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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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, including the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), theNational Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF), all agreethat social responsibility is a vital component of an engineer's professional formation.[7]–[9]. They emphasize that social responsibility must be a guiding and transformativeexperience in the education of engineers. Social responsibility refers to an activity or actionwithin science and technology that is socially responsible if it satisfies certain ethical principles,and socially irresponsible if it does not satisfy those principles [10].” In a sense, socialresponsibility goes beyond the ethical obligation engineers have to society and the environmentby including agency towards

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 6: LEES Works in Progress

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leanne Dawson, University of Calgary; Ayah Metwali, University of Calgary

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theindustrial shift towards digitalization and new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) andInternet of Things (IoT), the software engineering curriculum at the University of Calgary hasundergone major updates to keep up with current trends. One change has been to add a “projectspine”, to connect the first-year design course with the fourth-year capstone project. Twoproject-based courses were added, aimed at bridging the gap between technical expertise andprofessional development. However, since technical content has been the primary focus of thesecourses, critical interpersonal skills such as teamwork, communication, and resilience oftenremain underemphasized.The need to address these gaps has been supported by industry stakeholders and

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Sociotechnical Systems in Practice

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Aubrey Wigner, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines; Chelsea Salinas, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #39895Addressing Engineering Reductionism by Reimagining ABET OutcomesMarie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines Marie Stettler Kleine is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Design, and Society. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie is especially interested in the roles of values in engineers’ pursuit to ”do good.” Marie received her B.S. in mechanical engineering and international studies from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and M.S. and PhD in science and technology studies (STS) from Virginia Tech

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Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naqaa Abbas, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Patrick Linke; Mary Queen, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Professor at Texas A&M Qatar. He teaches in the program of Chemical Engineering.Reza Tafreshi Reza Tafreshi received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1991 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada, in 2005. From 1995 to 1999, he was with PoloDej Company, Iran. From 1999 to 2000, he was a Research Engineer at the Department of ECE, UBC. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, in 2006. In 2007, he joined Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. His research interests

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Woodworth Wong, University of New Hampshire; Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College

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Paper ID #46298Cultivating Plain Language Skills for Engineering StudentsProf. Catherine Woodworth Wong, University of New Hampshire Catherine Wong, M.S., M.S. is an Assistant Professor and Librarian for Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. She is passionate about connecting people with nature through participatory science and people to books and technology through the CLICK For Quality Education Foundation.Dr. Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College Before earning her doctorate, Dr. Carlson spent 10 years as a water resources engineer, working on water management projects

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Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joey Valle, Purdue University; Lazlo Stepback, Purdue University; Polly Parkinson, Utah State University; Fawn Groves, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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, male engineer-managers with close ties to industry owners exerting control over state apparatuses, engineering academies, and professional societies. Business professionalism has been made the official ideology of the organized engineering profession, one which reproduces a culture of disengagement. This focuses efforts toward individual careers and upward mobility in corporate hierarchies rather than collective or systemic change toward safer, healthier, and more just workplaces and worlds. 3. Engineers’ societal status and timing of unionization – US engineers nominally enjoy a high societal status owing to their associations with business and technology that are both highly valued in US society

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Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lara K. Schubert, UCLA; Cal State Los Angeles; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #37848Minoritization Processes in Structural Engineering Diversity WorkDr. Lara K. Schubert, UCLA; Cal State Los Angeles; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Lara K. Schubert is a research affiliate at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. She is a former full-time structural engineer who works in feminist studies of science and technology, teaching on these topics at California State University, Los Angeles and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Minoritization Processes in Structural Engineering Diversity

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Accountability and Stewardship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #43681Frankenstein Lives! Teaching Mary Shelley’s Novel in the Engineering ClassroomDr. Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia Dr. Laugelli is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He teaches courses that consider social and ethical aspects of technology and engineering practice. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Frankenstein Lives! Teaching Mary Shelley’s Novel in the Engineering ClassroomIntroductionMary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, widely regarded as the first work of modern science-fiction

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MC Forelle, University of Virginia; Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #39174Applying STS to Engineering Education: A Comparative Study of STS Mi-norsProf. MC Forelle, University of Virginia MC Forelle is an assistant professor, teaching track, in Engineering & Society at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Their work examines the intersection of law, technology, and culture, with particular interests in materiality, sustainability, and practices of resistance and change. Currently, they are developing a a book project that studies the technological challenges faced by users, tinkerers, and repair communities working to repair, maintain, and

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 1: Critical Reflections on Teaching and Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Tonn, Boston College; Brit Shields, University of Pennsylvania; Ryan Hearty, The Johns Hopkins University; Adelheid Voskuhl, University of Pennsylvania

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Paper ID #46847Pedagogical Choices for Navigating and Teaching Sociotechnical Landscapesin Engineering EducationJenna Tonn, Boston College Dr. Jenna Tonn is a historian of science, technology, and engineering at Boston College. She received her BA and MA from Stanford University and her PhD from Harvard University. Her research focuses on the social and cultural contexts of science, technology, and engineering.Brit Shields, University of PennsylvaniaRyan Hearty, The Johns Hopkins University Ryan Hearty teaches in the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s in

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Amol Agrawal; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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inequities in student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Dr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology. David also does

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fatima Naeem Abdurrahman, University of Maryland, College Park; Sona Chudamani, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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the Robert H. Smith School of Business. Her introduction to the field of ethics research came in her first year of college, when she joined a paper as a research fellow headed by Dr. Jen Radoff and Dr. Chandra Turpen. She hopes to combine her passions for business, technology, and ethics to make the technology industry more equitable.Dr. Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland College Park Dr. Chandra Turpen is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. She has expertise in physics education research and engineering education research. Her work involves designing and researching contexts for learning (for students, educators, and faculty) within higher education

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Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University; Sepehr Vakil, Northwestern University

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education might frame amore engaged, critical and politicized sensibility in the twenty-first century engineeringcurriculum. How are nationality (and nationalisms) conforming the experiences of Engineeringteachers and learners? We ask, that is, how it is that an individual identifies themself with bothan ethnic or national collective and the putative universality of technoscience, or finds themselfstruggling to do so.For this brief overview of interrogative possibilities, we work with the case of two influentialnodes of global engineering education as they functioned in an especially fraught geopoliticalmoment: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States and SharifUniversity (previously Aryamehr University of Technology) in

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadine Zeeni, Lebanese American University; Haidar Harmanani, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Rony S. Khnayzer, Lebanese American University

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-intensiveindustries, contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation.However, engineers also possess the unique skills and knowledge to develop innovativesolutions, such as renewable energy technologies, sustainable transportation systems, andclimate-resilient infrastructure.Despite this critical role, studies have shown that senior engineering students often holdmisconceptions about climate change [1]. These misconceptions can include underestimatingthe severity of the crisis, lacking a comprehensive understanding of its interconnectedimpacts, and over-relying on purely technological solutions. Faulkner [2] and Cech [3]highlight how engineering education often reinforces a technical/social dualism, wheretechnical aspects

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Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands; Andrew Li; Rebecca Jun, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #39198Divergence and Convergence in Engineering Leadership, Entrepreneurship,Management, and PolicyDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & So- ciety Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and isDr. Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Dalka, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Devyn Shafer; Brianne Gutmann, San José State University

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student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Devyn Elizabeth ShaferDr. Brianne Gutmann, San Jos´e State University Brianne Gutmann (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at San Jos´e State University. She does physics education research with expertise in adaptive online learning tools, identity-responsive mentoring and community

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Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacey Sexton; Amanda Menier, SageFox Consulting Group; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group

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struggles against all forms of domination andoppression.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (Award#2233622). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.The authors would like to thank Max Skorodinsky for his helpful comments on a draft of thismanuscript. References[1] A. Menier, R. Zarch and S. Sexton, “Broadening gender in computing for transgender and nonbinary learners,” 2021 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT

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Accountability and Stewardship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gail Baura, Loyola University, Chicago; Matt Miller, Loyola University, Chicago

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projects within engineering courses toteach our students about the effects of technology on others. At LUC, this is possible because all27 U.S. Jesuit universities possess a core (general education) curriculum based on socialjustice. In 1974, Jesuit General Congregation (GC) 32 decided to take a more active role inalleviating poverty and injustice. In 2008, GC35 called on Jesuit universities “to promote studiesand practices focusing on the causes of poverty and the question of the environment’simprovement” [26, 27]. At the 12 U.S. Jesuit universities with ABET-accredited engineeringprograms, the mean number of core curriculum courses is 11 ± 2 courses. At 9/12 of these Jesuituniversities, including at LUC, a social justice-based ethics course is

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Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari Zacharias, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Chantal Rodier; Laura M. Patterson, University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus; Renato B. Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Ken Tallman, University of Toronto

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theme, the Engineering and Humanities SIG hosted a roundtable“collaboratorium” consisting of four discussion topics related to transdisciplinary modes ofthought and practice in engineering education. These topics were: Sociotechnical thinking, whichis an approach to engineering work that recognizes engineering as simultaneously social andtechnical (e.g. [4]); Sociotechnical leadership, which acknowledges the opportunity forengineers to embrace positions of leadership to positively configure the technology-societyrelationship (e.g. [5]); STEAM, which is an educational paradigm that integrates arts practice intoscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction (e.g. [6]); and Decolonization,which calls for radical transformations of

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James T. McLeskey Jr., Randolph-Macon College; Deonna Woolard

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complete the same General Education sequence.The articulation of engineering with the liberal arts was considered from two perspectives. Thefirst is the obvious benefit of a liberal arts education to the engineering student [15]. Whileadvances in knowledge and technology are creating excitement in science and engineeringeducation, tomorrow’s engineer must also be able to write and communicate well; considerethics and social responsibilities; understand business; and live and work in teams as a globalcitizen. They must be able to think critically and problem-solve. The faculty of RMC pridesitself on producing graduates with all of these so-called “soft skills” as well as the breadth ofknowledge obtained by completing a large General Education

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Dawn Hilliard, The Johns Hopkins University

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Journal to General: Teaching Graduate Engineering Students to Write for All AudiencesAbstract - The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) identifies “anability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” as a critical learning outcome forengineering programs. This underscores the importance of engineers learning to articulate theirideas clearly, not only to peers within their field but also to non-specialist audiences. Whilerecently developed generative AI tools offer support for crafting written documents, they are nota substitute for mastering the foundational skills necessary for clear and effective technicalcommunication. Moreover, students frequently find themselves unprepared for the

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 1: Critical Reflections on Teaching and Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Julie Vale, University of Guelph; D'andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika P.Eng., University of Toronto; Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph

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Education & Practice (ISTEP). Prior to that she worked for many years as an engineer and project manager in the Oil & Gas industry. She is originally from Nassau, Bahamas, and completed her B.Eng in Chemical Engineering at McGill University and her MASc. from the Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship (CMTE) at the University of Toronto. She also currently sits as the President of the Board for BrainSTEM Alliance and is the Executive Director of Work Integrated Learning at the Calgary Economic Development.Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph Mattucci was raised in the traditional territories of the of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee Peoples

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Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kylee Shiekh, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines

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academic success and optimal emotional development of their students. Unfortunately,engineering students often do not have access to such relationships. Were engineering educatorsto better recognize the importance of these relationships and contribute to creating such acommunity, they could help to ensure engineering students were able to thrive academically andemotionally.C. Absence of Harassment and Expression without FearIn the United States, harassment is a growing problem in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) fields [14]. Harassment can be verbal, physical, or sexual and include anyunwelcome or unfavorable behavior due to one’s identity (e.g., gender, race, age, religion).Harassment has adverse impacts on career outcomes

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 7: Interdisciplinarity

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Fay Booker, Whatcom Community College; Tyler L Honeycutt, Whatcom Community College; Pat Burnett, Whatcom Community College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Anna Wolff, Whatcom Community College

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by both natural forces and human actions… Whatcom Creek is a great example of the possibility of restoring and maintaining the balance between the engineered world and the natural environment.” “It was quite memorable to think about the early intentions of the railroads and the technology which was used at the time. While I did have a rudimental understanding of the “mill town” past, I didn’t realize that Bellingham produced high-quality coal and continued to be a coal exporter well into the 1900s. Coal, as well as lumber, became prime exports to the south and fueled further by the gold rush in California.” “A lot has changed in two decades, even though it seems like a short time- this shows

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 10: Institutions and Structures

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Paper ID #47634Illustrating Meritocracy: (How) Do Canadian Engineers See Social Structure?Ms. Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto Saskia van Beers (she/her) is a current MASc. student studying engineering education under the supervision of Dr. Cindy Rottmann. Her research interests include engineering culture, cultural reproduction and transformation, and structural inequity within engineering.Dr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Leadership Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership, ethics, and equity in the

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Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary A. Armstrong, Lafayette College

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, gender and sexuality studies(WGSS) or ethnic studies empowers minoritized engineering students to develop criticalconsciousness relative to the culture of engineering. Our work investigates the influence of twosuch courses on student attitudes and motivation by gathering both qualitative and quantitativedata from students in two STEM-themed courses in WGSS and ethnic studies, “Gender andSTEM” and “Race and Technology.” We argue that in these courses students acquire skills thatenable them to critically reflect on both the socially constructed nature of STEM and on thehistorical patterns within engineering culture that exacerbate existing inequities and injusticedespite claims of “neutral” objectivity. In preliminary data, students report that

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Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Paper ID #42156The Power of Place: A Critical Examination of Engineering Enculturation &Identity FormationDr. Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College ParkDr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Power of Place: A Critical Examination of Engineering Enculturation and Identity FormationAbstract

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Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Suzanne Capitano, Colorado School of Mines; Ryan Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines

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tobranching out beyond their discipline. Speaking of interdisciplinary research integrating socialand technological innovation, Leo said “This needs to not be something that people are doing off the side of their desk as one more thing, as is so often the case with academia. So, it’s to recognize that we need a structure that enables folks who are serious about doing this [non-traditional research], to be able to not do some other things for a while, while they engage in doing this.” (00:10:55–00:11:10)In an example of a later phase of a problem-solving mindset, after defining this structural problemfor engineering faculty, Leo went on to suggest possible solutions to encourage more faculty toget involved with cross

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Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto; Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto

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, 22 Patrick et al,23 and Johnson24 propose cultural change strategies for engineering educatorsand practitioners. Tonso calls for cultural change in engineering education based on feminist critiquerather than “cosmetic changes,”19 Riley urges us to strengthen cultures of accountability and fidelity tocore public and professional values in the wake of high profile engineering scandals,20 Kim and hercolleagues call for shifts in engineers’ moral formation to foster ethical practice in industry, 22, 25-27Patrick and her colleagues advocate for educational reform to replace technical silos withinterdisciplinary collaboration between engineers and STS (science and technology studies) scholars,23and Johnson urges us to grapple with the inherent

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Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo F. Rojas, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines; Emma Chapman, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #38721Beyond uncritical blindness: How critical thinking about engineering forcommunity development could lead to socially responsible and sustainableprojectsDr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is Professor and Director of Humanitarian Engineering Undergraduate Programs at the Col- orado School of Mines (CSM). Juan obtained a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech and a MS in STS and BS in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering froMateo F. Rojas, Colorado School of MinesSofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines MS in Humanitarian Engineering and ScienceEmma Chapman