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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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

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James Burton Dorsey, University of Washington

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Undergraduate Education

Paper ID #24212Increasing STEM Transfer Among Underrepresented Groups: What Mat-ters for Community College StudentsMr. James Burton Dorsey, University of Washington James Dorsey is the executive director of Washington State MESA, a program that prepares and encour- ages underrepresented groups (K16) to pursue science, engineering and technology careers. Dorsey’s professional background includes 25 years with both Washington and California MESA, advancing K-20 STEM education equity on statewide and national levels. Before his tenure with Washington MESA, Dorsey was national director of program development for Cal- ifornia

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

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

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Najmah Thomas, University of South Carolina, Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina, Beaufort

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

. Thomas served as the Virginia Community College System’s director for statewide Workforce Investment Act programs. She also served as Director of Capacity Building for the Cameron Foundation, and Deputy Director at the Crater Regional Workforce Investment Board in Petersburg, Vir- ginia. Over the course of her career, Dr. Thomas’ work has generated grants and contracts totaling more than $1.5 million.She was named a Southeastern Council of Foundations Hull Fellow, keynote speaker at the Virginia Career Coach Academy and Commencement Address speaker at Fortis College, Richmond, VA. In February of 2013, she received the Living Legacy Award from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. She

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session V

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

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Monica Evette Allen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

engineering self-efficacy (ESE). Students were asked to indicate frequency oftypes of interactions with faculty (e.g., discuss plan of study; discuss future career plans)and extent to which they experienced negative attitudes from faculty. Engineering self-efficacy (e.g., succeed in engineering curriculum; excel in engineering major) was assessedusing items from a published instrument on engineering self-efficacy, and the scaledemonstrated internal consistency. Overall, students who reported more frequentinteractions with faculty (more than once), and lower perceived negative attitudes fromfaculty indicated higher levels of engineering self-efficacy. Further, we examined resultsfor sub-groups of specific underrepresented students (women; transfer

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janice Fenn, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

technicaleducation relates to their future career goals. In addition, students who receive and are successfulin these experiences are better able to overcome the marginalization and isolation that is inherentin current STEM programs, and are better positioned to mentor and support other URMs tosuccessfully complete their course of study. Roper [3] states that students that attend a HistoricallyBlack College (HBCU) are more likely to earn a STEM degree because of these pre-existingstructures of community and support. Gandara, et al. [4] also found that minority engineering programs and/or universities thatare more highly effective were typically smaller. However, because of their smaller size, theseprograms may not be able to create a critical mass of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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

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Nancy Mariano, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mara Rempe, Seattle University; J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

to these disparities.At Seattle University, if we analyze all students who matriculated between 2002 and 2010, and who atsome point in their academic career were enrolled in an engineering program, we find that only 19.5%identified as female, and only 9.3% identified as URM.Seattle University’s mission and values statement includes a commitment to the importance of diversityin educational excellence. While we have seen an increase in the percentages of female- and URM-identifying students entering our engineering programs over recent years, there is still much progress tobe made before we will reach a state of equality.A recent grant from the Boeing Company provides resources to address the barriers to access andsuccess currently faced by

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

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

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Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park

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Undergraduate Education

to all students across the U.S. (Calvert, 2015). Foregrounded by thesetrends, it is crucial to understand the support mechanisms that best support undergraduates incommunity colleges.1 There are different types of two-year schools, which can include vocational-technical colleges, communitycolleges, and career colleges (The College Board, n.d.). For this research, “two-year college” refers specifically tocommunity college, and as such I will use the terms “two-year college” and “community college” interchangeablythroughout this document.ON BECOMING A “TRANSFER INSTITUTION” 3 Considerably large numbers of majority and minority STEM degree recipients enroll incommunity

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

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

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Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

engineering education,and embody diversity from the perspective of gender, international identity, career stage,underrepresented minority status, and first-generation. We will present salient features fromeach pathway that connect to potential recommendations for advancing recruitment and retentionefforts in engineering. We will also highlight themes across each pathway in the context offrameworks that represent the college experience, and conceptualizing value within a system.IntroductionThe topic of diversity and inclusion has been a longstanding topic of exploration with theengineering education community. From the onset and over a century long period, societal needshave influenced the evolution of the engineering education field and the field in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

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

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Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

for college-wide diversity that includes having representatives from the Office ofAdmission involved, the two-week Summer Bridge experience, and GoldShirt curriculum.Components of the Summer Bridge program include fall course placement, orientation tocollege life, learning technical skills, creating shared core values, interdependent learning andcreating close friendships. The academic performance of the first cohort of EngineeringGoldShirt students was very good with a median grade point average of 3.44 at the end of theirfirst year. Student feedback was also gathered and presented as related to three goals: (1)increasing engineering student interest and knowledge of an engineering career; (2) building asense of community among GoldShirt

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

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Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech

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Undergraduate Education

+ folks, disabled people, homeless people,veterans, etc.Inclusion Success StoriesThere is one instance where a homeless man named Marc Roth used his last fifty dollars to enrollin a maker space class on laser cutting. He picked up the skill quickly, then started usingrecycled materials to make saleable products. He became skilled enough to be hired as aninstructor in the maker space and earned extra money by cutting parts for other makers. Withsome fundraised capital, he was able to buy his own laser cutter and start his own business. Afterexperiencing success, he decided to give back, enabling people like him, who experiencehomelessness, to learn to make and build a career for themselves [18].In Baltimore, Station North Tool Library is aiding

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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

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Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

improve their grades by addressing the primary reasons women leaveengineering.Works Cited 1. Daempfle PA. An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates among First Year College Science, Math, and Engineering Majors. Journal of College Student Retention. 2003 May;5(1):37-52. Page 5 of 82. Hartman H, Hartman M. Leaving engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's college of engineering. J Eng Educ. 2006 January;95(1):49-61.3. Zeldin AL, Britner SL, Pajares F. A Comparative Study of the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Successful Men and Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Careers. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 2008 NOV;45(9):1036-58.4. Nauta MM, Epperson DL, Kahn JH. A multiple

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

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

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Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

collaborative within the NSF-funded National Girls Collaborative Project which brings together girl-serving organizations across Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. that are committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Currently, Paige is serving as the Immediate Past President for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Paige earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in industrial and systems engineering and B.S. in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Title: Exploring the incorporation of diversity and inclusion curriculum in engineering

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

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Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Abhik Roy, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

Proposal Submitted in 2016”. Accessed 12-20-16.http://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EAC-Side-By-Side-Criteria.pdfAtadero, R. E., Paguyo, C., Rambo-Hernandez, K.E., & Henderson, H. L. (2017). BuildingInclusive Engineering Identities: Implications for Changing the Temperature of EngineeringCulture. European Journal of Engineering Educatio (online first)Dasgupta, N., Scircle, M. M., & Hunsinger, M. (2015). Female peers in small work groupsenhance women's motivation, verbal participation, and career aspirations in engineering.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(16), 4988-4993.Greenwood, J. D. (2009). The Disappearance of the Social in American Social Psychology. NewYork, NY: Cambridge University Press.Finelli, C

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

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Donald Winiecki Ph.D., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Timothy Andersen, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Dianxiang Xu, Boise State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

influence – often negatively – their pursuit of careers in engineering and computerscience [2], [5]–[9].While at one time, computer science was seen as a profession that was both welcoming and open todiverse membership [10]–[15], this vision was either never realized or quickly lost [16]–[19]. Culturaland gendered expectations (what everybody `knows` and commonsensically `performs`, but fewactually think about) that have been part of the lived reality of this technological society seem to havefound their way into computer science, and it is not working in everybody’s favor. Faced with claimsthat computer science’s `face` as stereotypically white or Asian, and male, is somehow reflective of asort of evolutionary inevitability – `that’s just the way

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

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

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Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

: Upping the Numbers. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2007.14. National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council, “Enhancing the community college pathway to engineering careers,” 2005.15. E. M. Bradburn and D. G. Hurst, “Community college transfer rates to 4-year institutions using alternative definitions of transfer,” NCES 2001-197, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, 2001. Available: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001197.pdf.16. L. Horn and P. Skomsvold, “Web tables: Community college student outcomes: 1994–2009,” NCES Publication No. 2012–253. Available: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012253.pdf.17. G. Crisp, and A. Nora, “Hispanic student success: Factors influencing the persistence

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session IV

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

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Woodrow Wilson Winchester III, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi, Robert Morris University; Rika Wright Carlsen, Robert Morris University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

/African-American “perspective” in the process of designing future technologies even as it ensures thatthis group – these voices - are central in the decision making and conversations around futuretechnologies. In increasing the needed representation of black in engineering, Afrofuturismprovides leverage in engendering more active engagement of these underrepresented voices inengineering. The movie Black Panther, as an example, through its Afrofuturistic imagery,plotline, and premise could inspire black/African-American young people, in particular, toexplore engineering careers; mirroring many of the discussions and outcomes of STEMengagement efforts spurred by the release of the movie Hidden Figures about a team of femaleblack mathematicians who

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Session V

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

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Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Paul S. Nerenberg, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

20%growth mindset6, and improve their academic 10% 0%capacity; (iii) a redesigned project-based introductionto Engineering Course that focuses on studentdevelopment learning outcomes, includingintroduction to careers in their respective disciplinesand academic success strategies7; and (iv) access to a Figure 5. Failure rate in first physics coursenew holistic, developmental advisement approach (mechanics) for FYrE Treatment (FT) groupsusing a web-based tool named Golden Eagle Flight and control groups 1 attempt and overall stPlan (GEFP)8. Although there was a

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session V

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

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J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

://www.vip.gatech.edu/how-vip- credits-count. [Accessed: 06-Feb-2018].[9] J. Sonnenberg-Klein, R. T. Abler, and E. J. Coyle, “Correlation between Academic Credit- use Policies and Student Persistence in Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Courses,” presented at the Manuscript submitted for publication, 2018.[10] S. H. Russell, M. P. Hancock, and J. McCullough, “Benefits of Undergraduate Research Experiences,” Science, vol. 316, no. 5824, pp. 548–549, 2007.[11] S. A. Webb, “The Importance of Undergraduate Research,” Science | AAAS, 06-Jul-2007. [Online]. Available: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2007/07/importance- undergraduate-research. [Accessed: 27-Dec-2017].[12] J. C. Norcross, “Getting involved in research as an undergraduate

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

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Asha Godbole, Oregon State University; Beverly Miller, University of Virginia; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

and interacting set of studentperceptions arose from the data For example, a commonly expressed theme in the focus groupswas the relative sense of gender parity in our engineering programs, but participants across theboard consistently shared experiences of gendered microaggressions. The findings suggestavenues for future research, as well as provide insights for interventions to improve the climateand experiences of underrepresented students.IntroductionResearch on student choice of and persistence in engineering majors emphasizes the importanceof students’ identification with a major or career in motivating their persistence and success [1-3]. Despite durable myths that students leave engineering primarily due to the difficulty of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

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

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

of systems of oppression are oftenholistic of all of the systems, rather than additive and linear. By attending groups and joining inconversations aimed at processing single identity categories, students with multiple marginalizedidentities may siphon off and obfuscate other experiences for the sake of majority dominantstudents. For instance, important work-life-balance conversations for Women-in-Engineeringgroups will tend towards heteronormative topics of balancing marriage and having children withan engineering career. A lesbian student, or students within other intersections of socioeconomicbackground, may relate differently to these conversations. An attention to intersectionality infacilitating such conversations might acknowledge

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

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Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Working Towards More Equitable Team Dynamics: Mapping Student Assets to Minimize Stereotyping and Task Assignment Bias Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard and Geoff PfeiferStereotyping and Bias on Student TeamsGroup-based learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs andinstitutions is common because it prepares students for STEM careers that require regular workin teams, and it allows them to develop skills associated with collaborative problem solving.These skills include communication, leadership, management, creativity, problem solving, andconflict resolution. However, research shows that stereotyping and bias are