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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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components that differentiate PIPELINES from similar initiatives and that webelieve are key to its impact are: 1) fostering STEM diversity through an interdisciplinarypartnership; 2) workforce learning through STEM design experiences; 3) leveraging teamworkfor early engagement in engineering design. We discuss each one in the following sections.Fostering STEM Diversity through an Interdisciplinary Partnership Funded by ONR, PIPELINES is a collaborative effort between the Center for Science andEngineering Partnerships (CSEP) at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), theGevirtz Graduate School of Education at UCSB (GGSE), and the Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand, Navy Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) at

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MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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-Americans. In2004, Caucasian men composed of 69.3% of the science and engineering degrees whereasAfrican-American men accounted for 5.9%.1 African-American men are still disproportionatelyrepresented in the engineering and science fields. In order to address this need, Virginia Tech’sCollege of Engineering has developed The VT PACT, a retention program for first-year African-American men in engineering. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: 1) to discuss how the booktitled, The Pact, written by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt was used asa framework to develop the The VT PACT and 2) to discuss the impact of The VT PACT for the2005-2006 academic year and the 2006 fall semester.2 The researchers provide brief backgroundon

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Lynne Morazes, Brandeis University

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departure for making better informed decisions about the allocation of resources, educationalprogramming and support systems for first-generation Latina students in STEM professions. Thisresearch can begin discussion on the formulation of best practices about how to improveretention, achievement, undergraduate graduation rates, and career preparation of first-generationLatinas in engineering. This research may elucidates some of the reasons why Latinas chooseengineering in college and why they continue in engineering using Achievement Goal Theory(AGT) as the theoretical framework. Page 26.1291.8Research QuestionsIn this paper, we used the lens of

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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technologies. He has many publications in journals and conferences and 5 U.S. patents. He was a recipient of the 2008 SRC Page 23.980.1 Inventor Recognition Award, the 2006 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society VLSI Transactions Best Paper Award, 2005 SRC Technical Excellence Award, and the Best Paper Award of the 2004 International Con- ference on Computer Design. He is a technical program committee member of International Symposium on Low Power Electronics Design and International Symposium on Quality Electronics Design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

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Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York; Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York

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research experienceThe impact of undergraduate research, including summer research experiences, has beenresearched extensively and the findings indicate a beneficial effect on intellectual, professionaland personal growth for students and increased job satisfaction and professional outcomes forfaculty1, 2. Students from under-represented groups in particular are thought to benefit from anundergraduate research experience, since they often experience less access to the informalmentoring and networking opportunities and the quality high school education that traditionalstudents enjoy. Participation in undergraduate research has proven to be an effective strategy toremedy such gaps in access for under-represented groups. A study on the impact

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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faculty chooses the session to be used and notifies the INSPIRE directoraccordingly.Non-engineering related sessions are conducted by a combination of the program director,graduate students, and alumni of the engineering school or consultants depending on the sessionobjectives, resource availability and expertise, and effectiveness. These sessions provide theparticipants with information on what it really takes to be prepared to major in engineering,exposure to various work environments of practicing engineers as well as an assessment of theirlearning styles.Minimum course taking guidelines for graduation requirements have been enacted by manystates in the U.S. since the early 1980s. These minimum course taking standards are usuallyconsistent

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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University has formed a multiple-disciplinarylearning community, in which senior students from different disciplines work together andachieve hands-on learning in multiple-disciplinary robotic projects18. Students regard thisexperience as the best thing they do in their four years at college. Some students have chosen tocontinue onto graduate studies, or have started careers related to their experience. In BucknellUniversity, upper-level students participate in designing a lab for a freshmen-level course andserved as TAs, and learn how to create a lab experiment and how to present the information,while the freshmen have the opportunity to contact with upper-level students and obtain hands-on experience 19.To make STEM more meaningful and inspire

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Maeve Drummond Oakes, CISTAR, Purdue University

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continue after the summer and provide long-term support for oneanother as STEM professionals. At CISTAR, they joined a larger cohort of Research Experiencefor Undergraduate (REU) students from across the U.S. and worked in research teams (so theyhad a peer in the research lab). Similarly, the teacher participants joined a cohort of STEMteachers who were part of a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program with CISTAR.Further, program participants had multiple mentors in keeping with best mentoring practices(i.e., faculty and graduate mentors, and professional staff mentors who made themselvesavailable after doing a session or workshop with the students). In addition, there were someinformal teacher-student interactions where they could learn

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Vincent Abbott, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Oleg Gontar; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Victor Mejia; Phanit Pollavith, California State University, Los Angeles; Ricardo Sanchez; Jose Antonio Zamalloa; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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be scientists and engineers for two days and to interact with graduatestudents on a college campus. In addition, the summer camp provides graduate fellows anopportunity to practice conducting activities with kids and communicating science andengineering to a broader audience. IMPACT LA is a National Science Foundation (NSF)Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK12) Program that partners graduate fellowsconducting master’s research in engineering and science with math and science middle and highschool teachers in the East Los Angeles (East LA) area.1 During the year, the graduate fellowsare visiting scientists and engineers, bringing their research into the classroom. The summercamp is the culmination of the summer workshops that are

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Influence of Race and Culture

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; John F. Flannigan, III, III, Sloan Construction Company; Renee M. Wooten, SAS Institute, Inc.; Eric P. Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University

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” Engineering &Manufacturing New Graduate Professional Development Rotation Program. Within thatprogram, NG is extremely proud that the company female population over the period of time is30 % and the total of minorities and females approaches 50%. In addition NG has a growingNew Graduate Leadership Training Program run out of our Baltimore facility that has also beenrecognized as “Best Manufacturing Practices” where 52% of the almost 250 participants in thelast three years are women and minorities.Northrop Grumman is the second largest employer for Engineers graduating from the NC StateUniversity College of Engineering over the past four years, having hired in excess of 75 newgraduate engineers for the Baltimore location alone. NG has a very

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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for students who have chosen to study at acommunity college or who were on our campus in another discipline and have not completed ourdaunting many-semester transfer requirements for calculus, chemistry and physics.These seemingly small adjustments in our admission practices and policies are having a strongpositive impact on creating multiple pathways for admission to engineering — all withoutputting our college at significant risk of reducing retention rates. And, while it is early, we arefinding women inordinately represented among students who migrate to engineering via thispathway.Finding GoldShirt Students — The GoldShirt strategy aims beyond the current US universityrecruitment “competition” to enroll from the limited pool of the best

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kyle F. Trenshaw, University of Rochester; Elif Miskioğlu, Bucknell University; Derek Rushton, University of Rochester; Philip Asare, Bucknell University

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in infectious disease and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering edu- cation prompted Dr. Miskio˘glu to change her career path and become a scholar of engineering education. As an educator, she is committed to challenging her students to uncover new perspectives and dig deeper into the context of the societal problems engineering is intended to solve. As a scholar, she seeks to not only contribute original theoretical research to the field, but work to bridge the theory-to-practice gap in engineering education by serving as an ambassador for empirically driven

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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the James F. Lufkin Award for the best conference paper—on the intersections between professional communication research and social jus- tice—at the 2012 International Professional Communication Conference. In 2015, he won the Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education from the Professional Communica- tion Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). His current research focuses on rendering visible and integrating the social justice dimensions inherent in three components of the engineering curriculum—in engineering sciences, engineering design, and humanities and social science courses. That research, conducted with co-author Juan C. Lucena, will

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Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Institute of Technology. She worked for several years as a manufacturing controls engineer for Ford Motor Company and Detroit Edison before returning to graduate school to pursue her PhD. She has been an active member of the American Society of Engineering Edu- cation (ASEE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2004. Her research interests include multidisciplinary educational robotics, human-robot interfaces and identifying strategies to increase enrollment and retention of women and minorities in engineering. She is the co-founder of the first multidisciplinary minor in robotics at Rose-Hulman. She is currently the director of the minor. She is also co-PI of the Rose-Hulman building

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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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(HESA) program at Ohio State University, working as a graduate research association for Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn’s Research Group for Higher Education Research & Policy (CHERP). His research interests lie at the intersection of diverse higher education experiences, sense of belonging, and the psychological impact of college environments.Mr. Michael Steven Williams, Ohio State University Currently a Ph.D. student in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio State University, Williams’s research interests center on two aspects of higher education: (1) the student, particularly graduate stu- dent socialization and mentoring and (2) the institution, with focus on specialized institutions such as historically Black

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1999 to 2004, and associate dean for student affairs and curriculum at the college from 2004 to 2018. Dr. Perry’s research interests include semiconductor device modeling, embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is an electrical and computer engineering program evaluator for ABET, Inc, a senior member of the IEEE, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell is the Director of Student Access at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (COE). As Director, Charmane leads a comprehensive effort to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate minorities and women in engineering. She has

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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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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their identity and promote change on the campus atlarge.Here, we will discuss our design and implementation of a LGBTQIA+ reading group for STEMstudents and faculty as a mechanism to disrupt the erasure of queer narratives in STEM. Throughthis group, students are able to discuss queer identities and social issues in a formal setting andconnect with literature that validates their experiences of isolation and discrimination in their field.We will discuss the reading group structure and design, provide reflection on best practices fromour pilot group in Fall 2020, and will present student and faculty reflections on their experiencesin the group.Reading Group Development and StructureReading Group DevelopmentThe idea to run this reading group

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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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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AC 2007-504: NASA OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY AT MINORITYINSTITUTIONS: REFLECTIONS OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR FELLOWSLouis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso Louis J. Everett is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas and has research interests in the use of technology in the classroom. His technical research interests include robotics, machine design, dynamics and control systems. He began his NAFP tenure in 2006 and is presently with the Mobility and Manipulation group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. leverett@utep.edu http://research.utep.edu/pacelabPaul Racette, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University

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her research, including the Joenk Award for the best article in IEEE Transactions in Professional Communication, the Nell Ann Pickett Award for best article in Technical Communication Quarterly, and the NCTE Best Article in Theories of Technical Communication (in both 2015 and 2018). She is also the co-founder of Women in Technical Communication, a mentoring organization that received the 2015 Diana Award from ACM Special Interest Group in the Design of Communication.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State Uni- versity. Prior to this appointment, she was an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jana B. Milford, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Boulder. She holds a B.A. in biochemistry and is a graduate student in the Engineering Management Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has worked for the University of Colorado in various capacities for 11 years, including as a program manager for a small medical research center. Her interests are in quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis. She has been involved with the Engineering GoldShirt Program implementation since its inception.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton; Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, California State University, Fullerton; Doina Bein, California State University, Fullerton; Yu Bai, California State University, Fullerton; Salvador Mayoral, California State University, Fullerton

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courses in ECS,Science, and Mathematics. The training was focused on course module development for lower-division Engineering, Mathematics, and Science courses to incorporate high impact practices.Undergraduate Research for Freshman and Sophomore Students Undergraduate research consisting of laboratory/field activities and design projectsinvolving students, peer mentors, and faculty members were implemented in the Summer of2019. These activities were intended to increase the persistence of URM students in STEMdisciplines. The objective of Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) was toincrease students’ comprehension of concepts and topics and develop skills through real-worldexperiences at a very early stage as a freshman or

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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research to a broader audience, training is provided tobuild the fellows’ professional development skills including time management, researchpresentation skills, and interviewing skills.In this paper we will share our best practices in the IMPACT LA program on enhancing thepipeline to recruit minority students and prepare them for advanced degrees in engineering fields.We also present the preliminary assessment data to show the positive impact on K-12 students’perceptions of engineers and on the professional development of our graduate fellows.Constituents of the IMPACT LA PipelineTo strengthen the K-20 engineering pipeline for underrepresented minorities, specificallyHispanic students, the IMPACT LA program has formed partnerships with the Los

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MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Georgia Space Grant Consortium. The details of the bridge building competitioncan be found in the website3.The competition provides an opportunity for high school students in Southwest Georgia, workingas a team of 2 or 3, to solve realistic engineering problems by designing and building astructurally efficient balsa wood bridge according to very demanding specifications. Thestructural efficiency is measured by the ratio of the breaking load to the weight of the bridge. Apanel of judges from industry and research organizations conducts the testing and declares thewinners. The competition is held in two categories, short (22”) and long (33”) span, with theweight of the bridge limited to 28.3 gm (1 ounce) and 50 gm respectively. The top three

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Richard R. Harris, Northeastern University; Brad Lehman; Russell Faux; Luis Rafael Frias II

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. After a year as a Spencer Scholar at Stanford University, Dr. Faux returned to Italy as a research consultant for Bolt, Beranek, and Newman. Dr. Faux held senior research positions at TERC and Riverdeep Interactive (perhaps best known for the Carmen Sandiego software) before starting Davis Square Research Associates in 2001. His work encompasses qualitative and quantitative methods, including grounded theory, instrument development and validation, quantitative modeling, and social network analysis. DSRA clients have included the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Purdue University, the University of Maine, Tufts University, the Boston Museum of Science, Boston University, the University

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Lauren Singer, AmeriCorps VISTA; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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theireducation. Although the cohort model serves as an effective social support for traditionallymarginalized students in this study, high impact practices (HIPS) such as these serve to put aband-aid on a leaky pipeline, ignoring the underlying systemic barriers in place.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, S-STEM grant#1356753. All opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of theNational Science Foundation.References[1] Yosso, T.J., “Whose Culture Has Capital? A Critical Race Theory Discussion of CommunityCultural Wealth,” Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(1): 69-91, 2005. [2] Jones, S.A. and Were, M. “Impact of the POSSE Program on the Academic Integration ofMinority

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Thomas, Virginia Tech; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers

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mission statement and primary goal tosupport an increase in black engineers globally and through a student-managed model hasmaintained a board of directors of college and graduate level engineering students. In 2002,Technical Outreach Community Help, TORCH was formed as an initiative of the board ofdirectors to take the NSBE mission into action by “positively impacting the community” andnarrowing the digital divide through service of the organization’s membership. Selection of thelearning environment is also key; TORCH experiences take place in various settings includingafter-school and Saturday programs, at NSBE events, and in community centers, churches,college campuses or even a shopping mall.Recently, a new structure has been developed for

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. According to Kayes, one of the most common myths in diversefaculty hiring is that if the president, dean, provost, chancellor, department chair, humanresources officer, and trustees all openly advocate for faculty diversity then it will be evident inthe search and hiring process37. This myth assumes that the members of the Search Committeesalso prioritize diverse hiring when in reality many are unaware of the institutional anddepartmental advantages of a diverse faculty and staff37. Breu et al., recommends that all faculty Search Committee members participate in anorientation on best practices in outreach, recruitment, and interviewing strategies designed toensure diverse candidate pools and to foster fairness and inclusion36. The

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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WOC.For students of color, campus climate issues around race, class, and gender shape their highereducation learning environment. Research suggests hostile campus climates are associated withstudents of color leaving STEM fields before graduating. Such barriers can be more pronouncedfor WOC who often experience a “double bind” of race and gender marginalization whennavigating the STEM culture. Therefore, it is important that educators understand experiences ofWOC and what is needed to improve students’ experiences in order to minimize the performancegap in key indicators (e.g., retention, achievement and persistence). We seek to address thisSTEM need through the guiding research question: “How does the double bind of race andgender impact the

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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-program student survey designed to measure perception ofover-all usefulness of the research internship program. Results show that the research internshipprogram was successful in its achieving its goals of helping students prepare for transfer, solidifytheir choice of major, increase their confidence in applying for other internships, and enhance theirinterest in pursuing graduate degrees. Overall, students were satisfied with the program, and wouldrecommend it to a friend. More details of student responses to the post-program survey includingtheir perception of the usefulness of and satisfaction with specific program activities are given inAppendix A