Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International, Minorities in Engineering

diverse backgrounds, knowledge andexperiences. Using a Social Networks Perspective to analyze data from student and advisorinterviews, researchers observed strong homophily and transitivity effects which create aculturally and demographically homogeneous environment and are directly linked to the missedlearning opportunities. The authors present recommendations for mediating or preventing theseeffects through formalized education and mentoring.In their study on pathways to entrepreneurial education, Celis and Huang-Saad [7] explored therelationships between student characteristics and entrepreneurship education programmaticchoices in a Midwest research institution. The entrepreneurial activities included both co-curricular (start-up treks and a

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Sanders, University of Michigan; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gretchen M. Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

(Systems & Design) and MS in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering from the University of Illinois and PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Mrs. Gretchen M. Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Towards an understanding of the effect of summer programming on early engineering student outcomes.Abstract Starting in 2013, Large Midwestern University has conducted a yearly bridge programfor 30-50 entering students from the state to get a head start on their transition from high schoolto university. The program, entitled Summer Scholars, consists of an eight-week residentialprogram where

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

theirdescription of the business and management attribute, the NAE describes “that the engineer withthese skills will be able to work in diverse sectors and need new levels of sophistication to makechoices and decisions that affect diverse infrastructures (i.e. physical, human and political).” Iwould argue that this rich history of Black business ownership and the obstacles that somesuccumbed to and others have overcome demonstrate evidence that some African Americanyouth have access to entrepreneurial community wealth and that there could be implications forattribute development.LeadershipLeadership is often a character trait that is identified and demonstrated in classroom and groupsettings. For the purposes of this review, both demonstrated leadership