Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang-Yun Du, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Kolmos 1989 [15] Du 2006 [4] Gender and knowledge in engineering Bringing new values into engineering Topic education - Women's approach towards education - Gender and learning in a PBL engineering environment Time 1985-1989 2003-2006 - Reasons for mens’ and women’s choice - What are the learning experiences of of engineering students of both genders when studying Research questions - Whether women do bring in another engineering in a PBL environment

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Hawkes, WiSE / University of Southern California; Jean Morrison, University of Southern California; Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

12.1487.112. Undergraduate Research Fellowships (original program, 2001)Up to fifteen fellowships are granted each year in both the USC College and in the USCViterbi School of Engineering to support summer and academic year research. The goal is tofamiliarize students with laboratory research and link them with a mentor early on. It ishoped that through the experience of first-hand research at the undergraduate level, thechances will increase that students will choose to pursue a graduate degree in science orengineering. Student recipients of the fellowship are expected to work on their researchproject at least 12 hours per week during the academic semester in which they receive theaward ($2,500). For the summer, the expectation is about 300 hours or

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, Levine and Hewer34, 1983). A study by Jones and Watt31(2001) looked at 182 male and female undergraduate students, and while they found that both Page 12.295.15sexes used both moral perspectives (the justice perspective and the care perspective), womenwere found to possess a significantly higher ethic of care. Recent research has producedconsistent gender differences in moral reasoning. For example, when asked to give a personalmoral dilemma, women more often discuss family issues and interpersonal relationships thando males, and women used more care-based reasoning than did males (Golombok andFivush23, 1994).Some consider the idea that females are

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Diane Matt, WEPAN

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

maintain a mentoring relationship. Twenty-eight (28) colleges and universities were representedUndergraduate and Graduate StudentsA lack of interest in the topic of engineering and the lack of a supportive network are often citedas reasons for women leaving the study of engineering. Mentoring support provides studentswith an opportunity to learn about the direct applications of the coursework they are pursuing aswell as learn first hand about employment opportunities. Recognizing the importance of theseconnections, both peer mentoring and student/professional mentoring programs have increased inschools with Women in Engineering Programs. Training in the development of mentoringprograms has been offered by WEPAN through its National Conferences

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

creating a student-centered classroom context as a tool to enhance thelearning process. In this work, we explore the specific tactics used to achieve this goal.We begin the paper with a brief review of the tenets of feminist pedagogy. We then explore therelationship between engineering education and feminist approaches to teaching. Next, wedescribe our research method and data analysis from our study of how engineering faculty Page 12.1611.2describe effective teaching approaches. We conclude with a brief discussion of the implicationsof pedagogy for engineering education. 12. Feminist Pedagogy-what

Conference Session

MentorNet

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Jo Wellenstein, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Susannah Sandrin, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Karen Showers, Wisconsin Technical College System; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Jennifer Chou-Green, MentorNet; Carol Muller, MentorNet; Laurie Mayberry, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ann Bloor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Isla Yap, Maui Economic Development Board

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

importantengagement strategy to encourage women and girls to pursue STEM education and careers, otherstates can benefit from the story of the Wisconsin and Hawaii collaboration.Hawaii’s Maui Economic Development Board and Wisconsin’s Milwaukee School ofEngineering have partnered under a Women in Technology grant from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. This grant is toencourage women and girls in rural areas to pursue STEM education and careers.Because students at the Hawaii and Wisconsin partner campuses were enthusiastic about theirMentorNet experience, the Women in Technology grant funded a two-year contract to waivemembership fees for MentorNet for all four-year and two-year University of