Conference Session

Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International, Minorities in Engineering

, J. (2015, June),Creating Inclusive Environments in First-year Engineering Classes to Support Student Retentionand Learning Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle,Washington. 10.18260/p.23757 https://peer.asee.org/23757[5] Brewer, M., & Sochacka, N., & Walther, J. (2015, June), Into the Pipeline: A FreshmanStudent's Experiences of Stories Told About Engineering Paper presented at 2015 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24355 https://peer.asee.org/24355[6] Walden, S. E., & Foor, C. E., & Pan, R., & Shehab, R. L., & Trytten, D. A. (2015, June),Leadership, Management, and Diversity: Missed Opportunities Within Student DesignCompetition Teams Paper

Conference Session

Revealing the Invisible: Engineering Course Activities that Address Privilege, -Isms, and Power Relations (Interactive Session)

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, International, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

activity conducted over two consecutive course periods, students, in teams, choosefrom a list of articles about different types of technologies, such as a bridge, a GPS app, airconditioning in office buildings, and airbags. Many of the articles were non-academic includingsome blogs. Our intent here was to push students to not only be able to discern the key points theauthor(s) raise(s) and what information and evidence (or lack thereof) is used to support theirclaims, but also critically consider what the stance of the author is and how this might havecolored his/her assumptions and viewpoint.After evaluating the article as a whole, students are asked to analyze the technology itself andcreate a single presentation slide to summarize their

Conference Session

Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International, Minorities in Engineering

DiversityCommittee members and delegates whose hard work and dedication have truly impacted ASEEand the engineering environment. We especially thank Kristen Constant for phrasingsuggestions.References[1] C. Herring, “Does diversity pay?: Race, gender, and the business case for diversity,” American Sociological Review, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 208–224, 2009.[2] N. M. Carter and H. M. Wagner, “The bottom line: Corporate performance and women’s representation on boards (2004-2008),” Catalyst, vol. 1, 2011.[3] S. Devillard, W. Graven, E. Lawson, R. Paradise, and S. Sancier-Sultan, “Women Matter 2012. Making the Breakthrough,” McKinsey \& Company, 2012.[4] B. L. Yoder, “Engineering by the Numbers,” in American Society for Engineering Education