Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayra S Artiles, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Raeven Carmelita Waters; Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

specific operationalizations of diversity or research methods. These yearswere selected because they coincide with the Year of ACTION in Diversity declared by ASEEand subsequent creation of the Best Diversity Paper Award. 3.1. Data CollectionOur sample is comprised of conference publications from the years 2015 and 2016 that fell intothree publication categories. In addition to focusing on publications nominated for the BestDiversity Paper Award, we focused on publications from the Minority in Engineering Division(MIND) and Women in Engineering Division (WIED). We selected MIND and WIED based ontheir long-standing commitment to diversity. This decision was also informed by thedichotomous approach to broadening participation (i.e., emphasizing