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WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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faculty advisor to the EDDP’s Engineering Club and the Society of Women Engineers student organization. She also teaches a career planning class for engineers and a first-year engineering course. From 2006-2008, she was the Director for the Preparing Outstanding Women for Engineering Roles–POWER– Summer Camp. Mrs. McCormick received her Masters of Science in Technology and Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.Ms. Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch, Ed.D. Assistant Dean for Student Services Purdue School of Engineering & Technol- ogy, IUPUI Dr. Talbert-Hatch oversees the Student Services Office

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Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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 intended  to  reach  a  broader  and  larger  group.    ASEE’s  Diversity  Committee  has  also  added  a  link  to  the  WIED  Advocacy  Tips  webpage  and  plans  are  underway  to  regularly  update  the  Engineering  Dean’s  Council  with  updates  to  the  Advocacy  Tips.   Page 24.794.6Thus  far,  the  Advocacy  Tips  have  been  developed  by  the  [Institution]  ADVANCE  team’s  PI,  but  the  process  is  being  opened  to  include  tips  from  additional  sources.        Examples:  The  First  Few  Advocacy  Tips:    Advocacy  Tip  #1:  Many  men,  particularly  those  in  STEM,  lack  knowledge  of

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, anddemonstrated deeper understanding of subject matter. They found that service-learning is moreeffective over four years and that the messiness inherent in helping solve real community-basedproblems enhances the positive effects  (Eyler & Giles, 1999).Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills),choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures exceptself-efficacy

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WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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women‟s strength in relationships, they are often organizational connectors, able tobring diverse ideas and peoples together to work together, plan together and build prototypes ofnew possibilities whether in products, in ideas, or in approaches for work design. They have aninnate ability to see connections in ways that reflect systems thinking and functioning. Theyhave a knowing of when something is missing or something is being excluded that needs to bepart of the equation. They are more often than men able to demonstrate an introspectiveapproach, are better listeners, and more collaborative and/or inclusive in their ways ofleading24,25,26.Other commonly noticed female attributes are about seeing through a different lens, bringingforth new

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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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, 76 percentof the single mothers are gainfully employed versus 85 percent for single fathers 10. When weconsider the standard of living for these households, single mothers and their children are twiceas likely to live in poverty as the general population. Low income students typically come fromnon-college- educated families and are potentially first-generation college students fromfamilies where neither parent had more than a high-school education11. These students tend toface a number of challenges, such as poor academic preparation in high school, inadequatefinances, deficient educational degree expectations and plans, a lack of appropriate role modelsor mentors, and a lack of support from peers or family members12. For low income

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting

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-person observations. The data presented in this paper is a subset of the large data set describedabove. We center our experiences building a coherent group of diverse scholar activists withprior experience in nation-wide social/intellectual movements to broaden participation inacademic science and engineering. Our findings in this paper are based on ethnographic researchactivities aiming at intentionally breaching personal and professional identities and data thatemerged in team meetings as the group planned the two symposia: LATTICE I, for early-careerfemale faculty in EECS and LATTICE II, for early-career URM female faculty in engineering.We collected data in a variety of ways: semi-structured interviews, group interviews, detailedmeeting

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

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opportunity toconnect with other women faculty was also valued. Assessment indicates that over halfthe women faculty report feeling more confident about professional abilities and moreassertive in advocating for career needs. Male faculty/administrators report beingfamiliar with issues impacting the success of women, as well as strategies that can beemployed to manage around these issues. Women faculty are less likely to report feelingisolated in their department/on campus. This paper will review the plan to transition tosustainable status at the conclusion of the project, including a report on the first year ofthat transition effort.BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is in a medium-sized state university with an increasedemphasis on high-quality

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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participants expressed a limited availability of childcare facilities on-campus.A female assistant professor, case A9, used the metaphor of ―unicorns and rainbows‖ to describehow childcare facilities appear to exist, but in reality either they are rare to find or cannot befound at all. She also noted that there are staff members who help parents locate childcare intown, but without way to assess the quality of those facilities. She suggested that the universityshould have a system to help the childcare facilities plan for additional resources in order to meetthe high demand of these services on campus. Lastly, she felt that twelve weeks of parental leavewas not enough to find suitable child care for her. In the box below, a dashed line was

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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women? 6) How successful are existingstructures at addressing these barriers? Climate survey results, in conjunction with objectivehuman resource data review and benchmarking of policies and benefits against peer schools witha focus on elements that have been tied to potential barriers are used to address each question.This paper explores answers to each research question and summarizes accomplishments madeover the grant period and plans for institutionalizing various initiatives.BackgroundRIT currently employs 95 women tenured and tenure-track (T TT) faculty in the science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, or 22.8% of the total STEM TTT faculty (Table 1); this is significantly below the 30.10% represented by the 2006

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware

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. 1Pandemic Impacts on Faculty CareersIn early 2020, as COVID-19 cases spread across the United States, university administratorsbegan to plan institutional responses. While the full scope of the pandemic was yet unknown, itwas clear COVID-19 would greatly affect normal university operations. By mid-March, manyuniversities had suspended in-person classes and closed student housing, shuttered research labs,banned university sponsored travel, and asked faculty and staff to work from home. At the sametime, many states instituted “stay-at-home” orders for all but essential personnel, leaving schoolsand childcare centers closed. Faced with these new employment conditions, and in many casesvastly increased caregiving demands, faculty adjusted their day-to

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kieran Sullivan, Santa Clara University; Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University

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their meetings. We set up regular meetings for the students to interact on atechnical issue of importance to all of them – how best to make use of a device they had all beengiven.[2]Purpose and HypothesesThe purpose of the current study was twofold. First, we planned to develop and evaluate aninstrument to measure the factors related to retention of women entering their first year ofengineering. Utilizing this new instrument, we then planned to determine whether interveningwith first-year women engineering students would positively influence their attitudes andincrease their retention rates in engineering.The following hypotheses were posed: 1. Psychosocial factors will be related to success in engineering programs (i.e., whether

Conference Session

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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. Sheline has a BS in Biology from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pa., MA in Natural Science from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Pa., and Ed.S. in Education Administration from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.Margo Dill, Grand Valley State University Margo Dill is a Program Coordinator for the Regional Math and Science Center at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Grand Valley State University. Her work with K-12 education is focused on planning, directing, and facilitating student programming and teacher professional development in science, technology and mathematics. She has eight years of experience with collaborative student programs such as; the Science, Technology and

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Waterfall, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Elizabeth Albrecht, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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grows and he/she eventuallyemerges as a mature functional professional capable of standing on his/her own. In that vein,King states that “Developmental academic advising is both a process and an orientation. Itreflects the idea of movement and progression. It goes beyond simply giving information orsigning a form.”3 Raushi also suggests, “to advise from a developmental perspective is toview students at work on life tasks in the context of their whole life settings, including thecollege experience.”4 “Crookston believed that higher education provided opportunities forstudents to develop a plan to achieve self-fulfilling lives and that teaching included any

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Focus on Under-Represented Women

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia

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Women in Engineering

curriculum, faculty, administration, degreerequirements, course schedules, plans of study, instructional techniques, access to researchopportunities and mentoring/advising relationships in order to neutralize barriers toretention/persistence most effectively. In other words, the Victorian, industrial model oftechnical education in which students are processed like so many widgets is no longer viable andmust be reassessed. The persistence of this out-of-date model is a testament to, among otherconsiderations, institutional inertia; no other industry would tolerate overall “wastage” (notretained to graduation) of roughly half the “product.”53Calls for institutional reform are not new in the engineering education community; see, forexample, the

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

series of questions that students responded to on a Likert scale. Male students had amore favorable view of engineers’ role in society than female students, based on responses toquestions from the Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitudes Survey (PFEAS). Becauseprevious studies have indicated that females want to benefit society through their work, thecontinuing poor perception of engineering as a helping profession among females may reflectrecruiting problems. More revealing information was found in the reflective essays that thestudents write at the end of the semester summarizing their feelings about engineering andwhether they plan to stay in the major or switch majors.BackgroundThe engineering profession needs to recruit more students, and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Lester, Georgia State University; Sahithya Reddivari, Georgia State University; Forough Ansari, Georgia State University

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front of other individuals, which helps to build up their confidence and self-initiations. One interesting point to note that was initially when the club was formed, the facultyadvisor did most of the work inclusive of planning and reaching out to professionals for technicaltalks and site visits. However, as students’ self-confidence increased, it was noticed that studentsbecame more proactive in bringing technology-related discussions for brainstorming to themeetings. Anecdotally, the advisor saw how the combination of those advancements, began toshape the overall direction of the club in that students began receiving more support, help, andattention from industry professionals and it is working to empower the female students throughinternship

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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4institutions. To assess whether the program content matched the interests of the participants,participants were asked to indicate the type of institution(s) to which they plan to apply.Institutions were categorized into four groups: research intensive, research and teachingintensive, teaching intensive, and community college. Participants were also asked to indicate ifthey were interested in tenure or non-tenure track positions. As shown in Figure 2, participants’interests shifted throughout the program. Although no conclusive tends were observed with theparticipants’ change in the type of institution to which they were interested in applying, this datadoes reflect the sentiment of indecision that was observed in the post program interviews

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis; Amy L de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Douglas Clark Strohmer, University of Memphis

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andcreeds. This paper reports on our progress to date and our plans for future studies.IntroductionA core principle of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) holds that theknowledge and skills possessed by an engineer are to be used to the advancement and benefit ofhuman welfare 1 . The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has adopted themission of fostering “technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity” 2 . Mostengineering programs concentrate on the development of knowledge and skills, with littleemphasis on how those skills will be applied to benefit humanity. Some critics of the codes and ∗ eljacobs@memphis..educreedal statements of engineering’s professional societies have even

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Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Brunette, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; paula rayman, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; meg bond, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Lu Yuan, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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responses from Q2) Planning Workshop (August 30th, 2006 - Lowell, MA) Final structure of discussed research themes and list of Spring 07 participants Scholars review and discuss Is consensus No

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Moriarty, National Science Foundation; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Elena Rose Yasinski, Carnegie Mellon University

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College created a pilot job shadow program for women in engineering. Job shadowing is aworkplace-based learning experience that introduces students to career areas and provides theopportunity to spend a day or two observing a professional in the field. The overarching goal ofthe project was to explore the effectiveness of job shadowing by undergraduate womenengineering students as a means of improving interest and persistence in engineering. Shadowparticipants created reflective interest statements, spent a day observing engineeringprofessionals, and reported on their experiences at a panel presentation for their engineeringclassmates. A mixed methods research plan was developed and implemented in order to assessthe impact of the job shadow

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Undergraduate Recruitment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Rona Tamiko Halualani, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

girls persists through high school into college [9]. This confidence gap is presumed tobe partially responsible for the gender gap in engineering and other STEM fields (e.g. computerscience, physics) [10].In 2009, women earned only 17.8% of bachelor’s degrees in engineeringin the U.S. [11]. Although recent research indicates that the confidence gap may be closing (seeRittmayer et al [12] for a review), the numbers of women choosing engineering careers has notappreciable changed.Self-efficacy refers to the belief in a person’s ability to perform a specific task [13]. It is definedas one’s individual judgment about the ability to plan and implement a series of actions requiredto reach a specific goal [14]. Self-efficacy is a predictor of academic

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, workshops for academic administrators andfaculty on climate issues, and the development of male faculty as advocates and allies. Within allthree of these components there are specific, funded incentives to support change efforts. Theresearch component is a particularly significant aspect of the project designed to assess if and howthe incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goals and, ultimately, to institutionaltransformation.19, 20In addition to designing an evaluation plan and collecting and analyzing baseline data, we beganwork on several key initiatives. These are the establishment of the Advocates and Allies program,the Commission on the Status of Faculty Women, cohort mentoring program for junior faculty,academic administrator

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

. Page 24.997.14We have yet to develop the predictive model at this stage and plan to present it in the finalversion of this work.In future work, we also plan to look at ethnicity and race, and whether URMs also exhibit thesame behavior as women and white men (we suspect that is not the case). We also plan toconduct interviews, both one-on-one and in focus groups, to better uncover the rationales behindthese behaviors and results.Bibliography1. National Science Board’s 2014 “Science and Engineering Indicators”, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/2. Marra, R. M., Rodgers, K. A., Shen, D., Bogue, B., “Leaving Engineering: a Multi-Year Single Institution Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, 101(1), 6-17, 2012.3. Ohland, M., Brawner, C

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

-efficacy. In 2010, Joneset al. found mixed results in a study of first-year engineering students, with no statisticallysignificant differences associated with attainment, interest, utility, identification, or career-plans;although men did score higher with respect to self-efficacy and expectancy, the difference wassignificant only for expectancy10.In a related study, Jones et al. found few differences between men and women with respect toengineering identification, gender identification, GPA, or likelihood of changing major, andwomen reported higher perceptions of engineering ability11. The analysis also indicated noeffects for stereotype threat; notably, however, although both men and women scored relativelylow with respect to endorsing negative

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Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia M Alhasani, The Petroelum Institute

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% 73 45% 69 50% Senior - 0% - 0% - 0% 9 4% 73 31% 86 44% 94 44% Total 104 11% 211 20% 283 26% 335 33% 375 35% 382 36% 423 35% StudentsThe Context of the UAETo better assess the level of conviction the founders and supporters of this Program have, it isnecessary to study the context within which it was planned, developed, and supported. Over thepast decade, the United Arab Emirates has pushed for a rapid development in both itsinfrastructure and its human capabilities. Two public documents are worth analyzing within thiscontext, the UAE National Charter for 2021, and the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030.The UAE National Charter for 20211

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College

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provide mentoring, foster a community ofempowerment, cross-pollinate STEM professionals, and provide connections that fosterbelonging and identity. PVWIS advances equity and inclusion in STEM by celebrating womenwith nontraditional STEM pathways and experiences--particularly community college women.This paper will explain the origins of PVWIS, including organizational goals and values;summarize past and planned activities; and present relevant data. Strengths and challenges of thenetwork will be discussed. A review of the literature on the impact of networks and networkingevents on women in STEM will be provided.Finally, a collaboration between PVWIS and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will behighlighted. This partnership, funded by Northrop

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Francisca Fils-Aime, Loyola University Chicago; Jana Grabarek; Pete Livas Jr, Loyola University Chicago

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, teaching methods, and curriculum design that the faculty at theLoyola University Chicago undergraduate engineering program utilize. Loyola University Chicago’s Provost named Engineering a major initiative in theUniversity 2015-20 strategic plan. Beginning in October, 2014, the Director of Engineering, withthe supports of a campus-level Engineering Planning Group, started building this new program.As a former Bell Labs engineer, the Director used systems engineering [4] to plan a generalengineering program that could meet the needs of industry [5-7], the engineering educationcommunity [8-16], engineering faculty [17, 18], and engineering students [19, 20] for at leasttwo decades. In 2020, the program received ABET accreditation. In fall

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Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Burger, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

abilities required to complete anundergraduate engineering degree at the institution; essential educational experiences; strengthsand weaknesses of the institution in supporting undergraduate education; and what those beinginterviewed perceived as efforts that could be made to promote the recruitment and retention ofwomen in undergraduate engineering majors and into future engineering careers. During thefocus group meetings with undergraduate women in engineering, we asked about theirperception of the university and college environment for women in class and out-of-class, factorsthat had led them to decide to major in engineering, and the careers they planned for themselves.The interviews and focus group discussions were audiotaped with the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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and STEM outreach.Dr. Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nicole received her B.S. in Engineering Physics at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in May 2013. She is currently working towards a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) under Professor Angus Rockett and Geoffrey Herman. Her research is a mixture between understanding defect behavior in solar cells and student learning in Materials Science. Outside of research she helps plan the Girls Learning About Materials (GLAM) summer camp for high school girls at UIUC.Prof. Jessica A. Krogstad, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

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Paper ID #12963Female Millennial Perceptions of Engineering’s ’Brand’Ms. Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University Lynsey Kissane currently manages strategic planning for Ryerson University’s Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science. In this role she is responsible for academic planning, finance and strategic initiatives including increasing female enrollment and supporting technology-entrepreneurs. Her previous role at George Brown College involved forging partnerships that resulted in equitable educational access and community and economic development. Before moving into higher education, Lynsey contributed