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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University

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contemplating career interestsand options [34], [35]; in this study, 82% of participants readily named at least one career ofinterest to them and several participants also identified contingency career plans. This analysisidentified a group of students (66% of our sample) who have currently identified a career ofinterest other than engineering yet are open to an engineering career. We wish to keepengineering as a career as a possible future for these students. This work suggests that it may befruitful for engineering educators to identify ways in which engineering activities intersect withstudents’ interests, thereby helping engineering study and careers to resonate with these students. 3. Classroom video dataThe video data collection for the project

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NSF Grantees: Sustainability

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University; Debakanta Mishra, Oklahoma State University; Sondra M. Miller, Boise State University

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todevelop and implement the ALMs and DTs.Review of existing literatureA thorough review of the current state of the art sustainability and resiliency assessments of civilinfrastructure was performed to establish the key concepts to be introduced to the students. Thereview included both national and international databases to capture all aspects of S&R. Adocument was prepared summarizing this review. Based on this review it was identified thatcertain concepts such as life cycle analysis and risk and reliability should be introduced early inthe curriculum, so that they can be used later in discipline specific assessments in junior andsenior years. Table 1 shows the planned concept delivery for each course along with thecorresponding learning

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Alexander Nicholas Berman, Texas A&M University

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having either agraduate or undergraduate lead the class in person, as far as the high school was from Texas A&MUniversity (TAMU), we conducted the daily class through video teleconference. Figure 3: Instructional science kits made by students in CTE.Before we formally started the class, we hosted a 1-week in-person workshop for the students inthe class. We brought the 6 students and their two teachers to TAMU campus. We did thisbecause it was necessary to properly orient the students to Making practices and skills.We structured the class around the high school’s 6-week schedule for each semester. Each week istreated as a separate production pipeline step ranging from initial review of the lesson plan:1)decomposition of kit

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiwen Mao, Auburn University; Yingsong Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University; Yihan Li, Auburn University; Prathima Agrawal, Auburn University; Jitendra K Tugnait, Auburn University

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1.5 1 Q1.1 Q1.2 Q1.3 Q1.4 Q1.5 Q1.6 Q1.7 Q1.8 Survey Questions Fig. 3 Selected student survey statistics about the effectiveness of the SDR term projects from the Fall 2012 ELEC3400—Communication Systems class. SDR LABORATORY COURSE DEVELOPMENTThe SDR projects offered in our undergraduate classes provide valuable experience and test thefeasibility of introducing SDR into our undergraduate wireless engineering curriculum.Encouraged by the progress made and positive feedback from students, we plan to develop anSDR laboratory course for undergraduate

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; John M. Saber, Mohave Community College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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skills,coping skills, resources, and most importantly time management. Addition topics included:resumes, how to work a career fair, what industry looks for in an engineer, internships, research,graduate school, how to apply for graduate school, scholarships, and fellowships. The AcademicSuccess students also prepared a 5-10 page Career Plan for 10 years out after the Bachelor’sdegree. The students were required to do 10 hours of volunteer work;many chose to do it in theform of tutoring or mentoring.II. Status of ProgramsThe status of each program will be described here briefly.CIRC Program (#0631189): The Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Community (CIRC)Program has now successfully completed its final year and a new CIRC program was

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University

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continue in graduate studies. This paper reports on program activities andoutcomes to date, will include qualitative assessment and feedback from the S-STEM Scholarsthemselves, and a quantitative comparison of the retention rate of S-STEM Scholars incomparison to other identified student groups in the College of Engineering and AppliedSciences at Western Michigan University. Plans for a future extension of this program that willconcentrate on transfer and URM students will also be presented.Introduction to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciencesat Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University is a comprehensive state-sponsored regional university located inKalamazoo, MI. In the Fall Semester 2013, 19,198 undergraduate and 5,091

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zachary Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jin Ryu; Erika Saur

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targetedcorrectly.Limitations and Future WorkAs with the prior study [2], the data for this pilot is drawn from a convenience sample, whichlimits inference. Furthermore, we presented the participants with very few tasks, so as not tointerfere with the primary aim of participant recruitment. We plan to build on this survey-basedapproach to further develop our ability to measure the targeting of variability in engineeringpractice.Our future efforts will deploy the survey with different populations, which we expect to lead tochanged results. For instance, younger individuals with less life experience may not targetvariability even in “everyday” scenarios.In the long run, we aim to use this study of variability targeting to develop a fundamentalunderstanding of this

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Emmanuel Tetteh Teye, Montana State University; Nickolas Lambert, Montana State University

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aim, including how we developed ourinterview protocol from the literature on possible selves' theory and engineering and scienceidentity, our approach to identifying a sample and collecting data, and our plan for analyzingtranscript data to determine our findings. Data collection for this research aim is underway, andwe plan to share a preliminary analysis of available data at the national conference.Engineering identity The first area of research we reviewed to prepare for this study was literature onengineering identity, much of which developed from prior research on science identity,particularly physics and math identity [3, 4]. Identity provides a lens into the multifacetedprocess of making meaning of one’s experiences

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabella Stuopis, Boston College; Kiana Alexa Ramos; Caitlyn Hancock; Emanuel Joseph Louime; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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as non-white, more than 25%have an individualized education plan, and English language learners consist of 18%. Whileworking with the teachers, we appointed youth leaders who were representative of the studentbody and displayed patience, curiosity and camaraderie with others. Youth leaders will bere-elected each year and students in lower grades have already expressed interest in participating.Below is a breakdown of the youth leader demographics. School School A School B % not male 60% 80% % not White 80% 40% Languages spoken English and Spanish English, Albanian, Spanish, NepaliStarting

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam Maltese, Indiana University, Bloomington; Kelli Paul, Indiana University, Bloomington; Lauren Penney, Indiana University, Bloomington

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how tolearn from the mistakes, errors, and struggles that occur within the process [1, 10, 12].Yet, while there is increased attention to inclusion of engineering in informal contexts [13-17],we have not come across any research or training materials that focus on how informal educatorsdo or should plan and handle ongoing, just-in-time support - particularly during moments offailure. Furthermore, trainings and professional development opportunities for informaleducators often include short-term experiences (e.g., two-hour workshop) grounded intraditional-focused lectures that reinforce teaching habits (e.g., transmission of knowledge) [18-21]. We heard similar examples from museum partners on this project who mentioned attendingconferences

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Marti-Subirana, Phoenix College; Frank S Marfai, Phoenix College; Elena Ortiz Zuazaga; Robin Cotter, Phoenix College

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, Master’s, or Ph D),building upon results and lessons learned from implementation of the NSF fundedSTEM-CURE Program (NSF HRD grant # 1832543) and NSF EES Planning grant #2332525, Phoenix College (PC) STEM faculty are implementing and designingmultidisciplinary CUREs (mCUREs) in their courses that can be continued as summerResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) or research projects when studentstransfer to a four-year institution. Multifaceted societal problems can very unlikely besuccessfully solved using methods of one single discipline. Examples of multidisciplinaryundergraduate research experiences reveal to be a valuable experience for engagingundergraduates with the concerns of their communities, the environment, and the society

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org; Monica McGill, Institute for Advanced Engineering; Jacob Koressel; Bryan Twarek

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skills in text-based and non-text-based programming contexts (e.g., block-based, kiosk, prompt engineering) Modify a program (e.g., to add functionality or improve usability or accessibility) Use programming assistive technologies (e.g., Copilot) to plan, write, test, and debug code Analyze Articulate whether a program solves a given problem Evaluate Systematically test and debug a program, including the use of skills such as code tracing Evaluate whether and how computation can or cannot help to solve a problem Assess societal impacts of programming and related ethical issues (e.g., how might modifications to a program impact various groups of users?) Create Develop

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Eric Jankowski, Boise State University; Sara Hagenah; Anne Hamby, Boise State University; Brooke Ward, Boise State University

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State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Self-storytelling Interventions to Promote Engineering Student SuccessThe field of engineering is often at the forefront of progress and innovation, playing a role in theadvancement and design of new technologies, programming, urban planning, healthcaresystems, clean energies, and beyond. It is as important as ever to strive for diversity in thevoices and experiences of engineers facilitating more equitable solutions to the problems weface as a diversely growing population. For decades researchers and engineers have made thecall for increasing diversity, yet attrition for students belonging to historically excluded groupscontinues to pose a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Amarnath Banerjee, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Glen Miller

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].In this work, the definition of ethics used is that of [2]and refers to professional ethics related toengineering practice and the responsible conduct of research. Several instruments have been usedto evaluate domains of students’ ability to ethically reason [9, 10]. Like other competencies,moral reasoning ability (ethical competency) is different from one’s self-efficacy related to moralreasoning (ethics self-efficacy). Self-efficacy is defined as “an individual’s beliefs in theircapabilities to plan and take the actions required to achieve a particular outcome” [11]. Self-efficacy is related to effort, resilience, and greater accomplishments [12, 13]. High levels of self-efficacy have been shown to be correlated with improved academic

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youngwoo Seo, University of Toledo; Christopher Mark Hessler, University of Toledo; Donald V. Chase, University of Dayton

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Page 23.935.2During the first project year, user adaptable four basic lab modules covering three major areas ofinterests in water distribution system analysis were developed. The basic modules and kitsinclude disinfection kinetics of bacteria [both Gram positive (spore form) and Gram negative],decay/ reaction kinetics of disinfectants, contaminant mixing and basic hydraulic labs (frictionand energy losses). Using the basic modules, three integrated modules coupled withmathematical modeling using the EPANET were developed to help students understand thecombined role of biological, chemical and hydraulic dynamics on water quality changes in thedistribution system.ImplementationThe implementation plan is composed of phase 1 (the first and second

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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out from each mock review panel. Day Two also had presentations on timelines andtimetables, the management plan, and the budget. Day Three consisted of presentations onevaluation; sustainability and dissemination; and Research.gov and other resources for assistancewith developing NSF ATE proposals. Finally, the timeline until the submission deadline inOctober was also reviewed. Mentors are available to help teams through the negotiation process.Four webinars were held in July and August on Research.gov and Proposal Forms, Evaluation,Budget, and the IRB. Webinars focus on topics that This was the third year the IRB webinar wasoffered in response to feedback from past participants commenting that this can be a confusingtopic.Project resultsThe

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colón, University of Michigan; Laura Carroll, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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in college, little is known about the academic success of collegestudents with ADHD, and even less is known about students with ADHD in STEM [6].Individuals who have been diagnosed with ADHD exhibit inattention, impulsivity, andhyperactivity [7]. College students with ADHD can experience academic failure andunderachievement [8], and they also face challenges with motivation, anxiety, time management,and general study skills [9]. Additionally, college students with ADHD often have more difficultthan their peers with executive functioning skills (i.e., time management, information processing,planning, and organization)—neurocognitive processes responsible for problem solving-behaviors and attention control—that have been shown to be required

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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57% 28% 14% 0% fellow S-STEM scholars. Hearing about fellow scholars’ future career 42% 57% 0% 0% plans was helpful for thinking about my own career plans. I liked having the opportunity to share my 42% 42% 14% 0% future career plans with others.Table 3. Colloquium survey responses. Note: N=7. Due to rounding, the percentages above maynot sum to exactly 100 percent.Lastly, it is interesting that the participant students’ concept of PE has evolved during theacademic year as they were exposed more to community engagement, service learning andhuman welfare concepts and practice. In fact, at the end of the year, here is how some studentsexplained what PE is all about

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan DelVescovo, Oakland University; Darlene Groomes, Oakland University; Bianca Bryant; Laila Guessous, Oakland University

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importance of flexibility when planshave to change. First, we had to cancel the AERIM REU program in summer 2020, then had topivot to a fully virtual format in the summer of 2021 due the COVID-19 pandemic [15]. TheAERIM REU program was finally again offered in-person in the summer of 2022, hence allowingfor the inclusion of an outreach activity. The initial plan was to partner with a non-profit sciencecenter in the city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the science center was experiencing staffing changes,as well as ongoing challenges due to COVID-19, so the AERIM REU PIs had to come up with analternative.The School of Engineering and Computer Science (SECS) at Oakland University has a robust andactive K-12 outreach program that runs year-round and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Angela Beatrice Warren Lichauco, University of Illinois, Chicago; Anastasiia Rozhkova; Diana Diaz

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successful, but there are improvements we plan to make. In the next improved iteration ofthe ERSP course, we will change the grading structure (previously graded on a grade A, B, C, Dscale) to one of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Given that the course is only a 1-credit hour course,the pressure of obtaining an A can overshadow the ERSP experience as we have anecdotallyexperienced with some students in the past two cohorts. In the next two years, we plan to focus oninstitutionalization of the program in the CS and ECE departments. We also strive to utilize ERSPas a recruitment tool for minoritized students in CS and ECE by promoting the program throughstudent professional organizations such as SWE, NSBE, SHPE, WICS. We also plan to pay moreattention

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Amy Anderson; Elizabeth Generas; Marjorie Langston Langston; Sharath Krishna

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connecting students, faculty, and staff with NGOˆa C™s around the world for technical projects as part of immersions, teaching, and scholarly activity. She also is thDr. Amy Anderson Amy Anderson is the Associate Provost for Global and Intercultural Affairs and Executive Director of the Center for International Programs (CIP) at the University of Dayton. The CIP provides coordination, strategic planning and administrative support forElizabeth GenerasMrs. Marjorie Langston LangstonSharath Krishna ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Towards an Understanding of the Impact of Community Engaged Learning Projects on Enhancing Teachers’ Understanding of Engineering and Intercultural

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

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activities, and the progress scholars have made towards an engineering degree. Thispaper also draws comparisons between the scholar cohorts and all students entering the ECUengineering program in the same semester to identify differences in GPA and retention.RecruitmentIn Spring 2020, in-person recruitment events were held in various local high schools throughoutEastern North Carolina. Unfortunately, the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic forced thecancellation of several planned in-person recruiting events. The uncertainty of the Fall 2020semester in regards to whether classes would be held in person or remote, caused severalstudents to reconsider starting college with the pandemic ongoing. With potential enrollmentdeclines looming as a result

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College

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to incorporate the models in parallel with their respective efforts to adapt toonline teaching.This poster focuses on the experiences of the participating math faculty. Ultimately these facultytaught online calculus courses both with and without the models from Fall 2020 through Spring2022. We conducted pre and post participation interviews and report on their experiences. Allparticipants reported their intention to continue to use the models beyond conclusion of theproject and planned to try them in face-to-face instruction. The paper will discuss more detailsabout the interview findings and conclude by making some recommendations for others whomay be interested in exploring the use of hands-on models in Calculus instruction.IntroductionThe

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna C Tanguma-Gallegos, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University

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: Operationalize the commonvision and metrics, regional hub structures, and processes in the collaborative infrastructurethrough an Onboarding Book that translates individual interests to specific collective activitiesand fosters emergence of Alliance culture, norms, and identity.Program DescriptionThis section will describe the components of the ALRISE Alliance Framework, how theRegional Hubs have been implemented, and what the key challenges have been.Components of ALRISE Alliance FrameworkThe ALRISE Alliance structure is designed to mobilize change at the individual, institutionaland network levels. A continuous improvement framework for educator-led assessment,planning, and data analysis will be applied through iterations of a STEM-ESS Framework

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; David A. Wyrick PE, CPEM, West Virginia University

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setting, learning styles, teamwork, engineering principles, andprofessional communication, and introduces potential career paths. Guest speakers cover topicssuch as: emotional maturity, resume design, career planning, professionalism, and undergraduateresearch opportunities. The class also visits campus research labs to learn about undergraduateresearch opportunities and emerging research in engineering and computing fields, and, usually,tours an industrial facility, such as a pharmaceutical plant or a wind turbine site. Students alsobegin to develop teamwork, engineering design, and professional communication skills throughparticipation in engineering design projects.Spring Engineering in History CourseAll AcES cohorts before 2020 joined one

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado, Denver; Miriam Howland Cummings PhD, University of Colorado, Denver; William Taylor Schupbach; David J. Russomanno, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tom Altman; Michael S. Jacobson; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver

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-levelengineering courses with high rates of D, F, or Withdrawal (DFW) grades. The Urban STEMintervention, the first attempt to offer PLTL in IUPUI math classes, was an overwhelmingsuccess: both Urban STEM cohorts showed significantly lower DFW rates in calculus 1compared to students not engaged in PLTL, including no failing grades (compared to a 13.5%failure rate for non-PLTL participants). Building on that success, we have continued to expandPLTL in key sophomore engineering classes and have plans to expand into a sophomoreComputer Information Technology class. We are also laying the groundwork for futureopportunities to support PLTL in foundational mathematics courses that support engineeringstudents.University of Memphis: STEM Ambassador ProgramThe

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Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Mary Skidmore Kocak, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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quickly as possible. Topics for our course included: ● UTK Culture ● Planning Your Professional Development Path ● Developing an Elevator Speech ● Developing Interview Skills ● Engaging with Career Fairs ● Developing a Personal Mission Statement ● Academic Advising and Academic Planning ● Developing an E-Portfolio ● Experiential Work, Undergraduate Research and Study Abroad ● Networking Practice and ReflectionThe cohort members developed an e-portfolio to display their work and be used to gainopportunities in their preferred high impact practice.ObservationsAs the TranSCEnD program closes, a number of observations can be made. Below, we organizethese observations into the following categories: Admission

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Preza, The University of Memphis; Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis

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highperforming students) and provide a meaningful networking environment. We use ourimplementation of the VIP model to foster STEM identity growth and a sense of belonging,while increasing and celebrating diversity in engineering and other STEM disciplines.The purpose of this paper is to report on the planning and launch of the VIP program at theUniversity of Memphis (UofM) in Fall 2022, focusing on the PIs’ experiences implementing theprogram and on our first cohort’s (N = 12; 7 women; 4 Black/African American; 2 Hispanic)experiences participating in the program during its first semester. Specifically, this paper willdescribe the challenges and opportunities of implementing the VIP program and how the VIPmodel has been adapted to align with unique

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Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mark F. Roll P.E., University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson P.E., University of Idaho; Michael R. Maughan, University of Idaho; Michael Lowry, University of Idaho; Melinda A. Davis, University of Idaho; Connor J. Hill, University of Idaho

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of Idaho Dr. Michael Lowry is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Idaho and conducts research for the National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology. His research focuses on engineering and planning for bicycle travel. Dr. Lowry serves on the US National Academy of Science Committee for Bicycle Transportation Research. He was awarded the College of Engineering Outstanding Young Faculty award for excellence in teaching and research. He has worked as a visiting scholar in Spain, Norway, and the United Kingdom.Dr. Melinda A. Davis, University of Idaho Dr. Davis has a unique combination of education and skills to provide research and evaluation services to

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Anna M. Mostoller, Elizabethtown College; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Alliance (NCIIA). EMSresearch continued with support from the National Science Foundation (grant number 1636442).References[1] M. J. Fernandez, J. M. Trenor, K. S. Zerda and C. Cortes, "First generation college studentsin engineering: A qualitative investigation of barriers to academic plans.," in IEEE 38th AnnualFrontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2008.[2] J. M. Trenor, S. L. Yu, W. C. L. and K. S. Zerda, "Influences for selecting engineering:Insights on access to Social Capital from two case studies.," in IEEE 38th Annual Frontiers inEducation Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2008.[3] J. M. Trenor, " A phenomenological inquiry of the major choice processes of an overlookeddemographic: First generation college students in