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Barbara Sobhani; Veronica Corral Flores; Victor Andersen

WARP-SPEED: Increasing engineering student engagement through co-curricular undergraduate researchBarbara SobhaniBarbra Sobhani is the Director of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, housed at the University ofColorado Boulder, working with students on campus as well as across the state on space science andaerospace engineering projects. Barbra has been an educator for over 20 years, as a physics professor,Honors program director and STEM dean. Barbra's interdisciplinary background in physics, geophysicsand biology has led to a passion for experiential learning and interdisciplinary project development. Theproblems facing the world are wicked and complex, so helping the next generation become innovativeproblem solvers is crucial.Veronica

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Jessica Rush Leeker; Lyndsay Ruane; Hannah Sanders; Robertha Richardson

Where do we start? Lessons learned from the PI, graduate research assistant,undergraduate researcher, and a community member starting their inter-institutional STEM-focused community-engaged project using PALARJessica Rush LeekerThere is no shortage of inspiration and devotion within Dr. Jessica Rush Leeker.Fueled by her desire to deepen her knowledge and understand how she can leave a lasting impact on theworld and the people around her, Dr. Rush Leeker has cultivated a rich educational background. Equippedwith her undergraduate degree in Supply Chain and Information Systems from Penn University and herPh.D. in Engineering Education and MBA in Sustainability and Operations from Purdue University, sheis proud to currently share her

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Cortney Holles; Cynthia James; Roel Snieder; Qin Zhu

describedopportunities to express their care and compassion for students in new ways and to seek joy intheir profession that can feel distant in times of overwhelm.For the post-workshop phase of the project, researchers are working with participants on how tobest stay connected and engaged as a cohort of participants engaging in an online community ofsupport. We initially created 4 small groups from the entire cohort and encouraged groups tomeet bi-weekly throughout the rest of the semester after the workshop concluded. This wasmore successful for some groups than others. The intensity of the responsibilities for teacherstends to ramp up throughout the semester and good intentions often cannot overtake the realitythat folks are inundated with tasks. The

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Nathan Edwards; Steven Kiss; Carter Grizzle; Asher Edwards; Vaanathi Sekar; John Branning; Brett Meadows; Mohamed Kassem; Michael McGivern

opportunities existed to lower the barriers of entry for new electronics industry workforce?Advanced Electronics Prototyping Pilot ResultsStudents as part of this pilot were successful in designing and creating their own advancedelectronics prototype device. Each of the students chose to design custom devices from theirpersonal interests (Figure 4, Figure 5, and Figure 6). Mentorship on developing their ideas wasimportant to help students learn different ways to solve the design problems and introduce themto online electronics knowledge base repositories, reference designs, or DIY electroniccommunities. Reference designs provided in the component datasheets or offered by the open-source hardware community were extremely helpful for the students

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Ben Weihrauch

persistence” research, one of the mostfoundational scholars is Vincent Tinto (1989, 2006), who posited that persistence to graduationdepends on the level in which students successfully transition and integrate into the institution,both academically and socially. Over the last 20 years, Tinto’s theories of integration and studentdeparture have been critically examined for its limitations in addressing departure ofunderrepresented student populations (Braxton & Lien, 2000; Hurtado & Carter, 1997; Tierney,1999). Scholars have proffered that Tinto’s theory does not consider the impact separation fromfamily and sociocultural communities have with students who come from collectivist orinterdependent cultural backgrounds (Tierney, 1999). Another

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Pinar Omur-Ozbek; Ketul Popat; DaeSeok Chai; Christie Peebles; Abdulkhakim Salokhiddinov

course activities. The faculty and students from both institutionsheld meetings in tandem (in person) and at the end of the planning process, everyone cametogether to discuss the preferences and needs by all students and faculty.The two main objectives throughout this process were to establish a working collaboration withparticipating faculty and to successfully teach a global exposure course to provide students theopportunity to engage in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary communication and collaborationwhile becoming aware of global and cross-cultural approaches to water crises and sanitation.Access to clean water and sanitation practices varies widely across the globe and the students aretypically trained to develop solutions utilizing the

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Daniel Godrick; Angela Bielefeldt; Rachel Sharpe

; Architectural Engineering and the Director of the Integrated DesignEngineering program. She has taught at CU Boulder since 1996, including a variety of courses for first-semester students. Her primary research interests in engineering education include sustainability,community engagement, social responsibility, and ethics.Rachel Sharpe © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Comparing learning outcomes and student experiences in Engineering Math using virtual and physical robotsABSTRACT The Wright State Engineering Math curriculum turns math problems into engineeringquestions, and it includes labs where students investigate deeper engineering challenges. TheUniversity of Colorado

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Angela Bielefeldt; Joan Tisdale; Katherine Ramos; Mike Soltys

Confidence, Identity, and Belonging Among Engineering and Engineering-Interested Students in a First-Year Engineering Design CourseAngela BielefeldtDr. Bielefeldt, P.E., is a Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) in the Departmentof Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering and the Director of the Integrated DesignEngineering program. She has taught at CU Boulder since 1996, including a variety of courses for first-semester students. Her primary research interests in engineering education include sustainability,community engagement, social responsibility, and ethics.Joan TisdaleKatherine RamosMike Soltys © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Confidence, Identity

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Pinar Omur-Ozbek

. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Infusing Your Course with Social and Environmental Justice and Ethics DiscussionsAbstract: As educators, it is our responsibility to not only teach our students but to guide themtowards becoming responsible, empathetic, and ethical members of society. Engineering educationmust encompass an understanding of social and environmental justice and ethics, as the actions ofthese professionals have significant impacts on the health and welfare of the environment andsociety. This paper discusses how to infuse a class with social justice, environmental justice andethics discussions, the importance of awareness, how to prepare students for uncomfortableconversations and how

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Iris Bahar; Ashley Oelrich; Bridget Griswold; Eva Goetz

own areas of expertise. The entire class was able to realize that it requiresa team from very diverse backgrounds, in order to produce something with many complexcomponents. This built a strong community in the class and allowed students to be less fearfulentering into future projects in which they did not feel as if they possessed the entire set of skillsneeded for successful completion. It also had a humbling effect on some students’ view thattheir skills were the most critical to the project. Furthermore, students saw the importance of anartistic and multidisciplinary way of thinking and were more motivated to internally address theways in which modern robotics and technology are impacting individuals and society.STUDENT-CONCEIVED

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Austin Hayes; Vani Sundaram; Graham Williams; Shreya Venkatesh; Claire Isenhart; Antonio Yervez; Celesse Myles; Vera Sebulsky; Kaushik Jayaram; Marina Vance; Gregory Whiting

Meeting Schools Where They Are: Integrating Engineering OutreachCurriculum in the Classroom Without Forcing an AgendaAustin HayesAustin is a PhD student in additive manufacturing and wind energy. He is a co-founder of the Triple EInitiative and began the collaboration with STEM Launch for the Triple E Initiative. He overseesvolunteer coordination, partnership with the middle schools, and logistics of the Triple E Initiative. Hehas experience meshing classroom learning with hands-on lesson plans to engage K-12 students inSTEAM.Vani SundaramVani is a PhD student in robotics at CU Boulder. She is a cofounder of the Center for Equity inMechanical Engineering action subcommittee. She oversees outreach events, communicates withpartnering schools

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John Annor; Francois Jacobs

education systemsto enhance learning outcomes and preserve learners' rights, quality assurance is crucial. Thus,these findings emphasize on fit of purpose, and student change[2] [3].Efforts to improve the dissemination of knowledge to young graduates in academia havetherefore led to a call for partnership with industry professionals. This may also includeextending a mentorship program to high school students to achieve aligned learning outcomes.One potential binding platform is to leverage the surge in the use of virtual technology platformsfor multilateral engagements. These platforms provide an opportunity to connect variouseducational institutions from the secondary to post-secondary levels and with industryparticipation to better prepare

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Angela Bielefeldt; Daniel Godrick; Joan Tisdale; Melissa Davis

Approaching Math as a Tool for Engineering: A Bridge into College EngineeringAngela BielefeldtDr. Bielefeldt, P.E., is a Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) in the Departmentof Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering and the Director of the Integrated DesignEngineering program. She has taught at CU Boulder since 1996, including a variety of courses for first-semester students. Her primary research interests in engineering education include sustainability,community engagement, social responsibility, and ethics.Daniel GodrickDan Godrick, P.E., is a Teaching Assistant Professor with the Integrated Design Engineering program atthe University of Colorado, Boulder. He brings a wealth of experience to his