that may provide a salary, stipend, or other financial compensation. The peermentor program uses forms of non-monetary compensation and benefits, such as mentor-specifictraining and access to exclusive events and activities. For example, the mentors benefited from aprivate resume workshop presented by Career

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

about their particular degree program(s). These aregenerally 20 minute lectures by the department head but some departments also have studentstalk about their experiences in the cooperative education program. Approximately 25 minutes peracademic major is allocated and speakers are encouraged to focus on the types of things thatstudents will do with that major after they graduate. Guest speakers are asked not to talk aboutthe degree requirements but instead to focus on the types of experiences students will have in thework force following graduation. In addition, a representative from the Career Services officepresents the final lecture in the course after all engineering majors have been presented. Thisspeaker gives students information on

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

Mechanical Engineering and MSME from Ga Tech in 1989. She began her Air Force career in the Defense Satellite Communication Program Office at Los Angeles AFB, California where she served in the Mechanical Engineering Branch. She was then selected for a one-year Education with Industry program with the Aerospace Corporation, where she performed launch vehicle vibrations and launch wind loads analyses. She then moved on to the Titan System Program Office where she was the Flight Loads and Dynamics Manager for two years before moving to a mission management position. As mission manager for the Titan IV/Centaur mission TIV-23, she was responsible for all integration, planning