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Track 7: Technical Session 2: Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course on DEI in STEM

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Kevin William Kuck, George Mason University; Dhiambi Otete; Violet Veronika Reges

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organizational development in the collegiate and professional sphere, and diverse representation in STEM fields. With a background in public policy, he takes his ethical stances into conversations around tough issues to make sure all voices are included. In his professional life, Carr has convened numerous diversity leadership forums in STEM education – bringing together over 100 deans and diversity administrators to talk about underrepresented students persistence, diverse faculty recruitment, and creating inclusive campus climates. Carr has also been a champion for access to opportunities for those from historically oppressed groups. He worked to see outreach efforts exponentially expand to Historically Black Colleges and

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Track 7: Technical Session 7: Challenges and Opportunities to Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the Professional Construction Industry

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Andres Nieto, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abiola Akanmu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anthony Olukayode Yusuf, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sheryl Ball, Virginia Tech; Walid Saad; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE)

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females and 5 were males. Additionally, 6 were White, and 1 wasAsian. Some relevant comments from the focus group discussion are presented in this paperas well. It is important to mention that we secured ethical clearance through our IRB office(IRB # 22-379). Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and some of theresponses were analyzed by different variables to see if there were any importantdifferences to show between participants. Qualitative focus group data was analyzed bymemoing and coding strategies. Demographic and company-related data are presented next. First, we classified results based on gender and race, demographic data is shown inFigures 1 and 2. About gender diversity (Fig. 1), 75% identified

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Track 6: Technical Session 2: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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

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. In M. A. Moodian (Ed.), Contemporary leadership and interculturalcompetence: Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics within organizations (pp. 219-232).Hammer, M. R., Bennett, M.J., & Wiseman, R. (2003). Measuring intercultural sensitivity: Theintercultural development inventory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27(4).Hammer, M. R. (2015). Intercultural competence development. In J. M. Bennett (Ed.), TheSAGE encyclopedia of intercultural competence. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publishing, Inc,pp 483-486.Hargman, E, Morris, C & Blache-Cohen, B. (2014). Fair Trade Learning: Ethical standards forcommunity-engaged international volunteer tourism. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 14(1–2),108–116. https://doi.org/10.1177

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Session 6 - Track 3: The only difference is now it counts: Exploring the Role of a Summer Bridge Program in Shaping Student Expectations of Engineering

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Session 8 - Track 2: Resistance to advocacy around hidden curriculum in engineering

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Victoria Beth Sellers, University of Florida; R. Jamaal Downey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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of software design through the implementation and debugging of student-written programs; (4) introduction to engineering majors, career exploration, engineering practice within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, ethical, health and safety, and sustainability. Physics: This is the second course in the first-year engineering experience and has Intro as a pre-requisite. Many of the experiments involve rely on Python code to interact with sensors and actuators. Therefore, a solid foundation in the skills from Intro is necessary.From the population of position-of-stress participants, a stratified sampling technique was usedto choose interview candidates in three categories of decreasing

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 2: Lessons Learned from Conducting a Diversity-Focused Faculty Cluster Hire at a Predominantly White Institution

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Dana Francesca Stamo, University of Colorado Boulder; Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder

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least one candidate who would be offered a faculty position.The Dean and Search Chair reiterated to everyone involved that this was an open-disciplinesearch and that the only limitation was that applicants had to specialize in an area that would fitwithin any tenure-home engineering department. That excluded individuals whose faculty homewould have been in the college’s humanities/society/ethics or engineering education programs.Along with the Search Committee chair (Lewis), the search committee’s equity advisor andlogistics manager (Sandekian) collected and organized relevant research and materials fromcomparable searches nationwide and placed them into a shared Google Drive folder. Thisincluded the rubric and website materials developed by

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Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Session 8 - Track 3: Framing Cultural Bridges For Relational Mentorship

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh

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experiences as graduate students and be open to adopt in ways in which the experiences of minority graduate students today may differ [56]13. Seek for intentional faculty development: effective mentoring of all students includes providing instrumental support and advocacy [52], and requires intentional faculty development [57]; training on the stages of mentoring relationships, developing mentoring contracts, the ethical responsibilities involved in mentoring, and the benefits and costs of mentoring for both mentee and mentors themselves could serve this purpose well [57]14. Increase multicultural competence via training: specifically related to conflict