Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ruth E. Davis, Santa Clara University; Sarah Kate Wilson, Santa Clara University; Kimberley Gonzalez; Jennifer Yarp, Santa Clara University; Muna Zaki Sinada, Santa Clara University; Naeem Khari Turner-Bandele, Santa Clara University

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

-studentrelationships, benefits of underrepresented student organizations, problems with advising, lackof communication of School of Engineering policies, procedures, and initiatives, and finally,excessive expectations of student organizations to improve the student experience.The six recommendations of the report highlighted concrete steps the school could enact toimprove the environment for all students. 1. Create a Center for Engineering Diversity – dedicated to working with minority engineering students. The goals of the center would include: a. Increase the diversity of students who apply, enroll, and graduate from the School of Engineering, b. Increase awareness of engineering careers by underrepresented groups

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Race/Ethnicity

Arkansas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Special Session: Comprehensive Diversity Student Support Program DiscussionPurpose: Institutions of higher learning throughout the United States want to recruit, retain, andgraduate more underrepresented engineering students and become a more inclusive campus. TheUniversity of Arkansas created the Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP), a recruitment tograduation program for underrepresented engineering students, in 2007. This panel session will discussthis successful program, the 2011 publication by the National Academies Press, ExpandingUnderrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads,and

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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4 10. K-12 – Schools, Teachers, Administrators, Districts 11. Parents 12. American Citizens 13. Media 14. Other – stakeholder not specified Actions suggested to “Help girls recognize their career-relevant skills.” Recommendation broaden participation “Improve access to all postsecondary education” in in STEM. “Changing the context of test-taking to eliminate stereotype threat.” Decade in which 1. 1970 recommendations 2. 1980

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Monica Lauren Singer; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Professor in Industrial and Manufac- turing Engineering at Cal Poly, SLO. In her current role she overseas Engineering Students Services and diversity effort in the college. Coming from a 24 year career of practicing innovative pedagogies from Project based learning to flipped classrooms, she now works to transform the institution of high education through structures and practices.Dr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jane Lehr is Chair of the Women’s & Gender Studies Department and a Professor in Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is also the Faculty Director of the Cal Poly Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority and Underrepresented

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Stacie LeSure, American Society for Engineering Education; Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine

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underrepresented in STEM careers. Prior to joining Howard, she served as a Research Fellow at the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and a postdoctoral researcher at the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. LeSure worked as an engineer for over a decade before switching gears and devoting her time and talents to focus on pertinent issues, including STEM education, equity and inclusion initiatives in education and the STEM workforce, and corporate development and training. She is also the founder and Executive Di- rector of Engineers for Equity - a mission-driven organization focused on fostering equity and inclusion in engineering. Dr. LeSure earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Paula Lynn Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Race/Ethnicity

engineering. She is dedicated to increasing and maintaining student interest in engineering and related science and technology and works with several regional K12 programs to help increase the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in these fields.Dr. David J McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst I presently serve as Associate Engineering Dean for Student Affairs & Administration and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at UMass Amherst since 2005; Previously was Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass Amherst and Northeastern University. Prior to becoming Associate Dean, I served as director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Collaborative

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ibironke O. Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Race/Ethnicity

been a subject of several studies though the majority has been in thearea of diversifying the student body. But a diverse student body needs a faculty body that reflects theracial and ethnic characteristics of the student body. Much has been done in the area of K-12 to attractstudents to choose STEM disciplines. One example is the Million Women Mentor, an organization ofwomen in key positions in academia, corporations or government who mentor potential female K-12protégés interested in pursuing a scientific or technical career. Efforts have also been directed atattracting women into faculty ranks. In this paper, faculty refers to Teaching and Research Faculty andTerm Faculty.What is diversity?Diversity is more than race or ethnicity. It

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Revathy Kumar; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Marjory A. Goodloe; Jimmie Karl Jones, University of Toledo; Willie Lewis McKether, The University of Toledo

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

11 software. We utilized a qualitative phenomenologicalapproach to conduct a comparative analysis of the experiences of African American Engineeringstudents in the two types of institutions. A phenomenological approach describes what researchparticipants have experienced, how they experienced it, and the meaning they associate to theirexperiences [30]. Students shared their experiences and their perceptions of their institutions andtheir views on issues related to race, ethnicity, identity and career aspirations.Codes were developed in accordance with the literature review. Next we reviewed eachtranscript to identify thematic categories (e.g., awareness prejudice and discrimination, collectiveexperience of prejudice and discrimination

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VI

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University

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Race/Ethnicity

flagshipUniversity Park campus and 18 regional undergraduate campuses. About 60% of PennState students opt for the “2+2 plan” by completing the first two years of their educationat a regional campus and then transition to the University Park campus for the last twoyears. One reason to focus on regional campus students is because half of the raciallyunderrepresented students in Engineering begin their Penn State career at a regionalcampus. This paper focuses on promising practices to expand and sustain summerbridge academic enhancement programs beyond the traditional model of a residentialprogram at a Research I university. This presentation will discuss (a) different modelsfor summer bridge programs, (b) strategies for sustaining summer bridge programs, (c

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Monica L. Ridgeway, Vanderbilt University ; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Dara Elizabeth Naphan-Kingery, Vanderbilt University; Amanda J. Brockman, Vanderbilt University

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Race/Ethnicity

University at Buffalo. As a former science educator, Monica is concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learn- ing for historically and contemporarily marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of identity, racialized experiences, and marginalization in K-12 and Higher education STEM spaces. Her work seems to challenge and problematize traditional notions of STEM teaching and learning and present solutions for marginalize groups to have accessDr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University Ebony O. McGee is an Associate Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jenna Greenwood, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #215592018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Broken Promises: Resolving Financial Aid Dilemmas that Further Marginal-ize Students in NeedMrs. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University; Mackenzie Sissel, Iowa State University; Ronnia Estes, Iowa State University ; Erin Doran, Iowa State University

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

other on campus. Programs may also create partnershipswith community-based organizations in order to encourage engineering-focused activities thatbring together Latino fathers and their daughters (e.g., parent/guardian and daughter roboticscompetitions and design competitions). In particular, this institutional support might take theform of starting or increasing support for First Robotics, Lego League, or Girls Who Codeinitiatives. Embedded within these community programs could be materials geared towardLatino males on the underrepresentation of Latinas in engineering and other STEM fields and therole their support can play in supporting female students in these majors and careers. This study also found that involvement with women’s

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chanel Beebe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kayla Renee Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

college. My NSF CAREER project focuses on understanding how broader, more social contextsfor engineering design activities can better appeal to grades 5-9 students’ personal interests. Inthis context, I think about diversity in three distinct ways--the diversity of engineering, thediversity of solutions, and the diversity of people. The diversity of engineering relates to thediverse projects, fields, and domains engineers work on or in. My goal is to highlight to youngstudents that engineers do much more than build bridges, buildings, and cars. The diversity ofsolutions relates to the idea that any problem will have multiple possible solutions and that eachone brings its own unique benefits and tradeoffs. I want students to understand that