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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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relevant mentoring, and positive interactions withadvisors, instructors, and other non-veteran peers [3, 4].It is important to note that student veterans’ civilian transition through higher education requiresnot only some behavioral adaptations but also a deeper level of social integration and identityreconfiguration [6, 7]. While adapting to the social norms and cultural expectations of highereducation student veterans inevitably go through an exploratory, often trying period to enact anddevelop a new cultural identity in civilian society [8]. It is commonly believed that studentveterans successfully complete this identity transition over the first few years in higher educationand their military identity have little impact on their academic

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joseph Peter Kosteczko, Old Dominion University; Katherine Smith, Old Dominion University; Jessica Johnson; Rafael Diaz

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working with the US Navy and industry partnerson a common comprehensive diesel maintenance, education, and training tool. Otherinitiatives involve integrating various digital shipbuilding curriculum within various service ratesand military operational specialty training pipelines. Most recently, VDSP has been teamingwith a local contractor on developing a platform to launch an integrated ship maintenanceuniversity where common and stackable qualifications for in-service and civilian shipbuildingand maintainers can be achieved. The intention of this program is to standardize some of thecommon core skill sets building synergy and aiding in transitioning veterans. With thedevelopment of the certificate program as noted above, we are hoping to

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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way to facilitate student veterans’ socialintegration and academic success is offering them a chance to link their prior military experienceand experiential knowledge to what they learn in academic courses. However, despite thesignificant number of student veterans on college campuses, very little effort has been made todevelop a specific curriculum or academic course that integrates military veterans’ priorexperiences and knowledge in higher education.The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) is a large urban public research institutionwith over 29,500 students [1], 7,400 of which are considered non-traditional or adult students.The university has shown a 21.5% growth in military (veteran, active, reserve and familymember

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Donald L. Price, The Citadel

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, maturity, and for settingthe example both inside the classroom and out. They bring a wealth of experience and act as rolemodels to non-veteran students. [1] Anecdotally, it is easy to see that veteran presence in theclassroom positively effects the performance of the other students in the course, given theirinherent team-oriented mentality. This work-in-progress study focuses on an attempting toquantify this positive effect of veteran students on the academic performance of their non-veterancounterparts. Initial results revealed that veteran students do have a positive, quantitative impacton the grades of the non-veteran students.The integration of veteran students into the day-program of mechanical engineering at The Citadeloffered an interesting

Conference Session

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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relationships andprogrammatic efforts; c) to integrate theory and research in a way that could provide tentativehypotheses regarding the relationship between the various characteristics and outcomes ofmentoring; and d) to offer evidence-based practices for the administration of formal mentoringprograms.There is an important distinction between academic advisor and mentor. An advisor isresponsible for providing information on degree requirements and guidance for students tocomplete a degree plan. A mentor, on the other hand is a positive role model who can guide andmotivate student professionally. A mentor can provide resources and tools that will stimulateengagement in discussions about intellectual issues that will increase student’s aspiration