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Assessing Ethics Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David S. Greenburg, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #30155Measuring Curriculum Effectiveness for Developing Principled Leaders inan Undergraduate Engineering ProgramDr. David S Greenburg, The Citadel Dr. Greenburg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering (SOE) at The Citadel. He served over 20 years of active military service, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps. During his military career he served in a variety of progressively responsible command and staff and leadership positions in Infantry, Logistics, Acquisition, and Human Resources; with

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Anna Tanguma- Gallegos, Arizona State University; Emery DeWitt, Florence-Darlington Technical College

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STEM initiative and translate her passion for STEM into opportunities that will attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration that included engagement analytics. She holds a US

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Faculty Development Research

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Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kyle Nathan Winfree, Northern Arizona University

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Faculty Development Division

declared their major as S&E at enrollment, were no longerenrolled in any institution three years after their initial college enrollment [2]. These numbersindicate that students lose enthusiasm or interest in S&E somewhere between high school, whenmany are interested in an S&E career, and graduation. Further, students are aware of this, asnearly half (49%) of surveyed engineering juniors report having doubts about majoring inengineering. Retaining students until graduation is recognized as a challenge by higher learninginstitutions across the US [4]. Due to the heavy focus on content, engineering in college turnsinto a “closed club” and becomes less attractive for students to persist in [3].1.2: Predictors of PersistenceSeymour and

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Case Studies in Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah S. Stuart, University of California, Berkeley; Wilson Oswaldo Torres, University of California, Berkeley; Andrew I. W. McPherson, University of California, Berkeley

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Early Career Faculty Award.Wilson Oswaldo Torres, University of California, Berkeley Wilson Torres is a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in biology from Stanford University as well as a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in increasing access to healthcare through intervention design. Some of his work includes creating smartphone-based skin sensitivity measurements and clothing centered assistive

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Voices of Diversity: Perspectives and Experiences in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting; Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

excerpts.We hypothesize that the focus of the interview excerpts on the question of departmentalbelonging excluded talk of motivations because the question asked whether a student belonged,and most students then explained why they felt that they belonged. The interview did not includeany follow-up questions about why a student had chosen to seek belonging or how much theyhad sought out opportunities to belong, which are questions that would likely elicit moremotivations-oriented responses. Nor were questions focused on students’ paths into computerscience or their potential future careers in computer science, both of which could also draw outtalk of motivations.DiscussionWe note how our diverse sample of students from HSIs of varying types influenced

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin Woo Lee, California State University, Fullerton; Paul Salvador Bernedo Inventado, California State University, Fullerton; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

from this experience? - The workshops covered information I anticipate I will use in my future academic or professional career on a 5-point scale (strongly disagree, somewhat disagree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat agree, and strongly agree) with the list of all workshops. - What were the workshops that helped you the most for the project? Why? - What changes would you like to see to the workshops? - What kind of support would have been beneficial? - Are there particular topics that you would have liked to have seen covered more or less? - Would you recommend this experience to other students? Why or why not?One team member led the data analysis of qualitative data by reading through all

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Identity & Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph McCusker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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marginalized groups [6]. Engineering isone of the fastest growing career paths in the United States and will require the appropriateeducation of a diverse population to fulfill those needs [7]. As the U.S. population keepsdiversifying [8], it is critical we ensure that students from different backgrounds have the supportthey need to transition to a successful path in engineering and other STEM areas.ContextThis evidence-based innovation project is taking place at the University at Buffalo, where thefirst-year engineering seminar EAS199: Engineering Principles takes place. The inception of thecourse re-design was previously reported [11] with the intention of enhancing retention ofstudents at the first year. The overall goal is to provide a better

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eliot Nathaniel Wachtel, University of California, Santa Cruz; Qingyuan Cao, University of California, Santa Cruz; Matthew Kaltman, University of California, Santa Cruz; Khanh Tran, University of California, Santa Cruz; Miguel Robles Hernandez, University of California, Santa Cruz; Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz

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initiative since his freshman year, first as a student, then as an instructor for the past two years. With three years of industry experience, he offers a first hand perspective on the design subjects he teaches, including 3D design and fabrication. Currently, he is a manufacturing engineer for the company Precision Swiss Products. In his free time, Qingyuan enjoys teaching his Pomeranian, Biscuit, new tricks.Mr. Matthew Kaltman, University of California, Santa Cruz Matthew Kaltman is a senior Robotics Engineering student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Throughout his academic career he has fallen in love with low-power agricultural sensing solutions, and is continuing this passion as an Undergraduate

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Engineering Design and First-Year Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Mayyas, Bowling Green State University; Mohammed Abouheaf, Bowling Green State University; Gül E. Kremer, University of Dayton

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

not only very critical for the state of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, but also for all USmanufacturing hubs [9].In June 2017 advisory panel of key business and industry representatives from across the state ofOhio were identified and invited to review the Engineering and Science Technologies andManufacturing Technologies Content Standards and advise the Ohio Department of Educationwith an objective to prepare students for careers in design, operations, manufacturing and STEM.The outcomes of the review have standardized multiple competencies that can lead to careerpathways in advanced manufacturing and robotics, including robotics operation, roboticsprogramming, computer integrated manufacturing, digital electronics and circuits

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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; René Marie Rosalie Marius, Lipscomb University; Mark Sedek, Lipscomb University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

engineeringclasses in high school, but later notes that he chose to attend Lipscomb due to the HE programoffered through the Peugeot Center. Though service was not indicated as his primary reason forchoosing engineering, it seems that S17 saw the benefits of service through engineering, and thisheavily impacted his college choice. In contrast, S34 clearly stated his desire to “work on stuffthat’s gonna help people” as his reasoning for choosing engineering as a career path. He alsomentioned experiences with building things and a working knowledge of engineering from themilitary as influential as well.According to two studies, very few engineering students choose the major to help society or forsocial good at 3.3% (n=390) and 14.4% (n=97) respectively [21

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Krum, California State University, Los Angeles; Zoe Wood, California Polytechnic State University; Eun-young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Ayaan M. Kazerouni, California Polytechnic State University; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting; Paul Salvador Bernedo Inventado, California State University, Fullerton; Fang Tang; Ilmi Yoon; Anagha Kulkarni, San Francisco State University; Yu Sun, California State Polytechnic University; Mohsen Beheshti; Aakash Gautam, University of Pittsburgh; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua; Sahar Hooshmand; Kevin A Wortman, California State University, Fullerton

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% 26% 13% San Francisco State Univ. (Site 6) 1,550 25.7% 37% 45% 34% Total across sites 7896 28.2% 27.6% 34.4% 21.5%Table 1: CS population information for alliance sites, including demographic percentage of Latinx student, retentionin the major (from CSU institutional dashboards)The goal of the alliance is to improve retention of Latinx students in the first years of theircomputing career. We have introduced two styles of curricular activities both centered in sociallyresponsible computing and with the aim of providing students with an enhanced sense ofbelonging and better industry preparation yielding positive impacts on

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Student Success in ET

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibarre Araojo, Wayne State University; Mohsen Ayoobi, Wayne State University; David Merolla, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

ofengineering, preparing students for a broad spectrum of roles in research, design, anddevelopment. These programs provide a strong theoretical understanding of engineeringprinciples, allowing graduates to contribute to cutting-edge innovations and theoreticaladvancements. Ultimately, ET in both community colleges and traditional engineering programsplays a crucial role in the engineering landscape, each attracting many students with uniqueinterests and career aspirations. Whether one chooses to pursue an ET program, geared towardsapplied skills and immediate industry integration, or a traditional engineering program, focusedon comprehensive theoretical knowledge and diverse engineering applications, they will findrewarding opportunities in their

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 9

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Disha Patel, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, The Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

participants’ sentiments offeeling lost, particularly when attempting new tasks, and the subsequent discovery of resources toalleviate such sentiment. Participants expressed how they overcame and were transformedthrough persistence to moments of triumph when treading uncharted territory. They describedhow they were able to move through their often initial feelings of disorientation. Participant’srelationships between experiencing newness of environment and tasks in the REU to theirexperiences of solving programming problems, successful debugging, and other computingtasks.Figure 1: EventuallyThis image reflects how this building is a maze and how my computer science career is full ofunexpected turns. Some of the turns will not always get me the results

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Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elahe Vahidi, University of Cincinnati; Mark Okoth Onyango, University of Cincinnati; Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

advance solutions on broadeningparticipation in engineering spaces, both in college and the workplace.Kaitlyn Thomas: I am a heterosexual, white woman raised by two working-class parents in adouble-income household. Both parents are first-generation college graduates from the Midwest,and they raised me and my two siblings in Orange County, California. I graduated from a private,teaching-focused university in Texas with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineeringwith an emphasis on structural engineering. I also worked for three years as a structural engineerbefore going back to school and pursuing engineering education. My education and career inengineering took place in predominantly white, male settings. Because of the privilege

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 9

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Ackerman, Texas A&M University; América Soto-Arzat, Texas A&M University; Christine A Stanley, Texas A&M University; Reuben A Buford May, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Education, 2023Intersectionality Between Race and Gender in LSAMP-NSF STEM Program MentorshipAbstractRace and gender disparities exist in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)fields, where their intersectionality promotes the greatest achievement gap. Minority students andfaculty are less represented in these fields. In engineering, especially, a hostile climate develops ifyou are a person with disabilities and/or non-cisgender and/or non-White man; and it is highlylikely that you will be part of a minority in the field. This can lead to stress, anxiety, and feelingsof isolation and hopelessness in a person’s academic and career pursuits. We researched if raceand gender affect the relationship

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 13

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greses Perez, Tufts University; Lise Clara Mabour, Tufts University; G. R. Marvez, Tufts University; Ymbar Isaias Polanco Pino, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #44078Engineering Learning among Black and Latinx/e/a/o Students: ConsideringLanguage and Culture to Reengineer Learning EnvironmentsDr. Greses Perez, Tufts University Greses P´ rez is the McDonnell Family Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in the Civil and e Environmental Engineering Department at Tufts University with secondary appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Education. She received her Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design with a focus on Engineering Education from Stanford University. As an Afro-Latina engineer and learning scientist, she has dedicated her career

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

promising findings of this research and the encouraging feedback of the student community motivated him to pursue this line of research in his NSF CAREER award in 2017. Since then, he has built a coalition within the university to expand this work through multiple NSF-funded research grants including IUSE/PFE: RED titled ”Innovation Beyond Accommodation: Leveraging Neurodiversity for Engineering Innovation”. Because of the importance of neurodiversity at all levels of education, he expanded his work to graduate STEM education through an NSF IGE grant. In addition, he recently received his Mid-CAREER award through which, in a radically novel approach, he will take on ambitious, transdisciplinary research integrating

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Retention & Success

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #42257Helping Undergraduates Find a Research Match Yields Stellar RetentionResultsSusan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University Susan E. Benzel, PMP Scott Scholars Program Director Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Colorado State University Susan earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University, and after a 30-year career in high-tech working for Hewlett Packard (HP)/Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), she returned to CSU in the fall of 2018 to work with both the Scott Scholars (recipients of CSU’s most prestigious engineering scholarship) as well as the first

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jasmine N. Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alaina Lee Rutledge; Jayme M. Cellitioci, National Inventors Hall of Fame ; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. Findings indicate thatstudents’ interest increased and anxiety decreased over the course of the week. Additionally,students’ problem-solving and inventing skills increased. By reducing anxiety factors andincreasing confidence, educators can create a supportive atmosphere that enhances students'engagement with STEM subjects and promotes a healthy mindset toward problem-solving,innovation, and future career paths.IntroductionInvention education is vital to creating the next generation of innovators and problem-solverswho will tackle global challenges. It encompasses a diverse set of teaching methods in whichstudents actively learn through the invention process: empathy, problem identification, ideation,design, prototyping, testing, and effectively

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juan Carlos Ramos Tanchez, Cornell University; Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

language.Later, I was a teaching graduate assistant for "Engineering Properties of Biological Materials."The guidance of the faculty and my advisor's support have been key in teaching this course. Ialso received guidance from Hector on how to efficiently use technology tools to buildcommunity among students.Language is vital in my life. Spanish keeps me connected to my culture, and English is essentialfor my career. In the engineering lab, I use Spanish with my colleagues and English for officialinstructions. Although I face challenges with complex English technical terms, I am improvingthrough online tools like YouTube and the Merriam-Webster website. My bilingual skills arevaluable in the lab's diverse setting, enabling me to connect with various

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong; H.H. Cheung, University of Hong Kong; Match Ko, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong

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with the Teaching Excellence Award in the Department of Computer Science for the academic years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16. Furthermore, he was a shortlisted candidate for the UGC Teaching Award (Early Career Faculty Member).Dr. LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong Lei Yang is a lecturer of Innovation Academy of the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing under the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. Before that, he worked as a Research Officer at Centre of Transformative Garment Production from 2021 to 2023 and as a postdoctoral fellow at Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Yang received his Bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. degree from Dalian

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First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Caitlin M. Anderson, Southern Methodist University; Kristen McAlexander, Schreiner University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

practices that advantage white men over other social groups continue to persistwithin both academia and engineering [5]. Antiquated ideologies about who belongs inengineering education often persist among faculty and students [6], particularly within PWIsettings, which can result in students of color experiencing marginalization and isolation duringtheir undergraduate careers [7], [8], [9]. Consequently, these students are often retained in theengineering pipeline at disproportionately lower rates than their white peers [1], [10]. Thecontinued underrepresentation of Black and Brown individuals among engineering bachelor’sdegree recipients in the U.S. contributes to persistent equity gaps and racial homogenizationwithin the profession [11

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Kramer, The Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

two-thirds of the women stated that DanaScully increased their belief in the importance of STEM, that the character was a role model forthem, and that the character increased their confidence to pursue a STEM career. The studyrevealed that the “Scully Effect” did indeed have a very real impact on women’s participation inthe STEM fields.The power and importance of STEM media representations were even taken up by the Office ofScience and Technology Policy from the Obama Administration White House (The Office ofScience and Technology, 2016). The 2016 report titled, STEM Depiction Opportunities, had theoverarching goal “to support the inclusion of diverse and compelling STEM images, stories, andpositive messages in mainstream entertainment media

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc.; Kathy Ann Gullie; Milford Muskett

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #43708Board 87: Work in Progress: The 2TO4 Project - Facilitated Transition from2-Year to 4-Year Electrical and Computer Engineering StudiesDr. Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is Program Officer at the Inclusive Engineering Consortium (IEC), whose mission is to enable MSI ECE programs to produce more and better prepared graduates from groups that have been historically underrepresented in ECE careers. He is also an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI

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Track 5: Technical Session 1: Peru in State College

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Lauren A Griggs Griggs, Pennsylvania State University ; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Scholarshipii. Demonstrated financial neediii. Leadership, scholastic engagement, and community engagementiv. Engagement with Penn Statev. Personal and social responsibilityvi. High achievement in high school courses 4Once selected as a finalist, students are then asked tosubmit a nomination from a mentor, counselor or teacherbased on the following prompts:i. Please describe how the nominee embodies the values of effort, integrity, ingenuity, and/or servant leadership.ii. Please describe how the nominee has contributed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community and plans to continue in these efforts at Penn State and in their future career as

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Track 1: Technical Session 5: From De Facto To De Jure and Beyond. It's More Than Just Weather. What The "Chilly" Climate Really Feels Like for Black Doctoral Students in STEM

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Dreama Heaven Rhodes, Arizona State University; Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Kerrie G Wilkins-Yel; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University; Dailynne Major; Nicholas A Smith; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Juan David Gutierrez, University of Massachusetts Boston

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inclusiveand supportive culture for Black male students. Within the organizational culture of universitiesand STEM institutions, there exists an inherent disconnect that can perpetuate the "chilly"climate by not adequately addressing the distinctive needs and experiences of these students(Burt et al., 2021). Furthermore, amid our increasingly hyper-divided socio-political landscape,the experiences of Black doctoral students are not insulated by the university boundaries. McGee(2023) delves into the career decisions of Black STEM doctoral students during the Trumppresidency, revealing how the prevalent organizational culture interacts with external politicalfactors. This interaction exacerbates the "chilly" climate, amplifying stress and

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University; Hannah Nabi; Bremen Vance, Mercer University

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more to give.”Participants were then asked “What did you gain from your MOM experience that you can applymoving forward?” Overall, student responses indicate gains in technical or disciplinary skills,self-confidence, and intercultural communication skills. Additionally, students reported personalgrowth in character traits, such as flexibility, patience, open-mindedness, and a sense of civicresponsibility.Examples of responses included thoughtful reflections on the connections between theclassroom, field work, and future careers, as seen in the response from a student participant fromthe College of Professional Advancement who traveled to Rwanda: “In school, we are taughtwith textbooks and scenarios, but this was real-life experience. I had to

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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Engineering course (forfirst-year and transfer students)ENGR 1920 Introduction to Engineering is a standard one-hour course taken by all UGAengineering majors. The CMBE version of Introduction to Engineering, however, focusesspecifically on biological and biochemical engineering and endeavors to provide students withthe broadest possible look at all elements of a career in these fields. With the arrival of theTechnical Communication Lecturer, the CMBE version of Introduction to Engineering addedengineering communication in general and writing more specifically as one of its central topics.Figure 1 below shows a typical topic schedule for this course; for context, sections usually haveenrollments of 60-80 students. Figure 1. Topics for ENGR 1920

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Track 8: Technical Session 8: The Role of an Artificial Intelligence Certificate in the Computing Identity Formation of Hispanic-Serving Community College Students who Work

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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institutional environments and STEM identity development are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kapor Center. In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture. To learn more about her current projects, visit http://sarahlrodriguez.com/Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Taylor Y. Johnson is a graduate student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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Diversity

and international elements in STEM curricula [2-6].Moreover, Kulturel-Konak found engagement in extra-curricular activities correlated withincreased interest in global awareness, which motivates students to pursue internationalexperiences that positively relate to improved skills for international careers [7]. They, therefore,recommend embedding international experience into STEM curricula.Since STEMTank is a summer pre-college access extra-curricular activity for its participating highschool students, its 2023 organizers were motivated by the above studies to add an internationalcomponent since STEM careers increasingly require global awareness and internationalcompetence. Thus, the Summer 2023 STEMTank program added an international element