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What Makes Them Continue?

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2003 Annual Conference

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Staci Provezis; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Siripen Larpkiattaworn; Obinna Muogboh; Dan Budny; Harvey Wolfe

department 95.9 2.5 1.6Advice of Private Counselor 94.6 4.9 0.5As a class, half have ambitions of obtaining advanced degrees - 45.6% plan on getting a MS and24.3% plan on getting a doctorate; 3.6% are interested in medical school and 1.2% are interestedin law. However, not all are completely committed to engineering - 4.6% entered with a verygood chance of changing major field and 34.3 % with some chance of switching, suggesting thatretention may remain a problem. Likewise, 7.9% indicated there was a very good chance ofchanging their career choice and 39.5% felt there was some chance of a career change.Almost a fourth (22.4%) indicated there was a very good chance that

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Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Theodore Pavlic; Prabal Dutta; Michael Hoffmann; Jeffrey Radigan; James Beams; Erik Justen; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Competitionshowing one of the multi-level apple orchard test courses described earlier in Section 3.1 isshown in Figure 1 below.Figure 1. The 2002 FEH Robot Competition.4. Lessons LearnedThe lessons learned during the offering of the robot design/build project for several years in theFEH program are summarized as observed successes and opportunities for improvement.4.1 Observed SuccessesParticipants in this first year FEH program are well prepared for success in their subsequentacademic career and are at a strong advantage when seeking co-op or internship job Page 8.553.10 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

engineering students to demonstrate what engineers do and what software and hardwaretools they use. Various experimental techniques are taught while design and construction skills aredeveloped within the context of a semester-long project. Engineering disciplines that may differfrom a student’s chosen major are introduced. The departmental goal is to provide a solidfoundation for success as students proceed in their educational careers. Critical to the overallsuccess of the course is the development of good technical communication skills, both oral andwritten. The students are required to submit written work each week. In addition, they are askedto prepare and deliver an oral presentation detailing their laboratory work

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tamy Fry; Mark A. Nanny; Mary John O'Hair; Teri Reed Rhoads

math and science-related careers. The Authentic Teaching Alliance (ATA) at theUniversity of Oklahoma was one of 24 projects selected for funding by the NSF GK-12 program Page 8.129.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationin 2001. The ATA utilizes a cross-curriculum design that combines the talents of engineering,science, and education professionals to devise new ways to teach math and science to secondarystudents. The ATA also seeks to reduce the fear and confusion surrounding new

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Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tricia Lytton; Margie Haak; Edith Gummer; Dan Arp; Willie (Skip) Rochefort

“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”science and math enrichment for minority and disadvantaged students in grades 4-12. SMILE’smission is to increase the number of minority and disadvantaged students who graduate from highschool qualified to go on to higher education and pursue careers in STEM professions. Theprogram functions as a "pipeline", taking students from 4th to 12th grades and ultimately into post-secondary education. SMILE conducts a year-round schedule of activities designed to providehands-on science experience, strengthen students' knowledge, and raise students' academic andcareer aspirations

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

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Heidi Diefes-Dux; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; Deborah Follman

lecture. • Check your grades weekly and report discrepancies to the TA within the seven-day time frame. • Keep all computer files generated in this course on your career account until a grade is issued by the Registrar. • Place a copy of all computer files developed with teammates in your career account at the end of each lab and project. • Keep a copy of all e-mail messages sent to the instructional team and team members until a grade is issued by the Registrar. • Report absences in a timely fashion as stated in the syllabus.To establish that the instructional team will work hard with them, we also post expectations forthe faculty: • Regard each student's welfare with care

Conference Session

Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ross Shonat

, only two have raised a moral objection with me. Neither chose to withdraw from the course, citing the importance of this material to their chosen career as a biomedical engineer. This statistic is undoubtedly skewed by the fact that most students are already predisposed to the position that animals should be used for research and teaching. Approximately 15% of the students never become comfortable working with rats and, while they all viewed the course as a positive learning experience, state that they will never voluntarily work with animals again. At the other end of the spectrum, approximately 20% of the students absolutely revel in the

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ronald Kander

“real world”context. Students learn to solve interdisciplinary problems using an integrated, collaborative,team approach. The societal, political, and economic impact of technological solutions isconsidered in a creative problem-solving environment. The goal is to develop a science generalistwith intellectual coherence and a specific technological specialization. This balanced approachappeals to students who might otherwise have pursued a traditional science or engineeringdiscipline except for the fact that they do not want specialize in one specific discipline at this pointin their professional careers. This approach also attracts nontraditional students to the study ofscience and technology, including students interested in the societal

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Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kerry Kinney; Howard Liljestrand; Lynn Katz

class. Our intention is to take a classthat is already quite good and make it excellent, and then make the essential elements of the classaccessible to other professors throughout the world.SummaryIn summary, we have developed a laboratory based course in which local municipal and industrialplants and processes are used to illustrate the breadth of problems that students in environmentalengineering will face in their careers. The field trips, laboratories, lecture material and studentreport requirements enable students to generalize from their experience in this class. The Page 8.527.6theoretical concepts presented in lecture are

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

employment, the author hopes to expose students torealistic aspects of their future professional careers, along with some of the skills and strategiesneeded to succeed in today’s corporate environment. Page 8.110.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”A. The Apparent AssignmentOn the surface, this project asks students to measure the room-temperature viscosity of SAE 30motor oil. They then determine the temperature at which it would have a viscosity of 50 SUS, thetextbook lower viscosity limit for many hydraulic

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Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Furey; Eugene Brown

of Concrete • Heat and Cold Stress: In Industrial & Systems Engineering – Ergonomics • Thermodynamics and the Sustainability of Food Production • Earth Properties and Earthquakes Liberate Energy • Ways in Which Thermodynamics Could Relate to the Career of Bradley J. Klingemann • Application of the First Law of Thermodynamics in Peanut Curing • Wood Drying • Thermal Regulation in the Human Body and the First Law • Thermodynamics in Ocean Engineering • Wind Turbines Powering an Electric Vehicle? • The Destructive Effect of Thermal Pollution on Small Bodies of Water • Design Considerations of Aircraft Engine Turbines • The Thermodynamics of Ramjet Propulsion • The Use of

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

is a key factor in enabling graduatesin making a successful transition from academic life to engineering careers. A variety ofprograms exist for providing this experience, including summer internships, co-opprograms, and industry-university educational programs. Cooperative education has comea long way since 1906, the year this unique pedagogy was implemented in educationalinstitutions. Sam Sovilla [3] reviewed its history, current status, and the outlook for thefuture in a paper published in ASEE in 1998. Jeff Meade [4] listed co-op program as atool to improve retention and enhancement of the educational experience of students. Itwas noted that the extra time required by co-op programs, typically one year, and theextra cost associated to

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

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Enno Koehn

2.8 – 2.1An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice 3.6 3.0 – 2.7Composite score based upon 4.0=strongly agree/high; 3.0=agree/average; 2.0=neither agree nor disagree/unsure; 1=disagree/lowReviewing the data it appears that graduating seniors in Civil (Construction) engineering at LamarUniversity perceive they have obtained a much stronger background in professional issuescompared to the students involved in the benchmarking study. It is hoped that this additionalbackground information will assist the Lamar students in their future career as engineeringpractitioners.VI. Summary and ConclusionsEngineering

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Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

Session 2268 A New Approach to Teaching and Learning Statics Paul S. Steif, Anna Dollár Department of Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 / Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Department Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056IntroductionAs engineers need to be increasingly flexible in their careers and adjust to an ever-widening rangeof technologies, a firm command of basic engineering subjects, such as mechanics, is increasinglyimportant. Such a command must include the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Wang; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

part of Techtronics. Each of the Saturday sessions gives the parentsa chance to see what their children are working on.Women in EngineeringWomen are not proportionally represented in engineering careers or in engineeringundergraduate and graduate programs in the United States. In 1990, only 9% of engineers werewomen6, which barely increased to 10.6% by 19997. In 1994, only 14.9% of bachelor’s degreesin engineering disciplines were awarded to women8. The impressions students form regardingmath and science are formed at an early age. Research has suggested that the middle schoolyears are an important time to reach girls who might lose interest in mathematics and sciences9,10.In fact, students begin differentiating their perceptions of activities

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Janet Schmidt

Page 8.1173.1and seminar. Unlike in years past, juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply to the TF Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationprogram. We have observed that junior status students have enough engineering background andmaturity to be successful TFs. And because students are paid a stipend for their role as TeachingFellows, the position is seen as desirable. More than just seniors thinking about a career inengineering education, many students see this program as an enjoyable way to help assist withcollege expenses. From the standpoint of the program administrators, having students

Conference Session

Diversity in Materials

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2003 Annual Conference

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Paul Miller; Oscar Barton

graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for futuredevelopment in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command,citizenship and government”. The Academy’s 4100 midshipmen are provided the opportunity topursue studies in one of several broad areas including engineering, math, science or the socialsciences. The Engineering and Weapons Division includes aerospace, electrical, mechanical,ocean, systems and weapons engineering and naval architecture, with each maintaining ABETaccreditation. The Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department provides a broad exposure inengineering. The department provides five tracks in which midshipmen can focus their selectionof major elective courses to provide

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Idowu

Page 8.961.3Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationteaching careers, teacher’s craft knowledge appears to stabilize, leading to the formation ofconceptual frameworks,” and that these beliefs are not easily altered.The major components that presents substantial dilemma for the instructor dealing withcurricular revision issues include: (a) the teacher’s past experiences (education, work, rules ofpractice, values, etc.), (b) the current teaching situation (expectations of students, colleagues,administrators, community, curriculum, resources, etc.), and (c) how the teaching situationshould ideally be.As expected, the ideal

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Erik De Graaff; Gillian Saunders-Smits

-the-job learning and training. Final objectives 1-8 must guarantee that the recently graduated aerospace engineer will achieve the following: - A broad engineering education - Accessibility to broad range of employment positions - Sufficient flexibility as regards professional career - Ability to think critically and creatively; - Understanding of the context in which engineering is practiced - Good communication skills - Ability to function as a member of a team - Curiosity and a desire to engage in life-long learning”By stating these new objectives Aerospace engineering already took into account the changingdemands of future employers on their students.In an effort to achieve those

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Eric Wiebe; Aaron Clark

needed for future coursework and careers in engineering and allied technology areas.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation, grant #ESI-0137811. Page 8.1189.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography 1. ITEA, International Technology Education Association. (2000). Technology for all Americans project. ITEA. URL: http://www.iteawww.org/AA/TAA.html 2. Wiebe, E. N. (1992). Scientific visualization: An experimental introductory course for

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Raymond R. Hagglund; Eben C. Cobb; William O. Jolley; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, NY, 1997.WILLIAM O. JOLLEYWilliam O. Jolley is currently a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He receivedhis B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2002. His interests in research have focused on using finite element methodsfor analyzing solid mechanics problems, vibrations, and accident reconstruction. He has held the position of anundergraduate teaching assistant and currently is a graduate teaching assistant. Through these activities he has found aninterest in teaching. Ultimately he is planning on pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and a career in academia. V-mail: 508-752-1220; E-mail: woj@wpi.eduJOSEPH J. RENCISJoseph J. Rencis has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

major. Of the students whoparticipated in the computer-based format, only 3% stated their project experience helped themdecide on a major. Ninety-one percent of the entire freshman class completed the end-of-semester survey.Major Panel Series Overall the major panel series was a great success. Overwhelmingly, the respondents statedthat the sessions were extremely helpful and would recommend them to classmates and friends.Several students recommended that more practicing engineers should sit on the panels to give apicture of the various types of careers available. While this is good feedback, a smaller number ofpanelists allows for more discussion time. Based on information provided in the end-of-semester surveys, students were asked to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Neal Armstrong, University of Texas at Austin; Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

withthe University’s overall orientation. An additional day of training was added to give the newengineering faculty more opportunities to participate in discipline-specific sessions. Based on theCollege of Engineering’s FASTStart program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, thegoals for the UT Austin engineering track were to help new faculty: • Manage their careers as a faculty member at UT Austin; • Promote a student-focused learning environment: o What do we want students to be able to do? o How can we help them do it? o How can we know if they do? • Participate in a culture of dialogue and a network of formal and informal faculty support.Although the engineering track included research

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rufus Carter; Tim Anderson; Marc Hoit

. 37% 88%My current math professor and/or TA is helpful in 41% 60% enabling you to understand material.Introduction to engineerin g class has positively or 42% positive 76% positivenegatively influenced your view of e ngin eering as a career choice. How many hours per week do you work. 13% work over 10 hours per week 9% work over 10 hours per weekDo you belong to one or more engin eeringrelated student organiz ations? Yes

Conference Session

Integration vs. Compartmentalization

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2003 Annual Conference

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W. Carlson

models. But as we are well aware, humanmemory can be weak and faulty. As a resul t, Locke advocated that humansenhance their memory by using external aids--notebooks, sketches, and models.By writing things down or drawing pictures, individuals can store information thatcan then be studied and analyzed. Ryan Tweney (1991) has argued thatLocke's ideas about notebooks inspired Michael Faraday to maintain a series ofnotebooks through his career as an experimenter. For Faraday, to knowsomething about electricity meant that he was able to represent it in his Page 8.1203.2notebooks; he had a mental model of the experimental phenomenon when he

Conference Session

Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramesh Gaonkar

who are not sure of their career path. Page 8.1072.5Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Theses interactions among students are mini feedback paths, and they can help students in two ways: learning from each other and social integration. Tinto12 argues that individuals are more likely to persist when they are either academically or socially integrated and even more likely to persist when both forms of integration occur. This type

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramesh Gaonkar

who are not sure of their career path. Page 8.1073.5Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Theses interactions among students are mini feedback paths, and they can help students in two ways: learning from each other and social integration. Tinto12 argues that individuals are more likely to persist when they are either academically or socially integrated and even more likely to persist when both forms of integration occur. This type

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

off-campus students.1. IntroductionA variety of social, economic and technological factors are converging to transform the nature ofhigher education today. Some of the key symptoms of this change have been noted by leadingacademics and social commentators. James Duderstadt, President Emeritus of the University ofMichigan - Ann Arbor, has this to say: "Today’s undergraduate student body is composed also ofincreasing numbers of adults from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, already in theworkplace, perhaps with families, seeking the education and skills necessary for their careers” 1.Sir John Daniel, Vice-Chancellor of Britain's Open University says, "Higher education is in crisisworld-wide. The ingredients of the crisis are access, cost and

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Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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John Dantzler; Kevin Whitaker; Jim Richardson

lack of discourse on race andgender in colleges can lead to less tolerant graduates at the end of their college careers. Left totheir own devices, college students are not well equipped to develop their awareness of the valueof diversity. Tatum22 discussed this sentiment along with the observation that students may not beable to effectively process their emotional responses to issues related to diversity. According toTatum, simply presenting the cognitive issues of oppression to students without addressing theemotional responses is not effective. She identified three sources of resistance to learning aboutand discussing racism: 1) Race is considered a taboo topic especially in racially mixed settings, 2)students have been socialized to think

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Carolyn Hogan; Barbara Goldberg

their career goals.Most importantly, a mentoring environment demonstrates to the learner that s/he “matters” to theinstitution. Rosenberg and McCullough speak of the importance of “mattering” and define it as“a motive – a feeling that others depend upon us, are interested in us, are concerned about ourfate, or experience us as an ego-extension.” 11 Feeling that they “matter” keeps students engagedin their learning. Beal and Noel found that a strong retention factor is the caring attitude of facultyand staff. 2 Within a supportive and caring environment, faculty and peer mentors encourage andprompt struggling students with strategies that enable them to cope with competing demands. Asa result, mentoring is a strong layer of support in an