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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Cameron Ford, University of Central Florida; Kim Small, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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years (freshman and sophomore) of a student’s college career in a STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline. In the book Talking About Leaving, WhyUndergraduates Leave the Sciences4, it is stated that nationally 40 percent of undergraduatestudents leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biological sciences, and60 percent leave mathematics. The losses are disproportionately greater among women andminorities (also seen with the one-year retention numbers at our university; see Table 1).Thefeeling of a small college experience and a supportive learning community are some of thefeatures that make EXCEL a successful, retention program. Over 90% of the 2006 EXCELapplicants (n = 247) indicated in their

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Michael Schearer, Cleveland State University; M. Ann Reinthal, Cleveland State University; Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University

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computer sciences compared to 8.9% of their counterparts without disabilities [1].Recent science and engineering graduates without disabilities have a 91% employment rate vs.89% for recent graduates with disabilities [2]. While the disparity in education and employmentbetween people with and without disabilities may not be alarmingly large in the early careerstages, the gap is much larger as people progress past their early careers. Only 65% of scientistsand engineers with disabilities are employed vs. 81% employment for scientists and engineerswithout disabilities [2].This shortage is especially concerning in rehabilitation engineering, where the need forperspectives of people with disabilities is necessary. In nearly 75 percent of people who

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicia James Onuma, University of Maryland, College Park; Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park

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career advice and other information needed to becomemore fully integrated into their respective engineering disciplines.As we discuss in this paper, the emphasis on faculty engagement as a determinant of success inengineering is especially crucial for underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students. Weprovide evidence of a population of Black engineering alumni who were able to navigate throughengineering curricula. Among the data obtained from these alumni, we explore the degree towhich support from professors was critical to allowing them to persist in these majors. In thesections that follow, we review extant literature on the topic of faculty support for Black collegestudents including those in engineering, describe our research method

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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earlier in their college careers. Low-income,ethnic students working long hours to cover their expenses have difficulty keeping up theirgrades and experience higher dropout rates. However, even when they complete a bachelor's,they may graduate with significant debt, so they do not apply to graduate school [13, 14].NeedInterventions are needed to smooth the transition to college, address cultural conflicts betweenhome and college, and create a supportive learning environment [15]. Effective interventionstrategies, some of which are part of this project, include bridge programs [12, 16], a“structured” freshman year [17], mentoring [18], research experiences, and career counseling[19], and creating learning communities [12].According to ACT Inc

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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career goals”.5Faculty from the civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs conducted one-hourmath review sessions in the evenings during the first 10 days of classes. All freshmanengineering majors take an Introduction to Engineering course in their respective major, soclassrooms were identified based on the sectioning of the Introduction to Engineering courses.The faculty member who taught the section was the lead instructor for the Math Review sessions.When an instructor could not be present in the evening, another instructor was able to substitutein for the session. Instructors worked problems or had students work problems on the board anddiscussed the solutions. Often when the session was over, students stayed in the rooms

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Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, persist in STEMdegrees, and pursue STEM careers upon graduation19–22. Because of this success, ANSPPrecollege component participants were the focus of this study. ANSEP is a longitudinal STEMeducational enrichment program that works with Alaskan students starting in middle schoolthrough doctoral degrees and subsequent professional endeavors19–22. ANSEP targets therecruitment of Alaska Native students, but it does not discriminate, so all students are welcometo apply to attend ANSEP components19. ANSEP prepares Alaska Native precollege students forSTEM bachelor degrees in high school through Precollege components: “Computer Assembly”,“Acceleration Academy”, and “Summer Bridge”.The ANSEP Computer Assembly is an extra-curricular component for high

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Karen Mariela Siles, IBM Corporation; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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continuous development and buildingcommunity [1, 2]. Within this rise of sophistication, organizations’ membership appeal andeducational demographic reach increased from the college and workforce transitions to incorporateK12 education up to senior manager or executive level preparation. These efforts focus towardsand catered to a demographic of members based on their current career position and trajectory aspart of its nationalized programming (typically occurring at their broadband nationalconference(s)). While these conferences can form a significant percentage of the organization’stotal membership, it seldom hosts the full membership and typically takes place over the span of afew days. As a result, this semi-annual to annual episodic

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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pursuing careers in STEM fields, CañadaCollege developed a program titled Student On-ramp Leading to Engineering and Sciences(SOLES). Funded by the US Department of Education through the Minority Science andEngineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), SOLES addresses some of the barriers to thesuccessful transfer of community college engineering students to a four-year institution includinglow success rates in foundational math courses, lack of practical context in the traditionalengineering curriculum, and inadequate relevant internship opportunities for lower-divisionengineering students. The program employs strategies that have been proven effective inincreasing the retention and success of minority students such as mentoring programs,3,4

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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and interested in the social impacts of engineering. Women tend to have ahigher interest in people than men [6], higher prosocial motivations [19], higher communal goals[2], and more positive social responsibility attitudes [20, 21]. Studies have also noted high socialmotivations related to career goals among groups from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups[22-24]. Engineering students’ motivation toward public welfare and social responsibilityattitudes may decrease as they increase in rank during college [25, 26], a phenomenon Cechtermed a culture of disengagement in engineering education [25]. Differences in the publicwelfare, helping others, and/or social responsibility attitudes of engineering students have beenfound among students

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University

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and Space Administration Space Station.Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University Angelitha L. Daniel graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering. After graduation, she was hired as the Coordinator of Minority Recruitment for PECAP, Pitt’s Engineering Career Access Program (formerly known as the IMPACT Program) from July 1998 until June 2003. Ms. Daniel currently works as the Assistant Director of Minority Engineering Programs at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. She is responsible for the planning and implementation of programs that assist the college in recruiting, retaining, and graduating

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ann Newman, Johns Hopkins University; Carolyn Parker, Johns Hopkins University; Alisha Nicole Sparks, Johns Hopkins University/Ctr for Educational Outreach; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University

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facilitators at the school site.Data Collection and Research ResultsThis study used a mixed-methods approach to better understand the impact of the SABES’s out-of-school time (OST) program. The question was asked, “Do the students who participate in theSABES OST program report enhanced motivation, understanding, and career aspirations aroundengineering and the engineering design process?”Student Motivation and Career Aspiration Survey AnalysisTable 2 includes responses from 1,566 students in third through fifth grade in 15 schools. Thisanalysis takes advantage of the staggered implementation of SABES among the participatingschools. Spring 2015 survey responses for third through fifth grade children compare students insix comparison schools, nine SABES

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Charlotte Karbowski, Loyola Marymount University; Mackenzie Tjogas, Loyola Marymount University; Carleen Petrosian; Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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to or encouraged to considerpursuing a career in computer science or engineering. When I began to apply for colleges, Ibegan asking around and my Calculus professor told me Computer Science would be a good fitfor me. I didn’t know anything about coding and wasn’t familiar with any of the concepts, but Itook the risk and applied anyways as a Computer Science major. When I started my first week ofclasses, I felt intimidated by my peers; the classes were almost all males, and I didn’t have anyexperience. I thought I was already at a disadvantage and would fall behind on all of the work.If I had been exposed to computer science and engineering at a younger age, it would have beenless of a risk to apply for that major. It also would have

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lola Brown, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Rawlins Beharry, City College of the City University of New York

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throughout her career. Lola obtained her bachelor of science from Brown University in biology where she conducted research studying tissue engineered heart valves. She took her master of science from the joint department of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University studying the stroke pathology in children with sickle cell anemia. She went on to complete her PhD in biochemistry as a NSF Graduate Research Fellow solving the structure of proteins involved in HIV. Immediately following the completion of her PhD, Dr. Brown began postdoctoral research in biomedical engineering at Yale University. Her highly interdisciplinary training and skill set, which combines biomedical engineering, structural bi

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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Clinkscales Verdell, Mississippi State University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Vemitra White Alexander, Mississippi State University

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corporatesponsor and was heavily tied to real industry needs. By working with corporate mentors studentsbecame better acclimated to the engineering profession through the use of engineering acumen,and problem solving techniques. This opportunity allowed students meaningful early exposure tothe engineering discipline and helped to shape their understanding of the field. This engagementprovided a basis for future skills needed for project based learning such as capstone coursework[7].Among the major University partners for the Summer Bridge Program are the Math and ChemistryDepartments, the Learning Center, University Library, Career Services and the Writing Center.Each of these provide unique services that benefit the program. For instance, the Math

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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. His research and teaching interests include wearable computing, electronic textiles, and interdisciplinary design teams for pervasive computing. In 2006 he was selected for the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his research in e-textile-based wearable computing.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and re- flective practice. Projects supported by the

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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currently active professional surveyors, and introduction to theworking environment in their firm. Overall, students gained experience that may stimulate Page 23.118.3interest to acquire skills towards pursuing a career in engineering. Details of the course andreflections on future improvements will be discussed in the paper.Introduction to the ContextThis paper will focus only on the rationale for the choice of, details, and impact of the surveyingcourse that was offered to the tribal college students as part of the summer camp component ofthe Pre-Engineering Education Collaborative (PEEC) project. The choice of a surveying courseas a summer

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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reports during his career in private industry, government, and academia. His current research interests are nearshore wave trans- formations, coastal structures, tsunami inundation, hurricane surges, high performance computing, and engineering education.Ms. Qing Pang, Jackson State University Page 25.1169.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012     Solving the Engineering Pipeline Challenge – Revised, Validated and Cost OptimizedAbstract – This paper revisits a hypothesized solution to the well-documented United Statesengineer

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Vincent Abbott, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Oleg Gontar; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Victor Mejia; Phanit Pollavith, California State University, Los Angeles; Ricardo Sanchez; Jose Antonio Zamalloa; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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encourage K-12 students to explore engineering andresearch careers, and 2) to enhance the communication and research skills of graduate fellows.To achieve these goals, during workshops teachers participate in a wide range of researchexperiences designed by fellows to introduce and update teachers to their research areas.Graduate fellows conduct Master’s thesis research in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Page 22.574.2Engineering, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math. CSULA faculty train fellows through apreparation course and workshops in order to improve

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University; Afiya C Fredericks, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University

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Paper ID #6517Succeeding as Engineering Majors: Cultural Ecology Theory and Percep-tions of Within-Race Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Engineering Skillsand Work EthnicMs. Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University Jennifer O. Burrell is a senior research associate for the Howard University Science, Engineering, & Mathematics (HUSEM) Education Research Center. Her research focuses on identifying and better un- derstanding factors that contribute to the participation and success of students in STEM education and careers. She has expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research and program evalua

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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. For summers 2005and 2006, six of the science students joined the WIMS Center and worked suitably onresearch projects related to their major and to their planned career interests.WIMS faculty and graduate students can mentor and provide research projects appropriatefor second year to fourth year students and for science majors. Students with sophomorestatus and science majors were concerns prior to and during the early stages of summer 2005.However, our concerns were significantly reduced because the LSAMP REU studentsworked tirelessly, had high personal achievement goals, and cherished the challenge to learnnew research fields and then conduct undergraduate research in the new fields.WIMS LSAMP REU Secondary ComponentsCommunication Skills

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Tina L. Fletcher, University of Pennsylvania; Janelle L. Williams, Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Brittany Nicole Boyd, Morgan State University; Kevrick Watkins

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. The visits took place over a three-month span in fall of 2017 with the goalof capturing “... promising models, policies, practices, and/or strategies to help propel morestudents toward degree attainment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)fields and toward strong preparation for success in STEM careers [14, p. 187].” The selectionprocess of the nine institutions included discussions amongst individuals within organizationsincluding the University of Pennsylvania’s Center on Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI), theUnited Negro College Fund, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, AmericanIndian Higher Education Consortium, and the Asian & Pacific Islander American ScholarshipFund. The report states that

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey E. Baker, University of Florida, Gainesville; Justin Dunnavant, University of Florida, Gainesville; Janise McNair, University of Florida

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reached degree parity whenlooking at overall representation and technical business sectors. For Asian Americans, every SVcompany has met and exceeded degree and population parity in regards to overall representationand technical business sectors. For Whites, only one SV company has met and exceeded degreeand population parity with respect to overall representation and technical business sectors.Colleges, universities, and companies continue to work hard to increase the numbers of successfulURM and women students in the pathway to engineering careers. A more thorough review of therecruitment and promotion process is needed to ensure that the culture and environment of SVcompanies are equipped to receive and retain a more diverse pool of graduates

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alyce Wilson, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Deonte Cooper, Bulls-Eye

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-confidence16. Frequently used as a response to retention in STEM because itprovides an opportunity for “investigative learning, technology…engag[ing students] in hands-on, real life projects…changing thecurriculum to promote more collaborative group work [which] has also helped students develop peer networks”10(p.4). In reference tothe approach developed by Geisinger and Raman (2013), there are three potential attrition factors that are not traditionally addressedthrough service learning. Those factors are high school preparation, interest and career goals, and race and gender. As a result, analternative method to address race and gender, and interest and career goals is through mentoring. Providing service-learningopportunities that influence

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tizoc Cruz-Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Sarah Rose Sobek, University of Michigan ; Julianna Marie Abel, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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is necessary to expand and extend the avenues toreach students who otherwise may be unable to realize engineering as a career. One method tohelp recruit underrepresented students into the science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) pipeline is to provide STEM interventions to pre-college students.This paper discusses a novel STEM intervention that occurs at a technical engineering researchconference and targets underserved high school students from varying geographic conferencelocations. The primary categories of underserved students targeted for this intervention areAfrican American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Pacific Islander, and socioeconomicallydisadvantaged students. In this paper, we discuss the challenges associated with

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Cindy Kato, San Jose State University

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transferred to a non-engineering program at UVA.When considering all freshmen who started UVA in 2011 and earned any bacherlor’s degree, thefour-year graduation rates was 89%. UVA has implemented a system to “total advising” to helpstudents persist in engineering. This approach “integrates academic, career and personalcounseling.”Ohland et al [21] used the MIDFIELD (the Multiple Institution Database for InvestigatingEngineering Longitudinal Development) which included the student records for 75,686engineering freshmen in nine public universities in the southeastern United States. Theresearchers found that eight-semester persistence is a good indicator for six-year graduation inengineering disciplines. This result is consistent with other research on

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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from under-represented populations. The objective is to allow and encourage the participation of students coming from underrepresented minority groups.• Better prepare undergraduates for their professional careers. Students are expected to learn how to use state-of-the-art tools and methods to solve current research and practical problems. Also, they are expected to improve their written and oral communication skills through seminars and formal and informal presentations about their projects.• Improve student capability for learning independently. Faculty mentors provide the students with in-depth information and guidance at the beginning of their research assignments. After that initial phase and once given all the

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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present some of the empirical observationshere: 1. Inherent Social Constraints: The Jordanian women were affected with all the inherited social constraints that may deviate their thinking from getting involved in certain activities. Some of these activities do not welcome women. For instance, attitude tests in the 1970’s demonstrated that social implications and social responsibility issues have a significant effect on girls’ choices, but little on boys’1. This is in spite of the fact that studies indicated that men and women are attracted to the engineering profession for similar reasons, including ability in mathematics and science, career opportunities, challenge, and good salary prospects. 2. Cultural

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Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frances Carter-Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patricia Ordóñez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras ; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); Miguel Alfonso Nino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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reportedsuccess using e-mentoring where senior students were asked to leave voice messages forincoming first year students for their online introduction to nursing course. Although there wereno empirical results, the student mentees in the study responded favorably to the e-mentoring.7The definition of peer mentoring above describes a hierarchical relationship that is similar to thementoring relationship between a faculty mentor and his/her advisee, with one obviousexception. The major difference is that student peer mentors have a more equal relationshipbecause the future career success of the mentee is not in the hands of the mentor. Nevertheless,in a study where 54 medical professionals involved in faculty peer mentoring were interviewed,it was

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary W. Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology/CINVESTAV

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been so engageddeveloping products and they have presented their work to small and large audiences such as theuniversity innovation festival that is a family and industry oriented event.Based on the author’s experiences in teaching, researching, supervising and collaborating withD/HoH students, some success stories were selected to build the framework to presentmodifications to be incorporated in courses, university infrastructure, personal mentorship andopportunities that help D/HoH succeed and build the skills for a fruitful career in differentengineering disciplines. Through the enhancement for the D/HoH students, all other hearingstudents will also benefit from it