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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Chris Burns, Boys Republic

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Republic’s students produce and ship more than 40,000wreaths, each year, to destinations throughout the United States and around the world5.Figure 1. (Left) Boys’ Republic Christmas Wreath. (Right) Final assembly and production of the wreaths. Notice along the backwall the hook line assembly line that travels throughout the various assembly areas.The challenge the engineering team addressed for this aspect of the wreath production was theapplication of the clear lacquer sealant. The project’s primary goal was to replace the manualapplication of the lacquer which can expose the workers to various chemicals if they are notwearing the necessary protection and while also alleviating the long days that can cause theworkers to become fatigued while

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Tina Smilkstein, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jissell Christine Jose, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo; Vicente Jesus Rios; Maria Cortelyou Pieroni, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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faculty.INTRODUCTION:The lack of visible, swift and meaningful response by our school in response to, among otherthings, racist events, in many cases hurt students more than the events themselves. In response toseeing students in my classes struggle with feeling unprotected and less-than, I formed theEE/CPE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Project (The Project). The Project’s goals were to givestudents a voice, educate both students and faculty, be visible and to provide services, andactivities. Figure 1 shows events, services, actions and goals. Since its inception, the group hasbeen recognized by the department, industry, college of engineering, and, most importantly, bythe students as a valuable service.The Project is a not a registered club. We have regular

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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with others about this. • Is this continuum helpful for conversations or interventions? • Are the categories described in a way that creates a defense (is that bad)? • Are these categories, steps, or orientations (I have used these interchangeably)? • Do I have the necessary disciplinary background to develop this (who should help me)? • How does this relate to engineering and engineering education? References [1] Fortney, B.S., Morrison, D., Rodriguez, A.J. Upadhvav, B. (2019) “Equity in science teacher education: towardan expanded definition” Cultural Studies of Science Education 14: 259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-019-09943-w[2] Ridgeway, M. L., (2019) “Against the grain: science education researchers and social