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Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-1978: THE STEM OUTREACH INITIATIVE AT ROBERT MORRISUNIVERSITYWinston Erevelles, Robert Morris University Winston F. Erevelles is a Professor of Engineering and the Dean of the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science at Robert Morris University. He was also the founding Director of the PRIME coalition – a partnership delivering innovative manufacturing education and career development in Southwest Pennsylvania. Dr. Erevelles was responsible for the design and implementation of the RMU Learning Factory and has raised over $4 million at Robert Morris University (over $6 million in total funding to date) in external funding in the form of grants, gifts, and contracts from

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

SHPE Educator of the Year 2005, and won the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 14.172.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An Academic Scholarship Program for Transfer Students in

Conference Session

Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn McFadden, Pennsylvania State University

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Chemical Engineering

Professor at The Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. Her primary focus is the Chemical Engineering Capstone Design course and Chemical Process Safety and Control. She brings her over 20 years of experience in industry to the classroom to help the students connect their learning with real world application. While the focus of her career was in Re- search and Development (including several process patents), it also included assignments in production and capital deployment. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Collaborative project-based learning approach to the enculturation of senior engineeringstudents into professional engineer practice of teamworkYu Xia, The Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

: Students’ Goals and JourneysAbstractThis qualitative study explored the journeys of students with environmental goals who startedcollege majoring in engineering, including students’ motivations to enter college majoring inengineering, their transitions through college, and how they viewed environmental issues as partof their future engineering careers and among the social responsibilities of engineers. Twelveengineering students with initially strong environmental interests were interviewed at the end oftheir first year of college; nine were initially majoring in environmental engineering (EnvE), twoin civil engineering, and one in mechanical engineering. These students spanned threeinstitutions and continued to

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Gwen Blosser, Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

a better fit.33-35 Universities now offer an array of activities, majors, andexperiences that are gender-typed, and therefore the possibility, and perhaps, now theexpectations are greater, that individuals will follow a gender normative path.34 Beliefsystems about gender combined with certain social contexts are important in shaping thepathways individuals take. Indeed, it is surprising to note, in many authoritarian and lesseconomically developed countries, women are actually more likely to enter a math andscience career than in the United States. It seems that the choices young people maketowards careers in the United States are in many ways the result of structural, cultural,and economic forces that celebrate gendered selves and allow

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian K. Dean, Oakland University; Osamah A. Rawashdeh, Oakland University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

of targetaudience has been shown to be the most benefited by undergraduate research. Specifically, it hasbeen shown that: undergraduate research has an overwhelming positive effect on students,1,2engaging students early in their academic career helps retain students in the STEM field,3,4undergraduate research is linked to heightened graduate school performance,5 and undergraduateresearch is a key factor in improving underrepresented minority persistence in STEM.6,7Once recruited, the goal of the program was to immerse the participants in active researchenvironments overseen by engaged faculty mentors with two students assigned to each mentor.The one-on-one mentorship was a key factor of the program which allowed the faculty andstudents to

Conference Session

History of the Women in Engineering Division: Reflections from Past Chairs of the Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Noel N. Schulz, Washington State University; Sarah A. Rajala, Iowa State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

in teaching, research and service. She enjoys teaching electrical engineering and power engineering topics to students. In research and graduate studies, she has been very active having graduated 40 MS and 13 PhD students; published 160 papers and 2 book chapters; and brought in over $40 M in external research through individual and collaborative projects including an U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award. She is an ASEE and an IEEE Fellow. She has been active in the IEEE Power & Energy Society serving on the PES Governing Board for 12 years and President for 2012-2013. Dr. Schulz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Aldridge, Ohio State University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

constructs related to persistence and demographic items to capture therespondents’ various social identities. We used intersectionality first as a theory to guide theidentification of constructs and creation of items for the constructs and then as a methodologicalapproach to analyze data based on respondents’ multiple demographic identities.Persistence is defined as the personal tendency to endure through hardships to achieve goals orcontinue a course of action [13] [14]. We differentiate persistence as a personal measure orquality and retention as an organizational measure or quality [15]. The PEAS is designed toexplore the personal experiences of faculty as they continue in careers in the academy.Persistence is addressed in the literature with an

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jocelyn LaChelle Jackson, University of Michigan; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Engineering from the University of Vir- ginia and she received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University, where she concentrated on Industrial Engineering and Management. Her research interests include: Broadening Participation, Faculty and Graduate Student Development, International/Global Education, Teamwork and Team Effectiveness, and Quality Control and Manage- ment. In 2003, she received the CAREER award from the Engineering Education and Centers Division of the National Science Foundation. Dr. Adams is a leader in the advancement and inclusion of all in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. She has worked with numerous of colleges and universities

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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nicole M. Iverson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biomedical Engineering

to the field plays in shaping career decisions and actions isexemplified in a recommended roadmap to a successful career in BME [3]. Step three out of 25is “develop a comprehensive understanding of the field and its key divisions.” (p. 1556).Acknowledging the need for broad exposure to the field, the instructor of an introduction toBME course (the second author) decided to reconsider the purposes and design of a term paperassigned in the course. Since the assignment’s inception, one purpose was to provide students’choice to delve into something they care about but for which there was not time in the course todiscuss. The topics students selected were managed in so far as they could not duplicate a topicin any one offering of the course; this

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan Shannahan, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

inresearch also gain opportunities to meet graduate students and assist with graduate-level researchprojects, which can help students build the necessary academic and research skills to succeed infuture graduate studies.8–10 Perhaps most importantly, engaging in research often helpsundergraduates to clarify their academic interests and career ambitions, and make decisionsabout whether attending graduate school will help them reach their goals.11,12Michigan State University (MSU) offers a variety of summer research programs forundergraduates, including residential and non-residential options in STEM, SBE (Social,Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) and liberal arts disciplines. Most of these programs operateunder a common, 10-week calendar that begins

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7111From Freshman Engineering Students to Practicing Professionals: Changesin Beliefs about Important Skills over TimeDr. Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech Katherine Winters earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech studying the career goals and actions of early career engineering graduates. She also has BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from BYU.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fifth year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Designing a Survey Instrument for a National Study of Direct-pathway and Returning Engineering Graduate StudentsAbstractThough a majority of engineering PhD students begin their doctoral career shortly aftercompleting an undergraduate degree, what we call direct-pathway students, a significantminority of students are “returners,” students who pursue a PhD after working outside ofacademia for five or more years. In the first phase of a three year NSF-funded study tocharacterize the population of returning engineering PhD students, we developed a nationally-distributed survey to compare experiences and perspectives of returners and direct-pathwaystudents. The survey

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ross

precision: Future work should define the nature of technical leadership in detail and evaluate the interests and motivations of engineers to develop skills in technical leadership; the relationships between traditional management and technical leadership must be examined; the interests of engineers and of business and industry in career development for “technical leaders” must be assessed. Additionally, the continuing task of improving online education for technical professionals will continue to be a challenging area of development.The development of “Communicating Technical Information” has three stages.Stage 1 – a largely completed task: the infrastructure of the online setting had to beunderstood and

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

paper, we describe a novel afterschool engineering program targeted for middle schoolgrades. The afterschool program builds on our many years of experience in conductingengineering-based professional development for K-12 teachers. The program is founded on athree-pronged approach of: 1) engaging students in inquiry-based learning opportunities thatfeature motivation of engineering concepts with readily-available technology examples, andteam-based design projects with the National Academy of Engineering 21st Century GrandChallenges themes; 2) professional development and support for teachers to guide students inmeaningful engineering design activities; and 3) informing parents and caregivers of the fullrange of STEM college and career pathway

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

audiences.Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy K. Atwood a Quantitative Methods graduate student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has primarily focused on the appropriate use of statistical methods, particularly those involving preliminary tests of significance.Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Prevost is a graduate student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engineering and engineering education and biotechnology.Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison L. Allen Phelps is Professor

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and also outreach to K-12 students to introduce them to the exciting career opportunities in engineering. Ms. LaRue joined OSU in 2003 after working over ten years as a water resources engineer. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. Page 15.1102.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Strengthening the Engineering Pipeline One Field and One Woman at a Time: The Role of a Single-Discipline, Single-Sex Engineering CampAbstractThe shortage of women in technology

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Women in Engineering

presentationactivities, and the outreach teaching activity more highly than men when asked what activitieswere most useful for their career. Interestingly, women also self-reported higher confidence thanmen in 7 of 11 of our learning objectives at the beginning of the semester, and 8 of 11 at the endof the semester. Areas of higher confidence for women included working and communicatingeffectively on a team with various learning styles and engaging the community about science.Areas of higher confidence for men included critically evaluating written and analytical work ofthemselves and others, and recognizing issues and technological advances in bioengineering.Assessment of learning styles in this course revealed that women were slightly more verbal,sensing, and

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #9377Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals theTools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented MinoritiesDr. Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microde- vices. She earned a NSF CAREER award, has published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

)projects.BackgroundThe high school level Introduction to Engineering course was developed based on the interestand ideas that emerged from a workshop conducted at UMBC in July 2001. The objective of theworkshop was to better equip high school teachers and counselors to identify, guide, and prepareprospective students at each of their schools for a career in engineering. The three-day workshopwas developed and presented by UMBC faculty from the College of Engineering and wasmodeled after work done by Raymond Landis1, former Dean of Engineering and Technology at Page 9.710.1“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

start higher education in pursuit of the engineering degree followthrough to completion. Also, roughly one-third wind up pursuing another career path within theuniversity, and roughly one-third depart from the institution for academic and non-academicreasons. These are sobering results to say the least. What they indicate is that today’s college studentis different! As a consequence, we need to rethink how we orient these students to highereducation; i.e., we need to provide ways to introduce these students to the university in a waythat can lead to success. We need to impart upon them the skills necessary to be successful.Retention factors and learning/success strategies In a look at the factors impacting a student’s decision to leave

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

on career opportunities, enhancing the transfer student experience, and diversity in engineering. Page 25.1398.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Understanding the Path of Engineering and Computer Science Upper Division Transfer Students To a Large UniversityAbstractThe community college is a critical source for growing the engineering and computer fields inthe United States. The encouragement, recruitment, transfer and acclimation process for thesestudents to a larger four-year school is very crucial in their successful

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

over the next decade anational priority”.2 Here, partnerships between industries, foundations, non-profit corporations,and science and engineering societies are asked to contemplate new methods for motivating ouryouth to attain academic degrees in STEM fields. Also in 2009, the President’s Council ofAdvisors on Science and Technology made several recommendations for improving STEMeducation in the United States. These recommendations focused on improving the quality ofeducation by preparing the teaching workforce to instruct students on acquiring the necessaryskills for building “a strong foundation in STEM subjects”, and inspiring students to be“motivated to study STEM subjects” throughout their academic life and careers.3 Further spurredby

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program helped 4.33 33.3% 66.7% 0 0 0 broaden my understanding of engineering (0.49) and engineering technology.2. The sessions (presentations and projects) in the pre-engineering program helped me 4.00 16.7% 66.7% 16.7% 0 0 understand the various career choices (0.60) within engineering and technology.3. The sessions (presentations and projects) 4.00 helped me understand the engineering 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 0 0

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Parker; Lawrence Burton

U.S.workforce that includes (1) engineering degree recipients at the baccalaureate or higher degreelevel, and (2) people in engineering occupations with and without engineering degrees. TheProject addresses a wide range of topics, including those related to educational backgrounds,occupations, job activities, and mid-career training. (See Appendix A for more information onthe Project, including data sources and how to order publications.) It will also examine changesin the profession of engineering in the latter half of this century. This paper is based on Project analyses that examine a pervasive theme in engineeringpractice: the intersections of engineering and management. The relationship betweenengineering and management is discussed in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University; Paris Eisenman, University of New Mexico; Ethan Kapp, University of New Mexico; Carl Lyle Abadam, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas at Austin; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Engineering, and Construction Management programs. Thecourse is taught every semester to both civil engineering (CE) and construction management(CM) students. The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to the fields of civil,construction and environmental engineering and construction management. Students learn about:the process of being a civil engineer or construction manager; the scope of careers open tograduates; some of the procedures and methods used in engineering design; how to workeffectively on open-ended problems under constraints of time; how to work effectively on smallteams and communicate ideas; and how to develop an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility. The previous iterations of the course featured

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak Gupta, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Bradley J. Deken, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Technology

for Engineering Education, 2011 Development of Green Technology Curriculum    AbstractThis paper will discuss the development of a training program for area professionals and a BSdegree in Sustainable Energy Systems Management at Southeast Missouri State University(Southeast). The curriculum is designed to serve as a career pathway toward developing a futureworkforce in green energy technologies. The process involved the assessment of needs of theregion, selection of advisory board members, identification of core competencies, developmentof course and lab curricula, development of training modules for business and industryprofessionals, and purchase of necessary equipment. The green technology skills that weretargeted were

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

Educator of the Year 2005, and the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University ARMANDO A. RODRIGUEZ is the Co-PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

and social support have beenidentified as important to the career development and academic progress of all students”(Hackett, et al, 1992, p. 528)8; they contend that the stress and anxiety “…experienced bystudents in engineering programs might be a source of lowered academic and career self-efficacy” (p. 529)7 and go on to argue that “… coping skills and social support may moderate thepossibly detrimental effects of a stressful academic program,” (p.529)7. These findings“…provide some evidence for the relations of lower levels of stress and more social support toenhanced self-efficacy and academic achievement,” (Hackett, et al, 1992 p.535) 8 and seem toanticipate the recommendations of the National Academies of Science (2005) 12 and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph LaLopa; Mara Wasburn

Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Benefits of Mentoring, with Some CaveatsWhen asked to reflect on their career successes, many if not most people point to role modelswho helped and/or influenced them. In academe, mentoring programs for new faculty, bothformal and informal, have grown in number in recent years.5, 6 Many of those embarking on newcareers have concerns about their competence, their ability to succeed, and their understanding ofand ability to navigate the organizational culture in which they find themselves.6, 7 They oftenfeel isolated in their new milieu, and uncertain of exactly how to fulfill their job requirements,8, 9which can ultimately lead to feelings of alienation.6Research indicates that mentored