Conference Session

Graduate Education Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Thomas M. Bluestein, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Graduate Education

. It may be that the students who responded to thesurvey only reflected a limited view of the perceptions in the graduate student climate. TheCLIMATE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS 13questions that were included on the survey were limited to looking at peer and faculty advisorinteractions. Additional research could identify additional factors that comprise campus climateto better discern what elements of the graduate experience influence perceptions of campusclimate. Despite these limitations, the findings from our study did provide unique and newinsights to perceptions of climate among three different groups. Findings show that minoritystudents are more likely to indicate

Conference Session

Track : Graduate - Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; C. Dean Campbell, North Carolina A&T State University ; Maureen Grasso, North Carolina State University; Yvette Maria Huet, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Keith A. Schimmel P.E., North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Graduate Education

authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. • Collaborative leadership throughout the project shared by administrators (e.g., department heads and graduate program directors) and other faculty members involved in the change initiative • Robust project design that presents a clear picture of the future, includes goals and objectives related to the realization of that picture, and has the flexibility to allow adjustments to new opportunities • Staff and faculty development opportunities for individuals to acquire new knowledge and skills related to issues

Conference Session

Track: Graduate - Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Eunsil Lee, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Graduate Education

contributing to the students’belongingness to their academic unit; however, they were regarded as meaningful interactions with advisors.Students did not perceive such psychological and emotional support as the responsibilities of their advisors,as Farzad mentioned, “I understand what support is, so I'm not looking for beautiful words from [myadvisor]”. This contributes to the impact of student expectations on their perceived quality of interactionsand reflects the previously reported limited interactions with advisors [13].Theme 5. Unease being “friends” with peers This theme includes student perceived challenges in socialization that result in a lower possibilityof being socially accepted and included in a community, i.e., feeling or lacking