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New Directions for Engineering Technology

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Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Christopher Cantrell, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

clear what impact this common first-year experience would have on engineeringtechnology and, more specifically, on enrollment. Now, with six years of historic data as well asdata available prior to 2014, the effects this restructuring has had on the enrollment inengineering technology can be analyzed. This paper presents this analysis and discussesimpacts on recruiting and enrollment.IntroductionThe selection of a college major has been called a “high stakes decision” and could havesignificant long-term implications [1]. For some students, this decision is made during theapplication process to a four-year degree program when they might be seventeen years old. Forother students, it is made later, once a student has matriculated to campus and has

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Hannah Wehlmann

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, networking opportunities, entrepreneurshiptraining, and modest funding that enable their technology to transition into the marketplacedirectly or guide them into becoming NSF I-Corps Team applicants [1, 2]. Furthermore, severalof the close to 100 existing Sites also serve student participants working on student-ownedintellectual property. We are currently operating on the fourth year of our I-Corps Site grant,which has supported 11 cohorts and more than one hundred teams at a larger Southwesternuniversity. In previous work, using pre- and post-program surveys, we evaluated student changesin perceptions of interest in entrepreneurship, confidence in defining their value proposition, andself-efficacy in entrepreneurship, and lessons learned from

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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Susan J. Ely, University of Southern Indiana

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Women in Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Impact of COVID-19 on Self-efficacy and Retention of Women Engineering StudentsIntroductionIn today’s society, companies continue to need college graduates with expertise in STEM fields.In fact, the number of bachelor’s degrees in engineering has steadily increased since 2000 [1]due to a high need of skilled engineers in today’s workforce. In the United States, womenrepresent half of the population, nearly 47% of the workforce and approximately 57% of thebachelor’s degrees awarded each year [2]. However, women comprise only 20% of bachelor’sdegrees in engineering fields [1] and represent less than 20% of the domestic engineeringworkforce [3]. This discrepancy can

Conference Session

Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University; Maria Javaid, Indiana State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

course is DC Circuits and Design. The course DC Circuits and Designhas both theory and laboratory components.First course: Engineering Economics was offered on-campus in two sections in Spring 2019 withcombined enrollment as 53 students. One section was offered online with 37 students. All thethree sections were taught by the same instructor (Author-3). These sections were not hamperedby any unplanned situations during the semester. In Spring 2020, four sections were offered: twoon-campus sections with 16 and 40 students, and two online with 40 and 45 students. Twoinstructors: Author-1 and Author-3 taught the course. The worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 hit in the middle of the spring semester and all sections were changed to virtual mode

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Shakil Akhtar, Clayton State University; Muhammad Asadur Rahman, Clayton State University

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Computing and Information Technology

and adoption of technology in education even before COVID-19, andthere has been a significant surge in the usage of advanced educational tools and online learningsoftware such as language apps, virtual tutoring, video conferencing tools, etc. [1] since the startof the pandemic. However, despite this advancement and growth, much of the world was notprepared for such a sudden change to this level of heavy internet dependence for once in-personactivities, and many instructors and students had no prior experience in online teaching andlearning before the start of the pandemic. Instructors and students who do not have access toreliable high-speed internet connections or the appropriate equipment and tools have found thisonline mode of teaching and

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Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

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Vikash V. Gayah, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

transportation engineering with lecture and laboratorycomponents at the Pennsylvania State University. Specifically, the study seeks to determine howthe transition to remote instruction impacted student perceptions of the learning environment asit relates to the development of their professional expertise. Students’ perception on the learningenvironment was measured using the Supportive Learning Environment for ExpertiseDevelopment Questionnaire (SLEED-Q) [1]. The SLEED-Q was administered to students in Fall2018 and Fall 2019 (normal instruction) and compared with responses obtained from Fall 2020(remote instruction). Prior data (2018, 2019) was collected for baseline comparison as part of alarger curricular revision project to examine the impact of

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Maral Kargarmoakhar, Florida International University; Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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Student

Florida International University (FIU). Her research interests span the fields of Computing and Engineer- ing Education, Human Computer Interaction, Data Science, and Machine Learning. Previously, Stephanie received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Neuroscience from the University of Miami, in addition to B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from FIU.Dr. Monique S. Ross, Florida International University Monique Ross, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, designs research focused on broadening par- ticipation in computer science through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and disciplinary identity; 2) discipline

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Diversity and Two-year Colleges part 2

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Yushin Ahn; Karen Willis, Fresno City College; Deanna Craig, Clemson University

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Two-Year College

the ESP is guided mentorship by community college facultymembers. During Year 1, the ESP took an unstructured approach to mentoring, allowing individualmentors to determine and apply their own mentoring strategies. Research and evaluation resultsindicated that faculty mentorship during Year 1 increased students’ belonging, helped themmanage and encouraged them to persist through personal and academic challenges, andempowered students to describe themselves as contributors to the STEM disciplines. Students alsoreported that mentoring could be improved through additional mentorship structure, increasedmeeting frequency, and strategic mentorship pairing.When the ESP sought to pivot towards a more formal mentorship approach for Year 2, ready

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Lamyaa El-Gabry, Princeton University; Martina Sherin Jaskolski

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Community Engagement Division

global hunger and ensuring food security,particular in low and medium-income countries, is a core objective of the SustainableDevelopment Goals. Feeding growing populations requires a substantial increase in global foodproduction. As the bulk of global population growth occurs in developing countries, the enhancingof food production is often restricted by poverty, limited access to technology, or a lack ofknowledge or capacity. Egypt’s population of around 100 million [1] grows by a further millionevery 6-10 months, while the country is classified as vulnerable to food security, with challengesin food affordability, quality, and safety, as well as malnutrition and stunting [2]. Egypt is alreadythe largest wheat importer in the world, as imports

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Working Against Unjust Social Forces

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Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

into a mechanicalsystems design course, continued incorporation in a thermal systems design course, and performqualitative analysis on the course artifacts and student feedback.IntroductionThis work-in-progress paper describes a curricular intervention designed to incorporate varioustopics and assignments related to social justice into a thermal systems design course and amechanical systems design course, both taught in the mechanical engineering department at alarge, public institution on the west coast. Specifically, the two instructors (and paper authors)have adapted material from Dr. Donna Riley’s “Engineering Thermodynamics and 21st CenturyEnergy Problems: A Textbook Companion for Student Engagement” [1].There are myriad definitions of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

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J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Wendell, Tempe Union High School District - Mountain Pointe High School (ENGR102HS - UofA)

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

up moving out of this at-risk group. Additionally, a 15 question evaluation survey wasadministered to gather student opinions about their user experience.1. IntroductionSpatial visualization skills have been linked to student success in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in school [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and to the likelihood ofparticipation in a STEM undergraduate degree and career [6, 7]. Some groups of students fromunderrepresented populations in STEM seem to struggle with spatial visualization skills [1, 2, 3,8]. Spatial skills are not innate, however, and research shows that students weaker in these skillscan improve with training [1, 2, 3, 9, 10]. With the demand for more STEM professionals K-12educators are hard

Conference Session

Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Mihee Park, Pennsylvania State University; Ashley N. Patterson, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

his or her needs for belongingness and uniqueness” (p.1265). Team member perception of belongingness and uniqueness creates feelings of inclusivitywithin a team setting; behaviors related to these areas are described in Shore et al.’s (2011)framework for inclusion as shown in figure 1.Figure 1Shore et al. 2011 Inclusion FrameworkFrom “Inclusion and Diversity in Work Groups: A Review and Model for Future Research”, byShore, Randel, Chung, Dean, Ehrhart, and Singh, 2011, Journal of Management, 37(4), p. 1266.The Authors 2011. Promoting feelings of inclusiveness requires intentional behaviors, and leaders are in aposition to practice these behaviors to foster inclusive environments within teams. Their uniquepositions within the workplace

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Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

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Kenya Z Mejia, University of Washington; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

disadvantaged, [and]multi-minority female [1].” More recent contributions have brought to the fore the experiences ofblack, male students [2], international students grappling with mental health issues [3], andstudents with disability [4] . Such accounts provide a foundation for understanding what needs tobe addressed in order to move from exclusion to inclusion.Approaches for promoting inclusion. In addition, a growing body of work offers potential actionsor practices that can be pursued in order to work toward inclusion. For example, a recent blogpost for the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion [5] summarizes some of theirown work on the experiences of marginalized students and offers three kinds of actions that thosein engineering can

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Cynthia Howard-Reed, The Pennsylvania State University; Erin A Hostetler, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

students willenroll in graduate school [1, 2, 3, 4]. Undergraduate research opportunities have beenparticularly successful for improving these metrics for underrepresented populations [5, 6, 7]. Asa result, several nationally-recognized programs have focused on increasing the number oftraditionally underrepresented groups in engineering to try research as undergraduate students.For example, the Meyerhoff Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)is a four-year undergraduate program that attracts top high school students and prepares them forgraduate school. Admission preference is given to students “who are interested in theadvancement of minorities” and those who already plan to pursue a PhD in STEM [8].Meyerhoff Scholars are

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Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

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Adithya Jayakumar, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Lucille Sheppard, Ohio State University; Shadia Siliman, Ohio State University; Toni M. Calbert, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021WIP: Increasing Faculty Participation in Pedagogical Diversity and Inclusion ActivitiesIntroductionUnder-represented minority (URM) (Black/African American, Hispanic, and AmericanIndian/Alaskan Native) and female students often face an unwelcoming and unsupportiveclimate in higher education [1][2][3]. This is especially true in engineering, where this hostileclimate can lead to an achievement gap. The achievement gap is the difference in academicperformance between minoritized student populations and their non-minority peers. If leftunchecked, this achievement gap can affect student persistence in engineering and eventuallyaffect

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Zachariah Beasley, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

gender gap in computing is socially and culturally related, meaning that efforts toimprove participation are needed in places other than just the classroom. It is important thatcomputing departments provide leadership and support for faculty, staff, and students indeveloping, implementing, and operating activities that are designed to recruit and retain womenin the computing fields. This paper describes the experience of a large computing department’seffort in recruiting and retaining women. We describe strategies targeted at all levels of thedepartment and how these closely interconnected strategies can help increase women’sparticipation under a resource-constrained scenario. The key strategies are: 1) leadershipcommitment, 2) faculty and staff

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session Innovative Pedagogy in Manufacturing Education

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Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Lorin Scott Sodell, Virginia State University College of Engineering and Technology; A.A. Elmustafa, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University and The Applied Research Center-Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility; Dawit Haile, Virginia State University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

tointroduce students to state-of-the-art principles of “Advanced Manufacturing Engineering for theAerospace Industry.” We use modern aircraft and industry practices as examples for students toillustrate topics of how design, aerodynamics, propulsion, structure, and performance areinfluenced by aerospace materials, manufacturing processes, quality systems, and industryregulations. We aim to prepare future technical specialists and/or business leaders for theaerospace industry. This paper details the process, challenges, and strategies associated withimplementing this course.1 IntroductionThe aerospace and defense (A&D) industry is vital to the U.S. economy. It contributed $909 billionin total sales revenue and nearly $64 billion in federal, state

Conference Session

Industry and Practice Topics

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Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University; Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Michael R. Penn, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Civil Engineering

them. CIT-E has remained active since the conclusion ofthe grant. Through the organization of yearly workshops, it has been welcoming new membersand providing participants an opportunity to grow as educators, increase their professionalnetwork, and develop new materials collaboratively. This paper describes the results of an impactanalysis of CIT-E through the lens of a community of practice.IntroductionThe Center for Infrastructure Transformation and Education (CIT-E, pronounced “city”) is anexisting, thriving community of practice (CoP) with a shared domain of interest in supportingmore effective Civil and Environmental Engineering education [1]. The CIT-E CoP exists in bothphysical and cyber environments. In-person workshops have been held

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University ; Monique O'Connell, Wake Forest University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

strong liberal artstradition. In this first year WFU Engineering course, students are introduced to the study andpractice of engineering with an emphasis on the human-centered design process. Within thiscourse, a semester-long module called “What is Engineering?” showcases (1) the intersection ofhistory and engineering to emphasize global and societal contexts, (2) foundational knowledge tosupport the development of one’s engineer identity (with historical contexts and engineerexemplars), and (3) the importance of courage as a virtue that is foundational to the practice ofengineering. Within this module, which has been under development the past four years,engineering, history, philosophy, and professional identity come to life. Engaging

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

months, students are rising to the challenge of learning in complexvirtual and physical spaces. The cardiovascular engineering course described is no stranger tocreating an inclusive environment of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, long-distancecollaboration, and learning. This undergraduate/graduate course has continuously evolved over thepast decade to support students in their abilities to thrive in non-traditional learning environments.Originally the course started as Project-Based Learning (PBL), then adapted into Discovery-BasedLearning (DBL) and was recently remodeled into Innovation-Based Learning (IBL). Eachadaptation of the course is to meet the course outcomes of 1) promoting professional growth and2) prepare students with

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Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

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Rupak Dua, Hampton University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

equipment in their unit operation laboratories class, thusreinforcing the theoretical coursework through the medium of experimentation that they learnedin their sophomore and upper-level chemical engineering lecture-based classes [1-3]. With the arrival of COVID-19, it was challenging to make virtual classes interactive andengaging in the same way as the in-person classes are. To combat the problem, the instructor em-ployed many technological interventions in instructional teaching during these unprecedentedtimes to make the virtual classes lively while still educating and imparting knowledge to studentsduring the Fall 2020 semester. The intervention used here has already been individually tested ineducational settings and has been found

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Ebenezer Rotimi Ewumi, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

compared to those who do not. Additionally, we check for how participation in HIEP isrelated to student outcomes around persistence. The NSSE survey aims to measure and reportstudent engagement or participation in activities that impact their educational experienceincluding participation in HIEP. Additionally, the survey aims to investigate the relationshipbetween participation in HIEP and their effect on student learning outcomes including intent tocomplete a degree, persistence, and academic achievement.We used data from NSSE 2012 and 2017 surveys to examine and understand historical trends andanswer the research questions. The study seeks to answer the following research questions: 1. What types of HIEP (i.e., undergraduate research, study

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Spencer Edwin Chan, Loyola Marymount University; Julian K. Saint Clair, Loyola Marymount University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #33343Insights Gleaned from The GAIN Peer-Mentoring Program PilotDr. Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University Natalie Schaal is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), in Los Angeles, CA. After receiving her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland, in Oregon, she spent a year in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar, conducting damage detection re- search at the University of Stuttgart. She received her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. At LMU, her main research areas are divided along two avenues: (1

Conference Session

Asset Sourcing for Remaking Engineering Learning

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Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., The University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

effective college teacher. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Institutional Data as Motivation for Course-Level Change in EngineeringIntroduction and BackgroundFor decades, studies have called for attention to recruiting and retaining a diverse studentpopulation in STEM fields and increasing the numbers of STEM graduates [1, 2]. Multiplestudies have documented an “achievement gap” in terms of success for under-representedminorities (URM) [3] and first-generation college students [4], and also provide a multitude ofsuggestions for better supporting these students at the institutional and classroom levels [3, 5].In 2019, ASEE

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Alan S. Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy

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Minorities in Engineering

knowing whetherscholarships will be extended pressures students to drop out or select non-engineering majors.This same pressure affects other students but has a disproportionate effect on URM students.Besides URM students, other groups of diverse students are also more prone to stress and socould be similarly affected. Graduation data supports this as a factor. Scholarship renewalpolicies are compared for public and private four-year colleges, Historical Black Colleges andUniversities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).IntroductionThe names of various types of racism often get interchangeable use [1]. The definitions usedhere will be specified to be clear. Systemic racism and institutional racism are similar concepts.In both, it is

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Faculty Perspectives of Active Learning, Inequity, and Curricular Change

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Steven Santana, Harvey Mudd College

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Educational Research and Methods

sustained learning experiences in engineering and tomotivate a culture of data collection, analysis, and continuous improvement.Design is a central component of engineering practice and offers a suite of activitiesthrough which solutions can be conceived, developed, tested, refined, and produced to“create a world that never has been” [1], [2]. Practicing engineers constantly navigatecomplex and ill-defined design spaces and must balance opposing tensions. A primarydifficulty for novice designers is developing the experience to avoid driving toward afinal deliverable at the expense of definition, ideation, fabrication, evaluation, anditeration [3]. Hence, circumventing these activities can be detrimental, if not fatal, todesign work, resulting in

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

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Mert Bal, Miami University; Farnaz Pakdel, Miami University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

significant improvements since its inception asthis process enables economical and rapid prototyping of various product designs within a veryshort time period. The recent technical advancement in 3-D printing managed to scale down thesize of 3-D printers and the complexity of process, where it is a more affordable technology foreducators, students, engineers, researchers and scientists [1].Through 3-D printing technology, complex geometric shapes, multi-material andmulti-functional parts can be additively manufactured in a single operation which is a bigadvantage over conventional manufacturing processes. Large portion of the manufacturingindustry has realized the benefits of the AM technology and started utilizing AM as an integralpart of their

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Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, the artist, design researcher, and OlinCollege professor Sara Hendren writes, “Engineering is not the science of the laboratory alone…It is fundamentally applied, which means its results live in the world. It belongs to people, notjust as ‘users’ but as protagonists of their dimensional lives” [1, p. 23]. Hendren’s invocation of avision of engineering as radically human-centered provided the philosophical and humanisticcore to our interdisciplinary teaching team as we embarked on designing a new course forfirst-year students at Boston College (BC). Our course, Making the Modern World: Design,Ethics, and Engineering (MMW), situated engineering practice and knowledge within its social,political, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado Boulder; L. Lee Biddy, University of Colorado Boulder; Melissa Rummel, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; Jeffrey B. Bush, University of Colorado; Jennifer Jacobs, University of Colorado Boulder; Mimi Recker, Utah State University; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; Alexandra Gendreau Chakarov, University of Colorado Boulder; Tamara Sumner Sumner, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

workforce practicesin these communities, unlike large metropolitan areas where technology jobs are prominent inthe local culture. Youth in rural communities may think that Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) careers require them to leave their communities, which candisincentivize academic preparations [1, 2]. Youth career experiences through in-school andout-of-school programs are often general in nature, and not tied to youth’s other learningexperiences [3]. Youth may be challenged to understand how these career experiences relate totheir lives. Attrition of youth from middle-school programs is particularly troubling as middleschool is a period in which many students lose interest in STEM and achievement gaps begin towiden [4

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Student Division Technical Session 3

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Jorge Jimenez, University of Pittsburgh; April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Morgan V. Fedorchak

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Student

topics was evaluated using pre- and post- survey data to collect self-identified responses. Final reports were analyzed by qualitative thematic analysis for incorporation public health topics and compared to a previous semester’s assignments in which HD and SDOH modules were not a part of the curriculum.2. Introduction Health disparities (HD) are differences in health outcomes and their causes among groups of people. Often, HD are preventable, yet certain people have an extra burden of disease, injury, or violence [1]. Historically marginalized racial, ethnic, and other population groups (e.g., age, sex) experience differences in health outcomes and opportunities for optimal healthcare [1], even when groups and their