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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek P.E., Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University; Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Green Infrastructure Training for VeteransIntroductionThe term green infrastructure has been in use for many years; however, the context of greeninfrastructure has changed significantly. Green infrastructure was originally a strategic approachto land conservation, and defined as an “interconnected network of green space that conservesnatural ecosystem values and functions, sustains clean air and water and provides a wide array ofbenefits to human populations”.1 While this is still an accurate description, the engineeringcommunity has adopted it to refer to stormwater techniques or practices that will capture,infiltrate and/or slowly release stormwater, which is the

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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that help make AIM run. There is atraining cadre assigned to AIM. The cadre is approximately 50 2/c cadets. These cadetsconduct the majority of AIM activities under the command of a 1/c cadet, SummerEnsigns and Admissions Staff.Admissions Partners are volunteers who are either alumni or parents ofstudents/alumni, who come to AIM to help the engineering team with program. They arean exceptionally valuable resource as they augment USCGA’s faculty and staff duringeach week of AIM. They also provide a different perspective for the participants andtheir families.Restructuring the Engineering portion of AIMApproximately 16 years ago, AIM introduced ARoW as it’s Engineering activity. ARoWhas been successful as both an outreach activity and

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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military veterans make up small fraction of U.S. college undergraduates and only 1 in 5enrolled veterans pursue a STEM-related degree.While STEM education research with SVSM continues to grow, much about the collegeexperiences of SVSM remains unclear. Moreover, scholars point to unique challenges andlimitations associated with conducting SVSM research that hinder deeper understandings ofSVSM experience in higher education. Challenges include identifying and gaining access toSVSM participants, interpreting SVSM data without the insights afforded by personal militaryexperience, and unpacking SVSM experiences that often exist at the intersection of multipleidentities underserved in STEM (i.e., gender, nontraditional, first generation

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Reza Rahdar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryan Goyings, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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analyzed.IntroductionOnline education is experiencing an explosive growth over the past decade. According to thelatest report from the Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics [1], thenumber and proportion of college and university students taking classes online grew solidly by5.7% in 2017, even as overall post-secondary enrollments fell by 0.5%. Despite the tremendousgrowth, online education still faces significant challenges. Among them, the lack of frequent andmeaningful interaction between students and faculty members has often been cited as the mainobstacle for increasing the quality of online educational experience and improving studentoutcomes and satisfaction.The flexibility and personalized learning opportunities offered by online

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Rachel Saunders, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Madison Elizabeth Levan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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their transition into higher education institutions. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Affirming Identity through Authentic Mentoring in a Safe Space: Supporting Military Veterans in an Engineering Graduate ProgramAbstractThis qualitative study explored five graduate student veterans’ experience in an engineeringmaster’s program that has implemented a double-layered mentoring structure for the students. Byexamining the synergistic confluence between mentoring relationships and student veterans’cultural identities in the graduate program environment, five major themes emerged from thethematic analysis. These themes include (1) understanding veterans’ struggles and advocating forthe students

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University; Dante Dionne, Korean Air

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information flows, engineering programs should know how to successfully attractstudent veterans to their online engineering programs; this study provides such insights.IntroductionThis study draws from past research that shows that online student veterans have a positiveimpact on online engineering program performance [1, 2]. In this paper, we examine whatfactors have a significant impact in attracting student veterans to online engineering programs.This is important since student veterans and engineering programs mutually benefit from eachother’s engagement. Online engineering programs can be particularly helpful for veterans withpost-9/11 GI Bill collegiate education benefits as they transition from military to civilianemployment. Now most top

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca C. Atkinson, Clemson University; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 I Never Played the “Girl Card”: Experiences and Identity Intersections of Women Student Veterans in EngineeringAbstractTo improve opportunities for women student veterans in engineering (WSVE), our qualitativestudy contributes to the body of knowledge about women SVEs and female gender identity inengineering. Our exploratory research presents information about WSVEs’ pathways intoengineering and begins to unpack the factors related to WSVEs’ gender, military and engineeringidentities.The research was guided by three main questions:1. Why do WSVEs

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Hamilton Jr., Mississippi State University; DeMarcus Montrez Thomas, Distributed Analytics and Security Institute; Patrick Pape, Distributed Analytics and Security Institute

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-prescribedCybersecurityLearningContinuum. Figure1.CybersecurityLearningContinuum[1].NISTdefinestheelementsofthecontinuumaboveasfollows: • Security Awareness is explicitly required for all employees. • Cybersecurity Essentials is needed for those employees, including contractor employees, who are involved in any way with IT systems. Cybersecurity Essentials is the transitional stage between “Basic Awareness” and “Role-Based Training.” • Role-Based Training becomes focused on providing the knowledge and skills specific to an individual’s roles and responsibilities relative to Federal

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Michel Albert Audette, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Dipankar Ghosh, Old Dominion University

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to AMtechnologies [1], [2]. The Combat Direction Systems Activity (CDSA) at Dam Neck is atechnical lead for Print the Fleet, and has provided feasible and cost-effective solutions to issuesencountered by sailors, like adapter brackets for phone boxes and models to use in the flight deckcontrol board [2]. More recent efforts to support future Navy innovations and problem-solvingskills include 3D Print-a-thon events, and the establishment of the Marine Maker community,which includes Maker Labs, Maker Units, Mobile Training, Collaboration Portals, and courses[3] – [5].The Creating the Fleet Maker (CFM) project is an effort supported by the Navy and MarineCorps Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, Outreach and

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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, training, and confidence regarding TWC-driven tasks. Finally, by elicitingveteran students’ previous technical writing training in a military context, the recommendedsurvey apparatus can be used as a meaningful tool for teaching TWC educators how to provideopportunities for veteran students to demonstrate in-classroom leadership and contributeexperiential insight for the collective benefit of veteran students and their traditional studentcounterparts.IntroductionAt its height of participation in December 1947, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944,Public Law 346, provided for 1,245,000 veteran college enrollments [1]. As of 2016, veteraneducation beneficiaries has again risen to over 1,000,000, with the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill providingassistance

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas E. Mertz, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; William E. Genereux, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Troy Harding, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Tim Bower, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Katrina M Lewis; Michael Lee Oetken, Kansas State University

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the upper-class courses,and for professional presentation to potential employers and clients. The benefits and challengesthat were experienced during the first two years of using freshman studios will be discussed aswell as what was learned from our assessment efforts.BackgroundStarting in the fall 2016 semester, the computer faculty implemented a revised four-yearcomputer-technology curriculum using a studio course model [1]. Studio courses emphasize aprojects and problems-based format as opposed to a traditional academic lecture format.Around 53% of students currently enrolled in the computer-technology degree begin their firstyear of college at age 22 or above, and about 27% of the enrolled computer students are militaryveterans. Therefore

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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make all of thecourses equally available, synchronously or asynchronously, to both local and distance students.The programs and courses developed are presented and qualitatively assessed.1. IntroductionThis paper discusses the development of a military-friendly cybersecurity graduate certificateprogram, options as part of Computer Science and Software Engineering M.S. and Ph.D.degrees, a special recognition as part of a B.S. degree in Computer Science and supporting‘anytime, anywhere’ courses at the North Dakota State University (NDSU). The programs andcourses were designed to respond to the national need for significantly more individuals withcybersecurity skills to protect government agencies and private sector businesses and otherentities

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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academic institutions. We interviewed 24 individuals in Fall2014 and Spring 2015; interviews lasted between 30 and 90 minutes. Interviewees worked in avariety of settings across campus, including financial aid and health services. We alsointerviewed a First-Year Engineering (FYE) staff member.To better understand the broader context of SVEs’ educational experiences beyond departmentsof engineering, we explore the IAs’ perspectives on their duties in serving student veterans andtheir suggestions for improving policies and programs, both at the university level and withinengineering. We also examine some implications of these perspectives for engineeringeducation. We focus this study on two research questions: 1. How do IAs describe their roles

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy ; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy; Richard Francis Rogers III, United States Army; Patrick Baker, United States Military Academy

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profession is that it defines and maintains aprofessional body of knowledge (BOK) [1]. A clear goal of any undergraduate educationprogram is to familiarize graduates to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that serve as thefoundation for entry into a given field. Within engineering curriculum, each undergraduateprogram has an associated professional organization such as the American Academy ofEnvironmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) that maintains and widely publishes “TheEnvironmental Engineering Body of Knowledge (2009)[2]. For any given profession, the BOKserves as a focal point where students, educators, employers, and professional practitioners cangain an understanding of the breadth and depth of knowledge expected of its members. TheBOK

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas L. Davis, Kent State University; D. Blake Stringer, Kent State University; Maureen Regan McFarland, Kent State University

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enrollment within the lastdecade as a result of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 [1]. Student-veterans and university administrators continue development of effective transitioning programsfocused on veterans’ needs within the institutional administrative processes. Many initiativesalso exist that attempt to draw student-veterans into science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) programs, as well as other management-based curricula [1], [2]. Whilethese types of initiatives are well-documented, veteran participation in student engineeringorganizations and design competitions is relatively undocumented [3].This paper discusses student-veteran contributions to one such design group, the Kent StateUniversity High

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D Ford, Western Carolina University

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recommendations observed appeared to be better applied to a typical business administration orconstruction management course of study. The amounts and types of credit recommended by ACEreviewers is also discussed, and recommendations are made to help direct warrant officers exiting theservice towards the shortest path to a four-year degree.IntroductionWarrant officers in the United States Army are a special type of soldier. The job specialties filled bywarrant officers are technical, the Army’s mechanics [1]. These specialties do not require a four-yeardegree prior to entering the service as is typical for commissioned officers. Many warrant officers do nothave four-year degrees. They work in technical job fields and receive military training in their

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Christina Nicole Willis, University of Utah; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University

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demands for qualified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)workers continue to increase, supporting diverse groups of students towards success in STEMmay help mitigate future shortfalls in the STEM workforce. Education benefits like the post 9/11GI Bill may provide a viable pathway for increasing the STEM-qualified, engineering technician,engineering technologist, and engineer (ETETE) workforce through the nation’s veteranpopulation. Supporting student veterans along ETETE pathways may involve three key tasks: 1)building early awareness of ETETE pathways; 2) ensuring academic recognition for priormilitary work experience; and 3) providing seamless support from government agencies,academic institutions, and industry. Student

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Harish Subbaraman, Boise State University; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

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primarily tasked with T&ME repair and calibration instead oflaboratory support and instruction.These issues combined to create a significant problem for the ECE curriculum. Specifically, thefour-semester circuit/lab intensive sequence represents half of the required course sequence, aswell as providing the basis for the two-semester senior design capstone sequence.BackgroundIn [1], Rabb, et al., introduced the idea of using veterans in leadership roles in the classroom.This reference emphasized the leadership capabilities of veterans and how they could fulfil asignificant role in facilitating organizational activities and eventual success.To address the T&ME problem and build upon the ideas put forward in [1], a current engineeringstudent