Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sohrab Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jen Skidmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Trish Wonch Hill; Michael Loehring; Emily Griffin Overocker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Collegiate, Diversity

initiatives[27]–[29]. At UNL COE there are many initiatives aimed at augmenting engineering education to includenot just technical skills, but also leadership, intercultural appreciation, teamwork, self-management,service & civic responsibility, and understanding of engineering ethics [30]–[33]. Our interdisciplinary team includes a variety of engineering disciplines, student services staff toimplement direct support efforts, and a social science researcher who is expert in broadening participationresearch and evaluation. Further, our team is likely to be successful due to having broad institutionalsupport at the college level. This effort has strong potential to be successful and lead ultimately to a morediverse college across multiple

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate Technical Session 12

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Collegiate, Diversity

supportsystems and the existence of service-connected disability. However, these students aspire to besuccessful against all odds, have an elevated work ethic, and employ a heightened level ofleadership, teaming, and communication. These assets can be invaluable for student veterans andtheir peers as they pursue careers in engineering. Results thus indicate that student veterans’military time and training do lend themselves as useful tools in navigating the transition toundergraduate engineering and ensuring success as engineering students. The identification ofthese unique skills and challenges affords us a better chance to understand these aspects oftransition and to facilitate change that better supports future student veterans with

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Dustin M. Grote, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Collegiate, Diversity

States Culture includes reflections wherein participants drewconnections to home by comparing or contrasting their experiences abroad with their experiencesback home (locally or nationally). Many students drew connections to everyday elements of lifeback home, like food, coffee, alcohol, transportation, stores, and universities. Others mentionedbuying souvenirs for friends or family back home, and one participant, Ian, mentioned wantingto bring his family to places he visited. Additionally, Matthew made several comparisonsrelating to work ethic between the countries he visited and the United States. He describeddisdain for the perceived alcohol culture among locals and general “laziness” he observed in thecountries he visited, drawing

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 13

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

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Collegiate, Diversity

, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Under- graduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. She was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program at CU, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is currently the chair of ASEE’s Community Engagement Division and a member of the AAAS Committee on Sci- entific Freedom and Responsibility.She is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and