Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

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

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Workforce

year engineering technologydegree programs in the mid-1950’s in response to a need for more practically trained graduateswho would be able to enter the workforce without the need for specialized on the job training.ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), the accreditation body forboth engineering and engineering technology programs, describes engineering and engineeringtechnology as “closely related professional fields that differ in curricular focus and careerpaths”[3]. Graduates from engineering programs are called engineers, graduates of four yeartechnology programs are known as technologists, and graduates from two year technologyprograms are called technicians. In general, engineering curricula are mainly focused

Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

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

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Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Rajat Handa, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

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Engineering Workforce

novel ways of connecting with relevantaudience. Our analysis demonstrates that diversity initiatives related to STEM attract voices fromvarious entities including individuals, large corporations, media outlets, and community interestgroups.IntroductionThe term “STEM education” refers to teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics. According to Sanders (2008), in the 1990s, the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) “SMET” was the shorthand for “science, mathematics, engineering, andtechnology” and an NSF program officer complained that “SMET” sounded too much like “smut,”that resulted in the new acronym “STEM” [1]. Although it took some time for STEM to catch on,and even as recently as 2003 few people know

Conference Session

PreK-12 Track -. Technical Session III

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

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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

Paper ID #241352018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Engineers on Wheels: A Mobile Engineering Outreach ProgramMs. Bhumi Mevawala, Engineers on Wheels I am a senior Civil Engineering major at Rowan University focusing on the studies of young students and engineering in the nearby public schools since the beginning of 2017. As a researcher, I am tasked with surveying the students at the beginning and at the end of the program to calculate how many students interest in engineering has changed over the weeks after multiple activities and simulations

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

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

Authors

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

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

Facilities Engineering Branch at the USCGA. During this tour, she served as both the Safety Officer and the Construction Officer. In this latter capacity, she was the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) as well as Civil Engineering Project Manager for the Academy’s $5.2 million dollar construction program. In 2003, she was selected for graduate school and attended the University of Texas, Austin where she earned a M.S.C.E with an emphasis on Construction Engineering and Project Management. In December 2004, she joined the USCGA faculty as an Instructor. During her time at the Academy, she has been the advisor for both the American Society of Civil Engineering and Society of American Military Engineers

Conference Session

Pre K-12 Track - Technical Session V

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

Authors

Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Chaoyi Wang, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Yvonne Calvo Burns, Camp Program Coordinator

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Pre K-12 Education

Paper ID #215632018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29miniGEMS STEAM and Programming Camp for Middle School GirlsDr. Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word Michael T. Frye, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of the Incarnate Word, in San Antonio, TX. He is an Electrical Engineer who specialized in the field of nonlinear control theory with applications to autonomous air vehicles. Dr. Frye’s research interest is in discovering new and efficient techniques that mitigates the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

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

Authors

Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

programs, events, andactivities. As such, one of the main goals of our curriculum re-development was to align thecurriculum of the LLC seminars with the mission and vision of the WIE Program. This requiredus to redesign much of the “diversity and multiculturalism in engineering” content to focus more 3intentionally on meaningful, relevant, and innovative content in diversity and inclusion,particularly within Virtus. In addition, we sought to include content related to ethics inengineering and engineering responsibility, which is content that was previously absent in theLLC seminars. Furthermore, in an effort to cultivate a community of allyship and

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VI

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

Authors

Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University

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Race/Ethnicity

-participants in the same entering cohort onsex, race, major, campus location, and SAT Math scores (within one standarddeviation). One strength of comparing students in the same cohort is that they are underthe same institutional policies and conditions.The Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion at Penn State Support for students is more likely to be effective when people in relatedinstitutional units are informed about the activities of other related units and worktogether. Synergy among staff and programs can enhance our ability to retain andgraduate underrepresented students in Engineering. The Center for EngineeringOutreach and inclusion (CEOI) at Penn State is comprised of five units: the MulticulturalEngineering Program, the Women

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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Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, Diversity Research

instructors, building onthe success of the recent ASEE and NSF sponsored Safe Zone workshops.Introduction: STEM Diversity and the Alt-RightDiversity in engineering, and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)more broadly, has been at the heart of the engineering education and STEM education researchagenda for several decades. I use the term “diversity” here in an umbrella fashion to denotescholarship on diversity, inclusion, social justice, equity, multiculturalism, liberation, privilege,and other related framings, aware of the important differences among them and debatessurrounding different conceptualizations. I am interested in all categories of identity and theirintersections, including ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Monica Evette Allen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

Engineering on the topics of soil-structure interaction and engineering characterization of geomaterials, Dr. Pando has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring students at both UPRM and UNCC, including 14 undergraduate civil engineering students through the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program. Examples of his recent and ongoing engineering education research projects include the development of a Bridge to the Doctoral Program to attract Latinos to geotechnical earthquake engineering (NSF-NEES), use of a multi-institutional classroom learning environment for remote geotechnical engineering education (NSF-TUES), as well as a mixed methods study of the role of student–faculty relationships in

Conference Session

Pre K-12 Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

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

Authors

Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ryan Nicole Meadows, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

Paper ID #242322018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29A Comparison of Changes in Science Interest and Identity and 21st CenturyLearning Skills in a Mixed-Gender and Single-Gender Robotics Program forElementary/ Middle School YouthMs. Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sontgerath holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.Ed. from Worcester State University. She is currently the Director of Pre-collegiate Outreach Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Sontgerath supervises K-12 STEM

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Sandra English, Cleveland State University; Hannah Rosen, Cleveland State University; Anette M. Karlsson, Cleveland State University

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Diversity, Veterans

presentations with ACE and student assistants at Orchard STEM and New Tech East • Engineer for a Day program provided job shadowing for 78 students at 22 companies • Added 5 new high school partners • $3984 in small grants distributed to teachers including New Tech Easy • Approximately 1/3 of admitted students for fall 2017 came from Fenn Academy Partner SchoolsReference List • [1] A. Podsiadlowski, D. Groschke, M. Kogler, C. Springer and K. van der Zee, "Managing a culturally diverse workforce: Diversity perspectives in organizations," International Journal of Intercultural Relations [online]. Available www.elsevier.com/locate/ijintrel. [Accessed Nov. 8, 2017] • [2] J. Wilson, "Public Institution Governing Boards The

Conference Session

First-Generation Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

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Diversity, First Generation

that a sense of belongingin school is connected to students’ coping skills (i.e., skills acquired that helps one manage difficultendeavors) [36], motivation [33], [37], [38], and school-related participation [39]. Belongingness is most significant in environments such as engineering classrooms orprograms in which first-generation college students experience different and unfamiliar situationsor where they are more “likely to feel marginalized, unsupported or unwelcomed” [34, p. 63]. Ina study with 42 participating countries, low socioeconomic students (i.e., in the lowest nationalquartile for each respective country), single-parent family and foreign-born students were mostlikely to feel a lack of belongingness in their respective

Conference Session

Graduate Education Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Thomas M. Bluestein, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Diversity, Graduate Education

graduate students in science and engineering graduate programs (Litzler, Lange, &Brainard, 2005), and have found differences in how they experience the climate with regard topeer interactions. For example, peer interactions and incidents of racial bias increased stress forstudents of color, in turn impacting retention and persistence (Johnson et al, 2014). Literature does point to the challenges that international engineering students face whenattending graduate school in terms of climate as it relates to faculty and peer interactions(Amirali & Bakken, 2015; Constantine et al., 2005; Curtin, Stewart, & Ostrove, 2013; Erichson& Bollinger, 2011; Kuo, 2013). In addition, studies do compare domestic majority and domesticminority

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

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

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rachel Ann Baker

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Diversity, Gender

in for the Women in Engineering Program. Her interests include foster STEM enthusiasm, and technology innovation.Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Associate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue Uni- versity. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer conducts research and leads retention activities including administration of the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs and the teaching of the Women in Engineering sem- inar courses. For the past decade, Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women

Conference Session

PreK-12 Track -. Technical Session III

Collection

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

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Pre K-12 Education

building a robot. Because this might beconstrued as appealing more to male students, some groups might, instead, propose an activity todesign high heeled shoes. The outreach program described in this paper seeks to designactivities that are neither male NOR female linked, that use authentic constraints and relate toreal-world problems. Other examples included in the paper will be how programs are advertised,budgetary considerations in low socioeconomic areas and more. This approach to preK-12outreach has contributed to a sharp increase in the diversity of a large College of Engineering.Research basisThe Engineering Place, the K-12 engineering outreach program at North Carolina StateUniversity, grew out of an initial effort to increase the

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Ibironke O. Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Race/Ethnicity

interviewed, hadgraduated over one thousand women doctorates but had hired only seven in the period in question. Apartfrom recruitment challenges, underrepresentation in engineering may also be due to poor science degreecompletion rates among these groups as racial minority students have much lower STEM completionrate than their white counterparts (Higher Education Research Institute [HERI], 2010). This createsscarcity of minority Ph.D.’s that feed the faculty ranks in engineering and related fields.The literature discusses many factors that affect recruitment of diverse faculty. Implicit bias is one ofthem. Greenwald and Krieger (2006) introduces implicit bias as “an aspect of the new science ofunconscious mental processes that has substantial

Conference Session

Socioeconomic Track - Technical Session II

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

Authors

Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Karl W. Reid, National Society of Black Engineers; Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff; Gregory Meeropol, National Society of Black Engineers

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Diversity, Socio-Economic Status

examining issues of social justice and educational equity. Currently, she is on a research team examining the impacts of an out-of-school STEM summer program for racially underrepresented youth.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Dr. Walter Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the assistant director for research in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Tech David Knight is Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in the De- partment of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of International Engagement in Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Zoe Reidinger

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Diversity, LGBTQ+

already been thinking about new ways topromote diversity and inclusion in STEM education.7 Soon after the Prism letter, DonnaRiley, a leader in engineering education who was the new NSF Program Director forEngineering Education Research, helped to organize an NSF Ideas Lab that would bringtogether stakeholders in undergraduate STEM education to devise innovative approachesto the “durable problem” of “social inequality in engineering education and practice.”Rather than thinking about particular groups that had been underrepresented in STEM,Riley and her team sought to convene thinkers to “focus on changing the system itself.”8The first strong LGBTQ-themed funding proposal submitted to NSF’s Division ofEngineering Education after the Ideas Lab was

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

participants, like the youth in the comparison group, joined the program because of adesire to do something related to science, technology, or engineering; have fun; gain workexperience; and do something at the Hall. Compared to participants in the comparison group,TechHive participants were more interested in activities related to technology or engineeringthan were comparison group youth. TechHive youth were also more likely than comparisongroup youth to join because they thought the program would be fun. They did not report joiningthe program because their parents wanted them to participate, they needed to fulfill communityservice requirements, or because they knew other people in the program.One thing that TechHive struggled with, however, was the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

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

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

redshirt programs. This Work in Progresspaper describes the history of the Redshirt in Engineering Consortium; the Redshirt model as aframework for addressing issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering; and initiallessons learned from the implementation of the model across unique institutional contexts.Introduction1Students from low-income backgrounds are underrepresented in engineering and are morelikely to struggle in engineering programs (Eagan 2012, Ohland et al. 2012, Foor et a. 2007).While these students may be academically talented and perform well in high school, manygraduate from under-resourced schools that provide relatively weak academic preparation forcollege. Success in engineering majors depends greatly on a

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session III

Collection

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

Authors

Tim John Weston, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy DuBow, National Center for Women & IT; Alexis Kaminsky, Kaminsky Consulting, LLC

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Diversity, Gender

about their major and minor at university, and ifrespondents worked at a computer or IT-related job. We coded the responses to major/minor andjob as “persisting” or “not persisting,” using two different dependent variables in our analysis.One was Tech-persister (coded persister/non-persister) using the criteria: 1) majoring orminoring in computer science, information science, or any engineering field (or completing thesemajors) and/or 2) as working in a technical position in the workforce (based upon job title andcompany). We created this broad category because the program and its funders care about femalepersistence in a wide variety of computing-related fields; however, we know many stakeholdersin our research are exclusively interested in

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University; Mackenzie Sissel, Iowa State University; Ronnia Estes, Iowa State University ; Erin Doran, Iowa State University

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on engineering and other STEM disciplines which have been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Rodriguez has also worked with the project Engaging Latino Students for Transfer and College Comple- tion a national initiative focused on helping institutions strengthen Latina/o student engagement, transfer, and college completion. She has also served as a New Mathways Project Mentorship Program Coach for the Charles A. Dana Center, supporting college implementation of multiple mathematics pathways, accel- eration to complete college level math courses quickly, and intentional use of strategies. Dr. Rodriguez has presented at conferences at the national

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Asha Godbole, Oregon State University; Beverly Miller, University of Virginia; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

’ Perceptions of Belonging through the Lens of Social IdentityAbstractResearch shows that students who feel that they belong in an engineering department are morelikely to develop a strong engineering identity and become situated in the engineeringcommunity. Perceptions of an unwelcoming academic culture are particularly detrimental forstudents from populations that are currently underrepresented. Additional research investigatingstudents’ perceptions of engineering culture, engineering identity, and their own sense ofbelonging is needed. This study explored undergraduate engineering students’ perceptions oftheir sense of belonging in their engineering program, particularly as these related to their socialidentities. It

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

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

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

,this is not a problem that can be completely written off. Instead, the results presented here point to theneed for further in-depth, multi-institution studies to determine the extent of mental health andwellness issues in engineering programs nation-wide, and how engineering programs can best servetheir students’ mental health and wellness needs. We are in the process of seeking funding to conductsuch a nation-wide study.ReferencesBlanco, C., Okuda, M., Wright, C., Hasin, D. S., Grant, B. F., Liu, S.-M., & Olfson, M. (2008). Mental Health of College Students and Their Non–College-Attending PeersResults From the National Epidemiologic Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Archives of General Psychology, 65(12), 1429

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

Paper ID #240602018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Exploring the Experiences of First-Generation Student Veterans in Engineer-ingDr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Woodrow Wilson Winchester III, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi, Robert Morris University; Rika Wright Carlsen, Robert Morris University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

Paper ID #221082018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Afrofuturism: Catalyzing a Pathway to more Inclusive Engineering DesignDr. Woodrow Wilson Winchester III, Robert Morris University WOODROW W. WINCHESTER, III is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Coordi- nator of Graduate Engineering Programs at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, US-PA. He has over twelve (12) years of teaching and course development (online and on-ground) experiences within the disciplines of industrial & systems engineering (ISE) and engineering

Conference Session

Corporate Engagement Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Cheryl L. Knobloch, Pennsylvania State University

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Corporate Engagement, Diversity

director of Penn State Women in Engineering Program. Cheryl directs all aspects of WEP and innovatively steers pre-college outreach, undergraduate retention for 1,700+ women, and professional development for graduate students and alumnae. She has engaged in research investigating the effect of mentoring and retention initiatives on persistence of women in engineering. A seasoned educator, Cheryl teaches multiple courses includ- ing two gender-balanced, mechanical engineering design classes. She serves as advisor to the nationally award-winning SWE student chapter, and has been an active WEPAN member since 2002. Most recently, Cheryl’s contributions have been recognized as recipient of Penn State Achieving Woman Award

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

-represented minority (URM) students at Seattle University. The goal ofthis data-driven study is to extract characteristics that differentiate students who do or do notsuccessfully complete degrees within engineering.We analyze data on undergraduate students who were enrolled in the four engineering majors in theCollege of Science and Engineering (CSE) for any part of their time at Seattle University. We presentresults identifying barriers to students’ successfully completing degrees in these programs, includingexamining the impacts of transfer versus first-time-in-college status, students’ prior mathematics andscience background, and pressures related to differing levels of unmet financial need.IntroductionDespite nationwide efforts to attract and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

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

Authors

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

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

technicaleducation relates to their future career goals. In addition, students who receive and are successfulin these experiences are better able to overcome the marginalization and isolation that is inherentin current STEM programs, and are better positioned to mentor and support other URMs tosuccessfully complete their course of study. Roper [3] states that students that attend a HistoricallyBlack College (HBCU) are more likely to earn a STEM degree because of these pre-existingstructures of community and support. Gandara, et al. [4] also found that minority engineering programs and/or universities thatare more highly effective were typically smaller. However, because of their smaller size, theseprograms may not be able to create a critical mass of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

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

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

engineering education system is anchored in her experience as a first-generation Native American woman earning an engineering bachelor degree. Gloria’s parents,elders, and teachers all engrained in her the importance of higher education to better serve hercommunity. When she started her undergraduate career, she soon noticed three things. First, shewas one of only two or three Native American students in her engineering program. Second,Gloria was also one of the few women in the program. Third, Gloria struggled to relate her coreundergraduate courses to her goal of contributing to her community. Gloria felt out of place and isolated among her engineering peers who were primarilymale and non-Native American. The combination of isolation