Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

andjunior years responded to a semi-structured list of questions through focus group participation,with some individual follow-up interviews. Sophomore experiences were examined in theacademic year 2018-2019, while the experiences of primarily junior participants were capturedin 2019-2020. Themes from data analysis of the qualitative responses were developed. The workdraws from a larger investigation conducted under an NSF S-STEM award.BackgroundRedShirt Programs and the Consortium ModelThe Redshirt in Engineering Consortium was established in 2016 with funding from an NSF S-STEM award (#1564494) to bring together six universities in the Midwest and West working toimprove the success of students from low-income backgrounds. Beginning with three

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mayra S. Artiles Ph.D., Arizona State University; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

evaluative needs and expectations of federally funded grants with regard to accountability and compliance. In addition, she has served as a panel reviewer for NSF proposals for S-STEM and other EHR programs, GAANN, SIP, and EOC with the USDOE, and is currently an AQIP Reviewer and Peer Reviewer for the NCA Higher Learning Commission. As an administrator, Gwen has served Director of Assessment for 6 years and Executive Assistant to the President for one year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has also served as Assistant to the President and Provost for Special Projects at a Old Dominion University. Her experience as a Commissioner on the Indiana Commission for Higher Education has allowed her to embrace a