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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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Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #12779Minority-focused Engagement through Research and Innovative Teaching(MERIT)Dr. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests include Sustainable Energy, Green Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Multi Objective Decision Making and Optimization as well as Engineering Education. She has served as PI and Co-PI in several DoEd, DHS, NRC, and industry sponsored projects.Dr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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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

Paper ID #33832Virtual Summer Research Program with Professional Development andFinancial Literacy TrainingDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in renewable energy, simulation and optimization, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

. in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. Page 22.616.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enrichment of Learning Outcome, Increase Enrolment and Retention in a New Construction Management ProgramAbstractStudent success and retention research in higher education has provided an immenseunderstanding of factors that explain why students decide to leave, and to some extent, whystudents persist on to graduation. Based on a study/survey conducted, involvement ofundergraduate students in research or hands on projects related to their

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy; Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy; Meron Demissie, Mortenson Construction

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Minorities in Engineering

from the University of Minnesota’s Electrical Engineering program. He works for Xcel Energy in their Strategic Technology Department, investigating renewable energy generation, storage and transmission technologies for Xcel. He was involved in the deployment of Xcel Energy’s “Smart Grid City” project in Boulder, Colorado. As an EE student, he helped develop curriculum and projects, as well as source materials required for BRIDGE’s outreach work. Mr. Sonnenburg became a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) student organization, and continues to volunteer time with the student organizations.Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy Munira Masoud is currently

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry John Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Craig S. T. Daughtry, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Jurgen G. Schwarz, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh

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of the Food Science and Technology Ph.D. program. The teaching, research, and outreach activities of this program focus on the safety and quality of poultry, seafood, and produce. Schwarz is focusing his research and teaching activities on food processing, food safety, and food defense. Schwarz received a M.S. degree in food engineering from Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany, and a Ph.D. in food science and technology from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a Project Manager in the Technical Research Department at a General Foods subsidiary in Bremen, Germany, on product and process development projects.Dr. Lurline Marsh

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

NSF and USDE awards for gender and dis- ability projects, and is currently co-PI on the KS-LSAMP project. Her research foci include gender and disabilities issues in post-secondary STEM education, mentoring and program evaluation. Thurston has conducted research and taught about disability, gender and evaluation issues for over 35 years.Dr. Beth A Montelone, Kansas State University Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences Page 26.1052.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 KS-LSAMP Pathways to STEM: A Systems

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Retention of STEM Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morrison Obeng, Bethune-Cookman College; Xiaohe Wu, Bethune-Cookman College

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 12.650.2Student Intellectual Development StrategiesHands-on team-based projects in the curriculum have been reported in the literature to enhanceengineering student intellectual development and retention1,2. At BCU, a project of the typedescribed below are assigned in the microprocessor and embedded systems course.The project, assigned to a group of 2 to 3 students may be stated as follows: “design, developand implement a microcontroller-based system on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to measure thetemperature of a specified location and transmit the measurement by wireless means to a givenserver”. In this assignment, the students will have to obtain on their own all the informationneeded to do the project. The instructor provides the

Conference Session

Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

classes, a campus resource hunt to familiarize the students to the universityresources available to them such as counseling services, health services, time management andcareer resources and finally industry tours and guest lectures to expose the students to theengineering fields. The participants also worked in small teams on a community based servicelearning project to build a project. The projects did not require any prior engineering knowledge.In comparison to our work, our workshops are intended for first year students that havecompleted the Foundations of Engineering I course and have some knowledge of engineering.Our workshops are only focused on motivating the students to remain in engineering. Theprojects in our past two workshops have

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

the program and the lesson that was learned during the first year.IntroductionIn 2006, Virginia State University (VSU), America's first fully state supported four-year institutionof higher education learning for African Americans and one of the seventeen 1890 Land-GrantInstitutions, was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation under the HBCU UPprogram to increase the numbers of STEM graduates from an average of 70 to over 105 per yearwithin five years. This project is a comprehensive four-phase STEM program that includes (1) anUndergraduate Bridge (UGB), (2) Course Structure Reform activities (CSR), (3) Student andFaculty Enrichment (SFE) components and (4) a Graduate School Bridge (GSB). Phase one isdesigned to attract, prepare

Conference Session

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

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Diversity

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

Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has worked as a de- sign engineer, as a Visiting Professor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a Professor at the University of Arkansas and the University of Utah, and as the Chief Water Consultant of an international engineer- ing and sustainability consulting firm he co-founded. He served as the first co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Development at the University of Utah where he created pan-campus degree programs and stimulated infusion of sustainability principles and practices in teaching and learning activities across campus. Dr. Burian currently is the Project Director of the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for

Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #11724The Impact of Personal Interactions on the Experience of African-AmericanMales on Multiracial Student TeamsMs. Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech Ms. Cross earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 2007. She earned her Master’s of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Cincin- nati in 2011. Ms. Cross is currently completing her studies in the Engineering Education PhD program at Virginia Tech and involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty and graduate students. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

serves as the Director of the Division of Science andTechnology Programs at the UNCFSP. In this position, she provides expertleadership in areas of effective project and grant management, strategic resourcedevelopment and capacity building. A former research scientist, she haseffectively coordinated numerous workshops on graduate education forunderrepresented STEM students. The Maryland native received her B.S. degreein Chemistry from Claflin College (Orangeburg, SC) and her Ph.D. inBiochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Indiana University School ofMedicine (Indianapolis, IN). Prior to coming to UNCFSP, she acquired extensiveknowledge and expertise in cancer biology, virology and reproductive medicinethrough her research appointments at Eli

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

ongoing CCLI-Phase I Project funded by NSF. He has led the new course module development for CCLI-Phase I project and integrated its pilot implementation in his course at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at JSU.Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University Dr. Gordon W. Skelton is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Jackson State University (JSU). He is the founder and director of Center for Defense Integrated Data at JSU. He is involved in research on wireless sensor networks and intelligent decision systems. His current research includes Disaster Response Intelligent System. He serves as the freshmen advisor and the instructor for the freshmen entry-level

Conference Session

Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

several engineering disciplines and allowsthem to interact with engineering faculty and staff through several activities, includinginformation sessions, field trips, laboratory tours, and design projects. Based on the TRP andSYSTEM curriculum, The Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics, Biology and Chemistrydepartments at a major Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in southern Texas, developed two-week long “Transfer and Retention Program (TRP) workshop” and “Summer Engineeringworkshop (SEW) during the summer at the university. Also, this provides the extent of what hasworked in achieving the goals set out for the cohort. Both of the platforms funded by the U. S.Department of Education envisioned at transferring and retaining highly motivated

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luz M Rivas, Iridescent; Dara Olmsted, Iridescent

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #6189Be A Scientist: Family Science for MinoritiesMs. Luz M Rivas, IridescentDara Olmsted, Iridescent Dara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Harvard University and a Master’s in Environmental Policy and Urban Planning from Tufts University. She has taught science overseas and at Harvard, worked for a watershed association, helped to make Harvard more sustainable, run farmers’ markets, and directed Harvard’s Food Literacy Project. Page 23.241.1 c American Society for

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NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-306: NASA ADMINISTRATOR’S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (NAFP): PANELDISCUSSION AND FELLOW PRESENTATIONSMelissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp Melissa C. Green, Ph.D. Acting Director, Division of Science and Technology Programs United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) 2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 600 Fairfax, VA 22031 Dr. Green currently serves as the Director of the Division of Science and Technology Programs at the UNCFSP. In this position, she provides expert leadership in areas of effective project and grant management, strategic resource development and capacity building. A former research scientist, she has effectively

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mary L. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville ; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Idaho State University; Melinda Dynyel Miller; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Maria Emilia Martinez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #19439Improve Retention Rate and Recruitment of Minority Students through En-hanced Mentoring and Summer Research ProgramsDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Dr. Mary L. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Associate Vice

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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Minorities in Engineering

spent much of his career conducting research on stars that pulsate and working with NASA spacecraft. Later he became involved in managing scientific projects. He served as the director of a scientific research center for a major corporation and operated his own consulting firm. In recent years he has been focused on issues of space science education. He was in charge of education activities for the Hubble Space Telescope and later became the Director of NASA’s Origins Education Forum. He has served as the Assistant Director for Maryland Space Grant Consortium since March, 2006.Guangming Chen, Morgan State University Dr. Chen is an associate professor in Industrial Engineering

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University; Arthur Fridrich, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-584: IMPACT AND MERIT OF THE VSU HBCU-UP ON THEUNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATIONAli Ansari, Virginia State UniversityJahangir Ansari, Virginia State University Associate Professor of Manufacturing EngineeringKrishan Agrawal, Virginia State University Professor of MathematicsArthur Fridrich, Virginia State University Page 15.666.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010AbstractThe article presents the overall impact of a NSF grant under the Historically Black Universitiesand Colleges Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). The alignment between the goals of theUniversity’s Strategic Plan and then objectives of the HBCU-UP project is analyzed. The

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; Farman A. Moayed, Indiana State University; Alister McLeod, Indiana State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #29080Strategies for increasing enrollment, retention, and graduation in twobaccalaureate degree STEM programs: Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) and Safety Management (SM)Dr. A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University A. Mehran Shahhosseini is a Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering and Technology Man- agement and director of the PhD Program in Technology Management at Indiana State University. He has published over 50 articles in different journals and conference proceedings. He has served as an investi- gator for research projects sponsored by National Science Foundation, Ford Motor Company

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

university collaborated to developthe Summer Engineering Institute (SEI), which targets female students and underrepresentedethnic minorities. Funded by a grant from the US Department of Education, the SEI is a two-week residential summer camp that offers students the opportunity to gain insight into theengineering profession and the engineering educational system through a combination oflectures, hands-on laboratory activities, field trips, workshops, panels, and projects. The programalso aims to provide students with the skills and resources needed to be successful collegestudents. This paper presents the results and lessons learned from four years of implementationof the SEI, and how the program has succeeded in enhancing interest in engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

-1980 Research Interests Wireless sensor networking, intelligent decision-support systems, robotics, software engineering, soft- ware quality engineering/assurance, data fusion, engineering education, wireless application development, computer / information security, engineering education Current Research Activities Director, Center for Defense Integrated Data, Jackson State University, working on data fusion, intelli- gent decision-making, disaster response and emergency management decision support, communications interoperability, wireless sensor networks, and related concerns. Major Funded Research: ORNL/SERRI DHS, Disaster Response Intelligent System (DRIS) Feb 2007 Present. Project Manager, US

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

components. The WIMS LSAMP REU Program is a 10.5-weekresidential program for LSAMP students located at at the University of Michigan. Table 1 – WIMS LSAMP REU Components Primary Component Research Projects, with mentoring Secondary Components Communication Skills Professional Ethics LSAMP Awareness Graduate Study Workshops Ancillary Components WIMS Seminars and Discussions

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Connections Collaborative (CSC²) initiated andsupported a summer research opportunity for underrepresented minorities within the College ofEngineering at California State University Chico. The aim was to recruit and retain students inscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors and facilitate their academicsuccess through hands on learning. Through an application process which considered studentinterests and backgrounds, awardees were paired with a faculty mentor to work on a researchproject over the summer. Students received a stipend and nominal equipment budget to purchasesmall items to support their research projects. This paper documents the experiences of oneinterdisciplinary team, comprised of students and faculty from the

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaochun Jiang, North Carolina A&T State University; Jerry Watson, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

, andmathematics areas. In the past four years, a longitudinal study has been conducted at NorthCarolina A & T State University to assess the effectiveness of the North Carolina Louis StokesAlliance for Minority Participation project. Key information such as demographic information(e.g., gender, ethnicity), and academic information (e.g., high school GPA, SAT score) about theparticipants in the project was recorded. Over the years, student performance was tracked duringtheir stay at the university and information about whether those participants went to graduateschool was recorded. Given the complex nature of the problem, a multivariate statisticalapproach - multiway frequency analysis was used to investigate the association among thevariables

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College

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Minorities in Engineering

process, and supporting transfer students at theuniversity.Transfer students at the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State Universityare supported by a Motivated Engineering Transfer Student (METS) Center wherestudents can network, study, socialize, and receive informal mentoring. In addition,transfer students can enroll in an Academic Success Class for one credit and attendadditional workshops which are held in the Center. Scholarship for over 30 qualifiedtransfer students are provided each year through an NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program.An experimental scholarship program, for transfer students who do not qualify for NSFS-STEM scholarships, was also evaluated. An emphasis in this project was placed oninvolving women and

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

these camps, students are introduced to and work with Lego Robotics in addition topreparatory skills from science, technology, engineering, and math. The use of these programswill create more opportunities to educate students about the fundamentals of engineering usinginnovative, fun and exciting projects.1. HISTORICAL ENROLLMENT DATAElectrical engineering undergraduate program at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) hadan enrollment of over 500 students in 1991. In 2001, our enrollment had decreased to 250students. By 2004, our enrollment had increased to 307, however the next year we were able to Page 12.1229.2maintain above 300. The

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

universities, where the researchers asked participants aboutproblems they encountered during their engineering curriculum and to comment on problemscenarios. Findings suggest that students often lack resources for effectively solving teamproblems, though “high achieving” students, defined as having a self-reported GPA of 3.5 orabove, are often more proactive when dealing with slacker teammates, using strategies such assetting early deadlines or selecting teammates known also to be high achievers. However, acrossthe board, students preferred to “do nothing” when dealing with domineering or exclusionaryteammates.These findings shed light on the disproportionate burden women and under-representedminorities face in team projects and the lack of resources

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota EPSCoR

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Minorities in Engineering

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

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation; Charles Lamont Clark, Academic Training Management Organization; Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS

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Minorities in Engineering

. Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS Albert Edward Sweets, Jr., is a Senior Engineer/Scientist with 15 years of experience and increasing responsibility in high volume Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS), development, and customer en- vironments. He has several leadership experiences that include 21 years of Military Service (honorably Page 25.1280.1 discharged), being an Entrepreneur Lead Engineer, and being an educator. He has a broad engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012background that encompasses project engineering, process engineering, test engineering