Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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from the NSFScholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (NSF-S-STEM) program.This project is focused on supporting the retention and degree completion of low-income andhigh-achieving students with proven financial need in the Civil and Mechanical Engineeringprograms at the Scott M. Smith College of Engineering and Technology (CET) at the Utah ValleyUniversity (UVU). UVU is an open-admissions public institution of higher education with a dualmission model that aims to combine the resources and rigor of a major university yet keep theaccessibility of a community college. The institution’s student body is markedly different thanthose at research focused institutions. Student demographics are like those of a communitycollege

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Stephen Tolman, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Amanda Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University

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University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Enhancing STEM Degree Completion: Initiation of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CAM) Scholarship ProgramAbstractThis paper presents the progress of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Scholarship (CAM)project. This is a multi-year project to enhance the degree completion of students in civil andmechanical engineering as part of a National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (NSF-S-STEM) grant. The students participating inthis project attend a dual-mission university that aims to provide students with the educationalopportunities afforded by both a major university and a community