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Rajeev Darolia, University of Kentucky; Cory Koedel, University of Missouri; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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. 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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Diversity of College Engineering Degrees: The Roles of Geography and the Concentration of Engineering Degree Production Executive SummaryIntroductionTo meet the growing demand for a larger technological and scientific labor force in the UnitedStates, a prominent policy goal is to expand and broaden participation in science and engineeringcollege programs (e.g., [1], [2]). Previous

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Tommaso A. Vannelli, Whatcom Community College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Jason Babcock, Whatcom Community College; Dan Hanley, Western Washington University; Ed Harri, Whatcom Community College

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vs. 4-year institutions)are made to feel as outsiders in STEM. Each SEECRS scholar is paired with a faculty mentorwho engages in ongoing mentor training.The project evaluation will determine the efficacy of the project activities in achieving theirintended outcomes. Specifically, we will collect data to answer the research question: To whatextent can a guided pathways approach provide a coordinated and supported STEM experienceat Whatcom Community College that: (1) increases student success, and (2) positively shiftsstudents’ STEM self-identity? The evaluation will employ a quasi-experimental research design,specifically a pretest-posttest design with a matched comparison group.Our first cohort of 14 students was selected over two

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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the last three years, and thus has been steadily increasing the extent ofsustainability concepts included in the courses. Recently, instruction in sustainability conceptswas expanded from the Design III course to the Design II course, as a result of the instructorreceiving internal grant funding for a course-redesign on a Title V I-CARE (Integrating a Cultureof Academic and Research Engagement) federal grant. For the course re-design, a newinstructional module was created on heat integration in chemical processes, and then a short termstudent project was assigned to students.The sustainability concepts that are discussed in the Design II and Design III courses are (1)recycling of unreacted feed or other chemical; (2) heat integration; (3

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College

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Institute, which is a two-day teachingworkshop that introduces community college engineering faculty to the CALSTEP curriculum,and assists faculty in implementing the curriculum and developing alternative teaching andlearning strategies to increase enrollment and improve teaching effectiveness. Results ofcurriculum development and the implementation of the Summer Engineering Teaching Institutewill be highlighted in this paper, as well as future plans to maximize the impact of the program inincreasing access to engineering education among thousands of community college engineeringstudents and strengthening engineering transfer programs in the state.1. IntroductionAddressing the retention problem in the first two years of college is one of the

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LeAnn E. Faidley, Wartburg College; Christine A. DeVries, Wartburg College; Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College

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responsibility as citizens to serve their community, nation, and the world. The objectivesof this program are to (1) recruit diverse students to STEM fields, (2) Retain 85% of scholarshiprecipients in a STEM field, (3) Increase the civic mindedness and engagement amongparticipants, and (4) Achieve a STEM placement for 90% of the program graduates. In order tomeet these objectives, the PI team has implemented a series of well-established methods.Scholarships are awarded to make college more accessible and allow more time for educationalopportunities through reduced need for outside employment. The group of ACES students areformed into a cohort to provide a support structure in a community of like-minded scholars withdiverse backgrounds. That support

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Jennifer Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Christine Dobie, Rochester Institute of Technology; David P. Wick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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implementations[1,2,3]. Researchers have also concluded that training in Spatial Visualization (SV) is associatedwith higher retention rates in engineering, especially for women [4]. Spatial Visualization skillsrefer to one’s cognitive ability to mentally manipulate 2-D and 3-D objects. Well-developedSpatial Visualization skills are considered important for success in many STEM fields [5]. Acomplete restructuring of the 1-credit Introduction to Biomedical Engineering course wascompleted in the fall of 2017 in order to 1) introduce design thinking, 2) enhance spatialrepresentation skills, and 3) increase comradery among the cohort by having team-basedactivities throughout the semester. These three objectives have been achieved through thedevelopment and

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Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Alisa Zornig Gura, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Sam Alptekin

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address a community challenge from Time 1 (M=3.58,SD=3.403) to Time 2 (M=8.29, SD=1.578), t(21) = -6.848, p

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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for Engineering Education c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Virtual Community of Practice to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion in STEM: Member Perceptions and Community OutcomesThe results discussed in this paper are part of a transformative project that links diversityresearch with a faculty development initiative to promote LGBTQ equality in engineering. Theaims of the project are to (1) identify aspects of engineering culture that present barriers toLGBTQ equality, (2) build knowledge and skills to disrupt discrimination and promote LGBTQequality in engineering departments on college campuses and (3) to identify best practices forpromoting LGBTQ equality in engineering. This

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Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University

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readiness of the students in these majors. Specifically, the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(S-STEM) program provides funding for projects framed around increasing the graduationsuccess and workforce readiness of low-income academically talented STEM students [1]. Withthis, financial aid alone is not enough to increase the graduation rate of these low-income, andusually diverse, population of students. S-STEM projects must incorporate student support andengagement activities that affect the success, retention, and academic/career pathways of thesestudents.In 2014, Western Carolina University (WCU) proposed and received a $625,179 S-STEM grantfor the SPIRIT: Scholarship Program

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Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Danilo Zeppilli, Rowan University; Theresa FS Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Danielle Macey, Rowan University

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visibility has impacted the way in which the CEEDepartment approaches diversity. The poster will also illustrate how the RevED team has madechanges since the first year and what future plans are being made.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Rowan University was established in 1992 through a multimilliondollar gift by an engineering entrepreneur [1]. The engineering college is divided into thefollowing departments: Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Chemical,Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering and the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program. Throughthe National Science Foundation’s Revolutionizing Engineering and computer scienceDepartments (RED) grant, the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department isattempting to change

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Remy Lequesne, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Elaina J. Sutley, University of Kansas; Matthew F. Fadden, University of Kansas; Chris Melgares, University of Kansas

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for All: Investigating the Feasibility of a Curricular-Embedded Peer Mentoring StructureIntroductionThe benefits of peer mentoring in undergraduate STEM courses are well documented, and theliterature suggests even more significant benefits to the mentors, compared to the mentees [1-3].The School of Engineering at the University of Kansas has developed a peer-mentoring modelcalled the Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Program, based on the Learning Assistant model [2].Students who participate as mentors in this program reported an improved understanding ofcourse content, more confidence in their academic and leadership abilities, and that they weremore prepared to go into the workplace after their experience as a peer mentor in this program

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Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; D. Andrew Brown, Clemson University; Christy Brown, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Marketa Marcanikova , Clemson University ; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Clemson University; Stanley N. Ihekweazu, South Carolina State University; Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Richard H. Roberts Jr, Florence Darlington Technical College; Ikhalfani Solan, South Carolina State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #22098Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye’s research focuses on solving human-machine systems

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Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ayman Ali, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Kakan C. Dey, West Virginia University

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developed that facilitates integration of these products inexisting civil engineering curriculum. The SHRP 2 Education Connection program serves as anexcellent pedagogical tool to each civil engineering student by providing knowledge of SHRP2products and their impacts on community before they start their careers as transportation engineer.In the first round of SHRP2 Education Connection, faculty members from Rowan University hadsuccessfully integrated (SHRP2) solutions and products in the CEE curriculum (i.e., in fall 2015and spring 2016 semesters). Mehta et al [1] reported that the vertical integration of SHRP2 products from freshman year todoctoral level resulted, not only in an increased understanding of the role of each SHRP2 productin

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

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appreciation for how all kinds ofdiversity (cognitive, identity, background, and experiences) strengthen engineering and computerscience as disciplines, and (c) knowledge of how to act in inclusive ways to create inclusive,effective environments within their field.Project Goal and ObjectivesThe ultimate goal of the project is to identify and disseminate a set of curriculum activities thatcan be adopted and adapted by a variety of engineering and computer science programs to helpundergraduate students develop inclusive professional identities. The project is driven by threespecific objectives: 1. Study the transfer of first-year activities developed and piloted for engineers at one institution to both engineering and computer science programs at

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Rachel Ann Baker; Thaddeus J. Milton, Purdue University; Joshua T. Yeggy

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concentration in Transportation at Purdue University. He works with Dr. Godwin and her team in the UPRISE Research Department analyzing code and interview transcript, creating academic posters, and providing valuable insight to research papers. Thaddeus is also an executive board member to both the Black Student Union here at Purdue.Mr. Joshua T. Yeggy c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 CAREER: Actualizing Latent Diversity: Building Innovation through Engineering Students’ Identity Development – An Executive SummaryIntroductionInnovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity, and engineering is a critical driver inindustrial innovation [1]. Many companies are discovering

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Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

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study and outline ourresearch methods, including data collection and analysis plans. As this project is currently in theinitial phase, we conclude with a discussion of challenges encountered, strategies for overcomingthose challenges, and next steps.IntroductionCurrently available statistics suggest that between 11 and 15% of U.S. college students identifyas individuals with disabilities [1, p. 135]. At the same time, research on K-12 environmentsindicates that students with disabilities leave high school with lower college aspirations [1], areless likely to have access to college preparatory programs [1], and, most salient to this project,are “often discouraged from taking science and engineering courses”; when they do enroll, theyare often

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University

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the under-representation of women and minorities in STEMby involving undergraduate students from across the U.S. in automotive-related research projectsfor 10 weeks during the summer [1-3]. Ultimately, the goal is to engage participants in rewardingautomotive research experiences that motivate them to pursue graduate studies and embark oncareers in in industry, government or academia.REU programs are designed around the needs of the undergraduate participants. The researchprojects, seminars, laboratory/industry tours, meetings with mentors, networking events andother activities are all set up to maximize the positive impact of a research experience on thestudents. Numerous studies have shown that active participation in hands-on

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Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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industry.During this project, changes to the program and to student and faculty identities are monitoredthrough interviews, surveys, and portfolios. Results of the study will lead to a clearerunderstanding of the changes that promote engineering identities and how such identities affectstudents’ sense of belonging in a program and their persistence in the major. The study will alsolead to a better understanding of the factors that influence faculty identity, and how these richeridentities affect how they view their roles and their students.BackgroundThere are many definitions of identity; however, the various conceptions fit together. Identity isboth within the individual (personal) and without (social) [1]; it is situated in the self and in thegroups to

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Susantha Herath, St. Cloud State University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Suvineetha Herath

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summer internships by scholars, and built newstructures and strengthen relationships with other 2-year and 4-year colleges, industry andnational labs. Marketing materials emphasized the promise of computing in the real world,steady job growth expected for next ten years, and a comparison of lifetime earnings of workerswith STEM and other majors.1. IntroductionThe world needs high-quality, trained majors in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) with the ability to learn in a short period and stay current with advances intheir respective fields without accumulating massive debts to complete a degree. According tothe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ in the US [1], job opportunities due to growth and replacementsare high in the computing

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James L. Huff, Harding University; Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Benjamin Okai, Harding University; Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University; Jeremiah Sullins; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia

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between cultural expectations and individuals’internal evaluations of how they are meeting these expectations.1-5We develop this investigation in a way that is both oriented toward unpacking individual experience ofshame and understanding sociocultural narratives that provide context for this emotional phenomenon. Inrelation to Lewis’s characterization of shame, other psychological researchers have characterized shame“as an assault on the self, where the individual’s self-concept, social connection, and sense of power andcontrol come under attack” (p. 233)6 or “a felt sense of unworthiness to be in connection . . . with theongoing awareness of how very much one wants to connect with others” (p. 147). 7 Such prior literaturehas established a

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Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, University of South Carolina; Ashis Nandy, Northern New Mexico College

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scholarship awards assigned in thisperiod.The institution is in a highly underserved rural community with 77% of the studentsreceiving Pell Grants or some other type of financial aid. In addition, 60% of the studentsare first generation college students (when dual credit students are excluded). The studentbody demographics are 72% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 9% White, 2% AfricanAmerican, and 8% other.The objectives of the project include: 1) to enhance educational opportunities for under-represented minorities by focusing on the recruitment of full-time students from theregion into one of two existing Engineering Baccalaureate programs offered at ourinstitution; 2) to provide sufficient financial resources to enable students to focus on

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Christina L. Baze, University of Texas, Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas, Austin; Lawrence Chu; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin; Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas, Austin

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Humanities grant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Instructional Framework for the Integration of Engineering into Middle School Science ClassroomsIntroduction A Framework for K-12 Science Education [1] describes three dimensions of science andengineering. These dimensions include core ideas from life science, physical science, earth andspace science and engineering, a set of crosscutting concepts that span across these fourdisciplines, and eight practices that are used in science and engineering to develop and revisenew knowledge about the natural or material world. This description of science and engineeringis intended to convey a more realistic understanding of what

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Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Juan M. Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC

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numbers ofwell-prepared graduates in STEM occupations is a high priority in the U.S. [1-2]. To fill thisdemand, it is predicted that the U.S. needs to increase the yearly production of undergraduateSTEM degrees by 34%. Thus, there is an urgent need to provide undergraduates top-qualitytraining and prepare them for the transition to graduate school and/or to enter professionalengineering careers. However, training in industrial environment is currently lacking in mostundergraduate curricula.With increasing demands for high performance in structural systems, SST that includes advancedsensing, modern control, smart materials, optimization and novel testing, is receivingconsiderable attention as it has the potential to transform many fields in

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Arkansas Tech University

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sustainable energy and environment areas in the last three years. The REU site was designed tooffer REU participants an opportunity to gain new insights and knowledge in the broad spectrumof energy challenges and to provide an in-depth research experience in the following areas: 1)renewable energy; 2) clean conventional energy; 3) energy policy, environmental and socialimpacts.The IR-SEED REU site is interdisciplinary in nature and focused on different aspects ofsustainable energy research. REU participants conducted research for 10 weeks during thesummer session. The IR-SEED REU site provided initial orientation and training on how toconduct research, followed by a period of intensive research experience under the mentorship of afaculty member and a

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Debapriyo Paul, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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while other occupationshave a growth rate of 9.8 percent, STEM relevant occupations are growing at 17 percent, almostdouble the rate 1. A recent statistic indicates that within the next five years, American companieswill need to add 1.6 million STEM-skilled employees to their workforce. Furthermore, accordingto labor market data, the knowledge and abilities of STEM have grown in demand beyondSTEM-specific jobs into all types of occupations 2, 3. The National Science Foundation assertsthat innovations associated with science and technology have increased in their importance overthe years and in order to succeed and prosper in 21st century’s global economy, students mustpossess knowledge and skills relevant to STEM. Past studies indicate that the

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Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; J. A. Fernandez, Arizona State University

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(Jordan, 2015). A design-based researchapproach (Design-Based Research Collective, 2003) is being used to develop curriculum andinstruments, test curriculum, analyze data, and modify curriculum, repeating the process severaltimes for continuous improvement.Pilot 1: 2017 School YearAn initial curriculum pilot was conducted in 2017, where four curriculum modules were tested:(1) Introduction to Engineering Design, (2) Solution Dissection, (3) Distance Between the SacredMountains: A Lesson in Scale and Proportion, and (4) The Great Animal Escape: PortableLivestock Corral Design Project. Descriptions of these curriculum modules are in (Jordan et al.,2017). The curriculum was piloted with 59 students and two teachers across two middle schoolson the

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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socioeconomicallychallenged, area marked by low educational attainment. According to U.S. Census data, less than75% of the residents in Kern County, the largest county in the service region, hold a high schooldegree (or equivalent) and less than 16% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher [1]. In comparison,nationwide more than 85% of Americans hold a high school degree and more than 30% ofAmericans hold a bachelor’s degree or higher [2].CSUB is designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority-ServingInstitution (MSI). As of Fall 2016, there are over 9300 students at CSUB, and nearly 2800 arewithin the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering (NSME). Approximately60% of the students are female, although this drops to approximately 48

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Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University

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Likert scale responses of 4.5to 4.6 on a 5 point scale on topics such as session relevance to teaching, new ideas for implemen-tation, value of community building, and that collaborative and cooperative strategies can improveinstruction effectiveness. Overall, results of the first year of the project have had a very positiveimpact on participating faculty and demonstrate that the JTFD approach is successful and couldbe a model transportable to other disciplines and institutions.IntroductionResearch has shown that instruction through active learning by student engagement is more effec-tive than traditional knowledge transmission through lecture [1], [2]. However, most engineeringfaculty still teach as they were taught, by information transmission

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University; Edison Perdomo, Central State University

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. This institution accommodated 8.5% of all undergraduate African Americans at4-year public universities in its state [1]. In addition to serving the minority students from itsown state, in the capacity of an HBCU, it also significantly contributes to the education ofAfrican American students in the other parts of U.S., especially for the students fromneighboring states.The Department of Water Resources Management (DoWRM) in the College of Science andEngineering (CSE) houses the undergraduate academic programs, Environmental Engineering(ENE) and Water Resource Management (WRM). The WRM program, one of the first of its kindin the U.S., had 15 undergraduate students in Fall 2015 (at the time of applying for the S-STEMgrant from National Science

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Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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inland urban centers toports. Despite this, little attention is paid to the unique challenges and opportunities forsustainable rural civil infrastructure. Substantial challenges facing sustainable rural developmentinclude low population densities; communities experiencing flat or negative population growth;and the close connections between rural communities and their surrounding natural environment,and necessitate new technologies and approaches for civil infrastructure in these areas. Theprimary focus of our REU site will be on sustainable rural infrastructure with emphasis in threeareas: (1) environmental and water resources in rural and/or agricultural areas; (2) structuralengineering and materials research for sustainable rural civil