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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; John Andrew Keith, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects have in- cluded evaluating composting stations in Wilkinsburg, studying infrastructure resilience in Homewood, enabling community solar in PA, improving energy efficiency in McCandless Township, and improving

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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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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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toconsistently leverage evidence-based, high impact practices and redress obstacles, all of whichare necessary to catalyze institutional change at scale [3] [4].The Engineering PLUS Alliance posits that networked communities are needed to build aninclusive infrastructure that will drive the transformative, systemic and sustainable changeneeded to achieve 100,000 undergraduate and 30,000 graduate engineering degrees awardedannually to BIPOC and women students by 2026. Although many organizations, non-profits,grant projects, and universities have been working toward this change for decades, their effortsmay be siloed and disconnected from one another. To achieve such transformative, systemic,and sustainable change, the Engineering PLUS Alliance team aims

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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limitation of curriculum space.One solution to this limitation is to integrate complementary content to enhance the understandingof course concepts without excising existing course materials. We previously developed asemester-long EML project directing students on the process of product development in asophomore-level Biomechanics course. Using this project, we demonstrated in past studies thatthe inclusion of EML in a project can significantly enhance student self-evaluations for curiosity,connections, and value creation compared to a control group of students provided with the sameproject lacking explicit instructions to include EML concepts [5].The incorporation of entrepreneurship skills in biomedical engineering curricula is critical

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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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. Johnson Austin earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, and Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. At the University of South Florida (USF) she leads the project coordination for the National Science Foundation Florida Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (FL-AGEP), a $2.4M award to Florida A&M University (with a subaward to USF and Virginia Tech), Bethune-Cookman University, Florida International, and Florida Memorial University. Also, Dr. Johnson Austin is the project coor- dinator and Co-Principal Investigator

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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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Nicholas M. Bittner, University of North Dakota; Rebecca Kennedy, University of North Dakota; Elizabeth Parton, University of North Dakota

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produce an idea for a project and thengather a group of other students to bring that idea into fruition. One group chose to create a newtype of challenge-style running blade that would be more affordable to children. Two individualsfrom this group graduated from a TCU and continued to an RU to receive a bachelor’s degree inbiomedical engineering and are employed at their respective TCUs. This perspective brought lightto the inclusion of Native Americans. Together, the entire group learned of various resources thatboth TCUs and RUs have. One of the recent TCU graduates now serves as an instructor ofadvanced manufacturing at their TCU alma mater and informed the group of an opportunity toutilize the impressive array of equipment found there. Due to

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #38199Are Construction Management Education Programs Producing SufficientNumbers of Minority Graduates to Meet Demand?Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M CollegeOpeyemi Peter Ojajuni ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Are Construction Management Education Programs Producing Sufficient Numbers of Minority Graduates to Meet Demand?Abstract – The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the demand for qualified constructionmanagers will grow eight percent between 2021 and 2031. It is anticipated that much of thisdemand will be generated by construction projects funded by the Investment

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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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Paper ID #37134Training Construction Management Students about Sustainable andEquitable Infrastructure through Leveraging an Envision-Rating System ina Hispanic-Serving InstitutionMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environ

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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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to develop and sustain an effective engineering workforce with specific emphasis on inclusion. She has over ten years of construction and civil engineering experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant; nearly 20 years of experience in academia; and extensive experience leading and conducting multi-institutional, workforce-related research and outreach. She holds civil engi- neering degrees (BS, MS, PhD) from Clemson University and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accred- ited Professional (LEED-AP).Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida ©American Society for

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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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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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Paper ID #38762Career Outcomes Tracking New York City Louis Stokes Alliance forMinority Participation Research Scholars from 1993 to 2022Dr. Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College Dr. Claude Brathwaite currently serves as the Director of Student Resources and Services at the City Col- lege Grove School of Engineering, utilizing a model of High Impact Practices and Engagement (HIPE). Dr. Brathwaite previously served as the Project Administrator and later Executive Director of the NYC Louis Stokes Alliance. He has also served as the Deputy Director of the City College Black Studies Pro- gram, 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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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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Paper ID #38765Career Outcomes of New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for MinorityParticipation Graduate Student Activities Coordinators 1998 to PresentDr. Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College Dr. Claude Brathwaite currently serves as the Director of Student Resources and Services at the City Col- lege Grove School of Engineering, utilizing a model of High Impact Practices and Engagement (HIPE). Dr. Brathwaite previously served as the Project Administrator and later Executive Director of the NYC Louis Stokes Alliance. He has also served as the Deputy Director of the City College Black Studies Pro

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Students from other majors including civil engineering mayalso enroll. During the fall semester, students worked in (self-selected or instructor-assigned)teams of 4 to 5 students on a 10-week-long class project. The open-ended project requiredstudents to design an activity that would teach principles of water chemistry to K-12 students.The specifics of the intervention are described in [Bolhari and Tillema, 2022]. The first author ofthe paper was the instructor for the course.The timetable for the curricular intervention is depicted in Figure 1. The heart of curricularintervention was a 10-week class project where students were grouped up into thirteen teams(eleven teams of 5 students and two teams of 4 students). Figure 1- Timeline of

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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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dichotomy in the way that the companies could both use emotional control whileproviding what appeared to be supportive structures. Roger, who said he didn’t want to “rock theboat” by “offer[ing] up attitude” also said that My boss actually was the one who kind of empowered me to be like hey, yeah, what you say goes, take that and own it. It just took a while of just kind of that mantra being chanted at me for a little while.Our participants did find ways to assert their personal agency. As a young engineer, Albert tookthe initiative to request participation on an international project, which opened up futureopportunities for him. Ben used his experience as a source of agency, saying You know, I’m in a position now where I

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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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- tion of human-centered considerations in engineering systems and/or the design process. Her research program has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Procter & Gamble, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and many others. Her projects that involved the intersection of diversity and mechanical engineering have been featured in media sources including National Geographic, NBC’s Today Show, Essence Magazine, Reuters, National Public Radio and many others. A highly sought out role model for the younger generation, Dr. Reid Smith’s story about her double dutch jump rope in- vention is featured in two children’s books and was on the 2017 New York State English and Language Arts Common Core

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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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Martha Lucia Cano-Morales, Rowan University; Michael Corey Weinberg; Eduardo Rodriguez Mejia; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas

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Quality Measures, LLC, a Virginia-based consulting firm specializ- ing in program and project evaluation, accreditation preparation, and capacity building. With 20 years of experience in project evaluation and implementatioDr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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Paper ID #38766The New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority ParticipationBridge to the Doctorate: A Model for Underrepresented Students’Transition to the Doctoral Program 2008 to 2022Dr. Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College Dr. Claude Brathwaite currently serves as the Director of Student Resources and Services at the City Col- lege Grove School of Engineering, utilizing a model of High Impact Practices and Engagement (HIPE). Dr. Brathwaite previously served as the Project Administrator and later Executive Director of the NYC Louis Stokes Alliance. He has also served as the Deputy Director of the

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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Paper ID #38769City University of New York Louis Stokes Alliance For MinorityParticipation: Perceptions, Performance and EvaluationsDr. Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College Dr. Claude Brathwaite currently serves as the Director of Student Resources and Services at the City Col- lege Grove School of Engineering, utilizing a model of High Impact Practices and Engagement (HIPE). Dr. Brathwaite previously served as the Project Administrator and later Executive Director of the NYC Louis Stokes Alliance. He has also served as the Deputy Director of the City College Black Studies Pro- gram, the Director of

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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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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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theimpact of the current racial climate in the U.S. on their college experience, the third and fourthauthors of this work submitted a research proposal to the university’s advancing racial justicesolicitation [9]. This project aimed to provide information to staff, faculty, and administrators onways to improve the experiences of Black engineering students on campus.Black engineering students’ experiences at UF have not been studied at length. While theinstitution has focused on implementing general measures to address the needs of all Blackstudents, it could benefit from collaborating with its Black engineering students to identify betterapproaches to supporting them throughout their undergraduate studies. One way to achieve thisgoal is through an

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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College that they could use in interactions with students and parents duringthe summer programs.After the presentation, the participants were divided into groups for a role-play activity. Eachgroup was given a different scenario and given time to discuss it amongst themselves. They wereinstructed to choose actors and be prepared to present the scenario with possible solutions to therest of the group. The scenarios used were:Scenario 1:You are watching groups work on a project. You notice that in one group, there is one studentthat is not participating. She is standing on the edge of the space watching the three boys in hergroup build their design. What do you do?If you choose to talk to her, she tells you that her group is not listening to her

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Winifred Opoku, The Ohio State University; Jameka Wiggins, The Ohio State University; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University; Kaitlyn Harper

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leadership buy-in could lead to more diverse leadership teams and moreinclusive policies and practices.Rooted in values that allowed for diverse representation, equity, and a culture of inclusion, thenetwork leadership, from the onset of the project recognized and acknowledged the potentialpower dynamics at play within and outside a multiscale network structure. Thus, to set the toneof the larger network, the core team of PIs and Co-PIs were scholars from racially diversebackgrounds (South Asian, White, and Black); the extended team of senior personnel also coversa range of backgrounds – race, gender, and academic disciplines. In addition, the researchnetwork comprises members from several universities that serve historically underrepresentedgroups

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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many international conferences.Shebuti Rayana, SUNY, Old Westbury Shebuti Rayana is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the State University of New York at Old Westbury (SUNY OW). She earned her PhD from the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. Before moving to the United States for higher studies, she completed BSc from Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Shebuti Rayana’s research is to build a safe and secure digital world with the help of cutting- edge Data Mining techniques. During her PhD, she was involved in several projects funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research

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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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Erika Judith Rivera, Florida International University ; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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current demandfor professional engineers on the island and in other states where professional certification can beendorsed. Presented by the United States of America Bureau of Economic Analysis report for thefirst quarter of 2022, the construction industry's nominal value added was 4.1 percent of the GDPand projected to reach a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 5 percent from 2022-2026 [21]. Thisprojection of industry growth exacerbates the ongoing crisis of workforce shortage that currentlyexists in the industry in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics reportpublished in April 2022, employment in engineering and architecture professionals projected toincrease by 6 percent between 2020 and 2030. As a result, the construction

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Jennifer Tygret; Anneke Bruwer; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, American Society for Engineering Education ; Ray Phillips, American Society for Engineering Education

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projects focused on broadening participation and success in STEM academia. Her research centers on creating inclusive higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student success.Dr. Jennifer TygretAnneke BruwerDr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate research assistants

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

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interaction with the students. These industry sessions, therefore,provided a general, real-world contrast while students were also doing a deep dive into one specificarea to complete a laboratory research project in six weeks.A third reason, as we discussed in a previous paper [1], is consistent with some general designelements known to inspire and increase inclusion. For example, an Industry Energy Program willhelp deepen the REM student’s understanding between theory, research, and application; of howwhat they learn in class relates to what companies may be doing. For students with morecommunity-minded orientations (i.e., altruistic cultural values), this bigger picture of what ishappening in the different energy sectors, and learning about real

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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Chance, Technological University Dublin & University College London; Ines Direito, University College London; Bill Williams, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

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the initiation phase, Zafira crosses a threshold into a new and unknown world of engineeringstudies that requires her to overcome engineering tasks and trials, which she manages with helpfrom others, including a male peer mentor from Saudi Arabia who coaches her patiently until sheunderstands. He isn’t permitted, by his religious beliefs, to make eye contact or interact sociallywith any woman outside his family, but he finds innovative ways to assist Zafira by, for instance,using screen share to coach her on coding prior to an important project deadline.Equipped with new understandings of herself and a crucial sense of atonement with her father,Zafira enters the return phase, where she returns to the ordinary world with rewards from

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

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. It was pretty clear to me that I was not going to be friends with most of them …” (Female student)Classmates/teammates, microaggressions, and student wellbeingMost microaggressions Black students experienced come from the institution community, with57% from non-Black peers and 10% from faculty (Figure 10). Figure 10: Aggression by Non-BlacksStudents report that they were often victims of racism in 1) classroom settings and 2)dormitories. They had challenges working on group projects and felt diminished anddisrespected by their peers, which affected their contribution to group assignments and theirgrades. Students reported: "They underestimate me, question the quality of my work, some have been disrespectful/rude

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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increase the retention and graduation rates(shown in Table 1).The RGV service area of UTRGV encompasses the four counties on Texas’ southernmost borderwith Mexico including Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties. Approximately 93% ofUTRGV students are residents in one of the four counties (~61% from Hidalgo County, ~28%from Cameron County, ~3% from Starr County, and ~1% from Willacy County).The need for the proposed project is based on three key characteristics of the region (Table 2): • Rapidly Growing Population: In terms of population, Table 2 shows that Hidalgo County (the largest county in the RGV) is growing at a faster rate than the USA. • Very Young Population: The U.S. Census Bureau also reports that the