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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

altogether.These include concerns over the ability to earn a degree, self-efficacy, or the effort required toattain a degree.10 Another study revealed the desire for a student to fit in the standard definitionof an engineering student or self-identify as part of the program.11 Others have addressedparental pressure or financial need as issues for wanting to study engineering.12 Since many ofthese negative motivators are less apt to be addressed by curriculum changes, this paper willfocus on positive motivators.Positive motivations can be further classified into a spectrum of altruistic reasons. Evidence hasshown that social responsibility can play a large role in students motivation to choose a major.13The most common responses from students was a desire

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Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and Exposition,Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.246415 Riley, Donna. Engineering and social justice. Chapter 2 “Mindsets in Engineering” Synthesis Lectures onEngineers, Technology, and Society 3.1 (2008): 33-45.6 Bandura, Albert. (1977). “Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.” Psychological Review,Vol 84(2), Mar 1977, 191-215.Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported, in part, by the National ScienceFoundation, under grant 1256529. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.For more on content of the course, see Riley, D., Grunert, J., Jalali, Y., Adams, S.G

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

., & Tarule, J. (1986). Women’s Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind. New York: Basic Books.11. Sprague, J., & Massoni, K. (2004). Student Evaluations and Gendered Expectations: What We Can’t Count Can Hurt Us. Sex Roles, 53(11-12), 779-793.12. Bailey, J. G. (1999). Academics’ Motivation and Self-Efficacy for Teaching and Research. Higher Education Research and Development, 18(3), 343-359.13. Schuster, J.H., & Finkelstein, M.J. (2006). The American Faculty: The Restructuring of Academic Work and Careers. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.14. Winslow, S. (2010). Gender Inequality and Time Allocations Among Academic Faculty. Gender & Society, 24(6), 769-793.15. Hart, J., & Cress, C. M

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan W. Krauss, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville; Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville; Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs

0.1 0.0 Persisted in Discontinued Engineering Figure 2: Bernoulli persistence data for 2012 cohort.While the NFS version has a higher persistence percentage, the statistical significance of thisdifference needs to be assessed. For this analysis, n1 = 71, p1 = 0.437, n2 = 86, and p2 = 0.384.The statistical significance depends on the z score for the difference p1 − p2 . The null hypothesissays this difference should be zero. The z score measures how many standard deviations awayfrom zero the observed difference is. The null hypothesis analysis also depends on the persistencefraction for both

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Foundations for Pedagogical Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kimberly A. Reycraft, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering Libraries

-environmental engineering. Educational areas of interest are self- efficacy and persistence in engineering and development of an interest in STEM topics in K-12 students.Dr. Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University Chris Geiger is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. de- grees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Ms. Kimberly A. Reycraft, Florida Gulf Coast University Kim Reycraft earned a Bachelors degree in Environmental Science and Policy and worked in that field

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Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith P.E., Tuskegee University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #16220Student Perceptions of Faculty Support: Do Class Size or Institution TypeMatter?Dr. Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington Dr. Allendoerfer is a Research Scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Unicersidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Biological & Agricultural

doing and focus on the work rather than the potential rewards. Personality The importance of certain personality attributes for creative functioning. These attributes include, but are not limited to, willingness to overcome obstacles, willingness to take sensible risks, willingness to tolerate ambiguity, and self-efficacy. Often creative people seek opposition; that is, they decide to think in ways that countervail how others think. Note that none of the attributes of creative thinking is fixed. One can decide to overcome obstacles, take sensible risks, and so forth. Environment One needs an environment that is supportive and rewarding of creative

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajeev K Agrawal, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

conditions have on students’ education, we hope to better understandand highlight the circumstances that are preventing an increase in STEM diversity in NorthCarolina. We propose increasing the number of ethnic minority educators, improve culturaltraining for educators by implementing cultural relational teaching methods into standardcurriculum including more hands-on instruction, a redistribution of financial resources to statepublic educational institutions, including higher education, based on need instead of population.We believe these changes have the potential to increased interest and self-efficacy in math andscience for underrepresented minority students of North Carolina.I. Introduction The US Department of Commerce reports employment in

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Arturo Olivarez Jr., University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

program evaluation, and coordinates the Research and Evaluation Laboratory (REL) in the College of Education at UTEP. He is an expert on educational research with an emphasis on quantitative methods and the application of univariate and multivariate statistical procedures, measurement issues across diverse populations, educational assessment, and eval- uation of educational programs. He has served on over 87 doctoral dissertation committees; published more than 45 refereed research articles; and presented at more than 100 international, national and re- gional research conferences. Some of his more general research areas of interest include teacher and student’s self-efficacy and motivation research, reading and

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Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Xiaorui Zhu, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Akshay Nitin Kakde, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Educational Research and Methods

form (see Figure 2) and as a short(1-minute) video, featuring one instructor and several course assistants. Basic Instructions: Build the tallest free-standing tower you can make entirely of shoes. Also think aesthetically: How beautiful is your shoe tower? How much art can you add to it (shapes, colors, etc.)? No other materials are allowed (i.e., no string, tape, glue, etc.). Take a picture, or draw a diagram, or write a description of your tower in words, and submit this together with the reflection questions to receive credit for the normal certificate or the certificate with distinction. Measuring Your Tower: To make the problem more challenging, you must also measure your tower using the following formula. See how high a T-value you can

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Douglas E. Melton, Kern Family Foundation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Incorporating an item or two from Table 1 is agood place to start. Also focus on some of these key elements of EML as defined by Wheadonand Duval-Couetil:  In order to better create value in society, students need to learn how to discover, identify, and dig deeper into real problems rather than just solve given problems.  Learning through experience and reflection is critical to entrepreneurship education due to the situated nature of entrepreneurial thought and action.  EML is student-centered and focused on developing a combination of affective factors, thinking patterns, knowledge, and skills.  EML involves creating learning experiences through which students develop self-efficacy, value-orientation

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Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alma H. Rosales, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Olivera Notaros, Colorado State University, ECE Department; Richard F. Toftness, IEEE High Plains Section; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Michael A. De Miranda Ph.D., Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; James Warren Weston, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Educational Research and Methods

trips and “hands on” learning in the PLI program would be good.” “The PLI should expose students to more business-world processes and thinking (e.g. budgets, product development, and actual ethical situations).” “The PLI program should be made to achieve its good end-goal; it doesn’t do so now.”As a result of the previous assessment measures, strides have been made to make the PLI morerelevant for students. The program now includes more hands-on activities and learning exercises,such as interactive games and case studies that emulate real-world scenarios, as well as field tripsto local companies. A new online assessment process has also been implemented to continuouslyimprove the quality of the workshops and the program

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Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Telenko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Saldana, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Sulchek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shannon K. Yee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

40 different makerspacesshows that makerspaces have an opportunity to revolutionize the current educational system byproviding an extracurricular means for students to engage in more hands-on projects and developa large range of the skills that are currently being underdeveloped. This project is a collaborationacross Georgia Tech, Texas State – San Marcos, and James Madison University to measure theimpact that makerspaces have on engineering idea generation skills, design self-efficacy,retention and minority/female engagement.The Invention Studio at Georgia Tech provides a large pool of engineers in training for study, asit is used by students enrolled in over 25 different courses and numerous other students who justwant to build things for

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Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

indicating that a traditional engineering education results in little, if any,development of self-directed learning abilities20,35-37. Further, there is a pattern ofresearch that indicates project-based learning can result in SDL development20,21,32,34Guglielmino’s self-directed learning readiness scale (SDLRS) has been validated andwidely used to measure self-directed learning readiness20,21,34-36. SDLRS results TheSDLRS can be used to predict success in PBL36.Explicit self-directed learning skill acquisition and scaffolding should be included in thecurriculum38,39. Student ownership in choice during instruction is key to the motivationalaspect of SDL10,32,37. The basic psychological needs of competence, autonomy, andconnectedness as identified by

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Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

beliefs that guide behavior” (Guthrieand Wigfield, 1999, p. 99, as cited in Piaw, 2014, p. 510).23 To assess the role of humor cartoonsin increasing motivation, Piaw conducted an experiment in which subjects were given twodifferent versions of a chapter: (1) a text-only version and (2) a text with humor cartoons. Themain conclusions emerging from the experiment were that “Reading the text with humorcartoons led to great self-efficacy, intrinsic and social motivation [and thus] help a reader toachieve a higher reading comprehension score” (Piaw, 2014, p. 513).23 One way to interpretthese findings is that humor enhances reading motivation, and motivated readers invest moreeffort in reading. Another way to interpret these findings is to say that the

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PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Civil Engineering

greater percent gains on the concept inventory than either Section B or D. The 0.089points loss appears to be offset by the 0.12 points gain seen in students of an instructor withtraining in active-learning pedagogies.Student intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy is known to improve student engagement andperformance.12 Professors 1 and 4 began their quarters with discussions on best practices forstudent success, explained why the course was using active learning techniques, and learnedstudent names by the second week. Professors 2 and 3 report not learning names or explainingthe purpose of the active learning modules. Professor 3 did tell the students he was usingmaterial developed by other faculty without providing a full explanation of the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

director at-large (2013-15) positions.Dr. Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University Lori D. Lindley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling, and the Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Iowa State University. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Career Assessment. Her research is on women’s career development, specifically self-efficacy and career barriers.Dr. Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University Elisa M. Konieczko, Professor of Biology at Gannon University, received her

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

,” or “making mistakes” rather than to engineering. It isin this environment that the present study examines how students and teachers respond toengineering design failure and how teachers acclimate to an increased use of and comfort levelwith fail words.Literature Review While engineering is now formally included in P12 education due to the NGSS, teachingengineering remains a complex challenge for teachers at all levels, but particularly those inelementary grades. Elementary teachers often lack both self confidence and self efficacy withregard to teaching engineering.5,6 Teachers’ self confidence in a subject is linked to both howthey perceive it and their knowledge of the subject itself.7,8 Teachers at the elementary levelreceive

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Damon L Tull; Shawnisha Hester, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anthony Michael Johnson, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

mentoring and self-efficacy to facilitate solutions for successful matriculation, andavoiding “black holes” by using student feedback to fulfill needs. The investigations use aphenomenological approach as its qualitative research method to study “phenomena.”5.1 Part 1: Developing an Orbit for STEM SuccessIn one NSF-program, data showed that Black and Latino graduate students in engineering and ITprograms experienced a sense of mentoring in external workshops that they didn’t regularlyreceive within departments. Further, these seminars influenced students to strengthen theirSTEM identity. These kinds of interventions metaphorically return us to physics, as objects canavoid destructive black holes if they are thrust into orbits that are far enough