. She has amassed over a decade of experience inthe field of education and has been bestowed the honor of “Outstanding Research”, “Diversity Efforts”and “Faculty Endowed Recognition” awards. Her career spans international borders and has includedroles in educational research, program administration, higher education accreditation and K-12teaching. Dr Benjamin's research agenda explores minoritized student experiences, doctoraleducation, and, presently, engineering education.Jerrod A Henderson, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engineering at theUniversity of Houston (UH) and the Director of the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies. Heresearches engineering student success and engineering identity development among
supportacademic programs, and student recruitment are benefits of campus facilities and outdoorrecreation programs in higher education [1], [3]. Institutions have further allocated resources toassist disadvantaged students overcome academic preparedness and cultural capital [2], [21].These resources include peer tutoring, stress management resources, time management workshops,academic advising, and personal and career counselling [1], [4], [6], [20].Since COVID-19 initiated, engineering departments across the country have additionally struggledwith retention and passing rates. As such, faculty members are repeatedly being challenged tomodify pedagogical methods for online instruction. According to the retention rates from TexasPublic Universities, The