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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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are imminent in the student’s career but courseobjectives broaden well beyond professional development. The “Mini” modules are briefoverviews or subsections of the full module topics, and consist of four or five slides for easyintegration. This paper focuses on the development and summary of these “Mini” modules.Professional Development “Mini” Modules“Mini” modules have been developed around three major topics: Educational Context;Professional Development; and, Engineering Ethics. The Educational Context “Mini” modulesexplore the development of engineering education through its history, the relationship betweenthe missions of the university and individual engineering departments, and the overallphilosophy of higher education. These modules

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Ma, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ece Erdogmus, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erica Ryherd, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kyungki Kim, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Catherine Armwood-Gordon, Tennessee State University

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the project, VADER-1 and VADER-2were developed to enhance first- and second-year students’ self-efficacy and retention in AE/Cprograms. VADER-R, aimed at recruiting high school and community college students into AE/Cprograms, is under development. VADER-1 and VADER-2 were implemented in 10 courses (405students) across three institutions in Fall 2023. The impact of VADERs was assessed throughreflection surveys guided by Social Cognitive Career Theory, pre- and post-domain knowledgequizzes, and time-stamped click-stream data reflecting student interactions within the virtualenvironment.1. IntroductionArchitectural Engineering and Construction (AE/C) education faces persistent challenges inenhancing students’ proficiency while fostering and

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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diversity ofperspective and experience. To help all students develop the skills necessary to attract, retain,and consider the needs of diverse populations, engineering students need to consider socialresponsibility in the context of their engineering careers and scope of practice [6].To help promote engineering students’ ability to develop their social responsibility capacity, theUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell S-STEM program began with an initial plan to recruit threecohorts of 8 low-income, high-achieving students (24 students total) who wish to pursue a careerin higher education (e.g., faculty at community colleges or universities) and engage them inongoing social responsibility and identity formation curriculum. Supporting scholars from

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Jessica Santangelo, Hofstra University; Margaret A Hunter, Hofstra University; John Carmine Vaccaro, Hofstra University; Scott T Lefurgy, Hofstra University; Jacqueline Lee, Nassau Community College; Rakhi Agarwal, Nassau Community College

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responsiveprogram structure (Figure 1).Both NCC and HU are located in a communityin which more than 93% of high schoolstudents are minoritized in the sciences andmore than 65% are low income. Ourobjectives are to: (1) shorten the length of timeto earn STEM AS and BA/BS degrees, (2)increase feelings of belonging and identitywith NCC and HU, (3) increase identity andconfidence as STEM students andprofessionals, (4) ensure consistentengagement with student support services(e.g., academic success, career counseling andplacement), (5) catalyze interdisciplinary andinter-institutional pedagogical collaborations,(6) identify curricular and co-curricular factorscontributing to student success and careerentry, (7) institutionalize

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Ivy Chin, University of Nevada, Reno; Joseph Bozsik, University of Nevada, Reno; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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scholars in the program. Current scholars identify as 21male, 10 female, 18 white, 7 Hispanic, 1 Black, and 5 Asian. Program numbers mirror similarenrollment trends to the College with the following exceptions: higher female and students of colorenrolled. The scholars in both cohorts participated in curricular and co-curricular activities thatincluded enrollment in a summer bridge program, proactive advising, tutoring in engineeringcourses, peer and faculty mentoring, career and graduate school guidance, cohort buildingactivities, theme seminars, funded undergraduate research experiences, and goals workshops. Theprogram did not have a comparison/control group. Cohort 1 started during the fall 2019 semester and cohort 2 started a year later

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karcher Morris, University of California, San Diego; Jaclyn Duerr, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Bill Lin, University of California, San Diego

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who transfer to 4-year institutions for engineering degrees areknown to face significant adversity. Some common challenges they face include having minimalfinancial resources, a lack of engineering-oriented mentorship, and prolonged time to degree.Engineering transfer students are naturally diverse, ranging in age, experience, and motivation.Some have carved paths that include, for example, military service, starting a family of theirown, or switching their career aims. The nuanced nature of the transfer student experiencechallenges higher education professionals to identify innovative ways for transfer students tomeet their individualized goals.The engineering transfer students aim to transition from a previous institution to a 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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in engineering, beyond what isexpected [2]. Typically, support for these students is not designed to dynamically interact withstudents’ needs. Rather, it is more common that programs take the approach that students willfind support if it exists. We aim to illuminate the experiences of students who navigate additionalobstacles in engineering, who we refer to as marginalized students. We are also interested indeveloping ways to more responsively support their navigation of engineering. We conductedthis work through an NSF CAREER project titled Responsive Support Structures forMarginalized Students: A Critical Interrogation of Navigational Strategies.The purpose of this NSF CAREER project is to foster understanding of the relationship

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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standards, reflecting the increasing acceptance of engineering at the K-12 leveland its potential value to students. In addition to promoting outcomes that benefit all studentsregardless of career aspirations such as increased math and science achievement and greatertechnological literacy, K-12 engineering programs have been identified as a means of recruitingand retaining potential students in engineering.The growth of precollege engineering programs means that increasing numbers of incomingengineering students will have had some exposure to engineering prior to their enrollment inengineering programs. However, the impact of precollege engineering experiences onundergraduate engineering students is relatively unexplored. To address this lack

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Maja J. Mataric, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California

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Mentoring (PAESMEM), the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Innovation, Okawa Foundation Award, NSF Career Award, the MIT TR100 Innovation Award, and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award. She served as the elected president of the USC faculty and the Academic Senate. At USC she has been awarded the Viterbi School of Engineering Service Award and Junior Research Award, the Provost’s Center for Interdisci- plinary Research Fellowship, the Mellon Mentoring Award, the Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Service Award, and a Remarkable Woman Award. She is featured in the science documentary movie ”Me & Isaac Newton”, in The New Yorker (”Robots that Care” by Jerome Groopman, 2009

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Urmi Duttagupta, New York City College of Technology; Nadia S Kennedy, New York City College of Technology; Diana Samaroo; Viviana Acquaviva, New York City College of Technology; Armando Dominguez Solis

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faculty mentoring ofSTEM students [13]; d) seminars and informal meetings with STEM researchers andprofessionals, women and URM included, to develop a professional STEM identity. Becauselittle is known about structural factors that foster STEM identities, this project explores studentperceptions of the effectiveness of program interventions in supporting their persistence andsuccess. The project is particularly concerned with generating useful knowledge about academicsuccess, retention, transfer, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students[6, 7, 8] that could be replicated elsewhere.Project SEER: Supporting, Engaging, Empowering and Retaining New Scholars in Science,Technology, Engineering and MathematicsThrough this project’s

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Michael Alexander Liu, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Bruce L. Tai, Texas A&M University; Samuel F. Noynaert, Texas A&M University; Dinakar Sagapuram, Texas A & M University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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, besides a confirmation and/or an invigorated intent to pursue advanced studyand a career in STEM fields. Altogether, the experience and lessons learned from year-one hasprovided invaluable perception for imparting a broader impact through this NSF-REU site.Background & MotivationMetrology, the science of measurement, and (non-destructive) inspection transcends scales,materials, and disciplines; yet, rarely are its salient aspects emphasized. For instance, is italarming that a significant number of graduating seniors in engineering are oblivious to errorsand uncertainty in measurement, gauge repeatability/reproducibility, fits/tolerances, etc., suchthat they are perplexed as to why a computer-aided design (CAD) model of a 2” diametercylinder

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Demetri Blackwood, Kettering University ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Kettering University

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findings ofan earlier study suggest that graduate student decisions are affected by some of the same factorsthat influence an undergraduate student [2], this literature is relevant to the current study.There are many factors that contribute to a student’s desire to switch or migrate into a differentmajor. In the STEM fields in particular, a common reason is that STEM departments are themost difficult grading departments at most colleges [1]. Other students become less interested inthe course work of their declared major or discover a preference for courses taken in otherprograms [3], while others perform poorly or find themselves otherwise unsuited for their currentprogram of study [4]. Furthermore, students may discover better career and

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa; Ian M. White, University of Maryland; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa; R. Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Jennifer Wolk, University of Maryland, College Park

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program. It has given us theopportunity to understand more of why our students choose to complete their degrees inengineering which opens the doors for interventions and changes targeted at venerablepopulations. Specifically, it seems like this class might help to introduce the students to morepractical Mechanical Engineering applications early in their academic careers and give them theconfidence to complete their math and physics sequences. We are approaching the first of our 4-year retention rates and are expecting to be able to transition to a full curriculum-basedimplementation of the program based on these results.Oklahoma State University:Background: Oklahoma State has been offering a design centered version of the course duringeach fall

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Hannah Wehlmann

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industry career. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to develop and run innovation and entrepreneurial programs for the Engineering Innovation Center, a 20,000 sq ft rapid prototyping facility. These in- clude Aggies Invent, TAMU iSITE, Inventeer, and Pop Up Classes. In addition, he mentors multiple entrepreneurial teams. Formerly he was a Senior Vice President of Fujitsu Network Communications, headquartered in Richard- son, Texas. With over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, Rodney was responsible for de- veloping partnerships with leading network technology providers and driving marketing efforts for op- tical, access and data products developed by Fujitsu. Rodney was Chairman of

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Carla López del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carmen M. Bellido, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Monica Alfaro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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educational echelon starting from publicintermediate schools through doctoral programs. The second project, entitled Ecosystem toExpand Capabilities and Opportunities for STEM-Scholars (EECOS), developed an integratedframework that provides support to 62 low-income, talented, STEM students who were severelyaffected by Hurricane María and 2019-2020 earthquakes (58 undergraduate and 4 graduate). Theproject provided participants with financial, academic, socio-emotional, and career motivationsupport needed to complete their programs. The third project, Program for Engineering Access,Retention, and LIATS Success (PEARLS) addresses college access and economic hardships ofLow-Income Academically Talented Students (LIATS). It aims at increasing the

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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art facilities.One of the more effective ways to increase knowledge about science, technology, engineering,and math (STEM) careers is to increase the knowledge of teachers. As part of a National ScienceFoundation Advanced Technological Education project, a group of high school teachers wasoffered the opportunity to work in advanced manufacturing labs with engineering faculty. Theseprojects included additive manufacturing (AM) of ceramics, surface characterization of AMmetal parts, and surface alteration. The teachers were tasked with developing lesson plans whichincorporated the advanced manufacturing concepts that they had learned.As part of the assessment of the program, teachers were given pre- and post- research experiencesurveys

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University; Miguel Rodriguez, Florida International University; Beverly Ma, University of Nevada, Reno; Jacqueline Doyle; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Paper ID #21673Normative and Non-Normative Engineering Student Experiences in Navigat-ing the Cultures of EngineeringMr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2017, and plans to pursue a career in academia in the future. His research interests are in graduate student attrition rates within academia, engineering identity development and the factors that influence decision making on persistence.Ms. Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B Knight, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin

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Maura Borrego is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frances Harackiewicz P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lizette R. Chevalier P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Omer Salih Elsanusi, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Karen Sue Renzaglia

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pathways to energy-related careers in the colleges of Engineering, Science, andApplied Sciences and Arts, and is positioned to meet this challenge in part through the SouthernIllinois (SI) Energy Scholarship Program.1.1 Program Goals and ActivitiesThe NSF S-STEM Southern Illinois (SI) Energy Scholarship Program has the following three goalsand activities toward meeting those goals:Goal 1: Increase the number of low-income academically talented students obtaining degrees inSTEM and entering the STEM workforce or graduate study (Recruit and support) To reach this goal, high-achieving scholars from Illinois community colleges are recruitedand provided with scholarships to cover tuition and fees (averaging $7,000/year) for the two yearswhile at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Huff, Harding University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha Durga Ramane; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #16160Social and Technical Dimensions of Engineering IdentityDr. James Huff, Harding University James Huff is an assistant professor of engineering at Harding University, where he primarily teaches multidisciplinary engineering design and electrical engineering. His research interests are aligned with how engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole persons. James received his Ph.D. in engineering education and his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University.Prof. Brent K

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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eugene leo draine mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College

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workplace.” Participants emphasized specific examples of improvements, such as theircommunication with managers, understanding of job duties, team collaboration, problem-solving, and work ethic. Practical applications of engineering in their courses helped them totranslate theoretical knowledge into employment opportunities. As stated by one participant, “Ifeel like I was one of the few people in my internship … that was actually able to take myresearch in my own direction.” Additionally, participants expressed that the program heightenedstudents’ confidence in exploring career opportunities in engineering and engineeringtechnology. They identified examples of how the skills students develop in the engineeringprogram contributed to their efforts in

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracie Ferreira, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Shakhnoza Kayumova, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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awards, engineering is ranked fourth [1]. Despite intentions to pursue further education,the realities of full-time employment and the extended duration required to complete a degreepart-time often deter these students from achieving their educational aspirations. Literatureindicates that students who continue in engineering careers typically demonstrate high levels ofself-efficacy and identify strongly with the engineering community [1,2]. Although research onself-efficacy and engineering identity has expanded, it predominantly focuses on the initialcollege experience [3,4]. Limited research exists on self-efficacy and engineering identity amongstudents persisting in engineering education and into their professional careers [4,5]. The

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Murthi, New York University; Ariana Riccio Arista, Education Development Center; Wendy B Martin; Kristie K Patten, New York University

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Paper ID #42898Board 274: Exploring Problem-Solving Experiences in Autism-Inclusion SchoolsUsing Photovoice: A Collaborative Data Collection ProcessMs. Kavitha Murthi, New York University I am pursuing my doctoral studies at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in the Department of Occupational Therapy. I work with Vice Dean Kristie Patten on a National Science Foundation (NSF) project titled ”Developing Abilities and Knowledge for Careers in Design and Engineering for Students on the Autism Spectrum by Scaling Up Making Experiences.” Through this project, I intend to explore the impact of

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico; Kristine Denman, University of New Mexico

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science students. In addition to providingscholarship support for the students, the NSF project also provides career development activities(e.g. resume critique, interview tips, etc.), opportunity to join a learning community (LC) in astrategic area for the UNM School of Engineering (SOE) (e.g. bioengineering or aerospaceengineering), and last but not least, an opportunity to participate in service learning (SL) orcommunity-engagement (CE). The community engagement is presented to the students in theform of a bigger concept or umbrella: Peace Engineering (PE). PE encompasses engineeringactivities that generally promotes world peace. The students learn throughout a scholarship yearabout PE through SL/CE. There are two main ways for the students to

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahsan Mian, Wright State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Brett Doudican, University of Dayton; Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University

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curriculum coach of the University of Dayton’s NSF RET program as well as a full time technical math teacher at Greene County Career Center. Brett is involved in multiple levels of education including the Ohio Department of Education, teaching a math methods course to new teachers in alternative certification programs, and managing a small curriculum and professional development organization.Prof. Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Depart- ment, Wright State University. Currently involved in outreach to middle and high schools STEM teachers through the ASM-Materials Camp for Teachers program as well as engaging students in

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Hurst, UMBC; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Darius McCoy, Digital Harbor Foundation; Nicholas Carter, UMBC; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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STEM fields [4, 17]. Since it is often difficult toinfuse Making into students’ schedules, this frequently occurs in after-school programs.Unfortunately, not all youth are able to participate in after-school activities due to financialpressures and may instead take jobs in non-technical fields such as food service or retail [15].These non-technical jobs take time away from making, designing, and tinkering, which can leavethem behind their peers who are honing skills for technical career paths.We are working to create a living laboratory “print shop” at the Digital Harbor Foundation(DHF) Tech Center in downtown Baltimore to study the impact of Maker employment with innercity youth. The print shop opened in late January 2017, and is currently

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Guy C. Hembroff, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Kellie H. Raffaelli; John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University

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Logic Array (FPGA) architecture and design methodology, Engineer- ing Technology Education, and hardware description language modeling. Dr. Alaraje is a 2013-2014 Fulbright scholarship recipient at Qatar University, where he taught courses on Embedded Systems. Ad- ditionally, Dr. Alaraje is a recipient of an NSF award for a digital logic design curriculum revision in collaboration with the College of Lake County in Illinois, and a NSF award in collaboration with the University of New Mexico, Drake State Technical College, and Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The award focused on expanding outreach activities to increase the awareness of potential college stu- dents about career opportunities in electronics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maeve Drummond Oakes, CISTAR at Purdue University; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Kristin M. Everett, Western Michigan University

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center, a collaborative network of five universities, is supported by fourpillars: workforce development, diversity, industry, and research. This poster will outlineresearch experiences and career and graduate school preparation and associated evaluationrelated to workforce development and diversity including a Research Experience for Teachers(RET) for middle and high school teachers, a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)and a Young Scholars program for high school students. Our presentation documents anddescribes steps taken to launch the educational programming during the first year of the center.The overarching broader impact goal of CISTAR Workforce Development is to create atechnically excellent and inclusive community of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Olson P.E., Boise State University; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Paper ID #16411Support Model for Transfer Students Utilizing the STEM Scholarship Pro-gramMs. Lynn Olson P.E., Boise State University Lynn Olson, P.E, is the Recruitment Coordinator in the College of Engineering at Boise State. She re- ceived a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Gonzaga University in 1995. She began her engineering consulting career with T-O Engineers (formerly Toothman-Orton Engineering) in Boise in 1997. In fall of 2011 she joined the staff of the College of Engineering at Boise State as an Advisor and Recruitment Coordinator. Since that time she has worked as an adjunct faculty teaching

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Clara Novoa, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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increasingstudent retention as a part of an NSF IUSE grant, Texas State STEM Rising Stars. One of thesestrategies is to introduce a new first-year course, “Introduction to Engineering & EngineeringTechnology,” that was designed to support student retention through exploration of relevantacademic and career issues, early contact with faculty as mentors, and development of a learningcommunity with peers in the major. A special challenge for developing this new Introduction toEngineering course is that the state legislature implemented a law2 that limits the number ofhours that can be required for a college degree. As a result, a new course cannot simply beadded to the existing curriculum of the university’s engineering and engineering technologydegrees