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Track 4: Technical Session 6: Building Bridges to Success: A Thriving Program

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Labrisha Nicole Mabry, Mississippi State University ; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Lorena Andrea Benavides Riano, Mississippi State University

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,community, and life skills as they transition from high school to university life. We promotethe participation of underrepresented students to provide them with the right tools fortheir freshman year and prevent dropouts in the early stages of engineering. Our goal is toprovide an environment where all students experience a sense of value in their academicprocess and professional development. 2 Description of the Program Engineering Project with Sponsor Company Five Weeks o Scope based on a real engineering problem. o Work along with engineering managers

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Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

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Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #40762Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement ofa pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high schoolstudentsJesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Jesika is an accomplished graduate of Virginia Tech, holding degrees from both the College of Engineer- ing and the School of Education. Her passion for education led her to become a dedicated K-12 STEM Educator. In this role, Jesika is committed to introducing and inspiring students from diverse backgrounds and cultures to the intricacies of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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Track 8: Technical Session 2: Adapting the Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to Engineering: A Digital Tool to Aid Inclusive Design

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Audrey Anne Blanchet, Université de Sherbrooke; Nathalie Roy, Université de Sherbrooke

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) in places of power and male-dominated environments. She has experience in inclusive project management and in supporting organizations in implementing EDI practices.Prof. Nathalie Roy, Universit´e de Sherbrooke Pre Nathalie Roy obtained her PhD in 2006 and she is professor in the Department of Building and Civil Engineering at the Universit´e de Sherbrooke since 2009. She has been the Faculty advisor of the Cana- dian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) student chapter from 2009 to 2020. She is currently Deputy co-chair of the Engineering Mechanics and Material Division and a member of the regional committee – Quebec. It was a great honor for her to chair the Technical Program Committee of the CSCE annual

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Track 5: Technical Session 2: Adoption of an Advocates and Allies Program to a Predominantly STEM Campus

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Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Sonia Goltz, Michigan Tech; andrew storer, Michigan Technological University; Patricia Sotirin, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #40801Adoption of an Advocates and Allies Program to a Predominantly STEMCampusDr. Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of ADVANCE at Michigan Tech- nological University. She earned her B.S. from Michigan Tech and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. Her administrative experience has included Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering, Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development, Dean of the School of Technology, founding Dean of the College of Computing, and Interim

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Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

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Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #40793Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: PromotingAllyship in STEM of University Graduate StudentsMia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park Mia Leigh Renna is a PhD Civil Engineering student at the University of Maryland College Park, spe- cializing in disaster mitigation engineering policy with a focus on equitable decision-making. She was formerly among the Allies in STEM leadership team at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign while a graduate student there. Since 2020, Renna has volunteered as a policy advisor for Minority Veterans of America and other veteran grassroot

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Track 2: Technical Session 3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: a Practitioner's Look "Under the Hood" of Implemented Program Recommendations Four Years After a Needs Assessmentor supporting LGBTQIA+ engineering students

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Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Paper ID #40692Title: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: a Practitioner’s Look ”Under theHood” of Implemented Program Recommendations Four Years After a NeedsAssessmentMs. Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Kathy has served as Director of Women in Engineering at RIT (WE@RIT) since 2015, and brings a rich array of life experiences to the position. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs from a women’s college where she learned first-hand the value of a female-centric support network, Kathy made her way to Silicon Valley. There she studied CMOS Mask Layout Design which

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Track 8: Technical Session 7: Designing an open course to highlight the work of underrepresented STEM scholars

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Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Madison Schaefer

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Paper ID #40735Designing an open course to highlight the work of underrepresented STEMscholarsBrianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines Brianna is the Teaching and Learning librarian at the Colorado School of Mines. She collaborates with faculty to design and implement information literacy throughout the curriculum. Prior to her work at the School of Mines, she was the Engineering and Computer Science Librarian at the US Naval Academy and a contract Reference Librarian assigned to the National Defense University. She earned her MLIS at the University of Denver in 2011.Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines Seth

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Track 2: Technical Session 7: Assessing Key STEM Identity Constructs among Hispanic Engineering Students and Professionals

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Dayna Lee Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Kimberly D Douglas P.E., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Esther Gonzalez; Andrea D. Beattie, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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Paper ID #40721Assessing Key STEM Identity Constructs among Hispanic EngineeringStudents and ProfessionalsDr. Dayna Lee Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dayna is a Senior Director of Research & Impact at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), where she leads a team of professionals who specialize in data-driven design and implementa- tion of programs and services to empower pre-college students, parents, graduate students, and faculty members in STEM fields, with a particular focus on advancing Hispanic representation and success. With over 15 years of experience in creating

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Track 1: Technical Session 6: stEm PEER Academy: the Power of Human Capital

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Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Elizabeth H. Blume, Northeastern University Engineering PLUS Alliance

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such a winning grantproposal.Implementation Phase2022 stEm PEER Fellow Hermine Vedogbeton was one of the original PrincipalInvestigators for this S-STEM award. She is now working at a different university soother Worcester Polytechnic Institute personnel are now managing this project.Hermine plans to continue her teaching and DEI advocacy work at the College ofHoly Cross, also in Massachusetts.Hermine visited Northeastern University’s Summer Bridge program during 2022 andthen travelled to another 2022 stEm PEER Fellow’s summer program at GeorgiaInstitute of Technology to observe their program.Planning PhaseThese 3 stEm PEER Academy Fellows wrote a collaborative S-STEM planninggrant together after meeting each other through Engineering PLUS and

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Track 4: Technical Session 1: Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer Camps

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Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia

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13 13Women ExCEL in Engineering Camp Curriculum• Introduction to Engineering at UGA• Laboratory Tours• Water Quality Discussion, Design and Build a Water Filter• Field trip to Lake Herrick – Water Quality Sampling• Water Quality Testing (laboratory)• Overview of Stormwater management, Rainfall simulator• Strawberry DNA Extraction• Electrical and Computer Engineering Module• Mechanical Engineering – machine hydraulics and mini-excavator 14 14Extracurricular Curricula (both camps)• The Georgia Center • Ice Cream Social (make your own ice

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Track 8: Technical Session 3: Exploring Engineering Faculty Views on their Role in Broadening Participation in Engineering

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Gerica Brown, University of Dayton

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Paper ID #40677Exploring Engineering Faculty Views on their Role in BroadeningParticipation in EngineeringDr. Gerica Brown, University of Dayton Dr. Gerica Brown serves as the inaugural Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence Strategic Initiatives in the School of Engineering at the University of Dayton. Previously, she led the Multi-Ethnic Engineers Program at UD since June of 2016. Prior to her time working in higher ed, Gerica had accumulated 9 years of service working in various Engineering and Supply Chain roles with GE Aviation, including working as a Process Engineer and Operations Manager at engine assembly and

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Technical Session: Transforming Engineering Education Is Possible! A Descriptive Case Study of Reimagining Engineering Education and Delivering a Wake Forest Engineering Student Experience Promoting Inclusion, Agency, Holistic Learning, and Success

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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and Sciences (also known as the College) and became thatnewest (since over 20 years) and 29th department in the College. The College is organizedaround five Divisions and Engineering joined Division 5 which comprised of biology, chemistry,computer science, health and exercise science, mathematics, and physics.While the three founding faculty had prior experience teaching, they had never been part ofearly-stage program building and curriculum design of an ABET accredited interdisciplinaryengineering degree. This was also the case for all the faculty and staff that were hired in years 2to 6. No other member of the faculty/staff team had ever been part of an academic start-updepartment, whose one primary goal was ABET accreditation. Thus, the

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Track 6: Technical Session 9: Creating buy-in from key constituencies for supporting LGBTQIA+ engineering students

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Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University; Craig Wanklyn P.E., Kansas State University; Rachel Levitt, Kansas State University

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was on the board of governors for the Rocky Mountain chapter of ASHRAE. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in architectural engineering and an MBA. He is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED-accredited professional in building design and construction.Rachel Levitt, Kansas State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Creating buy-in from key constituencies for supportingLGBTQIA+ engineering students Dr. Amy Betz (she/her)1 Craig Wanklyn, PE, MBA (he/him)1 Dr. Rachel Levitt (they/them)2 Mariya Vaughn (she/they)31-Col l ege of Engineering, 2-Social Transformation Studies, 3

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Track 6: Technical Session 6: Stewardship of the Stories: Learning from Black Engineering Students' Lived Experiences

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Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Donna Auguste Ph.D., Auguste Research Group, LLC; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Tech. She has done work as a transformational change postdoctoral research associate with the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research and practice spans student intervention programs, faculty agency, evaluation, grant-writing, and facilitation of change initiatives. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Stewardship of the Stories: Learning from Black Engineering Students’ Lived ExperiencesAbstractIn 2019 - 2021, during a research study involving 24 Black engineering student participants whowere currently or formerly enrolled at a predominantly White university in the United States,some participants answered interview questions, based on their lived experiences, in astorytelling manner

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Track 7: Technical Session 3: The Missing Misrecognition in Recognition and Engineering Identity Research

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Annie Yong Patrick, Georgia Tech; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sara Schley Schley, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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consider that this research is based on a small sample of students fromone engineering program and does not represent a random sample of any population. Additionally,our population all identified as Black or African American and female, with one student identifyingas non-binary. It is important to note that this study's race and ethnicity limitations were purposefulas this study was designed in response to the significantly negative responses of students whoidentified as Black in a previous departmental climate study. Regarding the gender demographics, the recruitment tools invited any student within theCollege of Engineering who identified as Black or African American regardless of gender,ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other factors

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Track 3: Technical Session 6: Organizational Transformation for Graduate Education: Intentionally Engaging Graduate Students as Partners in Equity Work

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Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins, Virginia Tech ; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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National Experimental University of T´achira in Venezuela. In addition, she has several years of experience in research and practice at graduate educa- tion level in the engineering field, with special focus on assess based perspectives, minoritized students’ socialization, and agency in graduate education. Her strengths include qualitative research study design and implementation. Her dissertation examined Latinx motivation to pursue Ph.D. in engineering, mi- noritized engineering doctoral students’ socialization and the impact of the engineering context in their experiences. Her research expertise lies in diversity and inclusion in graduate education, with a particu- lar interest in minoritized students’ socialization

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Track 1: Technical Session 4: S-STEM Partnerships Supporting Low-Income Engineering Students: A Descriptive Case Study

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Saundra Johnson Austin, Virginia Tech; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Virginia Tech; Michelle D Klopfer, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Richardson, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Dustin Grote, Weber State University; James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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of Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering educa- tion can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. Knight currently serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech Sarah L. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. Her engineering education research agenda centers upon engineering and computing identity development of historically marginalized populations at higher education institutions

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Track 3: Technical Session 2: Using a Collective Impact Approach to Establish a Center for Equity in Engineering Focused on Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Phase I

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle D Klopfer, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Vanderbilt University

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engineering and global education programs.Natali Huggins, Natali Huggins is a PhD student in the Higher Education program at Virginia Tech. She holds a mas- ˜ terˆa C™s in public administration from the National Experimental University of TA¡chira in Venezuela. She has several years of experience in higher education aJulia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Julia Brisbane is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech. She received her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Engineering and her

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Track 2: Technical Session 9: Establishing and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities for Supporting Faculty Creating More Inclusive Engineering Classrooms

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Dianne Delima, University of California, Irvine; Pheather R Harris, University of California, Irvine

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Program Manager – managing the Academic Empowerment Program across partner organizations: the United Negro College Fund, The Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and the American Indian Graduate Center Scholars. Dr. Harris received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Southern California, a Master of Arts degree in Education from Harvard University, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from The George Washington University. She is also an NSF IASPIRE Fellow and the Principal Inves- tigator on a nearly $3-million dollar grant aimed at advancing access, diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM . Her research interest includes

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Track 5: Technical Session 5: Successful mentoring practices for women undergraduate STEM students

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton

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Chemical Engineering. She has a dual appoinment with the Diversity Engineering Program as Director of the Women Engineering Program and the Innovation Center as Coordinator of Design and Innovation. She currently teaches engineering design courses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024This talk came together after a group of Women in Engineering practitioners met inMay 2023.Mentoring is a well documented success tool to retain women in STEM degrees butthere is room and necessity to make a mentoring program fit a University’s culture andmission. Hence, there is reason to discuss how different institutions approachundergraduate mentoring to fit the particular needs of a program or institution.WEP

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Track 5: Technical Session 1: Peru in State College

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Lauren A Griggs Griggs, Pennsylvania State University ; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University

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aimed to achieve three specific objectives oranticipated outcomes:1.Increased retention and graduation rates of participatingstudents in STEM fields. 92. Improved programs and strategies for sustainingdiversity in STEM fields.3.Improved access to engineering educationalopportunities. 9Summer By Design: PeruFigure 1: An informal settlement on the south periphery of Lima (Pamploa), PeruFigure 2: (left), A list of the main housing problems (right), A graphical view of the elementsthat the students focus on solving.Quantitative OutcomesFrom a quantitative perspective, the measure of success for the NSF Pathways

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Track 7: Technical Session 7: Challenges and Opportunities to Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the Professional Construction Industry

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Andres Nieto, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abiola Akanmu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anthony Olukayode Yusuf, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sheryl Ball, Virginia Tech; Walid Saad; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE)

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: implications for changing engineering culture,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 378–398, May 2018, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2017.1396287.[3] J. A. Maurer, D. Choi, and H. Hur, “Building a Diverse Engineering and Construction Industry: Public and Private Sector Retention of Women in the Civil Engineering Workforce,” J. Manag. Eng., vol. 37, no. 4, p. 04021028, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000913.[4] P. J. Hickey and Q. Cui, “Gender Diversity in US Construction Industry Leaders,” J. Manag. Eng., vol. 36, no. 5, p. 04020069, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943- 5479.0000838.[5] A. Hira and M. M. Hynes, “Design-based research to broaden participation in pre- college engineering: research and practice of an

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Track 6: Technical Session 2: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston Langston; Elizabeth Generas

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. Sustainable engineering design for waste management using laser printing Academic City Ghana and 3D printing Engineering solutions for energy independence to improve health and livelihood in marginalized SELCO Foundation India communities.Research Question and Methods:Although the Global STEM program had four objectives, this paper focuses on one keyobjective: RET participants will develop greater intercultural self-awareness and anunderstanding

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Track 7: Technical Session 2: Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course on DEI in STEM

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Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Kevin William Kuck, George Mason University; Dhiambi Otete; Violet Veronika Reges

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NationalScience Teaching Association [3] and the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project [4] to initiatives withinASEE that help set the bar for inclusive excellence in engineering [5]. Similarly, we note increasingemphasis in the literature on providing students the platform and opportunity to share theirexperiences with peers and instructors, to help improve a program’s culture of inclusivity. Twoparticularly intriguing recent contributions that emphasize the student’s voice include SeattleUniversity’s DEI Student Ambassadors program [6] and Northeastern’s “New EngineeringToolbox” [7].In this paper we discuss the development of a course designed to engage undergraduates in theSTEM DEI conversation. We couple tools, strategies, and resources often taught to

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Track 3: Technical Session 1: An Ecosystem of Support Initiatives for BIPOC, Women, and Domestic Graduate Students in STEM

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Andrew Edmunds, Clemson University; Melissa Smith, Clemson University

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computing graduate programs has increased by 85% since 2016.Presenters will talk about growth in women engineering and computing graduateenrollment both in count and overall representation among graduate students. Morethan 100 additional women graduate students since 2020, and the overallrepresentation has increased from 24% to 28%. If accepted, we will update thegraphic to show the percentage/share of women students each year to reflect thegrowth and fluctuations with transparency. 12 C o N E C D 2 0 2 4 Clemson University

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Track 7: Technical Session 1: Faculty Perceptions of Key Concepts in Degree Curriculum: Identifying the Role of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

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April Townson, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Raquel Wright-Mair, Rowan University

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students. The Division of DEI also houses departments related toneurodiversity, student success, and social justice; and has initiated several campus-wideprograms centered on anti-racist pedagogy, inclusion, and neurodiversity. The College ofEducation features programs that range from P-12 to Higher Education, as well as an EdD trackin Nursing Education, with 80 full-time and ¾-time faculty members. The PhD in Educationprogram, which started in 2016, specifically focuses on access, success, and equity. RowanUniversity’s College of Engineering, founded in 1995, offers degree programs in biomedical,chemical, civil & environmental, construction management, electrical & computer, engineeringentrepreneurship, engineering management, and

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Track 1: Technical Session 5: From De Facto To De Jure and Beyond. It's More Than Just Weather. What The "Chilly" Climate Really Feels Like for Black Doctoral Students in STEM

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Dreama Heaven Rhodes, Arizona State University; Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Kerrie G Wilkins-Yel; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University; Dailynne Major; Nicholas A Smith; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Juan David Gutierrez, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Paper ID #40799From De Facto To De Jure and Beyond. It’s More Than Just Weather. WhatThe ”Chilly” Climate Really Feels Like for Black Doctoral Students inSTEMDreama Heaven Rhodes, Arizona State UniversityMotahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus I am Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, and I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Engineering Education System and Design at Arizona State University. I serve as a Research Assistant and bring with me six years of industry experience as a woman engineer. My research interests revolve around the mental health of international engineering graduate

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Track 7: Technical Session 8: Fostering Inclusive Learning Environments while Navigating DEI Backlash

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valerie a guerrero williamson, Stevens Institute of Technology

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and areas. 6 Practices Targeted at National & State Levels Impact on Goals Supporting DEI Fewer support/staff who Cannot require “diversity manage recruitment & statements” from new hires retention programs for to explain inclusive practices, minoritized groups and etc. reorganization

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Track 8: Technical Session 8: The Role of an Artificial Intelligence Certificate in the Computing Identity Formation of Hispanic-Serving Community College Students who Work

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Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #40731The Role of an Artificial Intelligence Certificate in the ComputingIdentity Formation of Hispanic-Serving Community College Students whoWorkDr. Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Tech Sarah L. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. Her engineering education research agenda centers upon engineering and computing identity development of historically marginalized populations at higher education institutions. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is involved with several large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on

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Track 7: Technical Session 4: Promoting Equity: A Process of Adopting Outcomes-Based Grading in Your Course.

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Katherine Ramos, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #40783Promoting Equity: A Process of Adopting Outcomes-Based Grading in YourCourse.Dr. Katherine Ramos, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Katherine Ramos is a Teaching Assistant Professor for the Integrated Design Engineering program at CU Boulder. Dr. Ramos has a B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Introduction slide.Clarify the abstract was submitted however a change wanted to be made to indicatethis is not “the” way to