Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

member, this kind of mentoring was far morehelpful than the formal mentor she was assigned within her department which was not a good fitand “never materialized into anything.”Faculty of color also expressed concern about whether the university administration had asincere commitment to diversity, or was just paying “lip service” to the issue because it is “partof the conversation in terms of being a good university.” These faculty also pointed out thatservice work promoting diversity was consistently undervalued and counted little toward annualappraisals or promotion and tenure decisions. In the words of a woman of color AssistantProfessor: “there is this really interesting dichotomy between institutionalized discourses andwhat happens on the

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats, Mississippi State University; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston

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Faculty

issues of a 'leaky pipeline' (leaving the positionbefore promotion) and 'chilly climate' [12]. Yet women still have higher turnover rates that weredirectly correlated to dissatisfaction with the level of research support, advancementopportunities, and free expression of ideas [13], [14]. Although some female faculty havebenefited from programs such as ADVANCE, the ‘advances' have not been sufficient tofundamentally change underrepresentation in STEM fields [15].The ability to succeed in academia is often confounded by lack of preparation for one of the jobresponsibilities. The completion of the doctorate and/or post-doctoral study should haveprovided the skills needed for conducting research. At most major universities skillsetsstretching beyond

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Nicole N. Aljoe, Northeastern University; Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College; Michele C. Deramo, Virginia Tech; Barbara J. Guthrie, Northeastern University; Kathleen Kenney, Northeastern University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Rania Sanford, Stanford University; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

the Early Anglophone Caribbean: Islands in the Stream (Palgrave/Spring, 2018 forthcoming). Currently, she is at work on two new projects: one that examines the relationships between narratives of black lives and the rise of the novel in Europe in the 18th century, and another project examining the aesthetic translations of the neo-slave narrative genre within contemporary Caribbean cultural production.Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College Stacy Blake-Beard is the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership at Simmons Col- lege’s School of Business, where she teaches organizational behavior. She is also Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Gender in Organizations at Simmons. Prior to joining Simmons, Dr

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Padma Akkaraju, Oregon State University; Joseph McGuire, Oregon State University; Thuy T. Tran, Oregon State University; Andrea Zigler, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Faculty

accomplishing great things together, and this can result in new faculty beinghesitant to collaborate with senior faculty or get involved in interdisciplinary projects. Revisionof P&T practices is thus a worthy aim if we intend to become a model for inclusivity andcollaboration.At OSU, the Promotion and Tenure Process Review Project was launched in 2005 to determinewhat aspects of the university’s P&T system may hinder its ability to attract, employ, retain, andadvance scholars from various different identity backgrounds. A report produced as a result ofthe project revealed four critical concerns. Among them, the question of fairness was the greatestoverall concern. Candidates denied promotion or tenure perceived that the university P&

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Robin McCann, Shippensburg University; Alice Armstrong, Shippensburg University; Bilita S. Mattes, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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Diversity, Faculty

andexpanding the focus beyond academia and into new geographic regions, 2) providing consultingand coaching opportunities for revenue, and 3) creating a mutually beneficial sponsorship model.The goal of the social business model is to address gender equity issues that impact theindividual, the organizations for which they work and, therefore, the regional economy.References[1] D. Bilimoria and K. K. Buch, "The search is on: Engendering faculty diversity through more effective search and recruitment," Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, vol. 42, pp. 27-32, 2010.[2] S. T. Gorman, M. C. Durmowicz, E. M. Roskes, and S. P. Slattery, "Women in the Academy: Female Leadership in STEM Education and the Evolution of a Mentoring Web," in

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Ibironke O. Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Race/Ethnicity

Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) showed facultyof color are less likely to remain in their employment long term. The curriculum for training RIC,included several retention initiatives. Onboarding is important in making newly hired faculty membersfeel welcome and at home, and integrated into the community. New faculty have varying degrees ofexperience with local multicultural issues (Wunsch and Chattergy, 1991). This is why New FacultyOrientation (NFO) has gained grounds at VCU. At the beginning of the school year, the different unitsin the division of faculty affairs meet with new faculty to familiarize them with local campus policies,regulations, processes and procedures of the university. Other units such as Technology

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

orientation. In a Journal of Women andMinorities in Science and Engineering article, Armstrong and Jovanovic [15] discussunderrepresented racial minority women faculty and ways that institutional policies and practicesaffect them, and imagine new possibilities. These examples from higher education and facultyaffairs demonstrate the insight an intersectionality framework can provide to institutionalpractices and policies.In a chapter from Intersectionality and Higher Education, Robbins and Quaye (2014) discussedand interpreted implications for three original forms of intersectionality: structural, political, andrepresentational, as presented in Kimberle Crenshaw’s original work [10]. In this section, we willretrace both Crenshaw and Robbins and

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University

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Disability

impaired students.Dr. Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University Dr. Yvette E. Pearson holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Chemistry from Southern University and A&M College and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science from the University of New Orleans. She is Associate Dean for Accreditation and Assessment in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University, a Program Evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, a reg- istered Professional Engineer in Louisiana, a former Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. c American Society for

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, LGBTQ+

general, her relationship was not a topic of discussion with her colleagues because shetypically did not discuss non-work-related topics at work. Even when commiserating with otherfaculty members, the discussions typically focused on the lack of time each of them had to meetthe standard expectations of a faculty position. So, even though she worked to integrate heridentities as a wife and mother into her professional environment, her colleagues did not engagewith her in discussing those roles. As far as her colleagues were concerned, she was simplyanother engineering faculty member who specialized in a particular, technical topic and waswilling to take on more administrative roles than other colleagues. Even though she did notintentionally

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Paula Lynn Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Race/Ethnicity

other side of campus. ! Students and faculty would benefit from training and tactics (e.g., for identifying and managing implicit bias and power imbalances, building greater cultural awareness and support for group work, etc.). ! Potentially perceived lack of engagement by students around DEI issues is not due to apathy; they feel stressed and overworked, and need time and space to “care”.While participants were drawn from across demographic groups, they self-selected to participate,making it unclear from the dialog data if climate concerns are uniform across groups. A subsequentstudent-led pilot study, consisting of semi-structured in-person interviews, did find discrepancies instudent experience

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janice Fenn, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

] Hurtado, Sylvia, et al. "Improving the rate of success for underrepresented racial minorities in STEM fields: Insights from a national project." New Directions for Institutional Research 2010.148 (2010): 5-15.[7] Hurtado, S., Eagan, M. K., Tran, M. C., Newman, C. B., Chang, M. J., & Velasco, P. (2011). “We do science here”: Underrepresented students’ interactions with faculty in different college contexts. Journal of Social Issues, 67(3), 553-579.[8] Eagan, M. K., Hurtado, S., & Chang, M. J. (2010, October). What matters in STEM: Institutional contexts that influence STEM bachelor’s degree completion rates. In annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park

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Undergraduate Education

” 8URMs in STEM within the community college context. Rather than presume that all URMs havesimilar interactions with campus leaders across multiple types of institutions, this work attemptsto unpack the role of administrators and instructors as it concerns Black students in communitycollege. Furthermore, as the research question will reveal, this work attempts to illuminate therole of faculty and staff as it relates to diverse Black students, including collegians majoring inengineering from sub-Saharan African countries. 2. Community College Enrollment and Preparation Trends among Minorities in STEM As stated in the Introduction, there has been an increased emphasis at the national levelon community colleges, and with it a greater push for

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richelle Leone Johnson

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

, engineering faculty and staff at this institution have noticed and discussed thislack of confidence which seems to be proportionally higher in our female students. Usingone recent example: the majority of our students take the Fundamentals of Engineeringnational exam in November and our success rate is typically very good. In November of2017, all 22 of our seniors took the FE and 72% of our students passed – indicating wehad 6 students who did not pass on their first attempt. The gender make up of these 6students is two women and four men. Both of the women were very concerned about thefact that they did not pass. Both felt it was a reflection of how little they actually knowabout engineering and both questioned whether they would stick with the

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session VI

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Alexander Michael Alvarez, University of Arizona; Paula C. Johnson, University of Arizona; Stephanie Zawada M.S., University of Arizona; Linda R. Shaw; Marla A. Franco, University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona

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Disability

in their freshman and sophomore years.Acknowledgements We are very grateful to the University of Arizona Disability Resource Center and SALT Centerfor providing the data used in this study.References[1] D. Chubin, G. May, E. Babco. “Diversifying the Engineering Workforce.” J. Eng. Ed., vol. 94, no1, pp. 73-86, Jan. 2005.[2] D. Bilimoria, S. Joy, X. Liang. “Breaking barriers and creating inclusiveness: Lessons oforganizational transformation to advance women faculty in academic science and engineering.” HumanResource Management, Special Issue, Aug. 2008.[3] W. Lee, C. Brozina, C. Amelink, B. Jones. “Motivating incoming engineering students withdiverse backgrounds: Assessing a summer bridge program’s impact on academic

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kacey Beddoes, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

a comprehensivemental health questionnaire to both undergraduate and graduate students across eleven differentengineering disciplines. The instrument screens for likelihood of depression, anxiety, PTSD, drug abuse,alcohol abuse, and other major mental illnesses. An analysis of the data shows that while mental healthand wellness issues are prevalent across all majors, specific disciplines appear to have very differentmixes of conditions and issues affecting their students.IntroductionMental wellness issues are becoming increasingly prominent on college campuses (Flatt, 2013;Gallagher, 2008; Ladeji-Osias & Wells, 2014; Kitzrow, 2003; Wood, 2012). Suicide is the second leadingcause of death among college students (Taub & Thompson, 2013

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Monica L. Ridgeway, Vanderbilt University ; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Dara Elizabeth Naphan-Kingery, Vanderbilt University; Amanda J. Brockman, Vanderbilt University

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Race/Ethnicity

participants withinthis study. Black students have did not have the freedom to brainstorm with their peers. Mykisha: … everything about that group was horrible. I mean, I shouldn’t say all of them. But [Asian Students] were kind of condescending a bit. Um, if I an had one issue with one of them I would have them like come and confront me in the lab with other people around like, by my desk, and say things like...I don’t even...oh...it’s like I put a lot of that stuff out of my mind. But just things that would make me seem like I wasn’t capable of doing things properly… And I was learning a lot of new techniques, but they...they treated me like I didn’t know what I was doing.Like many Black doctoral students

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

names and personal details fosters belongingness: recognizing individuals establishes aspontaneous personal connection with the instructor, and the mere act of being noticed can even createa moment of pride in the student. It has been shown that personal interactions with faculty are criticalto success [16]. Warm interactions between students and faculty lead to higher self-efficacy [21], [42],[43]. High levels of faculty concern lead to the best classroom experiences for students [44].We have noted very strong positive responses from students when we as instructors show up on thefirst day of class knowing everyone’s name on sight, even in a class of over 100 students. To accomplishthis task, we download our course photo roster from the

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Genny Beemyn, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Diversity, LGBTQ+

)topics while the students in the class literally cast light—building LGBTQA-themed electronic light displays. An engineeringprofessor will teach the students how to create and program the displays, and the director of the Stonewall Center will lead thestudents in discussions about LGBTQA issues in the news and in their own lives. Some of the topics to be covered include theintersections of racial and LGBTQA identities, the campus climate for LGBTQA students, and the legal and political rights ofLGBTQA people today”. The intent is to offer students from all campus majors an interesting, accessible combination of topicsand an inclusive learning environment.1. IntroductionSTEM fields, and engineering in particular, struggle to achieve diversity [1

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Revathy Kumar; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Marjory A. Goodloe; Jimmie Karl Jones, University of Toledo; Willie Lewis McKether, The University of Toledo

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

) and engineering programs (EN), the HBCU institution offered onlyengineering majors and did not include engineering technology. Therefore sample selection atthe PWI included a further level of stratification by program.Interview Protocol and Interview ProcessThe focus group protocol was constructed by utilizing protocols used in our previous research onprejudice and discrimination among college, middle, and high school minority students thatincluded African American, Latino, and Arab American students. Open-ended questionsprovided interviewees ample opportunities for frank discussion about issues and concerns crucialto their lives in and outside school [29]. The protocol included questions regarding perceptionsof the campus and engineering

Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Jacklin Stonewall, Iowa State University; Michael Dorneich, Iowa State University; Cassandra Dorius; Jane Rongerude PhD, Iowa State University

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Diversity, Diversity Research

promising strategies for engaging underrepresented students. For many instructors, especially those using TBL, peer assessments are integral to the classroom environment as tools for both monitoring team performance and ensuring accountability. However, concerns have developed regarding the fairness of peer assessments due to student biases. Research on TBL classrooms finds that women and students of color do not have the same experiences as their white male counterparts. Additionally, bias has been observed in peer assessment scores with respect to race, gender, and socioeconomic status. As more instructors recognize the benefits of teams and integrate them into their

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ilmi Yoon, San Francisco State University

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Diversity, Diversity Research

impact pedagogy [22]. Cohort learning consists of a and activities and strategies were coordinated with therelatively small group of students – usually between 12 and course instructors. Beyond co-discovering effective25 start and finish their degree together. Cohort programs tutoring methodologies to resolve specific student issues, the PINC faculty emphasized the importance to the 2mentors of being role models who could inspire and Both PLTL and ARG support cooperative learning,encourage the creativity of the PINC students who were positive

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Nancy Mariano, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mara Rempe, Seattle University; J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

female- and URM-identifying students attending our University. Beforedeveloping and implementing new policies, we are assessing the current state of these students in ourprograms.This assessment is taking place in two phases. First, in this study, we examine quantitative results fromour institution to assess the magnitude of existing barriers to both access and success that our female-and URM-identifying students face. Second, this work will be followed up with focus group interviewsthat will allow us to hear from students as to what specific issues and experiences they haveencountered that have contributed to these barriers, as well as what they have found that has beenhelpful to their academic success.Seattle University’s College of Science

Conference Session

PreK-12 Track -. Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Bhumi Mevawala, Engineers on Wheels; Angelique Tucker, Engineers on Wheels; Amanda Rose Basantis, Engineers on Wheels; Elizabeth Beatty, Engineers on Wheels; Joseph Egan, Engineers on Wheels; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Pre K-12 Education

continuous learning and provide a clear that the biggest issue amongst all of the schools is themore detailed look at the various disciplines in lack of funding. It is difficult for every elementary, middleengineering. The repeated visits also allow the EOW and high school to have the correct equipment to teach theteam members to develop a rapport with the students five main engineering disciplines. Other concerns includethat they are working with to enable them to provide the lack of interest the students may have, the knowledge thementorship and guidance in advising the children on a teachers have for the subject and the lesson/laboratory spacepath to a successful career within the STEM

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Veterans

technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former treasurer of Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Tech- nology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science and engineering departments on diversifying their undergraduate student population. She remains an active researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in