Paper ID #39487The Mind Fitness Program© Provides Training for STEM CareersDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, P.E., 3D LoneStar Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program. In 2021, after retirement, he formed the 3D LoneStar company to produce educational materials.Clint TaylorTim HicksRaul Rios ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Mind Fitness Program© provides training for STEM
engineers,” Engineering Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 17–33, Jan. 2022. [Online]. Available:https://doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2022.2037617.[42] J. Trevelyan, “Mind the gaps: Engineering education and practice,” in Proceedings of the21st annual conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2010.[43] T. S. Henderson, C. J. Finelli, and J. M. Millunchick, “Work in Progress: Undergraduatesocialization in engineering: The role of institutional tactics and proactive behaviors,” presentedat the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2018. [Online]. Available:https://peer.asee.org/work-in-progress-undergraduate-socialization-in-engineering-the-role-of-institutional-tactics-and-proactive-behaviors.
Paper ID #40317Service-Based Fellowship Program to Support First-Generation CollegeStudentsDr. Bob Schaffer, Mission College Dr. Bob Schaffer is a professor and department chair of the Engineering Department and the Mechatronic Technology Department at Mission College (Santa Clara, CA). He also teaches in the General Engineering Department at Santa Clara University. Bob is also the founder of Elevate Tutoring, a non-profit in San Jose, CA focused on empowering first-generation and low-income college students to reach their academic goals while paying it forward. ©American Society for Engineering
in Table 4,twenty-three (23) participants from the first and second Bridge iterations transferred to topengineering programs within two (2) years. More importantly, eleven (11) First Bridge participantsare on track for bachelor’s degree completion within four (4) years. Without the ContextualizedBridge strategies, it is unlikely that these students could have successfully navigated the rigor andexpectations of the demanding engineering curriculum, especially within the four-year timeframe.Without receiving equity minded academic interventions through Bridge participation, their lowinitial math placement would most likely have prevented them from accessing selectiveengineering schools upon transfer, and they would not be completing their
Paper ID #38659From Cooperation to Alliance: Transforming a Transfer Partnership toPromote Engineering Degree Pathways for Underrepresented StudentsDr. Matthew Ford, University of Washington, Tacoma Matthew J. Ford (he/him) received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. After completing a postdoc with the Cornell Active Learning Initiative, he joined the School of Engineering and Technology at UW Tacoma to help establish its new mechanical engineering program. His teaching
students include women as well as men. Onesignificant advantage the building and skilled trades education programs offer students isapprenticeships with local employers, which allows them to earn money and gain valuable on-the-job experience at the same time they’re getting an education. Sometimes theseapprenticeships lead to full-time positions in the company. With the foregoing in mind, the goalof this paper is to clearly define the building and technical skilled trades, focusing onarchitectural technology, automotive systems technology, computer-integrated machining,construction trades, electrical systems technology, and electronics engineering technology.Added emphasis will be placed on the role of engineering in teaching these subjects and
Paper ID #42611Eliminating Sources of Information Asymmetry in Transfer ArticulationProf. Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona Gregory (Greg) L. Heileman currently serves as the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona, where he is responsible for facilitating collaboration across campus to strategically enhance quality and institutional capacity related to undergraduate programs and academic administration. He has served in various administrative capacities in higher education since 2004. Professor Heileman currently serves on the
Paper ID #41416Community College Undergraduate Research using a Student-Driven andStudent-Centered ApproachDr. Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Elizabeth Adams is an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. She a civil engineer with a background in infrastructure design and management, and project management. Her consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
. Under his term as the International Division Program Chair the international division expanded, broadened in topics, and the number of sessions increased from a few technical sessions to over eighteen sessions in the recent years. The ASEE International Division by votes, has recognized Nick’s years of service through several awards over the past years. Nick has been the recipient of multiple Service awards (examples: 2013, 2010, 2006, 2004, 1996), Global Engineering Educators award (example: 2007, 2005), Best Paper award (examples: 2016, 2010, 2005, 2004, 1995) and other awards from the International Division for exceptional contribu- tion to the international division of the American Society for Engineering
Employer and STEM Core Student Interactions Because STEM and technology employers traditionally recruit engineering internsexclusively from four-year colleges, they are used to meeting interns in-person for the first timeon their first day. As UW’s National Survey of College Internships reports (Joy, 2022), theaverage distance from a student’s home to an in-person site for internship was 331 miles. As stated, many employers are new to working with Community College students and donot see community colleges as producing the skills their company needs. With this in mind,Growth Sector and the STEM Core Network have worked deliberately with employers todevelop opportunities for employers to meet STEM Core students prior to an
Paper ID #41520Spatial Skills and Visualization Training for Future STEM CareersDr. Dan G. Dimitriu P.E., San Antonio College Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program. In 2021, after retirement, he decided to start developing new programs and educational materials.Clint TaylorSam Ximenes, WEX FoundationShazia Iqbal, Rice UniversityKathryn Bolish ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
Paper ID #39832Faculty Use of Active Learning in Community CollegesAriel Chasen, University of Texas, Austin PhD Student in STEM education at University of Texas at AustinMs. Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan Lea Marlor is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan, studying Engineering Education Research. She has a M.S. in Engineering Education Research from the University of Michigan, as well as a B.S. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Previously, she was the Associate Director for Education for the Center for Energy Efficient Electronics SciencesDr. Cynthia J. Finelli
Paper ID #39173Theory to Practice: Faculty Professional Development to integrateCulturally Responsive Pedagogy and Practices in STEM Education toImprove Success of Underserved Students in STEM.Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University Cynthia Pickering is a PhD Candidate and Researcher for the Center for Broadening Participation in STEM at Arizona State University. Cynthia has 35 years of experience working in industry with demon- strated technical leadership in software development, artificial intelligence, information technology archi- tecture / engineering, and collaboration systems research. Cynthia is currently
education research and engineering education research. Her work involves designing and researching contexts for learning (for students, educators, and faculty) within higher education. Her research draws from perspectives in anthropology, cultural psychology, and the learning sciences to focus on the role of culture and ideology in science learning and educational change. Her research interests include how to: (a) disrupt problematic cultural narratives in STEM (e.g. brilliance narratives, meritocracy, and individualistic competition); (b) cultivate equity-minded approaches in ed- ucational spheres, where educators take responsibility for racialized inequities in student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future