Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

building program for current women engineering students. During the2006/07 academic year, WE@RIT hosted over 1500 participants in their various programofferings with the support of 175 people, most of whom were volunteers.The organization and its programming flourish using a managed resource strategy in a climatewhere funding is limited. Student and faculty volunteers and/or student employees performmuch of the effort involved in designing and administering various programs. A uniqueleadership structure allows a faculty member through work plan adjustment to serve as theprogram’s executive director while a full-time coordinator handles daily program activities. Inorder to run the organization using resources effectively, the group created overall

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

) have been identified as the target audience forworkshop offerings due to the high prevalence of STEM disciplines within the university.Program assessment and evaluation results are presented. In addition, a sustainability plan isoutlined for continuation of these targeted workshops beyond the five-year grant funding period.IntroductionThe number of women earning doctoral degrees has increased over the past several decades;however, the same trend has not translated into additional representation in the faculty ranks. 1Challenges associated with academic life for women faculty include implicit and explicit bias,work-life balance, and stereotype threat2-5. Mirroring national trends, the number of womenfaculty in STEM areas at RIT declined

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program and Professor of Practice in Engineering Leadership. A graduate of Loughborough University and executive education at INSEAD, Simon began his career in advanced powertrain development and research at Ford Motor Com- pany. During his time with Ford, his assignments included leading engineering and cross functional teams as Vehicle Line Director, Director of Manufacturing Operations, and Director of Powertrain Planning and then Product Development Operations for all Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda and Volvo brands globally. Prior to joining Northeastern, Simon served as Director of the Ford-MIT Research Alliance

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

M. Teresa Cardador, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelly J Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Grisel Lopez-Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

with engineering department faculty, staff, advisors, andfemale students. By understanding how and why elective tracks become gendered withinengineering majors, we hope to identify effective strategies for improving the preparation ofwomen to pursue technical roles and career paths in their chosen field of study, with the broadgoal of improving the workplace retention of female engineers.As this project is ongoing, we plan to present preliminary results based on wave one (1)interviews with 30 female engineering students in their sophomore year (the year when electivetrack selections are made).Project Background and Theoretical FrameworkExisting research shows that men and women in gender-typed occupations – such as engineering– often

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico; Shelby Ann Freese

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Industry. As she has plans to remain and be an active member in SWE as a Professional Member, upon graduation in May of 2019. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Impact of "Imagineer Day," an Outreach Program, on K-8 girls and Women in EngineeringAbstractThe Society of Women Engineers at California State University, Chico developed an educationaloutreach program to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to K-8 girlsin 2012. Since then, every year over 200 local K-8th grade students are invited to participate inmultiple hands-on labs that demonstrate basic science and Engineering concepts. The goal of theoutreach program is to get young girls interested in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University; Gloria Childress Townsend, DePauw University; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

involve considerable planning by volunteers. Because the goal is toenable as many female students to attend as possible, the costs are minimal. For locations with astudent chapter of the ACM-W, The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Council onWomen in Computing1, members help with the planning and implementation of the event.Many businesses who are interested in hiring female students with computing experience havean opportunity to serve as a sponsor. The cost of sponsorship, depending upon the level ofsupport, may include one or more complimentary registrations for company representatives, anumber of scholarships for students to defray most of their costs of attending the regional event,recognition of their support on various media, and

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Aultman-Hall, University of Connecticut; Britt Holmen, University of Connecticut

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Leadership Institute (WELI), theSummit conference invited engineering stakeholders from academia, industry andprofessional societies to work collaboratively to develop action plans to increasethe number of women leaders in engineering. The Summit produced tenblueprints for actions that can be undertaken by different groups and these aredescribed in detail in the reference. The focus of this paper is dissemination ofthe different roles that (i) individuals, (ii) industry and academic organizations,and (iii) professional engineering societies can play to create a more genderequitable engineering profession, particularly realizing more women leaders inengineering academia.IntroductionGreater integration of women into the higher echelons of

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State University; Rebecca Hudson Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Women in Engineering

Page 25.1485.5dominated. We need to educate our female faculty about ways to overcome these stereotypes.Program History and DevelopmentIn 2009, SPSU developed its new three year strategic plan that is in effect from 2010 to 2013.11This strategic plan has three major goals – one (Goal 3) of which is “To increase the sense ofcommunity within the University and between the University and the region.” One of themajor objectives (Objective 3.2) under this goal is “Increase the diversity and inclusiveness ofthe University community”. As part of the plan, each objective has a set of key indicators (oractions) that would indicate how this objective (and goal) would be met. Two of the keyindicators for objective 3.2 are: 1) Increase the percentage

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Women in Engineering

economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management. Page 12.1136.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Outreach Initiative for Recruiting Women to Engineering: Doing a Good Deed for Girl ScoutingIntroduction The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. This truth is frequently brought to lightby many who would raise an alarm about a perceived trend or character trait contrary to theirvision of a secure and robust future; others would sow confidence in a generation from whichgreat things were expected. Current studies indicate that the United States is facing an

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Homsher, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Women in Engineering

be an essential component of the Kettering University LITEProgram planning and implementation. Each year, we conduct a number of surveys that providequantitative and qualitative data. We survey participants, faculty, and the undergraduates whoserve as mentors. Participants complete pre- and post-program surveys to measure LITE’simpact on their interest in engineering, as well as program expectations and satisfaction levels.We track participants into their college years, determining where they go to college, why theychose their particular institution, their majors and minors, and whenever possible, their post-baccalaureate plans. We track LITE matriculants closely once they enter Kettering, followingtheir academic performance, as well as

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine Didion, Association for Women in Science; Patricia Paddock, NYC Department of Education; Suzanne Jenniches, Northrop Grumman; Annette Gildea, Gildea Media Group; Katie Gramling, Diamax; Greta Zornes, Tulane University

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Women in Engineering

EngineerThis section is arguable one of the most popular areas of the website. It provides information onthe specific steps necessary to become an engineer, including the classes that a student shouldtake in high school to prepare for entry to engineering studies. It also discusses the benefits ofbecoming an engineer including the opportunity to work with teams of people to solve problems,the chance to work with new technologies, the ability to work just about anywhere and the powerto make a difference in the lives of individuals.CareersThis section provides information on career planning, descriptions of various engineering careersas well as information on salaries and employment. The Girls Guide to Career Planning presentsinformation on several

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Douglas, Kansas State University

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Women in Engineering

,plan and schedule events, handle communication participants, monitor group functioning,and host WMW events. The project managers receive logistical support from staff in theWomen in Engineering and Science Program including managing the application process,creating and distributing invitations for events, handling event RSVP processes, handlingroom reservations and managing caterers.Utilization of Resources After initial funding from the Society of Women Engineers, WMW was fortunate to be funded by a corporate sponsor, Cargill, which has contributed approximately $15,000 annually over the past six years. These resources fund monthly events, t- shirts for participants, scholarships for WMW project managers, and a small stipend for

Conference Session

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

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

guaranteed. Guidelines and rulesare being developed as we progress. Experts are emerging and information being published aboutsocial media at a staggering rate. New fields and job descriptions have been created to developand maintain this industry, including community managers, online knowledge managers, andcontent managers. Through the noise some of the more important messages are being heard, oneof which is, just because you build it does not mean “they will come.” (Connor, 2009). It iscritical in launching a new community that there be someone to guide its direction, welcomemembers, encourage input, plan editorial content, grow the community, and help to sustain it.Connor stresses the importance of a long-term commitment and the appropriate

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

UniversityMatilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matilde Sanchez-Pena is a first year PhD student in the Engineering Education program at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research interests are diversity in engineering, education policy making and the effective teaching of statistics in engineering.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. 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 the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Jessica Ivy, Mississippi State Universitt; C. Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

pedagogical practice,such as grouping strategies, management techniques, questioning types, engaging students inproductive struggle, and fostering classroom discourse to promote problem solving skilldevelopment, and 3) plan lessons which integrate cybersecurity concepts in teachers’ classroomsbridging cross-curricular content.Computational thinking is relevant across academic disciplines and has the potential to promotestudent interest in STEM pathways [23]. Female students in MS score as well as their malecounterparts on content area assessments [24], however, they are vastly underrepresented in thecomputer and information science field [25]. Teachers can promote equity and access tocomputer science and technology in nonthreatening environments and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; R R Romatoski, Saint Ambrose University; Susa H Stonedahl, St. Ambrose University; Yunye Shi Shi, St. Ambrose University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

potentially inhibitoryor suppressive presence of boys. The activities are designed to leverage girls’ existing interestsby showing how STEM fields require creativity, can improve lives, or can make the world abetter place. Over one-thousand girls between the ages of 3 and 13 have participated in the lastthree years, and feedback demonstrates that the event has been successful at getting girlsinterested in engineering. This paper will detail how to plan and implement a successful event tointerest young girls in engineering utilizing industry partners, student organizations, and fungirls-only activities.IntroductionCareers in STEM-related fields will comprise much of the future job growth in the U.S. andworldwide [1]. Innovation in science and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara Amani, Texas A&M University; Ebtihal Mohamed Youssef, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Rand Yehia Alagha, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Annie Ruimi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Education Experience (TEE). Rand is involved in multiple student organizations at TAMUQ, she is the President of the Palestinian Cultural Club (PCC) and Pi Epsilon Tau (PiET), and an active member in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar Sara Hillman is an Assistant Professor of English in the Liberal Arts Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar where she teaches courses in foundations of English, intercultural communication, and multicultural education. Her research areas include language ideologies; language learner identities; language policy and planning in the Arabian Peninsula; Global Englishes and linguistic diversity; translingual pedagogies and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristian Saavedra-Acuna, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Women in Engineering

from the first section, continuity of studies iswhen a student already has a university degree completed and decides to study another tospecialize and obtain a double degree; and a regular career is when it is the student's first collegedegree.It is seen that regular programs show a decreasing trend from years 2009 to 2012, whereparticipation falls to a minimum of 19.2%. Subsequently, an increase is seen from 2014 to 2020,showing an increase from 19.3% to 20.5%. Figure 7. Distribution of preferences for first-year female students in STEM disciplines about their study plan. Source: Own elaboration based on SIES historical enrolment from 2008 to 2020 [16].The variations shown in Fig. 7 are like general results analyzed in Fig. 1

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

members are more likely to investtime in planning course content and assessing student learning; and that male instructors aremore likely to utilize a teaching paradigm that is content-focused, rather than student-oriented.21What we generally know from the research is that female faculty members typically spend moretime preparing course materials and they are more likely to utilize student-centered instruction.Absent from the research is a focus on engineering. While some generalizations can be drawnfrom existing literature, it is important to know what, if any, gender-based differences existamong engineering faculty regarding the use of student-centered strategies and attitudesregarding those strategies.MethodologyThis study was conducted to

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

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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

Immediate Past-President of WEPAN, was PI on Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant, a member of the mathematical and statistical so- cieties Joint Committee on Women, and advises a variety of women and girl-serving STEM projects and organizations. She is a past Vice President of ASEE and current Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Dr. Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas Kim LaScola Needy is Dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas. Prior to this appointment she was Department Head and 21st Century Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engi- neering from the University of Pittsburgh

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, AZ State University

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Women in Engineering

in graduate school in engineeringor computer science at ASU, the student is supported for a maximum of four semestersby a second CIRC program funded by an NSF S-STEM grant (#0728695).Through the CIRC/METS program, transfer students in the Fulton Schools ofEngineering can apply for and receive a $4,000 scholarship per academic year. Therequirements for the scholarship include: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, full-time student in engineering or computer science, a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, andunmet financial need according to FAFSA. Each semester six workshops are held withmultiple meeting times for each. The topics include the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan”14,resumes, interviews, how to use computer data bases for research papers

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

mindsetwithin the greater engineering community. “Open to everybody, but who is actually going to use that room? Leave a building specifically to be in that room? It’ll be the people around it and using it that create its culture. So open to everyone, and the people supporting diversity form its culture.” -4th year Mechanical Engineering studentFocus Group Theme #3: Develop a student advisory board to plan and implement currentstudent programs.In all three focus groups, students voiced support for a student advisory board to help plan andimplement programming for current students. Historically, the only mechanism for student voicein programming has been via the women in engineering program student staff.A 4th year Industrial

Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering. She completed a postdoc at the Center for Advanced Decision Support in Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES) at UC Boulder. Beth’s career goals include increasing the diversity of engineering students and improving education for all engineering students. Three of Beth’s current projects are: 1) an NSF planning project for the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research, 2) an NSF Scientific Leadership Scholars project providing 4-year scholarships to 30 students in computer science, environmental recourses engineering and mathematics and 3) a water resources curriculum project using CADSWES software

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

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Women in Engineering

the last 10 years has been incredible. Its propertymarket is one of the most vibrant in the world. Tourism, as a result of tremendous vision Page 14.963.2of its leaders, is booming. Plans for a ‘cultural village’ housing its own Louvre andGuggenheim museums are at an advanced stage. Coupled with this, oil reserves that areguaranteed for the next 100 years, ensure that the country will continue to go fromstrength to strength. However, against this background of prosperity is an educationalsystem than compares unfavourably with its counterparts in the West. Although theUAE’s literacy rates compare well with other countries in the Middle East, (and

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Renner Martinez, University of Texas-El Paso; Evelyn Posey, University of Texas-El Paso

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Women in Engineering

special emphasis on issuesaffecting women of color. These practices are shared through newsletters, fliers, the ADVANCEWeb site, and through presentation at national conferences, and publication in book chapters andjournals.In fall 2005, UTEP ADVANCE co-sponsored a workshop on conflict mediation in the Collegeof Engineering. An outcome of the workshop was the creation of a Faculty Advisory Council inthe college to address the feedback received form the college’s climate study, address policy thataffects faculty, and promote discussion of faculty concerns.During the second half of the grant, the ADVANCE team will facilitate the development ofdepartmental action plans that outline each department’s strategic plan to recruit and retain adiverse

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Hailey, Utah State University

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Women in Engineering

freshmen and in Fall semester 2005 only femalestudents selected the course. The seminar was one credit hour, met once a week for an hour, andwas not required for any engineering major. Course goals were to: 1. provide a variety of speakers who share their knowledge and experience about the many career-options available in engineering, 2. provide information about internships from career placement and planning specialists, 3. discuss the ways in which women integrate their professional and personal lives, 4. provide information and strategies for the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in engineering, 5. develop a community of learners among peers with similar academic and career goals.After completing

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes G. d'Entremont, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Hannah Gustafson, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia ; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Kerry Greer, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia; Atif Shoukat Ali, University of British Columbia

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Columbia. She is part of a research group that studies the experience of women student in engineering, focusing on how students perceptions of engineering affect their recruitment and persistence in the field.Mr. Atif Shoukat Ali, University of British Columbia Atif is currently working towards finishing his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at UBC, with a specialization in Mechatronics. He is primarily interested in the field of Robotics, with a focus on robot locomotion and trajectory planning which encompasses state estimation, localization and mapping. His work is also geared towards control systems and human robot interaction. Atif has been an advocate for early childhood robotics education through

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University; Jerie Pedescleaux, Northwestern State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

schools how to design and draft usingcomputer applications such as Autodesk AutoCAD. The program, named “Girls Who Draft”,aims to stimulate awareness regarding career options in engineering/technology, motivate moreyoung women to pursue careers in these areas, and to recruit more female students into theuniversity program to eventually graduate with a degree in these high demand fields. Theprogram is structured so that young women from nearby schools come for a 2-hour block to oneof the departments’ computer labs that have the AutoCAD software available. The engineeringtechnology faculty and students provide these young women with a hands-on introduction todrafting. Future expansions of “Girls Who Draft” plan include multi-day and multi

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf P.E., Savannah State University; Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and their job commitments during a working day.(5) As a part of the year-long mentoring program, the team is conducting monthly meetings with students during the regular schools, although the initial plan was to conduct these sessions during weekends as Saturday Workshops.Feedback from the summer campAt this point, the team was able to measure only the immediate impact of the summer camp. Theoverall impact of the program will be understood at the end of the program and moreprominently, after several years from now by tracking the students’ advancement in high schoolto see whether they are progressing towards taking college admission in engineering/technologyareas.After the grant period is over, the team plans to institutionalize the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sinéad C Mac Namara, Syracuse University; Anne E Rauh, Syracuse University; Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University; Natalie Russo, Syracuse University; Melissa A Green, Syracuse University; Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

plans to do in thefuture; or an update on previously declared homework. The working member also mentions thelevel of confidentiality of the topic. Following that, the working member uses their time toexplain the situation and ask specific questions of other members. During the explanation, othermembers are expected to interrupt only in the case of clarifying questions. If at any time, theconversation veers off track, members are expected to recognize it, and to call out each other.Otherwise, it can be construed as a poor use of the working member’s set amount of time.Each member’s work concludes at the member’s discretion, or when time has elapsed and themember does not request more. When all members who asked to work have finished, the