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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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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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the American Associationfor the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The women shared common experiences related to the“double oppression of sex and race or ethnicity plus the third oppression in the chosen career,science”. They discussed their unique positions, identified common barriers and challenges totheir success, and formulated plans for change at departmental and institutional levels. Theensuing publication, The Double Bind: The Price of Being a Minority Woman in Science,1 marksthe first collective report on the unique challenges faced by underrepresented minority women inthe sciences. 7According to Malcolm et al.,1 much has changed regarding women of color (WOC) since 1975.The conversation has moved from “rights versus wrongs” and more

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Woodberry Brinkley, Virginia Commonwealth University; Falcon Rankins, Virginia Commonwealth University; Stevara Clinton, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Chemistry; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Keeping Up with Technology: Transitioning Summer Bridge into a Virtual ClassroomIntroductionIn past years, the United States has produced highly qualified individuals that are able to lead ininnovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Theseadvances in such specified areas have been a major contributor to economic growth in the U.S.However the U.S. is facing a major challenge in that STEM bachelor’s degree as a percentage oftotal degrees conferred has steadily decreased in the last decade.(1) Furthermore, as noted by thePresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

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is the Dean of the College of Engineering and ComputerScience (CECS) at CSUN. Co-PI’s include the department chairs in our college, as well as theircounterparts at the two partner institutions. The organization chart for the programimplementation is shown in Figure 1. An advisory board for the program has been appointed toprovide feedback and guidance. Included on the board are alumni from our institution who aremembers of under-represented groups. Assessment of the program is performed by a facultymember from our College of Education (one of the co-authors of this paper) with assistance fromgraduate students and college staff. Each department in the College of Engineering andComputer Science is an active participant in the program. Program

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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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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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delivered as a series of Saturday workshops set in a communityscience museum. Each year, cohorts of K-4 African American and Latino students and theirparents participated in eight 3-hour workshops comprised of student/parent sessions ofhands-on science and engineering activities as well as separate parent awareness anddevelopment sessions in STEM education and technology skill development. Mixed methodsresearch methodology is used to measure the program’s contribution to the advancement ofthe program goals. This program has incorporated major findings of more than 10-years ofresearch that suggests that improving children’s academic outcomes are much more effectivewhen the family is actively engaged.1 This program has offered opportunities for

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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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Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Anju Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University

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engineering disciplinespresented to the participants which include chemical, electrical and systems engineering.1 IntroductionHispanics are the fastest-growing and youngest ethnic group in the United States. It is estimatedthat Hispanics will comprise 30 percent of the U.S. population by the year 2040 and will becomethe largest ethnic group by then. Therefore, it is essential to provide perceptions of differentengineering disciplines to the future high school teachers in STEM disciplines. The pre-serviceSTEM teachers’ workshop was designed for future high school teachers in STEM fields toprovide awareness in the engineering disciplines. Therefore, three professors from differentengineering disciplines provided an entire day curriculum for each day of

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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dimensionsrepresents a different way of understanding the world and a different approach for analyzingphenomena (e.g. learning of engineering). See Figure 1 for a diagram of this framework. Thefirst dimension represents the mainstream, White way of knowing the world. When analyzingphenomena, the first dimension represents looking onto Indians and matters that concern themwith disregard to the Native ways of seeing. The second dimension is one where the Indian andmainstream perspectives collide and represents the majority of analysis. It is through the second Page 24.84.4  dimension that a bridge to understand the third dimension - Native reality - takes

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech

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high as third in the nation in producing undergraduate engineering degrees for minority groups and the program was recognized with the 2011 NSBE ExxonMobil Impact Award and the 2012 College Board Innovator Award, Getting through College Category. Page 24.101.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Review of the Literature on Transfer Student Pathways to Engineering DegreesAbstract In 2012, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science Technology (PCAST)documented the need to prepare more than 1 million additional STEM

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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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tostreamline the transfer of students receiving Associates in Arts degree and includes a set ofsummer engineering workshops aimed at retaining the college students so they eventuallytransfer into our program.1. IntroductionThis ongoing program is designed to improve the recruitment and retention of highly motivatedHispanic and other minority students into our Systems Engineering program at TAMIU. Thisprogram is part of a grant from the US Department of Education, Minority Science andEngineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) titled “STEM Minority Outreach and RecruitmentEnhancement (STEM-MORE)” under award number: P120A110067 and is designed to increasethe number of Hispanic and minority students attaining Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary W. Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology/CINVESTAV

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hearing (D/HoH) students presents several challenges aswell as many rewards. For D/HoH students to be mainstreamed into a regular engineeringprogram presents a series of barriers that they need to overcome. D/HoH student’s languagecharacteristics are more similar to foreign students because written and spoken English is theirsecond language and they often function similarly with respect to English discourse, semantics,and sentence interpretation (1) (2).Engineering course material generally does not consider any type of learning accessibility forD/HoH students. While the university provides resources (such as e.g. sign language interpreters,note takers, real time captioning and specialized mentoring faculty), the instructors in theclassrooms

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard R Harris, Northeastern University; Lauren Machunis, Northeastern University; William Tiga Tita, D'Amore-McKim Business School, Northeastern University

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pioneer and expert in distance learn- ing and eCommerce. He is also a Kent Fellow on Social Ethics from University of Southern California where he completed his post-doctoral studies. Dr. Tita’s research interests are in exploring the role of the Web in trade development and education and training, in general, for the emerging economies. Other primary teaching and research interests are professional ethics, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, social en- trepreneurship, and strategy in the global economy. Address: D’Amore-Kim School of Business, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue, Rm.219A, HA Boston, MA 02115 Email: w.tita@neu.edu; wtigatita@yahoo.com Phone: 1-617-373-7259 Mobile: 1-508-735-7945

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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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,while the experimental group received the CATS-S. For both instruments, questions were givenin open-ended format.The control group scored an average of 51% on CATS, and the experimental group scored anaverage of 24% on CATS-S. That is, native-Spanish speakers did worse on CATS-S than CATS.This study seeks to understand the role of language in the performance of these students bycomparing their performance on CATS and CAT-S, answering the following questions: 1. What are the linguistic discrepancies between CATS and CATS-S? How might these discrepancies lead to differences in performance? 2. Can the poor performance of students on CATS-S be explained by the linguistic discrepancies found in question 1?Linguistic analysis took

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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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Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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) whodid not participate in the summer engineering enrichment program. Additionally, although thedata are limited, it appears that SEEP engineering students with ACT Math scores from 20-25achieve a greater retention rate (by about 12%, 14%, and 23% for 1 year, 2 year, and 3 yearsrespectively) than their classmates with ACT Math scores of 17-19. Many summerbridge/enrichment programs with various objectives/approaches (mostly aimed at increasingretention of engineering majors) have been implemented [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12].Most of the programs appear to have a nominal length of 2-4 weeks which is likely due toprogram cost and sustainment of funding sources. To the best of our knowledge, none have beenundertaken for the full 10

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F. Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie S. Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University

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(ASEE) Survey of Engineering andEngineering Technology Programs has identified North Carolina A&T State University(NCA&T) as one the leading producers of African American B.S. level engineers and among thetop three leaders for producing BS level African-American female engineers[1]. This designationis often pursued by many prominent universities, such as Georgia Institute of Technology,Prairie View A&M and Florida State/Florida A&M, resulting in these universities alternatingbetween the top for rankings for the last five years[1, 2]. The numbers of Under-RepresentedMinority (URM) engineering students continue to remain low in comparison to therepresentation in the general population[2].Despite efforts to increase the diversity

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

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by the student’s science and engineering identity and his/herparticipation in interdisciplinary research.  Underrepresented minority science and engineeringundergraduate students participated in a National Science Foundation: Emerging Frontiers inResearch and Innovation – Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) program for 1 semester.At the end of this research experience, students (n=10) were given an identity “pre-survey”. Afollow-up identity “post-survey” was given the first week of fall semester following varioussummer activities in which students participated. Domain-specific interest survey items revealedsignificant differences between science and engineering majors when the topic was engineering,for both pre-survey and post-survey

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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ethical development in engineering students.Dr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Ms. Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel Elizabeth

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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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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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high school seniors to college freshmen, the first year of engineering iscritical. In an attempt to facilitate this transition and motivate students as they begin theiracademic careers, many colleges provide summer bridge programs [1]. Summer bridge programsaim to provide incoming students with early contact and enriching experiences believed tofacilitate the acquisition of the skills needed to be successful in college. However, students canhave varying experiences even if they participate in the same activities. Since studies focusing onsummer bridge programs are typically quantitative and primarily focus on academic performanceand retention [2, 3], we know little about how these experiences vary and the many different waysstudents may

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron S. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Pamela Renee Lockwood, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University

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predominantly from rural communities, and yet they have chosenSTEM in contradiction to the research.Table 1: Hispanic Enrollment by Gender at ##### Fall 2005 – Fall 2011 ##### Year Male Female Total Fall 2005 62 41 103 Fall 2006 85 61 146 Fall 2007 96 66 162 Fall 2008 109 72 181 Fall 2009 125 77 202 Fall 2010 141 89 232 Fall 2011 163 97 260By 2030, projections indicate the U.S. population to be 20.1% Hispanic. The percent ofHispanics in the 18-24 age group is expected to be even

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daryl Bryant Stone, Bowie State University; Quincy Brown, Bowie State University

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evaluation of the program. Post-camp surveys revealedthat participation in Generation Innovation leads campers to better understand the breadth ofopportunities available in the computer science discipline.1. INTRODUCTIONGeneration Innovation is a computer science education summer camp for middle and high schoolstudents. The camp began in 2009 as a male-only program. In 2011, it was expanded to provide CSeducation to both girls and boys. The camp is held at Bowie State University, a historically blackcollege, and is focused on providing low cost CS education activities to students in the local area. Thispaper summarizes our efforts and presents the results from five years of conducting the program.The mission of Generation Innovation is to introduce

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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Fei Bie; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Blossom A. Barrett, Ohio State University

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andmotivation, sufficient to influence behavior...consist[ing] of cognitive and affective elements.” 9Sense of belonging also takes on heightened importance in certain context (e.g., collegecampuses) and among specific populations (e.g., URMs). So, engagement and sense ofbelonging are especially important for Hispanic and African American student’s retention andsatisfaction in STEM fields.Theoretical FrameworkSince college students benefit from the time and energy they devote to college activities, wefound Astin’s theory of student involvement a useful framework for conducting our study.Therefore, Astin’s widely used input-environment-outcome (I-E-O) model of change wasemployed. Based on the model, two factors, 1) inputs (e.g., demographic traits, time

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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

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study was to explore the pathways undergraduate engineering students tookto persist in their major in order to determine what factors lead to greater persistence of minorityengineering majors at institutions where they are the majority. For the purpose of this paper, tworesearch questions will be addressed: 1) What influence does the “prove them wrong syndrome”have on the persistence of Black engineering undergraduates attending a historically Blackuniversity? and 2) What influence does social responsibility towards the Black community haveon the persistence of Black engineering undergraduates attending a historically Black university?While the research questions specifically address the “prove them wrong syndrome” and socialresponsibility

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the engineering education department. Page 24.146.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 African American High School Students’ Human-Centered Approach in Design“While most people spend 95% of their time interacting with the technologies of the human-made world, few know these products are made through engineering” 1, or that engineeringdesign is “the missing link that connects science and math with innovation” 1. Design isrecognized as the critical element of engineering thinking which

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

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organizations on institutionalcampuses.References1. Anderson, E. L. & Kim, D. (2006). Increasing the success of minority students in science and technology (No. 4). Washington, DC: American Council on Education.2. Cerezo, A., & Chang, T. (2013). Latina/o achievement at predominantly white universities: The importance of Page 24.228.9 culture and ethnic community. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 12(1), 72-85.3. Chapa, J., & De La Rosa, B. (2006). The problematic pipeline demographic trends and Latino participation in graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. Journal of

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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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Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University; Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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suggests that influences beyond pre-college academic preparation and innate ability play a role in URM student success. Theseinfluences may include: academic isolation, social isolation, cultural isolation, negativestereotypes associated with ethnic identity, motivational vulnerability, financial insecurity, anddiscrimination [1, 2, 3, 4]. The academic, social and cultural isolation experienced by URMstudents reflects ineffective transition. While the transition from high school to college posesrisks for all students, there is significant evidence indicating that URM students who areotherwise academically prepared are particularly at risk at this leverage point [5, 6, 7].Historically, summer bridge programs were used to boost the scholastic skills

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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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Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

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attainment andtheir relationship to personal mastery; that is, past performance as shown in Figure 1.Figure 1. Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s model of social cognitive theory11 with emphasis addedLent, Brown, and Hackett present a social cognitive career development framework as a specificapplication of SCT based in Bandura’s foundational works11. SCCT describes the elaborationand formation of career-related interests, how academic and career choice selections are made,and performance and persistence in occupational and educational pursuits. As with SCT, thefocus is on the interaction between an individual’s self-related thoughts and social processesthat guide behavior; SCCT is also task situation specific, unlike more trait-oriented approachesto career

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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, University Corporation for the Development of Internet-Mexico

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Hispanic/Latino population.Preliminary Results The wide variety of issues discussed in the literature but related to the misrepresentationof Hispanics/Latinos in engineering called for a categorization of themes. Three themes emerged Page 24.668.2 1from this preliminary analysis: (1) The problem: Hispanic/Latino misrepresentation, (2) Thepossible causes, (3) The possible solutions. The following paragraphs describe these themes. The first theme emerged as a thorough explanation of the lack of representation. Almostall reports and

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Francisco Martin Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Miquela Trujillo, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Isabella Acevedo-Rodriguez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University

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certainlocale. According the U.S. Census Bureau, there is going to be a great change in the make-up of thenation’s population. Based on current projections in terms of underrepresented minorities, theUnited States will be a majority-minority nation by 2043. By 2060, the Hispanic population willbe doubled and the African-American population will have increased by a factor of 1.5, alongwith increases in the other minority groups [1]. Taking these predictions into account, there is currently a strong disparity between theexpected number of minorities involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) and what is actually seen. Based on data obtained from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) [2], if one looks at the 20-year trend of

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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programs across the country lack the resourcesin their schools needed to prepare students to study engineering (23). This fact can be summedup by Bandura’s sentiments: “diversity in social practices produces substantial individualdifferences in the capabilities that are cultivated and those that remain underdeveloped” (1). Page 24.803.2 Math and science skills are underdeveloped in urban communities. This leads manyunderrepresented minority students to pursue careers outside of engineering. Addressing thisissue should actually take place prior to a student’s undergraduate career; when they arrive to theuniversity it is almost too late for them to

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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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Mikhail M. Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville; Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Bill W. Elliott, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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college and its programs.The STEM cohort program has attractive benefits to students, including successful completion ofscience and math courses. The essential elements of this program are:  course sequencing to foster a peer support network and team building  mentoring of new STEM majors  programmed tutoring  program-specific academic support services  community building and collaborating opportunities  improved retention.The goals of the STEM cohort program at UTB are given below:Goal 1: To show a clearly-defined path toward timely graduation. The cohort program helps thestudents by grouping courses in such a way as to facilitate timely graduation.Goal 2: To help students to make the right choice of classes for

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, The Ohio State University; Marjorie Luce Dorimé-Williams, Baruch College; Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly, Ohio State University

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Michael Steven Williams earned his Bachelors of Science in Management Information Systems at Vil- lanova University and his Masters in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently a PhD candidate in Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University, Michael’s research interests center on two aspects of higher education: (1) the student, particularly graduate student social- ization and mentoring and (2) the institution,with focus on specialized institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).Dr. Marjorie Luce Dorim´e-Williams, Baruch College Marjorie L. Dorim´e-Williams, PhD earned her doctorate in Education Policy, Organization & Leader- ship at the

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joi-Lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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relationships? Inthis paper, I identify and examine mentoring and its characteristics as well as the constructs ofrace, gender, and intersectionality and in particular how they relate to African-Americanmentoring relationships in higher education. Keywords: mentoring, African Americans, race, gender, intersectionalityIntroduction There is a national educational call to increase retention and graduation rates ofunderrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)undergraduate and graduate majors 1. This call is driven by the need to produce U.S. scientistsand engineers capable of fulfilling future STEM jobs 2. From 2001-2010, Blacks earned onlyapproximately 8.4% of the total number of awarded science