Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership, engineering ethics education, critical theory, teacher leadership and social justice teacher unionism.Dr. Robin Sacks, University of Toronto Dr. Sacks is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto teaching leadership and positive psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Robin also serves as the Director of Research for the Engineering Leadership Project at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering which aims to identify how engineers lead in the workplace
occurs during interpretive research, we offerthe following reflections regarding our backgrounds, “conceptual baggage”13 and insights relatedto this research.Julie’s career vision is to be a national catalyst for increasing the diversity of students inengineering, and to help all students—particularly those who are underrepresented— achievetheir academic, professional and personal goals. She is a faculty member at a predominantlyWhite institution, where she has taught large-enrollment freshman and sophomore levelengineering courses. In her previous position at a diverse institution, she was the foundingwomen-in-engineering program director and director of recruitment and retention. Her studentaffairs and teaching experience, combined with her
motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem-solving skills, self- regulated learning practices, and epistemic beliefs. Other projects in the Benson group involve students’ navigational capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, and a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau Beta Pi. She earned a B.S. in Bioengineering (1978) from the University of Vermont, and M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (2002
introduces globalization and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [14]. Thegoal of this module is to help students recognize the implications their design decisions mayhave outside of their immediate community and identify ways their careers as designers couldinclude work toward addressing some of the SDGs.The lesson plan for this module first introduces the concept of globalization, including bothpositive aspects like economic growth and cultural exchange and negative aspects likeoverconsumption and exploitation. The UN SDGs are then presented as an international effort toalign countries and major organizations toward positive globalization outcomes. After a briefhistory of the development of the SDGs, students are encouraged to evaluate the
, Gulf Coast Center for Addressing Microplastic Pollution (GC-CAM), and the founding faculty advisor for the Society of Sustainable Engineering. He teaches a mixture of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Dr. Wu is a committee member for Transportation Research Board (TRB) AJE35 and AKM 90, a member of American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE), as well as an editorial member for Journal of Testing and Evaluation and International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. He serves panel member for several NCHRP and ACRP projects. He is also a registered professional engineer in Alabama and LEED
in engineering shaped by concerns about financialsecurity. For Research Question # 2: “To what extent did the military influence the decision tomajor in engineering?” two themes emerged from our analysis. Theme 1: Military experiencesinfluenced the decision to major in engineering. Theme 2: Military experiences did not have adirect influence on the decision to major in engineering.Advisory Board meeting: A conference call was held in January 2016 and an in-personmeeting was held in San Diego, CA on the USD campus on June 17, 2016. We have workedextensively with our distinguished External Advisory Board (EAB) which includes a recentstudent veteran engineering graduate, an engineering faculty member who has done research onsupporting student
team. This structure, combined with long-term participation,enables an organizational structure to the teams. Students begin early in their academic programin a supportive, apprenticeship, mentor/mentee role in which they learn from more seniorstudents. Over time, students grow into leadership roles, sustaining peer-to-peer learningrelationships with newer members. Through long-term engagement, students have time to gaininsights and develop proficiency with the various yet interrelated activities of engineering designon a project that has real-world implications.The VIP team objectives range from faculty-embedded research and discovery efforts toentrepreneurial and service product development to industry-sponsored design competitions.Students
identitybecause of her experiences and observations as a woman of color in engineering education. JoelAlejandro (Alex) Mejia identifies as Latino and is a tenure-track faculty member at apredominantly White institution with a religious affiliation in the Pacific West. He becameinterested in issues of race and social justice because of his transnational experiences, and hisjourney as an engineer working for the military and mining industries. As does everyone, weeach inhabit different additional intersections of social identity than those we have identifiedhere.MethodWe initiated this paper after participating in ASEE 2017 in Columbus, OH. One of us attendedsessions by the other two of us, and thought that we might share an interest in exploring the
(2022) Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (2024)Student enrollment and graduation rates at the undergraduate level are critical in determining thedollar amounts provided when considering external funding, including state-based funding,federal funding, and private-sector investing. While the number of undergraduate studentsdoesn’t directly impact the index calculation, an institution's ability to recruit and retain studentswho can conduct year-round undergraduate research for faculty, for example, has broaderimplications for faculty members' ability to complete their research goals, apply for grants, off-set teaching requirements (typically higher at R2 and R3 teaching-centered institutions) and
universally accepted intercultural competence assessmentinstrument that can be used in every context does not exist. Our decision to use the IDI for ourquantitative analysis is rooted in our belief that the development of intercultural competence is aprogressive and ongoing process [2], [34], [35]. The IDI is recognized as a cross-nationallyvalidated psychometric instrument developed based upon Milton Bennett’s DMIS that spansfrom monocultural orientations to intercultural orientations to cultural differences. Theinstrument provides an indication of respondents’ predominant orientation to cultural differences,referred to as their Developmental Orientation. The IDI is well established as an instrument tomeasure student gains in intercultural
touched me that I eventually joined not just theprogram but also the GCSP steering committee.Nestled in the suburbs of Boston., Olin is often considered to be a bubble. With fewer than 90students in each graduating class, very few cultures have strong representation in the studentbody and it can be a challenging place to expand your worldview. Many students choose to studyabroad during their junior year but for those of us who are still on campus, there aren’t manyopportunities to engage with other cultures, particularly implied in the definition of MulticulturalCompetency within the GCSP framework. Olin's GCSP steering committee, that includesstudents and faculty, made a decision that one of the ways in which we can address
analysis of Department of Energy nuclear facilities and systems. She has established an active research lab at SFSU with a diverse group of undergraduate and Master’s level students. For her engineering education research, she is interested in exploring how to use technology such as virtual reality and 3D printing to enhance student engagement. She is an active member of ASCE, ASEE, and SEAONC.Dr. Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University Yiyi Wang is an assistant professor of civil engineering at San Francisco State University. In addition to engineering education, her research also focuses on the nexus between mapping, information technology, and transportation and has published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
cameout that some faculty members were already allowing students to use these calculators. Afterdiscussion, the faculty voted to move forward with this proposal.Next, the department sought input from other constituent groups: industrial employers throughthe department’s Industrial Advisory Board, alumni, and current students.As representatives of companies in the region who hire our students and graduates, thedepartment sought input from our Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). With the IAB, thedepartment used surveys as well as discussions in IAB meetings.The proposal was presented and discussed at an IAB meeting on April 30th, 2021. A separate setof minutes covered this part of the meeting. The question put to the IAB members was this:would
education and his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University.Mr. Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University I am an undergraduate mechanical engineering major anticipating graduation in May of 2019. I am a member of the Beyond Professional Identity research group based in Harding University located in Searcy, Arkansas. I plan to further my studies in engineering education in graduate school particularly in regards to equipping students to work in development and sustainability.Dr. Stephen Secules, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Stephen received a PhD in education at the University of
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Military-Bound and Veteran Student Views on Socially Responsible EngineeringAbstractThis research explored the perspectives of engineering students on the relationship betweenservice in the military and views of social responsibility as engineers, in particular professionalconnectedness or the obligation that an engineer has to help solve social problems or help othersusing their professional skills. Three research questions (RQs) were examined: (1) How does theprofessional connectedness of engineering students attending a military academy compare tostudents at other institutions? (2) How do engineering students with military aspirations
formalaccommodations fail to remove all barriers. Student interviews informed this paper’srecommendations to improve their access to education, especially when implemented together.Recommendations include both instructor- and administrative-level supports.II. METHODSA. Positionality Both authors hold engineering degrees and identify as white, disabled women. The firstauthor, whose disability affects her cognitive function, energy, and mobility, is working towardsa graduate engineering degree. This research came to fruition out of the frustration we felt afterthe first author experienced numerous barriers to accommodations and faculty support during herfirst year of graduate school. We are motivated by this experience to increase accessibility
academic settinghelped to solidify their engineering identity and impact their future career decisions. It is alsoevident that the relationships students developed and the accessibility of resources served asprotective factors against several of the challenges they experienced. Students who were able toform study groups, seek out tutoring, and/or receive mentorship from engineering professionals feltsupported and grounded in their engineering identity.Implications The preliminary results suggest the importance of relationships, social capital, andagency on the development of students’ engineering identity. The results also indicate howstudents navigate academic and personal challenges based on the amount of social capitalwealth they possess
also teaches courses in Computer Engineering for the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Sys- tems Engineering at Arizona State University Page 26.259.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessment of Communication, Teamwork, and Engineering Motivation in Inter-Disciplinary Projects Implemented in an Introduction to Engineering CourseIntroductionInter-disciplinary project teams are a fact of engineering careers. Inter-disciplinary thought andaction are required to solve many of today’s technological and social challenges
Education, 2021 Training University Staff and Faculty in Motivational Interviewing: Advancing Diversity, Equity and InclusionAbstractMany minority and under-represented minority University engineering students are experiencinga chilly climate, which is partially a result of experiencing higher levels of micro-aggressions,harassment, discrimination and unkind acts. It can be challenging to address these issueseffectively through formal University discipline procedures. This paper discusses an informalapproach to addressing such acts as an early intervention and education approach. Specifically, 17University staff and faculty in engineering were trained to use Motivational Interviewing forchange conversations around
. He is also interested in improving STEM+CS education for minorities. He has been volunteering in many education outreach programs including Science Fair and Robotics programs such as First Robotics competitions. Areas of research interest include engineering education, STEM+CS, and robotics in K-12 education. Kaya advocates his view that research, teaching and learning are best practiced as a unified enterprise that benefits students and society. He has received numerous teaching awards as well as grants for his research from several foundations. Kaya is an active member of AERA, ASEE, ASTE, NARST, and NSTA, has presented at over 15 conferences, published in ranked journals (e.g. Journal of College Science
prototyping, testing, and ongoing ideation of programmatic changes andimprovements.IntroductionInternships have been shown to be of great value for both student learning and career attainment.They allow students to build the real-world skills and perspective necessary to engage effectivelywith their own education [1]. There is also evidence to show that they contribute to greater careerengagement later in life [2] and that having an internship is one of the top qualifications thatemployers look for in new graduates [3]. At the University of Colorado Boulder specifically,87% of AY 15-18 Mechanical Engineering graduates who completed an internship rated theirexperience as “extremely useful,” “very useful,” or “useful” [4]. Despite those clear benefits
choice, involvement, retention,graduation, and even post-graduation outcomes [3-4]. These studies have explored sense ofbelonging both as an antecedent to important socio-academic outcomes, as well as an outcome ofstudents’ socio-academic experiences within the college community [5-7].Existing research often examines college students’ sense of belonging as a global construct,positioning students to respond about their sense of belonging to institutions, disciplines, ordepartments [8-9]. However, recent research suggests that students’ development of sense ofbelonging may differ across contexts in the university community [7, 10]. Thus, how one’s senseof belonging in one space on campus (e.g. a classroom) may not be indicative of their sense
aimed at improvingthe engagement, retention, and graduation of students underrepresented in engineering. Thesecomponents include: “intrusive” academic advising and support services, intensive first-yearacademic curriculum, community-building (including pre-matriculation summer programs),career awareness and vision, faculty mentorship, NSF S-STEM scholarships, and second-yearsupport.This work in progress paper describes the implementation of the Redshirt program2 at each of thesix Redshirt in Engineering Consortium institutions, providing a variety of models for how an1 For brevity, we will use the acronyms listed in this table in place of the full names of theinstitutions throughout the paper.extra preparatory year or other intensive academic
, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). She served the NSF ADVANCE grant initiatives as a co-Principal Investigator, working to improve practices to recruit and retain women of color in STEM and enhance institutional climate at USD. Other current research grants support pathways for veterans in higher edu- cation, and the NSF program called, ”Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments.” Her co-authored books include The Borderlands of Education (with Susan Lord), Mentoring Faculty of Color, and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color. She is past-Vice President (2017) of the Pacific Sociological Association, and an appointed consultant to the American Sociological
receivedday-to-day mentorship under an English-speaking Japanese graduate student or post-doctoral researcher. The goal was to allow the NanoJapan students to experience workingas part of a true international research collaboration and, over the course of the summer,to learn to successfully navigate not only differences in approaches to research in the U.S.and Japan but also language and cultural barriers within their research laboratories inJapan. In addition, students had to develop the skill sets necessary to overcome logisticalbarriers, such as time differences, to enable them to remain responsive and engaged withall members of the PIRE international research team. Throughout the summer,NanoJapan students completed weekly reports on topics
areas for change” and initiate assessment of the impact of said changes [3]. Thisthematic finding by the authors resulted from a systematic literature review on the assessmentcycle of broadening participation in engineering and computer science. The authors additionallydiscuss the prevalence of various types of data, the types of findings communicated, focus onpre-college programming at predominantly white institutions (PWI), and focus on program-levelassessment.Program Theory and OverviewDISTINCTION offers an opportunity to explore engineering at a high-research university whilelearning about college life. Rising junior and senior high school students are split into fourgroups of 12-15 member cohorts, each with a distinct name, specific
potential to increase theirengagement in engineering and to strengthen their pathways to professional engineering practice.Advisory Board meetingOur distinguished External Advisory Board (EAB) includes a recent student veteran engineeringgraduate, an engineering faculty member who has done research on supporting student veterans,a researcher from the Purdue Military Family Research Institute, a retired Marine Corps MajorGeneral who has been active in the national leadership of the Student Veterans of America(SVA), and a retired Marine Corps veteran who has been involved in various educationalprograms including the Voluntary Education Programs, Transition Assistance Programs, and theState of California Governor’s Troops to College Program. The EAB
who gave a student who had a failing grade a citation for consistently trying to learn in the class and not giving up. The citation tells a different story.” [student]*Citation - Statement (indicated by an asterisk after a letter grade) entered by faculty members toprovide an official record of information about undergraduates who have made particularlyfavorable impressions on members of the faculty because of their unusual talents, dependability,initiative, resourcefulness, or other meritorious characteristics that are not indicated adequatelyby academic grades.Opportunities to comment on a student’s qualities or progress thus helps to provide contextbeyond a letter grade. However, this kind of feedback, though extremely useful, is not
participation and degreecompletion.”2Studying socioeconomic inequalities in education presents unique challenges in terms ofdefinition and measurement. The U.S. Department of Education’s definition of socioeconomicstatus (SES) as an individual or family’s relative economic and social ranking is influential, andmeasurements encompass a numerical scale of family income and levels of parents’ educationand type of occupation, and student self-reports, all of which present their own limitations.2-3 Forexample, nine out of ten Americans identify themselves as members of the middle class,although the federal poverty rate hovers around 15 percent. This phenomenon is partiallytraceable to the pervasive popular assumption that class is not a salient force in
Doctorate in Educational from Wilmington University, Delaware. His dissertation used discriminant analysis meth- ods to explore the factors which affect the persistence of Engineering Technology students attending a two-year college. Melvin is also a Registered Professional Engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engineering Technology Education in the United States: Findings and Recommendations from an NAE StudyPolicymakers, employers, researchers, and educators have focused considerable attention duringthe past decade on the adequacy of the US engineering education system to meet the demands ofan increasingly “flat” world in which competencies that go beyond