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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Education, 2006 Partners in Engineering: Outreach efforts provide holistic engineering education for middle school girlsAbstractThe Partners in Engineering (PIE) program brings together 8th grade girls and female engineeringstudents from Clarkson University to experience mentoring, leadership, and real-life engineeringproblem solving. The program aims to empower young women to make informed and educatedchoices for advanced coursework and careers in engineering and technology-related fields. Ateam of female engineering student mentors teaches a three-week long engineering problemsolving unit to 8th grade technology classes, in which students apply an engineering

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

first-year projects courses were beneficial in helping students understand thepotential for engineering to positively impact people’s lives. Of the students who indicated thattheir primary reason for selecting an engineering major was to help people, 50% persisted in CE,AE, or EvE disciplines, 11% transferred to other engineering disciplines, and 39% transferred tonon-engineering disciplines. These students cited multiple reasons for plans to transfer out ofengineering. Most of the students motivated to a career where they could help people maintainedthis vision for non-engineering disciplines. The study results indicate that serving societythrough engineering is a significant motivation for many female students and that furtheremphasis on the

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PANEL: After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Clemson University; Joanna Wright, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #25794PANEL: After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Work-place?Dr. Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with research in protein engineering. Her current research interests include retention, diversity, and career pathways among engineering students and professionals.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington

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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

activities, career seminars, and other program features, theserising seniors learn what engineers do and how engineering improves people’s lives. Pre- andpost-program surveys indicate participant interest in engineering as a field of study and careerchoice builds substantially as a result of the program: 64% of the participants report increasedinterest in the field. LITE’s impact on high school girls is significant, to be sure. We have alsofound that the LITE Program benefits everyone involved in the program: mentors, faculty, andthe University. Student mentors report renewed commitment to engineering. All of themdescribe their mentoring experience as personally “rewarding” and “fulfilling.” Faculty reportincreased satisfaction with teaching. And

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Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine PE, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, administrative, and informal systems of power and resources to support and sustainprogress toward meeting the project goals; 4) enhance the working environment and supportcareer advancement for women faculty; and 5) establish a sustainable, inclusive, accessiblenetwork that supports career goals for all university faculty.In preparation for creating an appropriate transformational strategy, researchers conducted a self-study (NSF ADVANCE #0811076) from 2008-2011 to identify career advancement barriers forcurrent women faculty to establish how well the university addresses issues found to beimportant in women faculty’s recruitment, retention, and advancement. The results of a 2009faculty climate survey, conducted in conjunction with an objective data

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Courtney Green P.E.

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Qualitative Case StudyAbstractThe necessity for a highly qualified STEM work force has created national educationalinitiatives, both secondary and post-secondary, to address the need for increasing theparticipation of underrepresented people in STEM related fields. These efforts have includedstrengthening secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and preparing studentsto have a strong foundation in high school mathematics and science courses. While women haveclosed the gap in academic performance in high school mathematics and science courses, andattainment of post-secondary degrees, they pursue undergraduate engineering degrees at a muchlower rate than men. In order for the United States to meet the demand for qualified

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was awarded a CAREER grant in 2010 for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using personal narratives by underrepresented undergraduate students to promote institutional change in engineering education.” She received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012. Page 23.489.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engaging Foucault to Better Understand Underrepresentation of Female STEM FacultyIntroductionUnderrepresentation of

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Stefi Alison Baum, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

to increase the repre- sentation and advancement of women STEM/SBS faculty, widely represented across ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds, by removing barriers to resources that support career success and creating new interventions and resources. An additional emphasis will be upon adapting interventions to address the needs of key sub-populations including women of color and deaf and hard-of-hearing women faculty. The project aims to: 1) refine and strengthen targeted institutional structures; 2) improve the quality of women faculty’s work life; 3) align institutional, administrative, and informal systems of power and resources to support and sustain progress towards the project goal; 4) enhance the working

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Linda T Coats; Debora F Rodrigues, University of Houston (CoE); Judit Eva Puskas; Frank "Fritz" J Claydon, University of Houston (CoE)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

minorities inengineering disciplines. However, very little has focused on the issues faced byunderrepresented minorities who pursue a graduate degree or the need for effective mentoring ofpost-docs and faculty in engineering to attract and retain them to pursue academic careers.Women and ethnic minorities usually do not persist in academia because they frequently receivelower salaries, heavier teaching loads, less research support, and serve on more committees thantheir male counterparts. Although these disparities are more pronounced at the faculty level, thisleads to higher attrition rates at every level of career their development, starting at theundergraduate level.This paper will present our approach and preliminary results of a National

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maral Kargarmoakhar, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

less than 20 percent of thecomputing and engineering fields [7].According to a recent research study (2012), in order to increase participation we must expand ourresearch into K-12 to better understand boosters and barriers to students entrance into STEM fieldsof study [8]. As such, in order to find out how to attract more female students to this maledominated field, it is important to further investigate and understand the barriers and factors thatinfluence female students’ educational pursuits and career choices along the key transition pointsmiddle school, high school and entire college. In this study we focused on female students’occupational aspirations and paths from middle school, beginning of high school, and beginningof college

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

girls’ STEM interests andidentities in an effort to increase female representation in STEM careers. Incorporating ARTsinto STEM, the STEAM ACTIVATED! program was implemented to increase the ‘SustainableConstruction Engineering’ knowledge, interests, and self-efficacy of 31 middle-school girls.Self-efficacy is having a ‘can-do’ attitude that increases coping behavior, identity formation, andpersistence. Following the Bandura model for improving self-efficacy, the 5-day programengaged girls in: (1) Mastery experiences through hands-on ‘Construction Engineering’ projects,dance, and field trip; (2) Vicarious experiences through teamwork, peer mentoring, competitions,and oral presentations; (3) Verbal persuasion through coaching, instruction, story

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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

]. The problem is two-fold: (1) not enough female students arepursuing engineering and technology studies, and (2) those who pursue these areas often leaveearly in their career.The gender differences in entry and persistence in the area of engineering and technology thatleads to the under-representation of women in these fields are due to a combination of somesocial and environmental factors [8, 9, 10, & 11]. Some key factors that contribute to the genderdifference in entry to engineering and technology areas are gender stereotypes anddiscrimination, perceiving engineering as a profession for men, lack of encouragement,inaccurate information about the variety of careers available, negative beliefs about women’sabilities in STEM areas, and

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

Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) project. Professor Harriger’s current interests include application development, outreach to K-12 to interest more students to pursue computing careers, applying IT skills to innovating fitness tools, and wearable computing.Dr. Gloria Childress Townsend, DePauw University Gloria Townsend, Professor of Computer Science, has taught at DePauw University for thirty-four years. She was the PI for both NSF-BPC project, the Grace Hopper Regional Consortium, and NSF-S-STEM project, Julian Scholars. Gloria is a member of ACM-W’s Women’s Council, where she founded the concept of small celebrations for women in computing and where she now serves as project leader

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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

, optimizing service commitments, achieving work-life balance, and developing andexecuting institution- and position-specific strategies for career advancement. The paper willreflect on the outcomes and the role of the group as a critical strategy to foster a supportive workenvironment.Introduction and Literature ReviewDespite efforts to increase the number of women in STEM fields in general and in academiamore specifically, there is still a large gender imbalance. While women are more likely than everto enter most STEM fields at the undergraduate level[2], the number of women who go intoacademic positions and then climb the academic ranks is rather dismal. As reported by Smith[3],a 2014 NSF report focused on R1 institutions, found that there were 38

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Sue Rosser, California State University System, Office of the Chancellor

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #25150Enhancing Gender Diversity in STEM Requires Support from AllDr. Keith J. Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Keith J. Bowman is Dean of the College of the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) and Constellation Professor of Information Technology and Engineering at UMBC, the Uni- versity of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Bowman began his academic career as a Purdue University Assistant Professor after receiving BS and MS degrees from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and a PhD degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan. He served as

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

percentages explicitly within engineering academia are difficult to obtainbecause the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics does not disaggregate thedoctoral workforce numbers of women, underrepresented minorities, and those with disabilitiesby discipline beyond S&E or provide a feature making data based on intersectional identitiesavailable [8].B. Approaches frequently used to diversify faculty demographicsStarting in 2001, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded a program, called ADVANCE,designed to “increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science andengineering careers” in a systemic way [9, para. 1]. Under the auspices of the ADVANCEprogram, more than one hundred institutions of higher education

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Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Nina Exner, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Sherry F. Abernathy, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University ; Brenda S. Faison Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and distributors.She also wrote the book, New Media Careers for Artists and Designers in 2003. In 2007, Dr. Faison waspresented the Exemplary Teaching and Service Award by North Carolina Central University’s College ofLiberal Studies. She has taught graphic design and new media at universities in Ohio, Georgia, Virginia,and North Carolina, and has seven years of academic management experience in higher education. Page 26.1744.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Recruit-Support-Connect Program: Women Advancing in Technology AbstractThe Recruit

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The Pipeline

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Mary Ann Sheline, Grand Valley State University; Margo Dill, Grand Valley State University; Jessica Noble, Grand Valley State University

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Women in Engineering

years. Page 13.488.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Empowering Girls: Measuring the Impact of Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer Camps (STEPS)AbstractSTEPS camps were designed to address the critical shortage of women in science,mathematics, and engineering related careers by providing girls with positive exposure tothe exciting opportunities in these fields. Through a variety of workshops, lessons, andhands on activities, the girls gain a better understanding of many science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related concepts, culminating with theconstruction and flight of their own

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2017 No More Duct Tape! Institutionalization of Advance InitiativesAbstractNSF Advance-funded institutional transformation (IT) projects come with prestige and fundingto launch initiatives aimed at transforming the organization and ultimately increasing therepresentation of women STEM faculty while improving their career journeys. Activities suchas professional development workshops, networking opportunities, data collection and analysiscan be welcomed by faculty and administrators for the value they add at little cost to theinstitution. However, external funding serves as “duct tape” adhering these activities to theuniversity structure. Activities are best placed to continue beyond external funding

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WIED Olio

Collection

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

, engineering andmathematics (STEM) careers. Virginia Tech has used its ADVANCE funding to take acomprehensive approach to institutional transformation, incorporating activities to increase thepipeline of women preparing for academic science and engineering careers, improve recruitmentand retention of women, develop women leaders, update work-life policies, and warmdepartment climate. Prior to the conclusion of the grant, the university reviewed all activities forimpact and potential sustainability. Assessment activities included tracking numbers of women atvarious levels across the university, individual activity evaluations, campus-wide facultysurveys, tracking of policy utilization, interviews, and focus groups. Such a mixed-methodsapproach combines

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models for thinking about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using personal narratives by underrepresented undergraduate students to promote institutional change in engineering education.”Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University Jordana Hoegh, M.S., is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at Purdue University. Her research interests include early adult life course and transitions, self and identity, sociology of the family, work and organizations, and social networks

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Focus on Under-Represented Women

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College

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Women in Engineering

. Our most important goal, however, is to urge the engineering and scientificcommunity to engage in an honest and substantive discussion of what is truly necessary if we areto level the playing field in higher education and harness all the potential in our young students.IntroductionThe Adelante! Project originated as a focused effort in 2003 from a group of dedicated veteranChicana Scientists and within the context of the annual meeting of Mujeres Activas en Letras yCambio Social (Women Active in Literature and Social Change -MALCS). This initial effortresulted in a book describing the career paths of nine Chicanas in STEM fields; the book wastitled Flor y Ciencia: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. The 2006 publicationof this

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ane Johnson, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

academic careers.4 Yet women faculty have indicated high levels of interest inleadership positions.5 With NSF ADVANCE support, Virginia Tech, a STEM-dominantuniversity, has sought to empower women faculty to overcome the barriers to leadership.This paper reports on how leadership programs focusing on women faculty can increase therepresentation of women in leadership roles across campus at a STEM-dominant institution. Byproviding multiple strategies to empower women faculty at varying stages of their careers,ADVANCE leadership programs sought to enhance their capabilities and productivity astechnical and administrative leaders and as scholars. This was done, in part, by bringing womenfaculty together at many points during the project to reflect on

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Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

engineering programs remains an enormously difficult task, and thecontinuing isolation experienced by women in non-life-science engineering and technologyprofessions across sectors of academe, government and industry complicates and jeopardizes thesuccess and sustainable future of the engineering education.The efforts of organizations and programs such as ADVANCE, WELI, WEPAN, and SWE andother professional societies have supported the career advancement of women and have evenfacilitated the growing number of engineering women in higher education administration.Opportunities for the women in such positions to convene and share research and solutions tocollectively address some of these issues, however, have remained limited. The WomenEngineers in

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Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Women in Engineering

Following the examples set by these researchers, thisstudy does not differentiate among the terms self-concept of ability, self-efficacy andexpectancies of success and considers all under the single term ability beliefs. As shown inFigure 1, ability beliefs address the question, “Can I do this task?” or specifically in this study“Can I be an engineer?”. Using the expectancy-value framework, researchers have shown that competence beliefs arelinked to actual performance in an activity 9, 15, contribute to beliefs about what tasks areimportant 16, 17, decrease with increasing age for primary and secondary school children 16, andpredict career aspirations. 18, 19Methods This research incorporates multiple case study methods with each participant

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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

as a frameworkfor promoting professional development and community building for graduate students.Building on the themes of the book, this program sought to promote reflection amongparticipants about the choices and actions that women can take to position themselves forsuccess—and encouraged exploration of students’ personal vision of success. Results of pre-and post-tests, along with observational data gathered by the facilitators, indicated that studentswere concerned largely by two topics: concerns about how to balance their career ambition andtheir goals for a fulfilling personal life (whatever that may be), and how to have positive andbeneficial relationship with mentors or advisors. Students also shared their challenges andfrustration

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno; Constance Jones, California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Fresno

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Women in Engineering

faculty in the California State University systemLalita Oka 1*, Kimberly Stillmaker 1, Constance Jones 2, Arezoo Sadrinezhad 1, Maryam Nazari 11 Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering, California State University, Fresno2 Department of Psychology, California State University, Fresno* Corresponding AuthorAbstractGiven the low representation of women among engineering faculty, it is important to ensurewomen in engineering academia have networking opportunities and resources necessary toadvance in their careers. To this end, an online survey was sent in April 2018 to engineering facultyemployed at California State University (CSU) campuses offering a degree in engineering orcomputer science. The main objective of this study was to evaluate

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Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

climate and persistence with the intent of providing universitybenchmarks for improvement. The three surveys overlap on questions regarding perception ofprofessors (within the classroom and their personal treatment of students), perception oftreatment with respect to gender, the contacts and interactions with fellow students, and thestudents’ perceptions of the field of engineering. The three data sets were analyzed individuallyand collectively to determine what impacts student persistence (including factors such as major,gender, student-student and student-faculty interactions, and career opportunities). Our analysisrevealed agreement among the three surveys on topics related to persistence. We foundsignificant gender differences were not

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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

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Diversity

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

Panel discussion on Regional Programs to Increase Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing: Experiences, Partnerships, and Lessons Learned1. IntroductionSeveral high-profile national programs aim to increase diversity of the computing andinformation technology workforce. Among them, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women inComputing, now “the world’s largest gathering of women technologists,” is the best known [1].By bringing attendees together to celebrate the accomplishments of leading women in computingand technology fields, the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) helps counter many obstacleswomen encounter along their career paths, such as lack of role models