Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen F. Gygi, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

; andthat locating and choosing appropriate artifacts produces anxiety for most students. Studentswere able to overcome these challenges and found both the process of constructing the portfolioand having the portfolio to be valuable. The studio setting provided a number of opportunitiesand benefits that other reporting requirements do not, including: 1) meeting other participants inthe program and sharing reflections with their peers; 2) addressing how the experience preparedthem for future practice with employers as the intended audience; and 3) articulating theirunderstanding of what engineers do, and what contributes to effective practice.Our pilot Co-op project suggested that writing the final experience report involves an unknownaudience. Our

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christina Matta, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Technical Communication Program

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Creating and integrating effective graphics Providing clear technical descriptions Providing logical transitions between ideas Unifying paragraphs Providing constructive criticism for peers Writing or presenting effectively as a team Listening and participating productively in a team meeting Thinking critically about political, social, and economic constraints Thinking critically about ethical ramifications Writing effective email Employing audience-appropriate tone and style Using proper grammar, punctuation, and spellingWe then asked our

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. The 2010 test results show that nine of the students scored PartiallyProficient on the language arts/literacy test and one student scored Proficient. There are five testsubsets and those scores are reported in percents. It is the expository writing sample score that isof interest in this study because that is the writing genre that the students will use to explain anddescribe their engineering experiences. The scores of the partner students ranged from 40%-60%.The 2011 Grade 5 NJASK scores will be administered in May 2011, but the results will not beavailable to the schools until mid-August.Approach/Methods/MaterialsThe CIESE staff member visits the class twice per month and leads the lessons with theassistance of the teacher. The approach to

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1404.9assignments within electronics laboratory courses,2 this work compares the effectiveness ofhaving students complete just one sustainability analysis writing assignment during anelectronics lecture course. This work has presented sustainability analysis learning objectives,information resources to help students achieve the learning objectives, assignment mechanics,tools to facilitate assignment peer review, and assessment results. Direct assessment resultsimply the single writing assignment in the lecture class produces similar learning to weeklywriting assignments in lab, though requiring less instructor time. Students completing both thelecture and lab sustainability analyses produce higher average assessment scores, but the

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Simões de Carvalho P.E., ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal; Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

class level.All inputs are analyzed and put into the place chosen by the learning community – thewhole class.The specific research assignment above mentioned is chosen from a list of Energy relatedtopics. This assignment goes on for six weeks with an online collaborative component.Students are requested to research, to engage in information management and validation,to establishing comparisons and decide on what works best in each case, share (facts andfigures) and discuss (supporting arguments) with their peers. At the end of the semesterthe students need to write a report and prepare a presentation to be delivered in-class forformative and summative assessment

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon G. Sauer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

teammembers are likely to divulge it as part of this exercise. In order for the instructor to intervene in a timelymanner, a mid-term or mid-project evaluation is critical. This approach requires self-reflection on thepart of the student and also provides peer evaluation. This information can be invaluable to the instructorwho may likely not have had the opportunity to observe the finer workings of the team. As anotherexample, to assess whether or not students have utilized a process in decision making, as opposed to, forexample, a majority vote, students can be asked to write a short memo outlining a decision they made,options considered, and the means by which they determined the outcome. A well-defined rubric canthen be used to analyze the

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

Tagged Divisions

International

instruments have been developed to help classifypreferred learning styles, and among the most widely-used is the VARK test, which profileslearning preferences according to degree of utilization in four categories: Visual (V),Aural/Auditory (A), Read/Write (R), and Kinesthetic (K). In responding to a series of questionsabout situations where information is to be communicated, takers of the VARK test are classifiedaccording to how strongly they prefer to rely on each style when learning. Results vary from apreference on a single learning style (typically rare), to learners who utilize all four learningstyles with approximately equal preference (more common).The VARK test was administered to undergraduate engineering students in both the Middle Eastand

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory K Watkins, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

notask specifically about advisement of capstone design projects, there are several questions closelycorrelated to capstone course topics as well as the opportunity to submit written comments. Thestudent comments, whose purpose is to “help the faculty to improve the quality of the educationthey provide,” are the most telling data from the surveys administered prior to the 2008/2009academic year. The survey instrument is included in Appendix A.The Department chair is responsible for analyzing the survey data and writing an annual programimprovement report. The purpose is to examine the survey data and plan corrective action andprogram improvement activities. The report also updates the status of improvement initiativessuggested in the previous

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

ABET EC2000assessment process for program outcomes. Data for 2009-2010 as reported by instructors.Common ConcernsSurvey respondents were asked what they believed were the biggest issues encountered bystudents taking this course. The majority of responses indicated the following commonchallenges:  ODE solving skills  Mathematical software skills  Chemistry preparation  Unsteady-state conservation law writing  Dependence on “design equations” rather than fundamental conservation lawsThe Role of the InstructorInstructors often take different approaches to teaching. For many responding to the

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, University of Maryland, College Park Paige Smith has served as the Director of the Women in Engineering (WIE) Program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland since September 2001. WIE provides a com- prehensive set of academic year and summer outreach programs for students in grades 4-12. Retention programs include a living and learning community, peer mentoring and fellowships in research and teach- ing. Paige is also the Director of the Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC), a regional collaborative of the NSF funded National Girls Collaborative Project. MAGiC connects girl-serving and supporting in- dividuals and organizations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC that are

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Alan Gow, Alan Gow and Associates; EunSook Kwon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

January 15, 2011).[2] Proposal Writing Workshop Presentation (F101), http://step.eng.lsu.edu/nsf/facilitators/, (last accessed onJanuary 15, 2011).[3] http://www.uh.edu/discovery/QEP_Full_Report.pdf, (last accessed on January 18, 2011)[4] BiPOM, http://www.bipom.com/student_projects.php, (last accessed on January 15, 2011). Page 22.938.9 Appendix A Table A: Peer-in Class Evaluation, CETE Teams PresentingEvaluation Categories Team Team Team Team 1 7 8 9Project

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

scheduled for one lecture session and two two-hour lab/workshops per week for a total of threecredits. Consistent with many “freshman support” programs at other universities, the goals ofthe course are to introduce the midshipmen to the “big picture” of the major for context; tointroduce the midshipmen to each other and develop a mutual support network; and, to provide“tools” for success in follow-on courses. These tools include technical writing, critical thinking,design process, project management, computer programming and software, and engineeringdrafting skills. There is a significant project-based learning (PBL) component to the course. Theassignments include both individual and team submittals. The double “lab” schedule allowsmuch of the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

“soft skills” upon their graduation, with the former learning outcomes typicallyeasier to evaluate and assess than the latter. This paper presents rubrics and assessment methodsusing engineering courses for evaluating the soft-skills-program learning outcomes engagementin lifelong learning competencies, communication, and the impact of engineering solutions. Theassessment of the lifelong learning student outcome is addressed using results from a set ofsemester-long assignments in a fluid mechanics course. The recently developed and adoptedcourse, Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation, in which students learn to develop aneffective writing process for writing engineering documents in future courses and industry, isused in the assessment

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

databases in order to select the most appropriate database and maximize relevancy of search results. 2. Students will be able to develop topic-related vocabulary in order to search databases with maximum flexibility and effectiveness. 3. Students will be able to describe the difference between a peer-reviewed article and a popular article in order to select appropriate resources for use in an academic research project.Once we identified the most important learning outcomes for the session, we identified ways inwhich students could learn those skills, practice them, and then demonstrate (for assessmentpurposes) their proficiency.Constructivist learning theory tells us that starting with what students already know

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Joe Orczyk, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

distance delivery at peer institutions isincluded to examine research and writing requirements common in CM programs with distancedelivery. Detail of corrective actions that have been implemented with limited effect areprovided. Finally, the program change for the most recent cohort of students enrolled in theprogram to a guided capstone academic writing activity under the direction of a single facultymember is described.IntroductionGraduate education in Construction Management (CM) has been slow to develop. In the yearssince the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) was organized in 1974 by theAmerican Institute of Constructors (AIC) and the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC), ithas accredited undergraduate programs that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stella A Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; B. Lush, University of Texas, El Paso; Gabriel Della-Piana, Evaluation Consultant ; Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

evaluation workshop for field workers in India. Has over 85 refereed publications and 75+ reports and presentations. Conducted evaluation and program development in language literacy (across subject disciplines); various forms of mediated instruction across subject disciplines in science, mathematics, and literacy; mathematics, science, and technology; parenting (mothers and underachieving middle school female students); homeless education; a planetarium production; training of teachers of teachers; and writing assessment.Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Plan-ning

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines; Charles Russell Vestal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

from 32 years of work in the oil industry and has returned to his roots at Colorado School of Mines as a Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering Department. Page 22.1344.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Student led development of engineering estimate problems based on YouTube videosAbstractYouTube Fridays devotes a small fraction of class time to student-selected videos related to thecourse topic. The students then write and solve a homework-like problem based on the events inthe video. Five recent pilots involving over 400 students have developed a

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carroll Suzanne Seron, University of California, Irvine; Erin A. Cech, University of California, San Diego; Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brian Rubineau, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

happy! (U37).Many of these young women also question whether engineering is a profession that will providethe space and time to find a balance between work and family. A woman at Smith asks, “Is anengineer allowed to be in love, be attracted to anyone, or better still, even have the time toengage in such wonderful human relationships?” (S03). Her counterpart at MIT echoes the Page 22.1719.9concerns of her peers when she writes, All my life, I‟ve been encouraged to not let being a female limit what I do; women like Sally Ride and Marie Curie were held up as role models and I was always told to pursue what I like and what I

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

evaluate whathas actually been accomplished we see that in this one semester students have been given a chanceto interact with industrial sponsors, with faculty advisors, then at the end of the semester with peers,friends, family, and high and middle school students. Communication has been practiced in manyforms – text production, oral presentations, and required listening. Within those forms the teammembers will write memos, progress reports, problem definitions, formal reports. They will createpowerpoint presentations and practice their speaking skills, skills that will be beneficial in theirengineering careers.The projects they have worked on will benefit many, both companies and people. Four of theprojects are summarized below.Product

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Emmanuel Gurrola

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

minority students in STEM related fields. The proposed modelspans the educational engineering spectrum, impacting high school students and teachers,undergraduate and graduate students through structured education, research and mentoringactivities. The main components of the present model are: 1) Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering (T3E) program 2) Peer Undergraduate Mentoring Program (PUMP) 3) Optimization Models for Engineering Research Class 4) Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Engineering Optimization 5) Speaker Seminar Series & Graduate School SeminarFirst, through the participation of high school teachers in the Teaching Teachers to TeachEngineering (T3E) program, teachers benefit by having a tested set of standards

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

numerous benefits received from enrollment in a LC. Most notably,they report the following 5: 1. Making connections with other students, peer mentors, faculty, and advisors, 2. Academic advising (e.g., knowledgeable, available when needed assistance), 3. Experiencing environment that promotes and respects diversity, 4. Becoming familiar with campus and academic support resources, 5. Deciding on a major or future career, 6. Adjusting to college. The Summer Bridge (SB) program is a specific type of LC intended to bridge the gapbetween high school and college. The intensive 2 week SB program, developed as an additionalsupport for incoming, first year students, provides a high-impact, high-touch experience tostudents in a major

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy W. Feola, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

companyallow, tape recording the question responses is an excellent way to supplement notes. TheCareerME.org project and career profile worksheets provide a place for students to keep theirnotes organized and help feed into the template used to publish onto the site.Write: More readers than just my teacher!The questions were asked, notes were taken, a full day of listening and learning from the jobshadow mentor has completed. The end result of many student job shadow projects culminates ina written report to the teacher who in turn, grades and returns the report back to the student.Would the student’s effort and quality improve knowing their mentor and peers will be readingwhat they write? Writing skill is an important characteristics employers look

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

developing software that supports cognitive radio reconfiguration, includingapplication of software engineering practices and tools, as well as experience in presentingresearch results to peers, university researchers, and other wireless communications professionalsand end users as part of the program.Following the program, these students transitioned to a role as research collaborators anddevelopers and maintainers of open source research infrastructure. The students‘ continuedcollaboration with each other and their mentor, resulted in availability of the students‘ softwareand documentation as an open source resource for further research and education at the hostinstitution and worldwide. This collaboration is described, as is their participation

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

that student acquisition of the “technologies” of reading and writing werecausally responsible for cognitive and developmental benefits that could subsequently be transferred to othereducational tasks. [1,2,3,4] This “autonomous” model has gradually given way to a more “social” model of literacythat takes into account the context in which a literacy practice takes place, and the effects that setting may have onhow literacy is conceived and enacted.[5,6,7,8,9] One of these new literacies, Academic Literacy, indicates a fluencynot only in reading and writing, but also in particular ways of thinking, doing and being that are peculiar toacademic contexts such as undergraduate engineering education. This paper reviews the changes in the concept

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Frances C. Ray-Earle, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Center for Biorefining & Biofuels (C2B2); Nancy S. Tway, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to engage in research collaboration beyond traditionalgeographic barriers.Goal 3: Train students in the skills and knowledge needed to conduct research – Throughout the10-week REU Program in Biorefining and Biofuels, students attend a minimum of six (6) one-hour seminars as a group at one of the four research sites and engage in the remainder of theseminars via videoconferencing technology through his/her assigned research institution.Seminar topics are aligned by program administrators and are specific to the field of biofuels andbiorefining, and are designed to teach other important research practices including laboratorysafety, writing and presentation techniques.Students share their research in a peer presentation forum which enables

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and reliable evaluation of student performance on open-ended problems is a challenge given that numerous reasonable responses are likely to exist for agiven problem and multiple instructors and peers may be evaluating student work. In previouswork, evaluation tools for open-ended problems, specifically Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs),were rigorously developed to ensure that the evaluation tools evolved with fidelity tocharacteristics of high performance and with increased reliability. As part of an on-goingprocess of tool development, this study presents an expert evaluation of student work using theSpring 2009 version of assessment tools. The Just-in-Time Manufacturing MEA wasimplemented in Spring 2009 in a large first-year engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

a presentation; (3) review feedback and revise slides; and (4) write and post areflection. This assignment enables students to • Demonstrate their understanding of a specific fluid mechanics concept; • Apply a specific fluid mechanics concept to a real-world situation; • Communicate their application in a clear, concise manner to their peers; • Design visuals to accurately demonstrate a concept; • Provide and accept constructive criticism; and • Reflect on their learning.The App was introduced in fall 2010 to improve both instructor teaching and student learningand to connect learning outcomes more explicitly with engineering practice. The App integratedthe core principles of effective teaching and learning with

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Milliken, MA., MLIS is Liaison Librarian for the Humanities and Social Sciences at Drexel Uni- versity. Prior to becoming a librarian, he earned a Masters Degree in Medieval Studies and was a doctoral student in Medieval European History. He is particularly interested in partnerships between librarians and historians, especially in digital humanities projects.Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University I am an assistant teaching professor in the Department of History & Politics, and specialize in the history of science. My research focuses on Russian and European ecology and microbiology in the 19th-20th century, and am writing two books: a biography of Sergei Winogradsky, and a history of the concept of the ’cycle of life.’ I

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohammad Zamry Jamaludin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Nor Farida Harun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

serves tocontextualize the new content that students have to learn before solving the problem. Lectureson the new content are not given. Instead, students are guided through a PBL cycle that helpsthem to identify and construct new knowledge that is synthesized with their existing knowledgeto be applied in solving the given problem.10, 11 As shown in Figure 1, the typical PBL cycle11basically consists of • Phase 1: problem restatement and identification, • Phase 2: peer teaching, synthesis of information, and solution formulation • Phase 3: generalization, closure and reflection. Meet the problem Self-directed learning Phase 1 Problem identification

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

S-STEM funding has influenced educational practices in the ERE department.The lessons learned from SLS program have informed the ERE department Diversity andRetention Plan required by the new university accreditation process, whose purpose is to increaseretention of diverse students in all majors. One part of the plan that was informed by the SLSproject is the implementation of a peer mentoring program for first year engineering (ERE)students. The peer mentoring program was started due to the SLS project outcomes thatindicated the importance of peer mentoring. Assessment of the new peer mentoring program isnot yet complete. In addition, based on outcomes from the SLS project, the ERE department isencouraging the university to implement