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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Miorelli, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Jerry Dwyer, Texas Tech University

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)professionals is recognized as paramount in the United States. STEM fields currently impact themajority of activities that comprise modern life. The demand for more and better trained STEMprofessionals continues to increase without a clear boundary. To fully participate in today’ssociety, all students, regardless of race, gender or economic status, require a strongunderstanding of the STEM fields.1 Yet, it is well recognized that there exists an achievementgap in STEM between minority and majority student populations. Underrepresented groups orgroups that have been traditionally underserved in STEM, comprise 26% of the general USpopulation but only account for 10% of the science and engineering workforce.2 This disparity isa social justice issue, as

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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26.94.5Study ParticipantsThere were two types of participants for this study. Group 1 participants were high schoolgraduates, former ANSEP Precollege component participants, and who were currentlyparticipating in ANSEP’s University Success component at one of the University of Alaska maincampuses: University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).Group 2 participants were current high school students and current ANSEP Precollegeparticipants.To recruit Group 1 students, I attended Group 1 weekly meetings hosted by ANSEP. I alsoemailed ANSEP Group 1 students information about the study and a flyer. I also posted studyflyers in the ANSEP Building. Students emailed me to let me know they could participate. Ithen verified they

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Comparative Dimensions of Disciplinary CultureIntroductionDespite calls to promote creativity as “an indispensable quality for engineering” [1], the U.S.engineering educational system has been slow to develop pedagogies that successfully promoteinnovative behaviors. Engineers need more creativity and interdisciplinary fluency, butengineering instructors often struggle to provide such skills without sacrificing discipline-specificproblem-solving skills. At the same time, engineering programs continue to struggle withattracting and retaining members of underrepresented populations—populations whose diversitycould greatly contribute to innovation. Interestingly, the lack of diversity

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Nicki Washington, Winthrop University; Shaefny Grays, North Carolina State University ; Sudipta Dasmohapatra, North Carolina State University

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identity in CS. Initial validation and reliability testingresults indicate that the tool is both valid and reliable.Related WorkThe review of the literature identified several computing and engineering-related surveys overthe last 15 years that measure students’ attitudes toward and interest in CS and engineering.Table 1 presents the most related surveys, participant grade levels, constructs measured, andmeasurement scale. Table 1. Computing and Engineering-Related Surveys Name Grade Constructs Measurement Level(s) ScaleComputing Undergraduate Transfer, Interest, Problem

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech

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system, disability status, ethnicity, gender, genderidentity, gender expression, national origin, race, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, andany other visible or non-visible differences”1 within its definition of diversity. Recognizing theefforts of its members and divisions to advance diversity and inclusion efforts, ASEE even tookthe step of naming 2015 as the Year of Action on Diversity.The year 2015 also marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA), a major piece of law focusing on the civil rights of the disabled community. Thehistory of this Act includes disability activists abandoning their mobility devices at the base ofthe U.S. Capitol Building to crawl up its 83 steps, in protest to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Lisa L Lattanza MD

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physics, mathematics, andmechanical and electrical engineering, while simultaneously equally or even overrepresented infields such as biosciences, environmental science, and biomedical engineering [1]. This unequaldistribution of female talent persists, despite increased awareness and achievement in STEMamongst high school age women [2]. In many respects, this situation is similar to the medicalprofession, where women are entering and completing medical school at equal rates to their malecolleagues, but they are concentrated in specific specialties, such as pediatrics and familymedicine, while sparse in others [3-7]. Orthopaedic Surgery is one of the least gender diversemedical specialties, with 4% women in practice and 14% in residency [5

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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completed the entire survey and remained in the data set. Respondents could be removedfrom the data set if 1) they chose not to disclose their gender or 2) were not members of theindustrial distribution industry.3.2 Materials & DesignThe questions were adapted from the Society for Human Resource Management’s DiversityClimate Survey Templates and questions developed by DiBartola et. al. 2011. Our surveyinstrument asked men and women different questions using skip logic. Women were asked toelaborate on any experiences they have had regarding gender stereotypes. Additionallyrespondents were permitted to decline answering any of the survey questions. The resultsindicated that while we had a survey completion of rate of 282, many respondents chose

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Gerald Flynn, College of Charleston; Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston

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Page 26.267.3were more than double the number of spaces available, both in terms of teachers and schools.After the committee review, 22 teachers representing 8 schools in both states were selected tocomplete the summer program. As of January 2015, a total of 159 students successfullycompleted the afterschool programs at their schools. The registration form includes self-identification of the students’ ethnicity. Based on this self-reported data, slightly over half of thestudents were minorities: 48 African American students, 23 Hispanic students, 1 Asian student,75 Caucasian students, 8 students who reported multiple ethnicities and 4 who declinedproviding ethnic data.AssessmentsThe approved IRB protocol includes several assessments for

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Viewing Engineering Education through the Lens of Social Science: A Candid Dialogue on Race and Gender

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William H. Robinson III, Vanderbilt University; Ebony O. McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Lens of Social Science: A Candid Dialogue on Race and GenderEngineering faculty members and industry professionals play a crucial and multi-facetedrole in science and engineering; they help to discover, promote, and disseminateadvancements in technology, as well as educate a future workforce of multi-cultural, multi-racial engineers. It follows that a thorough understanding of racial and gender disparitiesis required: (1) to address the complexity of issues facing potential faculty andprofessionals and (2) to foster greater numbers of Black engineers into academia andindustry.There has been a concerted national effort to promote diversity among the engineeringresearch, industry, and faculty communities for more than 40 years

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Emily Olina Wisniewski, Johns Hopkins University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University; Tyler Byrne Cole, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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improved term and overall GPAs while in college. [1] Further, evidence suggests that theway students start their college career often indicates how they will finish. [2] At NortheasternUniversity, General Chemistry for Engineers is the first challenging course a student entering theengineering program takes that serves as model for subsequent coursework in the fullengineering curriculum. Among engineering students, where historically males are the majority,females often have been seen as the primary seekers of SI. Retaining female students inengineering and enabling their overall academic success has been a subject of great importancefor engineering programs.The first portion of this study focused on the grade progression of the students enrolled

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska Anchorage; Herbert P. Schroeder, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Matthew E. Calhoun, University of Alaska, Anchorage

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positive feedback from their teacher, compared to a student who did not feelconfident in their mathematics abilities and/or received negative feedback from their teacher.Relatedness refers to a person’s internal feeling that provides “a sense of belongingness andconnectedness to the persons, group, or culture disseminating a goal”40. For example, a highschool student may feel more motivated in a college mathematics course if there are other highschool students taking the course with them because they feel they belong to the group.Study ParticipantsThere were two types of participants for this study. Group 1 participants were high schoolgraduates, former ANSEP Precollege component participants, and who were currentlyparticipating in ANSEP’s

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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graduates. The research questions of interest: 1) Are doctoral recipients who participated in the FACES program more likely to gain employment in academia? 2) Are there differences in self-reported professional skills for former FACES fellows when compared to other URM doctoral recipients as well as to non-URM PhDs?Results demonstrate that FACES participants were over 2.5 times more likely to reportworking in a faculty or academic professional position than were the non-URM STEMgraduates, and were nearly twice as likely compared with URM graduates without theprogram experience. Additionally, on seven of a set of 15 knowledge, skills, and abilities

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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and their high school teachers, and the lessons we learned fromoffering this workshop. 1. Introduction and BackgroundEngineering is a profession to solve problems. Statistics data show that there is a big gender gapin the STEM field in workplaces. It has been found that women make up 46% of the workforce,but hold only 24% of jobs in STEM fields1. The challenge lies in how to attract the students intothe engineering field. Many institutions and organizations have realized this challenge and haveprovided various activities to promote female students into the STEM field. For example, theIntel “She Will Connect” program helps young women expand their understanding and use oftechnology; Microsoft “DigiGirlz” gives

Conference Session

Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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students did report primarily positive impacts, they alsoreported some negative impacts. The combination of these positive and negative perspectivesrevealed pertinent lessons with regard to the impact an MEP can have on the student experience.Our findings will assist engineering colleges with offering student interventions that positivelyinfluence the undergraduate experience while mitigating unintended negative impacts. This studyis a step towards better understanding the use of MEPs to provide underrepresented students withco-curricular support.IntroductionIn the late 1970s, recently desegregated universities began housing Engineering Student SupportCenters (ESSCs) in the category of Minority Engineering Programs (MEPs) [1]. An MEP is a“student

Conference Session

Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo Biswas, The Mercer University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University; Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University

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Hispanicstudents into the new Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering at the university. Theactivities were done in three different stages: recruit students and provide the theme of theprogram, provide a series of enrichment activities, including advising and faculty mentoring, andparticipation in the workshops at the university.1. IntroductionIn the United States, the Hispanics are the fastest-escalating and youngest ethnic group. It isprojected that the Hispanics will comprise 31 percent of the U.S. population by the year 2060and will become the largest ethnic group by then [1]. In recent years, it has become a challenge toimprove the recruitment and retention of highly motivated Hispanic and other minority studentsand to keep their interests active

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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is scarce. Ten select African-American STEM PhD mentors from various backgrounds in academia, government, and industrywere interviewed in a research study that focused on understanding the personal, professional,and mentoring experiences and relationships of African-American STEM PhD mentors whomentor African-American undergraduate protégés. The study’s research questions were: 1) whatare the personal and professional experiences of select African-American STEM mentors whomentor African-American undergraduate protégés in higher education and 2) how do selectAfrican-American STEM mentors in higher education describe and explain their mentoringrelationships and experiences with their African-American undergraduate protégés in

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Stacey D. Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Jamora Hamilton, Clemson University

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A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesIntroduction and MotivationThe National Academy of Engineering’s publication The Engineer of 2020: Visions ofEngineering in the New Century identifies 10 attributes necessary for engineering graduates: (1)strong analytical skills; (2) practical ingenuity (skill in planning, combining, and adapting); (3)creativity; (4) communication skills; (5) principles of business and management; (6) principles ofleadership; (7) high ethical standards; (8) professionalism; (9) dynamism, agility, resilience,flexibility (the ability to learn new things quickly and apply knowledge to new

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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into less difficult or slightly different systems to facilitateinstructional scaffolding techniques. Students were guided to first work out the initial systemwith four springs, two in series and two in parallel, figure 1. During this scaffolded activity,students established their basic skills in formulating the mathematical model, applying theengineering concepts (such as Hooke's law, spring deflection, free-body diagram, and forceequilibrium, etc.), and drafting the solution plan to obtain the final results. At these sessions,instructional soft scaffolds were offered by the instructor. By gradually increasing the systemcomplexity, students enhanced their conceptual understanding, mathematical manipulation skillsas well as problem-solving

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinhui Wang, North Dakota State University; Na Gong, North Dakota State University

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conferences. Dr. Gong received 2014 NDSU Development Board of Trustee Endowment award and 2014 NDSU Centennial Endowment award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 WIECE: Women Undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering Summer Research ProgramThe Women Undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WIECE) SummerResearch Program was an intensive eight-week research program for women undergraduates inElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Our goal was to build distinctive experiences thatcan propel female undergraduate students to enter graduate school.1. Motivation.ECE is one of the largest engineering disciplines and it is also one of the oldest

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Ford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Kathleen G. Rubin, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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of $600,000 each, were Page 26.1543.2received in succession. The first one, DUE-0728485, covered the period 2007-2013 (including ano-cost extension); we will refer to this as Grant #1. The second one, DUE-0965783, coveredthe period 2010-2013; we will refer to this as Grant #2. The vast majority of funds in both grantswere allocated to student scholarships, with roughly 10% allocated to administrative and studentsupport services, as required by NSF guidelines. These administrative and support funds wereused to fund many of the program activities described below.Populations. The program participants, referred to as S-STEM Scholars, were

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron W. Coates, Armstrong State University

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is much easier toimplement, manage and assess programs at the collegiate level. Several research studies however havealso suggested that the best predictor of academic success at the college level is the rigor of academicinstruction at the K-12 level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Unfortunately, under-represented minorities in STEM,particularly those from low income households, are more likely to be in programs with insufficientacademic rigor [2, 5, 6, 7].Universities and colleges, partially in response to these studies, have also introduced programs at the pre-college level, designed to enhance STEM success among under-represented minorities and low incomestudents. Hill [8] described a program applied to Detroit area schools in 1976 which included

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech

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(WEPs) are often charged with offering college-wideinitiatives. This includes initiatives such as outreach programs for prospective engineeringstudents [1-3], summer bridge programs for transitioning engineering students [4-6], and mentoringprograms for current engineering students [4, 7, 8]. While engineering colleges typically share thecommon goal of improving recruitment and retention, the specifics of these initiatives cansignificantly vary across universities. This variation makes it difficult for practitioners (i.e., thoseinvolved in leading recruitment and retention efforts) to learn from other institutions and, morespecifically, successful practices are not always shared in a manner that facilitates benchmarking.Benchmarking is defined

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Paper ID #16074Promoting Engagement through Innovative and Pragmatic ProgramsDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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employing quantitative methods are likely of most interest to practitioners who wouldwant to evaluate the effectiveness of this pedagogical approach before implementation in theclassroom. As a means of identifying future possible frameworks for further investigation on theimpact of peer coaching on female engineering students, this study explores the followingresearch questions: (1) How does student opinion about coaching transform through this class?(2) What new or revised perspectives do students gain, as both coach and coachee? (3) How doescoaching equip engineering women for the transition to the workforce? Findings indicate thatstudents’ initial apprehension about coaching progresses into recognition and experience ofbroad potential impact

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Eva Leong

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Subdisciplines: Challenges and OpportunitiesIntroductionThere are many benefits to a diverse workforce of civil engineers. In particular, work-placeinnovation, creativity, knowledge and productivity have been shown to be enhanced when manyperspectives and experiences are represented.1 As the civil engineering profession tackles someof big challenges facing society in the 21st century, it is critical that we are able to recruit andretain the most talented students, regardless of gender or race/ethnic background. Unfortunately,engineering schools continue to be challenged by student retention, and, for example, only about70% of entering engineering freshman at our large public university graduate with anengineering degree within six years. Although

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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labeled engineering or not, canserve a unique role for African American boys. These experiences may inspire them to pursueengineering degrees, can contribute to the students’ development of engineering skills,knowledge, behaviors. Furthermore, the experiences may positively impact their engineeringself-efficacy through their college years. Although all students may not continue into engineeringcareers these skills are transferable to many career and challenges. [1, 2] For those AfricanAmerican males, who complete STEM degrees, they will be our problems solvers who willaddress the technological challenges to come. While society is bombarded with propagandaaround the challenges and failures that African American male students experience

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Leyva, Vanderbilt University; Jacob Massa, Rutgers University; Dan Battey, Rutgers University

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on the genderedinterplay of institutions and individuals’ everyday experiences in engineering. Our analyticalcategorization of the reviewed literature resulted in the following distribution: 10 texts underdivision of labor, 15 texts under symbols, and 10 texts under identities. Appendix 1 presents alisting of the reviewed literature for the division of labor and identities categories including theirrespective number of citations as of February 2016, study contexts, and participant profiles.Our analysis of the research examines the extent to which Faulkner’s call for disrupting theheterosexist mapping of the technical/social dualism to masculine instrumentalism/feminineexpressiveness was pursued. 11 This allowed us to trace the intellectual

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Janice E. Smith, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sofia M. Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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with reflections on how to successfully implement auniversity STEM scholarship program to attain the simultaneous goals of increasing STEMenrollment and increasing diversity in the STEM fields. In particular, this paper highlights thenecessity of strong and broad-based (peers, faculty, and industrial) mentors. Initial results areencouraging with regards to STEM scholarship student retention.1 IntroductionThe Executive Summary of “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and EmployingAmerica for A Brighter Economic Future,” notes that “scientific and technological buildingblocks critical to our economic leadership are eroding at a time when many other nations aregathering strength”1. This, however, is not the first report that has spelled

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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andEydgahi (n.d.) approach this issue as it relates to curricula, by recognizing that non-STEM fields such as Social Sciences andHumanities “emphasize more on ‘soft skills’ and ‘social service’ and as such have naturally embraced ‘service-learning’” (p. 1). As aresult, integrating academic fields with “service-learning” that emphasizes, “‘technical’ and ‘scientific’ skills such asEngineering…[is] rare”33. Another difference in the definition of service learning provided through an evaluation of Jacoby (1996), who defines servicelearning as a “form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs togetherwith structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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difference between Black students who activelyparticipated in a local NSBE chapter and those Black students who were not active NSBEmembers. The research questions for this study are the following: 1. What effect does NSBE membership have on graduation rates at the university? 2. What are students’ perceptions of the impact of participation in NSBE?Theoretical framework The theoretical framework of social integration is rooted in Durkeim’s seminal work onsocial conditions, and is described as the extent to which individuals participate in a broad rangeof social relationships13. The results of studies in medicine suggest that social integrationdecreases an individual’s susceptibility to depression, recurrence of cancer, and