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Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-2675: IMPACT AND RESULTS OF MINORITY ENGINEERINGSTUDENT ADVISING AND MENTORING FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENTTokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University TOKUNBO OGUNFUNMI, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. He earned his BSEE (First Class Honors) from Obafemi Awolowo University, (formerly University of Ife), Nigeria, his MSEE and PhDEE from Stanford University, Stanford, California. His teaching and research interests span the areas of Digital Signal Processing (theory, applications and implementations), Adaptive Systems, VLSI/ASIC Design and Multimedia Signal Processing. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Concannon, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lloyd H. Barrow, University of Missouri

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Minorities in Engineering

expectations by gender, ethnicity, engineeringspecialty, participation in freshmen interest groups [FIGS], and participation in undergraduateengineering organizations. All of the participants in the study were first-time freshmen and wereenrolled in an introductory engineering course during the fall semester of 2007. This study wasperformed at a large research extensive Midwestern university. Men in the study showedstatically significant higher engineering career outcome expectations and statistically significanthigher abilities to cope than women. Women who were in undergraduate engineeringorganizations and women who were in undergraduate freshmen interests groups [FIGS] showedstatistically significant higher engineering career outcome expectations

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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Minorities in Engineering

for two weeks. SECOP focuses on introducing students to science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) careers and improving students’ content knowledge in these topicareas. The goal of SECOP is to address the shortage of African American, Latino andNative American and female students studying science, mathematics, engineering, andtechnology at college level by introducing students to pre-engineering and advancedmathematics classes early in their academic careers. The objectives of SECOP coincidewith the objectives of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE):• increasing awareness of opportunities available in science, engineering and technical fields;• increasing students’ confidence to grasp mathematics

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Department at Prairie View A&M University. Her interests include: bioseparations, design of biosensors, transport in cardiovascular system, women issues in engineering, gifted and talented African-Americans pursuing STEM careers, and engineering education. She has received over $1.5M in research funding for both her technical and education related research agenda. Page 13.83.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Preliminary Analysis of Factors Affecting the Persistence of African-American Females in Engineering Degree ProgramsAbstractThis paper describes a mixed

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

evaluate the range of career options.I never took the battery of assessment tools used to help students narrow down their career choices. I wasnever presented with career choices. I had choices??? This was a failure on the administration’s part totrack my progress, recognize my potential and desire to gain the necessary information and providecompetent professional career guidance. I strongly believe that this was an injustice that went unnoticed.And I wonder how many other highly capable individuals go without proper guidance at such a crucial timein their lives. COLLEGE YEARS: THE ACADEMIC PRISONGetting acclimated into the University of Florida environment was very difficult my first academic year. Inoticed right away that

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; jack esparza, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

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Minorities in Engineering

University – Corpus Christi in the Spring of 2008. Page 13.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Attracting Minority Students to Science and EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes a number of outreach activities to attract minority students toscience and engineering careers. These activities include presentations by guest speakers,tours of a NASA center for K-12 educators, workshops for middle school students, andhands-on demonstrations and experiments. The paper presents details about the activitiesimplemented during the last year. Results are briefly described.IntroductionStrategies employed to recruit and retain

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

facing the engineering community totake advantage of the untapped talent among underrepresented ethic minorities and highlights thefact that these groups remain overlooked by current recruitment and retention approachesemployed by universities.This paper introduces the Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP) at the University ofArkansas. This program is an engineering diversity recruitment-to-graduation initiative toincrease the number of underrepresented students entering and graduating from engineeringdisciplines. This program combines several piloted and proven recruitment and retentionstrategies into one cohesive program to recruit and retain minority students. The recruitmentstrategy is grounded in the education of students previously

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Thomas Carter, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

, especially when transitioning from a diverse highschool to a predominantly Caucasian institution. At the University of Arkansas, the College ofEngineering has created a summer bridge program to help minority students successfullytransition from high school seniors to successful engineering freshmen.The Engineering Summer Bridge Program was a three week, all expenses paid, in-residenceprogram held on the University of Arkansas campus. During this program, students experiencedcampus life while also learning more about engineering. Through “engineering in action” fieldtrips, fun and challenging engineering design problems, team competitions and experiencingresearch labs, students became significantly more excited about their career possibilities

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Leite, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina

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Minorities in Engineering

enrolled in Physical Sciences, Technology, Engineering, andMath (PSTEM) is not encouraging. In 1999-2000, for example, women accounted for 0.9%(males 1.6%) of undergraduates with a declared major in Physical Sciences and 0.7% (males0.9%) in Math. The largest disparity were reported in Computer/Information Science with 5.6%(males 12.6%) and Engineering with 1.6% (males 10.8%) (1).Kondrick (8) conducted an extensive review of literature in which she examined the under-representation of women in PSTEM. The author stated that “female graduates predominate infields like psychology, education, biological sciences, and liberal and fine arts …” but accountsfor the minority in the PSTEM areas (8).In order to better understand these variances in career

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NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

& M University P. O. Box 1268, Huntsville, Alabama 35762, U.S.A. 3 EV-43, Integrated Systems Health Management (ISHM) and Sensors Branch National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Alabama 35812, U.S.A.AbstractThe NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) is for the facultymembers of the HBCUs/MIs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities /Minority Institutions) and NASA career employees. This program has been inexistence for over a decade. Each year approximately 12 fellows including 6NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) employees may beaccommodated by this program. The NAFP program is directed toward promotingresearch and

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Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

lifecycle of their career, and provides links to internet sites containing furtherdetails. An analysis is done of possible areas of need not covered adequately by existingresources.Engineering Professional Societies and Engineering Education Related SitesProfessional societies for engineers provide scholarships, fellowships, awards, conferences,competitions, publications, and resources for students, parents, educators and professionalengineers. Table 1 shows a listing of engineering professional societies. The computer scienceand engineering technologies societies are included in this table because the computer scienceand engineering technology programs are often housed in the college of engineering. The tablealso includes architecture, because

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Brandon Green, Prairie View A&M University; John Attia, Prairie View A&M University; Teasa Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

career. This paper describes the efforts and results for actively recruitingminorities and women to an undergraduate electrical and computer engineering programat a Historically Black University. It also describes a series of activities aimed towardproducing leaders for tomorrow in industry and academia. Such recruitment of womenand minorities is critical to the country's efforts to increase the number of engineeringprofessionals, and is a priority at many institutions.IntroductionFor decades, one of the top priorities for America’s higher education leaders has been toraise the number of students enrolling in college [1,2,3]. The second priority has been tograduate students that are competent in their field of study. These priorities are

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Granados, California Polytechnic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

test the hypothesisPrior to the beginning of the study, student were asked to compete a survey. The surveyincluded information about the confidentiality of the responses, places to put a studentidentification number for post-test tracking, questions regarding their enjoyment of math, theirbeliefs about the difficulty of math, future career choices and family education level. A list of thequestions are shown in Table I. The questions regarding family education were meant to be usedas a factor in the analysis. The program was initiated in September 2006 and ended in May 2007.During the course of this time, a liaison who was Hispanic descent and a lecturer in an engineeringprogram at a local university met weekly with the students to tutor them

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

participants. However,with respect to the goals of the program, it is successful at what it does—enabling participants toacquire a degree of interest, proficiency, and understanding of the requisites for engineering.Therefore, the student returns to high school with a much better understanding of what is offeredat the University of Louisville with respect to engineering and what they need to do to be readyto pursue such a career field.Other opportunities for further research include the outcomes data analysis of the program pre-and post- survey information. Although post program surveys were always an integral part ofINSPIRE, it was not until recently that a validated assessment tool for pre-engineering programin the form of a pre- and post-survey

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

from under-represented populations. The objective is to allow and encourage the participation of students coming from underrepresented minority groups.• Better prepare undergraduates for their professional careers. Students are expected to learn how to use state-of-the-art tools and methods to solve current research and practical problems. Also, they are expected to improve their written and oral communication skills through seminars and formal and informal presentations about their projects.• Improve student capability for learning independently. Faculty mentors provide the students with in-depth information and guidance at the beginning of their research assignments. After that initial phase and once given all the

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

present some of the empirical observationshere: 1. Inherent Social Constraints: The Jordanian women were affected with all the inherited social constraints that may deviate their thinking from getting involved in certain activities. Some of these activities do not welcome women. For instance, attitude tests in the 1970’s demonstrated that social implications and social responsibility issues have a significant effect on girls’ choices, but little on boys’1. This is in spite of the fact that studies indicated that men and women are attracted to the engineering profession for similar reasons, including ability in mathematics and science, career opportunities, challenge, and good salary prospects. 2. Cultural

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

, April 2007) (All, October 2007) (October 2007) (October 2007) Figure 1: A Comparison of AAMU, Alabama, and National FE Exam Pass RatesAn impact of the low pass rate of the FE exam is the depiction of poor performance by ourstudents. It not only affects their career development but also compromises the program'scredibility. The consequence of this weakness was reflected during our most recent ABETevaluation. As a result, finding ways to improve the pass rate has become a major issue.3. Actions TakenTo correct any misconceptions amongst our students and to stimulate their awareness of theimportance of engineering licensure in their profession, the faculty of the department has beenundertaking a series of actions

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

, students learned that the more technical information regarding “reverberation rate” they can find and understand, the better chance they can win. In the Lorn Textiles case study, students learned that understanding the legal statues in a particular state is the key issue. Thus, these case studies teach students on how to prepare themselves for their future careers as engineers and business persons. • Given such a short time period (one and a half weeks) for them to do the research on the case studies, students’ attitudes towards Engineering almost remained the same Page

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Callie Ruben, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the PIC IV Chair and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students.Callie Ruben, Arizona State University Callie Rubin is a Senior in Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University. She is an active member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers. Callie was the Assistant Program Coordinator for Engineering Diversity Programs and the Summer Minority Engineering Program during

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Liu, California State University-Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

education andmultidisciplinary researches. The main activities of the partnership program have been conductedin the Synergetic Education and Research in Enabling NASA-Centered Academic Developmentof Engineers and Space-scientists (SERENADES) Laboratory 1 sponsored from 2004 to 2007under the NASA’s Minority University and College Education and Research PartnershipInitiative (MUCERPI).One of the primary objectives is to use the excitement of NASA’s mission and the MUCERPIprogram to inspire more minority/underrepresented students to pursue education and research,and ultimately to choose careers in the areas of electrical, computer, or astronomical engineering.During the entire funding period, the SERENADES Laboratory endeavored to the preparation

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas-El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

for the course sequencesThe methodology is inspired by the use of project management tools from operations research.The main hypothesis is that a degree plan can be visualized as a complex project and it requirestwo phases, planning and execution.The major tasks in a project are equivalent to the courses in the curriculum. Therefore, eachstudent has to administer his own “Educational Career” project with the limited number of credithours that the student can allocate to school. The traditional layout of courses assumes that astudent has completed a course at a satisfactory level before moving into the next, as shown inFigure 2. We want to expand the concept of academic threads 2-4 by linking course dependencies.Instead of considering that

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

Programming (pgs. 72-82)06/04/2007 (MONDAY)Log Hours (3.0HR)12:30-1:30pmCompiled possible conference listEmailed Frank (co-Author) conference list1:30-3:30pmReviewed Overall Modeling Approach for Software Toolbox Page 13.1173.20Appendix E: 2007 Pre-Program Survey Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science (SURE) Selected Findings Pre – Program SurveyAt this point in your academic career, which one statement best describes your thoughtsabout attending graduate school?I plan to attend graduate school in the next year or twoI probably will attend graduate school, but not 100% sureI have not made any decisions about graduate schoolI probably will not attend

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

anengineering degree program bringing calculus credits with a 2.0 GPA from a community college,entrance counselors might consider recommending that fundamental calculus courses berepeated, or perhaps offer additional oversight and monitoring to facilitate intervention if needed[8].Half of the Hispanic males (3) and two Asian males attended high schools outside the U.S. andbegan their U.S. academic careers in community colleges. All six express confidence that theirhigh school preparation in mathematics and science exceeded that of U.S. high school studentsand their enrollment in transitional institutions is not a result of poor mathematics or scienceskills. Interviewer: Well tell me a little bit about your high school preparation and how do you