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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2010-1328: FFCEP: AN INNOVATIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY TO FUELTHE PIPELINE AND DIVERSIFY THE PROFESSORIATERenee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 15.581.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 RIT’s FFCEP: An Innovative Recruitment Strategy to Fuel the Pipeline and Diversify the ProfessoriateAbstractDespite recruitment strategies and efforts to attract and retain ethnic minorities and women inprivate and public universities across this nation the challenge for parity still exists. Thoughpresidents, provosts, deans, department chairs, and faculty search committees have come torealize

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2010-1981: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: A BRIDGE BETWEEN ENGINEERING,DEVELOPING NATIONS AND INNER-CITY YOUTHPaul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE Paul Imbertson received the BS (83) MS (94) and PhD (97) in electrical engineering, all from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in power electronics for military avionics and is currently a Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota, where he has been voted Best Professor eight times. His current interests include the wide ranging topics of energy and deciphering the minds of electrical engineering students.Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy Anders Sonnenburg holds a Bachelors Degree

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Carrick Brunson, Paul Carrick Brunson Agency ; Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #10785Transformation of Faculty Dissemination Practices Via Social MediaDr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Inaugu- ral Director of the College of Engineering’s Leadership Minor at Purdue University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody

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Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Dan Mott, Texas A&M International University

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monitoring progress and making adjustments. TAMIU, along withmany other universities across the U.S., is implementing student retention and success strategiesto improve student success. It is important to keep in mind, however, that student motivation iskey and must be given top priority.AcknowledgementsThe Internship and Research Assistantship Programs are partially supported by two TAMIUprojects, STEM Minority Outreach and Retention Enhancement (STEM-MORE) and ServingYouth in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SYSTEM). These two projectsare funded by the U.S. Department of Education (Award # P120A110067 and Award #P031C110118, respectively). Feedback on the internship survey was provided by Dr. Judy Kellyof West Texas Office of

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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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AC 2009-1201: NURTURE MOTIVATED, CONFIDENT, AND STRATEGICLEARNERS IN ENGINEERING THROUGH COGNITIVE ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL COURSEWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over 10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum. He serves as a freshmen advisor for the First Year Experience Program at JSU and is the Principle Investigator for

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erin Buehler, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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campus’ postsecondaryprogram. The course has many goals, chief among them to promote awareness of students withID on campus, dispel misconceptions about the abilities of these students, and to promote aninterest in STEM fields for all students involved. Persons with disabilities are vastlyunderrepresented in engineering disciplines and people with ID experience unemploymentgreater than 60% [8]. With this in mind, we designed this course to both promote an interest inSTEM for all students involved, and we also introduced the idea of self-employment by way ofentrepreneurship as another avenue toward employment and self-determination.Undergraduate students in this course came from several different STEM fields includinginformation systems, business

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Michael Schearer, Cleveland State University; M. Ann Reinthal, Cleveland State University; Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University

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significant pieces of it are and what it all means. And being able to think through a problem very critically and they just retrained my mind on how to think about a problem. Whereas before I was less efficient on how I was solving problems.She continues to describe engineering items she learned including optimization and problemsolving on her own.In addition to the confidence statements, cohort two students responded to statements indicatingtheir plans to pursue a degree in rehabilitation engineering. At the beginning and end of theprogram Erica strongly agreed or agreed with the following statements: • I plan to continue to pursue opportunities to learn more about engineering and computing in rehabilitation and assistive

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robin Parent, California Polytechnic State University; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dylan Henson, California Polytechnic State University

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belonging in engineering and theuniversity community: • Q2: How useful do you feel the university resources have been for you this quarter? • Q3: How connected and supported do you feel by your peers and community? • Q4: How comfortable do you feel about seeking out your professors with questions and concerns?Data AnalysisQualitativeReflections were read and analyzed using a discourse analysis technique. Discourse analysis is aqualitative research method that aims at uncovering meaning from written and spoken language(10). For each reflection we kept in mind the study questions and took note of how the studentengaged with their engineering identity and sense of belonging. The depth and significance ofthe reflection was judged in part by

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

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Page 24.1063.12participated in this workshop as engaged members and professionals who could speak onleadership philosophy and professional goals. This included a lunch time presentation. To develop the globally minded engineer, the seminar “The Places You Can GEAUX” was added tointroduce various opportunities to study abroad for a semester or summer and to get involvedwith Engineers Without Borders.The spring 2011 seminar series started with the return of the “book club” seminar, and it featuredthe book Linchpin: Are you Indispensable by Seth Godin The book club used the book as awinter reading assignment, and the scholars meet at the beginning of the semester discuss andpresent their impressions of the book and evolving culture of work.. The

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Paper ID #33507Scaffolding Student Success: Developing a Culturally Responsive Approachto Support Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering UndergraduateResearchDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. is an Education Specialist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Assistant Profes- sor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Education and Research. Dr. Garc´ıa helps facilitate professional development to both formal and informal STEM educators utilizing NASA

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Ronald R. DeLyser, University of Denver; Goncalo Martins, University of Denver; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver

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students developtheir own personal identities as engineers. As published previously by Atadero et al., studentswith inclusive professional identities will possess four different attributes: (a) the necessarytechnical knowledge, skills, and abilities to work in their chosen field, (b) an appreciation forhow all kinds of diversity strengthen engineering and computer science as disciplines, (c)knowledge of how to act in inclusive ways and create inclusive environments within their fields,and (d) consideration of diverse populations who are impacted by their professional practice [3].Attributes (a), (b), and (d) were kept in mind when analyzing both the logistics of the activities,as well as the student experience. Attribute (c) was not considered for

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Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Donnelly, University of Florida

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AC 2007-1784: THE SOUTH EAST ALLIANCE FOR GRADUATE EDUCATIONAND THE PROFESSORIATE PROGRAM: GRADUATE MINORITY RETENTIONAND PREPAREDNESS FOR ACADEMIC CAREERSAnne Donnelly, University of Florida Anne E. Donnelly, University of Florida ANNE E. DONNELLY is the co-PI and Director of the South East Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program. For the past 10 years she has also served as the Associate Director for Education and Outreach at the Particle Engineering Research Center, an NSF ERC. She holds a PhD in Science Education from the University of Florida. Page 12.1470.1

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Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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AC 2009-1657: EDUCATING THE EDUCATOR: COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR FACULTY FROMUNDER-REPRESENTED AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONSRam Mohan, North Carolina A&T State UniversityNarayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University Page 14.511.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating the Educator: Computational Science and Engineering Training Workshop for Faculty from Under-Represented and Minority Serving InstitutionsAbstractComputational science and engineering (CSE) and high performance computing (HPC) havenow become an integral part of several engineering and science

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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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Paper ID #18457PIPELINES: Fostering University-Community College Partnerships and STEMProfessional Success for Underrepresented PopulationsDr. Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. Maria Teresa Napoli received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara, in 2004. In 1999, she also earned a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Padova in Italy. Currently, she holds positions as VP of MEMS Development at Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, and as Community College Programs Manager at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Prior

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille Johnson, San Jose State University; Clifton M. Oyamot Jr., San Jose State University

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Student Success Priority funding. Many thanks go to Dr. Lauren Aguilar and Dr.Chris Gonzalez Clarke at Stanford University for their consultation and expertise.6 REFERENCES1 Tinto, V., 1975, “Dropouts from higher education: A theoretical synthesis of recent literature,” A Review ofEducational Research, v45, pp. 89-125.2 Veenstra, C.P., Dey, E.L., Herrin, G.D., 2009, “A model for freshman engineering retention,” Advances inEngineering Education, Winter 2009, pp 1-333 Spitzer, B., and Aronson, J., 2015, “Minding and mending the gap: Social psychological interventions to reduceeducational disparities,” British Journal of Educational Psychology, v 85 i1, March 2015, pp 1-184 Yeager, D., Walton, G., and Cohen, G., 2013, “Addressing achievement

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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. https://www.asee.org/papers-and- publications/publications/college-profiles/15EngineeringbytheNumbersPart1.pdf.[2] M.T. Gibbons. Engineering by the numbers, 2009. https://www.asee.org/papers-and- publications/publications/college-profiles/15EngineeringbytheNumbersPart1.pdf.[3] Helen Shen. Mind the gender gap. Nature, 495(7439):22, 2013.[4] Rethink your gender attitudes. Nature Materials, 13(5):427, 2014.[5] Corinne A Moss-Racusin, John F Dovidio, Victoria L Brescoll, Mark J Graham, and Jo Handelsman. Science facultys subtle gender biases favor male students. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(41):16474–16479, 2012.[6] Sari M Van Anders. Why the academic pipeline leaks: Fewer men than women

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Shea Bigsby, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T State University; Evelyn Sowells-Boone, North Carolina A&T State University; Mark A. Melton, Saint Augustine's University

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.References[1] P. S. Strom and R. D. Strom, “Collaboration and support for student success.” The Education Digest, 79(3), 50-56, 2013.[2] F. A. Hrabowski III. “Broadening participation in the American stem workforce.” Bioscience, 62(4), 325-326, 2012.[3] C.B. Leggon. Diversifying science and engineering faculties: Intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender. American Behavioral Scientist, 53(7), 1013-1028, 2010. doi: 10.1177/0002764209356236[4] A. J. Kaba. “Black Americans, gains in science and engineering degrees, and gender." Sociology Mind, 3(1), 67-82, 2013.[5] “New report shows blacks are almost invisible on the science faculties at major research universities.” The Journal of Blacks in Higher

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2002, and has worked on many assessment, research, and evalu- ation projects, including the measurement of student learning outcomes in general education, longitudi- nal research on the effects of undergraduate engineering research experiences on minority enrollment in graduate school, and the evaluation of the Georgia Tech International and Research Plans. He is currently working on an upcoming evaluation of service learning and sustainability project as part of Georgia Tech’s Quality Enhancement Plan.Dr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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group. In this way, key stakeholders at institutionshousing minority faculty may reevaluate and ultimately enhance the climate and theenvironments for African American female faculty. It is hypothesized that by knowing moreabout the demographics along with current trends, it will be possible to recruit and to retainAfrican American women in the engineering professoriate. With this in mind, the main questionaddressed in this paper is, “What can we learn from data about African American female facultywithin U.S. accredited engineering programs, and how might these data provide a foundation forthe development of new initiatives promoting the experiences of African American femalefaculty in engineering?”Literature ReviewThis section will present a

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Stacey D. Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Jamora Hamilton, Clemson University

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Paper ID #12931A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of DevelopingEngineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesDr. Julie P Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Paper ID #18782A Case Study on Moving the STEM Fence: Exposing STEM to MinorityYouth Who are Oftentimes Not Aware of Such OpportunitiesDr. Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Villiers is an Associate Professor in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCOE) 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. Dr. Villiers’ areas of principal research interest are Civil Engineering Materials and Asphalt Technology, Highway and Pavement Design, Transportation, Specifications and Construction

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Mark McKenney, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Matt Johnson; Sharon Locke; Ann Vogel, iBIO Institute; Colin Wilson, Southern Illinois University; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Paper ID #31545Program for Minority Girls (Research to Practice-Diversity)Ms. 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, a MiT and a Ph.D. in Math/Science Education from Washington State University. Henriette’s research agenda is unveiling

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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coursesinto their Bachelor’s degree program. Page 24.108.4The workshops are to keep the motivation of the transferring students high so they do not changetheir minds before entering our program and to facilitate this transfer by familiarizing them toour faculty, facilities and program.2. The Articulation Agreement with Laredo Community CollegeThis articulation agreement which is not yet complete, will allow the engineering students fromLCC to transfer into our Systems Engineering Program without losing any credits. The benefit ofthis program to TAMIU is to increase the number of students transferring from LCC to TAMIUas opposed to other universities

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New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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element modeling of woven composites including U.S. Army, U.S. Air force, NASA-Langley Research Center, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His expertise is in the area of low-cost fabrication and processing of woven composites using VARTM process, fatigue and impact testing of composites, and analytical modeling of woven composites. Presently, he is involved in the development of nano-engineered multifunctional materials using XD CNTs and electro spun fiber materials. He is also involved in reengineering of several H-46 and H-47 helicopter components for NAVAIR using out of autoclave processing. In the past, he has worked on the one step processing of Composite

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Michelle Mazak, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Cristopher B. Font-Santiago; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Effects of Language on CATS PerformanceAbstractThe University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM) is an officially bilingual university whereengineering classes may be taught in Spanish, English, or a combination of both languages.Spanish is the home language of 91% of undergraduates at UPRM. Because of low performanceon the Concept Assessment Tool for Statics (CATS) (around 29% compared to the results ofother institutions, which ranged from 30-70%), a Spanish version of CATS (CATS-S) wasdeveloped. Ten Hispanic senior civil engineering students were recruited and divided into twogroups, control and experimental. The control group was assigned the original CATS version

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel

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Connor, MLS, DM/AHIP is Professor of Library Science and STEM Liaison at the Daniel Library of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina in Charleston. Research interests relate to how scientists develop habits of mind and how case studies can be used to engage and sustain learning. Page 24.530.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enhancing Undergraduate Civil Engineering Opportunities for Minority, Female, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged StudentsAbstractA student scholarship and enrichment program was established to help address pervasiveproblems of

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed A. Seif, Alabama A&M University

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the School of Engineering and Technology at AAMU, the distribution of studentsbased on gender is 76% male and 24% female. AAMU has set a priority to provide low-incomestudents with higher education and ensure their success through retention, graduation, andadvancement.AAMU is located in Huntsville, Alabama, which is known internationally as a center ofaerospace and defense technology. Huntsville is considered as a leader in high-tech research,engineering services, information systems design and in the manufacturing of computingequipment, telecommunications, space vehicles and rocket propulsion, and attracts some of thegreatest minds in the world. It is the home of more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. Theseindustries and government agencies

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Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, Kansas State University; Emily Wilcox, Kansas State University

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1% 8% 18% 45% 28% (0.95) College of Engineering. a Value SystemFive point Likert Scale values: 1= strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 =strongly agree Page 25.127.12Bibliography1. Alsop, S. & Watts, M. (2003). Science education and affect. International Journal of Science Education, 25(9), 1043–1047. DOI: 10.1080/09500690320000321992. Claxton, G. (1991). Educating the inquiring mind: The challenge for school science. New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf.3. Erikson, E. (1956). The problem of ego identity. Journal of American Psychoanalytic Association, 4, 56–121.4. Fishbein, M

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tammy L Haut Donahue, Michigan Technological University

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from pursuing engineering.Why is this situation worth examining? To quote William A. Wulf, former president ofthe National Academy of Engineering, “Our profession is diminished and impoverishedby a lack of diversity.”Keeping those thoughts in mind it is important to examine the historical theories andframeworks that will help us not only understand why these students do not pursueengineering, but to also develop interventions to improve the alarming statistics thathamper engineering diversity.Research QuestionWhy don't minorities persist or even consider pursuing an engineering degree? WilliamA. Wulf, former president of the National Academy of Engineering, expressed theimportance of diversity in engineering when he said, “We need to