relationships? Inthis paper, I identify and examine mentoring and its characteristics as well as the constructs ofrace, gender, and intersectionality and in particular how they relate to African-Americanmentoring relationships in higher education. Keywords: mentoring, African Americans, race, gender, intersectionalityIntroduction There is a national educational call to increase retention and graduation rates ofunderrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)undergraduate and graduate majors 1. This call is driven by the need to produce U.S. scientistsand engineers capable of fulfilling future STEM jobs 2. From 2001-2010, Blacks earned onlyapproximately 8.4% of the total number of awarded science
anunderrepresented group is associated with differing levels of pre-college interactions andperceived barriers to studying engineering among entering engineering students at a four-yearurban research institution in the Southeast United States. The College of Engineering (COE) onthis campus has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,700 students in programs incivil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, engineering (undesignated),computer engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, and engineeringtechnology. The institution is unique in the regard that it is one of a handful in the United Statesto offer four-year engineering technology programs. Additionally, the college has a highproportion of transfer students (nearly
have provided access into higher education, affordable costs,a community location, and multiple paths leading to the workforce, a university transfer, andpersonal growth for all citizens while serving the local community5. CCs tend to serve the olderpopulation, women and minority, part-time students, and first generation students5. In addition,CCs are more likely to be the initial open door to higher education for many socioeconomicallydisadvantaged and minority students4,5,13.The first steps to developing a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)conceptual model to describe the current status of AAM students in the community collegerequires answering a series of questions. This work attempts to answer complex questions suchas
associated with product and service design,manufacturing, and support, engineers are being called upon to a much greater extent to performthe what-to-do functions that drive technology innovation and fill the front-end of the design-product-service pipeline.” 1Development of the new industrial and entrepreneurial engineering programIn 2006, the faculty initiated a complete review of the IE program. It was decided that no courseor topic was off limits. The objective was to completely revise the IE program and put in place acurriculum that would meet the needs of future graduates. After several meetings and retreats, thefaculty agreed that the new IE curriculum should have the following features: 1. Change the name of the program to reflect the
attributes such as gender, teaching experience, SCALE-UP userstatus and disciplinary affiliation showed no effect on instructors‟ role or status in the network.Introduction and Literature review There has been significant criticism of college-level teaching, particularly in the science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines (REFS). Much time, money andeffort has been put into documenting the effectiveness of innovative teaching methods andcurriculum and in disseminating these results. Available evidence indicates that while theseefforts have had some influence on mainstream teaching, the majority of teaching is stillinconsistent with what research has shown to be best practices 1–4. Without a betterunderstanding of how
pedagogy to technology and to the learning styles oftoday’s college student is an additional strategy, which may enhance classroom management.The modern engineering classroom, for example, is changing in format. There is the traditional lecture(possibly accompanied by recitation sections), the flipped classroom where students watch recordedlectures prior to class and engage in active learning during class time,3 and the online classroom wherestudents access course material through the internet and laboratory sessions. In all of these formats,faculty must manage the environment to ensure a supportive learning experience. Faculty come tohigher education wellversed in their subject matter but largely unprepared to successfully confront andmanage
Paper ID #10977Can an engineering summer bridge program effectively transition underrep-resented minority students leading to increased student success?Dr. Darryl Dickerson, Purdue UniversityFreddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette Freddy Solis is a doctoral candidate in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He holds a civil engineering degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico, and M.Sc. in civil engineering and MBA degrees from Purdue University. His research focuses on innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and engineering education.Ms. Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue
Wenli Guo City University of New York/Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 ABSTRACTConceptual Physics course is a general education introductory physics course focusing onconcepts with minimum math requirements for non-science majors. The overwhelming majorityof students in this course intend to become licensed teachers. Schoolteachers play a critical rolein inspiring and training the next generation of students to join the STEM disciplines: science,technology, engineering, and mathematics. Improving the scientific knowledge, attitude towardscience and scientific communication skills of prospective teachers must be critical goals for thiscourse. On the other hand
(PACE), which uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the culture for women and underrepresented minorities in 21 engineering colleges nationwide. She also directs the external eval- uation for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). In addition to her lead- ership in the office, Dr. Litzler is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Board Member of Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational climate for students in science and engineering and gender and race stratification in education and the workforce.Ms. Candice L Staples, University of MarylandDr. Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College
the next year. The number of underrepresented S-STEM scholars wasproportionally higher than the overall CoE enrollment and the scholar graduation rate washigher. Overall, the five year combined retention and graduation (May 2013) inengineering/construction management for the program was 69%. Page 24.1063.2 IntroductionFulfilling the need for college graduates in science, engineering and technology has beenidentified as a critical element in maintaining the United States’ progress and leadership in acompetitive, technology driven world economy1. During the last quarter of the 20th centuryoverall enrollment in engineering degree programs declined
Page 24.83.14 science and engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.[5] Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. (2000). Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Oxford: Westview Press.[6] Tobias, S. (1990). They’re not dumb, they’re different: Stalking the second tier. Tucson: Research Corporation.[7] Ceci, S. J. & Williams, W. M. (Eds.). (2007). Why aren’t more women in science? Top researchers debate the evidence. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.[8] Bystydzienski, J. M. & Bird, S. R. (Eds.). (2006). Removing barriers: Women in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.[9] National Academy of
external consultant has served on design teams for many leadershipdevelopment programs in industry and in academia including the ELATE (Executive Leadershipin Academic Technology and Engineering) leadership program. She is an executive coach andconsultant with an international clientele who range from multi-national corporations touniversities. This broader design team provides more experience, is more diverse, and workstogether by challenging suggestions and refining processes.The design of the second generation of ReDI responds to the evaluation of the first generation ofReDI (see Appendix II), and the specific feedback that faculty are prepared to spend time on anexperiential project that benefits the research environment. Since there was no
Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Prof. Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Liz holds a B.S.E.E. from Penn State (1979), and M.S.E.E. degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981) and The Johns Hopkins University (1988). She worked in the defense industry for
professionals”who move “away from formulaic answers towards authentic engagement.”My higher-ups supported and sent me to [this workshop] to "learn from the trainers" at“school” to “learn the Olin way of thinking” and "understand how Olin is achieving suchsuccess." Our disciplines may include engineering, but we also want to bring the useful artifactsto business, economics, general studies, math, physics, and science/technology studies, to name afew.I can’t wait to meet and learn from my peers and "interact a lot" with "future collaborators"from "different experiences and backgrounds.” If I’m “willing to share my successes & failures"and "ask how they would solve problems,” I can "learn what other institutions have done" and"feel the differences
Contero, Universitat Polit`ecnica de Val`encia Manuel Contero is a full professor of Engineering Graphics and CAD with the Graphic Engineering De- partment at the Universidad Polit´ecnica de Valencia, Spain (UPV). He earned an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering in 1990, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering in 1995, both from UPV. In 1993 he joined Universidad Jaume I of Castell´on, Spain (UJI) as assistant professor, promoting to associate professor in 1997. In 2000 he returned to UPV, being appointed full professor in 2008. His research interests focus on sketch-based modeling, collaborative engineering, human computer interaction, development of spatial abilities, and technology enhanced learning.Mr. Jorge Dorribo
underrepresented minority, female and socioeconomically disadvantagedstudents enrolled in civil engineering degree programs and graduates serving in the civilengineering profession. The program is administered in the civil engineering departmentat The Citadel (Charleston, SC) and is supported through a grant from the NationalScience Foundation’s Scholarships in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(NSF, S-STEM) program. The program, Excellence in Civil Engineering Leadership forSouth Carolina (ExCEL-SC), provides scholarships to qualified students, within targetdemographic groups, who are pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in civil engineering.Equally important, the ExCEL-SC program furnishes a variety of specific student supportservices
recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 24.1287.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Underrepresented Minority Students and Graduate SchoolAbstract.The technology demands on the U.S. workforce are increasing. Not only does the United Statesneed more engineers and computer scientists, but now more than ever, more of theseprofessionals are needed with a Master’s of a PhD degree. Some companies want at least half oftheir hires to have a graduate degree. The reasons for this demand are
American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Evolution of the Engineering and Public Policy Undergraduate Program at Carnegie Mellon UniversityThe undergraduate program in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University is aunique additional major program for students earning a BS degree in a traditional engineeringfield. Started in 1969, the program continues today with the aim of expanding the skill set oftraditional engineers to better address today’s technological issues as they relate to society andpolicy. The premise of the undergraduate program in EPP is that engineering does not operate ina vacuum separate from society. The program has been educating engineers to broadly approachengineering
. Page 24.323.168 H. Ning and K. Downing, "The impact of supplemental instruction on learning competence and academic performance," Studies in Higher Education, vol. 11, 2012.9 Yoder, B. L., “Engineering by the numbers”, 2012 ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges , 2012.10 Kokkelenberg, E. C. and Sinha, E, “Who succeeds in STEM studies? An analysis of Binghamton University undergraduate students”, Economics of Education, vol 29. pp. 935-946, 2010.11 U. Kessels and R. Steinmayr, "Macho-man in school: Toward the role of gender role self-concepts and help seeking in school performance," Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 23, pp. 234-240, 2012.12 V. Fayowski and P.D. MacMillan, "An
West TexasABSTRACT Over the last six academic years (2005-2012), #### University (#####) has experienced amajor increase in the number of first-time-in college, first-generation, Hispanic students from theTexas Panhandle choosing to major in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) fields. This underrepresented population of STEM majors at ##### has increased by152% from 103 to 260 which is considerably higher than the overall increase in STEM students(56%) and the overall increase in the Hispanic student population at ##### (64%). This rapidgrowth greatly outpaces the increase in the regional K-12 Hispanic population, which is 20.13%since 2005. Because of the national need for a diverse STEM workforce and the rapidly
attaining college degrees.While there has been a steady increase of Black students attaining college degrees since the1980s, the vast majority of these students have received degrees in the social sciences and thehumanities, with an underrepresentation of Blacks in the science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) disciplines2. This disparity is important to note, not only because theSTEM disciplines tend to offer higher incomes and a more stable workforce, but also because theUnited States is currently experiencing an increase in jobs in STEM disciplines that is not beingmatched by job-seeking graduates3. These findings are seen across race, meaning that whilethere are many minority students who could greatly benefit from jobs in STEM
, 2006. 95(1): p. 25-37.13. Wolfe, J. and K. Alexander, The computer expert in a mixed-gendered collaborative writing group. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 2005. 19(2): p. 135-170.14. Litzer, E., et al., Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Engineering: Preliminary Findings from the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering, in ASEE2010.15. Hartman, H. and M. Hartman, Do Gender Differences in Undergraduate Engineering Orientations Persist when Major is Controlled? International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 2009. 1(1): p. 61-82.16. Commonwealth Club. Women In Business: Lessons Learned. 2003 [cited 2010 30 June]; Available from: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/03/03-08women-speech.html.17
load-balanced techniques for routing pack- ets in wireless and wired networks, performance analysis and optimization of network parameters, rapid prototyping of autonomous robots, and networked health-monitoring device in healthcare applications. In 2011, he won an award from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers for teaching innovations in a team-taught multi-disciplinary course.Dr. Frank Klassner, Villanova UniversityDr. Vijay Gehlot, Villanova University VIJAY GEHLOT is an Associate Professor and Graduate Programs Director in the Computing Sciences Department at Villanova University. He received a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics from Birla Institute of Technology and
Paper ID #9834Scaffolded Structuring of Undergraduate Research ProjectsDr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State UniversityDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Recruiting 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 nearly two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing
Course. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, ASEE. 7. McClelland, C. J. (2013). Flipping a Large-Enrollment Fluid Mechanics Course - Is It Effective? ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, ASEE. 8. Connor, K. A., D. L. Newman, et al. (2013). Self-Regulated Learning and Blended Technology Instruction in a Flipped Classrom. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, ASEE. 9. Zappe, S., R. Leicht, et al. (2009). "Flipping" The Classroom to Explore Active Learning in a Large Undergraduate Course. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, ASEE. 10. Redekopp, M. W. and G. Ragusa (2013). Evaluating Flipped Classroom Strategies and Tools for Computer Engineering. ASEE
, communication, leadership, and writingskills4. The core elements of active learning are student activities and engagement in the learningprocess2. As more faculty look for alternatives to traditional teaching methods they have stronglyadvocated active learning 5-10. However, the potential challenges for faculty with such anapproach cannot be ignored such as increased class preparation time, the risks of studentdissatisfaction, the use of instructional technology, and increased lecture time.The Graphical Communications course at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is afreshmen level course that is designed to familiarize the students with the basic principles ofdrafting and engineering drawing, to improve three dimensional (3D) visualization
local industry. The outreach program will constitute animportant part of the author’s promotion and tenure package, and is valued by heradministration.References1. National Science Board. 2012. Science and Engineering Indicators 2012. Arlington VA: NationalScience Foundation (NSB 12-01).2. B.L. Yoder. ASEE Engineering by the Numbers. 2012. Retrieved from http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/11-47.pdf3. A.L. Genau, AC 2012-3440: Materials Camp at UAB: Launching Technology to New Heights, ASEEAnnual Conference Proceedings.4. G.L. Winn, AC 2012-3435: Re-assessing the Effects of Summer Camp on STEM Enrollments Using anInnovative Survey Technique, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
Paper ID #10807Milestones as a Guide to Drafting Project to Improve the Application of Di-mensioning SpecificationsProf. Leonardo A. Bueno, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamental department, teaching all the courses offered by the department. His focus is on teaching and preparing students for the upper-level classes that follow in their educational experience. Page 24.906.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014
that define successfuland unsuccessful homework might be uniquely, understood by looking at students’ experiencewith homework in general in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)fields, then taking that understanding and adapting it to a single course. We were also interestedin obtaining a broader understanding of how students felt about their experience with STEMhomework assignments at the university level. Getting a comprehensive understanding of students’perspectives about STEM homework could provide insight into how all members of the STEMcommunity could work to make the experience better, which could lead to deeper learning,stronger connections, and increased excitement in students about their STEM
Paper ID #11011Orienting Engineering Ethics in terms of China: Curricula Shortcomingsand Case Studies on ChinaDr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, ShanghaiJiao Tong University Rockwell F. Clancy is a lecturer at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shang- hai Jiao Tong University. His research and teaching interests include applied ethics, political philosophy, and science, technology, and society studies. Rockwell completed his PhD at Purdue University, West Lafayette, MA at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, and BA at Fordham