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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Esther Jose, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

Experiences of engineering women faculty in the era of affirmative actionThe purpose of this work in progress research paper is to explore the pervasiveness of thenarrative that women succeed easier in STEM/ Engineering careers because they are women.While extensive literature has documented that women still face significant discrimination inacademic spaces, the narratives of growing commitments to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion(DEI) efforts, and especially those related to affirmative action, by institutions often misleadpeople to believe that such efforts reflect in direct benefits that give an advantageous edge towomen and other minorities. This paper explores these dynamics by asking if women faculty andgraduate students, who

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University

. A Great Opportunity Which Can Come with Hard Choices Brian Krug, Ph.D. School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan, 49401 Email: krugb@gvsu.eduabstract --- Grand Valley State University (GVSU) offers high performing students the choiceto continue their education past undergraduate studies and “fast track” into a graduate degree.Students who choose this route early in their academic career can complete their master’s degreein about a year, less time than it would take had the student pursued a graduate degreeindependently. GVSU was awarded a

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2023 PSW

Authors

Christine King; Dalton Salvo; Joanne Ly; Nia Dowell; SueJeanne Koh; Warren Wiechmann; Brett Sanders

, Irvine, CA 92697* Corresponding author, Christine King, PhD; Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of California Irvine, kingce@uci.eduParticipation in research allows undergraduate students to gain hands-on experiences andencourages students to pursue advanced degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) [1]. Furthermore, among underrepresented students, participation inundergraduate research increases pursuit of graduate degrees, reduces underrepresentation ofminorities in the sciences, and fosters development of professional skills includingcommunication and teamwork [2, 3]. Unfortunately, entry-points to research can be challengingfor undergraduate students to identify, and undergraduate research

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

innovative, interdisciplinary curricular approaches that engage students in developing models of real world problems and their so- lutions. Her research also involves working with educators to shift their expectations and instructional practice to facilitate effective STEM integration. Tamara is the recipient of a 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work on STEM integration with underrep- resented minority and underprivileged urban K-12 students.Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Page 24.928.1 c American Society

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From Industry to the Academy - Female Faculty Boundary Spanners Offering and Gaining Perspective

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Women in Engineering

, andor research-based Ph.D. In addition, FOP often come with rich personal connections andexternal contacts that would take years to develop organically from inside an academicinstitution. This panel will engage a variety of “boundary spanning” faculty from a range ofinstitutions for a lively panel discussion surrounding topics such as: common attributes andassignments associated with the FOP role; professional decisions around joining the academiccommunity; first impressions and experiences in the FOP role; opportunities and benefits to non-FOP faculty colleagues and institutions; considerations for FOP as a career pathway; and lessonslearned/advice for individuals and institutions considering FOP faculty roles, to name a few. Anopen

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Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Prateek Shekhar, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

practicum coursewas found to be helpful to graduate students who considered themselves noviceengineering educators. GTAs who participated in the practicum course found theexperience to be beneficial because the course provided a space for learning throughshared experiences. Experienced teachers could also participate in class discussions toshare their experience and their teaching approaches to help develop new GTAs for theirfuture professorial careers. Not only did experienced teachers participate to help noviceeducators, experienced teachers were also able to improve their own teaching strategiesbased on the continuous feedback and the deep discussions about topics that they

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Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey G. Groark, Southern Methodist University; Delores M. Etter, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

electrophoresiscampers use a variety of math, science and Figure 1: Campers from the 2011CSI-Girlstechnology skills to analyze evidence and Camp investigate the mock crime sceneexperience being a crime scene investigator.In addition to the hands-on activities, campers also hear from real-world CSI experts whoprovide insight into different aspects of CSI andintroduce campers to careers that they mayotherwise be unaware exist. In theirpresentations, each presenter includes a briefoverview of their personal background, why theychose their particular career, what they careerentails, as well as recommendations for classes orextracurricular activities that students shouldconsider if they want to pursue a similar career.All presentations

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Christopher C Frishcosy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Paper ID #45062GIFTS: Concrete Is My Jam!Mr. Christopher C Frishcosy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga My career in higher education started in the fall of 2021 when I was hired as the lab director for the civil engineering program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. My enthusiasm for teaching was quickly realized and I was granted the opportunity to teach the Introduction to Civil Engineering course; along with the laboratory courses that I instruct. My goal for instructing this introductory course was to develop a curriculum that is fundamentally informative and, borderline, overwhelmingly engaging. I

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kiran George

consecutivesemesters (up to $2000 per semester). The academic standing of ACE scholars is evaluated everysemester and necessary remedial steps are taken if their academic performance is not up to par.(c) ECS and University Support Systems Utilized for the ACE Program: Instead of creating newsupport systems for the program, existing and well-established network of ECS and Universitysupport systems such as Center for Academic Support in Engineering and Computer Science(CASECS), University Learning Center (ULC), Center for Internships and Service-Learning(CISL), and CSUF Career Center were leveraged to ensure the success of the ACE program.(d) ACE Scholar Support Services: In order to improve educational opportunities and increaseretention of ECS students

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

society; and 3) toincrease students’ awareness of cultural differences by considering their own culture fromanother’s perspective and thereby develop a global view of research.Introduction Research has shown that research experiences play a critical role in introducingundergraduates to the culture of graduate school and research [1]. Research experiences exposeundergraduate students to the creativity of the research process and enable them to apply formalcourse knowledge. Additionally, undergraduate research experiences encourage students topursue graduate education and have been considered effective in attracting and retaining studentsin a variety of science and engineering careers. According to Dr. James McCullough, formerDirector of

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Laura P. Ford; Christi L. Patton

students and the teacher. The evaluation form asks for suggestions for improvement onthe rules, facilities, and poster session. It also asks a series of questions that we use to judge theeffectiveness of recruiting students to engineering: • Did you enjoy the Chem-E-Car Competition? • Have you ever considered engineering as a career field? • Has participating in the Chem-E-Car Competition made you more or less likely to consider engineering as a career field? • Has participating in the Chem-E-Car Competition helped you better understand some of what engineers do?A post-paid envelope is included for the teachers to mail the evaluations back to us.One problem in evaluationis that we want to know Dear

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stuart Baur; R. Joe Stanley

career pursuits. Inthis study, we focus on a series of courses that specific target larger groups of students who are both intheir field of study and common courses that are required by all students. Specifically, we examinedcourses grades for courses taken by students pursuing engineering and computer science degree programswith at least 50 students with PLTW experience over the Spring 2015, to the Fall 2016 semesters. Usingthis criterion, we compared the average course grades for Missouri S&T students with and without PLTWexperience for 41 courses in subject areas covering math, speech, English, statistics, chemistry,economics, physics, freshman engineering, and seven engineering programs. Students with PLTW courseexperience had higher

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Frank Caserta; Robert J. Lind; Loutfallah G. Chedid

of the student’s core personal values with what he or shebelieves it is to be an engineer (attainment) or the usefulness of engineering in terms of attainingone’s long- and short-term goals (utility)). In contrast, value-related constructs predicted careerplans more accurately. Interestingly, Jones, et al. reported that the means for the aboveexpectancy-related beliefs, value-related beliefs, and career plans rated in the upper-third duringthe entire first year, but the means were lower at the end of the first year than at thebeginning[11]. This agrees with our findings in that only one student in our survey expressedlack of confidence in the student’s ability to succeed in engineering. Based on Jones, et al., wecan speculate but not

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

courses.INTRODUCTION Leading the IP curriculum development effort is an interdisciplinary team led by the partnership of alicensed Architect and a licensed Civil Engineer both full time professors at New York City College ofTechnology. This paper focuses on the curriculum development, implementation, and assessmentmethodology of the Integrated Projects courses.1. THE CITYPOLY – CITYTECH PARTNERSHIP1.1 Introduction to CityPoly High School CityPoly is one of four State-approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) demonstration sites inNew York City and has been named as one of 10 schools in New York City Chancellor Joel Klein’s 21stCentury Schools Initiative. The unique format of this CTE school is a 3 + 2 program in which studentscomplete a full 4 years

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Fiona Litiku, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Curtis John O'Malley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Matthew Luis Tyrrell, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

1Robotic Opportunities for Rural Communities: Building a STEM Pipeline for K-12 Students Fiona Litiku, Thomas Pierson, Matthew Tyrrell, Dr. Curtis O’Malley Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at New Mexico Tech hosts a robot combat competitionannually, with attendance from K-12 schools across the state. The goal of the competition, as partof the mechanical engineering outreach program, is to build students' interest in engineering androbotics while developing a pathway to a career in STEM. As attendance for the competitionincreases each year, students and teachers get more

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Susie Huggins, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Manar Yamany, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University

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Diversity

,” thisevent fosters student engagement and introduces first-year students to opportunities that broadentheir participation and enhance their academic success in engineering. By providing a platformfor student organizations to highlight their work and recruit new participants, EngineerFESTencourages peer learning and interdisciplinary interaction, enhancing the educational experience.Representatives from Career Services, Libraries, Study Abroad, and Student Services participateto inform students about available resources and networking opportunities. Additionally, studentsfrom varied backgrounds are made to feel welcomed and included, fostering a sense of belongingthrough the active participation of organizations such as the Society of Women Engineers

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macarena Becerra-Cid; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

areas. Women's sense of belonging is crucialto higher education institutions, especially in highly masculinized careers such as engineering.It increases academic motivation and can influence their success in higher education.However, statistics worldwide show that the increase in the sense of belonging and, thus, inthe participation of women in STEM areas has not risen enough to reduce the gender gap. Inthe current research work, we present data collected over one semester in an EngineeringSchool at a large private university in Chile. Our main objective is to diagnose and analyzethe students' sense of belonging in social and academic areas, their self-efficacy, andperceived institutional support from a gender perspective. With a quantitative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Genovesi, Drexel University; Ian Marcus, Drexel University; Kimberly Sterin, Drexel University; Dominique Thomas, Drexel University

Black students in district). However, most of the alumnae now working inSTEM are in the natural sciences with none in engineering.Thus, to increase the number of future engineers and disseminate lessons that can be transferredto other curriculum and mentoring contexts, the goals of this project were to (1) design a newtraining and support program for adult engineers who mentor students. (2) Enhance the culturalrelevancy of the curricula for students and their mentors. (3) Increase awareness among thesementors about implicit biases and stereotype barriers that impede the advancement of all womenin STEM education and workforce. (4) Increase the number of students in the program pursuinghigher education and careers in engineering.To meet those

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PCEE Session 12: STEM, Technology, and Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dare, Florida International University; Joshua Ellis, Florida International University; Mark Rouleau; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Elizabeth Ring-Whalen

, Dr. Dare has a passion for working with K-12 students to understand how changes in classroom instruction towards these integrated STEM approaches impact their attitudes towards and beliefs about STEM fields. In particular, she examines methods that positively impact girls, which may increase the number of women pursuing careers in STEM-related fields where they are currently underrepresented.Joshua Alexander Ellis (Associate Professor of STEM Education) Associate Professor of STEM EducationMark Rouleau Associate professor in the Social Sciences department at Michigan Technological University with a background in computational social science, research design, and social science research methods for assessment and

Conference Session

LEES 6: Writing & Communication

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Essig, Purdue University Fort Wayne

. In discussions withour FYE students, we have often heard them express being caught off guard by the workloaddifference between high school and college courses, and they feel overwhelmed with balancingcourse work with their job and family expectations. Outside of the technical problem-solvinglearning outcomes, ENGR 101 also serves as the university mandated first-year student successcourse within the engineering curriculum and incorporates activities throughout to teach studentsabout different success strategies and topics.During one of the student success activities, instructors observed many students did not have aclear idea of what a career in engineering looked like, and many students did not have a distinctreason for why they chose

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, Utah State University; Kurt Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

' perspectivesAbstractThere is a mismatch or gap between the job-related skills that industrial companies want fromElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) graduates and what academic institutions providewhen students graduate from ECE programs. Consequently, and based on the literature, thenumber of contemporary graduates that lack the industry-required skills has increased. Becauseof the skills gap, newly hired engineers may require additional training to attain criticalcompetencies, which cost employers time and money.This paper examines the skills required by ECE graduates in the United States and presentssurvey results from ECE professional engineers. The survey used in this study was obtained fromThe College and Career Readiness and Success Center at the U.S

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3: Technology in Biomedical Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Roza Vaez Ghaemi, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, The Ohio State University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

their log-in time for each event (collected by Zoom andwith respect to the total duration of each event). Finally, we looked into the number of uniquevisits to the Share and Learn webpage [22] to assess offline engagement of the community withthese events.We also surveyed the participants on their perception of the Share and Learn event’s value totheir career, professional development, and teaching enhancement via an online survey after allof the events had occurred. Survey questions included the following questions listed in Table 1.These questions were used to assess research question 2, “what are the demographics of theparticipants of these events in terms of title, role, and institution?” In particular, a quantitativeanalysis of questions

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Kayla Julianna Kummerlen, The University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to emphasize the differences between the academicand professional worlds, allowing students to be more prepared for life after graduation [21].One approach to combatting the negative impact of workplace culture is through mentorship.Professional engineer Kim Parker Brown has said that “One cannot overestimate the importanceof having someone who believes in you and is willing to act as a mentor” [9, p. 49]. Mentors canhelp a mentee transition into the professional workforce by providing guidance and alleviatingstress, especially in the beginnings of a career [10]. For women in STEM, having a mentor of thesame gender has been found to be particularly effective [8]. Hernandez [8] concluded that havinga mentor of the same gender makes it more

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julia A. Scott, Santa Clara University; Evangelia Bouzos, Santa Clara University; Matthew Philip Hendricks, Santa Clara University; Prashanth Asuri, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. In addition, we gatheredqualitative data to ascertain the successful delivery of the value propositions. Recent lab alumniand industry partners were surveyed to determine whether they received the value that waspromised and expected, as well as to discover why the lab was important to them, and what theyvalued most. We invited feedback from representatives of the university and school corporateand external relations programs, as well as the members of its advisory board to learn more aboutthe overall value the Lab brings to the university and its stakeholders.1. IntroductionEngineering students interested in pursuing careers in the healthcare industry are in want ofexperiential learning opportunities that allow them to test the waters and

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Celena Miller, University of Texas Austin - Center for Space Research ; Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #35106STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES): A reimagining of an onsiteNASA/TSGC/UTCSR high school internship programMrs. Celena Miller, University of Texas Austin - Center for Space Research Celena Miller is the Senior Outreach Program Coordinator for the Texas Space Grant Consortium in Austin, Texas. She has worked for over twelve years in education. During that time, Celena has worked in the Texas public school system, promoting earth and space education to students, teachers and the community through curriculum, professional development, science nights, and career exploration. Celena has been recognized for

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury ; Dave Brierley, Engineering New Zealand

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Civil Engineering

andtheir mentors.A wide variety of mentoring topics have been analyzed in previous studies more specific toengineering and STEM subjects, and consideration of earlier literature reinforced the potential ofour trial to contribute to the experiences of undergraduate students. Research has explored thebenefits for young women of mentoring them into STEM subjects [9], the role of mentors inraising young women’s persistence [10] and their retention in engineering disciplines at a higherlevel [11]. A positive impact on career planning in STEM disciplines has also been found forstudents with disabilities [12]. Undergraduate students can mentor other students consideringentering the industry post-school [13] as well as their undergraduate peers [14

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Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 1

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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

the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he directs the Perceptual Systems Research Group. His research interests include information, video and signal processing, engineered healthcare and engineering education. He was appointed Dean of the College of Engineering in May 2018.Dr. Trish Wonch Hill Dr. Trish Wonch Hill is an applied sociologist who collaborates with scientists across STEM disciplines to investigate how to spark STEM career interests during childhood and adolescence. She is particularly interested in how to find STEM pathways for youth who belong to historically underrepresented groups (girls, rural youth, race/ethnic minorities).Mr. Michael LoehringDr. Emily Griffin Overocker, University of Nebraska

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. An explicit initiative of eachsummer program is to increase the number of historically underrepresented students who aremotivated and prepared to choose careers in science, math, and engineering; Table 2 data bearout the results of this initiative to ensure generous participation of underrepresented minoritiesand females. Financial assistance has been provided for students as needed.Table 2 contains some demographic information about the summer programs for each of theseven summers. Total counts are provided, along with female and minority sub-counts. Thefemale and minority counts (percentages) are especially appealing. Table 2 --- Demographics of WIMS Pre-College Summer ProgramsYear Number Total

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Cook, Brigham Young University; Geoff Wright; Steve Shumway; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and those found to be of interestwere selected and combined with additional criteria that we felt were needed for our particularinvestigation.2,3 Eight measurement criteria were selected that would allow us to define thescope of interest in areas which students’ attitude towards and understanding of technology andengineering would be grounded and also to identify the affects of gender of teacher and studenton students’ attitude and understanding. These eight criteria were: 1. Interest in learning about technology and engineering 2. Interest in a career in a technology or engineering field 3. Importance and contribution of technology and engineering to society 4. Difficulty of understanding technology and engineering 5

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Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

toconstrained schedules and competing time demands. However, frequent contact with individualsover time allows advisors to build student strengths in self-determination while tailoring advicedirectly to changing interests.The talk will highlight advising opportunities from outreach, through retention, continuing tograduation, and post graduate interactions that fit within student progress towards theirindividual careers. Appropriate advising content for a technically rigorous chemical engineeringprogram will be used as examples of how to motivate students towards exploring options andmaking decisions that open new doors to professional development. The issue explored is thatself-determination comes from inside the student and that confidence in