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Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Finger, California Polytechnic State University; Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California; Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University; Jennifer Harris, United Parcel Service; Malia Francisco, United Parcel Service; Betsy Sale, United Parcel Service

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Women in Engineering

Ph.D. in Economics and Operations Research from the Colorado School of Mines. Her research has primarily focused on retention of female engineering students, including her dissertation entitled, “Female Retention In Undergraduate Engineering Majors: The Effects Of Individual Characteristics, Career Characteristics, And Demand Discrimination”.Jennifer Harris, United Parcel Service Jennifer Harris graduated from Cal Poly in 2003, receiving a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering with a Specialization in Integrated Technology Management. She served for five years on the SWE Executive Council at Cal Poly including serving as President in 2001-2002. Ms. Harris is currently

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Vicki Stieha, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

recognize that STEM is a path that is open to them if they want to take it. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ten Years Later – Where Are They Now?AbstractThis paper explores the educational and career trajectories of the alumnae of an outreach activityfor girls. The outreach activity was originally developed using an integrated marketing approachto attract girls into engineering programs.1 The program, a two day, overnight experience forrising 9th, 10th and 11th grade girls, focuses on showcasing engineering as an exciting, creativeactivity, including activities developed from that perspective. Started in 2005 and held annuallysince then, a total of over 500 girls have

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

WOMEN ENGINEERING FACULTY ( “Navigating Your Journey on the Academic Sea”; NSF ADVANCE Conference, Over 60 URM Women Engineering Faculty @ Caltech Photo credit: B. Paz)AbstractAs they progress in their engineering faculty careers, Underrepresented Minority Women (URM)women are very familiar with unique issues at the intersection of race and gender (DeCuir-Gunby, Long-Mitchell, & Grant, 2009; Ranson, 2005; Ronen & Ronen, 2008). This familiarityresults from their own personal experiences in the Academy and provides a broad set ofresponses ranging from leaving the professoriate to a single-minded pursuit of success no matterwhat obstacles are presented (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Women in Engineering

2006-548: WOMEN ENGINEERS: FACTORS AND OBSTACLES RELATED TOTHE PURSUIT OF A DEGREE IN ENGINEERINGRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling is a Professor of Human Behavior in Engineering in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois. Her research interests relate to the career development of women in management, information technology, and engineering. Her reseach also focuses on diversity and human behavior in engineering.Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Cristina Camacho is a Graduate Student and Research Associate in the Department of Industrial and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Dmitry Goldgof, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #25846WiCSE: Impact of a Women’s Support Group on Increasing the Percentageof Women Students in a Department of Computer Science and EngineeringDr. Jing Wang, University of South Florida Dr. Jing Wang is an Instructor II in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Florida. Dr. Wang is the faculty advisor of the student organization Women in Computer Science and Engineering (WiCSE). WiCSE focuses on gathering together female students who are majoring, or interested, in computer science and engineering to provide support, career guidance, opportunities to discuss relevant topics

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

indicates that 20.1% ofbachelor’s degrees in engineering are earned by women, who go on to hold only 14.5% ofindustry engineering positions (National Science Board, 2018). This increase in the alreadydisproportionate representation throughout engineering pathways offers a strong motivation tostudy women’s experiences and factors that influence their career decisions. Several studieshave examined the reasons that students leave engineering and have identified a strong sense ofself-efficacy as a key indicator of both retention and persistence. While self-efficacy can bedeveloped in variety of ways, research has shown that mastery experiences can be veryinfluential developers of self-efficacy in both men and women (Mamaril & Royal, 2008

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney Winders; Cariana Cornel; Caralea Cornel, Brigham Young University; Allie Larson; Sarah A. Cunha; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Laura Wilkinson, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

in employment,where approximately 25% of computing jobs are held by women 2. Within Brigham YoungUniversity’s Information Technology program, we have struggled to achieve 10% femaleenrollment. This is unfortunate, as it is the universal opinion of our own faculty, supported byboth internal and external research data that gender balance enables peak productivity. It is thusextremely unfortunate that elements of society are still struggling with mistaken genderstereotypes, and that this, coupled with occasional misogyny can dissuade young women frompursuing a career in computing. While this may not be the only cause, it is unacceptable.We have found (in line with other research) that strong faculty mentorship is an important factorin

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Astrid K Northrup P.E., Northwest College, Powell WY; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #28837”I’m not good at math,” she saidProf. Astrid K Northrup P.E., Northwest College, Powell WY Astrid Northrup earned her B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (Montana Tech) in 1984 and her M.S degree in petroleum engineering from Mon- tana Tech in 1986. She also earned a Certificate in Land Surveying from the University of Wyoming in 2005. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Wyoming. She worked in the petroleum industry as a reservoir engineer and as a private consultant before moving into a teaching career at North- west

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Titus-Becker, North Carolina State University; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jo-Ann Cohen, North Carolina State University; Kala Bullett, North Carolina State University; Susan Grant, North Carolina State University; Fay Cobb Payton, North Carolina State University; Adrianna Kirkman, North Carolina State University; Barbara Kirby, North Carolina State University; Wendy Krause, North Carolina State University; Carrie Thomas, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

) and weaknesses Administer Felder’s Learning Style Tool Explore career and personal goals Ongoing through workshops, journaling, concept Page 12.221.3 mapping Develop leadership skills Administer Skills Leadership Inventory (pre- and post-) Maintain balance between academic Utilize calendar tools to plan time; compare and personal life actual schedule with plan to adjust as necessary Increase the percentage of freshman

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Women in Engineering

committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Paige has 18 years of experience recruiting and retaining diverse populations in engineering. She earned her B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics (1992) and her M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2004) in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech Bevlee A. Watford is the interim department head of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is also director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity. She is a fellow of ASEE.Gregory M. Wilkins, Ph.D., Morgan State University Dr. Gregory M. Wilkins is a member of the faculty of the Department of

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Bush, Michigan State University; Laura J Genik, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

success by firstworking in such positions in professional and discipline societies as well as understanding theimpacts for early career faculty.Michigan State University was funded through the NSF ADVANCE program for an InstitutionalTransformation Grant. One of the components of this ADVANCE grant focused on women’sleadership. This leadership project had an overarching goal of understanding what factorsmotivated women faculty to become leaders. Within this overarching goal, the women’sleadership team also wanted to better understand the roles their disciplinary/professionalsocieties played in leadership development and advancement.As a beginning step to meet these goals, the women’s leadership team needed to first understandhow women participated

Conference Session

Mentoring

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Anakaorn Khan, North Dakota State University; David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

decrease in percentage of women entering the engineering field, a trend thatwill continue for the near term according to ASEE. Studies show that a large number of girlsoutperform boys in science and mathematics in elementary schools. However, by the time thesegirls are beginning to consider their college and life career, they are less and less interested inmath and science.Low female student enrollment in the College of Engineering and Architecture, North DakotaState University is of particular concern as our numbers lag behind national numberssignificantly. In order to increase our female student enrolment numbers we have been workingoffering an engineering and technology after school program aimed at fourth-through seventh-graders. This is an

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

remains low (only up 5%since 1993). In engineering specifically, women only make up 13% of the workforce (up from9% in 1990). Gender stereotypes persist today, even after decades of campaigns to change that.It is critical that girls are shown at an early age that women can be engineers and scientists. Thiswill help them combat false stereotypes and remove obstacles between them and a career in thesefields. To this end, we have developed a highly successful outreach program that focuses onshowing elementary and middle school-aged girls how fun and exciting a career in STEM canbe. Hands-on activities emphasize creativity and allow girls to explore STEM without beingjudged, worrying about what grade they might receive, or dealing with the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colón, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Maria Angelica Velazquez, Montana State University; David Claudio, Montana State University; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

development of faculty in developing and evaluating various engineering curriculum and courses at UPRM, applying the outcome-based educational framework. She has also incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. She’s also involved in a project that explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and advisees. American c

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

influencing their self-efficacy, the development of their career interest goalsand their academic course outcomes as related to studying science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM). This study is unique in that it was also designed to identify experiencesthat appear to contribute to women’s identity development and self-confidence and includes asubstantial representation of Latina women’s voices. Data was collected and analyzed to identifyif similar patterns exist between subjects and if so, which are the greater influencers in theirdecision to select a STEM major and to persist beyond the critical first two years ofundergraduate studies.The literature of socialization and identity development as related to women as STEM learners indiverse

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT; Susanna Bairoh, TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland); Sanna Putila, TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

research interests re- lated to technology and society, gender diversity and engineering education.Mrs. Susanna Bairoh, TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland) Susanna Bairoh received her Master of Social Science degree from University of Helsinki in 1998. She is completing her Doctoral studies at Hanken School of Business wherein her dissertation focuses on the gender gap in technology careers. She is working as Research Manager at TEK (Academic Engineers & Architects in Finland) and is responsible for leading and managing TEK’s research activities and the research team. Through her research, she aims at improving gender equality, diversity and inclusion in technology and technology workplaces.Ms. Sanna

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

ofinforming and encouraging diverse young women to explore careers in engineering. It wasdesigned with the assistance of middle and high school young women from across the UnitedStates and Canada who worked together on the Girl’s Advisory Board (GAB). The result oftheir initial efforts was a website that brought together role models of women engineers whoprovided real world examples of how they became engineers. The primary theme of theEngineerGirl! website is to focus on how girls can make a difference in society throughbecoming engineers.In 2004, the GAB was again assembled through a series of on-line chats. The results of theiranalysis of the then current website indicated their desire for a more interactive, engagingwebsite. They also

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

stereotyping predictions [11]. Gottfredson’s Theory ofCircumscription and Compromise 12] notes that career choice is often an effort for an individualto prescribe themselves into a social order; social elements such as gender, affluence, andintelligence often play a key part in career selection. Interestingly Gottfredson’s research alsonoted that at a very young age, youths begin associating prospective career options with genderand furthermore that gender appropriateness for career choice was a significant motivating factorin later years [13]. Additional research by Glick, Wilk, and Perreault [16] further bolsteredGottfredson’s position noting that when asked to define attributes for specified jobs universitystudents commonly listed gender as the

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University

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Women in Engineering

environment. This situation is of particular concern asresearch shows these issues have the greatest apparent impact on women, who often under-represent or altogether deny experiences of discrimination9.  With funding from the NSF ADVANCE Program (Award #0930232), the college hasimplemented a concerted systematic approach to address the issues of climate,retention/promotion and professional development, with the overall goal of implementingprograms, such as mentoring, which will increase employee satisfaction of both sexes andenhance retention rates, with a focus on performance and sustainability.  Theoretical Framework  Social Cognitive Theory10 and the extension of this theory to career development11 and worksatisfaction12,13 provide the underlying

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren Marie Glogiewicz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

women in engineering. • Do women express a loss of interest during their program? • Is there a chilly climate for women in the college? • Do women’s self-efficacy levels change during the program? • Do academic performance levels play a role in women’s retention in engineering? • Do women have adequate support structures in the college? • Does the structure of the academic program support career awareness in the first year?The first five research questions were initially investigated by a pilot women’s survey of thewomen currently enrolled in the College of Engineering at CU-Boulder.4 The present studyexpands on the previous study in the following directions. First, we obtained a larger moredemographically

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Center for Women; Jennifer Grossman, Wellesley Center for Women; Anne Noonan, Salem State College; Peter Wong, Tufts University

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Women in Engineering

either STEM subjects or other subjects forsummary description. Job or Career Aspirations. Students were asked “What would you like to do for a job or acareer once you are finished with school?” These open-ended responses were recoded to STEMjobs/careers or other jobs/careers for summary description.Interactions with micro-system Teacher Support. The Teacher Attitudes subscale from the Modified Fennema-ShermanAttitudes Scale 12 was used to assess perceived relational support from teachers in two differentdomains: science and math. Sample science items include “I would talk to my science teacherabout a career that uses science” and “It’s hard to get math teachers to respect me” (reversed;alpha = .86). Math items have identical

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Hacker, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Winny Dong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mary Lucero Ferrel, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Women in Engineering

project is attempting to change the culture of the campus inorder to increase the number of women faculty in STEM and to help further the careers of thosealready on campus. Mentoring Circles have been created to allow networking among a smallgroup of women and reduce the burden on any individual of implementing such a program.IntroductionMentoring programs have been implemented to improve the retention and increase the success offaculty at many universities, especially for women in the male-dominated fields of science andengineering.1, 2, 3, 4 A number of different models have been used for the mentoring programsincluding the traditional dyadic relationship of a mentor and protégé, referred to as the groomingmentoring model, a less-structured

Conference Session

Panel: Taking a Break from Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Susan Davidson, University of Pennsylvania; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2009-506: TAKING A BREAK FROM ACADEMIABevlee Watford, Virginia TechLesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central FloridaSusan Davidson, University of PennsylvaniaLeigh McCue, Virginia TechNoel Schulz, Mississippi State University Page 14.1120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Taking a Break from AcademiaAbstractThis paper presents the input received from four faculty members who “took a break” from theirregular academic life. The panelists responded to the following questions: • Where were you in your academic career when you decided to take a break? • What were the factors that motivated you to pursue this activity? • What

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Teresa Wolcott, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

researchedother ways to improve retention.A study by WGBH Educational Foundation for Extraordinary Women Engineers showed thatfemales seek careers that are enjoyable, have a good working environment and where they feelthey can make a difference.4 Similarly, another study found that women look for careers thatinvolve support, camaraderie, accomplishment and growth. Focus group data from these studiesshowed that women did not perceive technical careers to have these qualities.5 It is important thateducators convey to engineering students how a career in engineering can fit these descriptions.If in the first years of a program, women do not see that engineering can fulfill these types ofcareer aspirations, they may leave the program. A study by the

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

Factors Promoting or Discouraging the Intent to Remain in EngineeringIntroductionInterest in the declining numbers of U.S. students choosing careers in science,mathematics and engineering (SME) emerged as a topic for discussion in the 1980’s.Numerous reports documented this early decline and called attention to the need tounderstand reasons for and to prevent migration out of SME fields. 1, 2 Gender losses wereobserved by Astin and Astin1 to be greater among men, but given the greater proportionalloss of women, their under-representation was magnified during the undergraduate years.Confounding this overall decline was the observation that SME losses came from a poolof disproportionately able undergraduates. 3, 4, 5 Efforts to identify the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan ; Selyna Beverly, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

attainment and the pursuit of a STEM career9. Effectivestrategies implemented within STEM intervention programs include but are not limited toacademic advising, faculty mentorship, tutoring, internship opportunities, and career and skilldevelopment. Such programs have the potential to be especially beneficial for women due to thedevelopment of a supportive community and integration into the academic environment, whichare areas that women tend to struggle with when entering engineering programs10. Women in STEM often contend with a marginalizing academic environment, which cannegatively influence their discipline-related self-efficacy and ultimately their persistence in thefield11 12 13 14 15. In Brainaird and Carlin’s16 longitudinal study

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Lucy Lenhardt, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies. In addition to this work, she is interested in professional societies and how they support careers of their members.Dr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Campbell University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Brian R Page, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Nicole Knop, Michigan Technological University ; Guilherme Aramizo Ribeiro, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

NSF CAREER Award.Dr. Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University Dr. Nina Mahmoudian is Lou and Herbert Wacker Associate Professor in Autonomous Mobile Systems in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She is the founding director of the Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (NASLab). Her research interests include robotics, energy autonomy, system design, dynamics and controls. She is a recipient of 2015 National Science Foundation CAREER award and 2015 Office of Naval Research YIP award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Monitoring Motivation Factors for Middle School Students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Israel Zamora-Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge A. Gonzalez-Mendivil, Tecnológico de Monterrey; J. Asuncion Zarate-Garcia, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, Industrial Engineering,Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science into a private University. The strategies presented inthis paper are focused on the Southern Region of Mexico. This region presents the lowest index ofhuman development according to United Nations results.Different problems have been faced by the attraction team since the opening of our university campusin 2003, ranging from funding to the difficult cultural issues such as the case when an Engineeringdegree is not considered as a women’s career choice in some regions of the country. The paper showsthe trends in several Engineering programs with a positive increase in the number of girls pursuing anEngineering major.Some of the best strategies are included along with the kind of

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

, the critical shortage of IT workers would be non-existent.2 However, despiteabundant career opportunities in IT, women are not preparing themselves for IT careers.3,4“Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology?” asks a July 2001report released by The National Council for Research on Women.5 The proportion of womenwho earn bachelor's degrees from American colleges and universities has been increasing. Thepast two decades saw the implementation of a variety of programs that succeeded in attractingmore women into the fields of science, engineering, and technology. However, the study alsoreported that much of the progress that women made in these areas had subsequently stalled oreroded. Of further concern is the National