Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

professionally.However, the Collegiate Design Series is historically very heavily male-dominated, andparticipation is not an avenue traditionally pursued by females. Leadership opportunitiespresented to female participants are often limited as few of the females feel confident enough tolead such a technically embedded, hands-on team of male peers – who are usually moreexperienced in the technical and hand-on applications of the Collegiate Design Series and assuch are more comfortable to assume and keep leadership roles. Often female participants arerelegated to more traditional female roles on the team – writing the technical report ordeveloping the cost report and as such they are often denied the opportunity to foster andimprove the critical skills identified

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

other support services havefemales received to make the decision to study in the STEM discipline? All necessary procedurefor investigation/survey of human subject will be followed throughout the study. Before startingassessment and evaluation studies approval from internal Human Subject Review Boards atXXX University will be obtained. All necessary written consents will be obtained.Confidentiality throughout the study will be maintained.Study will be conducted in three phases- phase I will be pilot survey for further study. Phase IIwill be interviewing participant from the phase I and conducting workshops and field trip. PhaseIII will be post-survey and using the finding from study to recruit more graduate students inSTEM discipline. Also write

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Miraglia, Syracuse University ; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University

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Women in Engineering

areable to focus on smaller groups of WiSE-FPP Associates. WiSE Associate cohorts areconsistently diverse; on average 45% of all participants are international students, including (butnot limited to) students from China, Turkey, India and eastern European countries. The diversityembedded in the WiSE program mirrors the increasing diversity of the professional world. Theinterdisciplinary mix provides an additional layer of skill and knowledge necessary for successas associates become more familiar and comfortable with peers from outside their discipline. Page 25.1481.5In the midst of its fifth year, WiSE-FPP is an active and growing program, whose

Conference Session

Attaining Academic Leadership Positions

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Chris S. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University; Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Women in Engineering

serve on various campus and external committees; was open tolearning new skills such as grant writing; became an expert by seeking and asking to participatein workshops, conferences, etc. that allowed me to learn by association with experts; I readvoraciously everything related to all levels of diversity issues.DD: Plan for leadership by investigating the skills that are deemed desirable for these positionsand make sure you have these types of skills or can acquire them.Learn about leadership, what it is as well as what it isn’t, and then practice leadership principlesin your current position. Being a leader as a faculty member within your department is a greatplace to start.Accept leadership roles in your professional or social community as

Conference Session

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

in math, science, or engineering than their male peers. TheCollege of Engineering at San José State University has also witnessed an overall decrease in thenumber of women engineering students, dropping from 19% in 2001 to 14% in 2011.Table 1. Women Undergraduates in the College of Engineering at San José State University Full‐time Students First‐time Freshmen New Transfer Students 25.0% 22.4% 22.4% 21.2% 20.0% 17.1% 17.9% 17.8% 18.1% 16.2% 14.4% 13.7% 13.6% 15.0% 18.8% 16.4% 17.6

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

. Fahien Award, the John Wiley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NCSU Fac- ulty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, ASEE Southeastern Section New Teacher Award, and ASEE-ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant Award. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Prof. Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University Penny Knoll is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the undergraduate

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

initiatives encompass peer mentorship, professional development, and family friendlypolicies.As TCNJ is in the 3rd year of this 3-year NSF funded ADVANCE PAID grant, this paper willdiscuss the implementation of the program initiatives and success and challenges learned indetail.Equity Assessment InitiativeFaculty Database A longitudinal faculty database was constructed in coordination with Human Resources,The Center for Institutional Research and Academic Affairs. Original HR data containedincorrect information and lacked promotion data. In analysis of the data, only faculty hired after1990 were included. The reason for excluding pre-1990 data is that standards for promotionchanged at around this time period. Faculty hired after 1990 were

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Yu Gu, University of California, Los Angeles

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Women in Engineering

expressed in the interviews was that womenstudents needed to complete several research projects or grant proposals for their adviserswithout compensation before receiving continuous funding support. When asked about “fundingopportunities and resources,” several doctoral students reported similar stories: I need[ed] to work for free to prove myself and that definitely brought my confidence down a lot. I didn’t feel like he respected my work just because I was working for free, and I’d have to [teach] and then do research and write proposals for him, and I just didn’t feel like it was the right situation. And [more advanced women doctoral students] told me that, "Oh, yeah… you need to work for free here [in the lab] to

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Women in Engineering

of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Prior to moving to academia in 2005, he led several industrial nanomedicine-based development projects as PI on NSF (SBIR), NIH (STTR), and NIST (ATP) grants. With a research focus in biomedical optics, he has published peer-reviewed articles in basic cancer research, biomedical electro-optic instrumentation, clinical cancer therapies, and mathemati- cal techniques for dealing with complex biological systems. Based on experiences instructing courses like Biomedical Engineering Senior Design and his previous experience in the medical device industry, he has developed a strong interest in optimizing gender interactions and productivity in engineering projects and

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

25.1401.4out of doggedness (a strong determination to complete their degree) regardless of theirconfidence, level of enjoyment, or satisfaction13.The academic background that students receive from their high school education has an effect ontheir persistence in engineering. Jackson et al. showed that there were no differences in highschool GPA, ACT or SAT scores, or family background between students who persist than thosewho switch majors. However, the results also showed a difference between men and womenstudents with respect to their academic background. Women students tended to rank themselvesas having lower academic ability in science, math, and writing compared to other high schoolstudents9.In 2009, Pierrako et al. completed focus groups and