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miniGEMS 2016 –STEM Summer Camp for Middle School Girls

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

school girls.The primary goal of the camp was to introduce more female students into STEM, especially, thefield of engineering through robotic projects and competitions, simple programming, guestspeakers, and STEM based field trips. There were 26 camp participants representing variousschool districts of San Antonio with a special emphasis of recruiting from underrepresentedcommunities. The camp was planned, coordinated, and directed by the authors who were also theprincipal investigators of the miniGEMS program. Additionally, five undergraduate researchassistants from the AVS Lab and three middle school teachers from the local school districtshelped with the prior planning and the entire management of the daily camp activities. The campwas

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Retaining Female Students in a Robotics Program

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City Colledge of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

high school administration setup a year-long robotics program. Thisprogram started in Fall 2014 and lasted for two years. Many adjustment, modifications, andimprovement were made during the two-year process. Two positive outcomes were firstdescribed here. First, a new robotics club was formed at the high school. Second, one femalestudent in the high school enrolled in the school of engineering and technology at WIT.The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes several key elements of theworkshop series including hardware platform, software programming languages, format of theworkshop, and detailed lesson plans. During the first-year offering, several issues and challengeswere encountered and these are discussed in Section

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New Faculty Learning Community as Retention Tool for Underrepresented Minorities

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christopher Frayer, University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

noteveryone could attend even at that.The approach to scheduling meetings is discussed in the Activities section, and data collectionmethodologies are discussed in the Assessment Plan and Results section. 52.2.1 ActivitiesThe NFLC held weekly meetings during the semester for the faculty. Each meeting was structured toaddress one of the three outcomes, and the outcome addressed was rotated regularly. A schedule forthe Spring 2017 semester is presented in Table 1 to illustrate this. In order to address outcome 1, on-campus speakers were invited to discuss specific topics, such as creating instructional videos, activelearning techniques, and the learning management system. Sessions addressing

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No More Duct Tape! Institutionalization of Advance Initiatives

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

diversifying theuniversity population and to developing educational, structural, and policy measures to ensure itsongoing health and prosperity. In 1998, a University Diversity Action Plan was written; theposition of assistant provost for diversity was created to oversee the implementation of the actionplan; and a unique and highly successful African American, Latino American, and NativeAmerican (AALANA) faculty recruitment program was developed. As a result, the percentage ofAALANA tenured and tenure-track (T/TT) faculty grew to 9.8%[1]. In 2007, the university’s newpresident introduced two gender-related performance commitments to support strategic goalsfocused on increasing both the percentage of entering undergraduate women and the percentageof

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Encouraging Young Women to Pursue Engineering: 25 Years of Summer Camp Successes and Challenges

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

and why’ behind each activity.Many participants still attend based on parent or school recommendations but generally seemmore invested in the program mission.Program planning begins with securing funding, as OPTIONS relies solely on external fundingto continue operating. The curriculum is adjusted to meet the goals and requirements set by thefunding agency, while remaining true to the program mission of encouraging young women toexplore and pursue engineering and computer science. Curriculum planning coincides withscheduling field trips, mentor visits, and faculty-led workshops. Advertisements generally beginin December and January, and college counselors are finalized in the spring semester.Registration is accepted on a first-come, first

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Development of a national survey focusing on the relationships between race, class, and gender on the persistence of women engineering faculty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

UniversityMatilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matilde Sanchez-Pena is a first year PhD student in the Engineering Education program at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research interests are diversity in engineering, education policy making and the effective teaching of statistics in engineering.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Gendered Words in U.S. Engineering Recruitment Documents

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Agnes G. d'Entremont, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Hannah Gustafson, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia ; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Kerry Greer, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia; Atif Shoukat Ali, University of British Columbia
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Columbia. She is part of a research group that studies the experience of women student in engineering, focusing on how students perceptions of engineering affect their recruitment and persistence in the field.Mr. Atif Shoukat Ali, University of British Columbia Atif is currently working towards finishing his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at UBC, with a specialization in Mechatronics. He is primarily interested in the field of Robotics, with a focus on robot locomotion and trajectory planning which encompasses state estimation, localization and mapping. His work is also geared towards control systems and human robot interaction. Atif has been an advocate for early childhood robotics education through

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Girls Who Draft: A STEM Outreach Initiative

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University; Jerie Pedescleaux, Northwestern State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

schools how to design and draft usingcomputer applications such as Autodesk AutoCAD. The program, named “Girls Who Draft”,aims to stimulate awareness regarding career options in engineering/technology, motivate moreyoung women to pursue careers in these areas, and to recruit more female students into theuniversity program to eventually graduate with a degree in these high demand fields. Theprogram is structured so that young women from nearby schools come for a 2-hour block to oneof the departments’ computer labs that have the AutoCAD software available. The engineeringtechnology faculty and students provide these young women with a hands-on introduction todrafting. Future expansions of “Girls Who Draft” plan include multi-day and multi

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Ten Years Later: Where are they Now?

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Vicki Stieha, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering from Boise State in 2014. In the Spring of 2016, Ann was recognized as part of the first cohort of University Innovation Fellows at Boise State, and has worked as a Fellow to collect and incorporate student feedback into future plans for makerspaces on the Boise State campus. As an undergraduate and graduate student, she has been involved with the Society of Women Engineers, and also taught a materials science laboratory course as a graduate teaching assis- tant. She has volunteered at numerous STEM outreach activities on and off of the Boise State campus throughout her time as a student and is passionate about increasing diversity in STEM and helping girls and women to

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Following in the Footsteps of Distinguished Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Narratives of the Next Generation of Young People Preserving key Oral Histories of our Societal History

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kelsey Morgan Irvin, University of Missouri, Columbia; Elizabeth Hiteshue, Bain & Company; Samantha Laurel Swanson; Caroline Missouri Wochnick, Augsburg College; Hannah Bech, AmeriCorps VISTA; Amanda Marie Kapetanakis, Augsburg College; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Derrick Langley, Space and Missile Center, Enterprise Ground Services Office (SMC/ADZS); Michael Geselowitz, IEEE History Center at Stevens Institute of Technology; MaryAnn C. Hellrigel, IEEE, IEEE History Center; Gregory Alan Good, American Institute of Physics
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

recently finished an internship at Walt Disney World. This semester, she is currently doing research on complex signal pro- cessing along with the oral history project. Outside of working on these research projects, she spends her time shadowing different Dental offices, and volunteering at the Animal Humane Society and Hennepin County Medical Center. She is currently preparing to apply to dental school, and plans to become a gen- eral dentist, or specialize to become an orthodontist. After gaining enough experience in the field, she hopes to open her own practice.Dr. Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology Dr. Lanzerotti is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN), an

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An Exploration of Female Engineering Students’ Functional Roles in the Context of First-year Engineering Courses

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Juebei Chen, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tianyi Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

, suchas proposing alternatives to a product or different assessment plans based on their ownexpertise and experiences. For example: “When we were deciding on the choice of materials in making the intelligent eraser,whether it should be a wet wipe or a dry wipe, I proposed to use the materials in spongemops to prevent dust of chalks, because I used to use the sponge mop to clean theblackboard when I was in high school. Then, we had a try and decided on using thatmaterial to make our product.” ——Lily “I would search online for useful information first about force transducers in themarket. For example, I’d like to know what is this products made of, how big it is

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Brewing Change: A Forum for Women in Engineering and the Sciences

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

. Theinitiative was assessed by participant engagement with the topics and qualitative journalresponses to the discussion prompts.Our effort for this project consists of two main goals: Goal 1: To encourage female students to remain in STEM fields through supportivedialogue. Goal 2: To promote collaboration, self-efficacy and leadership while providing strategiesfor females to change the culture.Each of these goals are in line with new ABET criteria focused on educating the “wholeengineer.” To measure our progress toward these goals, we have begun to capture studentengagement via qualitative journal responses. In the future, we plan an additional survey and alimited number of interviews about the project. Journal data is derived from

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Attracting and Retaining a Diverse Cohort of Engineering Majors: Building a Program from the Ground Up

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Paper ID #19363Attracting and Retaining a Diverse Cohort of Engineering Majors: Buildinga Program from the Ground UpDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is Chair of the ASEE Long-Rangge Planning Committee and the ASEE Strategic Doing Governance Team. She is a past Vice President of Professional Interest Councils for ASEE and past President of WEPAN. Currently Chair of the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program Steering Committee and an ASEE PEV for General Engineering, Dr. Carpenter regularly speaks at the national

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Career Navigation Initiatives for Women STEM Faculty in Support of Institutional Transformation

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

and Outcomes for Connectivity Series Evaluation Plan Objective Short-Term Intermediate Long-Term Evaluation Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes Data Source (s) / Each AY AY 2017 AY 2019 Cycle Strengthen  Continual  Assess Inform NSF  Connectivity faculty core review of Connectivity ADVANCE Series competenci Series Series impact on national Evaluations es and build satisfaction participating community with (individual faculty

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Implementing Design Thinking into Summer Camp Experience for High School Women in Materials Engineering

Conference Session: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

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 Engineers in Entrepreneurship: An Alternative Pathway

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Texas Tech University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

asbelonging to men. This has been accomplished by an increasing tendency to preserve themasculine hegemony in engineering by redefining different engineering tasks and skills asmasculine or feminine.Entrepreneurship educationEntrepreneurship pathways to engineering professions change the rules for females in a chilly,male-dominated industry. Technology and engineering entrepreneurship programs equipstudents with knowledge and skills in a new economic environment (Duval-Couetil, Shartrand,& Reed, 2016). Entrepreneurship education is most affective when it includes an experientialcomponent—a component that requires intellectual and physical engagement—during thelearning process. Experiential learning components (i.e. business plan development

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“Build it and they will come!” Reversing the gender gap: women enrolling in engineering programs and preparing for careers in the oil and gas industry in the UAE

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sami Ainane, Pertoleum Institute Abu Dhabi UAE; Ali Bouabid
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

to see a woman taking up her distinctive position in society... nothing should hinder her progress. Like men, women deserve the right to occupy high positions according to their capabilities and qualification." The late President and Founder of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.6The UAE vision 2021 calls for a strategy based on knowledge, innovation, research, science andtechnology. The large investments made by the government in renewable energy, high techmanufacturing, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications equipment, and aerospacewill make the need for engineers and scientists soar in the next few years. Abu Dhabi National OilCompany (ADNOC) plans on increasing its

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Can I really do this? Perceived benefits of a STEM intervention program and women’s engineering self-efficacy

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan ; Selyna Beverly, University of Michigan
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

., Hein, S. F., & Knott, T. W. (2010). An analysis of motivation constructs with first-year engineering students: Relationships among expectancies, values, achievement, and career plans. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 319–336.6 Raelin, J. A., Bailey, M. B., Hamann, J., Pendleton, L. K., Reisberg, R., & Whitman, D. L. (2014). The gendered effect of cooperative education, contextual support, and self-efficacy on undergraduate retention. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(4), 599–624.7 Maton, K. I., Beason, T. S., Godsay, S., Domingo, M. R., Bailey, T. C., Sun, S., & Hrabowski, F. A. (2016). Outcomes and processes in the meyerhoff scholars

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Lowman’s 2D Model of Effective College Teaching: Justifying the Need for Faculty Diversity

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University; Kay J. Tindle, Texas Tech University; Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Stephanie J. Jones, Texas Tech University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

questioned; teacher is questions; students motivated to inconsistent and unpredictable work by fear and ridicule; may dread studying a subject once passionate about; uncomfortable in the instructor’s presenceClearly, if the student has dread for the subject matter or is fearful of asking questions, thestudents are less likely to excel in the course, which leads to non-mastery of the course material.Self-efficacy is described by Bandura as individuals’ beliefs in their capabilities to plan andexecute activities to achieve an outcome

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Examination of Implicit Gender Biases Among Engineering Faculty when Assigning Leadership, Research, and Service Roles

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Department of Physics, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

to hear back. He has a strong publication record focused on automation in the manufacturing process, and he co-authors with colleagues at other universities. He helped develop the Engineering Sciences minor for non-engineering students, focusing on the societal role of engineering.Cathy – has been an Associate Professor for three years. She is well liked by students and her student evaluations are above departmental average. She has an active research lab and is PI of a 5-year NSF research grant (now in year 3). In addition to a PhD, she also holds an MS in human systems engineering. She additionally worked at Ford on manufacturing process planning for 6 years.David - has been an Associate Professor for six years. His

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A middle school engineering outreach program for girls yields STEM undergraduates

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

programs to families at all socioeconomic levels typically demands substantialfundraising. Given the considerable effort and resources required to plan and deliver high qualityprogramming, perhaps the most salient metrics of success from an institutional and donorperspective would be evidence that middle school programs attract more women into STEMmajors, benefiting higher education and society in general, or that programs provide direct valueto the institution in terms of recruitment.Based on the many social psychological factors that inhibit women from entering STEMdisciplines, recruitment strategies targeting women are critical to increasing diversity attechnological institutions or within schools of science or engineering at larger

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Minority Women in the Workplace: Early Career Challenges and Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

ranging from classroom utilization to student success. Dr. Rincon received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from The University of Texas at Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Minority women in the workplace: Aspirations, roadblocks and success strategiesAbstractApproximately one in four women leave the engineering profession within the first five years, arate much higher than their male counterparts[7]. Studies of STEM professionals have found thatwomen encounter numerous challenges

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Examining the Personal Nature of the K-14 Engineering Pipeline for Young Women

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

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Women Building the US STEM Pipeline

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

build the WID fundedSTEM tools. On average, there are 10-12 teams per year in the UAH Product Realization CDC.Typically, 3-4 teams per year work on STEM tool projects funded by WID. All STEM tools aredelivered to the K-12 classroom with complete documentation including an Operations Manual,Teacher Lesson Plan, Student Worksheet, and a Final Report that provides instructions forreplication of the STEM tool for use in other classrooms or schools. All STEM tools aredesigned with safety as a top-level requirement, and durability as a close second. The tools aredesigned to be used indefinitely and with minimal maintenance. The STEM tools are alsodesigned to be modular, such that parts and components can be easily replaced by the teacher.To date, 27

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What is the Relationship between Mindset and Engineering Identity for First Year Male and Female Students? An Exploratory Longitudinal Study

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Heather Lysbeth Henderson, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

(strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). The engineering identity scalehad acceptable internal consistency (α = .78).To measure fixed and growth mindsets, the implicit person theory scale (Dweck & Leggett,1988) was divided into two scales measuring growth items such as “No matter who you are,you can significantly change your intelligence level” and fixed items such as “The kind ofperson someone is says something basic about them, and it can’t be changed very much.”Responses ranged from a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree). The fixed mindsetscale had internal consistency of α = .63. The growth mindset scale had internal consistency ofα = .74.Plan of AnalysisDescriptive statistics were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 24

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A Survey of Women in Academia and the role of a Multidisciplinary Professional Society

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Lucy Lenhardt, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder
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Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

participated in volunteer activities throughout the organization.Academics are unique in that their promotion system requires peer evaluated publications in avariety of sources, presentations, dissemination of well-crafted research, and various levels ofrecognition for their work. SWE supports some of the needs of this group, and not others. It isthe authors’ plan to share the survey data with the intent to further develop the understanding ofthis group of members within SWE. It is believed that SWE will enhance their offerings andsupport based upon the findings of this research, while other professional societies review theirprograms and increase their support for a group that has not experienced a great deal of supportin the past. The authors