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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Qiong Zhang; Dana Johnson; James R. Mihelcic

understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context” (ABET, 2002).Research experiences play an important role for students to learn and apply knowledge. Asfound in a survey (Lopatto, 2004), undergraduate research experience is an effective educationaltool to enhance student learning and increase the interest of students in careers in science and thelevel of pursuit of graduate education. Research teams in a collaborative environment allow forstudents from different disciplines to gain a broader understanding and view of project outcomes.Since cross-discipline interactions are one nature of sustainability science and engineering, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Aurenice M. Oliveira

orengineering technology degree. Positive experiences in introductory electronics courses, forinstance, can influence both EE major and non-major students in their career path and in somecases even influence them to change majors. These courses can greatly influence whether amechanical engineering student will pursue further studies in robotics, or control mechanisms,much needed in the automobile industry and any other automated industry. Thus, a challenge forindividual faculty and engineering departments collectively is to find ways to build on thesepositive experiences and enable students to acquire some knowledge in electronics related fields.However, there is no general agreement on how best to serve diverse student audiences in anydiscipline and

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Wei Xie

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Beverly Kris Jaeger-Helton

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

Collection

2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jared Auclair

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

Collection

2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jinxiang Pei

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Hua Zheng

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

communication of mathematical topics thatcould include algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. Although some of thestudents might need review, skill practice and remediation around earlier topics, there would bechallenging math involved.Community partner background:Bridges is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1993. The organization offers support tostudents from middle school into college. Currently 296 students are involved in this initiativeentering the program from eight public schools in the Baltimore city area. 188 volunteers areinvolved in the year-round programming. Students receive support year-round through tutoring,career exploration and counseling, college admission guidance, leadership development,SAT/ACT test

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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Diversity

education limiting their motivation andsuccess in math and statistics. Mathematics and Statistics serve as foundation for all programs inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); therefore, lower success inmathematics can also affect their decisions to follow a STEM career [12], but also underminetheir success in engineering courses [13], [14]. The issue of anxiety and lack of confidence intheir abilities can be worse for female students who are often raised under the stereotypic viewthat females are not good at math [15].Enhancing math problems with RL examples can provide deeper understanding of math conceptsand skills [5], [3]. It can also motivate students to learn more about how math can be used in reallife, experiencing a

Conference Session

The Challenges that Two-year College Students Face when Transferring to a Four-year College for Engineering and Engineering Technology Program

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago; Ruzica Todorovic, Wilbur Wright College - One of the City Colleges of Chicago; Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

(5) year contracts with option to renew. Conditions forrenewal are included in the agreement.2.2. The ImplementationThe implementation of the HPAT model requires a combined effort of both partners at all stagesof a student’s career. This requires an early and active participation of the 4-year partner from thetime of admission, until the student completes the bachelor’s or master’s degree. Additionally, itimplies a continuous participation of the 2-year partner through mentoring, and longitudinalprogram assessment for continuous improvement. Various curricular, co-curricular, andextracurricular activities are encouraged to be developed in each of the partner institutions withsome overlap whenever possible. This will support student

Conference Session

Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Larson, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Darshan Karwat, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

highereducation institutions focusing on sustainability often ground the curricula for those topics incommunity work using three pillars of engagement: social, environmental, and economic [8].Community engagement, as a form of service-based learning, has proven to be a viablemethod for grounding sustainability factors in technical education, so that such concepts arenot so easily dismissed by students driven by pragmatic, purely technical conceptions ofengineering.There are still knowledge gaps in how engineers could apply higher levels of sustainabilityexpertise in their careers [9]. This could perpetuate a notion that sustainability programsproduce effete engineers unable to apply their conceptual understanding of sustainability inpractice [9]. A

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Alvarado, University of California, San Diego; Joe Hummel, University of Illinois at Chicago; Diba Mirza, University of California, Santa Barbara; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Early Research Scholars ProgramBackgroundResearch experiences for undergraduates has shown to increase retention in scientific fields [1],and the NSF Summer REU program provides great support for such experiences. Most REUs aredesigned for advanced students with strong foundations in Computer Science. The EarlyResearch Scholars Program (ERSP) was designed to provide a structured research experience forstudents early in their CS career (pre-data structures when they apply). The goal is to increaseretention of women and under-represented

Conference Session

Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Darryl A. Dickerson, Florida International University; Stephanie Masta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

at Purdue University. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education Group, whose diverse projects and group members are described at pawleyresearch.org. She was a National Academy of Engineering CASEE Fellow in 2007, received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women, and received the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute in 2013. She has been author or co-author on papers receiving ASEE-ERM’s best paper award, the AAEE Best Paper

Conference Session

Mechanics & Mechanics Related

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

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Mechanical Engineering

abilities.Authors such as Pascarella & Terenzini, Tinto, and Thomas have argued that student success willtranspire in higher education if all learners are integrated into the social and academic fabric of therespective institution [35], [38], [39]. Research suggest that having additional resources on campussuch as peer tutoring, academic advising, personal and career counselling, and disability servicesmay be compensatory in various ways [36]. For example, it can assist disadvantaged studentsovercome potential lack of academic information, cultural capital, or academic preparedness [25],[38]. In a study conducted by Bauman et al. in 2004, the likelihood of students using campusservices was analyzed [26]. Results indicate that three quarters of the

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Selim Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charlotte Hathaway; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Engineering Leadership Development

students in STEM, integrative training for graduate teaching assistants, and curriculum innovation for introductory computing courses.Mr. Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Lucas Anderson is a Specialist in Education at the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) at the University of Illinois. He organizes the central campus teacher training program for the more than 800 new Teaching Assistants (TAs) Illinois welcomes each year. He continues to work with TAs throughout their graduate career by observing their classes, helping them collect and interpret feedback from their students, and shepherding them through CITL’s teaching certificate program. He offers a variety of workshops

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

engineering course with activities relevant to the identifiedmajor may develop stronger beliefs regarding their career choice and expectancy-related beliefs,improving engineering identity5. For this reason, the Civil and Environmental EngineeringDepartment elected to move a previously offered second-year course titled Civil EngineeringFundamentals to the second semester of the first-year. This paper presents a before and aftercomparison of faculty-assessed student proficiency, as well as students’ self-assessedproficiency, in select civil engineering technologies taught in the course to better understand howthe transition from second-to-first year affected both learning of and comfort with thesetechnologies.Course DescriptionThe Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Industry and Practice Topics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Max Teddy, Clemson University; Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University; Matthew Ryan Stanley, Clemson University

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Civil Engineering

interest is in civil engineering curriculum development that enhances student engagement and inclusion. One of the first to develop and teach an introductory course on Geomatics in 1993 at Georgia Tech. A similar course is now required in numerous CE curriculums including Clemson’s.Mr. Matthew Ryan Stanley, Clemson University Hello! My name is Matthew Stanley and I am a graduate student in the Clemson University Glenn Department of Civil Engineering. I am pursuing a master’s degree in transportation systems, and plan to pursue a career in surveying engineering or roadway design. I am a graduate teacher’s assistant for the Geomatics course offered at Clemson University. American

Conference Session

Academic Success and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julianna S. Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clem- son University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent di- versity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. ‘Non-persisting’ students are those leaving engineering because of the academic climate, grades, self-efficacy, high school preparation, career goals, and gender or race [20]. Moreover, students leave STEM because of a lack of belonging [3], [24], “chilly” climate [25], microaggressions [26], conflicting identities [26]–[28], and not identifying with the field [29]–[31]. This literature on student perceptions highlights how their decisions are influenced by how they see themselves as being capable. This suggests how students’ perceptions affect their decisions which can be influenced by several cognitive and non-cognitive factors. Therefore, students’ observations in school inform the actions they take, and what they see as

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

get students to fall in love with the practice of engineering. Designingmeaningful and engaging assignments and projects is key. The Expectancy-Value Theoryconnects students’ course perceptions to their engagement and performance [1]. The Valueportion of the theory includes utility value, or how well the assignments and projects align withthe students’ future goals. Including activities with a high utility value greatly influences astudent’s choice of major and their career interests [2]. The Expectancy part of the theory isdescribed as the students’ perception of how well they will perform on tasks within a domain.The more capable a student feels in doing the work of a particular course or curriculum, the moreacademic satisfaction they feel

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rui Li, New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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First-Year Programs

Disagree (2) 8. I feel really close to team members Strongly disagree (1) 9. I am satisfied with my performance at this task 10. I was pretty skilled at this activity 11. This was a lab that I couldn't do very well 12. I enjoyed doing this lab very much Qualitative questions for hybrid lab 2 1. What are the main benefits of working in a hybrid lab? 2. What are the main challenges of working in a hybrid lab? 3. What are the important skills needed in industry as organizations move to remote work? 4. What skillsets have you learned from the labs that could be transferable to the future in your careers

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Geraldine L. Cochran, Rutgers University; Bryce Troncone, Rutgers University; Bianca R. Evangelista, Rutgers University; Pablo J. Cueva Vera, Rutgers University; Gafar O. Tajudeen, Rutgers University; Nazeer Mosley, Rutgers University; Russell Thomas Soto, Rutgers University; Nathaniel Debebe Asefa, Rutgers University; Nkenna Opara, Rutgers University; Corey Ptak, Rutgers University

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Engineering Physics and Physics

, Rutgers University Bryce Troncone is an undergraduate at Rutgers University, majoring in Applied Sciences Engineering and Planetary Science. His future endeavors include working on spacecraft technology for his career path.Miss Bianca R. Evangelista, Rutgers University Bianca Evangelista is an undergraduate student pursuing her degree in Chemical Engineering and a Pack- aging Certificate at Rutgers University New Brunswick, originally from Long Island, New York. In addi- tion, she is a former Learning Assistant and current Part-Time Lecturer for an introductory physics course for engineering majors. She has an interest in the future of education and believes in the improvement of society through values such as equity

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bala Vignesh Sundaram, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Student

. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context and storytelling in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering De- sign Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF

Conference Session

Innovative, Engaging Pedagogies for Engineering Ethics Education

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Huzefa Rangwala; Alexander Monea, George Mason University

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Engineering Ethics

the department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yah-el Har-El, Temple University; Thomas V. Edwards Jr., Temple University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

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Biomedical Engineering

also are reviewing our courseinterventions to determine if better methods can be employed such as including more active learningprojects to improve student engagement with each identity. Finally, we will follow up with the students asthey progress through their academic careers to see if any of them continue projects through toprototyping and testing stages or present ideas at entrepreneurial competitions or conferences.Acknowledgements: Research supported by VentureWell Foundation Grant #20071-19References:[1] Byers, T., Seelig, T., Sheppard, S., & Weilerstein, P. (2013). Its role in engineering education. TheBridge, 43(2), 35-40.[2] Cardon, M. S., Gregoire, D. A., Stevens, C. E., & Patel, P. C. (2013). Measuring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Kristi L. Eustice, Arizona State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Christopher Barr, Rice University; Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education and Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clem- son University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent di- versity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rosalee A Clawson, Purdue University; Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer L. Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experiential learning opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students locally, regionally and internationally with a focus on Hispanic and female students. She is currently Co-PI of UTEP’s NSF-AGEP program focusing on fostering Hispanic doctoral students for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN. With support from the Center for Faculty Leadership and Development, she leads a Learning Community for Diversity and Inclusion for Innovation at UTEP. She is also a member of two advisory committees to UTEP’s President: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and is chair of the Women’s Advisory Council. She is a member at large of the UTEP Council of

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher James Panebianco, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; James C. Iatridis, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Jennifer Weiser, The Cooper Union

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Chemical Engineering

students who answered individual questions correctly on pre/post-test assessments.Survey questions were written to understand how the students' attitudes towards math, science,and careers in STEM may have changed as a result of completing the at-home experiment. Thecomplete list of questions can be found in Table 2. Survey question 1 (SQ1) and SQ2ascertained whether students felt they used science and math in their everyday lives,respectively. At baseline, approximately 45% of students felt they used science always or often,and approximately 75% of students felt they used math always or often (Figure 3). There waslittle change in these percentages in the post-survey. SQ3 assessed whether students wouldcontinue

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lighting Talk Session 1: COVID-19 Focus

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Daniel Lepek, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

than 15 years [2-12].Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns and restrictions, many faculty concerns,particularly those associated with online instruction were exacerbated, as faculty had to quicklychange their teaching approaches to remote, online, and other hybrid formats. In response tothese concerns, the AIChE Education Division developed a series of Virtual Communities ofPractice open to all chemical engineering faculty members regardless of career phase, title,tenure status, or other classifications. This paper will highlight the genesis of the AIChEEducation Division’s VCP program and describe its impact on faculty members’ professionaldevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and MethodsCreating a virtual community

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Henry L. Kucera; Elton G. Solseng; George L. Pratt

conclusion of the contest.Two judges rule on any procedural questions and pick thebest designed tractors. The decision of the judges isfinal: The student-made 16 mm movie and a recording of the1981 contest on videotape will be shown as part of this 91presentation.Summary: Is it possible to eliminate the peaks and valleys inengineering enrollment? Perhaps not, but a recruitingdevice for your department similar to the 11 rubber bandtractor contest" may reduce the variation, but moreimportant, may interest the right students early so theycan prepare for an engineering career. Elements of a successful event: 1. Simple, inexpensive, yet challenging. 2. Involvement of present students and staff, in