Collection

2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

Ashley Habig; Caroline Marete

, variousstudies have demonstrated the underrepresentation of women and other minorities inmost aviation professions. There is consensus among industry stakeholders thatproactive measures are needed to increase the participation of women in the traditionallymale-dominated field. In collegiate aviation programs, the ratio of female to male studentspursuing all aviation majors is low. The current gender imbalance in aviation careers andaviation collegiate programs may be attributed to many factors among them the waywomen are influenced to pursue these fields. This study identified and analyzed the factors that influence college students in theselection of aviation maintenance degree programs. The study was conducted using asurvey sent to undergraduate

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 5: Preparing the Future Workforce

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University; Sadegh Poozesh, Tuskegee University; Hang Song, Auburn University; Karen S. McNeal, Auburn University ; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

careers in the industries developingsustainable resources, has been explored. To maximize the high-level behavior and sustainabilitycompetencies, a pedagogical system with a comprehensive pool of interventions has also beendeveloped and implemented in a senior-level mechanical engineering course. In this paper, wereport the initial survey data and details of the intervention strategies, which are intended todevelop scalable educational approaches and guidelines for building high-level environmentalbehavior in the next-generation diverse renewable energy workforce. I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The US sustainable industry experienced significant expansion in recent years because ofincreased attention and

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Experiential Learning and Professional Skills and Competencies: Attainment, Assessment, and Evaluation.

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Callewaert, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

careerplacement [2]. Experiential learning is thought to result in a change in judgment, knowledge, orskills, or the development of professional competencies and identity [1]. The Global State of theArt in Engineering Education report [3] identified experiential learning opportunities as a keypedagogical feature of engineering education. Perhaps this emphasis stems from experientialeducation’s alignment with engineering design education efforts [4], its potential to support thedevelopment of professional competencies [5], [6], or its ability to produce more innovative,career-ready engineers [7]. Within engineering education, experiential learning opportunities caninclude participation in engineering design and competition teams, study abroad

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University; Shams El-Adawy; Victoria Vogel, American University

science. Shams has been an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) for the last few years. She can be reached at shamseladawy@ksu.edu.Victoria Vogel (American University) Tori is an action-oriented technologist working for the startup Homeward. Her professional career has primarily focused on implementing new software through agile or hybrid agile approaches. With each software release or technical project, Tori is passionate about making sure the solution adds value to people. She has enjoyed jumping into new business problems as she has worked across the banking, consulting, non-profit, government, and real estate industries

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine L Walters, University of Georgia ; John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Uduak Zenas George, San Diego State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and not engineering or computersciences? Many research studies have aimed to answer this question in various ways, includingexamining women’s math and science identities [2], confidence and self-efficacy [3, 4],perceptions and experiences [5], and larger, structural issues [6]. This study aims to identifywomen’s main motivating factor to pursue an engineering undergraduate degree. We areinterested to find out how women are influenced to choose this career path, and what influencesthem.Introduction This study took place at the University of Georgia, United States, and focused onundergraduate women enrolled in engineering majors. The college of engineering has recentlyreceived national recognition for their diversity programs [7] and as

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Mistele, Radford University; Sandra Nicks Baker, Radford University; Sarah L. Strout, Worcester State University; Prem Uppuluri, Radford University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Elites: A STEM Leadership ProgramAbstractIn this article, we describe the Emerging Leaders in Technology, Science and Mathematics(Elites) program developed as part of an NSF S-STEM grant awarded to RadfordUniversity’s Artis College of Science and Technology. The S-STEM grant supportsscholarships for meritorious students with financial need. Elites was designed to incentivizestudent participation in high impact activities that would help them develop their careers asthey are progressing through their degree. Coupled with strong advising, the Elites program’soverarching goal was to increase retention among scholarship recipients and help themcontinue to pursue STEM related careers. This

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giti Javidi, University of South Florida; Ehsan Sheybani, University of South Florida

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Pre-College Engineering Education

are proposing a model that can help narrow the cybersecurity workforcegap by introducing students to cybersecurity by building a pipeline towardscybersecurity careers for students and empowering teachers to integrate cybersecurityinto their own classrooms and becoming advocates for cybersecurity awareness in theirschool districts.Our long-term vision is to have cybersecurity taught at every high school using ourmodules as a standalone subject or to weave it into computer science courses, or APcourses in particular. The goal is to have every high school in the region establishcybersecurity clubs with diverse group of students and a teacher mentor who canprovide them with the training to participate in local, regional and nationalcybersecurity

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Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Holleran; Elaine Chan; Chad Rasmussen; Alan McGaughey

Session 3555 ASEE Student Chapters: Avenues for Promoting Future Engineering Educators Elaine R. Chan, Sean P. Holleran, Alan J. H. McGaughey, Chadwick C. Rasmussen University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIAbstractThe University of Michigan (UM) ASEE Student Chapter continues to thrive as an activegraduate student organization dedicated to providing a forum for furthering excellence inengineering education. The organization sponsors numerous events to help graduate studentsprepare for careers in academia, to help undergraduate

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Northeastern University; and 1981-1989 Associate Director for Finance and Administration, Center for Electromagnetics Research (CER), Northeastern University. Pub- lications/Papers: Reenergizing and Reengaging Students Interest through CAPSULE; A Novel and Evolu- tionary Method on Educating Teachers to Promote STEM Careers Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (IEEE ISEC 2011); and ”Implementing the Capstone Experience Concept for Teacher Professional Development” Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (ASEE 2011). Rel- evant Presentations: ”K-12 Partnerships” (Department of Homeland Security/Centers of Excellence An- nual Meeting 2009); ”Building and Sustaining K-12 Educational Partnerships

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard Kimmel; John Carpinelli; Rosa Cano; Angelo Perna

programs contribute toits undergraduate and graduate programs. Our programs focus on applied engineering principles, basicscientific and mathematical concepts, and problem-solving skills, critical areas for successful pursuit ofscience, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) careers. Additionally, our programs’academic curricula follow state and national standards and therefore, provide students with theopportunity to gain the skills and knowledge specified by these standards. But this only reaches thecurrent generation of youngsters. NJIT’s pre-collegiate models go further into the areas of elementaryand secondary grade level teachers’ training, curriculum reform, and technical services to schools anddistricts, so that future generations

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Committee on Professional Practice Presents: Topics in the Academic-Industry Zone

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Aldrich P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kleio Avrithi, P.E., Mercer University; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

standards forcivil engineering licensure, consequently, many perceive the CEBOK only as an “academicexercise” that does not pertain to civil engineering practice outside formal education. With thethird edition – the CEBOK3 – this could not be further from the truth.The third edition of The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBOK3) [1], published in2019, goes beyond formal education to define the complete set of knowledge, skills, andattitudes (KSAs) that all civil engineers should first attain and then maintain to serve inresponsible charge of civil engineering services.The CEBOK3 should be a powerful tool to guide students, academics, early-career engineers,managers, principals, and owners as the roadmap to prepare themselves and their

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Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Lauren Kaufman, CT Business and Industry Association; Mary deManbey, CT Business and Industry Association; Kerry Simoneau, CT College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturng

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Manufacturing

. Page 12.1034.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MARKETING MANUFACTURINGUSING CONNECTICUT’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES’ COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY’S REGIONAL CENTER FOR NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING: A National Science Foundation Funded Initiative Page 12.1034.2AbstractThe Connecticut Community College’s College of Technology with support fromthe National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technology Education Grants (ATE#0402494) established a Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (RCNGM). TheRCNGM’s goals and objectives included implementing a marketing campaign for careers inmanufacturing. This paper will identify specific activities that the

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

cities, including Atlanta,Birmingham, Knoxville, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, are included within the region. However,West Virginia is the only state considered to be entirely within Appalachia’s borders1.It has long been believed that high-tech industries with higher-paying jobs would improve thelives of residents of Appalachia. Careers in the sciences, technology, engineering and math(STEM) are one route to improved economic stability in the region and improved quality of lifefor families and communities. Yet, by almost any measure, the difficulties in attracting highschool students to STEM careers are exacerbated in Appalachia, and especially in West Virginia.Declining population and, in particular, out-migration of college graduates and in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield; Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Research Pipelines for Underserved Students through a Lower-Division Research Experience at a Minority-Serving Institution (Experience)AbstractThis work presents the findings from multiple years of a lower-division summer researchprogram at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). The first and second years are acritical intervention point to increase persistence in STEM careers, as over 70% of the non-retained STEM students at CSUB leave in the first two years. Additionally, while there arenumerous works that examine the effectiveness of research activities for retention andpersistence of underrepresented minority students, very few programs focus on lower-divisionstudents. The analysis of data shows that

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Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

School implemented inthe spring 2003 and fall 2004 semesters. In this semester-long course, students create andrun real businesses using a project based learning model and following Pennsylvania’sacademic standards for career awareness and planning, career acquisition, careerretention and entrepreneurship. Our primary goal at Northwestern Lehigh High Schoolwas to create a program that helps students meet the individual, family, work andcommunity challenges in today’s complex, technology infused, global society. We offerthis work as a possible model for others to follow. This course is a partnership withLehigh University’s Integrated Product Development Program and Wilkes University’sEntrepreneurship Program. The Northwestern Lehigh model for

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges of Chicago

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Skills. The Introduction to the EngineeringProfession introduces students to engineering skills and ensures the transferability of the course.The Professional Skills dimension infuses career-based skills to ensure professional success andincreased employability. ESS students learn career and professional skills as early as their firstsemester at CC. Skills -- including oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork, are incorporated into the curriculum and assessed through resumewriting, mock interviews, and project-based learning. Students pitch their projects through pitchcompetitions, concept paper submissions, and presentations before professional judges. The ESSintroduces students to industry roles, project

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K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, andsupported a total of 96 GK-12 Fellows. A study was conducted to investigate the long-termimpact of participating in the program on the GK-12 Fellows. In 2011, former Fellows werecontacted and asked to take an online survey about their program experience, and how it affectedtheir career path after graduation. The majority of survey respondents indicated that they felt theGK-12 experience had a large or very large impact on their career path. The time spent activelyteaching in classrooms led to large impacts on teaching, communication, and presentation skills.In addition, other skills such as leadership, teamwork, and time management were also reportedto have been improved. Participants ranked teaching K-12 students – the primary activity in theGK-12

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the design of the research instrumentation and theinterpretation of findings. The factors we are interested in can be categorized into two groups:“personal characteristics of individuals” and “contexts”. We hope to explain how engineeringstudents are different from or the same as business students on these two groups of measures thatare posited as being related to the development of their entrepreneurial interests 6,8.RESEARCH QUESTIONSGiven RDST and our research objectives, the research questions guiding the present study are: (1) What are the career goals and career attributes of engineering and business undergraduate students? (2) How do engineering and business students compare on personal characteristics that might be related to

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Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

graduate) Coordinator for Student Housing, and Graduate Student Career Consultant in the Career Center. Dr. Soleil's current work involves the design and coordination of all aspects of the higher education portion of the Tech to Teaching program which prepares graduate students for academic careers. She also supports all aspects of Teaching Assistant (TA) professional development for the entire Georgia Tech campus. Dr. Soleil received her B.S. in Biotechnology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and her Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of California, Davis.Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Tristan T. Utschig is a Senior Academic Professional in the Center for the

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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Brandt, Seton Hall University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #11157WHY DO UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN PERSIST AS STEM MAJORS?A STUDY AT TWO TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITIESDr. Ronald Brandt, Seton Hall University Ronald Brandt teaches physical science at the high school level, emphasizing Project Based Learning and inquiry based lab activities. Brandt seeks to inspire his students, especially young women, to develop a passion for STEM studies and consider a career in science and technology. Prior to entering the education profession, Ronald Brandt was an executive in the chemical industry serving as senior vice president at two multinational firms as well as President & CEO of an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Davis, Auburn University; Joni Lakin, The University of Alabama; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University; Edward Davis, Auburn University

identity development of students fromunderrepresented minorities in STEM. The research was conducted through a theoretical lensencompassing the Goal Congruity Framework and Social Congruity Theory. To better understandthe impacts of altruistic framing, a traditional Saturday STEM program with participants from thesame demographics were studied for comparison. Through interviews and surveys, we found thataltruistic framing led to meaningful changes in students’ appreciation of engineering and, in somecases, new interests in pursuing engineering as a career. Students also increased their interest inengineering, but their definitions of the field did not broaden appreciably. Some found newinterests, but they did not have the same type of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 20

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vemitra M. White, NASA Marshall & Stennis Space Flight Centers/ Texas State University ; Debra Prince, Mississippi State University; Jamel Hill Alexander, DoD

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, creativity and interest in thepursuit of engineering careers. The two academies used mini-lectures and team-oriented hands-on projects to engage 43 student participants in different engineering disciplines and their designprocesses. College staff placed student participants in either the Batmen Academy or WonderWomen Academy based on their gender. Researchers gave each student participant a LikertScale survey to test their expectations and experience. The surveys provided insight intostudents’ knowledge of various engineering disciplines, their interests to pursue engineeringcareers, their interests to take more math and science high school courses post completion of theacademies, and their perception of the college environment. Further research

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Anna Maria Bateman, University of South Florida; Lynn Chisholm, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

Florida I am a second-year graduate student at the University of South Florida (USF) pursuing my Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction within the College Student Affairs program. As the Graduate Assistant for the Office of Internships and Career Readiness at USF, I hired, trained, and supervised the Career Readiness Badging Peers who are our Federal Work Study students within the office. I trained the students to grade, through the use of success rubrics and the ARISE model which was adapted from the RISE model created by Emily Wray from Full Sail University in conjunction with the COACH feedback method, student submissions within the Career Readiness Badging Program (CRBP). The CRBP is a platform on

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 2 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kristen S. Gorman, University of Minnesota; Rashaunda M. Henderson, University of Texas at Dallas; Netra Pillay, Qualcomm; Heena Rathore, University of Texas, San Antonio; Abhay Samant, National Instruments; Tom Weller, Oregon State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

has co-authored over 100 referred conferences and jour- nals, five book chapters and two patents. She received the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and En- gineers and the 3M Untenured Faculty Award. She is active in the IEEE MTT-S (e.g. associate editor of MWCL, chaired IMS TPRC sub-committees, student paper competitions and scholarship committee) and is a co-founder of IMS Project Connect and Chair of MTT-S Technical Coordinating Committee for Integration and Packaging. She is the 2014 Sara Evans Faculty Scholar Leader Award, 2017 John Tate Advising Award, and 2018 Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Alumni Lecture Award and the 2019 IEEE N. Walter Cox Service Award

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Md. Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University; Hossain Ahmed, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

serves as a reviewer for several international conferences and peer-reviewed journals.Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University Dr. Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda is a faculty member in the Department of Engineering technology at Austin Peay State University (APSU). Prior to his academic career, he gained valuable industry experience in roles ranging from New Product Development to Process Control. He holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cleveland State University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Prior to joining APSU, he served as a faculty member at Ohio Northern University, where he

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

three semesters, starting from the initialoffering of the courses in Fall 2022, indicate that students’ perception of the course is largelypositive. Students in both courses found the courses very valuable in multiple ways. In the paper,detailed survey results will be presented and discussed. Areas for future work will also be shared.Introduction and MotivationAt Arizona State University (ASU), the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) is a multi-year co-curricular program that typically spans the entirety of a student’s undergraduatecollegiate career. The majority of GCSP students start their journey in the program as incomingfirst year students or during their first year and continue in the program until they graduate fromtheir

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Filza H. Walters, Texas A&M University; Nadia Shuayto, Ohio Northern University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

Shuayto, DBA, MBA, BSBA, is an academician and business leader with a rich tapestry of experiences spanning education, entrepreneurship, and international collaboration. With a Doctorate of Business Administration in Marketing from Nova Southeastern University and a Master of Business Administration from Lawrence Technological University, Dr. Shuayto has cultivated a profound understanding of business dynamics and marketing strategies over the course of her career. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration, Dr. Shuayto imparts her extensive knowledge to students through courses such as Principles of Marketing, Marketing

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Sarah (Yin Yin) Tan; John Irwin

, What’s Next?” Thishigh impact practice (HIP) is used to help students process their experiences, gain perspective onthem, and use them as a basis for future action. The benefits to students as a whole are growth intheir ability to craft reflections and in their feelings of inclusion (as measured by the LongitudinalAssessment in Engineering Self-Efficacy (LAESE) survey instrument). Students find the programhelpful in envisioning their future development, citing conversations with faculty and peers asessential in helping them consider their career options. Students in the “hands-on” fields ofengineering technology see the benefits to reflective practices. Introducing regular reflection intotheir curricula can help their personal and professional

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Online Learning and the Impact of COVID-19

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joy Harris

reorganization, transitioninginto a “threaded” model requiring students to select two concentrations to guide course selectionand encourage focus within specific technical interest areas. Electrical and computer engineeringare broad disciplines, providing students with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborationand a variety of careers pathways. However, the School of Electrical and ComputerEngineering’s (ECE) undergraduate curriculum mirrored this expansiveness of real-worldopportunities, presenting a challenge as students navigated the program towards the ultimate goalof a fulfilling engineering career. Responding to student, alumni, and industry feedback, theSchool decided to harness the program’s breadth and flexibility to empower its students

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Olga Beatriz Rivera, Amgen Manufacturing Limited; Nolgie Oquendo-Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Maria Angelica Velazquez, Montana State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

recruitment, retention, and progression is presentedalong with their positive or negative impact. Finally, the model was revised once more toincorporate the results of an ADVANCE program carried out at a minority-serving institution.I. IntroductionWhile females around the world continue to advance to leadership roles, they still facediscrimination and are treated unfairly in many different settings; particularly, the ones inScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Females in STEM are mostlyunderrepresented and constantly face recruitment and retention issues. This phenomenon isaddressed as the “leak in the pipeline” [1] – fewer females over time advance to careers inacademia. Females in academia and many other engineering work