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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Harriet Paige Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #29510Leaving engineering: An examination of the reasons that influence BlackWomen to depart (Work in Progress)Harriet Paige Brown, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Paige Brown is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student and George Washington Carver Fellow at Purdue University. Her research interests include Black Women and Women of Color in engineering; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering; and K-12 engineering education of underrepresented minorities. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Paige was employed with the US government. She began her career as an

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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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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

University as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. He is the first African American to earn promotion and win tenure in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Currently, he serves as Associate Chair of the EECS De- partment. He also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for both electrical engineering and computer engineering. Dr. Robinson leads the Security And Fault Tolerance (SAF-T) Research Group at Vanderbilt University, whose mission is to conduct transformational research that addresses the reliability and security of computing systems. Dr. Robinson’s major honors include selection for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield; Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Research Pipelines for Underserved Students through a Lower-Division Research Experience at a Minority-Serving Institution (Experience)AbstractThis work presents the findings from multiple years of a lower-division summer researchprogram at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). The first and second years are acritical intervention point to increase persistence in STEM careers, as over 70% of the non-retained STEM students at CSUB leave in the first two years. Additionally, while there arenumerous works that examine the effectiveness of research activities for retention andpersistence of underrepresented minority students, very few programs focus on lower-divisionstudents. The analysis of data shows that

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

of Technology (RIT) are raising the bar for universities nationwide. One move, which isthe focus of this article, is RIT’s Annual “Future Faculty Career Exploration Program.” Thisunique program furthers RIT’s diversity efforts by bringing students nearing the end of theirdoctoral studies and postdoctoral assignments to Rochester to receive the “RIT treatment.” Sincethe program’s inception in October of 2003, more than 150 scholars have been invited to attendthe annual program. The program has become so widely acclaimed that 185 and 235 applicationswere received in the past two years, respectively, to fill 27-30 allocated slots. This level ofresponse clearly demonstrates the interest of young scholars and their desire to visit the academyfor

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

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Minorities in Engineering

through Social Cognitive Career Theory(SCCT) which argues career aspirations, and the steps taken to attain them (e.g., earninggraduate degrees), are primarily due to the dynamic interaction of personal factors (i.e., personal Page 24.228.2self-efficacy, outcome beliefs, and personal goals) and the person’s environment7. Student socialintegration and involvement in on-campus organizations have a significant impact on collegestudent aspirations and persistence. Studies indicate minority STEM majors who successfullygraduate are twice as likely to have had high levels of social integration at their institution1.Similarly, minority students attending

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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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Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Geselowitz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #14771Oral History Project of Underrepresented Leaders in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)Ms. Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis Kelsey Irvin is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis double majoring in the Cognitive Neuro- science track of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Psychology and hopes to pursue a career in clinical psychology. She is currently working on her honors thesis, which involves using neural measures to research reward processing in preschoolers with depression.Miss Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hiteshue

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

co-curricular academic enrichment model that includes “academic planning, community service,family involvement, academic enrichment, hands-on engineering activities, career advising, fieldtrips, competitions and workshops.”3 MESA programs represent an innovative way of linking aco-curricular learning environment to mathematics, engineering and science programs within theformal public school setting to enhance STEM education of students.The first MESA program was founded in 1970 at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland,CA with a membership of 25 students. MESA's aim was to develop academic and leadershipskills, raise educational expectations, and instill confidence in California students from groupsthat were historically underrepresented

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

College, aHispanic-Serving community college in Redwood City, collaborated with San Francisco StateUniversity, a comprehensive urban university, to design and implement the summer engineeringinstitute which is funded by the US Department of Education’s Minority Science andEngineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant to increase the likelihood of success amongunderrepresented and educationally disadvantaged students interested in pursuing careers inSTEM fields. Prior to its partnership with Cañada College, SFSU has many years of experiencein offering an engineering residential program funded by the California Department ofTransportation (Caltrans). With the newly funded grant from the DOE, the Summer EngineeringInstitute has been designed and

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Educator of the Year 2005, and the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 15.147.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Evaluation of Academic Scholarship Programs by Program and EthnicityAbstractSince 2002

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Valerie Martin Conley Ph.D., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era.Dr. Sylvia Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Dr. Sylvia Mendez is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Her educational and professional back- ground is in the history of P-20 education. She received her Ph.D. in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amanda Melinda McLeroy, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Evelyn Sowells-Boone, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education’s Electronic Technology and Women in Engineering Divisions, and American Association of University Women. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Parental Academic Socialization and the Advancement of Black Women in STEM: A Literature Review (Research) Amanda McLeroy, M.S. and Dr. Evelyn Sowells-BooneAbstractAlthough there is a high priority placed on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)education across the country, a shortage exists among girls and women who pursue STEMdegrees and careers. The underrepresentation of

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

ofEngineering at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), which evolved from collaborativeefforts between Triple Creek Associates, Inc. and College of Engineering programs such as theWomen in Engineering Program (WEP) and the Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE)Program. Research on Open Mentoring® and Web-based mentoring will be shared. In addition,marketing strategies employed to engage female and minority engineering students and toshowcase a multitude of engineering career paths will be discussed. An overview of pilotprogram activity, including mentoring topics and participant demographics, will be provided.BackgroundThe WEP and EOE Programs at UT Austin are in the second year of developing, managing andexpanding a College-wide, Web-based

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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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Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; William H. Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Lydia C. Bentley, Vanderbilt University; Stacey Houston II, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #11934Diversity Stalled: Explorations into the Stagnant Numbers of African Amer-ican Engineering FacultyDr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling Ebony O. McGee is an Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and Development Group at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and she was a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral

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Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

these REU’s give students a tasteof research and some of the technical components of conducting research, technical skillsalone are not enough to be successful in a research or academic career. Researchexperience connected with leadership building experiences will give students a definiteadvantage as they continue through their graduate and professional careers. ThisResearch and Leadership Experience for Undergraduates (RLEU) grouped a set ofminority students on the verge of starting their graduate programs in a project to conductresearch in optimization with various engineering applications. The group consisted ofstudents with little to no experience in optimization, students from industrial, mechanical,and civil engineering backgrounds, and

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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

Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sarah Folsland, Woment in Science and Engineering

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

females in science and engineeringIntroductionThe concerns of low numbers of women in STEM have led to studies on the attrition1 and theimplementations of programs for the female students2. Studies found that students who withdrawfrom STEM majors are less involved in extra-curricular engineering activities, have lowerengineering self-efficacy and career expectations, but higher anxiety1, 3. However, the averageGPA of women who withdraw from STEM is no different than that of others1. To increase theretention of women in STEM, solutions have been proposed by many studies such as facilitatingcommunities for females4-5, involving peer mentors6-9, and mentoring by faculty and/or womenengineers10.According to the American Association of University

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Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering (ECE) at XXX to increase the recruitment, retention and development of womenand under-represented minorities. ROSE-BUD was established in 2009; it was funded by an S-STEM grant from the National Science Foundation. The goals of the program are to providescholarships, improving the infrastructure for advising and mentoring, and teach professionaldevelopment skills to prepare students for careers in engineering. The program is open tostudents from all demographic backgrounds. Although, there is a special emphasis on recruitingunderrepresented populations in electrical and computer engineering (e.g., women, African-American, Hispanic, and Native American). The ROSE-BUD program creates a strong

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

climate change effects their motivations and agency to solve complex global problems for a sustainability in their career.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Symone Whipple, Kennesaw State University; Shelbie P. Prater, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

labeled as first-generation, low-income or underrepresented. In these programs, participants learn about differentaspects of STEM majors along with skills and knowledge required for applying to college.Because these programs are sponsored by external funding and networks, they can exposeparticipants to STEM opportunities and careers. Understanding participants’ attitudes towards,and understanding of, engineering and engineering careers can provide insights on how to gaugethe students’ and the community’s understanding of STEM. Thus, these programs have thepotential to broaden participation in STEM fields and increase the STEM workforce [1].It will be important, moving forward, to be able to identify the critical experiences of students inthese

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Minorities in Engineering

University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a M.S. degree in manufacturing management from Kettering University. After a career in engineering, she com- pleted a master’s degree in education from Michigan State University and began fieldwork as a teacher. She gained full certification as a mathematics public school teacher and administrator in Massachusetts and Texas. Later, Araceli completed a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University while em- ployed at the Museum of Science in Boston, as the first lead curriculum developer of the Engineering is Elementary curriculum that integrates science, engineering and literacy for elementary students. In 2013, she was named Director of the Texas State University LBJ Institute

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Shea Bigsby, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T State University; Evelyn Sowells-Boone, North Carolina A&T State University; Mark A. Melton, Saint Augustine's University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Melton is a member of the American Evaluators Association, Society for Neuroscience, GeneticsSociety of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi and BetaKappa Chi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preparing Future Minority Faculty for the Professoriate: A Competency-Based ModelIntroductionThe Preparing Future Minority Faculty (PFMF) program seeks to train underrepresentedminority (URM) Ph.D. students and postdocs for successful careers in academia by providingmentorship, extensive training in best practices, and actual experiences in teaching, research, andservice. In developing the program, the following research questions were

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Radiah C. Minor, School of Agriculture and Envrinmental Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal G. Alford III, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

interested in pursuingopportunities in STEM careers. The North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) Case Studiesin Science and Engineering Enrichment Lab program is an informal science and engineeringeducation program in its third year of operation. It is a hands-on STEM program that uses guidedinquiry and case studies to teach critical process skills for scientific inquiry for middle schoolfemale, minority students. The overarching goal is to identify how an all-female environmentcoupled with informal STEM learning experiences can build female learner’s confidence inscience and math. Hence, this intervention seeks to counteract negative gendered stereotypes andpeer pressure that middle school girls experience in the 6th – 8th grade level

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Kang, University of Washington; Lisa A. Peterson, University of Washington; Elena Maria Hernandez, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

5.6 8.5 2.4 1.1 AI/AN 24.2 31.6 19.2 10.6 10.3 2.6 1.6 *Includes private/public 4-year and 2-year universities, colleges, and MSIs.The current educational system also does not adequately serve students from low socio-economicstatus (SES) backgrounds, and innovative steps are needed to both modify the educationalsystem and increase access and success rates for underserved students. The college pathway is acomplex one, with families‟ cultural, social, academic and economic backgrounds all playingkey roles that impact students‟ future careers in life science.In 2004, 62% of high school seniors from the highest SES quartile enrolled in a science course,compared to 48% of the

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Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Neville Parker, The City College of The City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. Dr. Villiers has been involved in a variety of programs related to career development of minority students from both high schools and universities level.Neville Parker, The City College of The City University of New York Neville A. Parker, Ph.D., P.E., is a Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Civil Engineering at The City College of The City University of New York. He received the B.E. (Civil) degree from The City College in 1965, and the M.E. (Civil) and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University in 1966 and 1971, respectively. He has been on the faculty since 1988. He is also the director of the Institute for Transportation Systems of

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

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Minorities in Engineering

Jessica Jimenez, The University of Texas at Austin Kimberly Sills, Intel CorporationAbstractPaper OverviewThis paper provides an update on the progress of the Texas Research Experience (TREX)Program offered by the Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program at The University ofTexas at Austin. TREX is a formal program designed to expose undergraduate minorityengineering students to research and encourage them to pursue graduate studies. Over the pastsix years, we have collected post TREX career path data for former research assistants. In thispaper, I present a summary of our results, challenges, and collaborative efforts with corporatepartners such as Intel Corporation. In addition, this paper outlines recent

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paula L. Sturdevant Rees is Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). In addition, she is the Director of Diversity Programs for the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. As Director of Diversity Programs, Dr. Rees works with students, faculty and staff to provide exceptional education and professional growth opportunities for under-represented students in engineering. She is dedicated to increasing and maintaining student interest in engineering and related science and technology and works with several regional K12 programs to help increase the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in these fields.Ms. Kathleen G Rubin, University of Massachusetts Amherst Kathleen Rubin is

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Pri- mary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, co-founded an online math education company, MathThink, and has additionally worked with companies including Oracle and Ernst & Young. Puthumana holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University at Albany and a dual-program MBA from Columbia University and the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Increasing STEM Engagement in Minority Middle School Boys through MakingAbstractAfrican-American and Hispanic males are significantly underrepresented in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. While youth start narrowing their

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

a TexasA&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). Few STEMstudents get the opportunity to experience an authentic work environment before being thrustinto the workforce after graduation. Exposing college students to research projects early in theiracademic careers has demonstrated strong evidence of improved student-persistence [1]. TheNational Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering states that students should developtheir own project-based learning opportunities that are part of a team project effort [2].To help STEM students increase their preparedness and readiness for their future careers,TAMUK offers a three-week summer research internship (SRI) program to TAMUK sophomoreand junior students

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston; Lakiesha N. Williams, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

participants with an improved skill set for entry into a facultyposition. The project has completed three, two-week summer intensive professional trainings thatprovided participants with skills for entry into a faculty position and recently started the thirdyear of mentoring.The first summer intensive professional preparation was held at The University of Akron and had13 ACADEME (Advancing Career in Academics with Diversity and Mentorship in Engineering)Fellows from The University of Akron, universities in the same geographical region, and fromthe collaborating institutions. Modifications to the advertising approach were successful;yielding applicants from across the country and increased participation. The second summerprofessional preparation held

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships; Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

different missions at home station and while on deployments to Europe and the Middle East. With her background in science and professional experience in higher education, her research interests include: STEM Education, Culture in STEM, and Access & Equity in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 PIPELINES: Fostering University-Community College Partnerships and STEM Professional Success for Underrepresented PopulationsAbstractA survey of literature reveals a major problem in retaining engineering college students due tothe perceived lack of connections with, and real access to STEM-related careers. This effectappears more