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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American

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, Retention, and Graduation Through an Integrated STEM Pathways Support Initiative for the Rio South Texas Region – Year One Activities and ResultsAbstractThis paper discusses in general the first year activities and results of an integrated STEMpathways support initiative for the Rio South Texas Region that was described last year. Thisinitiative is a collaboration between The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and SouthTexas College (STC), both Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), to facilitate studentengagement and success in STEM areas. With a recently funded College Cost Reduction andAccess Act (CCRAA) grant from the Department of Education, both institutions are developingand supporting strategies that will facilitate

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; James Oppong, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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AC 2010-1303: ADAPTING A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO THEENVIRONMENT OF AN AFRICAN NATIONWillie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre WILLIE K. OFOSU is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Ofosu has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and an educator. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England.Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology FRANCOIS SEKYERE received BSc in electrical engineering in 1995 from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing MSc in telecommunication with a thesis topic on power line

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Thomas, Virginia Tech; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers

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Minorities in Engineering

status reportTo date, the TORCH curriculum is in final revisions however the program is in operation inselect locations with data being collected from those sites. For the intervention experiences thatare a part of the informal engineering and science aspect of the program has collected some datato date from student participants, parents, and member facilitators. Early results have someinteresting findings regarding students understanding of engineering, math and scienceperformance and interest in attending college in a STEM discipline, yet have not yielded enoughstatistical data for publication purposes.STEM community training programs have had several target populations and curricularoutcomes. An ACT program conducted in October of 2009

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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, though they follow somewhat different mechanical constructionprocedure, electronic packaging and software for programming. Currently we are in the processof acquiring electronic components so that students can start fabricating the new sensor boardwhich will be integrated with the BalloonSat for further testing of the circuit and software. Weexpect to launch our payload along with next balloon launch by the Columbus group which hasbeen tentatively fixed at the first or second weekend of April 2010. Because of the timeconstraint, it was decided to postpone the launch of the second payload with Arduino, GPSmodule and solar cells for a future mission. Since the launch will take place within an hour’sdrive from the university, it will allow us to

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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itsinception has graduated more than 25 students who are currently placed in several major globalindustries.Our CSE graduate program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum combining appliedmathematics, high performance parallel and scalable computing, scientific modeling andsimulation, data visualization, and domain areas such as physical sciences and engineering, lifesciences, agricultural and environmental sciences, technology and business. The studentsenrolled in the program begin with diversified backgrounds (prior undergraduate studies inengineering, physical sciences, life sciences, mathematics, business, etc). However, all studentsin the program are required to take four core courses relevant to CSE. These are: comprehensivenumerical analysis

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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time study. Systems engineering is an integral part of an engineeringproject. Funded through a NASA grant “Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering for SpaceExploration Technologies”, MSU established the Systems Engineering and Management Institute(SEMI) in May 2009. The goals of SEMI include but are not limited to: integrating systemsengineering curriculum into the existing engineering education and research programs at MSU;and providing the students with an opportunity to choose a concentration or minor in systemsengineering. One of the three exchange students assigned to MSU assisted Dr. Chen, the interimdirector of SEMI, in laying the foundation of SEMI’s curriculum and developing a small casestudy on a systems engineering application

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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received NAE’s Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education.Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder DIANE SIEBER is an

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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from the University of Minnesota’s Electrical Engineering program. He works for Xcel Energy in their Strategic Technology Department, investigating renewable energy generation, storage and transmission technologies for Xcel. He was involved in the deployment of Xcel Energy’s “Smart Grid City” project in Boulder, Colorado. As an EE student, he helped develop curriculum and projects, as well as source materials required for BRIDGE’s outreach work. Mr. Sonnenburg became a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) student organization, and continues to volunteer time with the student organizations.Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy Munira Masoud is currently

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

curriculum. Literature connects good student performance in calculus with agood pre-calculus preparation12. Consequently, VCU developed a rigorous four week summertransition program (STP) for incoming minority (African American, Hispanic American, andNative American) freshmen STEM disciplines in 2008. The core academic component of theprogram was a pre-calculus preparation course along with science and study skills courses. Afour credit pre-calculus course was offered during the program’s first year to prepare the studentsfor their first mathematics course in the upcoming fall semester. All students took an on-linemathematics placement test to confirm their placement in pre-calculus. The goal of the summercourse was to enhance participants

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University; Arthur Fridrich, Virginia State University

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scientific research projects within the broaderdomains of the arts and sciences areas at this institution.As a result, the undergraduate research at VSU is growing. There is a fine record of publicationsand conference presentations coming out of the undergraduate research. The STEM departmentsat VSU are clearly committed to the goal of the program. There is an increase in the number ofstudents who pursue graduate education in STEM.Broader ImpactThe broader aim of the T-STEM is to expand the participation of African-Americans in STEMdisciplines. This will: 1) Advance Discovery and Understanding While Promoting Teaching, Training andLearning• Integrate research into the teaching at high school and undergraduate level• Include high school

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina White, Columbia University; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin

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andethnicities. It may behoove schools to tap into the momentum of increased service learning inconjunction with humanitarian engineering education to engage diverse students. Understandingthat the grand challenges and applying them as frameworks for curriculum development is a keyway to integrate disciplines and enrich STEM literacy skills. Curriculum development under theframework of these grand challenges provides opportunities for students to engage in long-termprojects across disciplines and also provides a university-wide forum for professors tocollaborate on projects. Engineering educators must listen to the call of students who now morethan ever engage in service-learning activities and have a heightened awareness of a globalissues directly

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Natalia Salies, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Minorities in Engineering

DREAM program each semester, once at thebeginning of the program and once on DREAM Day at the end of the program. KIPP menteescompleted an additional round of inventories and surveys several weeks after DREAM Day, inorder to gauge retention of key concepts. Also, inventories and surveys were administered to acontrol group at KIPP, once at the beginning of the DREAM program and once several weeksafter the end of the program, in order to qualify improvements in mentee knowledge arisingsolely from DREAM. Physics Concepts Inventories (P.C.I.) and Intuition Inventories (I.I.) aremeant to test the mentees’ knowledge of physics concepts. Perception and Environment Surveys(P.E.S.) gauge mentees’ understanding of general college admission information

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2010-1208: MIND LINKS 2010: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIESTO STUDY AND SUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria M. Larrondo Petrie is Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. She is on the Board of the ASEE Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND), and ASEE International Division. She is Executive Director of LACCEI, the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, and is Vice President of IFEES, the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies.Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Ivan Esparragoza is an Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State