Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DaVina J. Hoyt, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; J. Manuel Acevedo, Washington State University; Jairo Luis Rodriguez Acevedo; Corinna Cisneros, Washington State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Clinic, where students work on real-world industry problems with specified deliverables for their capstone projects. He is also interested in global engineering and the evolution of engineering education.J. MANUEL ACEVEDO, Washington State University J. MANUEL ACEVEDO, Director Office of Multicultural Student Services Washington State University Compton Union Room 409 PO Box 647204 Pullman, WA 99164-7204 (509)335-1071 ˜ acevedo@wsu.edu EDUCATION Washington State University, M.Ed., 1995, Counseling Psychology Universidad Santo Tomas, 1990, BA, Education PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Director, Office of Multicultural Student Services, Washington State University, 2004-Present Associate Director, Office of

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

CC) in the summer of 2013. Their work was related to CSUN’s humanpowered vehicle project, which is one of the senior capstone options for mechanical engineeringstudents. Specifically, the group worked on developing methodologies for predicting drag onhuman powered vehicles, using the previous year’s vehicle as a test bed. The drag on this vehiclewas estimated using computer simulation, wind tunnel tests, and field measurements.IntroductionIncreasing the number of graduates from STEM disciplines is clearly a national priority. Giventhe evolving demographics of the U.S., it makes sense to focus on ethnic and racial groups who Page 24.21.2are

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

to develop beta-testing, inunder-developed countries like Cameroon, of culturally designed products/solutions, fromengineering senior capstone projects or with products launched thru “Engineers for the GreaterGood (EGG)” entrepreneurship competitions.Additionally, we are looking to recruit and expand this opportunity by inviting students from theNortheast LSAMP Alliance to participate. This will bring students from University ofConnecticut, University of Rhode Island, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University ofMassachusetts Amherst and Northeastern University, all members of the NELSAMP, to providethis global experience to a larger number of underrepresented minorities across the three-statealliance.In conclusion, this culturally

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

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Minorities in Engineering

billioncompanies spend annually on diversity programs to create opportunity and inclusion strategiesfor minority groups5,6, including black engineers. Organizations typically enter into diversityprograms for one of two reasons: legal obligation or fairness4. There are many case studies ofsuccessful organizational diversity initiatives, and multi-organization case studies aswell13,45,48,49,50,51,52,53,54. Organizational diversity efforts may manifest themselves in trainingprograms and employee feedback47; as components of performance evaluations, in the form ofinclusion projects, as social networking, as the responsibility of management, in the form ofmentoring systems, and in affinity groups45