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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail M. Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville; Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Bill W. Elliott, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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goal of improving students’ academic success throughunique tutoring and mentoring sessions. The cohort program was offered in four majors:chemistry, mathematics, biology, and engineering. The criteria used to admit the students in thecohort program are based on mathematics preparedness. The cohort students should at least beeligible to register in Pre-calculus in their first semester of college.The The University of Texas at Brownsville maintains an “open door” admissions policy, basedon high school curriculum, high school rank, and scores on the SAT or ACT. However, some ofthe partner community college programs and undergraduate programs have specific admissionrequirements. Historically, the incoming freshmen admitted to the STEM majors

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greses Perez, Stanford University

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.), Bilingualism: a social approach (pp. 1–22). New York: Palgrave.Martínez, R. A. (2013). Reading the world in Spanglish: Hybrid language practices and ideological contestation in a sixth-grade English language arts classroom. Linguistics and Education, 24(3), 276-288.Paris, D. (2012). Culturally sustaining pedagogy: A needed change in stance, terminology, and practice. Educational Researcher, 41(3), 93-97.Pennycook, A. (2007). The myth of English as an international language. Disinventing and reconstituting languages, 90-115.U.S. Census Bureau (2015). Community Survey (ACS) from the Census Data (2015).Teddlie, C., & Tashakkori, A. (2009). Foundations of mixed methods research: Integrating quantitative

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shuyan Sun

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strong components of the program. Overall, 39% of the scholars were transfers from2-year local community colleges [4]. Results also indicate that faculty mentoring, monetarysupport, and an integration of research into education played strong roles in student retention andpost-graduation placement. The overall retention rate in 2017 was 88%. Through March 2017, 49scholars (58%) completed the BS degree in ME with an average GPA at graduation of 3.53/4.0,27% of them are pursuing graduate degrees in a STEM major, 67% of them are now working ina STEM industry. The program was built from both best practices in research and lessons learned fromprevious years from the grant [2][3]. Specifically, a S-STEM scholar will be connected to facultymentor

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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the most unique: Integration. The goal of SLICE is tofully integrate service projects into core courses of the undergraduate curriculum of everydiscipline of engineering, in addition to voluntary service-learning opportunities, so that everystudent has at least one course with S-L every semester.Responding to this initiative, 25 faculty members actually implemented service-learning into atleast one of their courses during the 04-05 academic year and 34 faculty in 05-06. In 2005-06,over the two semesters an average of 700 undergraduate students participated in S-L projects in52 courses, some with required S-L projects and others elective. This wide variety of coursesincluded, for example, a first year introduction to engineering with 300

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

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focus in “thezone”, achieving flow, which helps them to excel academically11, 45. More specifically, studentswho report higher “flow-like engagement” in their high school math and science classes weremore likely to report higher grades in college38. Thus, out-of-school programs such as thosebased on MOTIVATE, afford rich opportunities for educational advancement for students.3. MOTIVATE IMPLEMENTATIONAn additional, unique feature of the MOTIVATE curriculum is the integration of the “CS in…”track. This track is an extension of contextualized computer education21, which teaches CS inrelevant, real-world contexts and authentic learning experiences35. Through the “CS in…” trackwe provide a series of learning modules designed to spark interest in

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New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Juan Lira, Texas A&M International University; Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University

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Regents Professor. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Texas A&I University in 1969, his M. S. in Education with a concentration in Reading from Laredo State University in 1975, and his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Reading from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining TAMIU in 1978, Dr. Lira taught at Laredo Community College and was a public school educator in San Antonio and Laredo, Texas. Dr. Lira is Professional Reading Specialist, Immediate Past President of the Texas State Reading Association, and a member of the International Reading Association.Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University Ms. Conchita Hickey is Executive

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Liu, California State University-Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles

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Project which allows Hispanic students froma local High School district to participate in the SERENADES researches in summers. Inaddition, three senior/graduate level courses have been developed to leverage the research resultsof real-time and embedded systems, and image processing from the SERENADES laboratory tothe electrical engineering curriculum at CSULA. Page 13.1133.21. IntroductionCalifornia State University (CSULA), Pasadena City College (PCC), and University of SouthernCalifornia (USC) have established partnerships through an educational pipeline under theNASA’s MUCERPI program. The associated activities were conducted mainly in the

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Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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taught physics and mathematics in Dutch secondary and higher education and mathematics at Pace University. She performed curriculum evaluation and academic advising at Delft University of Technology, and large-scale educational research at Twente University. Before coming to City College, she worked for three years as a research associate in IBM Research, performing organizational and usability studies.Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York ARDIE D. WALSER Ardie D. Walser is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at the City College of the City University of New York. Dr. Walser is presently the Division Chair

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Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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: The duties of the Academic Coordinator are to supervise staff andstudents during off-campus activities; provide academic instruction to students; and consult withthe Program Administrator on curriculum and other activities.Academic Aides: The STI students are divided in groups of 5 to 6 individuals. Each group is ledby an Academic Aide who reports directly to the Academic Coordinator. The academic aides,who served as counselors, were drawn from engineering students at The City College of NewYork. This has been a critical component of the STI, the academic aides constituting immediaterecruits into the transportation pipeline.Faculty/Researchers: A faculty member is responsible for providing daily academic instructionand related activities

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

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and ideas and help promote interpersonal skills. Twoparticipants acknowledged an increase in awareness of the complex, dynamic nature of researchgroups: “Through this research group, I have learned the dynamics of working in a team with engineering peers. This has included learning to compromise and combine ideas that other members may have, as well as reaching out to them for more information or specific requests when necessary.” “From working with others, I have learned that not everyone approaches the same problem in the same manner, and there are multiple effective ways to solve a problem.”These responses shed light on the importance of integrating a scaffolding technique to promote thetechnical, communication, and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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inclusion at each institution has also been an ongoingconsortium research focus and theme [6].As Redshirt programs represent an alternative access pathway to and through engineering fornon-traditional engineering students, research efforts were initially focused on the programcomponents first encountered by Redshirt students - namely the first-year academic curriculum,community-building including pre-matriculation summer bridge programs, providingscholarships via the NSF S-STEM grant, and establishing a culture of high-touch academicadvising and support services from the first year onwards [9]. This paper continues the focus oninvestigating diverse student success in Redshirt programs, but extends the analysis beyond theexperience of first-year

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

Collection

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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provide ample evidencefor targeted, programmatic efforts that not only increase overall baccalaureate attainment but canalso increase the number of STEM graduates.Retention theory. Theorists 9-12 hypothesize that student degree progress and completion areinfluenced by social and academic integration within an institution. More recent integration Page 26.1052.7theories also posit other aspects of the institutional environment that play a role in retention of  underrepresented students, such as climate and practices fostered by institutional agents.13, 14Researchers in retention theory suggest

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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, these are not the only factors that influence the integration and persistence ofBlack students in engineering majors. However; this paper seeks to fill a gap in the literatureregarding these particular factors. Tinto’s14 integration model serves as the theoreticalframework for this study. Tinto suggested a twice revised theoretical model that described howstudents make decisions about remaining in higher education. Through all iterations of themodel, the idea of integration and the nature of interactions between students and members of theinstitution remained. To put it simply, students’ choices concerning remaining at an institutionare a function of their academic and social integration within their institutions. While students’characteristics

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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with the New Basics standards recommended by the National Commission onExcellence in Education (NCEC) for high school graduation. Kentucky New Basicsrequirements (in Carnegie units) include: 4 units of English/language arts, 3 units Social Studies,3 units Mathematics, 3 units Science, 1 unit Health/Physical Education, and 1 unitArts/vocation.[8] The pre-college curriculum (PCC) required for admission into the University ofLouisville is in alignment with the NCEC requirements, including an additional 2 units in foreignlanguage for incoming freshmen. Table 2 shows the PCC required for incoming freshman at theUniversity of Louisville. Although most high school students are told by their high schoolcounselor the coursework requirements for

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Anna Newsome, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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-authored three ASEE papers on FIRST LEGO League and engineering in the middle school classroom. My current projects include an NSF research project called Science Learning Integrating Design, Engineering, and Robotics (SLIDER) and a NASA online professional development course for K-12 teacher on Using LEGO Robots to Enhance STEM Learning.N. Anna Newsome, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) atGeorgia Tech Anna Newsome serves as a Program Coordinator for the Center for Education Integrating Science, Math- ematics, and Computing (CEISMC), the K-12 outreach arm of Georgia Tech. She provides input and assistance to various projects at CEISMC, including Science Learning Integrating Design

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Vivian Xian-wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University ; Gabriella P. Sugerman, University of Texas at Austin; Cassandra Prince, LGBTQ+ STEM Issues and Advocacy; Jeffrey Marchioni, The University of Texas at Austin; Ria Upreti

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queer engineering reading group comprised of undergraduate andgraduate students and faculty members. Studies over the last decade have shown that LGBTQIA+engineering students have continuously felt excluded and devalued in STEM spaces. A key factorin this chilly climate is the social-technical dualism that is often strictly enforced in engineeringcurriculum. Professors and students alike see discussing politics and social issues as irrelevant tothe highly technical curriculum. As a result, queer identities are erased from engineering andstudents are never able to formally connect engineering with their queer (or other) identity in anymeaningful way. In an effort to combat this, we have implemented a LGBTQIA+ reading groupthat challenges the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Sherri L. Turner, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Gale Mason Chagil, Culture Inquiry Consulting, LLC; Sue C. Jacobs Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; Sarah Johnson, Oklahoma State University

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. Turner, and G. Gushue, “Testing an integrative contextual career development model with adolsescents from high-poverty urban areas,” Career Development Quarterly, vol. 66, pp. 220-232, Sep. 2018.[21] E. H. McWhirter, et al., “Perceived barriers and postsecondary plans in Mexican American and White adolescents,” Journal of Career Assessment, vol. 15, pp. 119-138, Feb. 2007.[22] E. H. McWhirter, G. Hackett, and D. L. Bandalos, “A casual model of the educational plans and career expectations of Mexican-American high school girls,” Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 166-181, Apr. 1998.[23] S. L. Turner, “Preparing inner-city adolescents to transition into high school,” Professional

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It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cate Samuelson, University of Washington

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and conceptual difficulties can be a commonexperience among undergraduate engineering students, ethnic minority engineering studentsoften face additional challenges in their undergraduate programs, which can make them feelisolated and hinder their ability to integrate into their college campuses. Integration into thecollege environment plays an important role in students feeling a sense of belonging on campus,and ultimately in their decisions to persist. Racial and ethnic minority students who areintegrated into the college environment through various means can find supports such as friendswith similar backgrounds, advice from advanced students, and role models and advisors, whichcan positively influence academic performance. This paper

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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engineering education. Clark serves as the Director of the Academic Training Manage- ment Organization (ATMO), an engineering education research and service center. Clark also serves as the night time director of a pre-freshman accelerated curriculum in engineering program called ”PACE” in the summer.Mr. Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation Joseph White is the Outreach Director for the Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF), where he is responsible for working with principals and teachers to create, develop, implement, and sustain STEM programs for students in grades 3-12. He develops partnerships with scientists, professors, engineers, inventors and corporate companies to create internships and field study opportunities.Mr

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Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Porsche Amanda Williams; Cameron Michael McGhee, Purdue University

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AC 2012-4806: LSAMP INDIANA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DIVER-SITY PROGRAM SERVING UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STU-DENTSDr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West LafayetteMrs. Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeremi London is a graduate student at Purdue University. She is pursuing a M.S. in industrial engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education.Mr. Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette Benjamin Ahn is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests relate to higher education reform, graduate teaching assistants’ roles in engineering classes, undergraduate engineering syllabus and curriculum development, and professional engineering

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

curriculum. Literature connects good student performance in calculus with agood pre-calculus preparation12. Consequently, VCU developed a rigorous four week summertransition program (STP) for incoming minority (African American, Hispanic American, andNative American) freshmen STEM disciplines in 2008. The core academic component of theprogram was a pre-calculus preparation course along with science and study skills courses. Afour credit pre-calculus course was offered during the program’s first year to prepare the studentsfor their first mathematics course in the upcoming fall semester. All students took an on-linemathematics placement test to confirm their placement in pre-calculus. The goal of the summercourse was to enhance participants

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

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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. Preparing TREX Programdescriptions that can be integrated into Faculty NSF proposals has proven to be a winningapproach to secure supplemental funding for undergraduate research assistants. The NationalScience Foundation and Intel Corporation have been the most significant investors in the TexasResearch Experience Program.During the 2007-08 academic year and summer 2008, 21 students participated in the TREXprogram. 43 percent of TREX participants (9 research assistants) were funded by the IntelUndergraduate Research Grant. During the 2008-09 academic year, 14 students are participatingin the TREX program. Five TREX participants were funded by the Intel UndergraduateResearch Grant and an additional five will be supported in summer 2009.Intel’s

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Joseph A Kitchen, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, Ohio State University; Meg E. Stentz, Ohio State University

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Teaching Associate with the First-Year Engineering Program and continues to work on research projects in the Movement Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also currently the Vice President of the OSU American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Student Chapter. His research interests include diversity, inclusion, retention and success with a particular focus on students in STEM fields.Mr. Joseph A Kitchen, Ohio State University An Ohio native, Joseph ”Joey” Kitchen earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology (minor in International Studies) as well as a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Ohio State University. He is now a doctoral student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Bonner, Texas A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Helene Cook, Texas A&M University

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AC 2009-1959: INTERNAL MOTIVATION AS A FACTOR FOR THE SUCCESS OFAFRICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AHISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (HBCU)Fred Bonner, Texas A&M University Fred A. Bonner, II, is an Associate Professor of higher education administration in the Educational Administration and Human Resource Development department at Texas A&M University—College Station. He received a B.A. degree in chemistry from the University of North Texas, an M.S.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Baylor University, and an Ed.D. in higher education administration and college teaching from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. Bonner has been the recipient of the American

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B.H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Jennifer G. Cromley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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differ byrace, X2(4, N = 246) = 0.000, p > .05 and we accept the H1 hypothesis as true that ‘the reportedlevels of RMA are different for women of color and other females’ studying engineering. Also,were calculated the correlations for all the scales and sub-scales. Interestingly, the elevated PHQscores were correlated with microaggressions [r (243) = .22, p < .01]. This relationship will befurther explored in the individual interviews.Based on the correlations, engineering identity was related to the internalization sub-scale of theWIAS. The internalization level is an indication that a women has integrated a personallydefined positive view of womanhood into their identity despite cultural norms or the antitheticalpositions of the women 20

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

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education activities will be disseminated through the development ofinterdisciplinary and cutting edge science/technology based curriculum, involvement of theundergraduate and graduate students in the year-round research projects, exposure of the state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, workshops for integrating computer and simulation techniquesand through community services that involve high school students. With the active involvementof the investigators who are responsible for propagating the technology and knowledge obtainedfrom this project into class teaching, mentoring, students advising and human resourcedevelopment. The team hopes it is preparing and educating the next generation of highly skilledpersonnel that can be successfully

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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, and 1 Partnership Award for the Integration of Research (PAIR) grant. ‚ Five curriculum development initiatives have been created by NAFP Fellows. A NAFP Fellow was instrumental in the curriculum development of the first Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering to be offered at a Tribal College (Salish Kootenai College). ‚ NASA Employee and Faculty Fellows have used their NAFP experience to obtain additional research grants and fellowships. In 2004 alone, 32% of external proposal submissions from NAFP Fellows were awarded ‚ NAFP Fellows have gained national recognition and honors for their excellence in science, engineering and

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajeev K Agrawal, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech)

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has proven to be effective. A study conducted on Alaskan Yupik tribe students, which integrated the tribe’s culture with standardized curriculum. The results were Yupik students in the program learned math quicker, retained more information, and enjoyed math more than Yupik students who were not in the program [22]. Students saw greater academic success when their teachers exhibited a strong belief in the students learning ability, provided the curriculum in context to each student's lives, and established caring relationships with students. At times it is best that students teach their teachers on how to best teach them. Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools implemented a successful program called Student Six to help train teachers onhow to better

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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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software and hardware functionality in tandem at or near real-time speeds early in thedesign flow.2 Scope and General Goals2.1 Project GoalsIn today’s competitive society, it is important to pursue the kinds of innovative, technology- Page 12.1193.4driven curricula essential to preparing students for life in the changing knowledge-basedeconomy. It is essential that academic institutions equip future graduates with the skillsnecessary to be an integral part of this change. Companies are searching to add tech-savvyworkers to their environment. Today’s students learn at a faster rate when the classroomeducation is combined with the fast evaluation in

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Stroot, University of South Florida; Bernard Batson, University of South Florida; BK Robertson, Alabama State University

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partnered with Alabama State University (ASU), anHBCU institution, to initiate a new pipeline between the schools that has the potential to increasethe number of ASU biology graduates enrolling in engineering graduate programs. This newpipeline will be christened by a new hybrid laboratory course in the spring of 2006 that exposesASU students to the use of molecular biology based methods in engineering. This USF coursewas developed through an NSF-CCLI grant and offered to USF students in the spring of 20051-3.For the planned hybrid course, the lecture portion of the course will be broadcast live through theinternet for ASU students. The lecture will be the responsibility of the USF faculty member,while the laboratory section will be provided