implants. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1990, her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1994, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 2000.Anna Tanguma- Gallegos Gallegos Anna Tanguma-Gallegos brings 10 years of STEM strategic planning and program management experi- ence in higher education environments and initiatives. Anna has a history of promoting and increasing c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30289enrollment in the programs she manages, as
with industry-defined requirements and emphasizes both technical and non-technicalskills and competencies. Rigorous assessment methodologies have been included in bothprograms and will ensure the consistency of learning outcomes between both institutions. Boththe associate and baccalaureate degree are supported by an applications database that directlylinks course content with industry practice in a clear and effective manner. The project’ssustainability plan will be highlighted, including: increased enrollment and the use of student-generated tuition and fees; the leveraging of existing resources, including equipment, facilities,and personnel; outreach, recruitment, and job placement supported by industry partners; and anonline tutorial for
. The five main goals in this collaborative infrastructure wereestablishing (1) a management structure, (2) one primary high school partner, (3) two academictransfer agreements, (4) an Industrial Advisory Board of three members, and (5) seven additionalhigh school partners to scale future implementation.Three of these goals were fully accomplished within the planned timeline, and the two otherswere partially accomplished. This paper discusses detailed achievements in each area along withthe project’s external evaluation results and the project leadership team’s lessons learned. Thepartnership infrastructure that has been built will be used to build the skilled technical workforcein North Louisiana through increasing high school students
-based wearable computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Curricular Complexity as a Metric to Forecast Issues with Transferring into a Redesigned Engineering Curriculum AbstractThis paper details quantifying the interconnectedness of a curriculum. We draw from Heileman’sCurricular Analytics tool and the curricular complexity metric. We extend this metric tohighlight how it can be used to forecast issues in transfer student experiences in redesignedcurricula. We focus on structural complexity in this paper by consolidating transfer studentpathways using plans of study from the Department of Electrical and Computer
of Iowa. She serves on the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering Advisory Board, and the YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Board of Directors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #29240Anna Tanguma- Gallegos Gallegos, ASU Anna Tanguma-Gallegos brings 10 years of STEM strategic planning and program management experi- ence in higher education environments and initiatives. Anna has a history of promoting and increasing enrollment in the programs she manages, as well as developing collaborative relationships with corporate and community members. Anna has provided successful
]Classes were first offered at RELLIS in fall 2018. Currently, 247 upper-division students areenrolled in the degree programs and 1,217 students who are likely to pursue a bachelor’s degreeat RELLIS are enrolled at Blinn College on the RELLIS campus. Of the upper-division students,approximately 85 percent completed the lower-division coursework at Blinn College.Working to implement the academic offerings at RELLIS has presented some wonderfulopportunities, a few hurdles that had to be overcome, and some issues yet to be resolved. Aprevious paper [2] presented the roadmap from planning to implementation of the RELLISAcademic Alliance. Presented in this paper are the operational issues that had to be addressedand the way in which they were addressed
have already formed among students who startedtheir program as first-year students. These challenges are often complicated by lower socio-economic status and first-generation college student status. For the most part, transfer studentscarry these challenges as invisible minority marks. As such, they may share with other minoritystatuses a sense of “otherness” from the mainstream college student, and consequent obstacles toself-confidence and -efficacy, weaker academic achievement, uncertainty of future plans in theirmajors, and a weaker sense of being part of the (student) community in their major. Engineeringstudents are not an exception, and successful achievement of an undergraduate degree inengineering may hinge on finding an inclusive and
university. VTAB scholarship is basedsolely on financial need and academic merit.Before Enrolling at our university: The second section of the survey examined the student’sexperiences at their various 2-year schools. From question #4, the most striking if notpredictable finding was that the majority of all three cohorts attended a 2-year school due tofinancial reasons. Figure 3 shows the % of scholars in each cohort citing financial reasons forattending a 2-year school instead of a 4-year institution. Figure 3: Percentage of Scholars in each cohort citing financial reasons to attend 2-year school instead of a 4-year school. Question #4.Responses to question #6 show that most scholars (over 90% of each cohort) always planned
State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin.Alexandra Schaefer, University of Washington American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Women on the two-year transfer pathway in engineeringIntroductionCommunity colleges provide a pathway for many students interested in pursuing higher education,but who seek a more flexible and less expensive alternative to a traditional four-year universityprogram. Among the millions of undergraduates in the U.S., 25% are older than 25 years of age,and approximately 40% work at least 30 hours per week [2]. Over 40% of undergraduates in theU.S. attended a public two-year college in 2017-18
and FAU faculty arecurrently developing a plan to pilot the evaluation of the course frameworks. Additionally, FAUproject staff and State College faculty initiated the refinement of the Introduction toProgramming course, which was targeted and completed during year 3 of the project.b) Development of a course-specific mentor support modelDuring years 1 and 2, Florida Atlantic University HSI project staff developed and iterativelyrefined a generic process (see Appendix B) through which project mentors, College ofEngineering and Computer Science junior and senior honors' students, would provideinstructional support to participating HSI students enrolled in the specific gateway mathematicssections taught by project-affiliated State College
be utilized. Future plans and goals are also discussed.IntroductionThe project presented in this paper focuses on providing a collaborative distance learninginfrastructure to high schools and community colleges in rural and underserved regions that alignwith the funding provided by a US Department of Agriculture Distance Learning andTelemedicine (DLT) grant.High schools and community colleges in rural and underserved communities often face greaterbarriers to providing the high-quality STEM education required to produce skilled graduatesprepared to enter the workforce [1]. School districts in these communities often face issues suchas technology gaps, lack of nearby resources, cultural challenges, small class sizes, and shortagesof STEM
satisfaction.” These are elements that one would need to give up if theywere to leave to pursue higher education. Because the cost of higher education is significant,many rural potential students become work-bound as well while saving for school. In Burnell’sstudy of 26 college-able, work-bound rural students, 0 of 26 planned to attend college rightaway. However, they shared the characteristic of “goal-directedness”, and those with long-termcollege plans were either working to raise money for college or doing a vocational sequence witha long-term college goal in that industry.A similar cause for being place-bound exists amongst metropolitan area populations. Themajority of the engineering education deserts in metropolitan areas are located in areas
skills needed by future technicians should be considered more in AMCurriculum Framework development of ensure a higher match. This consideration is especiallytrue since the AM Competency Model is the source for employer-desired competencies.5.4. Implications.5.4.1. Implications for educational institutions. Two- and four-year AM degree programs aredeeply connected to their local communities and economy. These programs, such as those atstate and community colleges in Florida, should strongly align with the needs of local employers,and incorporate state and national workforce needs. Curriculum planning committees maybenefit from knowing the extent to which there is topical alignment and rigor in curricula todevelop future AM students. Including
Paper ID #28846Multi Institutional Collaboration in Additive Manufacturing: LessonsLearnedMichael Littrell, Tennessee Tech University Michael Littrell is a graduate research and teaching assistant at Tennessee Tech University. He is pursuing a PhD in Exceptional Learning with an Emphasis in Program Planning and Evaluation. He is interested in quantitative research methodology in education, student assessment, and applied statistics. Michael Littrell has conducted research and evaluation of a wide range of education and non-education focused programs.Dr. George Chitiyo, Tennessee Tech University George Chitiyo is a
-yeargraduation rates were higher for students who completed the research program than for studentswho did not. The MC REU program seems particularly helpful for students who start at aregional campus and then transfer to the University Park campus to finish their degrees.Although a small dataset, the 6-year graduation rate for research program participants showed apositive increase and exceeded the national average for students attending 4-year or 2-yearpostsecondary institutions [19]. We plan to continue to follow the later cohorts to confirm thisoutcome with more data.The data also show that the students who participated in the research program and thentransferred to the University Park campus, experienced a dip in their term and cumulative
primarily on disaster preparedness planning, inclusion, and capacity-building activities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #29629Dr. Jamie Vickery, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Oklahoma State University Jamie Vickery is a research associate at the Natural Hazards Center within the Institute of Behavioral Science and a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. She is also an af- filiate with the Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events at Oklahoma State University. Her research interests focus on hazard risk
to discuss “which courses they were going to be taking” and“possibly share class notes and were planning to work together on group projects”. Students hadacquired a sense of belonging and were more motivated to continue to be enrolled in engineeringcourses. One key aspect was that students were highly interested in conducting research which inturn they had already contacted some of the faculty members by the beginning of week one ofthe fall quarter. One student stated, “he allowed me to join his research even though I wasn'tofficially settled into school yet”. It appeared that their motivation level had seen an increasefrom when they initially attended the one-week program in comparison to their first week ofbeing enrolled at a four-year
of different backgrounds, and discovering topics that couldhelp impact the world. It helped me develop the skills that are needed in graduate school byshowing commitment, interest in learning, construct and developing plans on how to researchand do a specific topic, curiosity, work ethic, and reliability to the potential graduate schools thatI am ready for their research and to help impact the world positively. All the aside, in order forme to be able to do what I truly want to do, the career requires me to get a graduate degree.Student Experience: Isabel Bojanini, University of California, BerkeleyDuring my sophomore year at PCC, I joined the research group of Dr. Khuloud Sweimehthrough the Pasadena City College Early Career Undergraduate
welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw