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Stuart Kellogg

available for the campus. Consequently, implications from Figure 2 should beconsidered within the current context of defined measures for at risk.Given the above disclaimers, Figure 2 does provide some compelling evidence indicating theneed for further refinement and analysis of at risk and student retention. More specifically,quadrant I would support faculty concerns that students lack the necessary preparatory skillsneeded for success in engineering and science. Quadrant IV would suggest that while somestudents have the necessary background to be successful, they may not be motivated enough forthe rigors of an engineering or science curriculum. Of primary interest to us however is quadrantIII which shows academically successful students who

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Maria C Sanchez; Nell Papavasiliou; Hernan Maldonado

related careers, show promise in addressing this national shortage7.The authors believe that it is necessary to create local programs such as those mentioned before,aimed at exposing female students in their final three years of high school to basic conceptswithin different areas of engineering and construction management to open the possibilities forthese students to choose a technical major.Since retention of students is another major concern, the camp was designed in such a way thatcurrent female engineering students can participate as mentors and assistants for each activity.The faculty in charge of the different activities trained the students, providing a service learningexperience and giving leadership opportunities to them.Description of

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Amelito Enriquez

higher education enrollments (12.9% vs. 1.2%), withover 3.9 million students (or over 20% of all U.S. higher education students) taking at least oneonline course in the fall of 2007. The study also reveals that among the eight major disciplineareas examined, engineering has much lower online representation compared to others. Therehave been many studies on the reasons why higher education faculty choose to adopt or refrainfrom adopting online teaching pedagogies2,3,4,5,6,7. Reasons for not participating in onlineinstruction include concerns about academic integrity, and perceptions by some faculty andadministrators that online courses are not equivalent in content, rigor, and level of achievementof learning objectives when compared to the

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related careers, show promise in addressing this national shortage7.The authors believe that it is necessary to create local programs such as those mentioned before,aimed at exposing female students in their final three years of high school to basic conceptswithin different areas of engineering and construction management to open the possibilities forthese students to choose a technical major.Since retention of students is another major concern, the camp was designed in such a way thatcurrent female engineering students can participate as mentors and assistants for each activity.The faculty in charge of the different activities trained the students, providing a service learningexperience and giving leadership opportunities to them.Description of

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Kenneth W. Santarelli

uniqueattributes of the high desert which make attracting and retaining new graduates difficult1.The Greater Antelope Valley is a triangular region extending from Ridgecrest, CA at thenorthern apex to Gorman, CA near the western apex, and the communities of Lake Los Angelesand Pearblossom, CA near the eastern apex2. The region defined as the Greater Antelope Valleyis often referred to as Aerospace Valley. The Aerospace Valley reference is due to the fact thatthe Greater Antelope Valley is the home of Edwards Air Force Base which also hosts NASADryden Flight Research Center, the Mojave Space Port, the China Lake Naval Air WeaponsStation, and Air Force Plant 42 at Palmdale Airport. These facilities have hosted the manufactureand flight test of such notable

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Amelito Enriquez

, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.3. National Science Foundation (2004). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2004, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.4. Goodman Research Group (2002). Final report of the women’s experiences in college engineering (WECE) project, Cambridge, MA.5. Davis, C-S. & Finelli, C.J. (2007), Diversity and Retention in Engineering, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, v2007, n111, p63-7.6. Derlin, R.L. & McShannon, J.L. (2000), Faculty and Student Interaction and Learning Styles of Engineering Undergraduates, Retrieved May 10, 2008 from