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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; William H. Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Lydia C. Bentley, Vanderbilt University; Stacey Houston II, Vanderbilt University

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five years, despite intervention programs that aim tobroaden the participation of minorities in engineering. This three-year study explores the barriersand opportunities facing a cohort of: (1) African American engineering PhD students,candidates, and postdocs pursuing engineering faculty careers; (2) African American engineeringtenure-track and tenured faculty; and (3) Minority/Diversity Engineering Program Directors.This study examines factors that impact the production of African American PhDs inengineering, as well as those factors that affect the pathway to tenured faculty positions inengineering. This research includes an assessment of the current engineering faculty climatethrough surveying and interviewing African Americans in

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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)professionals is recognized as paramount in the United States. STEM fields currently impact themajority of activities that comprise modern life. The demand for more and better trained STEMprofessionals continues to increase without a clear boundary. To fully participate in today’ssociety, all students, regardless of race, gender or economic status, require a strongunderstanding of the STEM fields.1 Yet, it is well recognized that there exists an achievementgap in STEM between minority and majority student populations. Underrepresented groups orgroups that have been traditionally underserved in STEM, comprise 26% of the general USpopulation but only account for 10% of the science and engineering workforce.2 This disparity isa social justice issue, as

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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26.94.5Study ParticipantsThere were two types of participants for this study. Group 1 participants were high schoolgraduates, former ANSEP Precollege component participants, and who were currentlyparticipating in ANSEP’s University Success component at one of the University of Alaska maincampuses: University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).Group 2 participants were current high school students and current ANSEP Precollegeparticipants.To recruit Group 1 students, I attended Group 1 weekly meetings hosted by ANSEP. I alsoemailed ANSEP Group 1 students information about the study and a flyer. I also posted studyflyers in the ANSEP Building. Students emailed me to let me know they could participate. Ithen verified they

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Comparative Dimensions of Disciplinary CultureIntroductionDespite calls to promote creativity as “an indispensable quality for engineering” [1], the U.S.engineering educational system has been slow to develop pedagogies that successfully promoteinnovative behaviors. Engineers need more creativity and interdisciplinary fluency, butengineering instructors often struggle to provide such skills without sacrificing discipline-specificproblem-solving skills. At the same time, engineering programs continue to struggle withattracting and retaining members of underrepresented populations—populations whose diversitycould greatly contribute to innovation. Interestingly, the lack of diversity

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Gerald Flynn, College of Charleston; Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston

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Page 26.267.3were more than double the number of spaces available, both in terms of teachers and schools.After the committee review, 22 teachers representing 8 schools in both states were selected tocomplete the summer program. As of January 2015, a total of 159 students successfullycompleted the afterschool programs at their schools. The registration form includes self-identification of the students’ ethnicity. Based on this self-reported data, slightly over half of thestudents were minorities: 48 African American students, 23 Hispanic students, 1 Asian student,75 Caucasian students, 8 students who reported multiple ethnicities and 4 who declinedproviding ethnic data.AssessmentsThe approved IRB protocol includes several assessments for

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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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graduates. The research questions of interest: 1) Are doctoral recipients who participated in the FACES program more likely to gain employment in academia? 2) Are there differences in self-reported professional skills for former FACES fellows when compared to other URM doctoral recipients as well as to non-URM PhDs?Results demonstrate that FACES participants were over 2.5 times more likely to reportworking in a faculty or academic professional position than were the non-URM STEMgraduates, and were nearly twice as likely compared with URM graduates without theprogram experience. Additionally, on seven of a set of 15 knowledge, skills, and abilities

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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students did report primarily positive impacts, they alsoreported some negative impacts. The combination of these positive and negative perspectivesrevealed pertinent lessons with regard to the impact an MEP can have on the student experience.Our findings will assist engineering colleges with offering student interventions that positivelyinfluence the undergraduate experience while mitigating unintended negative impacts. This studyis a step towards better understanding the use of MEPs to provide underrepresented students withco-curricular support.IntroductionIn the late 1970s, recently desegregated universities began housing Engineering Student SupportCenters (ESSCs) in the category of Minority Engineering Programs (MEPs) [1]. An MEP is a“student

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo Biswas, The Mercer University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University; Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University

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Hispanicstudents into the new Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering at the university. Theactivities were done in three different stages: recruit students and provide the theme of theprogram, provide a series of enrichment activities, including advising and faculty mentoring, andparticipation in the workshops at the university.1. IntroductionIn the United States, the Hispanics are the fastest-escalating and youngest ethnic group. It isprojected that the Hispanics will comprise 31 percent of the U.S. population by the year 2060and will become the largest ethnic group by then [1]. In recent years, it has become a challenge toimprove the recruitment and retention of highly motivated Hispanic and other minority studentsand to keep their interests active

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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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A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesIntroduction and MotivationThe National Academy of Engineering’s publication The Engineer of 2020: Visions ofEngineering in the New Century identifies 10 attributes necessary for engineering graduates: (1)strong analytical skills; (2) practical ingenuity (skill in planning, combining, and adapting); (3)creativity; (4) communication skills; (5) principles of business and management; (6) principles ofleadership; (7) high ethical standards; (8) professionalism; (9) dynamism, agility, resilience,flexibility (the ability to learn new things quickly and apply knowledge to new

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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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Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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into less difficult or slightly different systems to facilitateinstructional scaffolding techniques. Students were guided to first work out the initial systemwith four springs, two in series and two in parallel, figure 1. During this scaffolded activity,students established their basic skills in formulating the mathematical model, applying theengineering concepts (such as Hooke's law, spring deflection, free-body diagram, and forceequilibrium, etc.), and drafting the solution plan to obtain the final results. At these sessions,instructional soft scaffolds were offered by the instructor. By gradually increasing the systemcomplexity, students enhanced their conceptual understanding, mathematical manipulation skillsas well as problem-solving

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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of $600,000 each, were Page 26.1543.2received in succession. The first one, DUE-0728485, covered the period 2007-2013 (including ano-cost extension); we will refer to this as Grant #1. The second one, DUE-0965783, coveredthe period 2010-2013; we will refer to this as Grant #2. The vast majority of funds in both grantswere allocated to student scholarships, with roughly 10% allocated to administrative and studentsupport services, as required by NSF guidelines. These administrative and support funds wereused to fund many of the program activities described below.Populations. The program participants, referred to as S-STEM Scholars, were

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech

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(WEPs) are often charged with offering college-wideinitiatives. This includes initiatives such as outreach programs for prospective engineeringstudents [1-3], summer bridge programs for transitioning engineering students [4-6], and mentoringprograms for current engineering students [4, 7, 8]. While engineering colleges typically share thecommon goal of improving recruitment and retention, the specifics of these initiatives cansignificantly vary across universities. This variation makes it difficult for practitioners (i.e., thoseinvolved in leading recruitment and retention efforts) to learn from other institutions and, morespecifically, successful practices are not always shared in a manner that facilitates benchmarking.Benchmarking is defined

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Janice E. Smith, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sofia M. Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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with reflections on how to successfully implement auniversity STEM scholarship program to attain the simultaneous goals of increasing STEMenrollment and increasing diversity in the STEM fields. In particular, this paper highlights thenecessity of strong and broad-based (peers, faculty, and industrial) mentors. Initial results areencouraging with regards to STEM scholarship student retention.1 IntroductionThe Executive Summary of “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and EmployingAmerica for A Brighter Economic Future,” notes that “scientific and technological buildingblocks critical to our economic leadership are eroding at a time when many other nations aregathering strength”1. This, however, is not the first report that has spelled

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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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Jessica Alyce Wilson, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Deonte Cooper, Bulls-Eye

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andEydgahi (n.d.) approach this issue as it relates to curricula, by recognizing that non-STEM fields such as Social Sciences andHumanities “emphasize more on ‘soft skills’ and ‘social service’ and as such have naturally embraced ‘service-learning’” (p. 1). As aresult, integrating academic fields with “service-learning” that emphasizes, “‘technical’ and ‘scientific’ skills such asEngineering…[is] rare”33. Another difference in the definition of service learning provided through an evaluation of Jacoby (1996), who defines servicelearning as a “form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs togetherwith structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University; Anthony M. Hyatt; J. Web Horton; David Hinds

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high school students’ future outlook on STEM by increasing theirexposure to opportunities in STEM careers, and improving their math skills. A committee of five(5) people was formed. The committee highlighted the objectives of the 2014 summer camp, aswell as, the long term goals of the program. The committee members also created a curriculumfor the program. A copy of the daily schedule is presented in Appendix 1. The camp acceptancecommittee set criteria including a minimum GPA of 3.0. Each participant must have beenrecommended by appropriate personnel from a school and/or community agency. Theapplication was designed in such a manner that the applicants were required to write a shortessay about extra-curricular activities in which he/she is

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

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Page 26.1052.2While the need to increase numbers of students in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) degree programs is well established, less than half of students enrolled in  STEM programs of study graduate with STEM degrees.1 Further, underrepresented minority(URM) students continue to be a small percentage of the students receiving STEM degrees. TheNational Academies propose doubling the number of underrepresented minority studentsreceiving undergraduate STEM degrees.2 Recruitment programming must be coupled witheffective retention programs to achieve increases in underrepresented STEM graduates. Aninstitution’s ability to increase numbers of underrepresented students

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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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Courtney S. Smith, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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occur acrossrace and sex boundaries.IntroductionMore-so than other post-secondary degree fields, engineering is dominated by both Whites andmales, who represent 70% and 82.1%, respectively, of the field1. In contrast, African-Americanwomen, who represent 6% of the U.S. population and 7% of the college student population2, asrecently as 2009 accounted for only 1% of the 70,000 undergraduate engineering degrees andonly 2.3% of the 3,376 engineering PhDs awarded in this country3 - a percentage that remainedunchanged in percentage in 20102, 4. The profile is even more troubling at the faculty level whereAfrican-American women remain less than 0.5% of the more than 20,000 tenure-track faculty inengineering5.These statistics illustrate that, despite

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Nicholas Langhoff, Canada College

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baccalaureate degree in engineering, andpursuing a graduate degree. It will also highlight lessons learned and future plans for theprogram, as well as best practices that are useful to other institutions in developing similarprograms.1. IntroductionThe PCAST Report Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates withDegrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics states a critical need todramatically increase the number of STEM graduates over the next decade. The report cites thelow completion rate among STEM students, with many leaving the STEM field in the first twoyears of their program. Among the recommendations to address this issue of low completion rate

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey E. Baker, University of Florida, Gainesville; Justin Dunnavant, University of Florida, Gainesville; Janise McNair, University of Florida

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and impactdiversity in all areas of employment.1 IntroductionThe United States is known to be at the forefront of technical innovation and science, contributing Page 26.862.2significant advances in the areas of communications, defense, health, infrastructure, andmanufacturing, among other areas 1 . Success in technology has been due to the tech industry’sability to develop products which serve the ever-changing requirements of today’s world.Considering changes on a global scale, the world’s population is growing at an enormous rate andis expected to reach 8 billion by the year 2020. Much of the anticipated growth is expected tooccur in

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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on the experiences of African-Americans onmultiracial teams and this study aims to fill that gap.This qualitative study employs a phenomenological approach, using a three-interview sequencewith eight African-American male engineering students across academic levels (average age =19) as they worked on team projects at a large research-intensive, predominantly whiteinstitution (PWI). The project durations ranged from two weeks to two full semesters. The semi-structured interviews 1) gathered background information about participants, 2) exploredparticipant descriptions of the team functionality during the project, and 3) asked participants toreflect on the experience in the context of their engineering education and identities. Followingthe

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University

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urgent need to develop a well-qualifiedand diverse STEM workforce, underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities (URMs) such as Blacksand Latinos continue to make up only 7-10% of the science and engineering workforce.1 Evenwhen URMs enroll in engineering and related majors, they are more likely to switch to non-STEM majors and much less likely to complete their degree within 6 years than their Whitepeers.2-4 URM students in STEM report feelings of alienation and invisibility, difficulty applyingtheory and curriculum to practice, and a lack of pre-college preparation in STEM majors – all ofwhich may contribute to the aforementioned enrollment and departure trends.5To reverse these trends and address many of the challenges and barriers facing URMs

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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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Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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research with over 80 papers published in refereed journals and conferences. He has been the principal investigator on several major research projects on industrial applications of sensing and Control with focus on Energy Efficiency. He is a senior member of IEEE, ISA, and a member of ASEE. Page 26.1156.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Minority-focused Engagement through Research and Innovative Teaching (MERIT) 1. Introduction:This paper will present the implement of MERIT, a Department of Education funded project toengage, mentor and

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

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study. Participants signed Institutional Review Board (IRB) consent forms and wereinterviewed twice on two separate occasions with at least a week and no more than three monthsin between the first and the second interview. Two interview protocols were developed fromquestions sampled and reframed from a research study conducted by Reddick (2011) 15 (see Page 26.1146.3Table 1). The first interview focused on learning about the participants’ life history and thesecond interview focused on helping a participant reflect about their mentoring relationships withtheir African-American undergraduate protégés. Each interview lasted approximately 45 to

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University

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mathematicalidentity constructs. Major themes and sub-themes that run through these articles will bediscussed in detail in this work to bring meaning and closer answers to the question of how doracial and mathematical identities shape the transfer experience of African American engineeringmale students who attend 4-year institutions. The author includes their own critique of this bodyof literature.1. Introduction This work provides a review of the literature around five scholarly topics: racial identitydevelopment theory, mathematical identity in higher education, and transfer and engineeringexperience. The strands of literature that is used in this study intersect at race and racism andunderstanding the overall experiences of AAMs in

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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African-American engineering faculty members. Starting in 2008 the growth stopped. The percentage ofAfrican-American engineering faculty is the same as it was in 2007, 2.5%11. This is even morealarming when you place it in the context of women engineering faculty experiencing acontinued growth since 2003, with a 2011 number reported at 13.2%. However, findings byBerry, Cox, and Main, while exploring the disaggregated data in the ASEE database, uncoveredthat “African American women comprise 4% of all women currently in the engineeringprofessoriate, an increase of 1%, since 2001”10. Despite the incongruence in the numbers, it isevident that growth has been slow. Nelson disaggregated the numbers in her report of survey data, self-reported

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

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helpEngineering majors acquire a strong foundation in core competencies; i.e., in: (1) analysis, (2)applications, (3) design and modeling, (4) communication, and (5) professionalism. Thecurriculum has also been designed to provide cohesiveness between the different courses in agiven term so that students can focus on common topics from the perspective of each of the fivecompetency-areas and see the interconnectedness of the material they are learning in all fiveclasses. Although, the integrated curriculum approach was developed in the late-80s, it has notbeen widely adopted due to various obstacles at the individual, departmental, and institutionallevels. Many of these obstacles are common to strategies that require major transformation in anengineering

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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successful interactions and learning outcomes.1-3 One important challenge centers onthe interactions between students from groups negatively stereotyped as poor performers inengineering (e.g., women and under-represented racial minorities) and others. A body of researchin psychology indicates that students from these marginalized groups may have qualitativelydifferent group work experiences compared to others, which may contribute to their self-selection from engineering and thus their group’s under-representation in engineering fields.Recent research suggests that the negative experiences of people from marginalized groups onengineering student design teams can influence many factors that contribute to persistence andsuccess, such as development of

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Hum, Cañada College; Anna Marbella Camacho, Cañada College

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differences in the program outcomes forminority and non-minority students. Comparisons will be based on student retention and successrates in subsequent math courses, pre- and post-program math self-efficacy survey, and surveysthat assess satisfaction with the program and student perception and knowledge of resources andskills needed for academic success.1. IntroductionWith the increasing demand for a skilled and technically savvy workforce in the United States,addressing retention problems in the first two years of college is a promising and cost-effectivestrategy to address this need. A recent Committee on STEM Education National Science andTechnology Council report Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics(STEM) Education 5-Year

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Lynne Morazes, Brandeis University

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theirexperiences in engineering.Figure 1: Model of Achievement Goal Theory41.Figure 1 presents AGT as conceptualized by Wentzel and Wigfield41. The two elements of Page 26.1291.6mastery and performance are bridged to create a framework consisting of four overallachievement goals: mastery-approach (MAp), mastery-avoidance (MAv), performance-approach (PAp), and performance-avoidance (PAv)41. When a MAp goal is adopted, individualstry to build upon their competence by striving to master the skill. Approach and avoidance arefundamental distinctions applied to various types of goals. In educational psychology, thecommon goal used is achievement goal, which

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Arpit Shah, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Marisol Rodriguez Mergenthal, Drexel University; Linda Powell, Community College of Philadelphia; Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University

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mentoring, and summer bridge programs,6, 7 to be described in thenext sections. Page 26.1300.3 (a) (b)Figure 1: (a) A side-by-side comparison showing the extent of the mismatch in the demographics of the United States adultpopulation versus those of the STEM workforce.4 (b) A pronounced increase in the fraction of minority school age-children overa twenty year period highlights the urgency of raising minority participation and performance in STEM.5 Page 26.1300.4The Role of Community Colleges in