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An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Paper ID #8882Transfer Student Pipeline to Engineering & Engineering Technology Pro-gramsDr. Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a professor of mechanical engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of mate- rials science and engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics, computational techniques, and materials science.Prof. Daniel P Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Daniel Johnson is a

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A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Armineh Noravian, San Francisco State University; Patricia Irvine, San Francisco State University

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Paper ID #9757Building technical capital in the technology educationMs. Armineh Noravian, San Francisco State University Armineh Noravian currently works as an adjunct faculty in engineering at San Francisco State University and as an educational research associate. Noravian holds a MS in engineering and MA in applied anthro- pology (cultural) from San Jose State University. She is currently completing her Ed.D. at San Francisco State University. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Armineh Noravian at armineh@mail.sfsu.edu.Dr. Patricia Irvine, San Francisco State University Dr. Irvine is

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A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Liesel Ashley Ritchie, Institute of Behavioral Science; Sandra Janette Mikolaski

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Paper ID #8631Leadership Development for Engineering Technology Faculty: Becoming anEducational Leader through Knowledge Generation, Application, and Con-tributionMs. Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College Elaine L. Craft (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC) holds a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi and a MBA from the University of South Car- olina with additional graduate studies in mathematics. Her experience includes working as an engineer in industry as well as teaching and administration at community college and state levels. She has

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Engineering and Technology designed specificallyfor technical college instructors6.To train qualified technicians to perform well in high tech technical areas, advanced technologyconcepts should be implemented in technical colleges7. The best way to achieve this goal is byoffering a part-time Master’s program for technical faculty in engineering and technology; onethat is designed to their specific needs, and one that provides mentoring and guidance to enhance Page 24.886.2their curriculum and teaching skills through conducting research and writing a thesis related totheir field of teaching.Project Objectives and PlansA Master’s degree in industrial

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Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College; Bekir Zihni Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa

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Paper ID #10662NSF S-STEM Scholarship Grant for Engineering and Applied TechnologyMajors to Increase Enrollment and RetentionDr. Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout Kenan Baltaci is an Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department. He received B.S. in electrical engineering degree from Istanbul Technical Uni- versity in Turkey. Following, a master’s degree and doctoral degree in industrial technology was granted from University of Northern Iowa.Mrs. Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College Melissa Thompson is an Associate

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A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Leslie Braniger, Galveston College

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating Sustainability Engineering into Second-Year CompositionAbstractCommunity colleges are currently facing several challenges, namely 1) increasing the number ofstudents successfully completing STEM degrees, 2) increasing the number of transfers betweencommunity colleges and four-year institutions in STEM majors, and 3) increasing the overalltechnical ability of the current workforce. As more community colleges offer engineering andengineering technology, they must also look for ways to increase student participation andretention within STEM and STEM-related fields that are feasible given cost and personnellimitations. One way our

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A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Bushey-McNeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Page 24.938.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Nontraditional Student Access and Success in EngineeringAbstractThere is a shortage of baccalaureate engineering majors in the United States. Engineeringinstitutions need to attract more students. The National Science Board has published a detailedreport about the importance of maintaining and increasing the number of Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors in the U.S. to stay competitive in this increasing globaleconomy. Nontraditional students could be a huge, potential source of engineers in the UnitedStates. The number of nontraditional students is increasing in higher education but is still a smallpopulation in

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An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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. has fallen from first in 19992 to ninth in2010 in college graduation rates3. In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Obamadirectly spoke to the need to enhance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)education. He proposed that STEM education initiatives promote innovation, creativity, andingenuity in efforts to improve educational success and economic development4. Severalinnovation metrics, such as STEM degree production, change in research and developmentinvestment, and access to venture capital indicate that the United States has lost its competitiveedge in innovation-based global rankings5. As a result, the strategy pitched by the administrationjoins a series of policy documents demanding increased federal investment

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nick P Rentsch, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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, and sound synthesis and electronics for musical applications. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and the development of novel instructional equipment and curricula for enhancing academic success in science and engineering.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Canada College in Redwood City, CA. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority, and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science, and engineering

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Sara Mathews Hadsell, Cañada College; Christine Burwell-Woo, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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, Chris actively supports local education having acted as a board member for the Healthy Cities Tutoring Program, San Carlos Education Foundation, Sequoia High School Education Foundation, and the Sequoia High School AVID Advisory Committee.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Ca˜nada College. He received his BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geodetic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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. Results also indicate that improvedself-efficacy as it relates to research in an academic environment is related to the long-termcareer goals and academic aspirations of these students.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science, a NationalScience Foundation Science and Technology Center that is funded by NSF Award 0939514, andthe REU Site: A Partnership of NSF-funded Centers to Advance California Community CollegeStudents in Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley, a project funded by NSF Award 1157089.Additionally, the authors would like to extend a special thank-you to all of the TTE REUstudents for their hard work, their mentors for their time and patience, and the program staff fortheir

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Buildings, Smart Home, e-health care, are but a few names that have made it into thepopular press. IBM calls this the building of “a Smarter Planet” while Cisco uses the term“Smart+Connected Communities.” Recently, in engineering circles, these types of systems havebecome known as cyber-physical systems. These large-scale and not-so-large-scale applicationsare becoming possible due to the convergence of several key technologies. Essentially, throughthe use of networked embedded controllers (known as ambient intelligence) and complex sensorsand actuators (i.e. sensor networks) one is able to create intelligent infrastructure systems thathave the potential to change almost every aspect of mankind’s interaction with the environment.Presently

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Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Manjari Wijenaike; Dennis M. Faber, FCC, inc.

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practices in technician education, with a particular emphasis on faculty development in problem-based learning, the first year of study for success in engineering and technology majors, and mentoring educators nationally.Dr. Manjari WijenaikeDennis M. Faber, FCC, inc. Dennis Faber is the Co-Principal Investigator for Mentor-Connect, a project funded by the National Sci- ence Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program. This project provides techni- cal assistance and mentoring support to the NSF ATE community to assist in improving project and center success and developing the leadership skills needed to insure that success. From 2003 until his retirement in 2012, Mr. Faber served as the Principal

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Greg Kepner M. Ed., Indian Hills Community College

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Paper ID #10390Career Pathways for STEM TechniciansMr. Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC Registered Professional Engineer, BSEE Univ. TX, MSEE Univ. Pitt, PI and Executive Director, OP- TEC, the NSF/ATE National Center for Optics and Photonics EducationMr. Greg Kepner M. Ed., Indian Hills Community College GREG KEPNER, M. Ed., is the Department Chair for Advanced Manufacturing Technology programs at Indian Hills Community College. Greg serves as a Co-Principal Investigator for OP-TEC, the NSF- ATE National Center for Optics and Photonics Education. He has administrative responsibility for the leadership of the manufacturing

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Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Teachers College, Columbia University

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Paper ID #8824Developmental Mathematics and the Community College STEM pipelineDr. Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Teachers College, Columbia University Page 24.432.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Community College STEM Pipeline and Developmental Mathematics AbstractEarning postsecondary credentials in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)fields is often touted as a means to improve individuals’ labor market

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Chrysanthos Andreas Panayiotou, Indian River State College

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and department chair of the electronics and electrical power technology programs at Indian River State College and Brevard Community Col- lege where he created new courses and programs, updated curricula, and increased enrollment to full capacity. Chrysanthos authored two textbooks and six laboratory manuals in the areas of analog and digital electronics, and schematic capture and printed circuit board layout. Panayiotou started his career in industrial controls and automation and then transitioned to the telecommunications industry where he designed VHF and UHF networks. Panayiotou received his undergraduate electrical engineering degree from Higher Technical Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus. With the support from a

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

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Paper ID #8693Enhancing the Success of Minority STEM Students by Providing Financial,Academic, Social, and Cultural CapitalDr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Canada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David I. Spang, Burlington County College

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Paper ID #10454Curriculum Design and Assessment to Address the Industry Skills GapDr. David I. Spang, Burlington County College Dr. David Spang is the Provost at Burlington County College in Pemberton, NJ. Prior to being named Provost, Dr. Spang served as Vice President of Academic Programs and as Dean of the Science, Math- ematics, and Technology division. Dr. Spang holds a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering and a MBA degree, with a concentration in Innovation and Technology Management. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Spang spent nearly twenty years in R&D and business development

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Marbella Camacho, The STEM Center, Cañada College; Danni Redding Lapuz, The STEM Center at Cañada College

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Mathematics and/or prepare for mathcourses that they will be taking. There are three Math Jam opportunities each year, all heldduring the intersession period between semesters. Math Jam aims to help students complete theirAssociates Degrees and/or transfer requirements in less time than previously possible, especiallythose intending to major in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) fieldswho placed into a college math course below pre-calculus and want to advance to the next mathlevel by scoring higher on the Math Placement Test at the end of Math Jam. Page 24.1246.4 The program began in 2009 as part of the US Department of Education