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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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of the program scholarship.The difference between an Honors College and the Academic Success Program is that we do notprimarily seek only the top academic students. Although we welcome top students, the minimumcriteria for receiving a scholarship is as follows:  Minimum 3.0 GPA  Full-time engineering or computer science major  U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident, or refugee  Unmet financial need as defined by FAFSAIn addition, we focus on females and underrepresented minority students. We have maintained aprogram representation of about 60% female and/or underrepresented minority students.1The ASAP class is based on the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” by Donna O. Johnson.2 Basic to this planis a detailed time management system

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

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supporting the identified themes are highlighted below. All namesin this paper are fictitious and have been changed to protect student confidentiality.Aspirations Influenced by Family and Memberships.When asked about their plans immediately following graduation, 21 (16 male, five male)sophomore students indicated they were considering graduate school, five of whom aspired toearn a STEM field doctoral degree. Our results indicate that sophomore engineering majors withfamily working in the engineering fields and those involved in professional organizations oncampus (e.g. ASCE, IEEE) were equally likely to aspire to a graduate degree. Of this sample,62% (13 students) mentioned having immediate family members who were engineers and weremembers of at

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud T. Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University

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largest ethnic group by then. Nevertheless, low enrollment of Hispanics in STEM disciplinesand lack of professionals in STEM-specific careers is a major concern to many.As a major Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in southern Texas, Texas A&M InternationalUniversity (TAMIU) has been engaged in providing quality education in STEM disciplines toHispanic and other minority communities. The STEM-Minority Outreach and RetentionEnhancement (STEM-MORE) project, funded by the US Department of Education, is part ofsuch effort, which was established in 2011 with activities planned for the following three years.Several project components including MORE-Education and Enrichment Program (MORE-EEP), MORE-Transfer and Retention Program (MORE-TRP), MORE

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel

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Paper ID #9037Enhancing Undergraduate Civil Engineering Opportunities for Minority, Fe-male, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged StudentsDr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is a professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. His research interests focus on transportation infrastructure planning and design, highway safety, and active living by design. Courses he teaches include transportation engineering, geographic information systems, pavement design, and

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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families to gather and think, plan, andteach is found. In this direction, the focus is on k’é, which is a kinship term that represents therelationships with the family, community, and the natural environment as well as anacknowledgement of the inherent value in others9. In this direction, the function of duality, or theendowments given to man and woman to function in the natural world, come into play4.   North. The north embodies all knowledge of reverence and respect for nature. TheNavajo way of life recognizes that all things in the world are intelligent and full of life and thatgratitude and respect should be given to all things2. Understanding that the world is highlyordered and that there is power in the natural order of things is

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, NC A&T State University; Brianna Shani Benedict, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Garner Ted Stewart II, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Elaine Smith Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University

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Agricultural and Technical State University. She has more than 20 years’ experience in academia in recruitment and retention. Prior to joining the ISE Department, she spent 13 years working in industry in forecasting and planning for a textile company. Ms. Vinson holds the Bachelor’s of Science degree in Administrative Systems with a concentration in Economics and the Master’s of Science degree in Adult Education with a concentration in Instructional Technology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ms. Vinson’s research interests are in developing and validating recruitment and retention techniques

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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students would need to preparesuch as a dress restriction.Since social activities are optional and planned by the STEP staff as the program progresses,students are not provided with a schedule of these activities in advance: they are notified ofevents haphazardly. Students would stick to the provided schedule and participate in socialactivities for the duration of the five-weeks.MethodsThe impact STEP has on participating students was examined using a qualitative multicase studyof participants from the 2013 cohort. The demographics for the cohort are provided in Table 1below. Table 1: STEP Demographics (2013 Cohort)   CATEGORY NUMBER OF STUDENTS

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail M. Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville; Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Bill W. Elliott, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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teaches in the areas of CAD/CAM/CIM, Robotics & Automation, Product and Process Design, Materials and Manufacturing processes, Machine Design, Renewable Energy and Micro Manufacturing. His current research interests include Robotics, CIM, Sustainable Manufacturing, Micro Machining and Engineering & Technology Ed- ucation. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning and control and manufactur- ing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

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Paper ID #8815Career Self-efficacy of the Black Engineer in the U.S. Government WorkplaceMr. Scott Hofacker PE, US Army Dr. Hofacker is a recent graduate of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research area is the career self-efficacy of racially underrepresented mi- norities in the engineering workplace. Dr. Hofacker is also the Concept Design and Assessment Focus Area Lead for the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He is responsible for the strategic planning of science and technology efforts

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Woodberry Brinkley, Virginia Commonwealth University; Falcon Rankins, Virginia Commonwealth University; Stevara Clinton, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Chemistry; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University

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bridgeprogram. Despite the apparent advantages of the summer bridge programs its impact has beenlimited to only a small subset of students, which is a consequence of financial constraints of theindividual universities and also student interest. Summer bridge programs for 25 students cancost upwards of $40,000. Also, some high school graduates work to earn money for school ortravel during the summer prior to going to college, and participation in a multi-week residentialprogram would be disruptive to the established plans of these students.Post-secondary education summer transition/bridge programs typically recruit from targetpopulations including underrepresented students, low income students, provisionally admittedstudents, and those who are at risk

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., North Dakota State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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demographics.Increased retention and graduation of students in engineering were primary goals of the project.Of the 59 students who were part of the S-STEM program, 36 (61%) maintained scholarshipeligibility until graduation or the end of the grant, 10 changed majors (six into in a differentSTEM discipline), and only six students left the University with no indications of additionalhigher education plans. By the end of the program 44% of the scholarship participants graduatedwith an engineering/construction management degree and 51% graduated from the Universitywithin a five year time frame. This rate compares favorably with the 2007 CoE freshmen cohortrate of 37.2%, and another 22% of S-STEM participants are anticipated to graduate withengineering degrees over

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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undergraduateengineering and non-engineering students to understand engineering problem-solving from asocial and culturally relevant context for further entrepreneurial growth. Moreover, studentswere able to make direct connections between global initiatives, such as the United NationsMillenium Development Goals and the WorldBank strategic plans, to the work that they weredoing at the local level. Effectively, students were challenged to understand what it truly meantto think globally, and act locally.Therefore, the students’ work, if taken into consideration by local authorities, could lead tosustainable community development and an improved standard of living there.Student engagement involved stakeholders at all levels of the Cameroon community

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F. Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie S. Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University

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one US patent and led the effort to establish a new BS degree program in Computer Engineering at Howard University.Mr. Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State UniversityDr. Marcia F Williams, North Carolina A&T State University Marcia Williams is the Director of STEM/Sponsored Programs in the College of Engineering at North Page 24.483.1 Carolina A&T State University, and has more than 20 years of experience in organizational development, strategic planning, proposal development, and grants implementation and administration. Marcia earned a B.S. in Industrial Technology from North Carolina A

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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Fei Bie; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Blossom A. Barrett, Ohio State University

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students’entire educational experience. Students indicated their level of satisfaction using a 4-pointLikert-type scale that ranges from 1 (“poor”) to 4 (“excellent”). Similarly, the NSSE elicitsinformation about students’ grades in college. Students reported their GPA based on an 8-pointscale ranging from 1 (“C- or lower”) to 8 (“A”).The primary independent variables assessed the frequency and nature of African American andHispanic STEM students’ engagement with faculty members and peers. This includedengagement inside classes (e.g., worked with other students on projects during class) and outsideclasses (e.g., talked about career plans with a faculty member). Specifically, five items measuredthe frequency with which students worked on a research

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacie LeSure, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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showed that service participation yieldedsignificant positive results in the following eleven areas: (1) GPA, (2) writing skills, (3) criticalthinking skills, (4) commitment to activism, (5) commitment to promoting racial understanding,(6) self-efficacy (7) leadership activities (8) self-rated leadership ability, (9) interpersonal skills,(10) choice of a service career, and (11) plans to participate in service after college.A joint investigation at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology disclosed that students who participated in service-learning had a betterunderstanding of the connection between engineering and community needs 36. According toTsang et al., “Service learning is an effective strategy

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 24.1381.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Examination of the Numbers: African American Female Faculty in EngineeringAbstractIn December 1975, a group of underrepresented minority women pursuing careers in science,engineering, medicine, and dentistry convened under the auspices of

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Francisco Martin Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Miquela Trujillo, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Isabella Acevedo-Rodriguez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University

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fields. Dr. Yilmaz is an active member of SAE, ASME, ASEE, NSPE, and currently is serving as the editor-in-chief for the SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lu- bricants, along with being a committee member on the SAE ABET Board. He has received New Mexico ”Young Engineer of the Year” Award (2013), NMT University Distinguished Teaching Award (2013), ASEE Section Outstanding Teaching Award (2013), SAE Faculty Advisor Award (2013) and SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (2011).Mr. Francisco Martin Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Francisco Vigil is from Espa˜nola, NM. He graduated from NMT in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is planning to pursue a

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Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

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using the software tools and working in 3-dimension space, figure 3.5.2 E-TextilesDuring our planning, we recognized that the girls would need to receive instruction on basiccircuitry. Our focus was on developing a short, easy to understand lesson that would help thegirls sketch a basic circuit. We relied on program staff (who were near-peer AA universitystudents) to assist them with extending their basic ideas to create more complex circuits whenneeded. Though we planned for their lack of circuit knowledge, we did not anticipate thefollowing issues. Many students cannot sew. We anticipated providing support to assist students with circuit design; however we did not consider that students would not be able to sew by hand. For example

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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and Management Figure 1. Program OrganizationMonthly meetings are held which include the PI’s from CSUN as well as representatives fromthe community college partners. These meetings are used to plan special events for students inthe program, share best practices, and discuss matters related to articulation. Several additionalcourses at the two community colleges have been articulated with our institution since thisprogram began, which has helped to meet the third objective of the grant. Faculty mentors fromCSUN have also made visits to the community college campuses to discuss our institution’sacademic programs and design projects, in order to

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joi-Lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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mentor) acts as arole model and guide for a less experienced person (a protégé) specifically advising he or she inacademic, personal, and/or professional aspects of their lives 14-16. The term “mentor” comesfrom the Greek poet Homer, in which Odysseus in The Odyssey selected “a trusted friend,Mentor, to educate, tutor, protect, and guide his son” (p. 66) 17. Professional mentoringoriginates in teaching, medical, and clinical practices 18,19. The meaning of the word “mentor”can have multiple contextual meanings such as “teacher”, “counselor”, or “advisor” relative tocorporate and educational environments. In general, mentors provide feedback regarding career plans and interpersonaldevelopment and are committed to helping protégés succeed in

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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. A learning communityatmosphere is created as the students are housed together in a dormitory and evening andweekend activities are planned. Periodic visits to engineering employers are arranged for thecohort. The students meet upper class and graduate engineering students, alumni from previoussummer cohorts provide formal lectures and all expenses (tuition, room and board, and books)are paid from a US Department of Education Title III grant. Two previous papers by the authorsprovided some of these data that are included herein for completeness. Results in the papersindicate that one, two, and three year retention rates were increased by 22%, 25%, and 29%respectively when compared with students in the identical ACT Math score group (17-25

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University; Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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scheduledwith academic activities while students receive relative flexibility to plan their weekends. Theacademic component of the program consists of non-credit bearing course equivalents toChemistry I, Calculus I, English, and Matlab programming, which are gateway courses of thefreshman year. These courses are taught at an accelerated pace by professors or graduateteaching assistants, preparing students for the cultural shift to life in a college classroom.Table 1: Sample week in the engineering summer bridge program. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday PREP CLASS PREP CLASS PREP CLASS PREP CLASS PREP CLASS 8:00 - 8:20 8:00 - 8:20 8:00

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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goals in engineering (15). SCCT has threeoverlapping models aimed at understanding how people: 1. Develop basic academic and career interest 2. Make and revise their educational and vocational plans, and 3. Achieve performances of varying quality in their chosen academic and career pursuits. Within these models, self-efficacy (described later), outcome expectations, goals, andother factors such as gender, race, and barriers help shape a student’s career path. An example ofa barrier would be negative contextual influences, or adverse learning conditions (15). Thesetheories are somewhat foundational when understanding the constructs of self-regulation andself-efficacy. Addressing engineering diversity issues should actually

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University

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activities. The first two workshops wereoffered during the summer of 2012 and 2013. The next one will be offered in the summer of2014. For the first two workshops the students received a stipend of $1000.00 to attend. Thestudents worked in small groups to acquire many skills related to their success in the STEMfields and engineering, in particular. Skills they learned include teamwork, research,procurement of materials, problem solving and career planning. While working on mathematicsand engineering related projects they also got familiar with TAMIU’s faculty, students,equipment and other resources available to them. The workshops were enhanced by thesupervision, guidance and mentoring by our engineering and mathematics faculty. Each teamwas

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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and Development, 73. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.16) Tai, R. H., Liu, C. Q., Maltese, A. V., & Fan, X. (2006). Planning early for careers in science. Science, Vol 312, 26 May, 2006.17) Wong, P. Y., & Brizuela, B. M. (2006). Building math: Stranded. Portland, ME: Walch Publishing.18) Piaget, J. (1965). The child's conception of number. London: W W Norton. Original published in1941.19) Piaget, J., Henriques, G., & Ascher, E. (1992). Morphisms and Categories- Comparing and Transforming (Translated by T. Brown). Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.20) Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. NYC: Basic Books.21) Jordan, C., Tharp, R., & Baird-Vogt, L

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron S. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Pamela Renee Lockwood, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University

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, Page 24.577.13 Colo.: Westview Press. ASEE 2014STEP Central. (2012). Retrieved December 6, 2012, 2012, from http://stepcentral.net/projectsTeddlie, C., & Tashakkori, A. (2003). Major issues and controversies in the use of mixed methods in the social and behavioral sciences. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook on mixed methods in the behavioral and social sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Trenor, J. M., Yu, S. L., Waight, C. L., Zerda, K. S., & Ting, L. S. (2008). The Relations of Ethnicity to Female Engineering students educational experiences and collee and career plans in an ethnically diverse