development, mentoring from recentalumni, and academic advising. Further, “early exposure to computer science” isprovided in the seminars and program events.Research associated with the program focuses on two main questions: 1) How andto what extent do the program features contribute to the development of self-efficacy, CS/M identity, and sense of belonging? and 2) How does early exposureto computer science through coursework and career awareness affect theexperience of CS/M Scholars? These questions are investigated through focusgroup interviews and surveys of the CS/M Scholars and a comparison group.IntroductionIn this paper we discuss the CS/M (Computer Science/Math) Scholars Program at WesternWashington University. This program is supported by a
, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jessica Swenson is an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo. She was awarded her doctorate and masters from Tufts University in mechanical engineering and STEM education respectively, and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan. Her research work aims to improve the learning experience for undergraduate students by examining conceptual knowledge gains, affect, identity development, engineering judgment, and problem solving. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using an Autoethnographic Approach to Examine the Student Experience Solving an Open-Ended Statics ProblemAbstractThis research paper
Arts and Sciences from Three Rivers Community College.Dr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is a Teaching Professor in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University and an ASEE Fellow member. As a mathematician and computer systems analyst, she collaborated in engineering teams to support energy research before entering higher education where she taught mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering courses, secured over $5.5M to support STEM education research, led program development efforts, and served in several administrative roles. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, service, and research and
help and therefore, less capable. The author recommends changes to WIEprograms: offer their benefits to all students or those who are selected based on academics, notdemographic criteria or shift the emphasis of WIE programs to pre-emption of unprofessionalbehavior (for example, include activities on how to conduct yourself in engineering).In [21], Doerschuk describes a program developed for female computer science students. Theprogram involves multi-faceted mentoring, community building activities, and a researchprogram with significant educational components (work under the mentorship of a femalefaculty, conference presentation, participation in recruitment and outreach). Reed Rhoads et al.interview students in an engineering program that
Handelsman, 2014) developed with support from HHMI. https://cimerproject.org/entering-mentoring/ (accessed 2020)4. M. Cousins, S. Young, E. Dolan, L. Gonzales, B. DeMont, M.K. Markey, L.J. Suggs, “A “Boot Camp” as in- laboratory introduction to research methods for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program,” Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting (2016).5. S.R. Young, M. Cousins, L.J. Suggs, M.K. Markey, B. DeMont, “Developing science communication skills as a part of a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program,” Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition (2017).6. M. Cousins, C. Sviatko, S. Young, L.J. Suggs, M.K. Markey, B
Bias Busters groups created by industry and academia, especially the Bias Busters @ Carnegie Mellon University and the Bias Busters in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at University of California Berkeley. The student ambassadors were given broad objectives to improve the college community and educate the student population about diversity, equity, and inclusion. An initial planned project of the ambassadors was to organize a DEI Takeover Week during spring of 2020. This project had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The student ambassadors took this as an opportunity to instead develop programs focused on equity and inclusion issues that arose due to the pandemic and the transition to
, scholarships provided studentswith more time to pursue resources, such as mentorships and internships, which helped themdevelop their skills and provided them with networking opportunities. c. intentional community-building activitiesIntentional community-building activities can help retain undergraduate students by creating asense of belonging and connectedness among students. The program accomplishes this through aweekly 1-hour seminar that includes various activities including resume critiques, mockinterviews, discussions with engineering professionals, and a book report assignment. Inaddition, students participate in an annual 3-Day start-up weekend hosted by the university’sinnovation hub. The students form teams with others from across the
Paper ID #15772Summer Bridge Program Structured to Cover Most Demanding STEM Top-icsMs. Megan McSpedon, Rice University Megan McSpedon is the Associate Director of the Rice Emerging Scholars Program. She has been with the program since it was founded in 2012. Megan received a B.A. in English from Rice University.Dr. Ann Saterbak, Rice University Ann Saterbak is Professor in the Practice in the Bioengineering Department and Associate Dean for Un- dergraduate Education in the School of Engineering at Rice University. Saterbak was responsible for developing the laboratory program in Bioengineering. Saterbak introduced problem
even when overall retention is improving?In 2009, LeTourneau University, a small, private university sought to identify the reasons behindlow graduation rates in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET). Theydeployed an exhaustive survey to students that had left the school asking these former students(leavers) to rank the influences behind their decision to leave engineering. Results were utilizedto help develop several first-year retention initiatives targeted at engineering persistence of firsttime in any college (FTIC) students. These initiatives, aided with funding through an NSF-STEPgrant began with the 2010 cohort and have continued until present. Subsequent deployments ofthe identical survey to cohorts 2009 through
of Situational Leadership in Engineering 114 Classrooms Jin-Lee Kim, et al., Effectiveness of Using Visualization in Construction Education 125 Concurrent Session Presentations04 00 05 15 PM Experiential Learning Stacy Gleixner, et al., Service Learning Project in a Multi-Disciplinary Renewable 134 Energy Engineering Course Lily Gossage, On Exploring the Connection between Hispanic Engineering 143 Students’ Educational Goals and Communal Obligations: For Projects-Based Learning through Community Engagement Shoba Krishnan, et al., Projects Integrating
have developed case studies that reflect the role of national “technologicalculture” in the diverse American and Dutch responses to the risk of flooding (which involvesstudents performing calculations as well as reading and discussion relevant fiction, and builds toan in-class design experience); that consider the capabilities and the complexities of improvedprosthetic designs for competitive athletes; and that describe the interdependence of the historyof aviation, and airplane design evolution, with engineering beam theory. Our approach to theinclusion of professional ethics in technical coursework appreciates the reasoning of Lynch andKline18-19, and focuses on “culturally embedded engineering practice.” Several of the case studiesalso
material. After successfully implementing this curriculum with his studentsfor the second year, and realizing potential redundancy should his students pursue the TG degreeoption at IUPUI, he approached the TG Program Chair to inquire about the potential for collegecredit for graduates who had now completing an almost identical High School course. It wasthrough this relationship that the dialogue first began in connecting these two educationalinstitutions through this unique articulation agreement.Note: On June 9, 2000, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved the four-yearBachelor of Science degree program in Computer Graphics Technology (CGT) at IUPUI. Allreferences throughout this document are that of the former Technical Graphics
an active, diverse community/business Advisory Committee.4. Keep relevant parties, e.g., administration, faculty, staff, public, students, informed.5. Develop and publish a 3-5 year operational plan and get appropriate approval signatures.6. Be prepared to keep program in sync with never ending technology changes.7. Secure high quality, dynamic faculty and invest in faculty development programs.8. Maintain statistics on everything, e.g., student satisfaction, student learning, program expenses, enrollments, drop out rates, job placement figures.9. Keep in touch with program graduates (they form an excellent advertising agency and can provide valuable feedback about your program).10. Build a
while simultaneously struggling to formnew peer groups, and adapting to more rigorous coursework with less externally imposed structure thanprior learning experiences. These challenges, especially those related to students’ sense of belonging andconnection to other students, can be particularly pronounced for women, non-traditional students, firstgeneration students, students with high levels of financial need (such as those who are pell-eligible), andmembers of underrepresented minority groups.To address these challenges, we first developed a multi-day summer outdoors experience, designed tostrengthen relationships, build community, and increase participants’ sense of belonging in STEMdisciplines through camping, rafting, hiking, and exploring
graduates has grown significantlyover the past decade as new industries and their feeder industries continue to grow. At the sametime, DoD organizations and their contracted subsidiaries in the area have only marginallygrown. However, even with the high demand for engineers in the civilian sector, engineeringstudent veterans still pursue DoD opportunities frequently. In both government and civiliansectors, there is emphasis on producing engineers that are technically proficient and possessprofessional skills such as leadership, organization, time management, and communication—behavioral characteristics often associated with veterans.Surveys and individual follow-up qualitative interviews conducted with representatives fromselected local DoD
academia, research, and socialization [2], [3].While significant strides have been made in supporting students to unlock hidden potential andachieve success as a graduate student, there is still work to be done. Bridge programs haveproven to be fruitful in propelling participants toward academic and professional success, yetthere remain unreached scholars seeking opportunity to take the next step.The Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech (VT CEED)offers many programs that support engineering students at every stage of higher education: pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate. Having studied the success of the McNair Scholarsprogram, VT CEED have used the McNair Scholars program as a framework to develop
and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.Sara Rose Vohra Sara Vohra is an undergraduate studying Bioengineering with a minor in Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Her interests lie in education as well as medicine with a future career goal as a physician.Eileen Johnson (Research Associate) Eileen Johnson received her bachelor’s and MS in bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously worked in tissue engineering and genetic engineering throughout her education. During her undergraduate career, she worked with Dr. Brendan Harley developing biomaterial implants for craniomaxillofacial defects and injuries. In graduate school, she
Gilleran (Graduate Student Instructor)and the team of Departmental Ambassadors who enabled us to implement these changes. Specialthank you to our collaborators from Michigan Engineering Alumni Engagement. We gratefullyacknowledge funding and staff support through the University of Michigan Foundational CourseInitiative.References[1] P. O'Keeffe, “A sense of belonging: Improving student retention.” College Student Journal, vol. 47, pp. 605-613, December 2013.[2] T.F. Smith, D. Wilson, D.C. Jones, M. Plett, R.A. Bates, and N.M. Veilleux, “Investigation of belonging for engineering and science undergraduates by year in school,” In American Society for Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education, 2012.[3
doctoral students need to meet during their graduate studies and how the dissemination of these expectations affect students from underrepresented groups.Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University Beleicia Bullock is a first-year Computer Science Ph.D. student at Stanford University. Her research interests focus on leveraging human-computer interaction to develop equitable systems that support com- munities in online and offline settings. To this end, Beleicia explores both novel systems-building and interventions that can help train students to tackle these issues in the future. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Forming and Fulfilling
, and assessment of recruitment/retention programs for women and minorities. As founder of CSULB’s "Women in Engineering Outreach” program, she understands the importance of community and parental support; she developed "My Daughter is an Engineer," as a residential program for 5th grade girls/parents/teachers. Recognizing that poverty often sets the trajectory for school readiness, her “Engineering Girls–It Takes A Village” residential program serves homeless girls/mothers. She serves on the Board of Directors for Women in Engineering ProActive Network and American Society for Engineering Education PSW. She is currently completing a Ph.D. in Higher
for Teaching and Learning in Engineering at the University of Louisville. Her research includes studying changes in science and engineering teacher practice, best practices in teacher professional learning experiences, teacher and student learning in mathematical and computational think- ing, and the use of undergraduate learning assistants in introductory STEM coursework. Address: Depart- ment of Middle and Secondary Education, Porter Building, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292 Phone: 502.852.3948 Email: sbphil02@louisville.eduDr. Jason Immekus, University of Louisville c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 What can we learn from a
. Chickering’s Theory of Identity Development suggests thatstudents develop their own personal identity by moving across seven vectors that include 1)developing competence, 2) managing emotions, 3) moving through autonomy and towardinterdependence, 4) developing mature interpersonal relationships, 5) establishing identity, 6)developing purpose, and 7) developing integrity.6 The mentors provide needed assistance as theirmentees negotiate these vectors. As they support their mentees’ development, the mentors willalso be aided in their own journeys along these vectors. “Meaningful friendships and diversestudent communities in which shared interests exist and significant interactions occur encouragedevelopment along all seven vectors.” (p. 41)6Building on
agencies. These projects resulted in a patent in bioenergy (US Patent: US20146657327). Now, in her role as chief research officer, Dr. Bullard-Dillard has brought that resource network to the task of research infrastructure building for UNCP. Dr. Bullard-Dillard has been recognized through her Outstanding Alumni Award from North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, her South Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Awareness and her South Carolina Independent Colleges and University’s Excellence in Teaching Award among others. She is deeply committed to her work in education and research to assure that the United States’ scientific community continues to lead the world in
education, special education, student success in higher education, nursing, and environmental chemistry.Joyce Dinglasan-PanlilioSeung-Jin Lee, University of Washington, Tacoma Seung-Jin Lee, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. His research focus is on the life cycle sustainability of emerging technologies, such as transportation, biofuels, green buildings, and consumer products. His tools of research include life cycle assessment (LCA), industrial ecology, material flow analysis, energy efficiency, market diffusion models, reuse and recycling, and sustainable development. He has published in leading journals in sustainability and environmental engineering
(STEM) education is an effective catalyst toengage students in science & engineering careers. STEM continues to support the long-term goalof preparing students for life-long careers that promise a competitive edge in the job market.However, STEM program development is often challenging. Wu-Rorrer [1] argues that “STEMremains vaguely defined, and the strategies to successfully integrate it into the currenteducational system remain elusive”, inferring that a school’s STEM program is amorphous.Furthermore, STEM programs need more work than before with recent pressure to promoteinclusivity [2] and a solid career path [3] in a stable environment [4]. To better solve thisdilemma, there remains an aspect of STEM programs that is overlooked – the
Leader, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Claire Leader is an undergraduate architectural engineering student at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity, San Luis Obispo. She serves as an advisory member for the College of Architecture and Environ- mental Design’s (CAED) Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SDEI) Committee and represents the CAED as a board member for the Student Health Advisory Committee. As a Peer Health Educator, Claire advocates for the wellbeing of university community members. She has worked with elementary, middle school, and high school students through STEM-oriented outreach programs with Cal Poly’s chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Upon graduation
program. She also is an instructor in executive and global MBA programs. With over 20 years of industrial work experience, and supportive of her academic roles, Mary actively leads academic outreach to industrial firms to develop in/out of classroom, project-based, active learning through identifi- cation of authentic, in-context problem scenarios and the embedded cadence of practice. Pilotte’s research interests involve understanding generation-based engineering culture, identity, and communication in the context of professional engineering practice. Expanded interests include understanding student benefits associated with in-context active learning, and the intersection of engineering education and neurodiver- sity
. While the lecture contentsdiffer, the drill sections are the same for all courses. During the drills, we partner with otherCollege of Engineering units to focus on major selection, academic coaching, student successand professional development skills.On average, 40% of incoming first-year engineering students are a part of the Honors College.Over 95% of these honors students choose to take the Honors version of the Introduction toEngineering I course. Honors and regular students in the Introduction to Engineering courseshave been integrated into the same sections, attending identical lectures, completing identicalassignments, and undergoing the same assessments. Honors students, however, are tasked withadditional coursework to earn honors
that include CIO, CTO, Global SVP of Engineering, and General Manager, Karl has developed a steadfast reputation for driving strategic business growth and technology innovation. He has strong experience in interdisciplinary data science, innovation and technology, and lifecycle management, operations, global business, through working in companies including IBM, Dell, Lifetouch, midrange companies and start-ups, and his own company, TechNova Consulting, LLC. Dr. Schubert has authored two books and has been awarded patents for early work in storage systems architecture, storage area networks, data analysis methods, touch screen technologies, and other technology areas. He is an elected member of the Arkansas Academy of
Paper ID #45274Pathways into Statistics and Data Science for Academically Talented UndergraduateStudents with Low IncomesDr. Erin Carll, University of Washington Erin Carll is the associate director at the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Her evaluation and research focus on efforts to expand equity and inclusion in the STEM fields, including through community building and leveraging existing assets. She currently serves on the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Board of Directors and the Society for Women Engineers Research Advisory Council. Erin has