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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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(ESSAP) at Texas A&M University (TAMU). She grad- uated from TAMU with a bachelor’s of science degree in mechanical engineering. While obtaining her degree, Hodge was involved with several community service activities such as the Boys & Girls Club of Bryan, Help One Student To Succeed (HOSTS), and Habitat for Humanity. Upon graduation with her bachelor’s degree, she began work with International Paper Company and became active with the local College Bound Academy as an instructor. While employed with International Paper, Jacqueline obtained her M.S.B..A from TAMU, Texarkana. After seven years of service in July 2004, she decided to resign her post at International Paper to pursue a master’s degree in

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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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in 1998 in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences. Since 1998, she has taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in green engineering and sustainability, life cycle assessment, environmental organic chemistry, groundwater restoration, and bioremediation. Her students are currently pursuing research projects in bioremediation and sustainable engineering, both ar- eas in which she is active internationally. She currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Center for Sustainable Engineering, a consortium composed of Carnegie Mellon University, Arizona State University, and University of Texas. Among her many activities in EES, she has served on the Cur- riculum Committee

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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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. Page 25.665.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Gendered Socialization During the First Semester: Contrasting Experiences of Male and Female Transfer/Non-Traditional Engineering StudentsAbstractAs part of a larger, multi-year, mixed-method research study that examined the attitudes,perceptions, and experiences of engineering students, this paper presents an in-depth qualitativeanalysis of 15 transfer and/or non-traditional engineering students attending a large urban publicuniversity located in the Southeast. Transfer students at this institution have shown a higher levelof persistence and higher graduation rate in comparison to traditional