Paper ID #22801A Transition Community for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Engi-neering ProgramsDr. Raja S. Kushalnagar, Gallaudet University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018A Transition Community for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students inEngineering ProgramsAbstractDeaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students are underrepresented and less successful compared totheir hearing counterparts in Engineering programs, as they tend to have less academic readiness.They also generally have lower ACT scores and lower content knowledge for introductorycourses. DHH students face difficult adjustments in handling the demands and
Paper ID #18785Enhancing participation of deaf engineering students in lab discussionDr. Raja S Kushalnagar, Gallaudet University Raja Kushalnagar is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Information Technology Program at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. He teaches information technology courses, and mentors deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students in information technology and accessible computing research. His research interests focus on the intersection of disability law, accessible and educational technology, and human-computer interaction. He worked in industry for over five years before
) for the RIT NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant. The goal of this large-scale ($3.4M), multi-year university-level organizational transformation effort is to increase the representation and advancement of women STEM faculty. At the university level, she serves as Senior Faculty Associate to the Provost for ADVANCE and co-chairs the President’s Commission on Women.Prof. Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Professor Maureen Valentine, P.E. has been a faculty member at the Rochester Institute of Technology for 23 years. She has served in many rolls, including teaching faculty, Department Chair, Director of Women in Technology and Associate Dean of the College of Applied Science and
Paper ID #18465Action on Diversity: A Content Analysis of ASEE Conference Papers, 2015–2016Ms. Mayra S Artiles , Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Mayra S. Artiles is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has a B.S. in Mechan- ical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University with a focus on nanotechnology. Prior to her current position, she worked at Ford Motor Company as an Electrified Vehicles Thermal Engineer. Her research interests are broadening participation in engineering higher education, higher
authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering, “Broadening participation in America’s STEM workforce: 2011–2012 biennial report to Congress,” National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 2014. Retrieved from https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/reports/Full_2011- 2012_CEOSE_Report_to_Congress_Final_03-04-2014.pdf2. S. Hurtado, K. Eagan, and M. Chang, “Degrees of success: Bachelor’s degree completion rates among initial STEM majors,” Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, 2010.3. M. Ong, C. Wright, L. Espinosa, and G. Orfield, “Inside the double bind: A synthesis of empirical research on undergraduate and graduate
metallurgical engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines). Between 2008-2013, he served as site director of the NSF I/UCRC Center for Friction Stir Processing (CFSP). Since then, he has been involved in a range of projects involving friction stir joining and alloy processing in a variety of metal alloys including aluminum alloys, ODS steels, titanium alloys, cast irons, and dissimilar metal alloys. He is also actively engaged in STEM-Ed projects and serves as the director for the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) ”Back to the Future”, coordinator for the Army Educational Outreach REAP program for High school students at SD Mines, and PI for the S-STEM Culture and Attitude program
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these identity frameworks in the broaderliterature. To be fair, in the broader literature there have only been a few claims that identity isexplicitly distinct from other constructs such as self-efficacy2 or the expectancy-value theory ofachievement motivation.3 However, in the last five years some have made this distinction. Forexample, Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., & Hackett, G.4 expand on Bandura’s theory of self-efficacyto the extent of illuminating the importance of self-efficacy in academic persistence. While thisis not explicitly identity, self-efficacy is a theoretically relevant construct that had to be takeninto consideration in this review as it is often associated with identity measures.Table 1 Categorization of Identity Studies by
instruction. College teaching, 44(2), 43-47. 2. Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., McDonough, M., Smith, M. K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. PNAS 11 (23), 8410- 8415.3. Jungst, S., Likclider, L. L., & Wiersema, J. (2003). Providing Support for Faculty Who Wish to Shift to a Learning-Centered Paradigm in Their Higher Education Classrooms. The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 3(3), 69-81.4. Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (1996). Navigating the bumpy road to student-centered instruction. College teaching, 44(2), 43-47.5. Prince, M. (2004). Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research
overarching d e s i g n goal is forEPCC and UTEP together to complete an HSI STEM program “STEMGROW Program:Pathways to Broadening the STEM Workforce” that grows (hence the name “STEMGROW”)Hispanic and low-income student success in STEM education through a partnership betweenUTEP and EPCC [30].In our STEMGROW Program, we will increase the retention of STEM students with disabilities,through strategies to support special needs students’ persistence. Our goal is to grow the numberof students with disabilities in STEM fields at both institutions. Our EPCC Center for Studentswith Disabilities (CSD) is partnering with UTEP’s Center for Accommodations and SupportServices (CASS) to institute the evidence-based interventions to overcome barriers affecting
under Grant No.0846468 (NSF CAREER) and 0824337 (NSF BRIGE). Any opinions, findings, and conclusionsor recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.1. US Congress Joint Economic Committee. (2012). STEM Education: Preparing for the Jobs of the Future. Washington DC.2. Statistics. (2015). National Girls Collaborative Project. Retrieved June 15, 2015, from http://www.ngcproject.org/statistics.3. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. (2015). Retrieved June 15, 2015. From www.nsf.gov4. Burke, P.J. (1991). Identity processes and social stress. American Sociological Review, 56, 836-849.5
planned and implementedwith the goal of making adjustments in real time for maximum outreach impact.The ultimate aim of AWE is to be a sustainable endeavor that promotes gender equity in theCOE. Short-term plans include continuing the cohort program for subsequent years. In addition,as an extension to the program, plans are underway to embed it in the university curriculum inthe COE through the creation of a class based on the existing model. Current students in thecohort will be used as teaching assistants for the class and future teaching assistants will comefrom the class. Collectively, these efforts are expected to create meaningful and lasting changefor all students in the College of Engineering.Bibliography1 Litzler, E., Jaros, S
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gender identity, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or family, marital, or economic status. a. Engineers shall conduct themselves in a manner in which all persons are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. b. Engineers shall not engage in discrimination or harassment in connection with their professional activities. c. Engineers shall consider the diversity of the community, and shall endeavor in good faith to include diverse perspectives, in the planning and performance of their professional services [1].Prior to Canon 8's adoption
605 .58 598 .48 Regents English IV Boys 429 .47 430 .43 406 .36 Girls 229 .58 229 .58 224 .42 Total 658 .47 659 .53 630 .43 Rank in H. S. Class* Boys 253 .47 264 .43 226 .34 Girls 157 .60 157 .62 145 .56
information science; her industry experience includes systems analysis and cognitive science applications. She is one of the Principal Investigators on two NSF S-STEM and one NSF ADVANCE-PAID grants. With a life-long interest in technology and its potential for enhancing human capabilities, her research includes advances in analytics, motivated system energetics, and other topics relative to knowledge-intensive systems.Dr. Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University Dr. Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is currently a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Business. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University
understanding of the importance of linking to professional practice through involvement of the department’s or college’s existing Industrial Advisory Board (or equivalent); An acknowledgement of additional example strategies, such as increasing the stature of professor(s) of engineering practice and their role as change agents or connecting the work with professional master’s programs. An incorporation of scalability and adaptability considerations.After Riley’s keynote, the webinar transitioned to the panelists who discussed questions, such asWhat is revolutionary and not-so-revolutionary? What does it mean to start and sustain arevolution? The panelists were Elsa Villa from University of Texas at El Paso, Milo
enoughto ensure proper use of it. However, there were participants who were content with theircompanies because of a perception of objectivity in the workplace.This study allowed the researchers to view the many issues surrounding lack of diversity in thetechnology industry, which lays a foundation for future studies on how diversity can beimproved in the technology industry.ReferencesAnzaldúa, G. E. (1990). Making face, making soul/hacienda caras: Creative and critical perspectives by feminists of color. San Francisco: Aunt Lute books.Bell, E. L. (1990). The bicultural life experience of career-oriented black women. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 11(6), 459-477.Camacho, M. M., & Lord, S. M. (2011). “Microaggressions" in
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*** AMR of college/university personnel before college -0.07 0.03 * Perception of Future 0.19 0.06 ** Connectedness -0.15 0.06 * Being a Female -0.35 0.15 * College expense provided by parent(s), guardian(s), or family -0.13 0.05 ** College expense provided by oneself -0.18 0.06 ** R2=0.23, p-value=3.91e-07 Legend: * = <0.05, **= <0.01, ***= <0.001The entire model is significant
increase the representation and advancement of women STEM faculty. At the university level, she serves as Senior Faculty Associate to the Provost for ADVANCE and co-chairs the President’s Commission on Women. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Into the Light: Diffusing controversy and increasing transparency in the faculty salary equity study processABSTRACTWomen are underrepresented in most science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)disciplines within academe and the workforce. In response, the National Science Foundationlaunched the ADVANCE grant program in the early 2000’s to fund efforts which increase therepresentation of women STEM faculty and academic leaders
of opportunity for transformation in the organization: What element(s) of the wheel has the most color? In our example, “Help Recruit and Retain Talent”, “Develop Professional Skills”, and “Improve Problem Solving” have the most color. These are the areas where our hypothetical organization is demonstrating the most strength and thus can be used to help buffer the areas which are weaker. It is important, however, not to diminish these elements while working on improving the other areas of the wheel. What element(s) of the wheel have the least color? These are the areas that make the wheel “flat”. In our example, “start new lines of operations” and “transfer best practices” are certainly
any credence or acknowledge it. We’rehere to do a job.” However, she stated that at times she felt like she was “back in the 1980’s.”However, another faculty member said that she had not felt either advantaged or disadvantagedfor being a woman in engineering. Finally, an associate professor in a different department alsoreported a strong amount of support from both male and female colleagues at ResearchUniversity I. Yet, she described a “systemic bias” during her graduate and postdoctoral careerthat caused some of her female peers to decide not to seek a faculty position. She recalled, “I hada lot of friends who wanted to be faculty and they just got tired. They got tired of constantlyfighting.” At Research University III, women faculty
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