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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personnel and assess these programs to build an integrated collection of evidence-basedbest practices for supporting student veterans intuitionally and within diverse disciplines iscritically needed. By developing this framework and increasing the visibility of awareness-styletrainings, we hope that institutions who may not have available the resources to self-develop atraining can utilize our work and continue to provide support for SVSM.Project Team PositionalityDevelopment of the awareness training framework outlined in this work initiated from anongoing research project related to improving understandings and support for SVSM experiencein engineering education. The project centers on restorying the perceptions of SVSM deficit inengineering

Conference Session

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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the Department of Defense, Microsoft, and Saint Martin’s University. She is currently involved in two research projects. Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education. She is the Chair of the Computer Science Dept at Saint Martin’s University and oversees the academic side of the WaV2T program under Dean Dave Olwell.Adam W.K. Takata, Saint Martin’s UniversityDr. David H. Olwell, Saint Martin’s University Dr. Olwell is the dean of the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering as Saint Martin’s University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Washington Veterans to Technology (WaV2T): A Pathway for Military Personnel to IT Careers Adam Takata, Radana

Conference Session

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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more biased than those with the distant relationships, as inthe case of seeking special recognition.A limitation of the demographic study is that information about the closeness of one’srelationship with veterans is not measured, and the perceived “distance” of the connection isused as a proxy for closeness. Similarly, the number of connections one had in each category wasnot collected. The number of categories of connections could be determined and recorded, butthe number of connections to each cohort was not recorded. Future work will refine thedemographic categories to also include respondents’ age and the age and service era of veteranconnections.As one designs and implements projects and learning activities in the engineering classroom

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

project to provide actionablerecommendations for STEM and engineering recruitment and retention.MethodsBased on findings from a face-validated pilot survey instrument [25], we developed (1) a surveyinstrument for SVSMs and (2) another instrument for engineering faculty. Both instrumentsfeature Likert-scale statements and open-ended qualitative questions about the SVSMeducational experience. Designed to be implemented independently with several question itemsmade identical for cross-comparison, the survey instruments seek to better understand theperceptions of the SVSM engineering education experience from the perspective of SVSMsthemselves and from an engineering faculty audience.Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) will be deployed to look for

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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% Statics (Control) 9 7 78%Continued persistence in engineering pathways will be evaluated with student enrollment inupper-level courses. The research team will consider final grades in mechatronics, systems andcontrols, and signal and systems, once the student cohorts reach those courses.Conclusion and Future WorkSo far, the difference in academic performance and initial persistence in engineering pathwayshave not been statistically significant between the PLTL and the control sections. However,there is some evidence for a positive change at the start of the research project. Not shown inthis work in progress is the qualitative data captured by pre- and post-surveys, interviews, as

Conference Session

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

on recurrent data collection and analysis. Drawing from situatedlearning theory’s Communities of Practice (CoP) [5], our project goal is to help students’navigate their undergraduate engineering degree and build a sense of belonging and self-efficacyin engineering by creating an integrated community of post-traditional and military students inengineering. To meet these goals, our study is guided by the following theory- and design-basedresearch questions.Theory 1. In what ways does an onboarding seminar series influence participants’ navigation of their undergraduate engineering program? 2. In what ways does an onboarding seminar series influence participants’ sense of belonging and self-efficacy in engineering?Design 3