Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Alice Stewart, NCA&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2008Abstract:This paper describes the outreach activities that have been effective in educating students aboutthe area of advanced materials as an engineering career, and discusses the impact that ourUniversity’s Engineers Starters Program has on motivating underrepresented minority students toconsider the engineering educational and career paths. The overall goal of the program is togenerate or sustain adolescents’ interest in engineering and technology and to enhance self-confidence and motivation toward education. The portion of the program developed by theCenter for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS) is shaped by a philosophicalapproach that emphasizes the direct benefit of learning by active methods and by

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Phillips, Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Adam Harris

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Carolina at Charlotte(UNC Charlotte), the National Science Foundation, and local partners. NCJETS involves over 30middle and high schools from seven counties. The purpose of the program is to engage studentsin educational, interesting, and challenging activities that: (1) introduce them to variousdisciplines and career opportunities afforded by the engineering profession; (2) inform themabout two- and four-year college admission requirements and actions they need to ensure theireligibility for admission; and (3) establish a sense of community with Lee College students andfaculty prior to their graduation from high school. Week-long resident summer camps areprovided for middle and high school students, where the high school students receive a

Conference Session

The Impact of Engineering Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moshe Hartman, Retired; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

voluntary, but Page 13.1234.3class time in courses required of all majors was utilized for administering the surveys, in order toreach the largest number of students. Among other questions, students were asked how confident 2they were of their fit to engineering, competency in engineering-related skills and subjects,expectations of staying with engineering as a major and a career, and expectations from theengineering degree.At this university, it is not necessary to “declare” a concentration until graduation, when acertificate is issued for those fulfilling the requirements of the concentration

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Larry Smith, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He has extensive experience in manufacturing. Page 13.493.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engaging Engineering Technology Students using a Coordinate Measuring MachineAbstractWestern Carolina University’s Engineering Technology program prepares its students for avariety of industrial careers. Part of this preparation is based on the engage ment model that pairsstudents with real- life industrial projects, benefiting both the student and the industrial partner.Haldex Hydraulics Corporation is a company that makes internal

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

& M University P. O. Box 1268, Huntsville, Alabama 35762, U.S.A. 3 EV-43, Integrated Systems Health Management (ISHM) and Sensors Branch National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Alabama 35812, U.S.A.AbstractThe NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) is for the facultymembers of the HBCUs/MIs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities /Minority Institutions) and NASA career employees. This program has been inexistence for over a decade. Each year approximately 12 fellows including 6NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) employees may beaccommodated by this program. The NAFP program is directed toward promotingresearch and

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

prepare participants to pursue graduateeducation in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline[2-4]. Theearlier students are exposed to STEM research experiences the better their chances of succeedingin STEM related professional careers or in the pursuit of a STEM related graduate degree [5-9].Undergraduate research serves as an efficient vehicle to motivate students to apply classroomknowledge to real world situations and problems. Research experiences for undergraduates alsosupport the development of specific skills that will be useful to the participants’ future researchendeavors. This includes that ability to work through the uncertainty and ambiguity present inopen-ended research problems[10], gaining a deeper

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) Page 13.934.4Remaining challenges include: ‚ Don’t know how to work in groups on written assignments ‚ Don’t know anyone who has gone to college – not part of their expectations for themselves and other classmates. They don’t know anyone who is an engineer – they don’t see that as a possible career path, much less connect College as a way to achieve future career goals."What do we do? – A Typical Professional Development (PD)A “typical” sequence of professional development (PD) is used to move teachers from a focus on“passing the test” to a focus on “achieving learning outcomes.” The sequence includes: ‚ Introduce Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to build connections between and among teachers. This

Conference Session

Global Cooperative Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

must be maintained. These are set forth as follows: Select students on the basis of ability in the following areas: o Language skills o Academic performance o Interpersonal skills o Matches students career plans The universities select one student per open position. The company then conducts an interview and gives a final “yes” or “no.” All of the “no’s” go up for re- election to all of the university partners to nominate an intern for the position. Advise students prior to internship regarding practical organization of internship (travel, health and repatriation insurance, safety information, etc.) Offer specific readings and pre-departure assignments with a global

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard L. Marcellus; Jr., John Felver; Joy Pauschke

academic residential program was initiated with the following goals:● improve freshman retention; . provide upperclass mentors for freshmen;. facilitate use of study groups; . help students use time management skills; and. provide frequent faculty-student interactions; ● improve student use of campus resources.. help students develop career plans;The program structure has three main components: informal faculty-student contact outside the classroomthrough scheduled, academic-related activities; facilitation of study groups; and involvement in campus activities.This program differs from traditional engineering residence halls where engineering majors are housed togetherbut

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

revolutionized the way engineers provide and develop solutions for 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.106.1infrastructure. However, these rapid developments concurrently bring forth a significant issue in theeducational domain. Namely, educators must now look at the educational process beyond the current focuson a four or five-year educational career comprised of single-focus courses and seminars, to one whichfocuses on introducing students to integrated concepts and lifelong learning. The transition from the single-focus course outlook to one which focuses on integrated

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric J. Shaw

catchy Page 1.107.3jingles to keep the students enthralled? Absolutely not. The dedicated engineering student must show some 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsevidence of internal motivation. Effective engineering instructors, though, can use the tools at their disposal todemonstrate the relevance of their subject matter to students' career interests and aptitudes. In a computerlaboratory or presentation facility that is connected to the Internet, students can be taken on a tour oforganizations that employ engineers in their particular discipline, and be shown practical applications of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Morgan; Nirmala Kannankutty; Donald E. Strickland

were faculty who satisfied all four of the followingcriteria: (1) full-time faculty, (2) tenured or tenure-track faculty, (3) faculty whose principal appointmentswere in engineering, and (4) faculty who were currently or had been engaged in university-based engineeringresearch during their careers. A probability target sample based on the first three criteria above, stratified byinstitutional research intensity (as measured by research expenditures) and governance (public or private), of3,534 engineering faculty was selected to receive a mail questionnaire. Of those, based on the screeningquestions on the questionnaire and extensive telephone follow-up contacts, 2,829 faculty met all four criteriafor inclusion in the survey. A total of 1,727

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

faculty possess. In addition, mentoring relationships canevolve into a continued working relationship that will enhance both careers. Some of the gains to both partiescould only come about from this relationship. In our case, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantagescreating a win-win situation for all involved. Introduction Mentoring of a new employee has been used in industry and education to assist the new employee tointegrate into the new situation as easily as possible. The concept and practice of mentoring has beendiscussed in the literaturel>z both from the theoretical and practical stand points. The academic world isunique in that success and long term employment is decided

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

anexposure to the complexities and workings of technology. The majority of liberal arts students receive noeducation in technology despite fulfillment of college graduation requirements which include science courses. One of the causes for this lack of exposure can by identified by noticing that the current route tounderstanding technology requires liberal arts students to minor or double major in a science such as physics ora branch of engineering. Introductory courses in the sciences generally do not focus on technologicalapplications. A need exists for a one semester course through which liberal arts students might gain anunderstanding of technology sufficient for their future life experience and careers. In this paper the development

Conference Session

WEPAN and WIED Joint Panel: Life after Tenure--Leadership Roles in Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Patricia Davies, Purdue University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; W. M. Kim Roddis, George Washington University

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Women in Engineering

successful once they have.Panelist IntroductionsDr. Priscilla Nelson is currently serving as director of international programs, having steppeddown from her position as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the NewJersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) at the end of 2008. Priscilla has degrees in geology andstructural engineering and a PhD in geotechnical engineering. She began her faculty career at theUniversity of Texas at Austin where she advanced through the ranks from assistant to fullprofessor. Priscilla spent 11 years at NSF serving in many roles before assuming her currenttenured faculty position at NJIT.Dr. Cheryl Schrader is currently dean of engineering at Boise State University where she hasbeen since 2003. Cheryl’s

Conference Session

Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet; Gregory Neff, Purdue University, Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University, Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

modify and operate the equipment. In the pastautomotive industry employed a large number of engineers and technicians. The collapse of theautomotive industry in 2008 had many ramifications worldwide. From an EngineeringTechnology perspective, it limits job opportunities for interns, co-ops, and graduates, but it alsocreates a perception issue. For years, the automotive industry was held in high esteem by manycollege students, and many graduating seniors sent resumes off in hopes of an interview and asteady career. The automotive industry’s use of technology created and reinforced the perceptionof desirable, highly respected careers. The recent economic downturn has changed thatperception, and most technology students are now looking elsewhere

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

and prevention.Simultaneously, business and industry are increasingly seeking graduates withappropriate background and training in this emerging and lucrative field of biomedicalengineering and technology. The United States Labor Department supports this area ofconcentration by forecasting a job growth of 31.4 percent through 2010, double the ratefor all other jobs combined. The aging U. S. population as well as the increase demandfor improved medical devices and systems, are contributing to this increase in demand.Women will be motivated so that the stagnant or even decreasing 20 percent level ofenrollment in engineering and technology fields nationwide may be lifted byunderstanding that the careers in this area are exciting, rewarding

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

of certainty by emphasizing something other than the teaching/research track record ofapplicants. The past performance of prospective faculty is less important than the futureperformance of our graduates. Our most informed guess is that the performance of alumni wouldbe expected to improve if our faculties were to become more demographically inclusive.The question is not whether men are more generally inclined towards careers in engineering thanwomen. The question is how, in accordance with Rawls’ Second Principle of Justice, we insurethat careers in engineering—including careers as engineering professors—are open to all. Wecan’t deny the fundamental human need to believe that society cares enough about us to afford areasonable basis for our

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Dueb Lakhder, Consultant to UNESCO; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

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International

Carnegie Mellon University. He has been a faculty member at Colorado State University since 1988. Page 11.415.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Designing a B.S. Degree Program in Engineering for Globally Sustainable DevelopmentA new degree program for careers in international engineering is proposed. This degreeprogram starts with a foundation of engineering science courses that are typical of mostundergraduate engineering degree programs. Then, courses directly related to the practiceof engineering in a global environment for sustainable development are added. Tocomplement the engineering

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Peterson, Old Dominion University; Morgan Henrie, University of Alaska Anchorage; Shannon Bowling, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Management

, the operations manager, thematerial control manager, the accounting manager, the sales manager). Engineering managementcould thus be the management of engineers (and other similar technical types) or what anengineer does when he/she advances in their career. Similarly, project management can beconsidered a sub-set of engineering management when engineering skills are required to managethe project (or when an engineer manages the project). Some1 define engineering management asthe skills, knowledge, abilities, and attitude needed to manage and problem-solve in a technologydriven organization. Kotnour and Farr2 give a description of engineering management fieldwhich places engineering management as the bridge between engineering and management

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Industrial Engineering

, strategies, and projects to support the aforementioned items. In classwe look at the strategic plans of a couple of organizations and then for a homework assignment,the students select a company of interest (for profit or non-profit, big or small, domestic orinternational, etc.) and study its strategic plan. As an extension to this exercise, students arechallenged to reflect upon how strategic planning is critical for themself personally. Thismaterial is rooted in the work of Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.3 Specifically,students are asked to develop a personal mission statement and a five-year strategic plan. Theirstrategic plan must contain not only career-based objectives and goals, but also personal-basedobjectives and goals

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

provided participants withthe knowledge necessary to introduce engineering concepts to their students and the informationto promote math and science as skills necessary to succeed in engineering. E3 RET participantswere empowered to excite, empower, and educate their students about the field whileencouraging the consideration of engineering as a career choice.PVAMU worked with teachers through summer workshops and opportunities for teachers to visitcampus and STEM classes to experience the background needed by students for STEM majors.Pre-college and bridge programs were developed to bring high school students, college studentpeer mentors, and college faculty and staff together to facilitate the transition to college andprepare students for the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

response, the National Science Foundation (NSF) begandeveloping Next Generation Science Standards and cultivating a nationwide effort for 21st-century science literacy. By 2010, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) hadalso released a report outlining gender inequalities in engineering-degree completion andunderrepresentation in STEM careers (Corbett, Hill, & St. Rose, 2010). This report resulted infocused efforts to develop science literacy in public schools and to provide funding for equalaccess to STEM opportunities in public schools.Five years later, the follow-up congressional report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited(2010), showed more sobering statistics. United States students ranked 15th out of 65countries

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Harpenau; Evelyn Ann Kaelin; Meg Piechocki; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

Homeland Security. Within the Oak Ridge Institute forScience and Education (ORISE) contract, there is a program specifically tasked with growing theSTEM workforce pipeline. This program takes a dual pronged approach to filling theemployment needs of federal agencies and ensuring potential employees have developed thetechnical skillsets necessary for employment in the STEM fields after completing their degrees.The ORISE workforce development programs utilize a multitude of resources, such as careerfairs, university career centers and social media, to identify individuals interested in employmentwithin the government sector. Additionally, because ORISE is funded through a Department ofEnergy contract it is privy to the unique needs, both current and

Conference Session

Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fantasi Nicole, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

indicates that it is vital for the individual URM tohave individual attitudes and experiences that aid in their retention within their STEM graduatedegree program. These personal factors were differentiated as internal motivation, identitydevelopment, perception of support, and “resilience toward stereotypes, bias, and previouslylived experiences” [1]. These factors presented themselves across several of the articlesreviewed during the analysis process.Internal MotivationQuite a few URM graduate students indicated that one of the factors of retention for them was aninternal motivation to remain in the program for their own personal reasons, which included anearly interest in science and math, a greater purpose, individual security, career

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

explore human, technology and society interactions to transform civil engineering education and practice with an emphasis on understanding hazard recog- nition, competencies, satisfaction, personal resilience, organizational culture, training, informal learning and social considerations. The broader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining safe, produc- tive, and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent and diverse people. The SRL is supported by multiple research grants, including a CAREER award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Simmons is a former project director of the Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at South Carolina State University and Savannah

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Richard L. Wood, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Robert M. Erdmann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Marilyne Stains, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Civil Engineering

Department of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has published over 95 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters, was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2012, and in 2015 was a member of a team receiving the Grand Prize for University Research from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. Dr. Bartelt-Hunt teaches an introductory course in environmental engineering as well as environmental engineering chemistry and solid waste management and has received university and national awards recognizing her teaching. She served as graduate chair in the Department of Civil Engineering from 2013-2016 and in 2014, was named a R. Vernon McBroom

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Camille Birch; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

underrepresentedstudents early in their educational careers, and provides positive messaging about the importanceof approaching engineering ethics through the lens of diversity and inclusion of all people.Although upper-division bioethics or medical anthropology courses may address similar content,our curriculum on the intersection of ethics and diversity is unique because it engages earlyengineering students in the context of a required introductory course. This is important becauseupper-division courses are not accessible to first-year bioengineering students.Implementing this curriculum in a required introductory bioengineering course allows us to reacha greater number and diversity of early engineering students, who may not be familiar with oralready

Conference Session

Underrepresented Populations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Van Horne; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR Center for Science Education; Randy Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; Tamara Sumner

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

andengineering practices.IntroductionYoung people who live in high-risk neighborhoods and from low-income families often spendmost of their time out of school by themselves without adult supervision [1]. There is an urgentneed to study this group of youth and develop after school programs that support their needs andbuild on their interests [1]. Additionally, youth from low-income and diverse backgrounds arevastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studiesand careers, and educational policy makers stress the need to develop approaches that promoteyouths’ interests and involvement in STEM [2], [3]. To address these concerns, researchers andscience organizations are developing and studying out-of-school time (OST

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution, Supply Chain Optimization, Change Management, System Integration and LEAN Process Improvement (technical and business), Dr. Wickliff is passionate about Organizational Wellness and the Holistic Well- ness of individuals. She is