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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maeve Drummond Oakes, CISTAR at Purdue University; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Kristin M. Everett, Western Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

has been the lead external evaluator for a number of STEM and NSF-funded projects, including an ERC education project, an NSF TUES III, a WIDER project, an NSF EEC project through WGBH Boston, two NSF RET projects, an S-STEM project, a CPATH project, and a CCLI Phase II project. She also currently serves as the internal evaluator for WMU’s Howard Hughes Medical project, and has contributed to other current and completed evaluations of NSF-funded projects.Kristin M. Everett, Western Michigan University Kristin Everett is a research associate at the Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education (CRICPE) at Western Michigan University and conducts program evaluations and provides

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong-Kyu Jung, Gannon University; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

materials. She is currently the PI of an NSF S-STEM. Dr. Vernaza is the chair of the ASEE North Central Section (2017-19). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: A Comprehensive Design & Prototyping Platform for Rapid HW/SW Development ClassesAbstract-Robotics, autonomous transportation, and other computerized physical systems become widely accessible subjects foreven a semester-long lecture and laboratory class. Sometimes, the physical systems are often transformed to cyber-physicalsystems (CPSs) by interfacing modules in physical systems to cyber system. It is often challenging for undergraduate students toimplement a CPS comprising of analog and digital hardware and software within

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Mr. Hossein Ebrahiminejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hossein Ebrahiminejad is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and his B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in Iran. His research interests include student pathways, educational policy, and quantitative research methods.Mr. Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hassan Al Yagoub is a Ph.D. student in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science and engineering departments on diversifying their undergraduate student population. She remains an active researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in Chapel Hill, N.C. She is a certified program evaluator and a faculty development consultant. Brent received

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Robinson, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno

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Pre-College Engineering Education

disciplinespecific engineering laboratories. Data were collected in three streams. First, through identical pre-test and posttest surveysmeasuring attitudes and interest in STEM fields. This survey, which took approximately tenminutes to complete, was a slightly modified version of the Friday Institute’s S-STEM survey[16] which has been shown to be a valid instrument for understanding student attitudes fordifferent STEM disciplines. Second, focus group interviews related to attitudes and interests inengineering were conducted. The focus group protocol and questions were created by the team ofresearchers to address specific topics around the research questions including student interest andidentity around engineering tasks. The third data collection

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Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 12

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Collegiate, Diversity

computer science and engineering departments on diversifying their undergraduate student population. She remains an active researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and

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Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College; Terra D. Morris, The RP Group; Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College; Patricia E. Sanders; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Kurt Degregorio, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #25144What Impact Does an Engineering Abroad Program Have on the Motivationand Commitment of Community College Engineering Students?Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College Jo-Ann Panzardi is a Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at Cabrillo College, Aptos, California since August 1995. She is also the Program Director of a USDE Title III STEM grant and Project Investigator of a NSF S-STEM grant. She received her BS in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York and her MSCE in Geotechnical Engineering from University of Maryland. She is a registered civil engineer in California. She was

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar Nedunuri, Central State University; Edison Perdomo, Central State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, understanding majors and careers,academic requirements, student responsibilities, and financial management, it was notcompletely tooled to handle some issues pertinent to engineering disciplines.In 2016, the authors received an S-STEM Grant from NSF (Undergraduate Scholarships forExcellent Education in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Management(USE4WRM)) to address the challenges being faced by first-generation minority students inengineering programs and to improve recruitment and retention of financially deprived studentswith high academic credentials who would pursue their undergraduate degrees in EnvironmentalEngineering or Water Resources Management. Since Fall 2016, the authors have taught a sessionof FYS 1101 for these majors as a

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Julio Alonso; Jesus Vargas; Daniel Li; Abraham Elizarraras; Tony Hoang; Khanh Vu; J. Patterson; Mohammad Palwala; Marco Maldonado; Masaki Isago; Mark Aranda; Lan Trinh; Tu Huynh; Tie Nguyen; Bao Ly; Jiao Huang; Heidar Malki; Xiaojing Yuan

https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that- This work was performed partially funded by the NSF think/transportation/alternative-transportation/danish-DUE 1458772 S-STEM project “Succeed in Engineering electric-bikesharing-dodges-failureTechnology Scholars.” 14. Mobike in China: http://mobike.com/global/ 15. Bike Sharing in China: http://allchinatech.com/a-future- References unicorn-the-rise-of-chinas-bike-sharing-leader-ofo/1.2040 RTP Demographics. Houston-Galveston Area 16. Next Bike Initiative in Germany:Council

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Alin Wakefield, University of California, Davis; Jean S. VanderGheynst, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Kara Moloney Ph.D., University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

health; 4) provides corecompetencies; and 5) allows for career exploration. These transformations are particularlyimportant for students from underrepresented groups and/or underserved communities.The Preparing Engineering Graduate Students for the 21st Century (PEGS21) program at theUniversity of California, Davis (UC Davis) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program targeting graduatestudent applicants who are academically talented, low-income and/or first generation. This NSFgrant will fund five cohorts over its length; the first cohort started in the 2016-2017 academic year.Through a cohort-building seminar, multi-pronged mentoring activities, and a stipend to ease

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breanna M. W. Bailey, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of discussions with the relevantdepartment chairs. Ultimately, the course creation proposal was signed by the chair of eachdepartment before moving forward through normal undergraduate curriculum approval channels.Course creation took approximately 1.5 years to marshal through university processes and takeeffect. During the life of the S-STEM project, three cohorts of undergraduates engaged inmultidisciplinary senior design projects: 2015-2016; 2016-2017; 2017-2018. Only the finalcohort (2017-2018) was able to enroll in GEEN 4301/4302. In 2016-2017, students enrolled inselected topics courses as a stop-gap while the course creation process was underway, and theselected topics courses were substituted for the relevant senior design courses

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

evaluating teamwork models, statewide pre-college math initiatives, teacher and faculty professional development programs, and S-STEM programs.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan M. Cruz, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

building in evaluation. With 20 years of experience in project evaluation and implementation of educational activities for over $100M in federal and state funded projects, Gwen consistently works collaboratively with her clients to maximize evaluation outcomes. As an external evaluator, Gwen has conducted over 80 evaluations in various areas with an emphasis in STEM-H related curriculum experiences at various colleges and universities across the U.S. Gwen’s work with NSF, USDOE, DOE, DOD, HRSA, and DOJ helps provide the evaluative needs and expectations of federally funded grants with regard to accountability and compliance. In addition, she has served as a panel reviewer for NSF proposals for S-STEM and other EHR

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Rachid Belmasrour, Southern University at New Orleans; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

emphasis in STEM-H related curriculum experiences at various colleges and universities across the U.S. Gwen’s work with NSF, USDOE, DOE, DOD, HRSA, and DOJ helps in providing the evaluative needs and expectations of federally funded grants with regard to accountability and compliance. In addition, she has served as a panel reviewer for NSF proposals for S-STEM and other EHR programs, GAANN, SIP, and EOC with the USDOE, and is currently an AQIP Reviewer and Peer Reviewer for the NCA Higher Learning Commission. As an administrator, Gwen has served Director of Assessment for 6 years and Executive Assistant to the President for one year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has also served as Assistant to the

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Morrison, University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

exchange of ideasbetween all participants. Annually implementation of outcomes will create a feedback loop,cultivating continuous growth of research and educational excellence.There currently exist several transdisciplinary NSF programs, such as REU and RET Sites, S-STEM, STEM+C, STELAR, INCLUDES and ITEST, which integrate STEM teaching, learning,and research for preK-post secondary students in formal and informal settings. The vision of theSTEM Culture of Excellence Center is to extend these programs by simultaneously bringingknowledge and innovation to school districts and community colleges, as well as broadeningparticipation, by supporting active research and mentorship opportunities between teachers, HS,UG, and graduate scholars, and provide

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The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Alliance as a method toincrease retention among prospective first-year underrepresented minority STEM students. The one-dayBridge program aimed to increase student belonging among first-year LSAMP students. The universityLSAMP program is housed in the Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives (ISDI). The LSAMPprogram has been on campus at Boise State University since 2011 and moved to ISDI in 2015. Thisorganizational shift has helped leverage funding and collaboration for LSAMP’s Bridge component, andhelped the program evolve into a multiple day Bridge experience. The program is now co-organized byLSAMP and an NSF-funded S-STEM scholarship program, SAGE Scholars, which follows the Redshirtin Engineering model ​[23]–[25]​.Program

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine Mobley, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #25442Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashis Nandy, Northern New Mexico College; Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College; Stephanie Amedeo-Marquez, Northern New Mexico College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2001). Dr. Nandy had served as a Co-Principal Investigator of an NSF S-STEM Project, and is currently serving as the Principal-Investigator of an NSF IUSE project. Dr. Nandy is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College Schooled at Marquette University in Electrical Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and New York University in Mathematics. Joined the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in 1988 and the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004. Held visiting positions in Madrid, Cologne and

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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum - Technical Session 11

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

initiatives, teacher and faculty professional development programs, and S-STEM programs.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on several engineering education research projects, including one on

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Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 13

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford Univer- sity. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include inclusive pedagogies, electronics, optoelectronics, materials sci- ence, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is a fellow of the ASEE and IEEE and is active in the engineering education community including

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Don Nix, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas ; Michele Cleary, Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

-27 (or SAT of 1290-1550), and high school address with rural zip code). Rural zipcodes were identified using the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Zip Codelist [57]. PTG eligible students were also identified through conversations during recruitmentevents, and through other University programs and offices that work with students in rural areas.A PTG website was created to promote the program and the NSF S-STEM scholarship [58], whilefurther information was shared through initial and follow up correspondence (e-mails, phone calls,mailings). An Office of Admissions staff member located in Eastern Arkansas and dedicated torecruiting underrepresented students assisted in recruiting potential PTG students by

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford Univer- sity. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include inclusive pedagogies, electronics, optoelectronics, materials sci- ence, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is a fellow of the ASEE and IEEE and is active in the engineering education

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Prof. Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle M. Camacho is Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She began her career at UC San Diego in 1999 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for US Mexican Studies, and later as a UC Faculty Fellow in Ethnic Studies. In 2015-16, she returned to UC San Diego as a fellow of the American c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

dataanalyses across themes are summarized in Table 1 by frequency distribution.Table 1 Frequency Distribution of Themes in RICHES Stage 1 Research Theme Frequency Example Quote (type of (%) (from interviews) pedagogical practice) College Attending 72 (40.9) “At our campus, we have career counselors that Support double as transfer counselors. They provide financial aid information and other information for students. They are not content specific.” Program Planning & 53 (30.1) “The STEM advisors stick with our s STEM Execution Support

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Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 2

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Dustin M. Grote, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Collegiate, Diversity

Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM), VT-NETS is a scholarshipprogram and research project focused on improving collaboration efforts between Virginia Techand two community college partners. The primary objective of VT-NETS is to determine how allthree partners can increase the success and efficiency of engineering transfer through communitycollege-to-bachelor’s degree pathways, thus increasing attainment of A.S. and B.S. degrees inengineering. VT-NETS works toward increasing access to co-curricular programs, streamliningand aligning advising between institutions, and developing a cohort mentality among the pre-transfer students at the community college. One intention of this