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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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evaluate the field trips. Results ofquestion 4 are shown in Figure 2. FU SE - Sum m er 2004 F IE L D T R IP E V A L U A T IO N F O R M F ie ld T r ip t o :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a te: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t th in g I le a r n e d fr o m p a r tic ip a tin g in th is fie ld tr ip w a s :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. T h is fie ld tr ip c a n b e im p r o v e d if_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. D id th is fie ld tr

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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toparticipate in the clubs and activities. To receive funding to support their club and activities, theclubs must consist of a minimum of 50% membership from students traditionallyunderrepresented in engineering10. Project monies are used to provide start-up materials to theclubs and an annual stipend of $1500 has been provided to each school for club sponsor(s).The Diversity in Engineering Technology Project is executed by the project PI on the UNCCharlotte campus, a key individual at each of the community college partners and the clubsponsor(s) at each of the high schools. Competition judges, mentors and support personnel havebeen university and community college faculty, staff and student volunteers, in addition to localmembers of industry and

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong

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found that only 61% of the students who took ourfirst semester engineering course (ENGR 101) continued as an engineering major in thesubsequent year. We believe that many of those who left engineering after the first year wouldhave continued in engineering if they had a more encouraging, helpful, personal, and stimulatingfirst year experience. Many other universities have recognized the importance of the first yearexperience as well and have revamped their first year introductory engineering course(s) [1-5].The goals of this introductory course are to provide students with basic skills for success, toenhance their interest in engineering and to cultivate their sense of belonging. Because of therecent decline in engineering enrollments [6], this

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Male Female2. Did someone from MSU come to your high school to talk about engineering? Yes No I can’t remember3. Which of the following people influenced your decision to enroll in engineering at MSU? Check as many as apply. My parent(s) or legal guardian(s) My brother(s) and/or sister(s) Other relatives Past math/science teacher(s) Past other teachers My high school counselor(s) Other non-relatives (friends, co-workers) Recruiters from MSU Other, please describe:4. Have you ever attended the Minority Apprentice Program (MAP) at MSU? Yes No5. Which of the following

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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. 2001, Pages: S3A - S37.2. A. Q. Gates, Meeting the challenge of expanding participation in the undergraduate researchexperience, Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual, Volume: 3, 4-7 Nov. 1998, Pages: 1133 – 1138.3. M. M. Ataai, Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual, Volume: 3, 5-8 Nov. 1997, Pages: 1140 – 1145.4. T. S. Berry and K. A. Kinney, GLUE: Sticiking with Engineering through Undergraduate Research. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2592. Portland, OR (2005).5. S. Kiefer and N. Dukhan, Benefits of Undergraduate

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NASA Fellowship Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

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), and other minority institutions (OMIs).Among the MIs, the enrollment of underrepresented minority groups (single or combined) mustexceed 50% of the total student enrollment in OMIs, at least 25% student enrollment is Hispanicand 50% or more of the Hispanic students are low-income individuals for HSIs, and 50% ormore of student enrollment is American Indians for TCUs. A list of minority institutions ispublished by the U. S. Department of Education [1].The NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) [2] provides professional developmentopportunities for both NASA scientists and STEM faculty of minority institutions. Each year,the program awards up to six NASA scientists to teach or enhance curricula at minorityinstitutions, and up to six

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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2006-564: PLANNING FOR DIVERSITY AT ALL LEVELSDonna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna S. Reese. Professor Reese is currently the Associate Dean for Academics and Administration for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. She has been on the faculty at MSU for 17 years. She may be reached via email at dreese@engr.msstate.edu.Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University Tommy Stevenson is currently the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Student Development for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Missisisippi State University. He may be contacted via email at tommy@engr.msstate.edu

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allene Manning, Purdue University; Virginia Booth-Gleghorn, Purdue University-MEP; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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program is being expanded to includeadditional resources for students and for others who might benefit from working within theAcademic Boot Camp. Page 11.463.5Bibliography1. Landis, R.D. (1991). Retention by Design: Achieving Excellence in Minority Engineeringeducation. National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.2. Agresi, A. (1996). An introduction to categorical data analysis. New York: John Wiley &Sons, Inc., p. 22.3. Hosmer, D.W., & S. Lemeshow. (2000.) Applied logistic regression. New York: John Wiley& Sons, Inc., p. 67.4. Gandara, P., & Maxwell-Jolly,J. (1999). Priming the pump: Strategies for increasing

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State University; Elaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University; Venetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Engineering began in the late 1980’s as an outgrowth of theefforts of Professor Reginald C. Whitsett (retired) of the ArchitecturalEngineering Department. When programs are resident, request for applicationsincrease and popularity has spread to the eastern seaboard of the United States, aswell as Michigan and New Mexico. Brochures, invitation letters and applicationsare sent to potential applicants through US Postal Mail as well as via Internet.Application packages are also sent to participants from previous years. Preliminary planning starts in the fall. Teachers and counselors arecontacted to see if they would be interested in helping to facilitate in the program.North Carolina A&T State University Students, both on the undergraduate

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andre Butler, Mercer University; Priscilla Hicks, Mercer University

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. Chubin, D. and Babco, E., “Walking the Talk” in Retention-to-Graduation: Institutional Production of Minority Engineers – A NACME Analysis, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (www.cpst.org/WalkingtheTalk.pdf), July 2003.6. Morrison, C., Griffin, K., and Marcutillio, P., “Retention of Minority Students in Engineering: Institutional Variability and Success,” NACME Research Letter, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1995.7. Peterson, L., Pinkham, S., and Jordan, C., “ALVA: A Successful Program for Increasing the Number of Minority Undergraduates who Earn Engineering Degrees,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2005.8. Morning, C. and Fleming, J., “Project Preserve: A Program to

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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of Minorities in Engineering and Technology. New York, 2001.7. Starks, S., S. Blake, and E. MacDonald, “Stimulating Pre-College Interest in Science, Engineering and Mathematics through Space-Oriented Activities,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, June 2005.8. Blake, S. and S. Starks, Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program, Final Report, 2004 Page 11.487.12APPENDIX ATexas Prefreshmen Engineering Program El PasoThe purpose of the Texas Prefreshmen Engineering Program El Paso chapter is to identify high-achieving middle and high school students with an interest in engineering, science, and

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Gonzalez-Barreto, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Antonio Gonzalez-Quevedo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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academically disadvantaged students). 3. For transfers, number of previous schools, associate degree, transferring from a 2-year, 4- year, or foreign institution. 4. Level of placement in mathematics (math starting level). This is a variable with values 1 for the lowest level of math (fundamentals of algebra), to 5 for the highest level, calculus II and higher. 5. Number of transfer credits in the engineering mathematics sequence, physics, other sciences, engineering courses and English and liberal arts. The credits had to be transferable toward the intended major. Credits outside of the major were not counted. 6. Cumulative GPA in previous school(s) (previous GPA). 7. Age. 8. Gender. 9. Ethnicity. White, Black

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University; Eakalak Khan, North Dakota State University

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learning engineering concepts while respecting theirexpertise. In this paper, approaches used in the topic selection and lesson plan development,implementation of student activities, impacts on high school teachers and students, challengesfaced by the collaboration, and lessons learned are discussed. The academy model is generic andmay be applied to any high school student population.IntroductionAccording to the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s 2004 Science and Engineering Indicators,only 328 American Indians and Alaska Natives earned bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2000.Although this number is impressively larger than the total in 1977 data when only 135 degreeswere awarded, the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives earning

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

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by supporting students whohave backgrounds or experiences that will contribute to the overall diversity of the College ofEngineering. Underrepresented ethnic groups currently comprise 17 percent of the UT Austinengineering student body. The EOE Director serves as co-administrator of the College’s OpenMentoring® Program. Page 11.911.4The College of Engineering at UT Austin has consistently remained among the ranks of thecountry's top engineering schools. The 2006 edition of the U. S. News & World Report survey ofthe country's engineering undergraduate schools ranked UT Austin eleventh in the nation among350 accredited engineering schools

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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Conference Session

Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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