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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

their activities, iRIDE is unique in the way itrecruits participants. The students consider the dynamics of their communities and discuss theissues their communities face, for instance, the lack of sidewalks, brainstorm solutions using theengineering design process and present the results to community stakeholders, including parentsand teachers. Similarly, in iRIDE, students utilize the issues their communities face and theirprior experiences to determine the scope of their Capstone Project, the hallmark of the SummerAcademy. The following sections offer detailed information about the iRIDE program, methodsfor evaluation, findings, and future implications.iRIDE Structure The goals of the iRIDE program are forstudents to apply math and

Conference Session

Springfield's STEM Spectacle: Evaluating Engineering Excellence, D'oh!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Meintel, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Kyle Turner, University of Cincinnati

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During the summer of 2023, at the University of Cincinnati, 48 students attended the Men ofColor high school engineering camp. This camp involved work with students who identified asbeing African American/Black Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, and/or mixed races. The majority ofparticipants self-identified as Black and only one student as white. These students wereimmersed in a week-long experience wherein they toured campus facilities, spoke with industryprofessionals, toured local engineering companies, and completed hands-on STEM andcommunication activities. The week culminated in a final presentation on Friday where families,partners, and staff were invited to view capstone presentations where participants presented theirvision of a prompt: The

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Milhouse's Moment: Engineering Inclusivity, Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia; Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia; Robyn Newell, University of British Columbia; Jenna Felice Usprech, University of British Columbia; Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia

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PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. Her research focuses on equity issues in engineering education, particularly looking at the impacts of engineering outreach programs on historically marginalized groups in STEM.Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia Shouka Farrokh is an undergraduate student pursuing Psychology at The University of British Columbia. She contributes as a research assistant in Engineering Education projects focusing on STEM Outreach initiatives.Dr. Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia Katherine Lyon is Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Katherine’s research merges sociology of education