Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Pamela J. Silvers, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

pipeline of capable future leaders [4]. Mentoring,which is integral to the Mentor-Connect project, contributes to leadership development forSTEM faculty whose students are enrolled in technician education programs that are critical tonational security and prosperity.Through Mentor-Connect, new educators have been brought into the system, professionallydeveloped through the process of designing and implementing projects to improve technicianeducation, and mentored by those with years of experience in crafting successful ATE grantproposals. This paper explores the Mentor-Connect intervention, now in its 11th year, outcomesthat have resulted and for whom, and the opportunity Mentor-Connect represents for two-yearcollege advanced technology programs

Conference Session

COED: Computing in K-12 / Early Childhood Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia A. Malallah, Kansas State University; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; William Henry Hsu, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

programs. Dr. Weese has been a highly active member in advocating for computer science ed- ucation in Kansas including PK-12 model standards in 2019 with an implementation guide the following year. Work on CS teacher endorsement standards are also being developed. Dr. Weese has developed, organized and led activities for several outreach programs for K-12 impacting well more than 4,000 stu- dents.Mr. Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University Salah Alfailakawi is a PhD student in Educational Technology (ET) Graduate Programs at Kansas State University’s College of Education. His areas of interest include social/cultural issues in ET, the impact of ET on learners and teachers, as well as pract

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, Engineering for One Planet; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Surbhi Godsay Lipkin-Moore, Amplify Evaluation

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

and even regenerative.Integral to this work is fundamentally and systemically changing who will want to become anengineer, graduate as a trained engineer, and pursue a career as a professional engineer; Black,Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are stillmarkedly underrepresented within engineering education at the undergraduate and graduatelevels.9 Additionally, it is imperative that the marginalized communities —who bear much of theburden and harm due to human-caused impacts on the planet— are able to and encouraged toshare their perspectives, knowledge, and lived experiences.10,11 Their leadership andcontributions must be sought, respected, and integrated into future technological and