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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Cindy Rojas

community, VR is used as a training tool to expose high-risk andchallenging situations to novice health personnel (Liu et al., 2003). In the construction sector,architects and interiors designers use virtual reality before building, to analyze systems andinteractions (Mobach, 2008). In the educational sector, virtual reality is used to demonstrate andfacilitate learning in a flexible and efficient manner. According to Yildirim et al. (2020), VRcan positively benefit students to develop spatial skills and can increase students' engagementtowards learning different subjects, including science, technology, engineering and math(STEM). In consideration of these benefits, this project incorporates active learning strategiesand VR as an instructional

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

. Aucoin has per- formed research and teaching in academia and has worked in large and small organizations, including General Electric. He served on a Mishap Investigation Board with the NASA Johnson Space Center, and projects he has led have received the Outstanding Engineering Achievement and R&D 100 Awards. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and has earned the Project Management Professional Certification.Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University I am currently a Masters student in Engineering Technology, concurrently researching machine learning with applications in cyber security. I completed my Bachelors at Texas A&M in Electronic Systems Engineering Technology with a minor in Mathematics. Outside of

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

or infirmity” (p. 4).8,9The focus on creating community-wide wellness programs has led postsecondary educators to beginexperimenting with different methods for promoting student mental health across their campuses,including in classrooms and other learning environments.10 For example, Mitchell et al. (2012)describe a curriculum infusion program begun in 2007. The program has faculty collaborate withcounselors and other health providers to create mental health promotion projects in their courses.11Slavin (2019) describes a well-being initiative he started in 2006 to support medical students’resiliency and mental health through a three-pronged approach:1) Decrease stressors and improve different learning environments;2) Teach students

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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diversity and equity, reflected in her publications, research, teaching, service, and mentoring. More at http://srl.tamu.edu and http://ieei.tamu.edu.Dr. Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Karan L. Watson, Ph.D., P.E., is currently a Regents Senior Professor of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering, having joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 1983 as an Assistant Professor. She is also serving as the C0-Director of the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation. She has served in numerous roles at Texas A&M University, including: Provost and Executive Vice President(2009-2017), Vice Provost (2009), Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost (2002-2009), Interim VP for Diversity