enrolled in at least threeundergraduate courses each semester during the 2022/2023 academic year. Each of the studentswere part of a privately funded program that allowed them to participate in undergraduateresearch in collaboration with faculty members of the department of Mechanical and MaterialsEngineering. The students were paid for 10 hours of research per week throughout the academicyear. Due to budget constraint, the program is only able to fund 16 students in an academic yearafter a competitive selection process, of which 12 of these students consented to participate inthis study. The goal of the undergraduate research program is to enhance student outcomes,including retention, academic success, and the likelihood of pursuing graduate
helped students explore what it might be like to work on aglobal engineering team. Students were placed in small groups, and each person was assigned acountry from a different region of the world (e.g., one team had members assigned Egypt, SouthKorea, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, and Indonesia). The students assumed therole of managers of an international team of engineers from their assigned countries and had todetermine how to lead the team effectively. In the first part of the project, each group identifiedquestions they could ask to learn about the cultural and business practices in their countries.Each student then located and communicated with an engineer from their assigned country todiscuss those questions. Students wrote
volunteerstudents using a list of 18 semi-structured questions with the following themes: 1) influentialexperiences during FERL that had an impact on students selecting civil engineering as a careerchoice while in the Air Force, 2) perceptions about how their faculty and tradesperson mentorsinfluenced their engagement, learning, personal and professional development during FERL and3) their perceptions of the climate during FERL that contributed to their experiences of inclusion,community and sense of belonging. From the responses to the questions, insights were drawnthat were deemed applicable to the development of the new first-year course. Nine students wereinterviewed, three of whom identified as female and five were non-white.FindingsOne question asked
, an estimated 40% of women who earn engineering degrees either quit early in theircareers or never enter the engineering profession altogether [5]. Among underrepresentedminorities (URMs), leaks in the pipeline are equally dismal. In STEM, an estimated 37% ofLatinx and 40% of Black students switch majors as undergraduates, compared with 29% of whitestudents. Latinx and Black STEM students also drop out of college altogether far more often thanwhite STEM students; while only 13% of white students majoring in STEM disciplines drop out,20% and 26% of Latinx and Black students do so respectively [6].At the time in their career trajectory when women and URMs are enrolled in engineeringprograms in college, faculty and other instructors have a
2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research
mechanics and bioprocess engineering. She began her position as Director of Community Programs and Diversity Outreach at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2003. In partnership with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students, she develops and implements programs for K-12 students, teachers, un- dergraduates, and families that are designed to increase scientific and engineering literacy, and to inspire people with diverse backgrounds to pursue science and engineering careers. At the undergraduate level, she directs a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program that brings students to Harvard for 10 weeks to work in research laboratories. This program hosts between 45-70
. Figure 1. Logic Model of the NSF HSI ProgramFirst Year ImplementationThe project started on Oct. 1, 2021. During over one year of implementation, we put the focus onestablishing three main components of the program, namely the Engineering Success Center, theSummer Research Internship Program, and the Summer Faculty Teaching Workshop. In thefollowing, a brief introduction to these components is provided, followed by a summary of theevaluation results.Engineering Success Center (ESC): Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, an ESC was established toprovide academic support and career development services to students. The center is aimed atincreasing student retention, graduation rates, and career development. At SFSU, there was still asignificant
Paper ID #42078Leveraging Familia: Equipando Padres Program Pilot for Hispanic Parentsand Caregivers of First-Generation-to-College Engineering StudentsDr. Dayna Lee Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dayna is a Senior Director of Research & Impact at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), where she leads a team of professionals who specialize in data-driven design and implementation of programs and services to empower pre-college students, parents, graduate students, and faculty members in STEM fields, with a particular focus on advancing Hispanic representation and success. With
Science Foundation, his research was highlighted the American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism Magazine. He received a CAREER Award in 2016 to study the significance of neurodiversity in developing a creative engineering workforce.Miss Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut Alexandra Hain is a PhD student at the University of Connecticut studying structural engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2015 from the University of Connecticut. She has an interest in engineering education and served as the program manager for the REU Site: Research Experience in Cyber and Civil Infrastructure Security for Students with ADHD: Fostering Innovation during summer 2016
to choose from. Students who have yet to decide on a major areadvised to complete the “major exploration” project where they meet faculty, connect with peermentors, and interview an industry member (often an alumni). On the other hand, studentswishing to learn more about the connection of social justice to engineering are encouraged tojoin a discussion group focused on a book or podcast (examples of past book selections includeInvisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez and ToxicCommunities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility by DorcetaTaylor).Table 2: ENGR 101 Course Assignment Categories Course Assignment Categories Examples Reflections/Discussions
previously felt encouraged topursue STEM. Summer of Innovation (SoI) was designed to give students an opportunity toengage in OST learning at an early age and during a critical period in the education cycle:summer. While professionals in STEM may attribute their decision to pursue STEM careers toan out-of-school experience, many formal and informal educators do not feel they have the skillsand knowledge to successfully engage youth in programs to positively impact STEM learning.In 2009, President Obama announced the “Educate to Innovate” campaign to foster a renewedcommitment to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. InJanuary 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched theSummer of
. Historically, amajor deterrent for women considering STEM has been lower levels of math self-assessment [8],though recent studies suggest that this is becoming less important for persistence [12], [13]. Forinstance, researchers found that students’ have broadened their perception of the skills required inCS [13] with more awareness of the non-technical or “soft” skills, such as reliability and teamwork,that are sought by employers [29]. This shift suggests a need to explore how students perceive thefield of ML/AI and highlights the importance of studying other factors contributing to persistence.Professional role confidence, comprised of expertise confidence and career-fit confidence, is thedegree to which a person feels confident in their competence
backgrounds. It is hoped that these students will then rise to the highesteducational standards, pursue studies and careers in mathematics, science, and engineering fields, andmake a difference in the world by creating opportunities to further advance science and technology intheir countries and communities and to promote sustainable development.This collaboration initiated in 2009, following a request from the Director of COSOLA. In the summer of2009, two members of the faculty of TEE, Dr. Ron Terry and Dr. Steve Shumway, visited the DR andspent three days training the teachers and observing the conditions. They presented several classes intechnology and engineering to teachers and students. Despite language limitations, their work
, employees must haveknowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) that empower them to communicate and coordinate withtheir colleagues2. The ability to act as an effective team member and leader is critical forengineering graduates entering industry, business or other career paths. Accordingly, theCanadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) has designated teamwork as one of thetwelve attributes engineering students must possess upon graduation3. Similarly, ABET hasincluded the “ability to function on multi-disciplinary skills” in its set of professional skills4.In our experience as engineering educators, based on observations as well as employer andstudent exit surveys, the traditional academic setting cannot give sufficient experiences forreasonable
experiences can meaningfully influence students’ globalcompetence [5], but few studies have explored how components of the experience may influencelearning. This study compares two NSF-sponsored international research experiences forstudents (IRES) programs that send students to two different countries to identify differences inlearning outcomes between the program participants. This work represents a collaborative effortamong faculty members and graduate students from three engineering departments with the goalof creating research opportunities for students at various international sites using research-basededucational practices. By understanding how context influences students’ learning opportunities,faculty developing such programs may select
don’t know exactly whatthe process is.- Latina, Senior (P1)One woman’s mother and aunt did not necessarily support her decision to pursue engineering.The student stated that her mother thought that she would be working outside doing manuallabor. She expressed a desire for the COE to host a social event where faculty members couldexplain to students’ families what engineering is and the demands of being an engineeringstudent. The student reported that she was concerned that her mother’s lack of understandingcould impact her younger sibling and steer her away from pursuing engineering.I’m trying to encourage my sister because she’s 13, and she’s like she wants to do mechanicalengineering, so I’m trying to just tell her from experience, because if
Paper ID #38656WIP: Institutional Agents’ Awareness and Perceptions of MilitaryStudents in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Public Institutions inthe Western United StatesHannah Wilkinson, Utah State University Hannah Wilkinson is a graduate student in Engineering Education at Utah State University. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in from the University of Utah.Dr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela Minichiello is a US Army veteran, a registered professional mechanical engineer, and an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research
challenges in multiagent decision controls, human factors, computer security, and power systems will be assessed. Projects range from notional resilience improvement to integration of distributed electric grid simulation to hardware in the loop. One anticipated engagement assessment method was the percentage of students that continue projects beyond the one semester course is reported. Student projects were measured based on completeness of understanding of resilient control systems topics as applied to critical infrastructure. We will also discuss findings from an integrative grid game course project between the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Criminal Justice departments at Temple University. Specifically, we will share lessons learned
developing a balance between personal and company/graduate school activities. Last,spiritual awareness is important for any student to realize there is more to life than what isphysically around us. The meaning and purpose of life is a question that everyone must face atsome point in their life. Ultimately, the student is responsible for being ready to face the worldat graduation. However, while the engineering programs cannot do everything to preparestudents for this event, engineering programs should do what they can to adequately preparestudents to make a difference when they graduate. This will increase the probability of thesuccess of the graduates who will then become productive members of society, ready to face itschallenges.IntroductionHow
of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez with a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She earned an NSF RIEF award recognizing her effort in transitioning from a meaningful ten-year teaching faculty career into engineering education research. Before her current role, she taught STEM courses at diverse institutions such as HSI, community college, and R1 public university.Justin Ortagus, University of Florida Justin C. Ortagus is an Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration & Policy and Director of the Institute of Higher Education. His research typically examines the impact of online education, community colleges, and state policies on the opportunities and outcomes of underserved college students. His recent
greater flexibility during the 10-week commitment.Goals of the internship include offering early-career college students: • real-world, discipline-specific experience through hands-on engineering, • mentoring from faculty, graduate students, and/or industry experts, • a competitive salary and living stipend, and • a vision and incentive to persist, transfer, and complete a B.S. in engineering.With Department of Defense funding, community college students applied to participate in 10-week, research-intensive internships, either at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Universityof Colorado Denver, or with an industry partner. Students who applied for internships throughEngineering Momentum were provided the opportunity to engage in mock
research in engineering education in areas of sustainability, resilience and fuel cell education.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and
a high school graduation requirement should include, how that course should alignwith Advanced Placement (AP) and post-secondary CS instruction, and what pathways shouldexist for students after that introductory high school course.The portion of the project highlighted in this article contains an analysis of data collected fromfocus groups (n = 21), interviews (n = 10), and an in-person convening of participants fromK-12, post-secondary, industry, and administrative roles (n = 35). The data is centered ondetermining what CS content is essential for all high school students. Participants consideredknowledge, skills, and dispositions across a range of CS and CS-adjacent topics and, through avariety of activities, described what new content
that male students are more likely to openly express their bias. A sizable group of 36% of respondents indicated that they have personally experienced some formof bias, whether from other students or faculty (although less than 6% indicated stronglyagree).As shown in Table 13, a high level of confidence of succeeding in a STEM career wasalready found by the second year. However, senior year students in the sample populationdemonstrated a strong shift (60%) to the strongly agree confidence level.Table 13Self-reports of respondents in their confidence to succeed in STEM Sophomores (n=43) Juniors (n=58) Seniors (n=50) % % %Agree
resonated most from all of our leader, staff, and partner interviews were quotes similar to this one regarding [Name Removed]Preliminary Findings: Personal AgencyS-STEM Project Teams Noted the Importance of PI Experience“And this is the thing that frustrates me, and maybe you can, and I believe they actually did change it for S-STEM,but S-STEM always required a faculty member, a teaching faculty member, to be the PI. And I argued against thata lot when I was up at NSF, because I told them, I said, the average teaching faculty member does not know howto run student programs. You can't do that.”S-STEM Partners Noted the Importance of PI Institutional Role“Yeah, sure. So I think what sets our STEM apart from others is that we have an associate dean
learningopportunities. As Eyler points out, such opportunities provide students with “‘real world’challenge” [5, p. 41], and through workplace experiences students often come to see “therelevance of the curriculum to life in a complex organization” [5, p. 50]. Eyler (1993) morespecifically found that co-op students learned how to be “an expert on people and organizations”[5, p. 47], including how to be an effective member of their employing organization. It has alsobeen argued that internship or co-op programs are helpful for students’ professional growth [6].Based on their empirical study with business students, Bhattacharya and Neelam reported thatstudents developed greater confidence, negotiation skills, social sensitivity, and cross-culturalunderstanding
their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant. She also was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow for her work on female empowerment in engineering which won the National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2015 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International UniversityDina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette
construction careers, this factor has notbeen studied in any depth in the Chilean context. Thus, it is important to examine the factors thatfacilitate a more detailed understanding of the sense of belonging of women in the nationalconstruction industry. Furthermore, there are not many studies exploring the experiences ofwomen at different stages of their career in CE to see how their perceptions of sense ofbelonging changes as they graduate from the program and incorporate in the field ofconstruction.This research analyzes the perspectives of women related to a construction engineering program,as students, alumni working in the field, and faculty in a construction program, regarding theirsense of belonging. We categorize their experiences and their
on pre-college mentoring of females byfemales, nor much focused on the role models themselves [23], so this is a nexus area ripe forresearch.Professional guidance in male-dominant environmentsCareer guidance begins with exploration, and one of the best ways to learn about careers is fromrole models. Today there are many more female engineers than there were 30 years ago, so it iseasier for girls to aspire to the role, although still a male-dominant occupation.For women in male-dominant occupations, there is an implicit connotation of masculinityinherent in the roles, such that their gender roles might be conflicted if their psychosocialorientation is not consistent with the expectations and culture of masculine occupations,particularly if
for the camp in early April, with 18 names on the waiting list. This waiting listserved us in the event another camper needed to pull out due to after registration conflicts.Organization and Camp Leadership This camp was developed with the coordinated help of Penn State AE graduate students, faculty,and staff, and was organized by the department’s outreach specialist, whose purpose was to increase K-12interest and understanding of AE. For our experience, the outreach specialist acted as the camp’s director,organizing all aspects of the project and was the point person for communication to families, training forcamp employees, and following all university regulations when working with youth. The outreach specialistcreated an oversight