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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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-seminar survey participants who were interested in attending the survey were military students.These key findings have implication for future seminar iterations that will be discussed in moredetail below.DiscussionWhile initial findings are limited to one seminar iteration, they point towards the need for thistype of support for post-traditional students in engineering and STEM.Theoretical FindingsGiven the number of pre-seminar survey participants that showed interest in attending theseminar, we expect to see an increase in seminar attendees during the second iteration. As thenumber of participants attending the seminar increases, we plan to collect more data regardingstudents engineering self-efficacy and sense of belonging through the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University

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what has been done by librarians in the past, so that college anduniversity libraries across the country are better able to plan, implement, and assess potentialoutreach and assistive programs for veterans on their campuses, both residential and virtual.INTRODUCTIONSince World War II, there have been several “G.I. Bills” passed by Congress to provide benefitsfor veterans of America’s wars. The first, officially known as the Servicemen’s ReadjustmentAct of 1944, included low-cost mortgages and loans, a year of unemployment compensation, and(most importantly) dedicated tuition and living expenses for veterans attending college. By 1956,when the act expired, over 2.2 million veterans had successfully used the G.I. Bill to attend thecollege of

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice Higuera, University of Colorado - Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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, and overall social stability.Southern Command, the Department of Defense’s Combatant Command responsible forrelationships with military leaders across the Caribbean, Central and South America investsannually in various programs that require military engineers to design, plan, and build projectsthat were requested by partner nations and approved by the commanding general. Theseprograms are critical to engineer officer and enlisted professional development. Engineer unitcommanders request these missions due to the realistic experiential training value and theproject’s alignment with deployment readiness skills. These State Department and CombatantCommander approved training projects provide engineer leaders and service members anopportunity to

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 1 - Access and Integration

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Pointer, Biologically Inspired Design for Resilience(BID4R) lab.; Julianna Gesun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Paper ID #47207Relationships between Biometric Indicators and Psychological Experiencesof ThrivingNoah Pointer, Biologically Inspired Design for Resilience(BID4R) lab. Noah Pointer is a first generation college student and veteran of the United States Army. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s of Science in Software Engineering and is a recipient of the SAGE-STEM scholarship. He plans on pursuing an accelerated Master’s of Science in Software Engineering and continuing research throughout his academic career.Julianna Gesun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Julianna Gesun, Ph.D., is currently a

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles William Weigandt, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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-2015 Executed initial qualification and mission training in A/MH-6 series helicopters. Developed syllabus, lesson plans and course material. RELATED EXPERIENCE 2015 – 2018 Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support, Ft. Campbell, KY Flight Publications Manager Super- vised production and revisions of Operator’s Manuals, Crewmember Checklists, and Maintenance Test Flight Manuals for three U.S. Army Helicopters. 2001 – 2015 International Development and Resources, Ft. Campbell, KY Mission Flight Instruction AH-6 section Leader. Executed initial qualification and mission training in A/MH-6 series helicopters. Developed syllabi, lesson plans and course material. Conducted flight and academic instruction. 1978-2001 U.S

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haroon Malik, Marshall University; David A. Dampier, Marshall University

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. 6. 7. 8. Defining core Background MC Content Staging and Student Learning Management of values research & requisition review & Quality management management digital Planning Approval system system credentials Assesment Maintenance

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Lynn Dahlberg, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Bruce LaMattina; Russell G. Keanini, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ernest Lamar Brothers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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underclassmen.Social ActivitiesResearch has shown that veteran students often have difficulty in connecting with other studentsand are typically only comfortable with other veterans [12]. These difficulties expand intostruggles in communicating with non-veteran peers and developing trust [13]. To build a strongcommunity and provide long term benefits to participants, a robust social program wasdeveloped at both universities. These events were planned to bring visiting veterans into the hostuniversity veteran’s groups and provide support during the program. Example events includedgroup meetings and outings with veteran and university leadership and outdoor activities(whitewater rafting, hiking, running). The graduate research assistant at each university

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University

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solvers.’Respondents with prior military experience reported positive views of veterans’ non-rigidthinking and creative problem-solving skills. This study recommends enhanced mentoring andindividuated academic planning for ADVs, conducted by academic professionals trained inGreen Zone allyship and aware of campus and local resources, as well as campus staff andfaculty who are veterans themselves and willing to be a resource.Educators, regardless of their civilian or military backgrounds, all want to serve the needs ofstudent veterans. Understanding the perceptual challenges that ADV students may face improvesour abilities as faculty to advocate for and advise them. Faculty are also better positioned toeducate other students and faculty, and

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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at a level not seensince the Vietnam War era. Most of these veterans use the Post-9/11 GI Bill, an educationalassistance plan for eligible veterans, but many more programs are available to veterans andactive duty military members. This paper presents an overview of many of these educationassistance programs available to this growing population. With no end date for the Post-9/11 GIBill and the demand for engineering degrees in an increasingly technical job market, largenumbers of veterans will continue to enroll in higher education institutions. Likewise, active dutymilitary members will be part of the engineering education landscape to support the currentdemand for technical expertise in the military. Every student has different needs and

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Allison Miles, Utah State University; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Samuel Shaw, Utah State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; B Grant Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Oscar Barton, Jr. P.E., Morgan State University; Catherine Kime, Utah State University; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Colorado School of Mines

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. Thisinaugural ASEE panel centered on challenges of and potential initiatives to support studentveterans in STEM. Outcomes from the panel discussion were subsequently reported in a paperpresented at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference in Columbus, OH [14].In 2022, the MVD leadership team planned, coordinated, and conducted a follow-on panel,comprised of veteran engineering education stakeholders and addressing the broad theme ofveteran pathways to engineering careers. Presented at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference, thepurpose of the stakeholder panel, “Veteran Pathways to Engineering,” was multifold: to examineveterans’ engineering career pathways from viewpoints that may not be as well represented inthe literature (i.e., veteran and current enlisted

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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need for furthersampling of participants from engineering colleges. We plan to increase the number ofparticipants who are institutional agents in engineering colleges prior to developing final resultsfrom this study.Preliminary FindingsPreliminary findings from second-cycle coding of data generated with six participants employedat five of the seven institutions included in the ongoing study are presented in this paper.Participants’ most common responses when probed about their perceptions of theassets/attributes military students bring with them to higher education, as well as current gapsand promising practices for military student support, are synthesized for each research questionand presented below.RQ1: Institutional agent awareness of

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aikaterini Bagiati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kathleen D Kennedy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Andrés F. Salazar-Gómez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joshua Siegel, Michigan State University; cynthia Breazeal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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computational thinking, relying on visual aids to develop a set of classification rules for images. This approach illustrated the transformative power of computers, i.e. if 6 participants developed 10 effective classification rules in one hour, a computer could develop a million in a minute. The purpose of this exercise was to encourage the use of the “right tool for the job.” ● Large team exerciseThe large team exercise combined all the red, and all blue teams into two different groups, to applytheir combined, “same side”, innovation and technology knowledge to imagine plausible next stepsfor their integrated circuit manufacturing company. At the end of the activity learners were askedto present their plans and compete for a

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Patrick Ditonto, United States Military Academy; Brandon Lawrence; Sam Yoo, United States Military Academy

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A future research effort is planned to quantitatively assess the impacts of incentives,disincentives, and feedback in one study involving students. The research is being conductedwith a large enough sample size of different sections of students within the same course andlimits the number of faculty involved in teaching to reduce confounding variables in the study.The TEAMMATES tool provides the primary data collection at various points throughout thecourse (e.g., after an assignment, or incentive/disincentive event) to capture its impact on studentperformance. Other data will be collected through simple surveys Microsoft Forms at theappropriate times. Adequately sized control and test groups are used. For example, if oneinstructor teaches

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Paul Harvie, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide; Kimberly A Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide; Monica Surrency, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide; John K Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

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influences a students’ willingness to serve as a peerleader, how military and veteran peer leaders perform, and how military and veteran studentsrespond to peer leadership. The intent is to leverage military and veteran leadership experience tobetter improve the training of peer leaders to facilitate learning for all students. It also allows forstrong opportunities to witness veteran students assisting other veteran students to succeed intheir education.Research Plan The overall research hypothesis for this work is that PLTL learning support in courses with highattrition rates that integrated applied mathematics, specifically statics, dynamics, aerodynamics,and digital circuit courses, will support engineering education and lead to greater

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyunju Oh, University of Florida; Rui Guo, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida; Sandip Ray, University of Florida

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. Tehranipoor. Hardware security: a hands-on learning approach.Morgan Kaufmann, 2018.[6] V. A. DeCoster, "The needs of military veterans returning to college after service,"International Journal of Arts & Sciences, vol. 11. no. 1, pp. 11-19, 2018.[7] Intergragency Working Group on Veterans and Military Spouses in STEM FederalCoornidation in STEM Education Subcommittee Committee on STEM Education of the NationalScience and Technology Council, “STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE REPRESENTATIONOF VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES IN STEM CAREERS,”https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/12-21_CoSTEM-STEM-Vets-Plan.pdf(accessed May 2, 2025).`[8] A. Collins, J. S. Brown, and S. E. Newman, “Cognitive apprenticeship: Teaching the crafts ofreading, writing

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radana Dvorak, Saint Martin's University; Adam W.K. Takata, Saint Martin's University; David H. Olwell, Saint Martin's University

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Paper ID #47851Washington Veterans to Technology (WaV2T): A Pathway for Military Personnelto IT CareersDr. Radana Dvorak, Saint Martin’s University Dr. Dvorak received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of London, Queen Mary College and Master’s in AI from the University of Sussex. Dr. Dvorak has been working in IT, higher education, academic industry and program development for over 25 years. As a member of Government and University strategic planning committees, task forces, and advisory boards; she has been a key architect of the Microsoft Software and System Academy, a public-private partnership between

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Pennsylvania State University

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/08/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population. [Accessed 12 November 2024].[2] M. L. Anderson and J. Goodman, "From Military to Civilian Life: Applications of Schlossberg's Model for Veterans in Transition," Career Planning & Adult Development Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2014.[3] G. A. Phillips and Y. S. Lincoln, "Introducing Veteran Critical Theory," International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 656-668, 2017.[4] C. Stone, "Stereotypes of Veterans," in Stereotypes:The Incidence and Impacts of Bias, Praeger, 2020, pp. 213-223.[5] J. Chapin, M. Mendoza-Burcham and M. Pierce, "Third-Force Influences:Hollywood's War Films," The US Army War College Quarterly:Parameters

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., Penn State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Penn State University; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; B Grant Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Samuel Shaw, Utah State University

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College Student; and Second-LanguageEnglish Speaker. The survey also captured Gender; Sexual Orientation; Ethnic and Racialidentities, using National Institute of Health (NIH) definitions for gender, orientation, ethnicityand race. All identity dimensions included an option to “decline to answer,” and it was rarelyused. The fine-grained approach to demography here was in part motivated by plans to scale thesurvey instrument to a much larger project that leverages key Sociology expertise by members ofthe research team.d. Proximity to VeteransProximity to veterans correlated with the respondents’ personal connections to veterans.Respondents identified their immediate family contacts as well as their distant family oracquaintances. The data also

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason M Newell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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work and achieve more than the minimum requirements, could reflect a higher level of dedication to the craft. This genuine dedication could produce better results in other areas, but cannot be directly proven by this study.5.3 Peer Evaluation Relationships The weak correlations between peer evaluations and any other metrics means that it is nearly impossible to predict how personalities may interact off-campus, and training plans should not be modified due to the results of this study. In fact, Cadet Command has already indicated that future CST peer evaluations will only be used for self-development purposes, and not included in the final weight of CST OML. Because peer evaluations can be influenced so heavily by a few

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 1 - Access and Integration

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Dinse, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Vahid Motevalli, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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, andwhat types of programming could best address those needs.Figure 1 – Undergraduate Four-year degree enrollment (excludes pre-majors or those who intendto transfer to other campuses of the university) trend in all undergraduate degrees vs. engineeringThe Office of Veterans Affairs conducted a needs assessment in the fall of 2019 as part of their2020-2025 strategic planning cycle. The survey was disseminated via email to 255 self-identifiedveteran students with a completion rate of 30% (N=72). The survey assessed pathways toenrollment at the college, familiarity and satisfaction with key student support offices,perceptions of veteran friendliness at the campus, and queried types of veteran-specificprogramming desired by veteran students. Data

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Shaw, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Allison Miles, Utah State University

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; development of an awareness training for institutional agents comprises one aspectof the project plan. The broader goals of the project team focus on increasing inclusion of andopportunity for SVSM within engineering and STEM disciplines. The team adopts an anti-deficit, asset-based mindset by focusing research on the unique strengths of SVSM inengineering to improve inclusion and awareness within and beyond classroom settings.The first author brings a strong commitment to equity and inclusion to the project. Havingextensive experience working in and developing programs for university-level equity andinclusion spaces, the first author supports the project team in adopting best practices forcommunicating across multi-level groups, introducing student

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Joseph Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University; Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Pennsylvania State University

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economics of higher education,” J Econ Persp, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 13–36, Feb. 1999, doi: 10.1257/jep.13.1.13.[31] B.C. Harvey, “Teetering on the demographic cliff, part 1: Prepare now for the challenging times ahead,” Planning for Higher Ed, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 1–12, 2021.[32] R.J. Ely and D.A. Thomas, “Cultural diversity at work: The effects of diversity perspectives on work group processes and outcomes,” Admin Sci Quart, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 229–273, Jun. 2001, doi: 10.2307/2667087.[33] J.B. Main, M.M. Camacho, C. Mobley, C.E. Brawner, S.M. Lord, and H. Kesim, “Technically and tactically proficient: How military leadership training and experiences are enacted in engineering education,” Int J Engr Ed, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 446