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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville
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would be designedwith the following goals in mind: 1. to introduce young women to the field of engineering and to thus encourage them to continue their pursuit of advanced math and science courses 2. to provide female role models to the program participants by including panels of both female engineering students and female professional engineers as discussants. Page 13.500.2 3. to provide high school teachers and counselors with additional information about the admissions process, financial aid, and cooperative education opportunities at the University of Louisville, particularly in engineering. 4. to encourage
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Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens
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Australiaand Taiwan. Learning Environments Research, 3(2), 101-134.20. Fredrickson, B. L., & Branigan, C. (2005). Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-actionrepertoires. Cognition and Emotion, 19(3), 313-332.21. Pink, D. (2005). A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age. Bob Land:Amazon Remainders Account.22. Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2005). Understanding student differences. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1),57-72.23. Clewell, B. C., & Campbell, P. B. (2002). Taking Stock: Where We've Been, Where We Are, Where We'reGoing. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 8, 255-284.24. Watson, K., & Froyd, J. (2007). Diversifying the U.S. Engineering Workforce: A
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Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College
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aresolely based on quantitative evaluations. Even more unfortunate is the fact that many brightyoung minds still get turned away from these fields by careless comments or erroneousassessments of their intellectual abilities. Our goal is to make reference to experiences asidentified by the authors of a book titled Paths of Discovery: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science,and Engineering. These authors wrote autobiographical essays addressing simple but criticalissues they had to face on the road to their chosen fields. What determine the character of aperson are her experiences. A person able to work and solve problems on her own and withoutdirection, we propose, has the distinctive characteristics that contribute to innovation, learning,and creativity
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Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin
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one-sided, old-fashioned,technology-centered way engineering is often taught. A change of curricula supporting non-technological substructures such as methods and system expertise or also social skills would notonly address the interests of modern women and men but also the demands of the economy ofthe 21st century.Generally universities have to keep in mind the requirements of companies who constantly needwell-educated employees. In order to meet these demands today, universities have to redefine themeaning of “good education”. For a modern engineer a sound technical education forms only thebasis for a career. Companies increasingly require engineers who acquired profound analyticalcompetencies and problem solving strategies, structural
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Susan Burkett, University of Arkansas; Claire Small, Springdale High School; Charles Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas
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means to interact with students and parents, opened their minds on Page 13.29.2females’ opportunities when pursuing challenging STEM fields, instilled confidence in the girlsand provided a continuing information resource to them.The problem addressed by this project is the critical need for a more diverse work force inscience and engineering fields and a declining number of students entering the technical workforce, an aim that many are striving for today.10 The UA-SHS day camp goal was to provideawareness and generate enthusiasm for technical fields in northwest Arkansas, a diverse regiongeographically close to the university. Springdale has a
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instruction methods for young girls should provide opportunities forgirls to bolster their confidence with hands-on construction activities.IntroductionOne early exposure children have to engineering principals and design is through interactionswith construction models and building toys such as interlocking bricks, logs, and figures. Thecolorful, tactile objects awaken the senses and the mind, and promote motor, cognitive,emotional, and social development in children 1,2. Among all toy categories, building sets hadthe largest rate of sales increase at 16%, growing from $599.8 M in 2004 to $695.2 M in 2005 3.Building kits also expose children to the language of graphical assembly instruction, which isbecoming more ubiquitous largely because of
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AC 2008-2649: RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL: AFIVE-YEAR PROGRAM FOCUSING ON WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTEDMINORITY ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTSMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R. ANDERSON-ROWLAND, PhD, is the PI of three academic scholarship programs and a fourth program for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University, she was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University from 1993-2004. She received the ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005, and won the Narional Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In
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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology
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AC 2008-2867: CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN IN ENGINEERINGORGANIZATION USING A MANAGED RESOURCE STRATEGYMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology MARGARET BAILEY, registered professional engineer, is the Kate Gleason Chair and Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at RIT. She earned her BSE at Pennsylvania State University in 1988 and her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. She conducts research with students using advanced thermodynamic analyses and neural network modeling applied to various, energy-intensive, complex mechanical systems. Dr. Bailey serves in numerous leadership roles within her college, including Executive Director of RIT’s Women in Engineering
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Monica Young, Syracuse University; John Tillotson, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
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AC 2008-1890: NEGOTIATING THE PATH TO THE PROFESSORIATE: A STUDYOF FACULTY PERSPECTIVES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMonica Young, Syracuse UniversityJohn Tillotson, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Page 13.924.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Negotiating the Path to the Professoriate: A Study of Faculty Perspectives in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractThis qualitative study investigated the factors that support or impede women’s interest andpersistence in the field of mechanical engineering and how these experiences influence theirdecision to complete a doctoral program and advance on to a career in academia. This studyexamined key variables