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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Symone Whipple, Kennesaw State University; Shelbie P. Prater, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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labeled as first-generation, low-income or underrepresented. In these programs, participants learn about differentaspects of STEM majors along with skills and knowledge required for applying to college.Because these programs are sponsored by external funding and networks, they can exposeparticipants to STEM opportunities and careers. Understanding participants’ attitudes towards,and understanding of, engineering and engineering careers can provide insights on how to gaugethe students’ and the community’s understanding of STEM. Thus, these programs have thepotential to broaden participation in STEM fields and increase the STEM workforce [1].It will be important, moving forward, to be able to identify the critical experiences of students inthese

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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to produce equivalentbenefits which intend to produce advantageous results in STEM education programs, many ofwhich are focused on African American and other disenfranchised populations [1]. Theseprograms extend from financial grants and awards to schools, educationalists, and localcommunities, to less formal activities including industry involvement through volunteering andmentoring. Despite these well-meaning investments, present metrics seem to display only slowmovement to validate positive demographic changes in STEM fields and little to no slowing in thedecline of STEM associated career interests for all students including African American and otherunderrepresented minority students [2].Presently, African Americans make up only 3.9% of

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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thesuccessful completion of a degree in STEM, such as Engineering by identifying common themesexperienced in STEM programs at HBCUs. A 24-item survey was developed from current literature and administered to currentstudents, faculty, and administrators at HBCUs nationwide to gain insight into undergraduatestudent experiences in STEM (Terenzi & Reason, 2005; Seymour 2000). The survey items werecarefully developed and categorized using 3 strategic and fundamental research thrusts, such ascultural intersectionality; institutional climate; and Engineering career trajectory to supportefforts in broadening participation and student persistence. Thus, the survey elicited responsesfrom students, faculty, and administrators based on these 3 areas

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting

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students receive information indicating they are not right for STEM fromthose in their network with power, they are more likely to leave the field [12,13]. Research incomputing has shown how bias can influence whom identifies with computing careers andacademic pathways—indicating those who resemble the majority in the STEM fields (e.g.,Caucasian and Asian males) are more likely to receive feedback that they are right for the field,while others have interactions that indicate they may be more suited for another field.We view identities as fluid, and developed in interaction with others. Lave and Wenger’s [8]concept of communities of practice is also useful for considering how individuals who are part ofcollective practice can shape one another’s

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

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projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engineering Connections in a Native American Community and CultureAbstractThis Research Work in Progress investigates

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Camille Birch; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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underrepresentedstudents early in their educational careers, and provides positive messaging about the importanceof approaching engineering ethics through the lens of diversity and inclusion of all people.Although upper-division bioethics or medical anthropology courses may address similar content,our curriculum on the intersection of ethics and diversity is unique because it engages earlyengineering students in the context of a required introductory course. This is important becauseupper-division courses are not accessible to first-year bioengineering students.Implementing this curriculum in a required introductory bioengineering course allows us to reacha greater number and diversity of early engineering students, who may not be familiar with oralready

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abisola Coretta Kusimo, Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering Dept.; Marissa Elena Thompson, Stanford University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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training may influence reaction to somatic and emotional states. For thisresearch, we posit that undergraduate research and internship experiences may provide moreopportunities for these four sources of self-efficacy, particularly for URM women.Measuring Engineering Task Self-EfficacyEngineering task self-efficacy (ETSE) was assessed with a 5-item self-report measure for anETSE Instrument which is defined as an individual’s belief in their ability to successfullyperform technical engineering tasks. The technical engineering tasks probed by the survey weremotivated by engineering and career outcomes in previous work [5]. The process of adapting theitems and selecting a representative five-item set from a more exhaustive list using factoranalysis is

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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June 27 Careers with a Science Bachelor’s Degree July 11 Do’s and Don’ts of a Scientific Talk July 18 Careers at a National Laboratory July 25 How to Make a Scientific Poster August 1 Technical Resumes 101Workshops were conducted from noon to 1pm on Tuesdays with attendance required. Note, earlyworkshops in the series were directed at educating students about graduate school with laterworkshops providing exposure to divers careers in science and tips on how to enhanceprofessionalism in conduct and presentations. The counterpart to the weekly Tuesday workshopswas weekly seminars on Thursdays. Seminars were also held from noon to 1PM with

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald E. Rogers Jr., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Todd Pagano, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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implementation of the LST program, set-up a state- of-the-art instrumentation laboratory, architected the new degree program, and helped to place a large number of Deaf/HH individuals into careers in the chemical sciences. For his advocacy for diversifying STEM fields, Dr. Pagano has been honored as a recipient of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Stanley C. Israel Award, the ACS/Dreyfus Foundation’s National Award: Encouraging Underrepresented Students into the Chemical Sciences, and U.S. Professor of the Year Award by Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Adrienne Minerick is the Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the College of Engineering and Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development at Michigan Tech. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Tech. Adrienne’s research interests include elec- trokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award and was nominated for Michigan Professor of the Year in 2014. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineer- ing classrooms or as

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Marjorie C. Shavers, Heidelberg University; Stacie LeSure, American Society for Engineering Education; Breauna Marie Spencer, University of California, Irvine; Aishwarya P. Joshi, Heidelberg University

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to expect to find them as faculty members in these colleges. In aneffort to create a pool of Black women who qualified to pursue academic careers in engineeringor computer science, there must be intentional initiatives focused on understanding the authenticexperiences of these women. Strategies, grounded in research, must be developed to enhance therecruitment and retention of Black women across all academic levels. The academic communitymust also gain a better understanding of how to increase the awareness and interests of Blackwomen to pursue careers in the professoriate. Once these most promising practices are unveiled,meaningful avenues must be created to share how they can be effectively implemented.Project OverviewThe Niela Project is

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona; Anita Grierson, Science Foundation Arizona; Anna Tanguma, Science Foundation Arizona

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attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration that included engagement analytics. She holds a US Patent # 7904323, Multi-Team Immersive Integrated Collaboration Workspace awarded

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Charlotte Karbowski, Loyola Marymount University; Mackenzie Tjogas, Loyola Marymount University; Carleen Petrosian; Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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to or encouraged to considerpursuing a career in computer science or engineering. When I began to apply for colleges, Ibegan asking around and my Calculus professor told me Computer Science would be a good fitfor me. I didn’t know anything about coding and wasn’t familiar with any of the concepts, but Itook the risk and applied anyways as a Computer Science major. When I started my first week ofclasses, I felt intimidated by my peers; the classes were almost all males, and I didn’t have anyexperience. I thought I was already at a disadvantage and would fall behind on all of the work.If I had been exposed to computer science and engineering at a younger age, it would have beenless of a risk to apply for that major. It also would have

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cherish C. Vance, Texas A&M University; Bria Perkins, Texas A&M University; Jaida Bannister; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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introductory Engineering courses.Jaida Bannister, Jaida Bannister is a third year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University. She is interested in pursuing a career in food engineering or natural resources.Dr. Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University Dr. Janie McClurkin Moore is an Assistant Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A&M University in College Station. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she attended North Carolina A&T State University where she received a B.S. in Bio Environmental Engineering in 2006. She then began pursuing her graduate education at Purdue University in the Agricultural and Biological

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Marialuisa Di Stefano, Utah State University; Buffy Smith, University of St. Thomas; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Anne Therese Hunt, Hunt Consulting Associates; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gery W. Ryan, Pardee RAND Graduate School in Policy Analysis

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democratized and power dynamics canbecome more equitable. These “tacit messages to students about values, attitudes and principles”[2, p. 88] can guide the academic and career path for minorities in engineering and when revealed,can positively reinforce formal curricula through countervailing influences [7]. Neither the positiveor negative implications nor the mechanisms behind HC in engineering have been explored.The only study published explicitly alluding to the outcomes of HC in engineering was asociological study of the experiences of women graduate students in engineering [11]. Whileimportant in uncovering the chilly climates for many women in engineering [11], the study did notpoint to any specific mechanisms nor did it include researchers from

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Auguste, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shelly Lynn Miller, University of Colorado Boulder; Joseph L. Polman, University of Colorado Boulder

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Management at Regis University, a B.S. in Electrical Engineer- ing and Computer Science at the University of California at Berkeley; has 25 years of software/hardware industry experience and 21 patents; and has volunteered extensively in developing countries.Mrs. Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greses Perez, Stanford University

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context. Prior to starting her career in education, Greses was a project manager for engineering projects and hydrologic and hydraulic studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Talking Engineering: Students’ translanguaging in engineering educationAbstractWith the integration of engineering education in the K–12th classroom, students areexpected to be competent in the practices of engineering design. From the body ofstudents in the elementary and secondary education system, bilinguals and speakers oflanguages other than English are one of the fastest growing populations among schoolchildren. For them, language represents not only a powerful tool to

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Vishodana Thamotharan, Florida International University; Atalie Garcia

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mentoring relationships has positive implications for the retention and persistenceof URM STEM students.This leads us to the final emergent theme of the study, altruism. All of the student-mentorsmentioned their growing need to encourage and inspire those coming behind them. Whether theyvolunteered for the effort for reasons beyond “giving back” they all remarked how thisexperience inspired them to be more engaged with others like themselves in order to share theirpassion for STEM and encourage others to see STEM as an occupational pathway. Similarfindings were uncovered by Ko and colleagues33 when they found that women of color thatpersisted in careers in science did so by participating in altruistic activities tied to theirprofession. This

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Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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College of Engineering and Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development at Michigan Tech. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Tech. Adrienne’s research interests include elec- trokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award and was nominated for Michigan Professor of the Year in 2014. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineer- ing classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne is past

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan; Michael Steven Williams, University of Missouri

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financial aid granted to students may inform theinstitutions they choose to attend as well as the majors they pursue after matriculation (Kim,2004; Stater, 2011). Notably, Stater’s (2011) study found that higher net costs of attendancedecreased the probability that students would choose a major in STEM.Additionally, after matriculation, a host of institutional factors may support, or impede, studentsuccess in STEM. For example, research indicates that institutional practices, such as career andacademic advising, play a critical role in facilitating retention, persistence, and degree attainmentin college (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). A number of studies have demonstrated that students’perceptions of, and experiences with, academic advising may

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B.H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Jennifer G. Cromley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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, including a link between these experiences and the career trajectories of fe- male scientists. She continues to perform research on issues of inclusion, identity, and diversity in science c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #22654 through collaborations with GAMES, the Committee for the Status of Women in Astronomy, and other organizations.Prof. Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Dr. Princess Imoukhuede is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Ur- bana Champaign. She received her S.B. in Chemical Engineering with a

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Berizohar Padilla Cerezo; Maria Manzano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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disciplines.We hope that this reflective paper is helpful to other summer camps and outreach programs thataim to broaden participation in engineering. We look forward to learning more from theengineering education community.References 1. Chen, K.C., Schlemer, L.T., Scott, H.S. & Fredeen, T. (2011), Evolving a Summer Engineering Camp through Assessment. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 2011 2. Chen, K.C., & Belter, D., & Fredeen, T., & Smith, H., & Magnusson, S. (2009), Inspiring A Diverse Population Of High School Students To Choose Engineering As A Career Path. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 2009 8Appendix I

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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leader’s vision is disingenuous, people sense it. The EIcompetency that matters most to visionary leadership, however, is empathy. The ability to sensewhat others feel, and understand their perspectives, helps a leader articulate a truly inspirationalvision.Coaching. The coaching style is really the art of the one-on-one. Coaches help people identifytheir unique strengths and weaknesses, tying those to their personal and career aspirations.Effective coaching exemplifies the EI competency of developing others, letting a leader act as acounselor. It works hand in hand with two other competencies: emotional awareness and empathy.Affiliative. The affiliative style of leadership represents the collaborative competency in action. Anaffiliative leader is