Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amy Monte, Michigan Technological University; Kerri Sleeman, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

directly to the GUIDE scholars. As mentioned previously,the undergraduate students receive scholarships up to $2,500 annually depending on theirindividual student need. The MI students receive scholarships up to $3,000 for a year of support.The current program that is described in this paper ends in October, 2007. The program advisorshave submitted a proposal to the NSF S-STEM program to continue the program and expand it toinclude upper-division students.The GUIDE program has three faculty advisors: two that manage and advise the mentoringteams, organize the seminars and manage the program; the third advisor guides and recruits thegraduate students to the program. The two advisors that manage the program do so inconjunction with their teaching

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineering programs continues to be of great concern giventhe demographics of the US workforce that predicts that by 2010, 67% of the entrants into theworkforce will be women and minorities (see Figure 1).1 At the baccalaureate level, womendominate the ranks, earning 56% of the undergraduate degrees in 2002.2 Women earned nearlyhalf of all degrees in law (48%) and medicine (46%), 41% of the masters in businessadministration, 36% of Ph.D.’s in natural science, but only 18% of the engineering doctorates in2004.3 Why are women attracted to professions, many of which are math and science based, butrarely consider engineering as a career choice?Figure 1: Undergraduate Engineering Enrollment U.S. Undergraduate Engineering

Conference Session

Potpouri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Lauren Gianino, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

., Hu, L. and Garcia, B. F. (2001). “Academic Self-Efficacy and First-Year College Student Performance and Adjustment.” Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, 1, 55-64.[10] Friedlander, L. J., Reid, G. J., Shupak, N., and Cribbie, R. (2007). “Social Support, Self-Esteem, and Stress as Predictors of Adjustment to University among First-Year Undergraduates,” Journal of College Student Development, 48, 3, 259-274.[11] Meyers, K. L., Silliman, S. E., Gedde, N. L., and Ohland, M. W. (2010). “A Comparison of Engineering Students’ Reflections on their First-Year Experiences.” Journal of Engineering Education, 99, 2, 169-178.[12] Hackett, G., and Betz, N (1981). “A Self-Efficacy Approach to the Career Development of Women

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

/web/20080130023006/http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2005/nber.html . (accessed March 19, 2010).13. Collins, P.H. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment. New York: Routledge, 2000.14. Britton, D. “The epistemology of the gendered organization.” Gender and Society, 14(2000): 418-434.15. Rosser, S. “Attracting and retaining women in science and engineering,” Academe, 89:4(2003): 24-8.16. American Council on Education (ACE). On Change. Washington D.C.: Author, (1998).17. West, M., & J.W. Curtis. AAUP faculty gender equity indicators 2006. American Association of University Professors, 2006.18. Nelson, D. (2005). “A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

implementing thechosen option(s). Even so, implementing the menu of CT tools that are currently beingdeveloped will require the leadership and time of experienced experts. It is also essential to keepresources and training models up to date based on the needs of the ISU community andcoordinate these efforts with current related research findings.To sustain these three areas of strength and institutionalize ADVANCE successes, three areas oftraining have been identified – some focused on audience (e.g. department chair or searchcommittee training), some on the training topic (systemic unintended bias).DEPARTMENT CHAIR TRAINING:In collaboration with the university level administration, ADVANCE-ISU has provided trainingworkshops for all department chairs

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland; Irah Modry-Caron, Loyola University, Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

science and technology students the institution wanted to know more about the current status and health of STEM majors. As is happening at many campuses over the past few years the university has become majority female. That fact coupled with the institution‟s strong liberal arts tradition makes it an interesting place to test ideas about attracting and retaining females and underrepresented groups into STEM. In the national context it is well known that women are still not represented in the sciences in accord with their numbers in the population though the representation varies by field where about half of undergraduate degree earners in the life sciences are female but only 25% in physics are female. Women earn 35% of the chemical

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Barbercheck, D. Giesman, H. Orun Ozturk, and M. Wayne. New York: Routledge. Pp. 84-100.11. Madsen, S. (2008) On Becoming a Woman Leader. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp 203-207.12. Brent, R. 2012. Process evaluation: The vital (and usually) missing piece in educational research. Under review. Page 25.428.10

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Engineering Project. Cambridge, MA: Goodman Research Group.12 Chen, H. L., L. R. Lattuca & E. R. Hamilton. (2008) “Conceptualizing engagement: contributions of faculty tostudent engagement in engineering.” Journal of Engineering Education, 97 (3), pp. 339-353.13 Correll, S. (2001). “Gender and the Career Choice Process: The Role of Biased Self-Assessments.” The AmericanJournal of Sociology, 106, 1691-1730.14 Shapiro & Neuberg (2007) “From Stereotype Threat to Stereotype Threats.” Personality and Social PsychologyReview, 11, 107.15 Chen, H. L., L. R. Lattuca & E. R. Hamilton. (2008) “Conceptualizing engagement: contributions of faculty tostudent engagement in engineering.” Journal of Engineering Education, 97 (3), pp. 339-353.16

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Page 15.263.914. Fortenberry, N.L., Sullivan, J.F., Jordan, P.N., Knight, D.W. (2007). Retention: Engineering education Research aids instruction. Science, 317(5842), 1175-1176.15. Rhoten, D., Pfirman, S. (2006) Women in interdisciplinary science: exploring preferences and consequences. Research Policy, 36, 56-75. Page 15.263.10Appendix ACareerWISE: An Interdisciplinary Experience for Graduate StudentsQuestions for Team Members The following questions will be used to help us better understand the experiences of students and faculty members who work on a large, interdisciplinary research team. Please respond to the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Research & Development, Vol. 26, Issue 4, 2007, pp. 425-442.7 Fu, K., Reid, T., Terpenny, J., Thurston, D., Vance, J., Finger, S., Wiens, G., Kazerounian, K., Allen, J.,and Jacobson, K., “Broadening Participation: A Report on a Series of Workshops Aimed at Building Community and Increasing the Number of Women and Minorities in Engineering Design,” 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 23 - 26, 2013 Atlanta, GA. Page 24.885.108 Collins, Lynn H., Joan C. Chrisler, and Kathryn Quina, eds. Career Strategies for Women in Academia: Arming Athena. Sage, 1998.9 Klenke, K., “Cinderella Stories Of Women

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

during the comment period that questioned “theviability of single-sex programs such as an educational science program targeted at youngwomen and designed to encourage their interest in a profession in which they areunderrepresented,” these agencies did agree that “[s]uch courses may, under appropriatecircumstances, be permissible as part of a remedial or affirmative action program.”24Unfortunately, these agencies did not provide an explanation of what such “appropriatecircumstances” might be. Nevertheless, an educational institution that can clearly articulate asound rationale for offering an engineering outreach program for only young women can proceedwith some confidence that such a program likely will survive scrutiny under Title IX.Separate

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Gwen Blosser, Louisiana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEeTLopLkEo) 39. Kickstarter Goldieblox: The Engineering Toy for Girls. Retrieved December 9th, 2014, (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16029337/goldieblox-the-engineering-toy-for-girls). 40. Hyde, J. S. and Linn M.C.. 1988. "Gender Differences in Verbal Abilities: A Meta-Analysis." Pyschological Bulletin 104:53-69. 41. Hanson, Sandra 2009. Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education. Temple University Press. 42. National Academy of Engineering. 2008. "Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering." Vol. Washington D.C.: The National Academies Press. 43. Ceci, Stephen J

Conference Session

Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development, Engineering Leadership Development Division, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

,and employing good listening skills, faculty can effectively navigate a variety of career situationsto arrive at a mutually beneficial end.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to acknowledge the review committee for the Women in EngineeringDivision, which encouraged them to formalize the panel discussion into a paper focused onacademic negotiation.References 1. Fisher, R., Ury, W. and Patton, B. (2012). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Third Ed., London: Random House 2. Harvard Business Essentials: Negotiation, 2003. 3. Kolb, D.M., Williams, J. (2003) Everyday Negotiation, Navigating the Hidden Agendas in Bargaining, Jossey-Bass. 4. Babcock, L., and Laschever, S., (2003). Women Don’t Ask

Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

://www.nber.org/papers/w. National Bureau of Economic Research.24. S. Tobias, "Women in Science - Women and Science", JCST, March 1992, pp. 276-278.25. Society of Women Engineers Web site. URL. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/2006/pr- swe-061406.htm, assessed January 5, 2007.26. Seymour, E., and N.M. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving. Factors Contributing To High Attrition Rates Among Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Undergraduate Majors: Final Report To The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation On An Ethnographic Inquiry At Seven Institutions, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994, p. 1.27. Ref. 2328. NSERC/Nortel Joint Chair for Women in Science and Engineering in Ontario Web Site: http://www.carleton.ca

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

by Stacey Lane Tice, Nicolas Jackson, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Englot; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005, p.89.8 Riley, Robin L. and D. Lyden Murphy, “The multidisciplinary possibilities of feminist pedagogy,” in University teaching : a reference guide for graduate students and faculty, edited by Stacey Lane Tice, Nicolas Jackson, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Englot; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005, p. 91.9 Webb, L. M., K. L. Walker, and T. S. Bollis, “Feminist pedagogy in the teaching of research methods,” International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 7 (5), 2004, pp. 415-428.10 A Better Tomorrow: Transforming the Classroom through Feminist Pedagogy, a video available from Division

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Lane, N. (1999) Why are there so few women in science? Available online at:http://helix.nature.com/debates/women/women_contents.htlm. Retrieved 1/5/10.8. Brainard, S. G. & Carlin, L. (1998) A six-year longitudinal study of undergraduate women in engineering andscience, Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 17–27.9. Whitelegg, L. (2001) Girls in science education: of rice and fruit trees, in: M. Lederman, & I. Bartsch (Eds) Thegender and science reader (New York, Routledge), 373–382.10. Fennema, E. & Peterson, P. (1985) Autonomous learning behavior: a possible explanation of gender-relateddifferences in mathematics, in: L. C. Wilkinson & C. B. Marrett (Eds) Gender influences in classroom interaction(New York, Academic Press

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.”6. Works Cited1. McIlwee, J.S. and J.G. Robinson, Women in engineering; Gender, Power, and Workplace culture1992, Albany, NY: SUNY Press.2. Wolfe, J. and E. Powell, Biases in interpersonal communication: How engineering students perceive gender typical speech acts in teamwork. Journal of Engineering Education, 2009. 98(1): p. 5-16.3. Bowles, H.R., L. Babcock, and L. Lai, Social incentives for gender differences in the propensity to initiate negotiations:sometimes it does hurt to ask. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2007. 103: p. 84-103.4. Phelan, J.E., C.A

Conference Session

Managing Dual-Career Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Srinivasan Vanchinathan, Ph.D Professor and Chair, Civil & Advanced Process Control & LP modeling Environmental Engineering Manager Rowan University Sunoco, Inc Mother of 11 year old Father of 11 year oldB Donna S. Reese, Ph.D. Bob Reese, Ph.D. Interim Department Head Associate Professor and Director of Page 22.514.2 Computer Science & Engineering Microsystems Prototyping Laboratory Mississippi State University

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Stephanie Jaros, University of Washington; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton PE, University of Maine; Amy Fried, University of Maine ; Mary Madden, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

careers; however,identifying and tracking these had not resulted in improved situations at most of thoseinstitutions.1 Prior to submitting the proposal similar documentation efforts had been ongoing atthe University of Maine. A 1992 internal report proposed ways to increase women faculty inscience and engineering. In 2003 the Office of Equal Opportunity concluded that for facultymembers hired in the 1980’s, men were significantly more likely to have been promoted toProfessor. One major issue identified in the literature involves the persistence of implicit biases,which are held by both women and men and which lead to individuals privileging male faculty

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Lauren Gianino, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Emily Wisniewski, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

ofindividualized attention. Students value convenience, not incentive, in an extra help resource.Resources should be provided frequently, close to freshmen residence halls, and at varied times.Students also desire tutors who have a high understanding of the material and have an ability toexplain the material. Programs should strive to select tutors who can strike a balance betweendepth of knowledge and delivery of material. Paying attention to these attributes will increasethe likelihood that students will participate in supplemental instruction.References[1] S. A. Karabenick, "Seeking help in large college classes: A person-centered approach," Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 28, pp. 37-58, 2003.[2] C. A. Amenkhienan and L. R. Kogan

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

invited presentations - 13 plenary - at international and national forums, conferences and corporations. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research academic success and professional development (ASAP) program that has served over 500 students. These efforts have been supported by NSF STEP, S-STEM, and CSEM grants as well as industry. Dr. Rodriguez’ research inter- ests include: control of nonlinear distributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); design and control of micro-air vehicles (MAVs), control of bio-economic systems, renewable resources, and

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

raciallyunderrepresented groups are underrepresented in institutions of higher education, overall, and inSTEM fields, in particular. For example, “Blacks, Hispanics, and other underrepresentedminorities together constitute 24% of the U.S. population, 13% of college graduates, and 10% ofthe college-degreed in S&E occupations.”7The Status of Women in Undergraduate EngineeringThe most recent national data for bachelor’s degrees awarded to women by discipline ispublished in the 2010 edition of the Profiles of Engineering and Engineering TechnologyColleges by ASEE (Figure 1). This data shows that undergraduate engineering is also impactedby patterns of territorial segregation, with high rates of bachelor’s degrees awarded to women inEnvironmental Engineering (43.1

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

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

Conference Session

Computing -- Increasing Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura K. Dillon, Michigan State University; Maureen Doyle, Northern Kentucky University; Linda Ott, Michigan Technological University; Wendy Powley, Queen's University; Andrea E Johnson, Spelman College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering, Pre-College Engineering Education, Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barb Silver, University of Rhode Island; G. Boudreaux-Bartels, University of Rhode Island; Helen Mederer, University of Rhode Island; Lynn Pasquerella, University of Rhode Island; Joan Peckham, University of Rhode Island; Mercedes River-Hudec, University of Rhode Island; Karen Wishner, University of Rhode Island

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

a model for diversity at theUniversity.Hostile Conditions for Women at URIUntil the mid 1990’s, there was never more than 1-2 female faculty in the College ofEngineering at the University of Rhode Island. In 1997, the number of women faculty hadincreased to three out of 68 faculty members, which at 4.4%, was typical of US nationalaverages. However, in quick succession the URI Engineering College lost two new assistant Page 11.143.4professors in one department, and the College of Engineering was becoming known as a hostileplace for women. There were many stories about the chilly climate and a number of womenfaculty members and graduate

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Julie Ann Lorah, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

interesting to certain groups ofpeople. For example, in the survey that was conducted, while both boys and girls found themessage “Engineering makes a world of difference” most appealing, girls’ second mostappealing message was “Engineering is essential to our health, happiness, and safety” whileboys’ second most appealing message was “Engineers are creative problem solvers.” Therecommendations from the report suggest that targeting certain messages to certain groups(audience segmentation) may be the most effective means of branding engineering in a positiveway. In fact, recommendation 2 says: “The choice of a specific message should be based on thedemographics of the target audience (s)”1 (p. 12).In the end, NAE suggested four main messages to be

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

take that intermittent time could have some discretion by the department and some ability to work it out so that it meets everybody’s needs. So there is a role for the supervisor or [department chair] or whatever, in combination with the business office when it comes down to that. [A8/ Policy Administrator 1]Options like intermittent time, as well as taking advantage of the policy in general are automaticonce a person fills out the proper forms. However, how the policy and its options are actuallyput into place in a given case requires coordination with the chair of a department as well as thebusiness office. For instance, such as in A3's case where she took sick leave, the business officesin departments keep track of

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Portia Sabin, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering