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Session 9 - Track 2: The Unheard Voices of Administrators who are Non-traditional Graduate Students in Engineering and Computing Education

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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relate to non-traditional graduate student agency.Positionality Since two of the researchers were in fact participants in the study, it is important todiscuss our roles and relationship as it relates to the topic of study. All authors identify as womenwho are conducting research in engineering and computing education at a Hispanic ServingInstitution (HSI). This is where our identities diverge. The co-authors include two current part-time doctoral students who also serve as administrators. Morgan H. McKie is a queer blackwoman currently a 2nd year doctoral student working as an administrator within the onlinedepartment focusing on technical development and services for the learning management system.Mais Kayyali is currently a 3rd year

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Session 11 - Track 1: "Emotions can hinder Professional Experiences:" Emotional states of first-generation engineering students when introduced to hidden curriculum

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Victoria Beth Sellers

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profoundly impact “students’ andteachers’ engagement, performance, and personality development” [17, p.3]. The emotional stateof the teacher affects the students’ emotions, which then impact either their success or failure inthe classroom is documented [18]. Teachers’ emotions are mirrored by the students; if teachersshow enthusiasm, then their students do also. Conversely, if teachers are bored with a topic andshow a lack of interest, students’ emotions of boredom, irritation or anxiety surface [19, p.9].With that, “both knowledge and emotion are inescapably matters of concern in education is onewhich has been reached by generations of teachers, parents, and educationists from the time ofPlato to the present day” [16, p.229]. Given the

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Session 1 - Track 3 : Exploring Experiences of Black Engineering Students Transitioning into Predominately White Institutions for Graduate Studies

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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. Behav., vol. 113, no. October 2018, pp. 51–61, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.10.018.[16] A. E. Austin, “Preparing the next generation of faculty: Graduate school as socialization to the academic career,” J. Higher Educ., vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 94–122, 2002, doi: 10.1080/00221546.2002.11777132.[17] J. C. Weidman, D. J. Twale, and E. L. Stein, “Socialization of Graduate and Professional Students in Higher Education, a Perilous Passage?,” The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 74, no. 6. pp. 719–719, 2003. doi: 10.1080/00221546.2003.11780868.[18] C. M. Golde, “The role of the department and discipline in doctoral student attrition: Lessons from four departments,” J. Higher Educ., vol. 76, no. 6, pp. 669–700, 2005, doi

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Session 12 - Track 1: The Advisor-Advisee Relationship in Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D. Programs: Understanding Who Benefits and How

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Andrea Stancescu, NC State University; Maureen Grasso, NC State University; Yvette Maria Huet, UNC Charlotte; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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graduate education. She worked with faculty and students to improve and enhance mentoring. Grasso was an active participant in the Council of Graduate School’s ”PhD completion project”, The Commission on ”Pathways Through Graduate School and into Careers” and the Advancement Advisory Committee. She was a founding member of the CGS Advisory Com- mittee on Advocacy and Public Policy. Grasso served as President and Past President of CSGS and in 2009, She received the CSGS Award for Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Education in the Southern Region. She served on the National Academy of Sciences committee on ”Revitalizing Gradute Stem Ed- ucation for the 21st Century.” Grasso currently serves as a Co-PI on the NC AGEP

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Session 2 - Track 4: Sparking shifts in STEM: Facilitating equitable change through workshops on emerging and understudied research questions

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Joan M Herbers, ARC Network; Heather E. Metcalf PhD, WEPAN, Inc.; Virginia L Rhodes M.S., The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)

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WEPAN, Dr. Metcalf did her postdoctoral research at the University of Arizona as part of their NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant and was Chief Research Officer at the Associa- tion for Women in Science (AWIS). Dr. Metcalf has undergraduate degrees in applied mathematics and computer science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, master’s degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and gender studies from the University of Arizona, and a doctorate in higher education, science, and technology policy from the University of Arizona.Virginia L Rhodes M.S., The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Virginia Rhodes is the ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network

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Session 4 - Track 2: Inclusive Innovation: Reframing STEM Research in COVID-19

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Tamara N. Hamilton, Syracuse University ; Claudine-Lonje A Williams, Syracuse University; Chelsea Bouldin

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, belonging, and access.Ms. Claudine-Lonje A Williams, Syracuse University Claudine-Lonj´e A. Williams, LMSW is currently a doctoral student and graduate assistant/teaching as- sistant in the Higher Education Department (HED) at Syracuse University (SU). She is also the teacher of record for sections of the Practicum Seminar course, and assists with the coordination of the Masters Students’ Practicum process including the Round Robin interviews. Claudine has worked as a graduate assistant and program coordinator for three consecutive summers for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Mi- nority Participation (LSAMP) Program at SU where she guided undergraduate BIPOC students majoring in the STEM fields as they conducted research

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Session 5 - Track 2: Community College Computing Programs' Unique Contexts for Promoting Gender Equity

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Erin Carll, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Gretchen Achenbach, University of Virginia; Nancy Binowski, County College of Morris; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Jamie Lee Huber Ward, WEPAN, Inc.; Sherri L Sanders; Melissa C Stange, Laurel Ridge Community College; Zhen Wu

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to learn directly from their peers.IntroductionSince 2014, women have comprised just one-fifth of those graduating with associate degrees incomputing and information systems (CIS) [1]. Due to the growth in the number of CIS associatedegrees conferred to men, the proportion earned by women has diminished by more than halffrom 1999 levels [1]. The CIS gender gap in community colleges 1 (CCs) is particularlyconcerning from an equity perspective, since these institutions provide crucial access to post-secondary education, including for the socioeconomically disadvantaged, first-generation, older,and Hispanic college students they disproportionately serve [2]. However, relatively littleresearch and programming focuses on supporting gender equity

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Session 6 - Track 3: The only difference is now it counts: Exploring the Role of a Summer Bridge Program in Shaping Student Expectations of Engineering

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Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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The research team is author’s Johnson, Josiam, and Lee. As a research team, ourindividual positionalities impacted our interest in this research topic and how we view the SBP.Namely, for this study, we believe it is important to highlight our prior experiences with thecontext as suggested by works on positionality in engineering education research by Hampton etal. [20] and Secules et al. [21]. The research team for this study consists of individuals with arange of proximity to the SBP and students at the center of this study. Lee directed the SBP formany years during their time in graduate school and now serves as the Director of Research inthe DEP that hosts the SBP. Johnson has worked with the University DEP as a graduate assistantas well

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Session 11 - Track 3: A climate case study for understanding inclusion, equity, access, and diversity for broadening participation and reducing systemic barriers

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Gregory E Triplett Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University; Rachel Levena Wasilewski

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%non-URM). So, we conducted a course withdrawal survey to better understand what can be doneto improve student experiences, reduce educational costs, and improve time to graduation.Moreover, students who withdraw from courses are usually not afforded an opportunity toprovide feedback. According to responses from the survey instrument, the general consensus wasthat the course workload was reasonable and manageable, but there was a growing need foracademic support and more frequent feedback from course instructors and graduate teachingassistants. A significant percentage of students also enumerated a spectrum of culture/climateissues.Because of the confluence of factors mentioned above and others related to student support, lackof assessment

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Session 9 - Track 1: Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them Out

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University

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Paper ID #36420Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them OutDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is 2022-2023 President of ASEE and past President of WEPAN. She is a former NSF ADVANCE PI and was a co-recipient of the 2022 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard M. Gordon Award for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for her role in launching the Grand Challenges Scholars Program. She is an ASEE PEV for General Engineering, Dr. Carpenter regularly speaks at the national level on issues related to the success of

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Session 8 - Track 3: Framing Cultural Bridges For Relational Mentorship

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SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh

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desired success; and developing mutual trustto jointly cross the mentorship cultural bridge in a transformational mentorship process.Holistically, the paper explores how mentorship empowers participants for further success and growth onboth professional and personal levels, inside and outside of higher education. An extensive discussion ofresearch evidence on the barriers minority students face in graduate school, challenges majority facultyface in cross-racial and gender mentorships, and suggestions on how to address the identified barriers,make this exploration applicable for any faculty or graduate students who desire to maximize theopportunities from relational mentorship. Topic Index: Cultural bridge, relational mentorship, menteeship

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Session 1 - Track 2: Exploration of Servingness across Virginia's Top Ranking HSI, HBCU, and PWI

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University

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large. My hope is forHBCU stakeholders to not only acknowledge systemic issues but hold themselves accountablewhen these systemic issues show up in their learning environments so we can nurture all ourBlack students and communities [including those with intersectional identities] in a way thatovercomes all educational barriers.Morgan H. McKie I, Morgan H. McKie, am a first-generation Black Caribbean-American graduate student.For my family and community, going to a university was a rite of passage that exulted you to thevery top of family hierarchy. In the eyes of my community, universities are places your parentsdreamed you’ll one day be accepted no matter the distinction of PWI, HBCU, or HSI. I neverpursued education with the belief

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Session 7 - Track 1: Expanding Conversations about Accessibility to Include Faculty

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Cali Anicha PhD, North Dakota State University; Cecilia Aragon, University of Washington; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Larry Napoleon Jr., North Dakota State University

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professoriate ages and due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number ofnew faculty with disabilities is also expected to increase because greater numbers of individualswith disabilities are graduating with PhDs in STEM and are thus potential candidates for joiningthe professoriate [1]–[3]. Because students benefit from role models who reflect their ownidentities—as well as from exposure to instructors and mentors with diverse backgrounds—it isworthwhile to cultivate a diverse faculty, including disabled faculty [4]. People with disabilitiesbenefit from meeting or learning about role models and mentors that have navigated issuessurrounding accessibility and accommodations in education and employment settings [5], [6].The AccessADVANCE project was funded in

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Session 3 - Track 1: Advocates and Allies Across Multiple Institutions: A Discussion of Best-Practices to Support Gender Equity

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Cristinel Ababei, Marquette University; John Borg P.E., Marquette University; Lisa Borello, University of Dayton; Dennis Brylow, Marquette University; David Daleke; Alan Richard Denton, North Dakota State University; Nathan Ensmenger, Indiana University; H. Richard Friman, Marquette University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; John Grych, Marquette University; Thomas W James, James; Donald F. Johnson; Gary Krenz, Marquette University; Jonathan T Macy, Indiana University Bloomington; Robert W Peoples, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Marquette University; Joshua E. Perry, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington; Chris M Ray; Martin R St. Maurice, Marquette University; Patrick W Thomas; Matthew D Zink

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environmental history of the electronic digital computer.Dr. H. Richard Friman, Marquette UniversityDr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he also obtained a graduate minor in statistics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #36412 He is currently a Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator with the Electrical and

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Session 1 - Track 4: What does an Engineering Instructional Faculty do? Voices of Engineering Instructional Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Viyon Dansu, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso

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Paper ID #36456What does an Engineering Instructional Faculty do? Voices of EngineeringInstructional Faculty at Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsMr. Viyon Dansu, Florida International University I had my BSc and MSc in Systems Engineering at the University of Lagos Nigeria. I co-founded STEM- Ed Africa, a social enterprise involved in developing student’s problem-solving abilities in STEM. I am currently an engineering education graduate researchDr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and

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Session 10 - Track 1: Walking Between Two Worlds: Creating a Framework for Conducting Culturally-Responsive Research with University Indigenous Communities

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna Westfall-Rudd

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traditionally marginalized students bring into the field and to train graduate students and faculty members with the tools to promote effec- tive and inclusive learning environments and mentorship practices. Homero aspires to change discourses around broadening participation in engineering and promoting action to change. Homero has been rec- ognized as a Diggs Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, and was inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society. Homero serves as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the

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Session 12: Track 3: Exploring Two Contrasting Narratives of LGBTQ+ Undergraduate Engineering Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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J Garcia, Florida International University; Malak Elaouinate, Florida International University; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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-Trittipo is a third-year engineering education Ph.D. student at FIU. She identifies asa neurodivergent, bisexual cisgender white woman. Her research focuses on employing criticaltheoretical frameworks and qualitative methodologies to understand how systems of oppressionshape the culture of undergraduate engineering education and how engineering students resistoppression within institutions of higher education and society more broadly. These interests andher desire to support undergraduate engineering students in equitably transforming their localenvironment led Bond-Trittipo to help develop JEDI, the program this research is situatedwithin. As part of her role as a graduate assistant for JEDI, Bond-Trittipo is the primary mentorfor all student

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Session 7 - Track 2: IBM Pathways Program - Empowering technical talent to grow and succeed

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Callistus Ndemo, IBM; Laura Casale, IBM

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16IBM Pathway Program – ASEE CoNECD 2023Being promoted (we say appointed) to a technical executive in IBM is a VERY big deal.Out of 280,000 employees, less than 700 are technical executives.Since it began in 2011, Pathways continues to enable success: 89% of the 2022 technicalexecutive appointments were Pathways graduates. Proof that our program drives results inincreasing the diversity of our senior technical leadership community.© Copyright IBM 17IBM Pathway Program – ASEE CoNECD 2023So, here’s where we started. IBM Pathways is an educational program designed to increase thediversity of IBM’s technical executive and technical thought leader community. Pathwaysmission