members, and introduced the NSFADVANCE award initiatives and determined main concerns raised by faculty which determinedtopics that were discussed in Facilitated Peer Mentor Circles. The Facilitated Peer MentorCircles program was an adaptation from other universities (Gilfoyle et al., 2011; Thomas et al.,2015; Li et al., 2023). A novel adaptation was the hiring of a Faculty Development Coordinator(FDC) to facilitate all circles to: (1) Top-down support and commitment for continuity; (2)Creating psychological safety through respect for everyone and confidentiality; (3)Responsiveness to individual career needs/paths; (4) Seeking input to tailor offerings for success;and (5) Collecting feedback/offering aggregated, bottoms-up input to
validation, ultimately influencing their progress towardgraduation and career choices (Bryson & Housh, 2023; Santa-Ramirez, 2022; Wilkins-Yel et al.,2022). Altogether, the vast and lasting effect of faculty advising on their graduate students'overall educational experience and success suggests that it is an area where servingness might beboth cultivated and prioritized at HSIs.While the focus on measurable performance outcomes such as persistence and graduation ratesare both relevant and informative, other non-academic dimensions of the graduate studentexperience also deserve attention. Master’s and Doctoral students’ non-academic outcomes, suchas their sense of belonging in their institution or discipline, have also been shown to beresponsive
computer scientist is typically considered to be socially awkward andnot fun to be around. Young women do not want to choose a career path where they would besurrounded by such people, and more importantly, they don’t want to become one of them. In thispaper we discuss certain social behaviors of some people in computing, both men and women, thatcontribute to the perception of a “computer geek” as a socially inept person. Recognizing andaccepting the truth behind negative aspects of the stereotype, as opposed to ignoring or denyingthem, will help us get to the root of the problem and find effective solutions for it. In theconclusion, as a step toward changing this perception, we propose adding a required Social Skillsand Etiquette course for
!), and dove into Telecom Engineering. Once in Telecom, my learning continued at MCI, Vartec, and Charter. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Fostering Professional Skills Development Through Application in Core Engineering Subject Courses: A Pathway to Holistic Student Development Surupa Shaw, Randy Brooks Texas A&M UniversityABSTRACTTechnical expertise alone is insufficient for career success in the evolving and competitive field ofengineering. Employers increasingly prioritize graduates who possess key professional skills suchas collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and ethical
knowledge sharing, problem-solving discussions, anddeepened their interest in sustainable energy and renewable improved communication skills—essential elements oftechnologies, particularly solar energy. Several expressed a real-world engineering projects. Most students identifiedgreater desire to pursue careers in renewable energy design inefficiencies, such as challenges with mirrorengineering or related fields. The hands-on experience of alignment, motor precision, and sensor calibration
highschool, 2-year, and 4-year college students. He holds a Ph.D. degree in electricalengineering from Louisiana State University.Maurice Gunderson, Oregon Institute of TechnologyMaurice Gunderson is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, corporate director, engineer,and a lifelong aviator. He is Managing Director Emeritus of AutoTech Ventures.Previously he was a founder of Nth Power, one of the first energy venture capitalfirms; and a Senior Partner at CMEA Capital, where he was the lead investor inNuScale Power, a developer of modular nuclear power plants. Mr. Gunderson hasserved on boards of over thirty private and public companies. Prior to his VC career,Mr. Gunderson, an engineer, developed aerospace and energy products and launchedeleven
support, mentoring, and resources, studentscan excel in STEM fields regardless of their pre-college preparation or background [5].Summer Bridge Program: Among the interventions, Summer Bridge Programs (SBPs) haveproven especially impactful in enhancing STEM career aspirations across diverse studentdemographics, including race, gender, and first-generation status [6, 7]. Traditional SBPs primarilyfocus on pre-college preparation, exposing students to the academic rigor of college-level mathand science while improving their preparedness [8, 9]. In contrast, the CURE project’s SBPspecifically targets Statics and Mechanics of Materials—two foundational courses in engineeringeducation that heavily influence retention and long-term success [10].These
Arboleda, University of Miami Diana Arboleda, PhD, is a structural engineering Lecturer at the University of Miami, Florida. She re- ceived her B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Miami in 1988 and after a full career as a software engineer in corporate America she returDr. Aaron Heller, University of Miami Aaron Heller is a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami having received a B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His work focuses on understanding the relevance of real-world, naturalistic mood dynamics to psychiatric disease and psychological wellbeing.Ali Ghahremaninezhad
contribute to the change in their career path or them droppingout before earning their degree; and (2) identify the actions that can be taken by educationalinstitutions to increase undergraduate STEM student’s enrollment and retention while decreasingattrition. To achieve these objectives, this study: (1) identified the main factors contributing tothese problems of utmost importance to academia from previous literature; (2) collected andanalyzed enrollment and retention data from Florida International University (FIU), one of thelargest minority serving institutions in the United States; and (3) identified strategies and bestpractices aimed at addressing these paramount difficulties within undergraduate educationthrough literature review. The data
such, participating in researchexperiences provides hands-on training that can help students in their later careers. Despite thebenefits of participating in research, not all students have the time or opportunity to experienceworking in a research lab during their undergraduate careers. In comparison, all students willparticipate in classes as part of their engineering majors, and thus it is important to alsounderstand how class experiences may impact student curiosity and learning. In the current study, we utilized a qualitative interview and survey to investigateundergraduate engineering students’ experiences with curiosity in class and research settings. Wealso interviewed faculty who work with undergraduates in both settings to
, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education focuses oneducating future generations to be successful in their professions. A decline in STEMproficiency has been reported in America, leading to significant regression from its position asa global leader in math and science. Debbie Myers, general manager of DiscoveryCommunications in STEM Diversity Symposium concluded: "International comparisons placethe U.S. in the middle of the pack globally." For the United States to achieve a competitiveadvantage, there is a need to encourage young people to develop a passion for learning andspecifically encourage minorities and females to pursue STEM careers [1]. Another report named "Rising above the Gathering Storm" indicated that the U.S. is
pursuing faculty teaching careers Provide faculty with resources to support Faculty development and diversity inclusive learning environmentIn recognition of these efforts, GVSU was one of only three universities to receive both the Sealof Excelencia and ASEE Deans Program Award. In addition, GVSU is a Higher EducationExcellence in Diversity (HEED) recipient, Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council’sCorporate ONE award recipient, and was also named as a Role Model Institution by MinorityAccess Inc.College EffortsThe Padnos College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) has about 2,200 undergraduate andgraduate students, of which
servant leader, equity advocate, and researcher with experience across the non-profit, public, and private sectors. Upon completion of her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Development Studies at UCLA, she began a successful career in banking and finance at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch. Driven to pursue a career in public service, she completed her MPA at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and MBA at Cornell Tech. She was a leadership fellow in the Southern California Leadership Network’s Leadership LA program and recently completed her Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from eCornell. Currently, she is completing her doctoral studies at the USC Price School of Public Policy where she is a
, Directorate for STEM Education, National Science Foundation.John Skvoretz Jr., University of Florida John Skvoretz is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and, by courtesy, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recipient of the James Coleman Distinguished Career Award from the Mathematical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, his current research projects analyze social network data from various sources.Dr. Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut Dr. Rebecca
in one's profession requires students to have a deep understanding of the nature anddemands of their profession [21]. This expectation then falls upon educators to know how todesign and manage a learning environment that offers reliable forms of assessment that supportthe students’ developing career identity.2.4 Learning ProgressionsShavelson and Kurpius [22] described learning progressions as a sequence of successively morecomplex ways of reasoning about a set of ideas. These sequences depend on instruction andinteractions with students' prior knowledge and in constructing new knowledge. The goal is tomove learners from being a novice to an expert through extensive experience and practice. Theauthors alerted that learning progressions are
Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, an inductee into the Bouchet Honor Society, and received the prestigious NSF CAREER award. Homero serves as the VT Engineering Education Chair for Equity and Inclusion, and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Incoming Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI). He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS) from the National Experimental University of Táchira, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, and Engineering Education (PhD) from Virginia Tech. © American Society for
a largerproject. Next, we establish the criteria for quality, ethics, and equity that we considered. Then,we step through the purpose, theory, sampling, and instrumentation sections in light of thecriteria established. Finally, we present the decision we came to in light of those criteria and ournext steps. In making this process transparent, we hope to help new engineering educationresearchers understand the complex considerations that come with executing a research project. 2. Positionality & ContextThe research team is composed of the Principal Investigator (PI) who submitted the originalgrant proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and received the CAREER grant inwhich this work is situated; and four graduate students
. The U.S.West Point Academy was selected to include populations of students seeking professional military careersand supported by curriculum experiences formalizing learning in many professional skills such asteamwork and leadership. The University of Tennessee Knoxville population includes students pursuingcivil engineering careers and experiencing fewer structured learning experiences in typical professionalskills topics. The data collected shows positive student perceptions towards project-based learningcourses which supports this pedagogy as applicable in training trusted professionals. Some variationswere observed between the two populations, but general trends showed agreed positive value toprofessional skills and technical skills
ANOVA. The satisfaction scale consists of three items on a 5-pointscale ranging from 1 to 5, where 5 = very satisfied. Reflective Assignments For the 1st PBL project, students were asked to answer the following questions: ▪ Do you think what you learn is important for your professional career? ▪ Where do you think you will be using everything you learned? ▪ How would you explain the project and your contribution to the project in a job interview? ▪ How would you explain how your strengths helped you contribute to the project in a job interview? ▪ How would you explain in a job interview how your weaknesses affected your ability to
, appropriateness, value, and economic impact an invention can have on a user or a 3INVENTION EDUCATION: POSITIONING YOUTH AS AGENTS OF CHANGE community. This is extremely important when considering a “bring-to-market” business plan an inventor could follow to patent, market, and distribute their invention. There are a growing number of invention educators designing IvE experiences to supportyouth engagement in STEM. Many of these experiences focus on advancing innovation andentrepreneurship, 21st-century skills, improving youth self-efficacy, STEM career awareness,and increasing standardized math and science scores (Couch et al., 2019
developed codebook that shows the salient themes that emerged from our collected data isshown in Table 6, which includes the applied codes, definitions of these codes, and code countsfor each of the respective years.Table 6 - Codebook and frequency of relevant codesCode Definition Example Quote 2019 2020 2021Major Participants shared that they “It helped me develop a better 3 2 3Exploration had time to explore the understanding of what I want different majors offered by to pursue as a major and a the university College of career. I now have a better Engineering during the understanding of which
particularly appreciate engineers that can speak Spanish and/or Portuguese. Have at least a realistic plan of where they want to be in 5 and 10 years, especially if they plan to stay on the technical side or want to move into management; this does not mean a candidate is locked into a particular career path, but they at least have a plan (which can change based on circumstances). It may not be “cool” to go to your professor for help, but it is a very good idea to meet up with coworkers/management. Students are not typically expected to spend time in other departments to learn what they do, but in the professional world it is imperative that engineers know what other groups are doing around
, focusing on the ways in which industry influence affectsstudent experiential opportunities, student competencies, financial support, and futureopportunities.V. Features of productive industry involvement in engineering technology programsIndustry advisory boards can influence the creation, implementation, and sustainment of anengineering technology program through several factors that promote highly skilled graduatesready to be hired by industry. In the following sections, we analyze the particular ways in whichthe IAB can support students’ career readiness and the educational institution.Experiential learning opportunitiesHigh industry involvement in experiential learning opportunities gives students a chance to seewhat it is like to work in
identity and create afeeling of authenticity in the field.Introduction and Literature ReviewThe benefits of engineering internships to students have been well established in literature [6],[7]. Internships provide opportunities for professional development (such as the improvement oftechnical and communication skills) as well as a look into what a career in engineering entails[8], [9], [10]. Literature has also established the positive influence of quality mentorship onstudents and how these relationships can help retain students in their respective fields [11], [12].It has also been found that internships can impact the persistence of underrepresented groups inengineering [13], [14]. Engineering workplace cultures are frequently male dominated
and a group research project.The GCSP and the EYE program cover the cost for this DCC certification for all active scholars.e. Social ConsciousnessThe social consciousness component involves scholars with service-learning and K-12 outreachprograms to better prepare our students to be contributing citizens locally, nationally, and/orglobally. Many students enter college wanting to pursue a career to serve others and seeengineering careers as altruistic in nature [6]. To develop and deepen scholars’ social awarenessand demonstrate motivation to bring technical engineering experiences to bear on societalproblems, each scholar takes advantage of opportunities provided by service learningorganizations. An example could be volunteering with the
of their findings and describe how their conclusions may be applied to real-world engineering challenges with bioadhesives. Team-based discussions were included in theactivity as an equitable and inclusive way to promote student learning [37,38]. After thesesummaries, instructors prompted the entire group with questions relating directly to the results oftheir activity (e.g., Which adhesive was stronger? Why?) and more open-ended questions thatchallenged students to think about real-world applications of bioadhesives. After the guideddiscussion, students were encouraged to ask any questions they had about the activity,bioadhesives, and careers in STEM. To conclude the module, students were given a post-test andpost-survey to assess learning
. She primarily teaches thermal-fluid sciences as well as introductory and advanced design courses.Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University Amelia Cook is an undergraduate student in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. Amelia is studying mechanical engineering and, following her graduation, will be starting her career in engineering consulting as an EIT. She is currently researching the connections of humanitarian engineering projects affecting views of diversity, inclusion, equity, and professional development.Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University Lewis Ngwenya is an undergraduate student at Lipscomb University. He is studying electrical and com- puter engineering and plans to get some
Paper ID #38084STUDENT PAPER: What We Learned, When We LearnedIt, and How We Learned It: Takeaways from an Institution’sAerospace Engineering Capstone ExperienceClaire Schuessler Claire Schuessler is a Master of Science in Engineering student with an Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering concentration at Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology. She also has a BS in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Engineering Mathematics from SLU, and she is a member of SWE and AIAA. She will be beginning her career as a Systems Engineer for Raytheon Intelligence & Space.Samantha
Engineering and an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering/Human Factors and Ergonomics and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural recipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include data-driven decision-making, modeling and simulation, data analytics, immersive technologies, and process improvement. He contributed to research directed to improve design and engineering
representationof women in science (62%) while Argentina has 52%, Chile trails with 30% [2].STEM disciplines mirrors this underrepresentation, with areas such as computer science, physics andmathematics the least represented by women [1]. Factors that influence career selection in STEMdisciplines are deep-rooted gender stereotypes in Latin America, reflected both at family and societallevel [4], [5], [6]. Many countries and / or universities have yet to incorporategender equality as policy.Various initiatives are being developed that focus on promoting equality and empowerment of women(UN and UNESCO) [1] [2] The European W-STEM project coordinated by a research group operatingout of a university in Barranquilla, Colombia, has focused on three relevant