Collection

ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Stephanie Zegers, Elizabethtown College ; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

environment as an intern/co-op”(Atwood et.al, 2021). However, only 41.5% of historically marginalized populations completedan internship (Atwood et.al, 2021) by graduation. Similarly, only 47.6% of first-generationstudents completed an internship (Atwood et.al, 2021). Lack of internship or co-op can lead tounderemployment and significantly less lifetime earnings. Lack of internship also could beattributed to the student’s lack of social capital. According to NACE, first-generation studentsreceive lower salary offers compared to their continuing-generation counterparts (Eismann,2016). Additionally, self-efficacy is crucial for the individual’s ability to complete a task(Huang, 2003).MethodsHaving explicit instruction around communication skills