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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Martha Elicia Beltran-Martinez, Organization of American States, Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1262: GENDER AND ENGINEERING IN THE AMERICAS: APRELIMINARY STUDY IN 2010, THE INTER-AMERICAN YEAR OF WOMENMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria Larrondo Petrie is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. She is on the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), is Vice Chair of the Organization of American States’ (OAS) Engineering for the Americas (EftA) initiative, and is Executive Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI). She has served or currently served on the ASEE Boards of the International

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mara R. London, Gonzaga University; Jillian Rae Cadwell, Gonzaga University; Alexander Maxwell, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1836: DEVELOPMENT OF A STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCEIN AFRICA AS A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL FOR WOMENIN ENGINEERINGMara R. London, Gonzaga University Mara London is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering at Gonzaga University. Her research and teaching focus on water quality and treatment. She was one of two faculty members to travel to Zambia, Africa to assess the feasibility of developing an engineering study abroad program.Jillian Rae Cadwell, Gonzaga University I am an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Gonzaga University. I earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Civil Engineering. My research incorporates biology, ecol- ogy, and fluid mechanics in the

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Research and Funding Opportunities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-530: PANEL DISCUSSION: RESEARCH AND FUNDINGOPPORTUNITIESBeena Sukumaran, Rowan University BEENA SUKUMARAN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1996 and has worked at Amoco Corporation and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute prior to joining Rowan. She is Director at Large for the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE. Page 15.938.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Panel Discussion: Research and Funding OpportunitiesAbstractThe panel that is being proposed for

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emiko Hirose Horton, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Kumiko Miki, Nihon University

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Women in Engineering

% lt y lt y l ty l ty f a cu fa cu f ac u f ac u m al e le a le le . f em a C T m f e ma v ST U ni v. U niFig. 6: Ratio of female faculty（Date from 2010 JSEE survey）The number of female teachers shows a drastic difference depending on the educational level. Page 22.860.7Nearly 2 out of 3 elementary school teachers are

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Fu, MIT; Tahira N Reid, Purdue University; Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University; Deborah L. Thurston, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Gloria J. Wiens, University of Florida; Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; Janet Katherine Allen, University of Oklahoma; Kathy Jacobson

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Women in Engineering

Purdue, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Mechanical Engineering department at Iowa State working in the Interdisciplinary Research in Sustainable (IRIS) Design Lab. In 2010, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Design Science, with Mechanical Engineering and Psychology as her focus areas. Dr. Reid received both her BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2000 and 2004, respectively.Dr. Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University Dr. Janis Terpenny is the department chair and Joseph Walkup Professorship of Industrial and Manufac- turing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. She comes to ISU from Virginia Tech, where she was a professor

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Mini-Workshop on Bias in Faculty Searches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Coleen Carrigan, University of Washington, ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2228: EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR DIVERSITY AND EX-CELLENCE IN FACULTY SEARCHES USING FILMColeen Carrigan, University of Washington ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change Coleen Carrigan’s research interests focus primarily on the socio-economic, historical relations of power which determine the value of women’s labor. In her undergraduate and graduate studies, and in her posi- tions at the Women’s Bureau in the U.S. Department of Labor and University of Washington ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, she has performed independent and collaborative research on women’s labor value, the sexual and racial divisions of labor as well as institutional transformation and best prac- tices for the advancement of

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Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christel Heylen, Katholieke University, Leuven; Kathleen Geraedts, Katholieke University, Leuven

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3916: THE BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION OF FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENTS IN RELATION TO GENDERDr. Ing. Christel Heylen, Katholieke University, Leuven Christel Heylen obtained her master’s of science in materials engineering in June 2000 and the academic teacher training degree in 2004, both from the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium). She is a mem- ber of the tutorial services of the engineering faculty and is responsible for the implementation and daily coordination of the course Problem Solving and Engineering Design in the first year of the bachelor’s of engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, with a special focus on the didactic interpretation. Regarding this subject, she obtained a Ph.D

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-63: WOMEN AND TIME TO COMPLETION OF AN ENGINEER-ING BACCALAUREATE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYJorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Jorja Kimball, PhD serves as the Director of Strategic Research Development for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a state-wide research agency of the Texas A&M University System. In this capacity she works with institutions of higher education across the state of Texas to strategically develop education and technical research proposals that will bring federal research dollars into Texas. Her office has garnered over $66 million in federal funding since 2003 for educational research, in addition to working with faculty who received individual technical

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3578: FINDING WHAT WOMEN WANT: DEVELOPING STRATE-GIES TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF WOMENMs. Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shweta Chopra is a second-year doctoral student in the Technology, Leadership, and Innovation program at Purdue University. Her research interests include technology and education, global supply chain man- agement, and lean manufacturing principles. A recipient of the 2011-2012 Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship, she is investigating ways to increase female participation in STEM education and careers. As a graduate instructor for the introductory course in lean manufacturing (IT-214), she has received Com- mittee for the Education of Teaching

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-693: TURNING LIMITED RESOURCES INTO INCREASED RE-CRUITMENT & RETENTION OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN TECHNOL-OGY PROGRAMSDonna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS) Donna Milgram, the Executive Director of the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS), has dedicated her career to helping women succeed in fields that have been tradi- tionally dominated by men – from engineering and auto technology to law enforcement and computer networking. Initially, Ms. Milgram’s work focused on helping women ”survive” the workplace, but she quickly saw that institutional change was critical. She shifted to helping employers and the education and job

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Woods, Colorado State University; Kathleen Baumgardner, Colorado State University; Lahoma Jayne Howard, Colorado State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5361: COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES TO INCREASE RE-CRUITMENT OF WOMEN TO ENGINEERINGDr. Sandra Woods, Colorado State University Sandra Woods has served as Dean of the College of Engineering at Colorado State University since 2005. She received her B.S. in civil engineering from Michigan State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Washington.Kathleen Baumgardner, Colorado State University Kathleen Baumgardner is the Director of Strategic Communications for the College of Engineering at Colorado State University. The communications unit is charged with developing strategic messaging for specific audiences via web, print, and social media, as well as one-on-one

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gina M. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven LaLonde, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2271: ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE OR-GANIZATIONAL REFORM AND TRANSFORMATION AT A LARGE PRI-VATE UNIVERSITY TO EXPAND THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMENFACULTYMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman

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Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-438: IMPLEMENTING ENGAGE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVERETENTION: FOCUS ON SPATIAL SKILLS - ENGINEERING SCHOOLSDISCUSS SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGESSusan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Director of Special Projects in Engineering Education at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. As a founder and president (1997 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the prin- cipal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.engageengineering.org) a five year project funded by

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Ruth Geier, Purdue University; Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1840: ADVANCE-PURDUE: RETENTION, SUCCESS AND LEAD-ERSHIP FOR SENIOR FEMALE STEM FACULTYSuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West LafayetteSusan Ruth Geier, Purdue UniversityProf. Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ADVANCE-Purdue: Retention, Success and Leadership for senior female STEM facultyAbstractADVANCE-Purdue is an NSF-funded institutional transformation project designed to increasethe presence, retention and success of STEM female faculty. The Purdue Center for FacultySuccess (PCFS), the core of

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5342: UNDERSTANDING THE PATH OF ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE UPPER DIVISION TRANSFER STUDENTS TO ALARGE UNIVERSITYDr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University Mary Anderson-Rowland is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers. She also directs two academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Profes- sor in computing, informatics, and systems design engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. Anderson-Rowland was named a top 5% teacher in the Fulton Schools

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University; Barbara Clark, Purdue University; Susan Geier, Purdue University; Christie Sahley, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-1402: ADVANCE-PURDUE: STRATEGIES TO MAKE THEDIFFERENCE FOR NEW FACULTY SUCCESSSuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue UniversityBarbara Clark, Purdue UniversitySusan Geier, Purdue UniversityChristie Sahley, Purdue University Page 15.130.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 ADVANCE-Purdue: Strategies to make the difference for new faculty successIntroductionThe unequal representation of gender and race in the STEM academic workforce has been longnoted. In fact, concerted efforts have been made over the past two decades to remove barriersthat have prevented women and minorities from full participation as faculty. As a result

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Panel on Recruiting and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Minority Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyun Kyoung Ro, Pennsylvania State University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri, Columbia; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York, Grove School of Engineering; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-670: IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME (AND STAY): RE-CRUITING AND RETAINING WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MI-NORITY STUDENTSHyun Kyoung Ro, Pennsylvania State University Hyun Has been working as a graduate assistant on the Engineer of 2020 research grants that the Center for the Study of Higher Education received from the National Science Foundation at Penn State.Rose M Marra, University of Missouri, Columbia Rose M. Marra, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. She is Director of Research of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women in Student Environments (AWISE) projects, and a co

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-1512: NDSU ADVANCE FORWARD: ENHANCING RECRUITMENT,RETENTION, AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERINGAT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYCanan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University Canan Bilen-Green is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University. Bilen-Green holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey.Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University Elizabeth Birmingham is an Associate Professor of English at North Dakota State University. Birmingham has a Ph.D. degree in Rhetoric and Professional Communication and

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1982: ATTITUDES OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS FROM UN-DERREPRESENTED GROUPS TOWARD SERVICE-LEARNINGJohn J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell Professor, Faculty Coordinator of Service-LearningLinda Barrington, University of Massachusetts Lowell Engineering Service-Learning CoordinatorManuel A Heredia Munoz, University of Massachusetts Lowell Page 22.263.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Attitudes of Engineering Students from Underrepresented Groups Toward Service-LearningAbstractOngoing student surveys, supplemented by interviews, reveal that service in general

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Potpouri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3533: WOMEN ENGINEERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FROM EN-ROLLMENT TO CAREER: A CASE STUDYDr. Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a Computer Engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in instructional technology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at the American University of Beirut. Her research interests include engineering education, ubiquitous computing using open source software, and online learning communities. Page 25.1482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-4591: TCNJ ADVANCE PROGRAM (TAP): ASSESSMENT ANDFACULTY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR FOSTERING CAREERADVANCEMENT WITHIN A PUI ENVIRONMENTDr. Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey Karen C. Yan is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the College of New Jersey. Her teaching and research interests include biomaterials with tissue engineering applications, composite materials, and materials science.Dr. Lisa Grega, College of New JerseyDr. Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey Suriza Van der Sandt conducts research in the broad area of pre-service mathematics teacher education. Her research interests include geometry teaching and learning, focusing on spatial orientation and spatial

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-1554: ISU ADVANCE – TRANSFORMATION ACROSS THEUNIVERSITY HIERARCHY TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION ANDADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERINGKristen Constant, Iowa State University Kristen Constant is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. She serves as the College of Engineering Equity Advisor with the NSF-funded ISU-ADVANCE program. Page 15.817.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 ISU ADVANCE – Transformation Across the University Hierarchy to Enhance Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women

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Women In Engineering Poster Session / WEPAN Knowledge Center / Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Diane Matt, WEPAN Inc.; Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Jane Langeman, Langeman Consulting; Lori DuBois, DuBois Information

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-2412: DISSEMINATION, ONLINE COMMUNITY AND USAGE OFWEPAN KNOWLEDGE CENTERC. Diane Matt, WEPAN Inc.Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech UniversityJane Langeman, Langeman ConsultingLori DuBois, DuBois Information Page 15.425.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WEPAN’s Digital Women in Engineering Knowledge CenterAbstractThe WEPAN Knowledge Center (WKC) offers several avenues for researchers and practitionersto improve dissemination activities as well as research and practice. The WKC ProfessionalCommunity can be used for private communities of research teams as well as project groups andparticipant groups. This paper will present an overview of these

Conference Session

Potpouri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University; Fatin Aliah Phang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Azizan Zainal Abidin, Universiti Teknologi Petronas

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5444: PERSISTENT GENDER INEQUITY IN U.S. UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING: LOOKING TO JORDAN AND MALAYSIA FORFACTORS TO THEIR SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING GENDER PARITYDr. Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University Nehal I. Abu-Lail received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytech- nic Institute in 2004. She is an Assistant Professor at the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University since August of 2006. Her research is focused on fundamental understanding of physiochemical cellular properties and interactions in environ- mental

Conference Session

WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly R. Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-851: IMPACT OF AN NSF ADVANCE INSTITUTIONAL TRANS-FORMATION GRANT AT A STEM-DOMINANT UNIVERSITYPeggy Layne, Virginia Tech Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the AdvanceVT program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number and success of women faculty in science and engineering. Prior to accepting her current position, Ms. Layne worked as a diversity consultant for the American Association of Engineering Societies and as director of the program on diversity in the engineering workforce at the National Academy of Engineering. She also spent a year as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann M. Blasick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3363: RETENTION ANALYSIS OF WOMEN ENGINEERING STU-DENTSMs. Ann M. Blasick, Georgia Institute of Technology Ann Blasick earned her B.S. in mechanical engineering from Wilkes University and M.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech. After working in industry for Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks, as well as in the non-profit arena for several years, she returned to Georgia Tech in 2005 as an Assistant Director in the Division of Professional Practice, advising co-op and internship students. In August 2011, she transitioned to her position as Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program within the Georgia Tech College of Engineering.Dr. Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Layne, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1325: THE ENGINEERING ”PIPELINE” METAPHOR AND THECAREERS OF FEMALE DEANS OF ENGINEERINGPeggy Layne, Virginia Tech Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the AdvanceVT program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number and success of women faculty in science and engineering. Prior to accepting her current position, Ms. Layne worked as a diversity consultant for the American Association of Engineering Societies and as director of the program on diversity in the engineering workforce at the National Academy of Engineering. She also spent a year as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was responsible

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1548: METRICS OF MARGINALITY: HOW STUDIES OF MI-NORITY SELF-EFFICACY HIDE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIESAmy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng.) Amy E. Slaton is an associate professor of history at Drexel University and a visiting associate professor at Haverford College. She received her PhD in the History and Sociology of Science from the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and has written on the history of standards and instrumentation in materials science, engineering and the building trades. Her most recent book , Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineer- ing: The History of an Occupational Color Line (Harvard University Press, 2010), traces American ideas about race and technical aptitude since 1940. Current

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5574: TRENDS IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION: ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON FACULTY ADVISINGDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in learning, teaching, and social policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 25.1378.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Trends in Doctoral Education: Engineering

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2281: MAKING A DIFFERENCE: HOW TO RECRUIT MORECOMMUNITY COLLEGE WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MI-NORITY STUDENTS INTO ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCEMary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a top 5% engineering