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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Mitzi Desselles, Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Successes and Lessons in Year 4 of an S-STEM Summer Sophomore Bridge during the COVID-19 PandemicThis grantees poster paper documents activities and outcomes of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

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Joselyn Elisabeth Busato, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Davide Guzzetti, Auburn University

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Paper ID #33220Introducing Chaos in Elementary School; a Precursor for Multibody Dynam-icsMiss Joselyn Elisabeth Busato, Bucknell University Joselyn Busato is an undergraduate student at Bucknell University, majoring in creative writing and biol- ogy.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskio˘glu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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Bibhav Bhattarai, Auburn University; Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Joni M. Lakin, University of Alabama; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University

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coatings, 3D printed structures, light-weight composites, and antimicrobial surfaces. Her national awards include selection for the Fulbright Specialist Roster (2015), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum’s Young Investigator Award (2012), the Presidential Early Career Award for Sci- entists and Engineers (2010), and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Her Auburn University awards include the Excellence in Faculty Outreach (2015), an Auburn University Alumni Pro- fessorship (2014), the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council Awards for Senior (2013) and Junior (2009) Faculty Research, the Faculty Women of Distinction Award (2012), and the Mark A. Spencer Creative

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno

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two working-class parents in adouble-income household. Both parents were first-generation college graduates from theMidwest, and they raised me and my two siblings in California. I graduated from a private,teaching-focused university in Texas with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineeringwith an emphasis on structural engineering. I worked for three years as a civil engineer beforegoing back to school and pursuing engineering education. My education and career inengineering took place in predominantly white, male settings. Since this research captures theexperiences of WOC, my race, gender, and experiences in engineering education are salient as aresearcher in this study. Many of these women’s experiences I did not relate to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Zahraa Krayem Stuart, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Kathleen Dinota, Stony Brook University; Hechuan Wang, Stony Brook University; Amanda Esposito, Stony Brook University

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research and edu- cation awards including the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017), the 2019 Ada Byron Award of the Galician Society of Computer Engineers (Spain) for a successful professional career path that inspires women to engineering study and careers, the Best Paper Award in the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine 2007 as coauthor of a paper entitled Particle Filtering, the IEEE Outstanding Young Engineer Award (2009), for development and application of computational methods for sequential signal processing, the IEEE Athanasios Papoulis Award (2011), for innovative educational outreach that has inspired high school students and college level women to study

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Bryan Thomas Bosch, The University of Toledo

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, and Readiness for Engineering andTechnology (GEARSET) Program is to enhance the student learning, academic pathways,academic performance, professional preparation, retention, and graduation of low-income,academically talented (LIAT) students aspiring to engineering careers. By recruiting a diversepool of students with demonstrated academic talent, and by facilitating a pathway to engineeringand technology majors for students who must first complete required pre-engineering courses,we also seek to increase the equity and diversity of the institution’s College of Engineering. Theproject will contribute to the existing knowledge of the impact of financial aid, mentoring,academic support, and professional development on the engineering career

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Andrew Skelton, York University; Jermin Bates, York University; Julia K Frank, York University

Mathematics Education, and Experiential Learning in Mathematics, who is planning a career as a mathematics educator.Miss Julia K Frank, York University Julia is a current Bachelor of Education student who recently completed an undergraduate degree in the Mathematics for Education, B.Sc. program. She is specifically interested in the use of vertical non- permanent surfaces and collaborative learning in mathematics, and is planning a career as a secondary mathematics teacher. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Curricular Integration of First-Year Experience ProgrammingThe gold standard of First-Year

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Qingli (Barbara) Dai

captures and/or animation. Each team was evaluated on their ability to doparametric modeling, motion simulation, team work and effective presentations. Studentswere excited with PACE Competition by presenting their group achievements and theirCAD abilities to the judges and other classmates. This competition event also encouragedthem to pursue a career of mechanical design and manufacture in industries.BackgroundMichigan Technological University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics (ME-EM) was selected to be partnership with General Motors,EDS, and Sun Microsystems in the PACE program for the Advancement ofCAD/CAM/CAE Education on August 30, 2000. The PACE program’s mission is tointegrate mathematics-based CAD/CAM/CAE

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Maral Kargarmoakhar, Florida International University; Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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toother incentives (such as higher earning potential) [6][7]. Given the critical shortage of workersand teachers in academic fields or careers in computing industry, low rates of participation areespecially problematic [6]. It is vital to the economy of the United States to attract and retainqualified computing students. It is also important to ensure a diverse faculty that represents thepopulation they serve [8]. To broaden participation in academia, it is important to ensure equitablerepresentation of all students in both undergraduate and graduate schools. As such, it is importantnot only to consider ways to encourage students to pursue graduate work, but also to find ways toattract minoritized populations to graduate studies in computing

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Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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Madasamy Arockiasamy, Florida Atlantic University; Sudhagar Nagarajan, Florida Atlantic University; Hassan Mahfuz, Florida Atlantic University; Michael R. Maniaci, Florida Atlantic University; Ishwarya Srikanth, Florida Atlantic University; Stephen Michael Castillo; Reinaldo L. Dos Santos, Florida Atlantic University

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prepare them for collegeeducation and careers in STEM.Although several initiatives are undertaken across several states to promote STEM literacy, therestill exists a lack of STEM graduates and skilled workforce that is necessary to run the economy.For example, a total of 1.8 million bachelor’s degrees were awarded in 2015–2016, of whichonly about 18% were in STEM fields. In particular, women received lower percentages ofbachelor’s degrees in STEM fields compared to men (36% vs. 54%), and this trend was observedacross all racial/ethnic groups (NCES, 2019). There is a growing demand for STEM skills acrossvarious sectors like computer science, aerospace, agriculture, clean energy, life sciences,advanced manufacturing, etc. The U.S. Bureau of Labor

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

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Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University

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that make it challenging to gain entry and to persist in the workplace [2, 3].Reports from students unable to obtain employment note that passing the technical interviews isone of the biggest issues they face in starting their career [3]. However, understanding the fullimpact of the hiring process in computing, and in particular, how it affects groups alreadyunderrepresented in computing (women, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latinx workers),is important to creating a workplace of diverse talent [4–6]. Given the paucity of rigorousresearch surrounding the steps in the process, our motivation for this work was to create acomprehensive assessment of what hiring in computing looks like from the perspective of the jobseeker. In addition, we

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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Daniel Dopp, University of Missouri; David Bergin, University of Missouri; Satish S. Nair, University of Missouri, Columbia

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shows that decisions to pursue STEM in later careers are influenced by early exposureduring K-12 education [1]. This early exposure is also useful in understanding connectionsbetween coursework related to mathematics, science, and liberal arts. For example, a pilot studyfound that students who were introduced to neuroscience in the context of health sciencespossessed an increased knowledge and awareness of the growing concerns related to mentalhealth issues [2]. Another study found that students who pursued higher education in STEMreported having an early personal connection to their field through a family member or friendwith a career in STEM [3]. Students who lack such personal connections may also be drawn tothe field by shadowing a

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Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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Nourhan Emad El-Atky, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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students [1]. Students worktogether as a team to apply their engineering skills and gain field experience before embarkingon their eventual careers [2]. The open-ended nature of the experience allows numerous learningopportunities for practicing both technical and non-technical skills. While the primary emphasisof capstone design experience is justifiably technical competency, the non-technical aspects areequally important within engineering careers [2]. A structured training within the broad area ofprofessionalism is required to leverage the capstone design experience and better align with thecareer needs.Besides the application of technical knowledge, every capstone project relies on multipleprofessional skills to be successful. While

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Faculty Development 3: Research, Practice, and Lessons Learned

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Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., E4S, LLC; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Stacy Tantum, Duke University; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University

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regular contributor to the Improve with Metacognition blog. Dr. Cunningham teaches a range of courses across undergraduate levels with spe- cialization in dynamic systems, measurement, and control. In his teaching he seeks to apply what he has learned from his research, spurring student reflection and metacognitive growth, so that they may become more skillful learners. Skillful learners are capable, independent, and adaptable thinkers who are able to succeed wherever their career paths lead. Dr. Cunningham has industry experience through 7 co-op expe- riences as an undergraduate student, 2 sponsored projects as a graduate student, and as a consultant after joining the faculty at Rose-Hulman. He holds B.S., M.S., and

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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near to the historical 40% level, evenduring COVID: 13 of a class of 30 took the course.Teaching DC/DC Converters in the First Electric Power Engineering CourseDC/DC converters are introduced in the latter part of the first course in our sequence. Mostelectrical engineers will encounter power supplies at some point in their careers. This part of thecourse is designed to give some understanding of the issues underlying DC/DC conversion, howelectronics engineers are provided with what they call VDD, the DC biasing voltage that underlieselectronic circuitry, whether analog, mixed-signal, or digital.The subjects presented in about ten lessons are the buck converter, boost converter, and flybackconverter. Steady state circuit analysis is the tool

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Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

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Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State Unviersity; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado Boulder; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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“how reforms in engineering are taken up in identityproductions” [24, p. 278]. The work described in this current paper focuses on this intersectionbetween a change in pedagogy and students’ engineering identities.Recent research proposes both quantitative and qualitative ways to measure engineering identity.For example, Godwin developed a survey to measure engineering identity, with a focus on threeconstructs: recognition as an engineer, interest in engineering, and performance/competence inengineering [25]. Meyers et al. also used a survey to model engineering identity developmentemploying stage theory [26]. They found that male students, students further in their studies, andstudents with future career plans in engineering are more likely

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Amari Simpson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lara Hebert Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Luisa-maria Rosu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tasha D. Henderson

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’ professional knowledge and continuing education to the quality of teaching and the evaluation of STEM programs in higher education. In 2014, she received a CORE Early Career Fulbright U.S. scholar award for the proposal Investigations of Quality Criteria in STEM Teacher Education and in 2016, she received the YWCA leadership award for STEM education. Luisa received her Ph.D. in Continuing Teacher Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2010. She also holds an M.A in Applied Mathematics from the University of Southern California (2000) and an M.S. in Real and Complex Analysis from the University of Bucharest, Romania (1996).Dr. Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion Dr. Meagan Pollock

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Reza Kamali, California State University San Marcos

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six broad factors drive students to leave engineering: classroom and academicclimate, grades and conceptual understanding, self-efficacy and self-confidence, high schoolpreparation, interest and career goals, and race and gender. They also noted that studies suggestthat retention can be increased by addressing one or more of these factors [3].In order to address the factors that persistently cause so many students to leave engineering, andto develop a lower-division curriculum that will engage and retain Electrical Engineering majors,particularly those from underrepresented groups, California State University San Marcos, proposesto implement this study to improve retention. This paper will address two of the retention issuesthat Geisinger and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

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Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University

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, virtual summer camp,experiential learning, multidisciplinary engineering, hands-on, simulationLiterature ReviewThe popularity of STEM focused summer camps has increased as a result of investments inSTEM workforce development. Early exposure to STEM principles and concepts increasesinterest in and pursuit of STEM careers. (National Research Council, 2011) The need for suchprograms is amplified for underrepresented populations. (Mau & Li, 2018) Underrepresentedpopulations face barriers to STEM access that are self-perceived and institutional. (Grossman &Porche, 2014) Investigations measuring the impact of STEM summer enrichment programs onself-efficacy, interest in STEM careers, and STEM identity has increased during the last decade.The

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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-college, interdisciplinary engineering, virtual summer camp,experiential learning, multidisciplinary engineering, hands-on, simulationLiterature ReviewThe popularity of STEM focused summer camps has increased as a result of investments inSTEM workforce development. Early exposure to STEM principles and concepts increasesinterest in and pursuit of STEM careers. (National Research Council, 2011) The need for suchprograms is amplified for underrepresented populations. (Mau & Li, 2018) Underrepresentedpopulations face barriers to STEM access that are self-perceived and institutional. (Grossman &Porche, 2014) Investigations measuring the impact of STEM summer enrichment programs onself-efficacy, interest in STEM careers, and STEM identity has

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Russell Korte, George Washington University; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Association; Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso

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Ph.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Howard University and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He is currently serving as professor and chairper- son of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at one of the nation’s preeminent public urban research institutions, Morgan State University. His career spans over twenty-eight years of progres- sive scholarly experience in such areas as research administration/ implementation, pedagogical inno- vation, international collaboration, strategic planning, promoting community engagement and academic program development. He instructs courses in computer vision, computer graphics, electromagnetics and characterization of semiconductor

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Potpourri - A Mix of All Topics

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Liang Zhu, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland Baltimore County; L.D. Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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, the retention rate and graduation rate ofundergraduate students in STEM fields are typically low and there is room for furtherimprovement. The low retention and graduation rates may be due to not only the rigorouscurriculum of the STEM majors, but also economic and academic difficulties those studentsencounter. Financial support to students alone may not be sufficient to address the problems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM scholarship program was established toencourage higher education institutions to develop academic activities to support undergraduatestudents in STEM fields to improve their retention and graduation rates, and further increasingtheir potential of career placement and graduate studies. Our university

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Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Stephanie M. Arnett, New Mexico State University; Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; David G. Ortiz, New Mexico State University; Lorissa B. B. Humble, New Mexico State University; Analyssa D. Martinez, New Mexico State University

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c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Toward an Understanding of the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity, Gender, First-Generation Student Status and Engineering Identity at Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsAbstractUnderstanding how students of different demographic backgrounds differ in their earlyengineering identities can help inform educators’ efforts to facilitate engineering identitydevelopment. This work contributes to this understanding with a quantitative exploration of theways that race/ethnicity, gender, and first-generation status work together to impact engineeringidentity among 656 early-career engineering students at a public Hispanic-Serving Institution(HSIs) in the Southwestern

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

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Elena Filatova, City University of New York; Deborah Hecht, Center for Advanced Study in Education

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in careers in evaluation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Using Data Science to Create an Impact on a City Life and to Encourage Students from Underserved Communities to Get into STEM.Abstract:In this paper, we introduce a novel methodology for teaching Data Science courses at New YorkCity College of Technology, CUNY (CityTech). This methodology has been designed to engageour diverse student body. CityTech is an urban, commuter, HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution)school with 34% Hispanic and 29% Black students. 61% of our students come from householdswith an income of less than $30,000. Thus, many students in our college come from the NewYork City

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Innovative Pedagogies Afforded Through Technology and Remote Learning

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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the basic concepts taught in thecore STEM courses is a strong contributing factor to student attrition. Strategies to improvelearning experiences in STEM courses by all students at colleges and universities are thereforeneeded so that they persist in the STEM career pipeline. A group of STEM faculty members at aHistorically Black University is committed to this important need through the far-reaching use ofVirtual Reality (VR) in its STEM courses and investigating its impact on learning outcomes,engagement and persistence in STEM.The two big questions that continue to be examined by STEM education experts are: (a) Why dostudents change their majors from a STEM to a non-STEM major? and, (b) Why do studentsstruggle with STEM concepts leading

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Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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Saira Anwar, University of Florida; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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noteworthy that limited studiestook the detailed approach of understanding students' perspective of their learning needs, e.g.[15], expectations in the courses, e.g. [16] and academic challenges [17] that may hinder theirprogress in STEM courses, or future decision of a STEM career. Furthermore, most of thesestudies used a survey approach to understand students’ perspectives and experiences and lackeddirect interaction with students. The purpose of this work in progress study is to understand detailed students'perspectives about their challenges in post-secondary STEM classrooms. More specifically, wefocused on understanding which challenges or factors hindered students' progress in changingtheir perception about future STEM career options

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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andsuccess as few. Also, there is a great need to enhance a dialogue between community collegeleaders and employers related to students’ career pathways [10]. Employers can help institutionswith career pathways to ensure that students are being prepared for economically viable jobs. Inaddition, employers can advise faculty and program administrators on issues of curriculum andprovide students with work-based learning and job-shadowing experiences to enhance theirclassroom learning [11].To ensure that the ET/AM programs, curriculum, training, and potential economic developmentoutcomes can be met, regional stakeholders want to ensure that programs stay in line withindustry needs by gathering data and refining the school-to-work pathway. These data

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Tiffiny Antionette Butler, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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andmodel behaviors that promote a successful college career. Connecting Mentor Partners forAcademic Success in STEM (CoMPASS) is an NSF S-STEM scholarship program developed tocreate a pathway to guide first generation students from the X Public School District to developtheir social capital through intentional mentoring throughout their first year experience at XUniversity and beyond. The multilayered mentoring approach introduced distinctive campusmentors embedded within scheduled programming to align with the student’s first yearexperience. The CoMPASS program began with virtual sessions in spring 2020 as students’ firstinteraction with the campus support network after CoMPASS scholars were accepted into theinstitution, but before they

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Nasser Alaraje, University of Toledo

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activities to increase the awareness of potential college students about career opportunities in electronics technologies. Dr. Alaraje is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a member of the ASEE Electrical and Com- puter Engineering Division, a member of the ASEE Engineering Technology Division, a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department Heads Association (ECETDHA). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Choose Ohio First – IMProving REtention and Student Success in Computing (COF

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Capstone Design

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Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Danny Rubin, Rubin

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based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Mr. Danny Rubin, Rubin Danny Rubin is the founder of Rubin, a leading provider of online curriculum for business communication skills. Rubin, the company, provides its signature curriculum, called ”Emerge,” to engineering schools nationwide. Emerge features in-demand communication topics like email etiquette, phone etiquette, net- working, LinkedIn and more. Danny began his career as a local TV news reporter and national news consultant for NBC’s ”Meet