Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Samantha Schauer, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Kim MB Tucker

to their personal growth and development [3]. Anothermajor benefit of LLCs demonstrated in this study is that LLC participants reported feeling morecomfortable approaching faculty members [3]. Having a relationship with faculty members hasmultiple benefits, including finding a mentor in their field [9], having a greater sense ofsatisfaction with their educational experience [9], and creating a connection to the university andrelevant department [4].Impacts of an LLC on first-year engineering college studentsStudents may leave school for a variety of personal or familial reasons, but students whospecifically leave the STEM fields tend not to differ from retained students in their academicabilities. Rather, students leave based on the