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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Stevie Clark, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University

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AC 2010-1569: THE IMPACT OF ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGHCOOPERATION ON SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUDENTSLynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. She has been a Graduate Fellow in the RAMP-UP program since the fall of 2005. She received her B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Music from MIT and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering from Manhattan College.Stevie Clark, North Carolina State University Stevie Clark is a senior in Nuclear Engineering. He has been an Undergraduate Fellow in the RAMP-UP program since the spring of 2008.Elizabeth Parry, North

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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AC 2010-488: STUDENT BALLOONING PROJECT: AN EFFORT TO CREATESUSTAINABLE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN A MINORITYINSTITUTIONAtin Sinha, Albany State University Atin Sinha is the Professor and Coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in Learjet and Honeywell before moving to academia in 1990. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate students in inquiry based learning through hands-on, realistic projects

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy; Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy; Meron Demissie, Mortenson Construction

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from the University of Minnesota’s Electrical Engineering program. He works for Xcel Energy in their Strategic Technology Department, investigating renewable energy generation, storage and transmission technologies for Xcel. He was involved in the deployment of Xcel Energy’s “Smart Grid City” project in Boulder, Colorado. As an EE student, he helped develop curriculum and projects, as well as source materials required for BRIDGE’s outreach work. Mr. Sonnenburg became a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) student organization, and continues to volunteer time with the student organizations.Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy Munira Masoud is currently

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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spent much of his career conducting research on stars that pulsate and working with NASA spacecraft. Later he became involved in managing scientific projects. He served as the director of a scientific research center for a major corporation and operated his own consulting firm. In recent years he has been focused on issues of space science education. He was in charge of education activities for the Hubble Space Telescope and later became the Director of NASA’s Origins Education Forum. He has served as the Assistant Director for Maryland Space Grant Consortium since March, 2006.Guangming Chen, Morgan State University Dr. Chen is an associate professor in Industrial Engineering

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University; Arthur Fridrich, Virginia State University

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AC 2010-584: IMPACT AND MERIT OF THE VSU HBCU-UP ON THEUNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATIONAli Ansari, Virginia State UniversityJahangir Ansari, Virginia State University Associate Professor of Manufacturing EngineeringKrishan Agrawal, Virginia State University Professor of MathematicsArthur Fridrich, Virginia State University Page 15.666.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010AbstractThe article presents the overall impact of a NSF grant under the Historically Black Universitiesand Colleges Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). The alignment between the goals of theUniversity’s Strategic Plan and then objectives of the HBCU-UP project is analyzed. The

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University

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the various causes of this low representation, and then discusses some remedies.Based on a survey conducted, involvement of undergraduate students in research or projectsrelated to their discipline, financial assistance and proper mentoring were found to be among thetop factors that can improve the learning outcome and retention of underrepresented minoritystudents in engineering.A group of ten undergraduate engineering students were engaged in a challenging project todevelop a high power Rocketry Program at Alabama A&M University in cooperation withNASA and Alabama Space Grant Consortium. The students were involved in the design,construction, testing, launching, and recovery of a reusable rocket with a science payload. Theactivities

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American

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activity develops and supports pathways to STEMfields between STC and UTPA. This paper discusses the results and modifications of theactivities after the first year of implementation. Ultimately, we hope that this project will providea model that will have a significant impact on the number of STEM graduates and that will besimple to replicate in other higher-education institutions.IntroductionThis paper discusses the first year grant activities and results of a College Cost Reduction andAccess Act (CCRAA) grant designed to implement a series of activities that will, ultimately,increase student performance and retention at colleges and university in the South Texas region.This initiative is a collaboration between The University of Texas-Pan

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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predominantly-white, higher-SES institution. This is aformidable challenge, and underscores our understanding that creating a climate of inclusiveexcellence is a people-driven, high-touch enterprise.To begin to establish more creative pathways for increased inclusive excellence, during 2009-10we are executing a Focus 12 plan in which we have identified 12 high schools within our regionwith which to form meaningful partnerships — six this year and six next. While tailoringapproaches to meet the needs of each school’s population and priorities, these partnershipsinclude daylong, on-campus field trips during which students experience hands-on engineeringdesign projects, visit engineering research labs, and engage in fun campus-wide, GPS-basedscavenger

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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for a Brighter Economic Future.1 As noted by theCommission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering andTechnology Development, investing in a diverse scientific workforce will lead to innovation andcreativity that will sharpen the competitive edge of the United States. 2 The projected USpopulation trends illustrate an increase in minority population from 30.6% in 2000 to 46.3% in2040.3 In the state of Georgia, minorities already make up 54% of the total K-12 studentenrollment.4 Therefore, in order for the United States in general, and Georgia specifically, toremain competitive and to utilize all of its intellectual capital, we will need to cultivate theuntapped STEM talents of underrepresented minorities. Introducing

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Cameron Ford, University of Central Florida; Kim Small, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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of Central Florida Cynthia Young is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Young's research interests are in the mathematical modeling of atmospheric effects on laser beams. She currently has projects with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory investigating atmospheric propagation in the marine environment.Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida Alfred Ducharme is Assistant

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina White, Columbia University; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin

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choices to pursue engineering, prioritizecategories to describe humanitarian engineering, level of interest and participation inhumanitarian engineering, and investigate thinking about engineering experiences as a sense ofagency and as community development. The results of this survey provide insight intoawareness of humanitarian engineering across various learning environments. Our data indicatethat a large portion of females and males are attracted to humanitarian projects. The data alsosuggest that humanitarian engineering experiences are interesting pursuits and attracters forstudents that are ethnic minorities. These important results sculpt our understandings about waysto attract and retain a diverse group of engineers

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Thomas, Virginia Tech; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers

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influence of mentors ofsimilar background?There are several key hypotheses that guide the research design and methods to be tested. ≠ Under-represented students are more likely to consider STEM when introduced by those of similar ethnic or socio-economic background ≠ Informal experiences have a greater likelihood to engage under-represented students in STEM pursuits than traditional classroom experiences ≠ Participating in outreach projects benefitting other under-represented groups provide the mentor or volunteer greater satisfaction and motivation in their own STEM pursuits ≠ Engaging in personal development experiences with under-represented STEM students and professionals provide adults and seniors

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Carrie Boykin, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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first demand was a demand for 50 new academic scholarships for Black Students bySeptember of 1968; and by 1971, a demand that at least 10 percent of the incoming freshmanclass be black and to establish a Program such as Project Ujima to aid in the recruitment,retention, support, and academic/career/personal/cultural development of Black students.Shortly thereafter, in February 1969, the Black students submitted a proposal for an Afro-American Institute (AAI) and a Black Studies Department, which the Board of Trustees grantedpermission for the use of a building referred to as the Forsyth Annex to serve as the first AAIhome.The Ujima Scholars Program, formerly known as Project Ujima, grew out of the establishment ofthe African-American Institute

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

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AC 2010-1534: ARE WE REALLY “CROSSING THE BOUNDARY”? ASSESSING ANOVEL INTEGRATED MATH/SCIENCE COURSECynthia Finelli, University of Michigan Cynthia J. Finelli, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Research and Learning North and associate research scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In addition, she actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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

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University - Brandywine Campus. He is on the Board of the ASEE Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND), and ASEE International Division. He is Vice President of Research of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI). Page 15.874.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 MIND Links 2010: Resources to Motivate Minorities to Study and Stay In EngineeringAbstractThe Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Society of EngineeringEducation (ASEE) created the MIND Links project in 2004, recognizing that, although there aremany

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; James Oppong, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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someharmonics falling outside of the specified range. This provides ample opportunity for studentresearch. As stated above Ghanaian students are already involved in this research. USstudents will be linked to their Ghanaian counterparts to participate in the project and as thework progresses, US students will be taken to Ghana to complement their Ghanaiancounterparts in setting up, testing and analyzing further the results from tests performed. Thiswill also present research opportunities to minority engineering students to relate their collegework to applications in the field.Analytical MethodThe need for analysis is identified in the assertion above that as data is transmitted along thepower line, radiation from the power line can cause interference

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Todd Shields, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas

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paidhourly) visit high schools with large populations of underrepresented students. Theteam partners with high school teachers for access to prospective students. Therecruiters make classroom presentations explaining what engineers do in their careers.During the discussion, exciting examples are provided about creative things engineersare doing and current problems being solved by engineers. The recruiters also providespecific examples about undergraduate students involved in classroom projects andundergraduate research, including photographs. The student recruiters discuss whatrecent alumni are doing in their jobs and lives. The recruiter also talks about whathe/she is doing in class projects and research labs. This type of presentation, given

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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AngelesUnified School District, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, MESA, Great Minds in STEM,local industry, and local PhD granting institutions such as the University of Southern California.In addition to providing a pathway for students, many researchers have commented that thesepartnerships are essential for helping to change perceptions of both higher education and STEMcareers among the Hispanic community.4, 5 Table 1. Characteristics of Partner Schools for IMPACT LA Project (API refers to Academic Performance Index and ELA refers to English Language Achievement).School Name Percentage English Free or Academic ELA/Math of Learners reduced Standing

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Natalia Salies, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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pursue higher education and careers in theSTEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Rice Universityundergraduate and graduate engineering students (mentors) volunteer weekly withunderrepresented high school students (mentees) at three Houston public schools to solve aspecified engineering design problem. The design project mechanism allows mentor/menteerelationships to form naturally, and thus opens up communication regarding college, financialaid, and futures in engineering. Perception and Environment Surveys (P.E.S.) are administered tothe mentees at the beginning and end of the DREAM program, each semester, in order to gaugementee knowledge of college admissions, financial aid, careers, and long-term earning

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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methods for when parametric assumptions are not satisfied. Fundamentals ofstatistical and research design methods are also covered to train and educate the students about toembark on their graduate theses and projects. Statistics software such as SAS and/or SPSS isused and tailored according to students’ skill levels and disciplines. Along with the conventionalexamples and problems (often based on agricultural research data), analysis of cutting edgeresearch data from several disciplines is discussed. Some discipline research data are: Statisticalmodeling or designing experiments in composite material research; Experimental design andanalytical issues involved in the analysis of gene expression data from Microarrays incomputational biology. The

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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Tiffany Simon, Columbia University

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sense of the projects that we worked on together. He gave me a lot of freedom to do things on my own…He would give me good input and fair appraisal…He and I got along very well because he always valued my opinion highly, as opposed to me trying to just compete to see who’s going to win.Jason also identified his faculty adviser as a factor to completing the doctorate. According to Page 15.1252.14Jason, “He was definitely instrumental to me finishing. He would say positive things about mewhen I needed to hear it.” Jason also revealed that his faculty adviser was “determined toincrease the number of underrepresented people in

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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, M. and Schmidt, K. J. “AIM for Engineering: Lessons Learned from a K-12 Project,” Proceedings ofASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004.5. Ohland, M. W., Yuhasz, A. G., and Sill, B. L. “Identifying and Removing a Calculus Prerequisite as a Bottleneckin Clemson’s General Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Education 2004.6. Budny, D., Bjedov, G., and LeBold, W. “Assessment of the Impact of the Freshman Engineering Courses,”Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference 1997.7. Klingbeil, N.W., Mercer, R.E., Rattan, K.S., Raymer M.L. and Reynolds, D.B "Redefining EngineeringMathematics Education at Wright State University," Proceedings, ASEE North Central Conference Ada, Ohio, April2005.8. Venable, W