Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

they have questions or concerns. A plan is created for each student tohelp them achieve the goal of entry into an engineering, applied science or other appropriatemajor, and advising sessions provide AOI students with a clearly defined picture of the programand a list of criteria they must meet. Pre-major students relate that this personal guidance isespecially valuable to them, and in addition to being a source of factual information the advisorand undergraduate office are perceived as sources for support and encouragement.First-year students are a focus of the AOI program, as freshmen are vulnerable academically andsocially during the transition to the responsibilities of higher education. Walter, et al. state“Some freshman are clear

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

(vs. 10.4 years for white Americans).Furthermore, 16.2% of black American Ph.D. recipients planned postdoctoral study (vs. 22.7%of all white American Ph.D. recipients).Programs are being established to enhance the quality of the graduate process for minoritygraduate students. The effects of small informal groups with underlying commonality have beendocumented to produce excellent results5. This is due in large part to common denominators ofrespect for one another’s opinions, genuine desire for members’ success, and anxiety freeenvironments for perceived failures.Through focus groups of minority graduate students, McAfee, et al. (2006) discovered thatpersonal and political aspects were major determining factors that led to the success of a

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Granados, California Polytechnic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

initial survey. The pre- and post- tests were analyzed using a pairedt-test for the individual items, using "teacher," and "highest family level" as blocking factors inthe analysis.Table I. A list of the survey questions3. I enjoy math (circle one): YES NO NOT SURE4. I believe that math is a difficult subject to learn (circle one): YES NO NOT SURE5. When I leave high school, I plan to have a job the doesn’t require math:YES NO NOT SURE6. I am planning on going to college: YES NO NOT SURE YET7. I believe I am able to learn math, even when it’s difficult: YES NO NOT SURE YET8. I am a little nervous about learning math: YES NO NOT SURE YET9. Math is valuable in the real world: YES NO NOT SURE YET10. My family is

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

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Minorities in Engineering

twodecades about one-third of freshmen entering college planned to study STEM [2]. In 2006, 44.7%of Asian freshmen, 34% of Black freshmen, 35.9% of Hispanic of Mexican/Chicano/Puerto Ricandescent freshman, 34.4% of American Indian freshmen, and 29.5% of White freshmen reported thatthey intended to major in STEM [2]. These numbers represent an increasing trend of a diversedemographic composition of students planning to major in STEM. Page 14.242.2 Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2009, American Society for Engineering EducationThe National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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Minorities in Engineering

participate in a “task course”. The task course awards points for avariety of autonomous activities performed by the robots. Limitations on the number oftimes points will be awarded for the same activity and a requirement that robots performmultiple tasks without human intervention drive diversity among the robots whilesimultaneously stimulating cooperation and communication between the students. Students experience the teamwork, development of engineering specialization,and the reward of accomplishing a complex task through teamwork just as engineers doin the field. Working professionals provide insight into particular disciplines and thelocal employers. General course discussions inform students about planning routesthrough college to

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong

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Minorities in Engineering

reach out to hidden underrepresented Student candidates in EngineeringAbstractThis article discusses the steps planned and implemented to reach out and increase participationand retention of minority students in our engineering programs at San Francisco State University(SFSU). These efforts began with SFSU's Partnership for Engineering Education (PFEE) program. The goal of this program is to bring together alumni, faculty and student participants from variousorganizations such as high schools, community colleges, universities and industry. Theseparticipants are brought to the PFEE through SFSU chapters of the MESA Engineering Program(MEP), Women Engineering Program (WEP) and other similar programs or professional

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Latin America Programs she created, managed and developed projects to enhance the presence of Texas A&M University in Latin c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #20476 American and to support in the internationalization of the education, research, and outreach projects of the university. She was charged with the development and implementation of a strategic plan for Texas A&M in South America. While at the Office for Latin America Programs, Maria was also responsible for the opening of the Soltis Center in Costa Rica. Maria speaks three languages fluently (Spanish

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Girum Urgessa P.E., George Mason University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

thediscipline. The data card is a tool used to develop a search plan and then inform recruitment anddevelopment of a hiring strategy to yield the best pool of candidates that includes minorityprospective faculty. This proactive approach can lead to collaborative work between searchcommittees and administrators. However, blaming search committees alone for not presenting adiverse pool of candidates for hiring decisions to be made up the chain is insincere if committeemembers are not included early on in the development of faculty search plans, do not have aproactive voice in the recruitment strategy, and are not given direct resources to be innovative inthe areas of non-traditional advertising that may be required to reach out to minority faculty

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Sciences.Students must be in good academic standing (GPA of 2.5 or better) and completed theirsophomore year. Junior and non-graduating senior students were also considered. Facultymentors with new or on-going research projects applied to the program by submitting a projectdescription and research plan. Through the application process, faculty project descriptions wereprovided to students to identify areas of interest and create student-faculty teams. To help enableand support these projects, students receive a $3500 stipend and faculty are reimbursed up to$250 for student research supplies. The first year of this summer program (2017), the CSC²program hosted a total of 31 students working across 14 different projects. Table 1 describes thestudent majors

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherish C. Vance, Texas A&M University; Bria Perkins, Texas A&M University; Jaida Bannister; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

institutionscontinue to push their goals and strategic plans of increasing the science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Attempts to increase STEM enrollment atUniversities consistently include the same concepts; bridge programs, learning communities,research experiences and group projects [1]. While attempting to increase undergraduateretention of (URM), these experiences often focus solely on first-year students. In order to meettheir needs, diverse students must matriculate through the Colleges and Universities via thepipeline from secondary education to employment. NSF [2] reports show the attrition rates forblack and Hispanic or Latino students in STEM fields from 2007 to 2013 is low. When lookingat all the students earning

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

pursued through the five-year UMCP plan for cooperativeengineering education which combines classroom theory with career-related workexperience. Individual counseling is available for students desiring to transfer to otherinstitutions. The Engineering Program is founded on the basic sciences and emphasizesthe development of a high degree of technical competence. It integrates these elements:(1) basic sciences, including mathematics, physics, and chemistry; (2) engineeringsciences including mechanics of solids and fluids, engineering materials,thermodynamics, electrical and electronic circuits, and transport phenomena; (3)engineering design which applies the above elements into the creation of systems,components and processes while optimizing

Conference Session

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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Minorities in Engineering

responses mentioned teamwork, and fivecommented learning about how to adjust engineering activities to a youngeraudience.Implementing the Service-Learning ActivitiesThe service-learning project culminated with student groups demonstrating theiractivities on real life middle school students. We originally planned for studentteams to go into a middle school math classroom and “teach” their activity as ateam. We were unable to implement this plan because of the difficulty in everystudent’s schedule meshing with traditional school day schedules. Instead, wewere able to take advantage of a university holiday in November (Election Day)to have students present their activity to an after school program at the local Boysand Girls Club. The audience at the

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

) acknowledge theimportance of music in society, (3) participate in service projects within the department, (4)connect to successful STEM alumni, (5) explore opportunities for participation in music-relatedstudent leadership positions, and (6) utilize the study tables provided by the departmental serviceorganizations in which many STEM students are members. Future work related to this modelalong with plans for engaging diverse students is presented along with suggestions for replicatingthis model on other campuses.IntroductionAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM)-related occupations make up 15 of the 20 fastest growing occupations.1 Among theseinclude fields such as information technology

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

concepts that were adopted from current literature in developing these interactivelearning modules and using the module of “Being a mentor and being mentored” as an exampleto illustrate the concept.Related LiteratureBackwards DesignIn the area of facilitating teaching and learning, the concept of “backwards design” by Wigginsand McTighe2 has been adopted by multiple researchers, educators, and practioners because ofits advantages in reforming currilum design. “Backwards design” entails a three-stage processfor designing a certain teaching and learning task. These three stages are: (1) identify desiredresults, (2) determine acceptable evidence, and (3) plan learning experiences and instruction. The“backward design” process includes first thinking

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

opportunities when qualified candidates are found ≠ Serve as a bridge in the transition from graduate student to faculty member ≠ Assist in preparing future faculty for a career at the university.Future Faculty Career Exploration Program StructureSince the program’s conception in 2003, a certain procedure has taken place to execute thenecessary planning and preparation of each year’s program. These procedures are set in stagesthat stretch throughout the entire year, beginning at the end of the current year’s program. Table1 provides a breakdown of these stages. FFCEP Highlights (Table 1) PHASE STEP ACTION Recruitment of applicants: Advertising

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Stevie Clark, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

not have the resources tocomplete the project on their own and the responsibility has fallen on the teachers toassist them. Four years ago, the program recognized the teachers’ need for assistancewith the economically disadvantaged students and pledged to help. In 2006, the programwas new to the process and did not act quickly enough to help more than two students.However, much was learned and we were able to plan earlier for 2007 when wesuccessfully helped 12 students. The greatest reward that year was seeing one of the boysstanding proudly in front of his display in the cafeteria with a huge smile on his face.The following year we assisted 16 students and in 2009 we were only able to assist 12due to snowstorms that cancelled two days of

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

co-curricular academic enrichment model that includes “academic planning, community service,family involvement, academic enrichment, hands-on engineering activities, career advising, fieldtrips, competitions and workshops.”3 MESA programs represent an innovative way of linking aco-curricular learning environment to mathematics, engineering and science programs within theformal public school setting to enhance STEM education of students.The first MESA program was founded in 1970 at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland,CA with a membership of 25 students. MESA's aim was to develop academic and leadershipskills, raise educational expectations, and instill confidence in California students from groupsthat were historically underrepresented

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Layne, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

personal path led me from a [university] BS/MS in 1969/70 to industry experience in [state]. After balancing family obligations and career motivation in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I returned to school and received my PhD from [different university] in 1985. My continued commitment to education led me to the newly created chemical engineering department at [another university] in 1986, where I started as an assistant professor just before turning 40.” – Diane Dorland, dean, Rowan UniversitySally Ann Keller gained leadership experience at the National Science Foundation and LosAlamos National Laboratory before becoming dean: “When I look back on my career, I can honestly say I did not spend much time planning

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry John Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Craig S. T. Daughtry, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Jurgen G. Schwarz, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh

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Minorities in Engineering

glycerin has been used toproduce soap successfully by the students. Students have also tested „gelling‟ tendency of different blendsof biodiesel and are currently working with the UMES farm manager to identify and appropriately modifyfarm equipment for biodiesel use. Students are also working with the university safety office to refinesafety considerations to comply with OSHA and municipality requirements. Students will be involved inmanaging broader logistics of scheduling the processor operation for biodiesel production and utilization,based on needs of the farm equipment. The project team plans to refine the processing of glycerin by-product to improve the aesthetics, fragrance, and other qualitative parameters of the soap so that they maysell

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

involved diverse aspects such as planning and scheduling, purchasing, performingcalculations and analysis, coordinating logistics, and design reviews. They were mentored byfaculty advisors. In addition, several minority students were engaged in undergraduate researchutilizing cutting edge technology, which also provided them financial support. Another surveyconducted shows that, these research/project experiences have brought excitement in theirlearning process, had a tremendous impact on their careers, motivated the minority students tobecome successful engineers, improved their learning outcome and self-confidence, preparedthem to join the national engineering workforce and improve diversity, and even motivatedsome of them to pursue graduate

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

and Technology Center, the Center for RemoteSensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS). Haskell is one of six partner universities inCReSIS headed by KU. Serendipitously, my fellowship tenure at Haskell wouldcorrespond with the inaugural year of the Center. Working with faculty atHaskell, I developed and proposed a plan which included teaching, research andprogram development between Haskell, KU and NASA.“Turning Two Jobs into One”Belay B. Demoz, Ph.D., Cohort 9, assignment at Howard University (HU)I joined NASA Goddard Space Flight Center after spending several years workingwith private companies and the University of Maryland Baltimore County(UMBC). While at UMBC, I collaborated with Howard University on a grant toNOAA to do atmospheric research and

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Renata A Revelo , University of Illinois at Chicago; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Stacey D Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

,professional insight was not limited to the explicit training provided by the workshops. Forexample, many Latina/o participants spoke of learning how to present themselves asprofessionals by observing and interacting with their peers.Participants spoke of organizational development training designed to help them learn theknowledge and skills related to the daily operation of the organization that would also translateinto the workplace. Through their membership and experiences within NSBE and SHPE, AfricanAmerican and Latina/o engineering students develop skills such as planning and businessmanagement skills. Furthermore, the responsibilities they shouldered in their leadership positionsfrequently put them in control of situations that challenged them

Conference Session

Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Kastner, Mississippi State University ; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Tori Holifield, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

)accepted the invitations. Camper participant selection was based on a personal statement on theapplication form: Please tell us about yourself including your interests (academic and nonacademic) and why you wish to attend this program. What do you expect to learn from attending (the camp)? We are also interested in your plans for college and career. Where do you intend to attend college and what major are you most interested in?Applicants whose personal statements showed a clear interest in computers, cyber security,programming, and technology as well as beginner- or intermediate-level experiences with suchareas were given preference.2015 was our second year co-designing and –implementing summer computer camps together

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

field of engineering in order to predict the enduring engineeringattributes needed to support “success” and “relevance” in the profession. [10] As a collective theattributes are known as the “Attributes of Engineers in 2020.” Table 1 details the attributes andthe search terms used to find relevant literature. More detailed description of each attribute willbe presented in the results section. Table 1. Engineer of 2020 Attribute and synonyms used during literature search Engineer of 2020 Attribute Synonyms and Search Terms Strong Analytical Skills Analytical skills Practical Ingenuity Ingenuity, skill in planning, combining, and adapting to

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Valerie Martin Conley Ph.D., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

phase was launched. The groups were charged to communicate at least monthly (verbaldialogue, e-mail, etc.) with the URM scholars giving updates and receiving advisement andadvocacy aligned with their professional progression plans. Areas of attention were primarily toinclude the following. 1. Professional progression: This entailed emeriti faculty conveying insights across an assortment of professional responsibilities such as teaching and scholarship, effective networking/engagement within the engineering societies, building a funded research program, and understanding the nature of academic leadership positions. As detailed, the emeriti engineering faculty were not only able to conceptually speak on these topics, but

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie LeSure, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Minorities in Engineering

showed that service participation yieldedsignificant positive results in the following eleven areas: (1) GPA, (2) writing skills, (3) criticalthinking skills, (4) commitment to activism, (5) commitment to promoting racial understanding,(6) self-efficacy (7) leadership activities (8) self-rated leadership ability, (9) interpersonal skills,(10) choice of a service career, and (11) plans to participate in service after college.A joint investigation at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology disclosed that students who participated in service-learning had a betterunderstanding of the connection between engineering and community needs 36. According toTsang et al., “Service learning is an effective strategy

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Minorities in Engineering

andminority students experience barriers in gaining access to networks and mentors more often thanstudents who do not belong to under-represented groups. Page 23.249.9Some results and comments by students on the satisfaction surveyIn the summer of 2010 we conducted an on-line satisfaction survey among the 61 students whohad completed an undergraduate research project by that time. The response rate was low, andeven after repeated reminders it was less than 30%. The respondents were all very positive abouttheir experiences. Except for two students, they found engineering more interesting, worth thetime and effort and useful for their future plans as a

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

for minority students. Out of 2044 student participants reporting, thetop “three most valuable things” about EPICS were teamwork, communication and organizationand planning in that order.27At the University of Michigan a choice of service-learning section of a required freshman courseresulted in students who were significantly more satisfied with the course and the instructor.That section was made up of a higher number of women and underrepresented minorities thanthe general first year population.284.2 The uniqueness of SLICEIn 2004, U. Mass. Lowell’s Francis College began implementation of a project called “Service-Learning Integrated throughout a College of Engineering” (SLICE). As such, it is the “I” thatmakes the curriculum reform at UML

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Danny Luecke; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College ; Paula Comeau, North Dakota State College of Science; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Karl Haefner; Alexa D. Azure, United Tribes Technical College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

would actout the roles of an entry-level engineer working on a problem located on ancestral landsintended to aid the local tribal community facing a particular resource-based problem.The participants were required to assess their knowledge of the scenario contents,describe a personal learning plan to better understand the situation and identify keyvariables that would impact decisions made about the situations within the scenario.These two additions to the summer program led to more emphasis on teamwork andleadership skill development to help students learn to communicate better, collaboratewith each other effectively and be more active in setting their own educational goals.These “beyond the curriculum” lessons were found to help students form

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

My name is Cassandra Prince (she/her/hers) and I am a third year Civil Engineering Major/Business Minor at the University of Texas at Austin. I was born and raised in the Austin area and I plan to graduate from UT Austin in May of 2022. I have gotten to work for several civil engineering companies such as TxDOT, CobbFendley, and Volkert through internships. In my time at UT Austin, I have gotten involved in organizations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Women in Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Organization through the Women in Engineering Program, a Lab Assistant through the university, and the LGBQTies, or the LGBTQIA+ engineering organization at UT Austin. Through the