Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

entrepreneurs instead of just workers, the outlook of engineering could bepromising and rewarding. The last cause that should be addressed to make sure that engineeringgraduates know what exactly it means for them to practice engineering throughout the realworld. The university faculty need to instill not only book smarts, but also working under timeconstraints, correcting problems without assistance, dealing with the increasing amount ofpolitical pressures, ethical training, and understanding their obligation to the general public asprofessional engineers. Each course should have its own practical contents in place to helpstudents grow in each one of these categories and help them become well-rounded graduates.Due to this, it is only natural for the

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

traits encompasses principles of management of self, interactions with others, and Page 25.423.3organizational effectiveness. Table 1. Leadership Qualities of a BYU Chemical Engineer. A BYU chemical engineer is a leader in a globalized society because she/he: 1. Exhibits high ethical standards. 2. Is reliable and can be counted on to accomplish tasks in a manner that exceeds expectations. 3. Takes initiative rather than waits for assignments. 4. Follows as well as leads. 5. Identifies problems and solutions. 6. Takes time to evaluate personal

Conference Session

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

really get thechance to interact or look outside of your program.”As far as mentoring experiences, she believed that to have someone who is ready to help andguide you by providing the insights into different available options is of great importance. Shesaid:“[I would like] someone who has the time and the patience to work with someone. Because thereare mentors who are they’re really good in their field, and they’re good at what they do, butsometimes they just don’t have the time or the patience to work with different students.” Page 22.678.6Beside the readiness to help, she also suggested that personal match of work ethics was veryimportant in

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, NC A&T State University; Brianna Shani Benedict, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Garner Ted Stewart II, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Elaine Smith Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

events. Training sessions were centered on (butnot limited to) the following topics:  History of ISE  Departmental missions and initiatives  Discussion of 2020 Preeminence Strategic Plan  IIE Ethical Canons  Academic culture  Recruitment Materials  Role plays of scenariosRoles of POs. The POs’ roles included communicating on a regular basis with the first yearstudents, which meant orchestrating ways to disseminate information and follow up quickly andefficiently. POs also ensured the students attended monthly seminars, information sessions, falland spring career fairs, pre-advisement meetings with their respective advisors, providedeffective sources to obtain tutoring for difficult

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

% ofdoctorates in engineering go to foreigners.5 It is believed that if America is toremain competitive as a nation – we need to reverse or slow the dramatic erosionof America's science and technology base.There are a number of profound societal, moral, ethical and justice based reasonsand arguments for why we should educate and focus our attention on MI. Here wewill not address these arguments but instead we focus on the “business” aspects ofthe reasons. The reports mentioned above about the STEM “decline” point to aclear national mandate that the nation must educate a greater number of minoritiesif it is to meet the nation's future needs for additional scientists. This is becauselargest growth in the number of 18-24 year olds in the nation is among

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Marialuisa Di Stefano, Utah State University; Buffy Smith, University of St. Thomas; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Anne Therese Hunt, Hunt Consulting Associates; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gery W. Ryan, Pardee RAND Graduate School in Policy Analysis

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

training. In addition, she is developing methodologies around hidden curriculum, academic emotions and physiology, and en- gineering makerspaces.Ms. Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University - Engineering Education Laura Gelles is a second-year Ph.D. student at Utah State University in the Department of Engineering Education. Born in Reno, Nevada, she received her bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Nevada Reno and her Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Dakota. She is currently researching ethical mentoring and hidden curriculum in graduate women students in science and engineering. Her other research interests include mixed-methods research design

Conference Session

Computing -- Increasing Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura K. Dillon, Michigan State University; Maureen Doyle, Northern Kentucky University; Linda Ott, Michigan Technological University; Wendy Powley, Queen's University; Andrea E Johnson, Spelman College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Pre-College Engineering Education, Women in Engineering

science from Purdue University in 1978. She joined Michigan Tech’s faculty shortly after completing her doctorate and chaired the department of computer science from 1996 to 2010. Her research interests are in software engineering, including software pro- cesses, software measurement, and software engineering education. She also has interests in ethical and social aspects of computing and has been active in efforts to increase the number of women in computing for many years. She has been a co-PI on nearly $1.5 million in grants from industry and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Ott is a 2010 recipient of the ACM SIGSOFT Retrospective Paper Award for the paper ”The Program Dependence Graph in a Software Development

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., North Dakota State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Turochy, Auburn University; Michael Alexander Perez, Auburn University; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State; Erin Doran, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

least 18 years of age and identifiedas Latinx. 28 participants took part in a semi-structured, 15 to 45 minute long individualinterview with a trained researcher and were given a $25 Amazon gift card as an incentive. Alldata collection materials were for ethical compliance by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) atlead university on this study.Individual interviews ranging from 15 to 45 minutes long were conducted via Zoom withstudents identifying as Latina, Latino, Latinx, or Hispanic to collect the audio data needed toidentify the common stereotypes and stereotype threats that they experienced. These interviewsincluded diverse groups in terms of their major and year in college to allow sufficientrepresentation based on diverse college

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

facing the engineering community totake advantage of the untapped talent among underrepresented ethic minorities and highlights thefact that these groups remain overlooked by current recruitment and retention approachesemployed by universities.This paper introduces the Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP) at the University ofArkansas. This program is an engineering diversity recruitment-to-graduation initiative toincrease the number of underrepresented students entering and graduating from engineeringdisciplines. This program combines several piloted and proven recruitment and retentionstrategies into one cohesive program to recruit and retain minority students. The recruitmentstrategy is grounded in the education of students previously

Conference Session

Impact Student Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

Communications, Digital SignalProcessing, Image Processing, RF and Microwaves, Mechatronics and Control and Microelectronicsand Nanotechnology.The core of the Masters degree Electrical Engineering program is the following sets of courses: Fourcourses in Applied Mathematics (8 units), One course in Digital Systems (Logic Design orSynthesis) (2 units), One course in Electromagnetics (2 units), One course in Electronics (2 units),One course in Electric Modern Networks (2 units), One course in Control Systems (2 units) and Onecourse in Applied Ethics (or Professional Practice) (2 units).Out of a 45 units required for graduation, this MSEE core takes up 20 units. The original intent wasto ensure a breadth of knowledge of electrical engineering at the

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverley Pickering-Reyna, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Minorities in Engineering

for graduate education while pursing an undergraduate degree, as well.Table 2. ECSE III Research Awareness. ECSE III Research Awareness Seminar Schedule Day 1 AM Activities PM Activities Participants ∙ Academic Research Protocol ∙ Library Tour/Scavenger Hunt ∙ Faculty & Staff ∙ Presentation Forms ∙ Sociocultural Event ∙ Graduate Student Mentors ∙ Ethics in Research Seminar ∙ VolunteersECSE III students participated in standard campus activities (e.g., academic advising, diversityinitiatives, cultural recreation events). The purpose was to acquaint them with

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

leadership studies at North Carolina A&T State University. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision making, intellectual sustainability in higher education, corporate social responsibility and ethics, and East Asian higher education systems. She has presented numerous workshops on issues related to minority affairs, graduate admissions and funding opportunities, intellectual capital management and investment, core professional development competencies, and graduate research and teaching assistant training and assessment.Dr. Shea Bigsby, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Shea Bigsby is the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Services in the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State

Conference Session

Revealing the Invisible: Engineering Course Activities that Address Privilege, -Isms, and Power Relations (Interactive Session)

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

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Design in Engineering Education, International, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

conversations about equity anddiversity in the classroom. The engineering curriculum is not neutral, and knowledge is producedwithin a power-driven social and cultural system [3, 4]. ABET student outcomes are not entirelytechnical and include that students must have an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, the broad education necessary to understand engineering impacts in a global andsocietal context, and knowledge of contemporary issues. Nevertheless, discussing the societaland ethical implications of engineering and technology is often a daunting task for bothengineering students and instructors [5].At our university, as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Revolutionizing Engineeringand Computer Science Departments (RED

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron W. Coates, Armstrong State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

their own interest, high school studentsregard their parents as having the greatest influence on their thinking regarding future career options.Our survey was therefore developed to understand the parent’s perspective, and interpret any additionalfactors unique to the community that contribute to parental attitudes, habits and expectations. Theresearch protocol was reviewed and approved by the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). TheAmerican Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines for research with human participantswere strictly adhered to. Participation was voluntary for all participants. The opportunity to enter adrawing to win a restaurant gift card was provided as an incentive to complete the survey, and there wereno

Conference Session

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

Collection

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

including coordinating community service for engineering students. • Presenter for the Greensboro Area Mathematics and Science Education Center (GAMSEC) Summer Program • Speaker/presenter at various K-12 institutions. Professor Alford currently teaches Introduction to Engineering Design and Ethics as well as Statics and Mechanics of Materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 After School Matters: Expanding the time to engage Minority Middle School Girls in STEM through Informal learning outside of the classroomAn increase in the diversity of the U.S. pipeline for students entering STEM fields is significantlyneeded. This is especially true for minority and female students

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

current professionalgraduate students of a university industrial distribution program, through industrial distributiontrade organizations and online networking or recruitment sites.All potential participants were emailed a link to an online study hosted by Qualtrics. The surveybegan with an introduction explaining that the purpose of the study is to identify genderperceptions related to the trends, challenges, and opportunities for women interested in orcurrently engaged in a career in industrial distribution. All survey questions were anonymouswith an opt-out feature if a respondent did not choose to answer. We received IRB approval priorto running the study, and all respondents were treated ethically. Of the original 293 participants,282

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

STEM education: ASHE higher education report,” John Wiley & Sons, 2011.[19] Inroads Organization. (2016.). Home Page. Retrieved from Inroads: http://www.inroads.org/[20] M. Burke, “School-Business Partnerships: Trojan Horse Or Manna from Heaven?” NASSPBulletin, 70(493), 45–49, 1986.[21] C. Veenstra, “The Collaborative Role of Industry in Supporting STEM Education,” Journalfor Quality and Participation, 37(3), 27, 2014.[22] K. Kaufman, “The Company in the Classroom Principals’ Perceptions on How BusinessPartners May Support the Role of High School Education,” NASSP Bulletin, 2015.[23] N. Flynn, “Politics, Economics, and Ethics: Thinking Critically about School-corporateTechnology Partnerships,” University of Minnesota, 2006.[24] C. D'abate

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Anat Caspi P.E., The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology; Heather A. Feldner, University of Washington; Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Shawn M. Rundell, University of Washington; George Zatloka, Design Research Consultant; Jennifer Mankoff, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #31749HuskyADAPT: A Project-Based Accessible Design Course (Experience)Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering and the Director of the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Washington. She designs and teaches courses involving universal design, technical communication, ethics, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She co-founded HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology), where she mentors UW students in design for local needs experts with disabilities. She also leads STEM

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Patti Culley, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

quitecommon that their work experience has been limited to fast food or customer service. Studentsoften feel that this is of no value and that they have nothing to offer. What we emphasize is thatwhile these positions do not involve technical proficiency, they are opportunities to describe the‘soft skills’ that engineers often lack. Even the most generic ‘Burger Land’ job may require suchskills as communication, team work, integrity, trustworthiness, leadership, or work ethic. Thestudents simply need to emphasize the aspects of the job that demonstrated them on the resume.This experience is usually placed in the lower half of the resume, following the engineeringrelated items such as education, technical skills, coursework, projects or any

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

communication, and the values of work ethic. PBL applied to Digital Circuitsand Design Sequence (DCDS) courses addresses the need to provide undergraduate electricaland computer engineering students with such capabilities as they relate to real-worldapplications. This strategy addresses the goal of improving the quality of undergraduate Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math education through new learning techniques and teachingstrategies. The goal of the DCDS is to improve student learning of theoretical concepts in digitalcircuitry through project-based learning exercises using a field programmable gate array (FPGA)platform for rapid prototyping of complex designs. FPGA-based platforms offer real-timeprototyping of complex digital designs

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Minorities in Engineering

and Civil engineering majors at Georgia Tech. As there is always sufficient number of students enrolled in those majors, this course is taught at lease once every year.g) ENGR 1103 – Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design (Fall 2002) This is comparable to “Introduction to Engineering” course as is customarily taught in most engineering programs. The only difference is that ASU course is taught at sophomore level instead of the freshman level with pre-calculus as prerequisite. Primarily, this course introduces students to the engineering career opportunity, course requirements, survival skills, team work, technical communications, design approach, and ethical practices. The course is also used to reinforce concepts

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

students in need got extra attention in times that the pace of the course was fast. Because of this particular students’ decision to stay on and try harder he began to open up about his fears and concerns about transferring to a four year university. During a session of field work this student asked: “How hard are other courses and how do they compare to this course?” This question started a conversation about work ethic and how much effort would be needed to succeed in an engineering curriculum at university. The instructors expressed that it would not come easily and would need a high level of commitment. Also we expressed that there would be set backs and times where they would like to give up

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

with animals and animal rights’ issues because they perceive themselves andanimals to have similar positions in society due to patriarchal oppression. Thus, females tend toexpress more egalitarian and non-hierarchical ideologies. Herzog, Betchart, and Pittman [20]proposed theoretical reasons for gender differences that included: (i) the socioculturalperspective, that women are socialized to care and nurture, at the same time as boys areencouraged to be less emotional and more utilitarian; and (ii) that femininity leads to a morenurturance-expressive dimension of personality that is more highly related to concern for animalwelfare, even as masculinity relates to less sensitivity to the ethical treatment of other creatures.Gender is known to

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

intentions, creativity, and other related constructs, as well as the effects of an individual’s values and professional role orientation on STEM learning, retention, persis- tence, and ethics. Page 25.1043.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Pilot Intervention to Improve “Sense of Belonging” of Minorities in EngineeringSynopsisDuring the fall 2010 semester the Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-Efficacy(LAESE) was administered to engineering students across several majors at three institutions.The purpose of this study was to examine if there were differences in

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Harold Jay Harris, Eastern Illinois University School of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

Contribution Award as well as the ”Excellence in the Use of Technology ” (research) at EIU. His publications include: ”Ethical and Social Consequences of Biometric Technologies in the USA”, ”Technology in Central America and the Impact on CAFTA” and ”Design of an Industrial Control Laboratory” amongst others. Dr. Chinchilla has been awarded numerous grants and serves in numerous departmental and university committees at Eastern Illinois University.Mr. Harold Jay Harris, Eastern Illinois University School of Technology Page 22.697.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, The Ohio State University; Marjorie Luce Dorimé-Williams, Baruch College; Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly, Ohio State University

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Minorities in Engineering

backgrounds 2.22 0.88Solving complex real-world problems 2.81 0.94Developing a personal code of values and ethics 2.45 1.05To enhance the rigor of the analysis, we included statistical controls for potentially confoundingvariables based on our collective understanding of diversity, college student learning, and thestudy’s theoretical framework. Several factors were controlled for in the study including gender,race/ethnicity, age, class level, enrollment status, and grades. Page 24.894.7Data analysis. Data analysis

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

tracked. This program has proven to be successful in the ECE department forimproving female and minority enrollment and it would serve as a great model for the institute tomeet its diversity goals. Therefore, the primary purpose of this action plan is to grow the highlysuccessful ROSE-BUD program into an institution-wide ROSE-BUD MAPS program. As part of the professional development program, students will be taught professionalskills, including communication, teamwork, understanding ethics and professionalism. Theseactivities will provide an additional benefit for female and URM students because they can beginto develop social networks as soon as they arrive on campus. Some of the key activities willinvolve one of the three annual career

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

and acceptance of thestudents and make sure they are included in department activities. Integrate more diversityactivities into engineering curriculum by requiring that all freshman and first year graduatestudents take two-hours of diversity education.Faculty Diversity through New Teaching Post-Docs and Assistant: Host orientation for newTAs each fall and provide ongoing training seminars for teaching assistants wanting to developtheir teaching skills. Provide training to new Teaching Post-docs and Assistants to help themdevelop and improve their teaching skills. Survival Skills and Ethic programs can help post-docsand TAs to enhance their career growth and success at present and future.Foster a sense of belonging for minority students in the

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

toward mathematics was positively linked. Infact, those who had higher self-efficacy beliefs had increased achievement in mathematics andwork ethic. For the students who were unable to obtain sufficient parental support, they refusedto seek outside assistance, which led to doubt in their ability to succeed.Academic Socialization and STEM Identity FormationBlack women's confidence in their abilities enables them to develop academic competency andbuild their STEM identities7,8. According to Young et al.47, it is the responsibility of parents toserve as the strongest and perhaps most effective support system for Black girls pursuing STEM-related careers. More specifically, Black parents are ideally placed to support Black girls inestablishing their