Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivian H Nguyen, City Colleges of Chicago ; Anthony Jesus Blanco, City Colleges of Chicago; Andrew Steppan, City Colleges of Chicago; Juan Munoz, City Colleges of Chicago ; Guadalupe Pina-Castillo, City Colleges of Chicago; Shlesha Patel, City Colleges of Chicago; Melvin Cabrera, City Colleges of Chicago; Tobias Wimmer; Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago

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to recognize that thebarriers were factors for a lack of participation. Having this knowledge serves as an opportunityfor institutions to develop intervention to increase participation. Despite sharing similar barriers,a majority of active students perform better in academics which is assessed through theirself-reported GPA as depicted in Figure 4. In the case study interviews, we found that someparticipants faced similar barriers later on in their education, but were able to overcome themwhen they began to integrate and involve themselves in extra/co-curricular activities.The case-study interview participants have reaped the benefits of community of practice. Beingable to connect with individuals pursuing the same goals while supporting

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam J Murrison, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Cameron Wian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sydney Kerivan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jakob Sperry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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workshops held at WPI’s Makerspace and Prototyping Lab, while collaborating with clubs and organizations on campus to bring new workshops into the space.Cameron Wian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Robotics Engineering and Computer Science Student Makerspace Workshop CoordinatorSydney Kerivan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sydney Kerivan is an Environmental Engineering student at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester MA. Her position as Workshop Coordinator at the WPI Innovation Studio focuses on leading a team of facilitators to develop and teach educational workshops for the WPI community. She is currently focusing on the training systems for the workshop team and is responsible for weekly events and

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2: Career Development and Employability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jun Zhu; SUN TIEMIN, Beijing Foreign Studies University; jiayao sun; Fangyuan Chai

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information (Yue, et al., 2023). Therefore, if colleges could provide morecareer guidance for graduates, such as employment information and career curriculum,graduates are more likely to be satisfied with employment.2.3 Career Readiness Career Readiness is a crucial aspect of career selection process, encompassing theadaptation to roles from student to professional worker, training for work abilities,adjustment of personality and career, career design, and career planning, all in order tomake an informed choice and excel in career. Career readiness can be divided into broadand narrow categories. The broad sense of career readiness includes not only theemployment readiness made by the unemployed to engage in a certain occupation orobtain a certain

Conference Session

Engineering Education Methods and Reflections

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cao, Virginia Tech; Andrea L. Schuman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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qualitative methodstraining [6]. Additionally, more flexible and interdisciplinary PhD pathways in engineeringeducation have emerged, further expanding opportunities for doctoral study [7]. As engineeringincreasingly integrates knowledge from diverse disciplines, the demand for research andinnovation in engineering education continues to rise. This growing emphasis on engineeringeducation highlights its role as a critical and expanding field, making it an essential componentof the evolving academic landscape. 2. Background and Motivation Many students entering PhD programs in engineering education come from traditionalengineering backgrounds. While they often have strong quantitative skills, their experience withqualitative research methods