Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Community Engagement Division

work againstexisting privilege trends, one must not only walk opposite the walkway direction, but also doso at a speed greater than the walkway (pp. 15-16).19 One might also notice that the walkwaydesign is fundamentally flawed, as do researchers on privilege inequality.20,21,22Third, one can identify social groups that have been marginalized, disenfranchised, orignored by powerful social institutions such as corporations, governmental agencies, anduniversities, and then uncover the problems that such groups deem important. For example,two of the authors work on a campus that is only 10 miles away from the poorestneighborhood in Colorado, Sun Valley, a place that generally does not benefit from thefinancial and social capital that circulates

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey B. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Marta C. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Min Young Pack, Pennsylvania State University; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samir Narendra Patel, Pennsylvania State University; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University

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providelocal insights to the culture and the way of thinking that pervades society. Furthermore, there is afundamental value in passing down indigenous knowledge systems in developing entrepreneurialsolutions for a specific location 14. A binary science curriculum that addresses both systematicways of thinking and indigenous knowledge is a fundamental objective within the iSPACESventure. iSPACES is a HESE initiative that focuses on improving the effectiveness of the scienceeducation curriculum at the source, the teachers and the students. The objectives of the iSPACESproject are to 1.) develop systems, design, and entrepreneurial thinking amongst secondaryschool students and their teachers, 2.) create an affordable, sustainable and replicable

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

6cleverness in devising or combining,23 and this is what is observed in natural systems. Life-friendly chemical elements are manufactured within stars and somehow ingeniously combine,eventually resulting in complex life. It is now obvious that mutation and natural selection play animportant role in these processes, perhaps even to the extent of common ancestry. But where dothe laws of physics and biology come from that allow such a symphony of life?24 PhysicistWalter Thirring, in his book, Cosmic Impressions: Traces of God in the Laws of Nature, writes,“Chemical forces are able to create the most astounding things out of atoms as if by magic. Lifecontinues this process and takes it to the extreme.”25 A theistic worldview posits that suchingenious and

Conference Session

Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilah Maria Tablante Bias, University of Prince Edward Island; Daniel Larsen, University of Prince Edward Island; Libby Osgood P. Eng, UPEI & Dalhousie University; Alex Gamble, University of Prince Edward Island; Spencer Paul Montgomery, University of New Brunswick

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Community Engagement Division

, balancing and weighing where the focus needed to be placed. Withinthese complexities, genuine creativity is formed.The design process and the project were useful in understanding systems thinking on a micro-level in terms of the device itself and its components, and on a macro-level, with the designwithin the intended use and the context it involves.4 Recommendation and Conclusion4.1 Model & RecommendationsThis section discusses a model that illustrates fundamental components of effective engineeringeducation, from a student perspective. The authors deem that having competent engineeringknowledge is equally important as practicing an ethically sound, sustainable, and socially awareprofession. This is supported by the principle-focused ABET, as

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #31392Engagement in Practice: A Second Year Project-Based Learning SequenceDr. Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Melissa is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Department of Engi- neering and Technology of the College of Aeronautics. She is specialized in mechatronics and robotics and also has a deep interest in promoting STEAM education rounded with professional skills and ethics. She earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, MS in Mechanical Engineering with Bionengineering from Florida Atlantic University, and

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Joann M. Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jeffrey Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Tyrone Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Ricardo Maldonado; Cristina Rivera-Vélez, GREAT IDEA; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Pablo Jose Acevedo, UPRM

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havecreated for our students.2. Schumacher’s Intermediate Technology as the Precursor to Appropriate Technology Appropriate technology is widely credited as an outgrowth of the ideas expressed by the“radical economist”1 Ernst Friedrich “Fritz” Schumacher in his book Small is Beautiful: A Studyof Economics as if People Mattered2, which is a compilation and synthesis of his writings andwork from the 1940s through 1960s in which he developed the concept of “IntermediateTechnology”. The origins of Intermediate Technology reside in Schumacher’s criticism ofconventional development practices, which assumed that the problems of the developing worldcould be solved by the transfer of capital-intensive, large-scale technologies from theindustrialized

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katherine Schmotzer; Ana Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Engineering Education, 2015 Integration of Curricular and Extra-Curricular Learning Through ServiceIntroductionIndustry is asking for more engineers and also different kinds of engineers that possess both strongtechnical skills and a broader set of capabilities that allow them to lead innovation, work acrossdisciplines, and thrive on multi-cultural teams. The National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE)described these skills in their report the Engineer of 20201. These characteristics include soundtechnical skills and traditional fundamentals along with robust communication, teamwork andleadership skills, along with well-developed social and cultural competencies, strong creativityand wide-ranging transferable skills to address the problems of today

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shoba Krishnan, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Community Engagement Division

our university consist of only 23 percent female.The variety of majors and the grade level of the students enrolled in the course offerings, asshown in Figure 2, highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the teams and whether verticalintegration is occurring. This is especially important in community projects that come from awide range of fields and when student self-select into teams based on interest. The multiple gradelevels helps younger students learn the fundamentals of the engineering design process whilejuniors and seniors can apply their classroom engineering knowledge to real-world problems.Figure 2 indicates the course is taken predominantly by juniors; whose reflections suggest their

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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of ancillary skills, but canalso fundamentally change the nature of the learning experience. There is a substantial body ofliterature on service learning and the many ways it can benefit and deepen the learning process(e.g. the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning and the International Journal forService Learning in Engineering). As such, there are already some models which attempt todescribe types of service learning programs, and how this approach relates to learning theory. Page 25.72.3We will not provide an exhaustive literature survey here, but simply touch on two models, onefrom learning theory and one from the LTS literature

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Light, Lewis-Clark College

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Community Engagement Division

. However, developing meaningful andinteresting service-learning projects for sophomore level engineering students that can becompleted within a limited timeframe is challenging. This case study examines the development,implementation, improvement, and student experiences of an effective service-learning projectfor two sequenced, sophomore year, fundamental engineering courses.IntroductionProviding engineering students with a genuine engineering service-learning experience that has adirect link to classroom content – specifically second year foundational engineering courses - isnot easy. Finding projects that can be completed in a relatively short timeframe, are interestingand of value to students, and are within a student’s technical ability, are

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalia Ospina-Uribe, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus ; Pamela Cristina Silva Díaz; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

modules, one of which is on DIY Solutions. Other topics includebioconstruction, rain water harvesting, and off-grid electricity, and reflections using ideas fromthe Philosophy of Technology.As of the writing of this article, three 3-hour class periods have been devoted toward training thestudents on the materials and techniques necessary to build the basic DIY solutions and also onhow to deliver workshops “train-the-trainers” [12]. This includes training to lead brainstormingactivities, conduct mental health exercises, perform surveys, and promote balanced gender rolesand language. The students are divided into four groups of six, and each group has theresponsibility to identify a community that it interested in the activity and organize a

Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

 external grant writing, collaborations with the private sector, fee‐based  workshops  for  water  professionals  seeking  additional  training,  and  other  revenue generating actions. In many ways, however, human capital development in terms of developing the Center’s endogenous capacity to increase the four capitals is the most fundamental element of this project because social, manufactured, and financial capital are ultimately derivatives of human and/or natural capital7.    Table 1.  The Five Capitals Model of Sustainable Development.  Type of Capital Definition (adapted from Forum for the Future6) Human knowledge and skills Social trust, relationships, networks, and institutions

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Stewart, Sealed Air Corporation; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Laura Jacobson, OM Partners; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Kathy Jacobson, Lockheed Martin, Retired; Allison Mae Hughes, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

. Provide an introduction to the Engineering breadth of engineering careers plus learning about newer fields in engineering such as biomimicry. Step 2: Let's Get Teach girls physics and motion fundamentals used in mechanical Energized engineering Step 3: Go Heat Transfer and Thermodynamic are core areas of mechanical Green engineering. These plus alternative/green energy sources are explored. Step 4: Dream Designing is a key part of mechanical engineering. Girls learn the It! Sketch It! fundamental design approach including brainstorming, sketching and Model It! modeling. Step 5: Building Manufacturing and Sustainability are key to getting a product to for Tomorrow

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bandi Surendra Reddy, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management; Rohit Kandakatla, KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology; Gopalkrishna H. Joshi, KLE Technological University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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this study.Students maintained all their documentations (including reflections) in a Microsoft OneNotenotebook. Students were asked to reflect individually through writing. In addition to the finalreflection, students would also reflect individually on a weekly basis, which is also documentedin their electronic notebook. Any undergraduate student in this university can enroll in SDLPA.Additionally, for effective reflection, the instructors introduced students to the prompts andguidelines generated by [18].All the students enrolled in SLDPB (total of 23) were selected as participants for this study.Students were asked to reflect individually through writing and submit their final reflectionthrough e-mail to the course instructor. Any

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camille Velarde, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Estike Kokovay Gutierrez

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

] writes that participationshould be seen as a complex and iterative process, which can change, grow or diminish based onthe dynamics of power, and the historical and social context of the research project. Tureculturally centered and engaged work should work to involve the community at all levels of theresearch process. Knowledge democracy is a tension that concerns the question of by whom,about whom, and for what purposes is knowledge defined [14]. Other research settings oftenignore, discount, or erase the “community evidence” and local knowledge necessary to createculturally effective and sustainable interventions. An important part of knowledge democracy isthe acknowledgement that published evidence-based science is only a fraction of the

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; David A Howell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Leah C. Newman, MSOE

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Community Engagement Division

-Fairbanks and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Washington State University. His writing has appeared in a wide variety of publications including Seven Hundred Kisses and Pillow: Exploring the Heart of Eros, and he recently published a chapbook titled In Sixteen Hands of Shadow.Dr. Leah C. Newman, MSOE Leah Newman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and has been with the IE Program at MSOE since the fall of 2007. Dr. Newman’s research interests are in the study and design of medium-to-large-scale systems, particularly as it relates to the ”human factors” needs of the system. Specifically, she is interested in further exploring the area of social innovation as it relates to issues of culture and organizational and job

Conference Session

INTERACTIVE SESSION – Measuring the Impact on Communities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7757Interactive Session: Measuring the Impact of Connection to CommunityDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washing- ton in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently professor and chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University at Mankato. She was a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Julie P Martin, Clemson UniversityDr. Denise Wilson, University of

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lamyaa El-Gabry, Princeton University; Martina Sherin Jaskolski

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

installation in the Western Desert and getting their in-home kitsworking. Integrating online learning with hands-on experiential learning and real life, community-based engineering challenges facilitated international internship experiences without physicaltravel. Student experiences were evaluated through feedback forms and compared to the 2018 in-person version of the program. The impact on the community is evaluated qualitatively throughinterviews and quantitatively when data is available.1.1 BackgroundThis international engineering internship addressed fundamental engineering challenges linked tothe sustainability of ecosystems, societies, and economies, and thus topics the global communityshould address through concerted action. Eliminating

Conference Session

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Bull, Brown University School of Engineering; Maureen Kay Sigler, Brown University; Michael Lye, Rhode Island School of Design

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-4493: ALIGNING THE AGENDAS OF THE ACADEMY ANDTHE COMMUNITYDr. Christopher Bull, Brown University School of Engineering Christopher Bull is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Engineer at the Brown University School of Engineering. He teaches, writes, and researches topics ranging from appropriate technology and neural implants to the university’s role in the larger community and how that might overlap with engineering education.Maureen Kay Sigler, Brown University Maureen Kay Sigler is a lecturer in education and Director of the History/Social Studies Education pro- gram at Brown University. Before coming to Brown, Kay Sigler worked for several years teaching in Washington, D.C., in both a public

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Victoria Louise Graf; Shawna Leigh Draxton, WISH Charter

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Community Engagement Division

what is going on, they Challenging sometimes just have trouble communicating it with others.” “It took a while to step back and realize (the client’s) limitations and strengths.” “The basic human needs that many of us take for granted such as washing your hands, walking to go grab a book or even writing with a pencil are very challenging tasks for persons with disabilities.” Diverse Range of “It made me realize that everyone has different needs in society. This project helped us Needs balance those needs.” “I learned that every individual with Cerebral Palsy experiences a different

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Digital Storytelling Our research investigates digital storytelling as a pedagogical approach that can be used toincrease and diversify participation in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM).Digital storytelling differs significantly from documentary filmmaking, as it is a highly reflexiveactivity that leads participants through powerful forms of self-discovery in relation to their placein society and their intellectual and creative abilities, allowing them to engage in rigorousmeaning-making1. Hughes 2 observes that the multimodal design of digital storytelling offersmultiple entry points of creativity providing greater potential for storytellers to claim ownershipof their story without fundamentally changing target content

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah; Karen J. Krapcho, University of Utah; Crystal Orantes, University of Utah

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Community Engagement Division

a professor in my department who has been able to write me several letters of recommendation that have successfully helped me obtain scholarships.2. My high school junior and senior year summer breaks were full of the engineering camps run by past Ambassadors at the University of Utah. This was my first interaction with engineering and the university, which played a fundamental part in my pursuit of Civil Engineering. Through past Ambassadors I felt connected to the university and the College of Engineering. During my second semester I became a part of the Ambassador team which helped me feel like I contributed by sharing my passion for engineering with prospective students. I have also gained leadership skills through

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer L Sullivan, Rice University; David Daniels, DREAM - Achievement Through Mentorship; Imani O. Butler, Rice University; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

-Existing Personal Values, which is only scored for statements reflecting on events previousto participation in DREAM, was indicated. Head Mentors indicated enhancement of their engineering studies through: a real-worldapplication (External Applications); improved communication skills, writing skills and contentknowledge (Skills Development); inspiration, satisfaction and a creative outlet (Emotional Gain);engagement in the community (Awareness Gain); and interactions with other Head Mentors andmentees (Interpersonal Interactions). It should be noted that there were 6 negative responsesappearing in External Applications and 1 negative response in Skills Development. The benefitsof community engagement to engineering education are certainly real

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela Cristina Silva Diaz, PamLab Design and Engineering; Maggie Favretti, Design Ed 4 Resilience; Nathalia Ospina Uribe; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Marcel Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Luisa Rosario Seijo-Maldonado; Marian Irizarry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Javier Moscoso, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Gabriela Alexandra Otero-Andino; Kevin O'neil Crespo Pagan; Laura Sofia Garcia Canto; Grace Amato, Connecticut College; Fernando Antonio Cuevas, University of Puerto Rico; Dulce M. del Rio-Pineda, Mujeres de Islas, Inc.; Reiner F. Simshauser-Arroyo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #34687Community Designers: A Pilot Virtual Community Codesign SymposiumIng. Pamela Cristina Silva Diaz, PamLab Design and Engineering Pamela Silva D´ıaz is a mechanical engineer with experience in appropriate technology, participatory de- sign and humanitarian innovation. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012 and obtained her Master of Science in the same field at the University of Michigan in 2014. Through her business, PamLab Design and Engineering, she blends strategic design facilitation with mechanical engineering services to co