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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Rick Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Vanessa Burrows, University of Detroit Mercy; Linda Slowik PhD

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Minnesota, Dulut ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Experiences in Piloting a Program for Implementing High Impact Practices with Limited ResourcesAbstractIt is known that low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students in engineering andcomputer science have rates of retention and graduation that lag behind their peers. A growingbody of research has identified a range of high-impact practices and exemplar programs thathave been successful in improving outcomes for these at-risk populations. Some areas that thesepractices seek to address include: financial need, academic preparation, sense of community,confidence, and professional identity. The challenge of

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Nathan Galinsky, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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camp and the HSTA summerinstitute were introduced on the WVU Tech campus offering an additional 100 students asummer STEM experience.This paper will focus on a tenure-track faculty’s perspective on the designing and developmentof STEM summer camps for both K-12 students and teachers. The paper will discuss fundingopportunities that faculty can pursue if they are interested in funding summer or other outreachprograms. These pursuits of funding opportunities should be counted towards tenure-trackfaculty’s scholarship/research requirements as it directly approaches a solution to a problem thatmany universities face. Challenges of hosting camps include increased time to service orientedactivities, finding and hiring student mentors, camp

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Ragavanantham Shanmugam, Fairmont State University; Madhan Gopal Perumal, The University of Texas at Dallas; Uma Maheswari Krishnamoorthy

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can be designed with built-in flexibility. Forexample, elective slots within the structured framework allow students to explore interdisciplinarycourses while still ensuring timely graduation. This balance ensures that students have bothautonomy and guidance.At the same time, economic realities must be considered. Many full-time students work during theday to support their education, which has been cited as a reason for increasing course flexibility.However, research shows that extensive work commitments significantly contribute to studentattrition, with 42% of dropouts citing financial stress as a primary factor [3].A more balanced approach is needed—one that preserves the benefits of structured learning whileaccommodating students with

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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focus ofthis paper is on graduate-level education, where students encounter the discipline in depth, thesefoundational issues play a critical role in shaping statistical literacy.Learning ElementsGraduate statistics courses at Wright State University address the dual need for technical expertiseand transferable skills by integrating design project-based learning, problem-solving, and peerreview. These methods enhance critical thinking, communication, and the ability to evaluatestatistical methods, preparing students for real-world interdisciplinary challenges. Project-basedlearning (PBL) provides a practical framework to engage students with real-world problems,fostering active participation and deeper learning [8] [9]. Studies have shown that

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Omar Ahmed Raheem Al-Shebeeb, West Virginia University; Austin Harper; Ahmed Shoyeb Raihan, West Virginia University

Evaluation, CAD Toolpath Simulation, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies,Operator Training Optimization1. Research Objectives and ScopesThis paper served as a vehicle to prepare students for working with smart manufacturing technologiesusing three exercises to support their learning. These exercises aimed to develop student’s proficiencywith creating butt, tee, and lap joints using the Miller MobileArc™ AR Welding System. Students alsoused computer aided design (CAD) software, Fusion360, to generate a plasma cutter toolpath for partdesigns provided through eCampus. Once the data for AR welding and plasma cutting tool paths wascollected, a computational analysis was performed to evaluate energy consumption, material depositionrate, and deposited

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Aiman S Kuzmar, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

its various academic programs [2]. UCD lists five reasonsfor performing research by undergraduate students. According to UCD, these are: 1. Exploring career directions 2. Building transferable skills and enhancing resumes 3. Learning to publicly advocate for and defend work 4. Getting a leg up on graduate or professional school 5. Contributing knowledge and impacting the worldAlthough it has some obstacles and challenges, a paper in the 123rd annual ASEE conference inLouisiana in 2016 demonstrated that undergraduate research still has many benefits, as perceivedby the students themselves [3]. The paper was on the efficacy of undergraduate research basedon a survey of undergraduate students. The students’ most common