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Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida; Gretchen Dietz, University of Florida; Randy Dorian Brown, University of Florida; Paul Richardson

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, fewer advancement opportunities,token hiring, placement into positions not associated with core company activities (e.g., humanresources), and perceptions of incompetence [1-3]. Within engineering, research has identified acultural mismatch between dominant white culture and the needs of Black engineers [4-8].Individuals use personal agency to overcome the barriers they face in the workplace [7-9].Organizations are often thought of as race- and gender-neutral structures. However, this norm isbased on what bell hooks (2000) described as “the imperialist white supremacist capitalistpatriarchy” [10](p. 46). Ray theorized about racialized organizations to illuminate the ubiquity ofwhiteness [11]. There are organizational structures that support the

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Cohort-Based Postdoctoral Scholars Program, Transforming the National Engineering Education, Defining Accountability, and Evaluating the Low-Stakes Assessment Performance

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Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jeffrey Xavier, SageFox Consulting Group; Ami N. Slater; Kenneth Rath

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the futureengineering workforce by supporting the recruitment and persistence of Black, Indigenous andPeople of Color (BIPOC) and female students in engineering. Despite significant investmentsby government agencies, universities, foundations and industries that rely on the skills andtalents of engineers, BIPOC and women are underrepresented in the engineering workforce.Engineering depends on team collaboration, and research shows that diverse groups aretypically more effective than homogeneous teams when complex problem solving are criticalgoals [1]. The United States must educate a diverse engineering workforce to address thecomplex technological challenges faced by our society. Greater diversity in the STEMworkforce will result in a new

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Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

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Dennis R. Parnell Jr., University of Florida; Jabari Wilson, University of Florida; Karen Theodora Hicklin; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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work aims to explore Black engineering students’ experiences using acommunity-based participatory research (CBPR) strategy called photovoice, which is commonlypracticed in public health. Photovoice is a qualitative research approach that involves the collectionand analysis of data through the lens of each participant. To date, few scholars have applied thisnarrative approach to understanding Black students’ experiences in the context of engineeringeducation and practice.This study explored how the current racial climate in the United States impacts the experiences ofBlack undergraduate engineering students. The outcome of the photovoice experience was two-fold: 1) To capture each participant’s lived experience, leveraging each photo as a

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Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

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Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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qualitative, ethnographic, partic- ipatory, and action-oriented research methods to examine and improve equity in engineering education contexts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Intersectionality, Identity Dilemmas, and Cultural Homelessness: A Discourse Analysis of the Experiences of a Female Undergraduate International and Transracial Adoptee in Engineering (Research)1. IntroductionA home is a place where we experience a sense of safety and belonging. We may think of a home as aphysical structure, but we can also recognize the importance of people in creating that sense of safety andbelonging. In this paper, we tie the sense of having a cultural home to the

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Cohort-Based Postdoctoral Scholars Program, Transforming the National Engineering Education, Defining Accountability, and Evaluating the Low-Stakes Assessment Performance

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Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kang Sun; Zhiyuan Xiao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jiaxi Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Noah Gersich; Ananya Agarwal; Meghana Gopannagari; Alan Tao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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relationship among belongingness, self-efficacy and perceivedlearning and yet distinctness of these learning outcome metrics. In addition, the perceivedaccessibility is confirmed to be uniquely useful for understanding the needs of SWD, and thusdeserves more attention to help them succeed.IntroductionThe accessibility of course content plays a critical role in student success. Students withdisabilities (SWD) face extra challenges when digital content is inaccessible or difficult to use.This is a significant challenge for many students that instructors are often unaware of; nationalstatistics by the NSF and NCES report [1] 19% of the 4-year undergraduate population have adisability, but according to a Wisconsin research study [2] the majority (75%) of

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Virtual Mentoring Program, Listening to Those That Matter, Moving Beyond Research, and Career Outcomes Tracking

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Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Danielle Vegas Lewis, SUNY Fredonia; Maricela Bañuelos, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh

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groupcontexts. Our results also indicate that despite the additional barriers that BLI studentsexperience, they continue to espouse the meritocratic belief that anyone, regardless of identity,has an equal opportunity to become an engineer. The implications of this belief for BLI studentsuccess are discussed in the paper.Introduction Black, Latino/a/x, and Indigenous (BLI) students currently represent less than 17% ofbachelor’s degrees in engineering [1], despite decades of effort aimed at addressing theirunderrepresentation. BLI students are uniquely affected by overt whiteness in engineeringculture, especially at Predominately White Institutions (PWI), which can make classrooms feelunwelcoming and exacerbate experiences of systemic racism

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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Shaylin Williams, Mississippi State University

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underrepresentedgroups have faced intentional obstacles limiting access to quality education and resources [1].These disparities span back only one or two generations for many underrepresented minority(URM) students and their parents [2]. The effects of these systemic injustices are still seen today,despite efforts to level the playing field and right the wrongs of decision-makers before us [3].Moreover, institutions of higher education were originally designed for wealthy White mentraining to be clergymen [4]. While vast amounts of work have been done to progress highereducation and STEM, several issues remain evident even in 2023 [5]–[7]. With this, we continueto push for diversification and increased representation among engineering professionals in

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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Xiwei Wang, Northeastern Illinois University; Shebuti Rayana, SUNY, Old Westbury; Sherrene Bogle, California Polytechnic, Humboldt ; Palvi Aggarwal, University of Texas, El Paso; Yun Wan, University of Houston, Victoria

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Projects Agency (DARPA), and R&D grant from Northrop Grumman to develop Anomaly Mining algorithms and apply them to solve real-world problems. She also worked as a Research Intern in the Information Security team at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. She has been awarded two NSF: Computer and Information Science and Engineering - Minority Serving Institution (CISE-MSI) grants as a Co-PI, (1) to increase the research capacity at SUNY OW by creating the infrastructure for big data research, incorporating course embedded undergraduate research experience, and training undergraduate students in big data research through seminars, workshops, and summer bridge programs, (2) to design an AI-driven counseling system for

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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Mary Sallah Jia, University of Arkansas; Kaitlin Hall, University of Arkansas; Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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.* Corresponding author: mselsaad@uark.eduIntroductionThe tenets of entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML) facilitate the connection between theunderstanding of fundamentals and applying such knowledge to develop solutions generatingeconomic or social value. As a result, EML is a promising candidate for integrating entrepreneurand industry-oriented thinking into engineering education [1–3]. Current biomedical engineering(BMEG) pedagogies consist of problem-based learning content. However, current industry trendsare beginning to necessitate increasingly quick and innovative thinking from engineers [4].Furthermore, the BMEG field has a particular need for incorporating more application-basedconcepts due to an intrinsically multidisciplinary nature causing a

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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. Students’ attrition occurs most frequently in the first and secondyear of their academic programs; in fact, more than 60 percent of dropouts occur in these years.These rates are especially troubling for undergraduate STEM students from historicallymarginalized communities. Several factors play a significant role in STEM undergraduatestudents’ attrition, such as poor-quality teaching and advising, curriculum difficulty, lack ofbelonging, lack of interaction between students and faculty, financial difficulties, and lack ofhands-on project activities. The goals of this paper are to (1) identify the main factors that hinderundergraduate STEM students’ interest, success, and perseverance, particularly those frommarginalized communities, which

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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Azadeh Bolhari P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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questions: 1) Do engineering students who self-characterize as neurodiverse have different: innovation self-efficacy, innovation interests, or innovative work? 2) Do these innovation attitudes differ at the end of the semester among students who participated in an open-ended activity that may impact innovation attitudes?MethodsThe study was conducted under a protocol approved by the local Institutional Review Board(IRB) for Human Subjects Research (Protocol #21-0473). This pilot study was conducted withina single engineering Water Chemistry course taught at the University of Colorado Boulder in theFall of 2022. The course is required for students majoring in environmental engineering and istypically taken in the junior year

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COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia, Texas State University

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characteristics,and separation and maintenance of family ties. In the wake of COVID-19, most institutionsresponded by terminating in-person instruction, mandating to seek off-campus housing, andshifting to a fully remote context. As such, students were unable to utilize campus resources andengage in established educational campus practices. In this research study, the authors aim tounderstand academic/personal experiences and challenges during the period of remote instructionthat would provide value input to the factors that may attribute to 1) the low retention rates inengineering education, 2) racial and gender factors related to STEM degree attainment, and 3) lownumber of minorities in the STEM workforce and graduate school. This study further stems

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

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Carl Anthony Moore Jr., Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Underrepresented Minorities in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractTraditionally, aerospace engineering disciplines are substantially underrepresented by AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, and female students. For example, Black and Hispanic American studentscollectively earn only 10.6%, 8.4%, and 6.4% of the BS, MS, and Ph.D.’s in aerospaceengineering, respectively. They are among the lowest percentages of all major engineeringdisciplines, leading to underutilization of the talent pool in the aerospace industry. 1 To tackle thisconcern, a multi-institution coalition sponsored by NASA is established to engageunderrepresented minorities in coordinated educational and professional development activities,including senior design projects, undergraduate research experiences

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Self-Advocacy, Sense of Belonging, Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Construction Management Education Programs

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Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M College; Opeyemi Peter Ojajuni

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analysis will be used toidentify any trends that might exist in the number of students enrolling in and successfullycompleting construction education programs as well as trends that might exist among minoritypopulations. IntroductionMuch of the discussion regarding the employment needs of the construction industry concerns thecontinuing shortage of skilled labor. One segment of the construction industry workforce that isnot discussed as much on an individual basis is construction management. The employment needfor construction managers is expected to grow by 7.6% between 2021 and 2031 [1]. The distinctionbetween the employment outlook for construction workers and the employment outlook forconstruction

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External Factors, Shifting Identity Trajectories, Persistence Analysis of Cultural Models, and Exploring the Experiences of Black University Students

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Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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presents the NextGen roadmap to address theparticipation of underrepresented minorities in the STEM disciplines by Alumni participants ofthe programs, now represented in the Professoriate, the K-12, Industry and Agency settings. Theupdated responses to the 2022 survey will be presented along with data from the LinkedIntracking data.IntroductionParticipation from all communities across our nation is a national imperative for the US toremain competitive and US higher education programs must produce more graduates in theSTEM disciplines. A comprehensive evaluation of Alliance programs nationally in 2006 by theUrban Institute provided a blueprint and recommendations building on best practices by NYCLSAMP members (1991-2004) [1]. In the past two and a

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

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Felix F. Udo-Eyo, Temple University

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strategic interventions that may combat observed trends. The intellectual merit of thisresearch project is that it will provide a greater understanding of the disparity between minoritystudents and Caucasian students, as it relates to engineering colleges’ dropout rates, and will helpcollege administrators devise a comprehensive research-based plan that could enhance thepersistence and retention rates of underrepresented minorities within their institutions. The broaderimpact of this research is three-fold: it will (1) strengthen working communities and the nation’sworkforce, (2) advance racial equity and justice, and (3) lead to the building of an economy forall.IntroductionIn the U.S., the social and political climate of the 1970s, including the

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Self-Advocacy, Sense of Belonging, Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Construction Management Education Programs

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Carmen Maria Lilley, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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disorders anddecreased physiological health is well known [1-3]. Yet, evidence-based practices of supportsystems specifically for graduate students from historically marginalized communities to reducethe effects of climates of intimidation are not common. Indeed, researchers have found that suchstudents “would benefit if colleges and universities attempted to deconstruct climates ofintimidation [4]” and it has also been shown that teaching underrepresented minority studentsempowerment skills can improve academic success [5]. Self-advocacy originates from the American Counseling Association (ACA) and theLearning Disabilities (LD) communities for effective counseling that promotes academic successand is based on a social justice framework [6

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Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Idalis Villanueva Alarcon, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida

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curriculum (one that is contextual to their uniqueroles and identities of people in their learning/working environment), individuals either: (1)change their environment, (2) change themselves, or (3) perform no or minimal action.Particularly, majority women (White American) tended to perform the first two strategies morecompared to women of color (Black American, Latinx, Native American) who took no or minimalaction regarding their surrounding hidden curriculum. More recent unpublished research has alsofound similar findings among self-identified men and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The findingsuggests that for situational hidden curriculum, the actions, and decisions one may take to facepower is contextual and vary by different gender/racial/ethnic

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Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Collette Patricia Higgins; Emily Joanna Kamp; Kenneth Stewart; Azadeh Bolhari, P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University

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resistant capitals. An 18-item survey was designed to connect engineeringstudents’ cultural assets to the ways they navigate their present-day lives as college students andforesee their future lives as engineers. The study recruited a sample of undergraduate studentsregistered in engineering majors at three institutions of higher education including a publicHispanic Serving Institution (Angelo State University), a Tier-2 research institution (JamesMadison University), and a Tier-1 research institution (University of Colorado Boulder). Thesurvey findings corroborate results found in other studies. Although our study is limited by asample size of just seventy-five students from three different engineering schools, the findingsshow two key results

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Analysis of Feedback Loops, Understanding the Impact of a LSAMP Scholar Program, Sustainable and Equitable Infrastructure, and Indigenous Innovators

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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from all 50 Democrats and19 Republicans [1] which authorizes $550 billion in new investments in various infrastructureprojects around the United States in addition to renewing funding for ongoing efforts. It alsoinvolves funding for more traditional infrastructures like roads, bridges, airports, ports, rail, andtransportation in addition to repairing water systems, rebuilding the electric grid, enhancingbroadband and internet access, and building a network of electric vehicle chargers to encouragesustainable transportation modes. Additionally, it contains $21 billion for the environmentalcleaning of hazardous waste sites and $1 billion to "reconnect communities," especially Blackand low-income neighborhoods that were fragmented by earlier

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COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessye Talley, Morgan State University ; Lealon L. Martin; Veronica J. Oates, Tennessee State University; Saundra Duplicate Johnson Austin, Charis Consulting Group, LLC; Jiangnan Peng

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Agricultural and Mechanical University, and TennesseeState University are collaborating on a National Science Foundation (NSF) Historically BlackCollege and University Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Award #2000244. Our researchteam was formed at the NSF sponsored HBCU Engineering Faculty workshop hosted by theAssociation of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) at the Tennessee State University backin May 2018. The purpose of the three-day workshop was to assist HBCU Engineering facultywith: (1) Improving student learning in engineering; (2) Sharing innovative strategies to improvethe retention and graduation of engineering students: and (3) Providing tools and strategies fordeveloping grant proposals and effectively competing in national grant

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Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tryphenia B. Peele-Eady, Ph.D., University of New Mexico; Tahira Reid, Pennsylvania State University

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varied resources to which students had access and took up as part of their learning.Implications for STEM learning in higher education institutions are also discussed.Keywords: STEM, Diversity, Higher Education, and Culturally Responsive TeachingIntroduction Blacks, Latinx, Native Americans, and women remain underrepresented in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree programs in postsecondaryeducational systems [1] and STEM-related job areas [2]. Although the number of bachelor’sdegrees awarded in STEM has increased by 62% since 2010, gender, racial, and ethnicrepresentation in related job areas has not [3]-[4, p.14]. Across the United States, universities, corporations, non-profits, and other

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Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

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Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University ; Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University College of Engineering

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contributed to their professional and personal development. Thedesign of the REM program—to be both inspirational and inclusive for the population of studentswho apply to be a part of CISTAR’s REM program—has been described at length already in anearlier paper [1]. Important to reiterate here, however, is that the 6-week program is specificallydesigned as a first-research experience (approximately 70% of our participants). Further, the REMstudent participants over the last two years have reflected our applicant pool as follows: an estimated80% Black/African American, 10% Hispanic/Latinx, 10% White, 50% female; and one‐third of thestudents are first-generation college. Thus, the students belong to several groups that areunderrepresented in STEM fields

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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Delu Louis Zhao; Ananya Agarwal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yun Huang; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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identify students as Students with Access Challenges andAccommodation Needs (SACAN) if they faced conditions that prevented them from attendingclass at some point while not having an officially recognized disability by the university or if theyare a SWD. Preference regarding feedback methods, class formats, and demographic questionssuch as gender and major were also included.Our preliminary survey results from 148 students (including 50 SWD, 77 SACAN) of more than20 majors showed that: 1) The five most useful UDL practices among all students are: searchablerecorded lectures, flexible deadlines, transcripts for videos, official discussion platform, andalternative learning formats to lectures (i.e: textbooks, and slides); 2) Female students

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COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia

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racism on campuses as recently as September 2021where an anonymous racist letter was emailed to the student chapter of the National Society ofBlack Engineers (NSBE) (and subsequently almost all of the Black/African American students) atthe University of Massachusetts – Amherst [1], [2]. In June 2020, a mixed methods research study was conducted on how underrepresentedengineering students were impacted by COVID-19. The study included 500 participants, withroughly 50% of those participants identified as Black/African American. Participants were askedto respond to the prompt “Imagine you are chatting with a friend or family member about theevolving COVID-19 crisis. Tell them about something you have experienced recently as anengineering

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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Allison Kelly Murray, Marquette University; Kathryn Ermentrout

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, Gender, and Student Success from Year 1 to Year 2 in EngineeringAllison K. Murray*1, Kathryn Ermentrout 11 Mechanical Engineering, Opus College of Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI* Corresponding author: allison.murray@marquette.eduAbstractThere is a need to identify where student success disparities are occurring in engineering,investigate why the differences are present, and propose institutional and pedagogical changes toaddress them. This work seeks to understand how the gap in student success amongst students inengineering is correlated to student identity and academic level. Built upon an anti-deficitframework, this study works to reframe the narrative around the achievement gap

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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Federico Cifuentes-Urtubey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie E. Lorenzo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Natasha Mamaril, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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with the goal of facilitating mentoring relationships for achieving personal, academic,and professional goals of undergraduate and graduate participants through (1) buildingcommunity, (2) academic development, and (3) professional development. Different workshopsand social activities were hosted to enhance mentoring participation. During the program’s first iteration, we recruited 12 graduate student mentors to pair with12 undergraduate students from various departments in the Grainger College of Engineering atthe University of Illinois. The program enabled 50% of our graduate student participants in thefirst cohort to obtain their first experience being a mentor. By the end of the first iteration, 91%of the graduate mentors indicated

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

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Chrystal A. S. Smith, National Science Foundation; John Skvoretz Jr., University of Florida ; Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut; Ellen Puccia, Beta Research Associates; Gladis Kersaint, University of Connecticut; Julie P. Martin, The Ohio State University; Hesborn Wao

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study whichhypothesizes that women and URM students who persist in engineering programs are morelikely to 1) enter with and acquire/develop various forms/levels of the social capital and 2)resolve conflicts between their CMES and the culture espoused by the program. The researchquestion we address in this paper is: Why do women and URM students switch from engineeringundergraduate majors to non-engineering majors?Theoretical FrameworksWe are guided by social capital and cultural model frameworks to gain an understanding of thesocial, cultural, and cognitive factors that impact the retention and degree attainment of womenand minorities in engineering. Supported by the highly disproportionate graduation rates of URMundergraduate and doctoral

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Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

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Hermine Vedogbeton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Crystal Brown; Gbetonmasse B Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Krueger, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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EducationIntroductionTraditionally, Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) have welcomed a homogenous body ofstudents with similar socio-economic, academic, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Institutionalpolicies have prevented access and full participation of minoritized students leading to lowerretention and graduation. This has spillover effects into the workforce where there is animbalance in the representation of minority groups. As shown in a recent report from the PewResearch Center, Blacks and Hispanics make 27% of all employees but only 17% of the STEMworkforce [1].Despite this history, for the past few decades universities and colleges have seen an increase instudents coming from historically marginalized communities including Black students [2], [3], [4]. This new

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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Kimberly Pender

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professionals.It was implemented through a short discussion followed by facilitated role plays. The modulewas implemented and tested on a smaller scale for testing before its use with the large incomingstudent population.This paper presents assessment results from three implementations of the module, done after sixmonths. The first was as training for engineering students hired as leaders for engineeringsummer programs. The second was for a group of college advisors working with high schoolstudents. The final implementation was as a part of new student orientation for 1800 new firstyear students.Diversity Training DesignThe design of this training is based on an input/output model derived from Bezrukova, et al. [1]and is shown in figure 1. Bezrukova, et