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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

standards, financial management, business conduct, leadership,communication, etc…. Early in the semester, the students were asked to update, peer review, andsubmit copies of their resume as an assignment. Under the auspices of “another resume exercise,”in opening to a lecture on diversity and inclusion, the author provided each student in attendanceone of two resumes. The resumes, provided in Appendices A & B, were developed to reflectexperiences familiar to students at the author’s institution, and were identical with the exceptionof utilizing a traditionally female vice traditionally male first name. The resumes were distributedto students in attendance randomly. Students were given approximately 5-10 minutes to reviewthe resume then, using

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-Centered Design 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced; Marina Shapiro

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

students without early exposure to real-worldapplications of their major, that give positive insight into potential careers, do not always connectwith upper-classmen to use as successful peer role models. This research has shown that accessto peer role models increases academic persistence [1], [2]. It has also been shown that retentionof URM and women is increased through project-based learning or experiential learningpedagogies and techniques[3]-[9].Moreover, URM students often have a limited perspective of their contributions to improvingtechnology due to social issues such as a lack of exposure to engineering and science professionsand having personal role models in their local community who are scientists or engineers.Furthermore, when URM

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CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 5 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Annette L. Pilkington, Colorado School of Mines; Amy E. Landis

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

• Formal mentoring (peer and otherwise)• Living-learning communities• Affinity groups (e.g. SWE) WISEM.MINES.EDUSLIDE Notes: Research tells us that a sense of community can increase retention. Community can be built througha variety of practices (listed on slide) WISEM.MINES.EDU Community Building at MinesSociety of Women EngineersFlorence Caldwell Scholarship WISEM.MINES.EDU #womenatminesCommunity Building Best Practices Mines Examples:The Mines student section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is the largest student organization on campus

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

team projects based on engineering design. The projects aremajorly evaluated as team assignments, however there were minimal individual components(reflection and peer-critique).Data collectionData for this study was collected both from a self-reported survey and student records. Thelearning styles, social skills and personality data came from a survey administered at the end ofthe semester. The preferred learning style was obtained by the VARK scale [15]. It is a 16 itemsquestionnaire with four categories V-A-R-K. The preferred learning style is the category with thehighest score. The reliability estimates for the scores of the VARK subscales are .85, .82, .84,and .77 for the visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic subscales [16]. The

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Jonathan Krones, Boston College; Jenna Tonn, Boston College; Russell C. Powell

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Diversity

accessibility on theBC campus. Weekly near-peer-led reflection sessions draw on BC’s Jesuit-Catholic traditions ofstudent formation in which small groups of students grapple with the ethical dimensions ofengineering and consider how course content influences their personal and academic paths.One of MMW’s pedagogical challenges was how to create opportunities for students to take onthe interdisciplinary learning outcomes of the course: namely, to think creatively across history,engineering, and ethics and to apply their learning to real world situations. Our solution was aseries of interactive case studies to model the ways in which practicing and thinking aboutengineering connects with pressing social, environmental, regulatory, and political

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Danielle Newley, Sonoran Schools; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

school. Mrs. Newley coaches the exploratory robotics club for grades K-8, and the competitive high school robotics team, FTC. She contributed to international pub- lished papers, national proceedings, is the process of writing several children’s books, and has presented a workshop on robotics for elementary school students.Mr. Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada Erdogan Kaya is a PhD student in science education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is work- ing as a graduate assistant and teaching science methods courses. Prior to beginning the PhD program, he received his MS degree in computer science and engineering. He coached robotics teams and was awarded several grants that promote Science, Technology

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talks

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John McNeill, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Vinayak Ashok Prabhu, Nanyang Polytechnic; Rajani Shankar; Cherine Meng Fong Tan, Nanyang Polytechnic; Larry Keng tee Seow; Lee Raphael, Nanyang Polytecnic

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

evidence-based writing, and alsoto interacting with stakeholders. In the coach role faculty provide a moderate amount of structure, withweekly assignments and meetings, and considerable formative feedback. Since the problems are usuallyauthentic and impact a client, there is considerable attention to the quality of the result; however thedelegator role is more appropriate than supervisor since learning outcomes emphasize transferrable skillsrather than disciplinary content. Major Project: Nine credit-hour experiences in which students tackle a challenge in their major area ofstudy, typically in small teams. For engineering students, this might be a design project for an industrialsponsor, or it could be related to faculty research. Students

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

, 4 Lab.CommunicationTeaching communication, as a skill, is a persistent challenge in technical education. This ishighlighted in the Engineer of 2020 report which described it as a need to “listen effectively aswell as to communicate through oral, visual, and written mechanisms.” 5​​ Prior to technicalstudies students have been immersed in the fundamentals of persuasive writing and socialinteraction. All technical educators build on that base to add skills for business and technicalinterfacing. At WCU the PBL sequence ensures an orderly development with the context ofengineering project work.Table 1 - Typical Communication Topic Introduction in the PBL Sequence Topic ENGR 199 ENGR 200 ENGR 350

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

three courses offered in fall 2016 and fall 2017.The results reviewed as a whole and individually provided insights on student preferences,engagement and learning particularly from the perspectives of the two courses, Quality Analysisand Design of Experiments, which have substantial practical applications within the IndustrialEngineering discipline.IntroductionScaffolding is an instructional strategy that is based on L. Vygotsky’s Zone of ProximalDevelopment (ZPD). The range between the ability level of a person achieved by individualefforts versus under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers denotes ZPD [1].With scaffolding, the materials that the learner has to absorb are broken down into smallercomponents so that the

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Bellingham, Drexel University; John Kamal, Science Leadership Academy; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University ; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

worked in the College of Engineering at Drexel University for more than 9 years with a focus on recruitment, grant facilitation and STEM program management. During her tenure in the College of Engineering, Jessica successfully coordinated with multiple faculty members in the submission of approximately 600 grant proposals, including co-writing, editing and serving as the Program Manager for 5 awarded STEM edu- cation grants totaling more than $12M. She has collaborated with University offices and College faculty and professional staff in the facilitation of recruitment strategies to increase the quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate enrollment, including supervising the planning and implementation of Open

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

with a solid foundation in analytical, writing,and presentation skills and to enhance interactions between REU students and faculty mentors.The research, educational, and career mentorship provided by the program is envisioned tostimulate the students to look at their academic work in a new light and to provide a spark forpossible careers in academic research or industrial innovation. Participating students will tacklevarious topics of energy research, interact with faculty mentors and students from differentengineering departments, and develop a holistic perspective of energy research.1. IntroductionThe importance of sustainable energy research, and the impact of the current continuing path ofutilizing fossil fuel on the environment, dominate

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

errors and to give suggestions for future work or implementation.4) Assignment #4 (25%): In-class Presentation. Note: the students were asked to grade their peers’ presentations both on content and on delivery. The final grade was the average of the grades given by the faculty and peers’ average. o ParticipantsThe initial cohort, fall 2019, comprise of 30 MET seniors. o Data CollectionThe students’ end of course evaluation comments, two questionnaires, and project performanceand project presentation grades were used to assess the learning outcomes. The students’experience and perceptions regarding the new project were gauged with: Questionnaire #1 (Fig.1) which focused on information literacy, especially the students’ experience

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Weihui Li, Biomedical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

[2]. In addition, different strategies were developed to recruit andretain students in the STEM education [4-5]. Creating quality, attractive STEM programs [6] andusing peer influence to motivate high school girls into the STEM fields [7-8] appears to beeffective ways to retain female students in STEM.Since 2016 our university has developed a program "RAMP for High School Girls" to exposejunior and senior high school girls to STEM fields. In the past 4 years, about 30 female studentsparticipated in the program each year. This year our university started a new STEM program forfreshman and sophomore female high school students from a girls’ high school. This programaimed to help female high school students explore STEM fields. Therefore, the

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lee Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University; Rachel Figard, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

● Her interests include reading, music, and computers. ● Challenges in the classroom involve a "quiet refusal" and verbal repetition. Kiernan 21 Career Readiness Track ● She completes tasks when given clear instructions and modeling. ● Performs significantly below her peers in reading, writing, and math. Matt 18 Diploma Track ● He excels in classroom activities, blogging, and creating

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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Diversity

, or support graduate students, it was examined carefully to determinewhether it was in fact accurate to call it a bridge program. The term “bridge” was interpreted in afairly broad sense, with the key characteristic being that such a program was designed to helpstudents who were not as well prepared for their program as their peers to bridge that gap, suchthat they were prepared to be successful. One definition that could be used would be that a bridgeprogram is one that is not part of a degree program’s standard curriculum, is designed to preparestudents academically and otherwise for success in that curriculum, and enrolls a cohort ofstudents in the program. By this definition, papers such as [6] were quite ambiguous, as the focusin this

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas; Lee Shoultz; Shantel Romer, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

inindustry.The Peer Mentors (Peer Mentoring is discussed later in this paper) are invaluable in providingfeedback from the students on how the first-year classes are going, as viewed from the studentperspective.One additional adjustment in our Program was to expand our two introductory courses,Introduction to Data Science and Role of Data Science in Today’s World, from one- and two-credit hour courses, respectively, to three-credit hours each. They were originally designed thatway but were reduced to fit in another course whose content has been folded into other courses.This has resulted in minor changes to the first two years of the 8-semester plan. At the sametime, this change has allowed us to expand the Introduction and Role courses to the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6: Undergraduate and Faculty Research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Shane W. Rogers, Clarkson University; Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

research productivity (e.g., papers published). However, weacknowledge that excellent undergraduate research experiences often lead to peer-reviewed publicationsand help faculty career progression.In partnership with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a workshop has been held forfour summers to help faculty integrate the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into their work with researchstudents. We are interested in exploring the impact of this work on participation and sharing our findingswith the broader engineering community.Research questions: 1. How can faculty use an EM to adjust their approach to research activities and student mentoring? 2. What structures/practices from the workshop help faculty adjust their approach to

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Brandy Maki, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

autoethnographies on female faculty in academia are limited [2, 11]. This researchgathered autoethnographic stories from three female faculty members in engineering, the authorsof this paper, who had also experienced gender bias in their teaching. This was then organizedinto a ”collective autoethnography”. The analysis and writing-up of the project were alsocompleted by the authors. According to Ellis’s autoethnographic principles [8], stories are centralto this paper. The literature presented and the emotions evoked after the stories are told is all doneto change the understanding of what it means to be a female instructor in the engineeringclassroom.The three authors of this paper are early-career faculty in small teaching-focused institutions.Two of the

Conference Session

Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University ; Musibau Adeola Shofoluwe, North Carolina A&T State University; Rico Kelley Jr., North Carolina A&T State University ; Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert B. Pyle, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Construction

School of Technology. Prior to joining the School of Technology fac- ulty, she held position at U.S. Department of Energy, N.C. A&T’s Division of Research and College of Engineering. Dr. Sowells earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State Uni- versity’s College of Engineering. She also holds a M.S. and B.S in Computer Science with a concentration in software engineering from the same university. Her primary research interests are in the areas of low- power high performance digital systems design, asynchronous design, self-timed digital system design and STEM education. As a result of her work, she has numerous peer reviewed journal and conference publications. She recently authored a

Conference Session

Refining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi; Anthony Moretti, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

beintegrated with the technical modules to help students excel in the workplace. Theinstruction and practice of the soft skills was designed as several discrete modulescontributing to three distinct themes. Each module contained explanations, examples,exercises and instructions for teachers to use the module. The activities and learningopportunities were tied directly with the technical content to make them repeatable indifferent classes and to help reinforce the skills. In total, nine team/teamwork modulesincluding teamwork, problem solving, decision making, leadership (with the sub-contents ofteam organization, influence and motivation, conflict management, peer and team evaluationas well as reporting and presentation) were prepared, in addition to

Conference Session

Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daiki Hiramori, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

common language.Quantification of CCWIn addition to qualitative studies of CCW, there is also a small number of previous studies thataim to develop quantitative scales of CCW. For example, Dika et al. [12] developed a nine-itemscale to quantitatively measure CCW among underrepresented minority engineering juniors andseniors. Their instrument included one question per type of capital, except for social capital,which has four items (peer network, faculty/staff, on-campus, off-campus). Table 1 shows thecultural wealth instrument developed by Dika et al. [12, p. 4].Table 1. Cultural wealth instrument used in Dika et al. [12, p. 4] Form of capital Wording of the survey item Aspirational I can maintain my hopes and dreams for the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Alicia Nattoo, Stanford University; Crystal E Winston, Stanford University; Rachel A. G. Adenekan, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

programs. However, after admission, the problem ofretention becomes salient for underrepresented minority groups (URMs) in academia 1 . As youngBlack engineers continue to enter advanced graduate studies, it becomes important to examine thefactors that impact how they enter and ultimately decide to leave the institution. In this work, weused the autoethnographic method to share our experiences and illustrate the issues faced by BlackPhD students at elite research institutions. We relate our experiences chronologically starting withthe expectations from peers once arriving on campus, moving into the expectation of solving auniversity’s equity problems, and ending with the mental burdens of coping with an unhealthywork environment. All of these

Conference Session

Underrepresented Populations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Van Horne; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR Center for Science Education; Randy Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; Tamara Sumner

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-centered computing, and interdisciplinary research methods for studying cognition. I have written 140 articles on these topics, including over 80 peer-reviewed scholarly publica- tions. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 From toys to tools: UAVs in middle school engineering education (RTP, Diversity)AbstractWe have developed, implemented, and studied a 16-week, afterschool engineering programaimed at low-income middle school youth. The curriculum is based on Unmanned AerialVehicles (UAV/Drones), which participating youth must use and modify as appropriate toconduct a range of scientific investigations, culminating in the aerial survey of a mock

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #11657”Leaning In” by Leaving the Lab: Building Graduate Community throughFacilitated Book DiscussionsDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing

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Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Collette Patricia Higgins; Emily Joanna Kamp; Kenneth Stewart; Azadeh Bolhari, P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

draw upon theirLinguistic, Familial, and Social Capitals more readily when compared to non-First-Generationstudents (see Table 5). The understanding and belief that First-Generation students possessunique cultural resources to their peers are evident in many other additional studies [Verdin &Godwin, 2015] and our survey results suggest these differences are emergent in the Linguisticand Familial capitals they possess and leverage.First-Generation students readily draw upon their Linguistic Capital assets as it relates to having(and sensing importance) to speak or write about engineering in more than one language (ItemsB and H). Moreover, First-Generation students tend to agree that it is necessary to speak or writeabout engineering in more

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Sahar Razavi, Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

this case provided by the NASA Space Grant.The student is living minority status in three dimensions (3D) as being a woman, a first-generation college student, and a Native American studying engineering.It is fascinating to analyze how one’s environment and experiences influence their resiliency.Data will be collected on her readiness for an academic career along measures including but notlimited to understanding of the research process, skills in academic writing, self-efficacy, andcompetence in oral presentation. The case study will explore her story. What experiences shapedher determination and brought her to this level, and what benefit did she gain from NASA Spacegrant? The goal is that sharing her story will encourage others to believe

Conference Session

Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian P.E., University of Utah; Amir Mohaghegh Motlagh, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

communications for the Depart- ment of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Rhetoric and Writing Studies and an M.A. in English from Montana State University. His research focuses on land management policy in two discrete areas. The first relates to civil infrastructure projects and landscape-scale impacts on habitat, community resilience, and long- term land use planning; the second involves the utilization, conservation, and management of big game wildlife resources. For the past five years he has led various transdisciplinary teaching and research projects examining land and wildlife resource management conflicts vis-`a-vis

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Puerzer, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

not appear to weigh it as an absolute sine qua non for a favorable tenure decision.Another takeaway is that many schools may still be evolving their criteria, as several suggest thatthere are no specific written guidelines, and yet a predominant culture of what constitutessufficient scholarly productivity exists.Herewith their comments:Schools not requiring grant activity: 1) I typically can give up to ~$25K in start up funding (from Academic Affairs), and can also help acquire specialized equipment that is necessary for their research that does not count against their start up (from School of Engineering funds). . . Grant writing is strongly encouraged, but not required for us. . . For tenure, they must be excellent

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara E. Wilson, The University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

was as good(87.8%), if not better, than other students (77.6%). However, under-represented minorities(65.4%) and first-generation students (64.7%) did not fare as well. A number of studies havedemonstrated that first generation students, in particular, face some unique challenges [2]–[5].These students can lack the cultural capital their continuing peers have including the skills andknowledge to build social networks with their academic peers and the ability to tap institutionresources.These observations have encouraged us to consider implementing changes to our freshman levelcourses that can support the development of social networking skills and encourage theidentification and use of resources such as faculty and graduate teaching assistant

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Session 6 - Track 2: Illuminating the APIDA Experience in Engineering Education: A Scoping Review

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Michelle Choi Ausman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

higher education, have explicitlyshown how Asian American students differ from their peers, engineering education researchshould continue to follow this trend. When Asian Americans are disaggregated by subgroups, wesee differences in outcomes of classroom engagement [6], which could help educators addresscultural differences in the classroom. Future research should continue to include and highlightdifferences between various ethnic groups in engineering rather than assume Asian American asa singular group which most of the articles we found do.The vast majority of the 138 papers that appeared in the initial search results did not meet at leasttwo of the inclusion/exclusion criteria, despite the term “Asian American students” in eithertheir