AC 2012-2937: ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY COL-LEGE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING: A MODEL OF COLLABORATIONBETWEEN TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONSDr. Amelito G. Enriquez, Caada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Caada College. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority, and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science, and engineering.Prof. Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. degree in civil/structural engineering from SUNY, Buffalo, in 1994. He is currently a
demographicdata and disaggregate on intersectional subgroups to further analyze pedagogical impactsindividually, as most studies in this review only considered gender.1. IntroductionThe ubiquity and urgency of technological advancements have elevated the necessity forcomputing and other engineering professionals in our society. The demand for these occupationsis growing and is projected to grow at a rate of 26% from 2018-2028 [1]. This demand forattracting and retaining people to computing sectors has underlined the woefulunderrepresentation of minoritized women. Specifically, African American or Black, Hispanic orLatina/Latinx, and Native American or Alaskan Native women. According to the 2019 TaulbeeSurvey by the Computing Research Association, women
minimize barriers to engineering for Native Americanstudents.IntroductionThe National Research Council has released the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12education. For the first time, engineering is represented in K-12 standards. The intent of this shiftis to better prepare young students to pursue pathways in science, engineering, technology, andmathematics. With this change comes the responsibility to design a learning progression ofengineering content that fits within science curricula. Posing a challenge, science curricula aretypically designed from the views of Western modern science. This represents a limitedperspective of science teaching because it adheres to a universalist model and does notincorporate alternative ways of knowing
spacefor all students in engineering programs.IntroductionRecruiting and retaining diverse talents, including women, underrepresented minorities, andpersons with disabilities within engineering disciplines has been long recognized as essential tokeep our nation’s economic and intellectual preeminence (Public Law 105-255, approved on Oct14, 1998) [1]. In 2000, the Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women andMinorities in Science, Engineering and Technology development reported that “a culturallydiverse workforce creates competitive advantage through greater creativity and innovation;increased organizational flexibility thanks to higher levels of divergent thinking; and betterdecision making based on multiple perspectives (less “group
: cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.randa shehab, University of Oklahoma Randa Shehab is an associate faculty member and Director of the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Before joining OU in 1997, she worked as an Ergonomics Consultant to the Manufacturing Ergonomics Laboratory at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The focus of her research is in the area of human factors and ergonomics, with emphasis on human performance of special populations, technology and learning, and engineering education. Her most current research is focused on identifying factors related to success of underrepresented minority engineering students. Address: School of
Paper ID #18491TAMUS LSAMP Project: 25 Years of Success - Finding and ImplementingBest Practices for URM STEM StudentsDr. Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University Dr. Samuel Merriweather currently serves as the Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP) Associate Director through the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a TAMUS member. He obtained bachelor and master of science degrees in industrial engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and a PhD in industrial engineering at Texas A&M University.Dr. Harriet A. Lamm, Texas
needed to apply concepts and principlesto a wide range of problems14. Engineers and scientists need knowledge and skills in areas suchas hardware interfacing, sensors and actuators, electronics, data acquisition, controls,programming, and modeling and analysis of mechanical systems7, 10.Modern industry and new technology have a high and increasing demand for skillful graduateswith multidisciplinary experience5, and some universities have begun to create classes wherestudents obtain multidisciplinary design challenges. For example, the University of Detroit-Mercy, developed an “Introduction to Engineering Design” course and a “Pre-college Course inMechatronics” that is offered to students early in their career to increase their preparation
. Since 2001, he has been with the University of South Florida, Tampa, where he is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. Before joining USF, he worked at Telcordia Technologies, Inc., NJ, in the Broadband Networking Group of the Professional Services Business Unit. His research interests are in design and performance evaluation of computer networks and communication protocols for wired, wireless, and optical networks, energy-efficient mechanisms for wireless sensor networks, bandwidth estimation techniques, and location-based services. Dr. Labrador has served as
affects Black mothers’ mental and physical health using qualitative, quantitative and genomic analysis. She uses big data to recover Black women’s lost history using topic modeling and data visualization to examine over 800,000 documents from 1740 to 2014. Mendenhall also does research on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).Prof. Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Dr. Princess Imoukhuede is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Ur- bana Champaign. She received her S.B. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the California Institute of
with affiliations across several departments (Primary – Bioengineering: Affiliated - Electrical and Com- puter Engineering, Mechanical Science and Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry) as well as the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Rohit received dual B.Tech. degrees (in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science and Engineering) from the Indian Insti- tute of Technology, New Delhi in 1996 and his doctoral thesis work at Case Western Reserve University (Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering) was in the area of polymer spectroscopy. He then worked as a Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (2000-2005) in the area of biomedi- cal
Paper ID #18782A Case Study on Moving the STEM Fence: Exposing STEM to MinorityYouth Who are Oftentimes Not Aware of Such OpportunitiesDr. Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Villiers is an Associate Professor in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCOE) at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. Dr. Villiers’ areas of principal research interest are Civil Engineering Materials and Asphalt Technology, Highway and Pavement Design, Transportation, Specifications and Construction
physics and a PhD in science education. Her research interests include physics/astronomy education, citizen science, and the integration of technology in teaching and learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Mitigating the Fear of Failure in a STEM + Computational Thinking Program for Minority Girls (Work-in-Progress-Diversity)IntroductionThis is a work-in-progress study. The purpose of the paper is to present research on anintervention informed by the first year of the study. We are conducting an after-school program,studying an integrated STEM +Computational Thinking curriculum, in an urban, low-incomeneighborhood. Our program’s broader intention is to influence how
studentsfrom community colleges into programs with specific mentoring objectives will contribute to thediversity of the engineering workforce. Recent court rulings prohibit our university fromconsidering gender, race, or ethnicity in all activities of the university. However, one method forincreasing diversity of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforceis to focus on first-generation college students because underrepresented minority students makeup a large percentage of first-generation college students.According to Peterson et al, “Factors that negatively impact minority students’ success inengineering include finances, academic preparation, difficulty envisioning themselves asengineers, and lack of community on campus2
students who aspire toseek higher education degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)by 1) creating a strong alliance between the universities and the state’s tribal colleges; 2)implementing an initiative of research capacity building in tribal colleges that will engage tribalcollege faculty and baccalaureate anticipatory STEM majors in basic scientific research; and 3)engaging tribal college students in research using a tribal college-university collaborative modelfor research mentoring. Recent educational research has shown that students who engage inresearch projects are more likely to enroll in and complete STEM degree programs whencompared to other students. Increased understanding of the research process, a shift
Page 14.265.2producing better students overall.Curriculum, Culture, and Teacher Expectations for Inner City Minority Education inSTEMThere is room for improvement of the mathematics and science curriculum at all K-12 levels.The attrition rate of minority students (born and raised) in the United States, typically from thelower socio-economic level, in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)programs continue to increase as we move into the 21st century. Literature and common sensesuggests that the stronger the foundation a student possesses in STEM, the greater the likelihoodthat the student will pursue a career directly in or closely related to STEM. Therefore specialefforts to stimulate the interest of minorities for STEM careers
Department of Civil Engineering/Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology at Penn State Harrisburg. She received her Ph.D., Mas- ters, and Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. She has worked at Florida Design Consultants as a Transportation Engineer. She is an active national and local member of American Society of Civil Engineers.Dr. Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University Linda Null received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Iowa State University, an M.S. in Computer Science Education and an M.S. in Mathematics Education from Northwest Missouri State University, and a B.S. in Mathematics and English from Northwest Missouri State University. She is currently
systems, micro-scale thermal/fluid devices, and biological systems.Dr. Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles Deborah Won is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State Uni- versity, Los Angeles. Her specialization is in Biomedical Engineering and her scientific research area focuses on neuro-rehabilitative technology. Her educational research interests include use of Tablet PCs and technology to better engage students in the classroom as well as pedagogical and advisement ap- proaches to closing the achievement gap for historically under-represented minority groups.Prof. Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles Tona Rodriguez-Nikl
mathematics teaching, diversity and equity in mathematics education, factors contributing to high mathematics achievement, historically undeserved and underrepresented student learners in mathematics, transitioning from secondary to under- graduate level mathematics, and service learning mentor programs in STEM.Dr. Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida Jonathan E. Gaines is faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of South Florida. He is the Principle Investigator for Bulls Engineering Youth Experience (Bulls-EYE Mentor- ing) a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math service learning program sponsored by the Motorola Solutions Foundation.Deonte Cooper, Bulls-Eye Deonte
Page 24.492.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Engineering and Science Student Preparedness for Research: Exploring the Connections Between Student Identity and Readiness for ResearchAbstractIt has been suggested that engineering research is advanced by an increasingly diversepopulation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) researchers withinterdisciplinary research objectives. To develop a diverse population of STEM researchers, wemust understand how their identities influence their feelings of preparedness for researchexperiences. The purpose of this study was to understand how a student’s perception ofpreparedness is influenced
Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at Ohio State. He studies topics including but not limited to cognitive development, learning, teaching, and the social contexts within which they occur. He is an experienced Graduate Teaching Associate with the First-Year Engineering Program. He is also currently the Outreach Chair of the OSU American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Student Chapter. His research interests include: (a) technology, (b) diversity and inclusion, and (c) retention and success, with a particular focus on students in STEM fields. To contact Leroy, e-mail long.914@osu.edu.Ms. Blossom A Barrett, The Ohio State University Blossom A. Barrett is a doctoral Student in Higher Education
Paper ID #8815Career Self-efficacy of the Black Engineer in the U.S. Government WorkplaceMr. Scott Hofacker PE, US Army Dr. Hofacker is a recent graduate of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research area is the career self-efficacy of racially underrepresented mi- norities in the engineering workplace. Dr. Hofacker is also the Concept Design and Assessment Focus Area Lead for the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He is responsible for the strategic planning of science and technology efforts
School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools.Prof. Jana B. Milford, University of Colorado at Boulder JANA B. MILFORD is professor of mechanical engineering and faculty advisor for the Engineering GoldShirt Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. Her research and teaching focus on atmospheric chemistry and transport modeling and air quality management.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder JACQUELYN SULLIVAN is founding Co-Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, and Associate Dean
AC 2011-2429: AN INITIAL STUDY OF GEORGIA’S HISPANIC PARTIC-IPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATIONBarbara Victoria Bernal, Southern Polytechnic State University Barbara Victoria Bernal is a Professor of Software Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU), where she has taught Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Information Technology courses since 1984. As a faculty, she has been awarded an Outstanding Faculty Award (1995) and served as undergraduate coordinator for software engineering; and chair of software engineering. Additionally, she is the co-founder of the SPSU Usability Research Lab (ULAB) and is directly involved in corporate- sponsor ULAB projects. She received her M. Ed. and B.S. from
relationships? Inthis paper, I identify and examine mentoring and its characteristics as well as the constructs ofrace, gender, and intersectionality and in particular how they relate to African-Americanmentoring relationships in higher education. Keywords: mentoring, African Americans, race, gender, intersectionalityIntroduction There is a national educational call to increase retention and graduation rates ofunderrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)undergraduate and graduate majors 1. This call is driven by the need to produce U.S. scientistsand engineers capable of fulfilling future STEM jobs 2. From 2001-2010, Blacks earned onlyapproximately 8.4% of the total number of awarded science
anunderrepresented group is associated with differing levels of pre-college interactions andperceived barriers to studying engineering among entering engineering students at a four-yearurban research institution in the Southeast United States. The College of Engineering (COE) onthis campus has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,700 students in programs incivil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, engineering (undesignated),computer engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, and engineeringtechnology. The institution is unique in the regard that it is one of a handful in the United Statesto offer four-year engineering technology programs. Additionally, the college has a highproportion of transfer students (nearly
have provided access into higher education, affordable costs,a community location, and multiple paths leading to the workforce, a university transfer, andpersonal growth for all citizens while serving the local community5. CCs tend to serve the olderpopulation, women and minority, part-time students, and first generation students5. In addition,CCs are more likely to be the initial open door to higher education for many socioeconomicallydisadvantaged and minority students4,5,13.The first steps to developing a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)conceptual model to describe the current status of AAM students in the community collegerequires answering a series of questions. This work attempts to answer complex questions suchas
Paper ID #34661WIP: Assessing Engineering State of Mind of First-Year UndergraduateAfrican American/Black Students in Scholar ProgramsJameka Wiggins, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Jameka Wiggins is an undergraduate senior Chemical Engineering major and Entrepreneurship minor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She is a member of the Center for Women in Technology and Ronald E. McNair Scholar Programs, as well as a Senator for UMBC’s Chapter of The National Society of Black Engineers. Her research fields include the use additive manufacturing to create biomass containment devices and the
Paper ID #33594Engaging Minority and Underrepresented Engineering Students to Fight”Sophomore Slump” Through a Summer Research and Enrichment Program(Research)Dr. Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State Univ. Lei Miao is currently Associate Professor of Mechatronics Engineering at Middle Tennessee State Uni- versity (MTSU). He received his Ph.D. degree from Boston University, Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Northeastern University of China, in 2006, 2001, and 1998, respectively. From 2006 to 2009, he was with Nortel Networks in Billerica, MA. From 2009 to 2011, he was with the University of Cincinnati. From 2011 to 2014, he was
mathematics in Dutch secondary and higher education and mathematics at Pace University. She performed curriculum evaluation and academic advising at Delft University of Technology, and large-scale educational research at Twente University. Before coming to City College, she worked for three years as a research associate in IBM Research, performing organizational and usability studies.Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York ARDIE D. WALSER Ardie D. Walser is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at the City College of the City University of New York. Dr. Walser is a former Division Chair of the Minorities in
University of Texas – Pan American, is engaged in the implementation of aprocess of continuous quality improvement that promotes students’ academic and professionalsuccess and supports program and institution accreditations. In general, engineering, computingand applied science programs seeking accreditation by ABET (Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology) must demonstrate, among other things, that they evaluate studentperformance, advise students regarding curricular and career matters, and monitor student’sprogress to foster their success in achieving program outcomes, thereby enabling them asgraduates to attain program objectives. The paper describes innovative tools that support theadvisement process and their impact on faculty and