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Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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graduate students coming to University of _____? ForMSEE and for PhD.“I would advice them to go to bigger university with more financial support, get your degree andthen come to University of _____ to teach as a faculty. When you come back to teach, mentor theblacks and support them to be like you.”(4) How has being President of NSBE (or being involved with NSBE) helped you in any wayin staying in school, graduating from MSEE and in your career advancement in general.“My period as President of NSBE only made it clear to me that from the political and financial standpoint University of _____ is not ready for more back students. We need a black dean for the schoolof engineering or president of the university that has a mind to develop the enrollment

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian A. Burt, Iowa State University; Alade S McKen, Iowa State University; Jordan Anthony Burkhart, Iowa State University; Jennifer Hormell, Iowa State University; Alec James Knight, Iowa State University

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became more and more solid in my mind…From my first half an hour interactionwith him, of course it’s difficult to tell how he is going to be for the next five years.” If the earlyinteractions were uncomfortable, it took more time – and perhaps more mental energy – forstudents to trust their advisors. This might suggest that students were fearful that theirassumptions about mismatches between advisor and advisee may have been accurate.Threatening Effects of Experiencing Racial Microaggressions within the Advisor-AdviseeRelationship Findings from this study illustrate that some Black men students deal with racialmicroaggressions in various ways that threaten their understandings of their professional identityas engineers and – in part

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Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Sylvester A. Kalevela, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Page 23.615.13 Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology: A Meta-Analysis," Review of Educational Research, vol. 69, pp. 21-51, 1999.[20] M. F. Belenky, B. M. Clinchy, N. R. Goldberger, and J. M. Tarule, Women’s Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind. New York, N.Y, 1986.[21] A. M. Paudel, "Fostering Diversity and Educational Learning among Engineering Students through Group- Study: A Case Study," presented at the ASEE-RMS, Ogden, UT, 2012. Page 23.615.14

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Technology). (2010). Prepare and inspire: K-12 education in STEM for America’s future. Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President, 2010.6) Goldenberg, C., Reese, L., & Gallimore, R. (1992). Effects of literacy materials from school on Latino children’s home experiences and early reading achievement. American Journal of Education, 100, 497-536.7) Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.8) Martinez Ortiz, A. (2011) “Students Learning Rate and Proportion Using Engineering LEGO Robotics”. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.9) NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecil Shy, Prairie View A&M University; James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Veda Brown, Prairie View A&M University

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AC 2008-2941: STEM COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTAL TUTORING METHODCecil Shy, Prairie View A&M UniversityJames Northern, Prairie View A&M UniversityVeda Brown, Prairie View A&M University Page 13.1097.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 STEM Cognitive Developmental Tutoring MethodAbstractThe purpose of the Cognitive Developmental Method is to help provide students with the mostresourceful and unique mentoring/tutoring experience. The STEM mentors have constructed atutoring method that compensates the need for cognitive communal and educational developmentof STEM students from diverse backgrounds. Combined theories from distinguished

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Camille Birch; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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public I should always keep an open mind and consider different groups. A sentence from the lecture that resonated with me and I wrote down was ‘If we don’t design for everyone - not everyone benefits from engineering.’” “These lectures and quiz sections have been my favorite so far in this class. Learning about how extreme the lack of diversity in the STEM field is was stunning to me… I had never considered that social biases could be reflected in science, a topic which I took for cold hard facts.” Comments on weaknesses and areas for improvement: Feeling that [university] generally is very biased in one direction can be intimidating. I don’t disagree with a more liberal perspective, but it makes it hard to even discuss other

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Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Chandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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Paper ID #6156Evaluating the ”Impacts” Section of the Engineering Self-Efficacy, Interest,and Perception SurveyDr. Cameron Denson, North Carolina State UniversityChandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn UniversityDr. Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University Dr. Christine Hailey is a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Mechan- ical and Aerospace Engineering. Her teaching responsibilities include Thermodynamics I and the Women in Engineering Seminar. She is the Principal Investigator of an NSF-funded project entitled ”The Influ- ence of MESA Activities on Underrepresented Students.” The Math

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; James Oppong, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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AC 2010-1303: ADAPTING A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO THEENVIRONMENT OF AN AFRICAN NATIONWillie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre WILLIE K. OFOSU is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Ofosu has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and an educator. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England.Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology FRANCOIS SEKYERE received BSc in electrical engineering in 1995 from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing MSc in telecommunication with a thesis topic on power line

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Impact Student Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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AC 2008-2675: IMPACT AND RESULTS OF MINORITY ENGINEERINGSTUDENT ADVISING AND MENTORING FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENTTokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University TOKUNBO OGUNFUNMI, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. He earned his BSEE (First Class Honors) from Obafemi Awolowo University, (formerly University of Ife), Nigeria, his MSEE and PhDEE from Stanford University, Stanford, California. His teaching and research interests span the areas of Digital Signal Processing (theory, applications and implementations), Adaptive Systems, VLSI/ASIC Design and Multimedia Signal Processing. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #16310Capturing Our Stories in Our Voices: Constructing a Narrative AnalysisStudy of African-American STEM MentorsDr. Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan Joi Mondisa is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and holds a PhD in Engineering Education, an MS in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, and a BS in General Engineering. She researches mentoring as intergroup support relations management; STEM mentoring experiences in higher education; and mentoring intervention programs in higher education

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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person embodied and significant others in affecting the protagonist’s actions and goals. 4. Recognize that the cultural setting, body, and others provide limits and context. 5. Consider the historical continuity of the characters. 6. Keep in mind that the narrative analysis outcome is the generation of a story. 7. Remember the narrative analysis must make the research plausible and understandable.Narrative ResultsThe following paragraphs detail examples about the personal, professional, and mentoringexperiences and relationships of “Dr. Laura James”.Personal and Professional ExperiencesIn her personal and professional experiences, Dr. James saw her family members’ influence ontheir students as educators. As an undergraduate engineering

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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findings. However, we improved the survey based on the responses andexpanded it outside engineering majors.Literature ReviewHofstede [2] defines culture as patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting that every human beingcarries. He analogizes culture as the “software of the mind” in that culture is a mental programthat is developed by social interactions and experiences collected across an individual’s lifetime.In his words, “the programming starts within the family; it continues within the neighborhood, atschool, in youth groups, at the workplace, and in the living community” (p. 6). In order tounderstand this culture, Hofstede developed a series of dimensions to characterize the commontraits and beliefs every individual has, with each dimension

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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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students to pursue an engineering career in similar numbers as male students.The last intention of this curriculum activity is to increase the percentage of women in the fieldof engineering in the U.S. As Neal Lane, a former Assistant to the President for Science andTechnology noted at the Summit on Women in Engineering [8] stated, ―. . . we simply needpeople with the best minds and skills, and many of those are women.‖References 1. Adams, C.J. (1994). Bringing peace home: A feminist philosophical perspective on the abuse of women, children, and pet animals. Hypatia, 9: 63-84. 2. Aquaponics Gardening Blog spot. Retrieved from http://aquaponic-gardening.blogspot.com/ 3. Backyard aquaponics. Retrieved from: http://www.backyard

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Vishodana Thamotharan, Florida International University; Atalie Garcia

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lunch recipients from diverse ethnic backgrounds (51% Hispanic, 17%Black, 13% White, 4% Native American, and 16% Multi-racial) that were transported by busfrom their respective schools daily. The student-mentors, likewise, reflected the demographics ofthe students with 40% Hispanic, 44% Black, 13% White, and 6% Asian. And while the campersconsisted of only males, there were three female student mentors. The student-mentors receiveda two-day training prior to the beginning of the camp in order to familiarize them with thecurriculum. The curriculum consisted of engineering habits of mind, design thinking, 3-D designand printing, and foundations in computing. The student-mentors themselves majored in variousengineering fields, computer science

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Auguste, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shelly Lynn Miller, University of Colorado Boulder; Joseph L. Polman, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #21942A Mixed-methods Study of Non-text Social Media Content as a Window intoAfrican-American Youth STEM IdentitiesDonna Auguste, University of Colorado, Boulder Donna Auguste is a Ph.D candidate in the interdisciplinary ATLAS Institute, College of Engineering and Applied Science. Her research engages intergenerational learners of color with STEM through sensor- based experiences that are personally meaningful, providing an opportunity to assess impact of such ex- periences on STEM identities. She examines modern expressions of STEM identities in social media. She earned a M.S. in Information Technology

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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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Paper ID #22229Community: Voices from a Small CohortMiss Monica Lauren Singer, AmeriCorps VISTA Monica Singer is an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) supporting diversity and inclu- sion initiatives within engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. There she received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with minors in Gender, Race, Culture, Science & Technol- ogy and Child Development. She is currently a research assistant in the Advancing Cultural Change lab on campus studying students’ experiences of bias in STEM. Her research interests include masculinity, STEM

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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problem seems to be in the fact that the academic foundation that should have beendeveloped over the years in K-12, is not at the level that is expected from incoming freshmen.This raises the question: how can engineering students receive adequate training if they are notcollege-ready? One has to keep in mind that one-year programs are likely unable to help studentscatch up on all K-12 skills and knowledge. The task seems even more formidable consideringthat study habits and academic attitudes are usually formed and solidified during K-12.Clearly there is no single remedy for the problem. Study habits, general attitude towardseducation, and academic preparedness need to be addressed. A solution for the latter issue maybe obtained by integrating

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Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Tech - CEISMC; Cher C Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology - CEISMC; Julia Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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mind. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Many of these activities occurthrough extra-curricular clubs and therefore attract those with an existing interest and means toparticipate outside of the regular school day. It requires a pro-active effort by teachers, schools,and other supporters to attract K-12 minority students to engineering,10 and this paper willaddress one such effort that uses FLL both in schools and local youth organizations to impactminority youth and increase their interest in engineering. We also provide student- and coach-level data on ways participation impacted participants in our initiative.FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®)FLL is an international robotics and research competition operated by For Inspiration andRecognition of Science and

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

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AC 2011-698: EFFECTIVENESS OF TEAM-BASED STEM PROJECT LEARN-ING TO RECRUIT MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STEMJean Kampe, Michigan Technological University DR. JEAN KAMPE is currently department chair of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Techno- logical University, where she holds an associate professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Tech, M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech. She was employed as a research engineer for five years at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, and she held an associate professorship in the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Paper ID #34883Pandemic! Influencing Girls’ Fear of Failure in a STEM + ComputationalThinking Program (Work in Progress)Dr. Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Henriette is a STEM Fellow at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She has worked at Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Labs, Baxter Labs, Tenneco, Monsanto, Frucon Construction, SC Johnson Wax and HP as a design engineer, a manufacturing engineer and a project manager. She holds an engineering degree from Northwestern University, an MBA from University of Oregon, an MiT and a Ph.D. in Math/Science Education from Washington State University

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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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AC 2007-605: FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSEXPOSED TO TRADITIONAL RESEARCH IN A SUMMER TRANSPORTATIONINSTITUTE PROGRAMClaude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University CLAUDE VILLIERS is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. Previously Dr. Villiers was an Assistant Professor at The City College of New York. Prior to this position, he was employed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a research engineer. Dr. Villiers also was employed by The University of Florida and worked on several projects

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonia Jacqueline Garcia, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Matthew Pariyothorn, University of Houston; Ahmarlay Myint M.S., Access and Inclusion; Alexandra K. Hardman, Texas A&M University Access and Inclusion

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conclusions based onthe data that emerged from the study.Rationale and Literature Review:A study conducted by three researchers with the Center for International Business Education andResearch found that almost 40% of U.S. companies surveyed missed international businessopportunities because of a lack of internationally competent personnel. Given that 95% ofconsumers live outside of the United States, it is important for students to gain internationalexperience (Daniel, Xie, & Kedia, 2014). With those numbers in mind, the National Academy ofEngineering states that a core need for engineers is to be able to work with a diverse,multinational, and multidisciplinary workforce. Therefore, engineering colleges must developstrategies that provide global

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Sarah Hodges, University of Kentucky; Alejandro Gerardo Villasante-Tezanos, University of Kentucky; Robert Theakston MS

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beendeemed necessary (Cook & Campbell, 1979). Therefore, the assessment of the research center-based mentoring program described above was designed with these considerations in mind.2.2. Assessment of the present mentoring studyFirst, both the initial 4-year duration of the program and the fact that data is being collected atmultiple and regular intervals ensures the availability of longitudinal data that may in turn helpdetermine the amount of time it takes for mentoring effects to emerge and the length of time thatthese effects persist (Jacobi, 1991). Moreover, data is being acquired for both a treatment group –URM engineering students participating in the research center-based mentoring program tobroaden participation in engineering (BPE

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Miorelli, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Jerry Dwyer, Texas Tech University

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School of Mines Dr. Barbara Moskal is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and the Director of the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation at the Colorado School of Mines. She is also a senior associate editor of the Journal for Engineering Education. Her research interests include: measurement, assessment, outreach, and diversity.Dr. Jerry Dwyer, Texas Tech University Dr. Jerry Dwyer is a professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and Director of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center for Outreach, Research & Education (STEM-CORE) at Texas Tech University. He worked for many years in computational mechanics related to fracture, composite materials and

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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Paper ID #14124A Scaffolding Case Study for Teaching Engineering Problem Solving to Un-derrepresented MinoritiesDr. Morris M. Girgis, Central State University Morris Girgis is a professor at Central State University. He teaches undergraduate courses in manufactur- ing engineering. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Hannover University, Germany. His current research in engineering education focuses on developing and implementing new educational tools and approaches to enhance teaching, learning and assessment at the course and curriculum levels

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Paper ID #12899The Impact of Federally Funded Scholarship Programs on the Success ofTransfer Students at a Public Engineering CollegeDr. David M. Ford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst David M. Ford is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. He is also on the Faculty Advisory Board for the Diversity Programs Office (DPO) in the College. The DPO provides academic and non-academic support to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation among under-represented minorities and women.Dr. Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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AbstractStatistics data show that there is a huge gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) workforces in the United States. In order to encourage more women to work in theSTEM fields, the first step is to attract women to pursue the STEM majors. Robotics provides aneasy, fun, and exciting environment for young minds, while exposing them to technologies at thesame time. This paper describes our collaboration with an all-girl high school in offering theirstudents a year-long robotics workshop. The motivation of this collaboration is two-folded. Onone side, the school administration is interested in bringing engineering and technologies to theircurriculum, which is currently missing. From our side, we would like to motivate and

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Brown

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administrators were in attendance.References1. Engineering Workforce Commission, Engineering and Technology Degrees, 2002 (Washington, DC, 2002)2. Baillie, C., and Moore, I., Effective Learning and Teaching in Engineering, Routledge Falmer, New York, NY, 2004.3. Gardner, H. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Basic Books, New York, NY 1993.4. Gawthrop, P. J., and McGookin, E., “A Lego-Based Control Experiment,” IEEE Control Systems Magazine, vol. 24, no. 5, p. 43-56, October 2004.5. http://www.bayerus.com/msms/news/index.cfm?mode=detail&id=EE4E0495-975E-C556- 347BA6CC8622947D, “Survey Reveals CEOs of 100 of the Fastest Growing U.S. Science and Technology Companies Fear Rising

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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activities based around middleschool math content standards and benchmarks. Engineering educators have dualpurposes in mind with K-12 service-learning projects. Thompson and Oakes notethat service learning pedagogy integrates engineering in societal context, includescommunication, employs cooperative and interdisciplinary approaches, and takesa holistic or global scope to problems. (Thompson and Oakes, 2006) Many ofthese qualities are attractive to both women and minorities in retaining them intechnology and engineering. K-12 service-learning projects also allowmeaningful outreach to take place, which will continue to feed the pipeline of newstudents into engineering fields

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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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Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Paper ID #6025Design of a Scholarship Program for Optimal ImpactProf. Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University Jeffrey W. Fergus received his B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1985 and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. After a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Notre Dame, he joined the materials engineering faculty at Auburn University, where he is currently a professor.Dr. Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University Dr. Harris is director of the Alabama Power Academic Excellence Program, an academic support program to assist