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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Michael L. Vaughan, University of Delaware; Kenneth A. Bright, University of Delaware, College of Engineering; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware

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. Kenneth A. Bright, University of Delaware, College of EngineeringDr. Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Dean for Diversity, College of Engi- neering Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research Center University of Delaware Newark, DE c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engineering (verb) Diversity: Using the Engineering Design Process to Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan of Action for Undergraduate Diversity at the Institution LevelJenni M. Buckley, PhD1; Amy Trauth-Nare, PhD2; Kenneth Bright, BA1; Michael Vaughan, PhD1; Rachel Davidson, PhD1 1

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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McNair Program, 17 of the 27 students indicated that they did intendto pursue graduate studies, and another seven were undecided. Only two students stated thatthey did not plan to pursue graduate studies after completing their baccalaureate degrees. Incomparison, the post-summer survey showed 17 students intending to pursue graduate studies,six undecided, and two not planning to do so. Even though the aggregate numbers of replies areconsistent, quite a few students changed their intentions, indicating that they were impacted bytheir participation in the McNair Program. Half of the students who were undecided before theprogram decided to pursue graduate studies. Conversely, three students who planned to pursuegraduate studies became undecided

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Leigh Sliko, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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. These testimonials are anonymous to faculty mentors.Industry mentoring is the last component of our mentoring plan. The objective of the PSH’sIndustry Mentoring Program is to create a mutually beneficial connection between industrymentors and current STEM students at PSH1, especially with students near graduation. Typically,industry mentors present mentees with a range of options in terms of networking, jobopportunities, and professional development. Most the industry mentors were invited to NSFSTEM meeting sessions, where they gave short presentations, followed by engaging studentsthrough a dialogue and networking opportunities. The benefits of this type of mentoring werealso expressed through scholars’ journals.Finally, one of the other big

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Utah.Dr. Mercedes Ward, University of UtahProf. Tariq J. Banuri, University of UtahProf. Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Ahmad is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His teaching and research interests are in the area of sus- tainable planning and management of water resources, water-energy nexus, and stormwater management . He is particularly interested in using systems approach to address water sustainability issues.Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar, Mehran University, Pakistan He is a working as Professor in U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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02-03 07-08 12-13Figure 1. TAMUS URM STEM Enrollment from Fall 1992-2016. Data taken from NSF WebAMP survey.As with the URM STEM enrollment data, the URM STEM BS degree data in Figure 2 are alsocyclic as a reflection of the student pool of eligible majors. With few exceptions, growth hascontinued as enrollment has continued to increase. The degree data appear to have more dipssince the time to degree completion varies according to how quickly the students move throughtheir degree plans. Some students may postpone their studies for a year or two and then return tocomplete their degrees once they experience the benefit of a degree in the workforce. TAMUS URM STEM Bachelor Degrees 1,400 1,200 1,000

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Ann Newman, Johns Hopkins University; Carolyn Parker, Johns Hopkins University; Alisha Nicole Sparks, Johns Hopkins University/Ctr for Educational Outreach; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University

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externally-funded community liaisons working in theschools to coordinate partnerships. The university already had a prior relationship with one ofthe three CDCs and one of the out-of-school-time providers (OSTs) at the schools. As aconsequence, relationships had to be built between a broad network of community organizations.SABES was laid out to provide for a staged roll-out that would leverage the experiences of earlyadopters. The first year was a planning year. During this year, the curriculum was rewritten toalign with the NGSS framework and the first content-based teacher PD course, known as a“STEM Academy,” was developed. To provide expertise for teaching these STEM Academies,master teachers were educated through STEM certificates at local

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erin Buehler, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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. Amy Hurst, researching the potential uses of 3D printing and modeling in education. Upon graduation in May, she plans to continue pursu- ing research involving children’s interactions with technology and how technology could be designed to continue to enable children’s natural sense of creativity and sociability.Dr. Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Amy Hurst an associate professor of Human-Centered Computing in the Information Systems Department at UMBC and studies accessibility problems and build assistive technologies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Fabricating Engagement: Benefits and Challenges of Using 3D Printing to Engage

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonia Jacqueline Garcia, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Matthew Pariyothorn, University of Houston; Ahmarlay Myint M.S., Access and Inclusion; Alexandra K. Hardman, Texas A&M University Access and Inclusion

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Latin America Programs she created, managed and developed projects to enhance the presence of Texas A&M University in Latin c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #20476 American and to support in the internationalization of the education, research, and outreach projects of the university. She was charged with the development and implementation of a strategic plan for Texas A&M in South America. While at the Office for Latin America Programs, Maria was also responsible for the opening of the Soltis Center in Costa Rica. Maria speaks three languages fluently (Spanish

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Valerie Martin Conley Ph.D., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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phase was launched. The groups were charged to communicate at least monthly (verbaldialogue, e-mail, etc.) with the URM scholars giving updates and receiving advisement andadvocacy aligned with their professional progression plans. Areas of attention were primarily toinclude the following. 1. Professional progression: This entailed emeriti faculty conveying insights across an assortment of professional responsibilities such as teaching and scholarship, effective networking/engagement within the engineering societies, building a funded research program, and understanding the nature of academic leadership positions. As detailed, the emeriti engineering faculty were not only able to conceptually speak on these topics, but

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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were taught programminglanguages (or coding skills in a graphical and text-based languages) after some classes inalgorithmic thinking or planning your code with flow diagrams or pseudo-code beforecoding. 35% Female (%) 30% Male (%) 25% Total (%) 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%Figure 3. Contribution to the skills part of the student responses to their view of theirview of the engineering foundation course’s contribution.Typical answers for the contribution of engineering foundation course to their teamworkskill development include

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Regional Planning, So- cial Work and Gender and Women’s Studies.. She is currently a faculty member at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and a faculty affiliate at the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Women and Gender in Global Perspective, and Gender and the Cline Center for Democracy. She is the recipient of the Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar for outstanding achievements in research and leadership on campus. She is also a Grand Challenge Learning Teaching Fellow in the Health Track. Mendenhall’s research focuses on racial microaggressions in higher educa- tion. She examines how living in racially segregated neighborhoods with high levels of violence

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisha B. Diggs, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Robert D, Scott, University of Michigan - College of Engineering

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community committed to developing engineers who are innovative leaders in a global society. The Center broadens participation, increases academic performance and provides personal support for diverse students from all backgrounds. Mr. Scott is a former business executive, retired from the Procter & Gamble Company after over 32 years of service. His background includes demonstrated leadership in strategic planning and analysis, IT management, product distribution, and global learning systems. In addition to his current role at the University of Michigan, Mr. Scott is a member of the IT Senior Management forum, a national organization dedicated exclusively to fostering upper-level executive talent among African

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reyna M. Flores, University of Texas, Austin; Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas, Austin

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the increase, including reserving rooms large enough to fit thegroup size. Though more counselors were hired, the MITE participant group was difficultto manage and navigate throughout campus. Another challenge was eating at the dininghalls on campus. The MITE Enrichment Program has decided that fifty students for eachweek is an ideal size.Until 2016, the MITE Enrichment Program had always been two consecutive weeks.MITE counselors, current engineering students, voiced their concern with having a breakin between the two weeks. MITE is an intense week for participants and more of a burdenfor counselors who stay up late and wake up earlier. For the summer of 2016, the EOEprogram decided to plan a one-week break in between the two MITE sessions

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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limited to these three surveys. When we began planning forour third year, we felt that we needed more data to better understand how participants were reacting to ourprogramming, especially when taking into account the significant changes we were proposing. More specif-ically, our prior survey framework was limiting our understanding of whether or not we were truly helpingparticipants improve their familiarity and preparedness to become competitive in the faculty job market. Inother words, we wondered if individual sessions were beneficial to participants in terms of enhancing theirpreparation of faculty materials and contributed to their overall familiarity.In this paper, we expand our program evaluation significantly in the third year by

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Morales P.E., Universidad del Turabo

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from the outcomes assessment plan that he helped devise and implement as ABET Coordinator. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Turabo, PO Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 00778. Tel. 787-743-7979 x 4182 E-mail: jcmorales@suagm.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Language or problem-formulation difficulties? An FE Exam experiment in a Hispanic Setting Juan C. Morales, Ph.D., P.E. Universidad del TuraboAbstractThis paper describes and discusses the results of an experiment that was conducted by the authorin a course that trains mechanical engineering

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lola Brown, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Rawlins Beharry, City College of the City University of New York

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class continues toperform better, space in courses at the upper-level of the curriculum are more likely to befilled with students who started a freshman and who are progressing in the curriculum.The freshman class at the school of engineering has significantly increased in numberswithin the past couple of years; the infrastructure and focus on essential services that canbetter serve the current undergraduate population at the school of engineering is of primeimportance.Students with Academic DifficultiesIt is important that students who are having academic difficulties with their coursework atpartner institutions have a plan of action towards their future in these programs both atthe community college (short term) and at school of engineering

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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section of the survey and the initial validity tests. Though, more validity of the instrumentincluding psychometric statistical analyses, correlation matrices of theoretically related items forconstruct validity, and empirically testing the factor structure using maximum likelihood exploratoryfactor analysis are planned in the coming months. The paper ends with future research steps includingvalidation and distribution across universities in the United States. As mentioned earlier, the hope is thatothers are able to use and adapt the survey instrument and its supportive literature. While, our goal isspecific to measure senior engineer students, the survey could be adapted for recently graduated studentsearly in their professional

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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singled out for being virtually absent from all statistical measures in relation toMāori and Pasifika diversity, and the first objective of the Equal Educational OpportunitiesAction Plan was to develop standardized performance indicators for the postsecondary sectorthat all Faculties and Departments would be measured against.5 Government funding support hassince been introduced in 2003. The support is designed to enhance Māori and Pasifika studentparticipation in all postsecondary programs and is weighted specifically towards STEM-basedacademic disciplines.Literature on underrepresented minorities in engineering education has also noted persistentchallenges to increasing diversity. In the U.S. context, for instance, the aforementionedNAE/ASEE

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Pamela Petrease Felder, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Shawnisha Hester LGSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amanda Lo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erika T. Aparaka, University of Maryland College Park; Patricia Ordonez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

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Academic faculty members in your department on research/programmatic experiences projects that align you’re your research/career interests. They should participate in professional activities that are common for people who have completed their doctorate. - For example, do some peer reviewing, give conference talks, contribute chapters to books, demos, write or assist your advisor in writing grant proposals; take charge in planning a seminar, meeting, workshop within the department or outside; teach some classes in a course.3) Access to Mentors Some graduate

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence (ENGR 331 and 332) and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University.Dr. Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel Dr. Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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SDGs “… seek tobuild on the [previous] Millennium Development Goals and complete what they did not achieve(United Nations General Assembly 2015).” In launching the SDGs in 2015, the GeneralAssembly of the United Nations “recognize[s] that eradicating poverty in all its forms anddimensions (including extreme poverty) is the greatest global challenge and an indispensablerequirement for sustainable development (United Nations General Assembly 2015).” To thatend, the SDGs represent “a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity,” which in additionto peace and partnership, define the five “P’s” of the mission of the SDGs. To accomplish thatmission, there needs to be a “balance [between] the three dimensions of sustainabledevelopment: the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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highlight the diversity within this group. Only then willresearch be able to clearly inform purposeful and directed practice to address underrepresentationat a systemic level. ReferencesAguirre-Covarrubias, S., Arellano, E., & Espinoza, P. (2015). “A pesar de todo”(Despite Everything): The Persistence of Latina Graduate Engineering Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. New Directions for Higher Education, 2015(172), 49–57.Andersen, L., & Ward, T. J. (2014). Expectancy-Value Models for the STEM Persistence Plans of Ninth-Grade, High-Ability Students: A Comparison between Black, Hispanic, and White Students. Science Education, 98(2), 216–242.Aschbacher, P. R., Li, E., & Roth, E. J

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Shabnam Etemadi Brady; T'Shana DeShai Carter, Tennessee State University ; Lydia Davis, Tennessee State University

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underrepresentedstudents by serving as an integral part of a student’s development. Planning and professionalengagement with a mentor can help students to be successful in completing a degree in STEM and thepursuing a graduate degree in STEM. Mentoring can be especially essential for underrepresentedundergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. Mentoring relationships provide students with apositive environment that can lead to networking opportunities and career opportunities after graduation,but only recently has research been conducted to fully understand the best practices of mentoringrelationships.Based on previous studies conducted, 82.4% reported positive outcomes for mentees.6 Students whohad a mentoring relationship usually had higher retention rates and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mary L. Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville ; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Idaho State University; Melinda Dynyel Miller; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Maria Emilia Martinez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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college students through project based learningwith focus on difficult principles and concepts identified from first two-year college STEMcourses. Each SRP team consists of one faculty advisor, one student mentor, and 3-6 SRPparticipants. The entire MERIT project design structure is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: MERIT project design structureAs originally planned, the first year of the MERIT project was mainly for project initiation anddevelopment, and the second and third year were designed for fully implementation andcontinuous improvement. Table 1 shows all the bottleneck courses chosen in the MERIT project.In the first year, only three courses were selected as the initial targeted bottleneck courses, whileall of the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, students inan S&E career planning course who report higher self-efficacy beliefs earn higher grades and areretained longer than their peers in S&E disciplines who have low confidence.23ResilienceJust as scholars have indicated that high academic self-efficacy is a positive predictor ofacademic achievement, motivation, and retention, considerable educational literature has alsoindicated that academic resilience plays an important role in students’ success. Resilience isdefined as students’ ability to succeed despite challenges, temporary or long-term setbacks, andnegative experiences.25-26 That is, resilient students are able to recover from academic and socialsetbacks, which may include, but are not limited to, poor academic performance on

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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influence in predicting a career in engineering industry, while having a high physics identitynegatively predicts FGCS’ pursuit of a career in engineering industry. Taken together with theresults from the other regression analyses conducted for non-engineering, STEM-related careers(Table 6) and educational career pathways (Table 7), our results indicate the FGCS with higherphysics identities are more likely to choose engineering as a stepping stone to other careerpathways.These results have implications for how engineering courses are taught, especially for FGCS. Ouranalysis suggests that FGCS may have alternative career plans or long-term goals and motivationas non-FGCS for studying engineering. Providing opportunities to engage in other

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University; La Shon N. Lowe, Jackson State University; Josie H. Latham, Jackson State University, Undergraduate Studies and CyberLearning

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engineering and computer science classes are taught, (d).computer laboratories are open for required study periods all afternoon (graduate student tutorswho attend morning lectures are available), (e). Fridays are set-aside for trips to engineeringemployers where students receive briefings and tours that always include some Jackson StateUniversity engineering alumni, (f). Two Fridays, during the second summer term, are set-asidefor students to pre-register for the fall semester and meet their engineering advisor one-on-one,(g). Activity directors plan weekend functions and are accessible 24/7, (h). SEEP strives to createa permanent community of Engineering Learners and (i). SEEP is cost free to the student exceptfor incidental expenses.Previous

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille Johnson, San Jose State University; Clifton M. Oyamot Jr., San Jose State University

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belongingnessintervention has been instituted for all sections.We plan to track cumulative GPAs, units completed, retention, and possibly graduation rates ofthis cohort through the entire six year period of the study (or until differences dissipate). Somestudies have registered long-term effects of subtle interventions, if administered at the right timeand in the right environment. It is the hope that we will continue to register differences betweenthe groups as the longitudinal study continues. Other future work may possibly include focusgroups with some of the participants, or booster interventions if warranted by developing results.5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe gratefully acknowledge the Provost Office at San Jose State University for funding this studyunder the 2015

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University

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personnel and the students.Program Structure and ResultsYouth Academy General ObservationsMost of the noticeable changes for the participants of the Youth Academy occurred in threedomains; namely affective, social, and academic/cognitive. This part of the article will discusssome selected observations that occurred in each of the before-mentioned domains.AffectiveThe affective domain includes feelings, values, appreciation, enthusiasm, motivations, andattitudes. Within the affective domain, the participants demonstrated significant growth. In thebeginning of the program, several sessions were planned to identify the Youth Academyparticipants’ perspective on life. During the sessions and one-on-one interviews, the participantsprogressed from not

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Listening and Negotiation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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case story occurred while Kris interviewed for assistant professor positions coming out of atop tier graduate school. Her goal was to interview for all the positions on the market in theUnited States that she was eligible for until she got her first offer and then to be morediscriminate about positions moving forward. Her aim was to join a research-intensive institutionthat also valued teaching, in a region in which she desired to live. As it went, she interviewed attwo very strong universities, and then had a third interview at one of the so-called “top ten”engineering programs, “TTU.” A fourth interview was planned for the following week when herfirst offer came in, from University #1, creating an “auction” environment, where any secondoffer