Kim, H., & Schuster, J., & Holt, R. (2025, March), Accidental engineer’s accidental university engagement and mentorship  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference, Arlington, TX, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--55027

\bibitem{asee_peer_55027}
  Kim, H., \& Schuster, J., \& Holt, R. (2025, March), \emph{Accidental engineer’s accidental university engagement and mentorship}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference, Arlington, TX, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--55027

Hoo Kim, Jaden Schuster, and Ray Holt.  "Accidental engineer’s accidental university engagement and mentorship".  2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference, Arlington, TX, Texas, 2025, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/55027 Internet.  24 May, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_55027}
  Hoo Kim, Jaden Schuster, and Ray Holt.
  "Accidental engineer’s accidental university engagement and mentorship".
  \emph{2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference, Arlington, TX, Texas, 2025, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/55027 Internet.  24 May, 2025

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title = "Accidental engineer’s accidental university engagement and mentorship"
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AB  - This paper introduces the story of an industry mentor, referred to as Mentor A, and how the mentor’s unique experiences and accidental connection with University A influenced mentoring practices. The authors extract unique mentoring elements that were both accidentally and intentionally implemented to enhance students’ learning experiences and provide genuine mentoring opportunities for both participating students and faculty. The paper demonstrates how industry mentors can connect through STEM events at universities, engaging local STEM educators and students.
The authors discuss the core values and mindset of both university faculty and the mentor, emphasizing how meaningful activities can channel the mentor's inspiration. In this case, the mentor’s engineering work, including his involvement in designing the world’s first microprocessor for the F-14 Tomcat, served as a powerful foundation for mentoring. The paper provides a detailed description of the design and structure developed with pedagogical components within the university setting.
The mentoring initiative began with a guest speaker series organized by University A’s IEEE club and a special lecture in the "Introduction to Computer Engineering" course. The instructor incorporated the mentor’s design work into both in-class and out-of-class activities, inspiring students through the mentor’s generous provision of his design materials. Students had the opportunity to meet a real engineer with a unique story and learn about computer and microprocessor design. During class sessions, students engaged in small research projects and term assignments, applying their knowledge to computer design using sub-system and whole-system architectures provided by the mentor.
Through this mentoring and real-world program integrated into the course, students gained inspiration and wisdom from the mentor, helping them envision their future engineering careers. The authors argue that an intentional story-building platform, combined with the mentor’s unique story and engineering work, can have a significant and positive impact on students and faculty when introduced cohesively within a course structure.
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