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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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StudentsIntroductionStress profoundly affects the experience of doctoral students, who suffer attrition rates as high as43% [1], and experience stress, anxiety, and depression at a rate which is both rising and is muchhigher than that in the general population [2], [3]. While the rates of attrition are somewhat lowerfor doctoral engineering students than for other doctoral students [4], experiences of stress havebeen reported to perhaps be even higher for doctoral students in STEM disciplines [3],particularly for graduate students of minoritized identities [5], [6]. Doctoral student stress hasbeen linked to both attrition and broader mental health issues by previous research [3], [7], [8],yet studies of doctoral student mental health are rare [9].Research on

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 5: Motivation and Support for Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Vanessa Garcia, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; Daniel E. Chand, Kent State University

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innovativetechnologies benefiting our society. Unfortunately, a gender gap persists in most STEMdisciplines even though men and women comprise a similar proportion of the total U.S.workforce[1]. In engineering, while there has been an increase in degrees awarded to women,they continue to earn fewer undergraduate and graduate degrees than their male counterparts [1]and comprise approximately 16.1% of the U.S. engineering workforce in 2022 [2].To address the problem of female underrepresentation in STEM fields, researchers have beeninterested in learning how faculty can serve as potential role models or mentors to studentsinterested in obtaining degrees in STEM [3]–[5] . The research proposes that a higherrepresentation of female faculty can positively influence

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 10

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines; Heather Renee Houlton, Colorado School of Mines

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show that BIPOC students had an immediate increase in their withdraw rates during COVID, depicted in Figure 1, while White students had a decrease in their withdraw rates, depicted in Figure 2. This trend is particularly alarming because historically before COVID, BIPOC withdraw rates were lower than White students withdraw rates. However, during COVID, BIPOC students withdraw rates were higher than White students. Further investigation revealed that when comparing withdrawn students by race, student classification, and residential status pre-COVID (Spring 2017-Fall 2019) and during COVID (Spring 2020-Spring 2022), BIPOC Sophomores and BIPOC residential student populations saw large proportional increases in total number of withdrawn

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Kevin Francisco Ramirez, University of California, Irvine; Nathanael Quinn Forde, University of California, Irvine; Zhong Cao, University of California, Irvine; Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro

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discussed. Keywords—community college students, engineering, role model intervention,writing prompts I. INTRODUCTION Attrition in engineering remains high, with approximately half of the engineering majorsleaving the field before graduating [1]. To address this problem, interventions targeting students’motivational beliefs have shown promise for increasing persistence and retention in STEM [2]. Acritical component of the motivation interventions is asking students to complete writing promptsbecause doing so allows the student to internalize the message [3]. For example, utility-valueinterventions have been shown to promote students’ interest and performance in the course [4,5]. Utility-value

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Enakshie Prasad; Eric Marcus, University of New Haven; Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven; Joseph Smolinski

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-progress paper, we describe our efforts to implement a coach and peer-to-peer mentoringmodel to provide structured faculty development in entrepreneurial mindset (EM) integration throughmakerspaces.As faculty members try to innovate and update their classes, a recent merger of the Maker movement andthe Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) movement has provided specific training and opportunities to revitalizethe engineering curriculum. Studies have suggested facilitating EM projects with the makerspace areexcellent opportunities to develop student skills in areas related to entrepreneurial mindset such asopportunity recognition, learning from failure, stakeholder engagement, and value creation [1, 2]. Whilemakerspaces are a proven conduit for EM, they are

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Programmatic Effects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University

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communication skills (throughthe use of project-based learning activities). There were not as many mentions in university-levelcurricula of 21st Century skills. However, there was often a connection to STEM subject areasand digital literacy skills. The connection in university programs to design-based thinking was particularly strong.As Linton and Klinton (2019) point out “The world of entrepreneurs is a quite different, usuallyhighly uncertain environment, and therefore requires a different type of skill set.” (P. 1). Ifcurriculum is going to support people as they aim to take part in this kind of environment, thenthe curriculum needs to focus on design-based thinking as well as quick iteration. They arguethat there also needs to be a focus on

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Investigating Student Pathways to and through Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Collette Patricia Higgins; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

indicates the presence of all fourpathways. All results taken together demonstrate how understanding individuals’ experiencesthrough early childhood and high school can evolve or stagnate with age and development.1. IntroductionIt is the unique experiences and perceptions of an individual which develop personal identity;often each of those experiences are heavily influenced by others surrounding us [1-2]. One’schoice in a college, or major, or even a particular career path is shaped by both positive andnegative perceptions of prior experiences, often emerging from passions or interests developedthroughout childhood [3]. Perception is a subjective evaluation of these experiences, and thus,positive and negative experiences differ from person to

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara E. Lego, Pennsylvania State University

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collaborativeand inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [1]. The emphasison inclusivity and collaboration within this outcome is noteworthy, as its language impliesrecognition of the growing body of research indicating that team climates promoting diversity,psychological safety, and inclusivity perform more effectively and creatively than those that donot [2]-[6]. In addition, retention of engineers from underrepresented demographics continues tobe a concern at all levels – undergraduate, graduate, and professional - with multiple studiesindicating that departures from STEM fields are directly influenced by experiences stemmingfrom unwelcoming, exclusionary, and biased climates [7]-[10].Recognizing the need to directly

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A Harper, Case Western Reserve University; Kurt R. Rhoads, Case Western Reserve University

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required course for all engineeringmajors. As such, the faculty leading the program are still learning about the range ofbackgrounds, skills, and attitudes typical of their institution’s first-year students. The activitydescribed here serves two sets of intentions: 1) to collect baseline information for introducing students to engineering and buildingtheir confidence 2) to help instructors learn about their students’ backgrounds and attitudes to tailor thatintroduction from cohort to cohort.Speaking to the first motivation, new engineering students can be unsure about what anengineering career entails and are usually unaware of the breadth of available engineeringopportunities. Additionally, some first-year students have a narrow

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 2: Let's Get Thinking Computationally

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan Williamson; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

(Fundamental) Jordan Williamson1 and Monica M. McGill2 1,2 CSEdResearch.org 1 jordan@csedresearch.org, 2 monica@csedresearch.org Abstract Research Problem. K-12 school systems are racing to implement Computer Science (CS) education within classrooms across the United States. Prior research on education reform movements suggests that without rigorous research, combined with careful technical support for implementation, we should expect wide variation across districts in how they choose to implement computer science education as well as extreme inequality in

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, P.E., University of North Dakota; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

engineering design in K-12 classrooms and applying them to undergraduate engineering coursesIntroduction and Background:This work-in-progress paper describes lessons learned from the first two years of a three-yearprofessional development (PD) research project [1] focusing on culturally relevant engineeringdesign implementation in upper elementary and middle school classrooms in rural North Dakota.This paper highlights how some of the key findings are being implemented into undergraduateengineering courses.Oftentimes, engineeringdesign tasks within the K-12 and college classroomsare missing cultural andcommunity connections.K-12 teachers are nowrequired to teachengineering design withintheir curricula due to theadoption of the NextGeneration

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Burleson, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Kentaro Toyama, University of Michigan

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incorporating contextual factors intodecisions iteratively throughout their design processes in a curricular engineering design project.The findings from this work have implications for engineering design pedagogy and, ultimately,the potential to improve engineering graduates' abilities to develop contextually suitablesolutions.KeywordsEngineering design, Capstone design, Contextual factors, Global health, Student engineeringteams1 Introduction Incorporating relevant contextual factors, e.g., socio-cultural, environmental, andindustrial considerations, into engineering design processes supports the development ofsolutions that function appropriately in their intended use context, particularly in global healthsettings [1]–[3]. Indeed, engineers

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aadhy Parthasarathy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rupal Nigam, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aanchal Gupta, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Tove Elisabeth Kopperstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ani Pirosmanishvili, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Theresa Ann Saxton-Fox, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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genderminorities in science and engineering fields for decades [1]. As of Spring of 2023, women andother gender minorities make up only 13% of Master’s students, 16% of Ph.D. students, and 18%of undergraduate students in the Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, for example [2]. Recruitment and retention efforts for gender minorities areongoing at every level for K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and faculty positions across academiaand STEM. The efforts of the current initiative focus on the transition from undergraduate tograduate education, which was identified as one of three critical points in a woman’s engineeringcareer, defined as a time when significant numbers of women leave the field [3, 4]. The

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arezoo Sadrinezhad; Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker, P.E., California State University, Fresno; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Catalina Eleonora Cardenas Arriaga; Feruza Amirkulova; Maryam Nazari; Kira Abercromby; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University

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) women, aunique focus. Although the speed mentoring events are open to all engineering faculty in theCSU system, there is specific emphasis on those who are normally excluded from formalmentoring. In this paper, the post-event survey results which include the demographics of theparticipants are reported and the importance and impact of these events are discussed.Background:Mentoring interventions, particularly mentoring that incorporates networking, have beeneffective at meeting the professional needs of women and URM faculty ([1], [2]). However,women in STEM careers have reported feeling left out of networks and thus face decreasedsocial and administrative support [3]. Moreover, past studies have found that women born ortrained outside the US

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mei-Yun Lin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Hsinju Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leah Espenhahn; Erin Marie Raftery; Alyssa Huang; Mayura Kulkarni

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Technology, only 25% of engineering degrees, includingBachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D., were awarded to women in US institutions [1]. Theunderrepresentation of women in engineering may be due to a lack of diversity when recruitingstudents, as well as the fact that women have higher attrition rates than their men peers, so-called“the leaky pipeline” [2, 3, 4].Many studies have attempted to understand this high attrition rate of women students inengineering careers. Some suggest that women students have fewer opportunities to develop theirengineering interests or chances to be recognized as engineers compared with their mencounterparts [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. Others note that women students face additional professionaldevaluation and chilly climates in

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Khalafalla, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Tejal Udhan Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo Regalado, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Behnam Shadravan, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; David Akinsanya, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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hands-on engineering technologysummer camps can attract underrepresented high school students to STEM majors and allow themto engage in authentic engineering design experiences and learn about the various careers availablein the field. The key components of successful hands-on engineering technology summer campsinclude hands-on activities, trivia games, and a focus on boosting self-confidence and teamworkskills.Keywords: Hands-on, STEM, summer camp, underrepresented minorities, engineeringtechnologyIntroductionThe fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are essential foraddressing society's complex problems and driving innovation [1, 2]. However, minority students,including those who identify as Black, Hispanic

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 13: Attitudes & Prespectives of Teachers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Scott Currier; Krystle Dunn; Milton Johnson; Selene Verhofstad; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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Engineering Network (TaLENt) fellows from primary and secondary schools served aschange agents for novice engineering teachers for one academic year to promote theintegration of engineering design in their classrooms. This research aimed to understand howschool-based teacher leaders can support peer educators in authentically integratingengineering design within their core subjects. Our research questions were: 1) To what extentwas the High-Quality Engineering Guidebook used within each TaLENt fellow's Project? 2)How did the TaLENt fellows characterize their values while collaborating with their novicepeers?Employing a qualitative method, we used constant comparative analysis and triangulation tounderstand our collected datasets: TaLENt fellow

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

set at60% or 70% to identify students with low spatial ability. At Stevens Institute of Technology,thresholds of 70% and 80% are used to separate students into groups of low, medium, and highspatial ability. The performance of these three groups in the statics course are compared usingone-way ANOVA.Preliminary results indicate significant differences between the high spatial ability and lowerspatial ability groups for specific concepts that require thinking in more than two dimensions,such as bending stresses, and specific problems that require more complex free-body diagrams.IntroductionThe link between strong spatial visualization skills (SVS) and success in engineering is wellestablished [1], [2]. Higher spatial ability has been correlated

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session II

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Engineering concepts began to trickle down into theundergraduate curriculums, typically in the Computer Science or Computer Engineering areas. In 1995,ISO/IEC 12207 [1] was published, providing a baseline for the discipline. The concept of a softwareengineering major was first put forth in 1997 [2]. Work then began on a set of guidelines for thedevelopment of an undergraduate curriculum [3].In 1996, Rochester Institute of Technology admitted the first students into its program [4], which thenled in 2001 to the first programs receiving ABET accreditation using the program criterion of Figure 1. Aswould be expected, evolution within the discipline continued, including the publication of the first bookof knowledge for software engineering (SWEBOK) in

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria L. Espino, University of South Carolina; Brian Le, University of California, Los Angeles; Spencer Platt, University of South Carolina; Henry Tran, University of South Carolina

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interview data to further understand the themes that emerged.FindingsFrom the data uncovered three major themes: 1. Service Overload 2. Racial Battle Fatigue, and 3. Cultural TaxEach of these themes provide the various levels in which the faculty identity developmentintersects with their Black and Hispanic identities.Service OverloadThe Service Overload theme refers to how BHEF often feels obligated to provide service workeven though the institution undervalues it despite its centrality to the mission. This phenomenonwas shared by many of our respondents. Andres, a Hispanic faculty said, I was asked to be the faculty mentor for the Society of Hispanic engineers. And I actually declined…I actually declined just because I just

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Laurie S. Miller McNeill, Westchester Community College; Juan R. Rodriguez, Westchester Community College

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), an HSI in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. In year one, Cohort Apiloted the PD modules in Tier 1 which featured reflective exercises and small culturallyresponsive activities to try with their STEM students. In year two, Cohort A piloted the PDmodules in Tier 2 and peer-mentored Cohort B as they piloted optimizations introduced to Tier 1from Cohort A feedback. Three types of optimizations came from faculty feedback.  The firstconsidered feedback regarding delivery and/or nature of the content that influenced a subsequentmodule. The second involved making changes to a particular module before it was delivered toanother faculty cohort.  The third takes into account what worked and what didn’t to decidewhich content to bring into

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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asked based onresponses given. The structured prompts for all participants included: 1) Please tell me about thechallenges you have experienced accessing or utilizing mental health related services through youruniversity counseling center?; 2) Please tell me about the challenges you have experienced whentrying to access or use mental health related accommodations through your university disabilityservices center?; 3) Please tell me about the challenges you have experienced when trying torequest informal accommodations from an instructor for mental health related issues?; 4) Can youtell me about the stigma you have experienced as an engineering student related to a mental healthissue?; and 5) Is there anything else you think I should know about

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

aremany positive outcomes associated with the development of truly interdisciplinary(multidisciplinary) courses for students, making connections to what they referred to as“integrative studies” (p.1). Their work suggested that bringing together students from distantdisciplinary homes of practice offers the potential to create “more sensitivity to ethicalissues…ability to synthesize or integrate…enlarged perspectives or horizons,…more creative,original, or unconventional thinking,…more humility or listening skills” (p.70-71), andmore. Likewise, Hotaling, Fasse, Bost, et. al. (2012) provide favorable empirical evidence,suggesting that students that work on multidisciplinary capstone teams not only produceimproved solutions they increase their

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont; Holly Ann Buckland Parker, University of Vermont

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

engineering design course. Eventhough numerous studies have shown a positive correlation between mindfulness activities andstudent focus and attention, intervention studies focused on specific student groups inengineering still need to be included [1-3].Twenty-one upper-level civil engineering students in the Structural Steel Design courseparticipated in this study. Students were offered 3-5-minute mindfulness practices at thebeginning of each 50-min class period, including mindful breathing, awareness, observation,listening, and meditations such as lovingkindness and gratitude. Once a week, othercontemplative activities labeled 'Nuggets of Wisdom,' which included a variety of reflectivewriting, deep listening, insight mediations, and mindful

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Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiaxi Li, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Colin P. Lualdi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yijun Lin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aarya Bhatia; Jihong Cai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rob Kooper, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

available, and 20 (6.7%) items had ASL sign, example and definitionavailable. Preliminary results suggest this is a promising educational technology thathas the potential to help all students thrive in their engineering disciplines.1 Introduction Students in engineering classes have a wide variation in their prior knowledge and skills,which is due to several factors including large variations in high school learning opportunities,individual variations in knowledge acquisition modulated by challenges of moving to COVIDonline instruction, and students who have taken alternative degree pathways (e.g., transferfrom another college). These factors may lead to “knowledge-gaps,” meaning a student maybe inadequately prepared to understand a new topic

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Deniz Nikkhah, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Lorenzo Valdevit

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a potential cause contributing to this transfer shock is the lack of personal relationships withfaculty and a lack of social integration into their peer group [3,4]. In-depth qualitative work at asmall private university showed that faculty can perceive transfer students as complicated, thatfaculty and student expectations are often not aligned and that students often do not seek help inthe way expected by faculty [5]. Transfer students’ perceptions of the general lack of personalrelationship has also been linked to less help seeking behavior shown by transfer students inother qualitative work [1].One of the tools identified as a potential remedy is the provision of quality interactions withfaculty and peers through mentoring. Despite a lot

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aida Ghiaei, University of Connecticut; Alanna Marie Gado; Francesco Rouhana; Tasnim Zaman; Mahjabeen Fatema Mitu; Mayowa Festus Oladele; Adaeze Maduako, University of Connecticut; Suman Kumari, University of Connecticut

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,diverse, and equitable engineering leaders, educators, and researchers and to help bridge the gapbetween traditional academic graduate studies and the workforce demand for practical and appliedleadership skills.LEAD Division strategy priority: Inform.Key project objective: To assess the effectiveness of an innovative engineering-specificleadership group for graduate students. 1Project context: A study by the National Academy of Engineering identified technicalcompetence, business acumen, communication skills, leadership ability, and a global perspectiveas key skills for engineering leaders [1]. The development of graduate students’ leadership abilitiesthrough a

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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simulated extraterrestrial terrain. The simulated terrain contains 5-15-inchboulders, a 6-inch-deep gravel bed, and erosion grooves and crevasses that vary in depths andwidths [1]. The standard for each competition includes both a male and female driver. During the1/2-mile terrain competition, teams earn points based on stages successfully passed, within an 8-minute time limit. Points are also earned through pre and post challenges that depend on theassembly of the vehicle, and the design of the rover. To add more complexity to the race, andencourage students to think critically, they are required to carry the un-assembled vehicle to thestarting line and are evaluated on assembly time. The competitors also get two attempts at thecourse with the

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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the City College GroveSchool of Engineering. Most of the students (Cohort 1-9) have been enrolled in MS programs atBrooklyn College, City College, Hunter College, John Jay College, the College of Staten Island,Lehman College, Queens College and directly in the doctoral programs at the CUNY GraduateCenter. The NYC LSAMP Cohorts at CUNY were not based at any one campus site, as theCUNY Graduate Center on inception of the program was the primary institution that grants theDoctoral degree in CUNY. Bridge to the Doctorate Scholars were engaged in a series ofactivities designed and implemented to ensure the transition to doctoral programs. Theseactivities serve to create a learning community of scholars across the campuses given the factthat the

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Analysis of Feedback Loops, Understanding the Impact of a LSAMP Scholar Program, Sustainable and Equitable Infrastructure, and Indigenous Innovators

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martha Lucia Cano-Morales, Rowan University; Michael Corey Weinberg; Eduardo Rodriguez Mejia; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas

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focused on factors that relate to university initiatives.I. IntroductionIn the 2018 report, Graduate STEM education for the 21st century, the National Academies ofScience, Engineering, and Medicine stresses the need to have representation of all segments ofsociety in graduate schools and change the trend of exclusion in STEM fields [1]. In engineeringsome underrepresented minorities (URM), have significantly low representation in Ph.D.programs. This is the case for African Americans, who received only the 3.5% of doctorates inEngineering in 2015; Native American, 0.25%; Pacific Islands 0.021%, and Hispanic American,6.19%. [1]To help URM students to overcome the challenges they face as minorities in their doctorate, wecreated the Rising Doctoral