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Turning Limited Resources into Increased Recruitment & Retention of Female Students in Technology Programs

Conference Session: Recruitment & Retention of Women II
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS)
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-693: TURNING LIMITED RESOURCES INTO INCREASED RE-CRUITMENT & RETENTION OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN TECHNOL-OGY PROGRAMSDonna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS) Donna Milgram, the Executive Director of the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS), has dedicated her career to helping women succeed in fields that have been tradi- tionally dominated by men – from engineering and auto technology to law enforcement and computer networking. Initially, Ms. Milgram’s work focused on helping women ”survive” the workplace, but she quickly saw that institutional change was critical. She shifted to helping employers and the education and job

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Establishing the Foundation for Future Organizational Reform and Transformation at a Large Private University to Expand the Representation of Women Faculty

Conference Session: 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
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2271: ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE OR-GANIZATIONAL REFORM AND TRANSFORMATION AT A LARGE PRI-VATE UNIVERSITY TO EXPAND THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMENFACULTYMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman

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Intentions and Expectations are not Enough: The Reality of Organizational Improvement and Mentoring Programs

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2242: INTENTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH:THE REALITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND MENTOR-ING PROGRAMSCassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Cassandra Groen is a graduate student emphasizing in structural engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Her thesis work is in Engineering Education and she is the first student at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to research in this field.Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Jennifer Karlin is an associate professor of industrial engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the faculty development

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Increasing the Number of Women in Engineering at Universities and Colleges in Japan

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emiko Hirose Horton, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Kumiko Miki, Nihon University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-610: INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN ENGINEER-ING AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN JAPANEmiko Hirose Horton, Shibaura Institute of Technology Emiko Hirose Horton has been teaching English over 20 years in universities in America and Japan. She is currently teaching at a university of engineering. She is a member of the Dean’s office and is working on various administrative issues as well as teaching general and technical English courses.Kumiko Miki, Nihon University Kumiko Miki has been teaching chemistry over 20 years at university of engineering in Japan. She is a member of JSEE and core member of group for women’s engineer of that

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Using an Extension Services Model to Increase Gender Equity in Engineering

Conference Session: Recruitment & Retention of Women II
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

science and engineering has long been an issue, withthe recent focus on how the United States will compete in a global economy, many agree thatbetter educating K-12 students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) iscrucial, although engineering has not been a traditional secondary school option. However, even Page 22.1607.2as some schools have incorporated engineering courses, they struggle with a lack of standards,leadership, and learning assessments 2. Although exact numbers are not known, Katehi et al.2Figure 1: Engineering degrees by field and gender, 1966 – 2006 (data obtained from1) All

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Gender Schemas, Privilege, Micro-messaging, and Engineering Education: Practical Lessons from Theory

Conference Session: FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Tagged Divisions: First-Year Programs, Women in Engineering

Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2007). Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. Washington, DC: National Academy Press3. Busch-Vishniac, I.J. and Jarosz, J.P. (2007) ‘Achieving greater diversity through curricular change’, in R.J. Burke and M.C. Mattis (eds) Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. p. 2454. Chachra D, Kilgore D (2009). “Exploring gender and self-confidence in engineering students: a multi-method approach.” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 14-17, 2009, Austin, TX5. Marra, R. M., Rodgers, K. A., Shen

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Gender and Engineering in the Americas: A Preliminary Study in 2010, the Inter-American Year of Women

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Martha Elicia Beltran-Martinez, Organization of American States, Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Division, Women in Engineering Division and Minorities in Engineering Division. Her email is admin@laccei.org or petrie@fau.eduMartha Elicia Beltran-Martinez, Office of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Organization of Americanstates Martha Beltrn Martnez is a Specialist at the Office of Science, Technology and Innovation of the De- partment of Economic Development of the Organization of American States (OAS), where she works on issues related to gender and science, technology, metrology, biotechnology and energy. Previously, she worked at the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the OAS, on women’s human rights and gender equity and equality. In her country, Venezuela, she worked in the rivate sector as

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Women and Time to Completion of an Engineering Baccalaureate at Texas A&M University

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

; Claypool.5. U.S. Department of Education (2009) Students who study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in postsecondary education. Stats in Brief July, 1-25.6. American Society for Engineering Education, Profiles of engineering and engineering technology colleges. 2010, Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education. 510.7. National Science Foundation - Division of Science Resources Statistics. Science and engineering degrees by race/ethnicity of recipients: 1997-2006. 2009 [cited 2010 March 5]; Available from: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/.8. National Science Foundation, Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering

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Moving Beyond the Double-Bind: WIE and MEP Programs and Serving the Needs of Women of Color in Engineering

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

engineering degrees have been uneven at the bachelor’s level,shown relative increases at the master’s level and a slow but steady increase at the doctoral levelas shown in Figure 1. Unlike many other areas of science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM), a bachelor’s degree rather than an advanced degree, is the principlecredential for entre to the engineering profession. Among students who earned a bachelor’sdegree between 2003 and 2006, Figure 1. U.S. Engineering Degrees 1979-2008median earnings for those whosecured employment upon Number of U.S. Engineering Degrees by Year and Level, 1979 - 2008graduation were $50,000, which is

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Dual Career Panel

Conference Session: Managing Dual-Career Issues
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2792: DUAL CAREER PANELAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active men- tor of undergraduate

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Implementing ENGAGE Strategies to Improve Retention: Focus on Spatial Skills: Engineering Schools Discuss Successes and Challenges

Conference Session: Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-438: IMPLEMENTING ENGAGE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVERETENTION: FOCUS ON SPATIAL SKILLS - ENGINEERING SCHOOLSDISCUSS SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGESSusan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Director of Special Projects in Engineering Education at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. As a founder and president (1997 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the prin- cipal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.engageengineering.org) a five year project funded by

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“ I am Not a Feminist, but…”: Making Meanings of Being a Woman in Engineering

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carroll Suzanne Seron, University of California, Irvine; Erin A. Cech, University of California, San Diego; Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brian Rubineau, Cornell University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

focuses on thecultivation of technical and substantive knowledge embedded in an apolitical, individualistic andmeritocratic orientation.5,13,14 We elaborate on these themes in the next section.The findings reported here are drawn from a larger, longitudinal study of engineering students atfour sites, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Franklin Olin College ofEngineering (Olin), Smith College and the University of Massachusetts (UMass). Students werefollowed for five years, beginning with freshmen orientation in 2002, and concluding one-yearpost-graduation (for most of the participants in the study). Data collection included yearlysurveys to the panel (n=781), in-depth interviews in years one and four with a sub-sample of the

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Pathways to Male-Dominated Engineering Programs

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Aura Tuulia Paloheimo, Aalto University, School of Science and Engineering; Kaisa Pohjonen, Aalto University; Pirjo Helena Putila
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

collapse that reverberated in form of massivelayoffs in the technology sector in Finland in 2002. After a few years, the global financialcrisis worsened the tainted reputation of the higher engineering education associated withrelatively limited job security. In order to face these problems looming ahead we are in a needof the most eligible candidates from both sexes in our degree programs. The long term viewof our university statistics reveals that the proportion of accepted female applicants had aslight positive curve from 1990 (17,5 %) to 2001 (25 %), whereas the 2002 collapse caused atemporary downturn in the figures.2 However, since 2005 the number of accepted femaleapplicants has not increased and has been established at 24,5 %. The role of

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The Engineering "Pipeline" Metaphor and the Careers of Female Deans of Engineering

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Peggy Layne, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1325: THE ENGINEERING ”PIPELINE” METAPHOR AND THECAREERS OF FEMALE DEANS OF ENGINEERINGPeggy Layne, Virginia Tech Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the AdvanceVT program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number and success of women faculty in science and engineering. Prior to accepting her current position, Ms. Layne worked as a diversity consultant for the American Association of Engineering Societies and as director of the program on diversity in the engineering workforce at the National Academy of Engineering. She also spent a year as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was responsible

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Evolving Identities: Undergraduate Women Pursuing the Engineering Professoriate

Conference Session: WIED Olio
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder; Wendy C. Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1837: EVOLVING IDENTITIES: UNDERGRADUATE WOMENPURSUING THE ENGINEERING PROFESSORIATESarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.A. Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder A. Susan Jurow is an Assistant Professor and Co

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Intersections of Gender and Race in Engineering Education

Conference Session: Recruitment & Retention of Women I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Priti N. Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Suzanne G. Brainard, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

that changes are needed in theengineering classrooms, and the need to think about women as a diverse group. Femaleundergraduate engineering students are typically studied with little attention paid to theintersection of race/ethnicity and gender. Some researchers consider this dual minority status tobe a “double-bind 1” while other researchers look at how attributes of certain underrepresentedracial backgrounds offer advantages to female students in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) fields 2. Despite continued calls for disaggregated data on race and gender,few datasets have detailed information on student experiences with sufficient representation ofunderrepresented minorities to facilitate statistical analysis 3.Using

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Motivation Makes a Difference, but is there a Difference in Motivation? What Inspires Women and Men to Study Engineering?

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

, students were asked to report the extent to which they agreed with a numberof statements related to motivation. The six motivation constructs and associated items are shown inTable 1.Table 1. Motivation constructs on the APPLE survey.1. Motivation (Financial)Engineers are well paid.Engineers make more money than most other professionals.An engineering degree will guarantee me a job when I graduate.2. Motivation (Parental Influence)My parents would disapprove if I chose a major other than engineering.My parents want me to be an engineer.3. Motivation (Social Good)Technology plays an important role in solving society’s problems.Engineers have contributed greatly to fixing problems in the world.Engineering skills can be used for the good of society.4

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Attitudes of Engineering Students from Underrepresented Groups Toward Service-Learning

Conference Session: 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
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

, Engerman, & Williams, 2006). Similar cases have been observed at U MassLowell-- a disturbing phenomenon that begs further study. The second relevant Howard findingis one of the major reasons their engineering students cite for leaving engineering: “lack of civicengagement”(Fleming, Engerman, & Williams, 2006).The annual spring Assistive Technology Design Fair (ADTF) at U Mass Lowell, in which teamsfrom area high schools identify a person in their lives with a problem, engineer, build and displaytheir solutions for each other to see, 30 out of 124 students were girls in 2006. Only 41% ofstudents surveyed said they had seriously thought about pursuing engineering/ technologycareers prior to ATDF. After having participated in ATDF, 70

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Women as the Miner's Canary in Undergraduate Engineering Education

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lorie Groll, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy. 2002: Harvard University Press.4. ASEE, 2009 Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges. 2010.5. Morrobel-Sosa, A., Minding the canary in the academy: A case for inclusive transformational leadership, in American Academy of Colleges and Universities. 2005.6. Moore, K.A., V.B. Brown, and H.J. Scarupa, The uses (and misuses) of social indicators: Implications for public policy. Child Trends Research Brief, 2003. Publication #2003- 01(February 2003).7. Holloway, B.M., T. Reed-Rhoads, and L.M. Groll, Defining the "Sophomore Slump" within the Discipline of Engineering, in Global Colloquium on Engineering Education. 2010

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Exploding Pipelines: Mythological Metaphors Structuring Diversity-Oriented Engineering Education Research Agendas

Conference Session: Myths About Gender and Race
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

education. This was disproportionately the case with minority students who made up the majority at underfunded, inner-city high schools.... Thus, to mandate the admission of only qualified and not qualifiable students put the burden of integration on a part of the education system that patently was not doing its job. [...] What would have happened if institutes of technology and universities, given enough support and sanctioning by employers of their engineering graduates, took over the task of remedial education? Schools could conceivably maintain sound material standards for engineering but train students over longer periods, with greater provisions for remedial instruction. Even if such instruction costs more than existing

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Women and ALANA Students’ Retention and Progress Towards STEM Degrees at a Predominantly Liberal Arts Institution

Conference Session: Recruitment & Retention of Women II
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland; Irah Modry-Caron, Loyola University, Maryland
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

, Loyola University Maryland Page 22.1694.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Women and ALANA students in STEM disciplines: Evaluation of student retention and progress towards STEM degrees Introduction In the summer 2008, the Office of Institutional Research conducted a study evaluating women and African-, Latin-, Asian-, and Native-American (ALANA) students‟ retention and progress towards Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees. The Classes of 2004 to 2008 were evaluated in terms of their initial educational goals compared to their actual retention

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Understanding Mexican Faculty Descriptors of Engineering Using Metaphors to Help Explain Gendered Boundaries

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Silvia Carreno-Castillo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1508: UNDERSTANDING MEXICAN FACULTY DESCRIPTORSOF ENGINEERING USING METAPHORS TO HELP EXPLAIN GENDEREDBOUNDARIESSilvia Carreno-Castillo, Universidad de las Amricas PueblaAurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, creating effective learning environments, and building rigorous research capacity in

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Effectively Advocating for Diversity and Excellence in Faculty Searches Using Film

Conference Session: Mini-Workshop on Bias in Faculty Searches
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Coleen Carrigan, University of Washington, ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

institution with two branchcampuses, almost 40,000 students and more than 3,000 tenure track faculty as of fall 2010.Thirty-one percent of the tenure track faculty is female and 14% is faculty of color. Theuniversity hires over 200 new faculty members per year. Diversity is considered a key priorityby the university’s Board of Regents and many initiatives are in place to aid in recruitment andretention of diverse students and faculty. In October 2001, the University of Washington was one of eight institutions to receive aNational Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award to advance womenfaculty careers in science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM). The five-yearcooperative agreement with NSF allowed UW to

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Programs and Practices Making a Difference: A Cross-Case Analysis Identifying Programs and Factors that Influence Recruitment and Retention of Women Engineering Students

Conference Session: Recruitment & Retention of Women I
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Katie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - Columbia; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Professor at the University of Missouri in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. She is Director of Research of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women in Student Environments (AWISE) projects, and a co-principal investigator for the National Girls Collaborative project. Dr. Marra teaches course on assessment, evaluation and the design and implementation of effective online learning experiences.Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkKatie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - ColumbiaMr. David B Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park David Knight is a PhD candidate in the Higher Education Program at Pennsylvania State

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Developing Leadership Attitudes and Skills in Working Adult Women Technical Graduate Students: Research Interview Results with Alumni

Conference Session: WIED Poster Session
Collection: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

degrees in Educational Psychology, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Leadership. She is a published author of several articles and two books.Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME