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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University; Patrick John Sours, The Ohio State University; Kristen Conroy, The Ohio State University; Kadri Akinola Akanni Parris, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #41464From Service to Engagement: Outcomes from the Implementation of MultiyearHuman-centered Design Initiatives Across Engineering Courses to ImproveBoth Community-Partner and Student OutcomesDr. Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University Dr. Adithya Jayakumar is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University (OSU). He received his Masters and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from OSU.Dr. Patrick John Sours, The Ohio State University Dr. Patrick Sours is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Engineering for Sustainable Development and

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Alvarez Pino, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mona N Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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]. Thistrend is expected given that over half of the nation’s higher education institutions are located incities, and over 90 percent of all U.S. college students attend college in a city [2].Our institution, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), launched a Grand Challengeinitiative, under the visionary leaderships of the university’s President, Dr. Ray L. Watts. Thisinitiative aimed to address a problem that is large, complex, and multi-faceted, in order tosignificantly improve the quality of life for a great number of people. This initiative served as anopportunity to unite UAB’s activities (teaching, research, service) along with the capabilities ofpartnering organizations to solve large-scale problems. Our university provided

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University

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Protection Agency (e.g., [16]) and the National Institutes of Health (e.g., [17]).These initiatives may attract more scholars to CER, but there is a legitimate risk of theseindividuals failing to work in respectful and equitable ways with their community partners andexploiting and further marginalizing these groups. Researchers from underserved communitiesand/or historically underrepresented groups may be best situated to lead this research [18, 19],but they are often marginalized in academia when they engage in CER [20].A current ADVANCE grant (ADVANCE Partnership: Strategic Partnership for Alignment ofCommunity Engagement in STEM (SPACES)) is conducting training activities to help thoseinterested in CER in environmental engineering and science

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo Rojas; Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering; Jaime Elizabeth Styer, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines

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Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Gibson contributes to multiple NAE and cross-Academies initiatives, focusing primarily on the Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility in Engineering program. Gibson completed her M.S. from the Colorado School of Mines as a member of the inaugural cohort in Humanitarian Engineering and Science (HES). In the HES program, Gibson specialized in Environmental Engineering and conducted research under the NSF-funded ”Responsible Mining, Resilient Communities” project in Colombia. She was named Outstanding Graduate Student in HES. Gibson earned her B.S. in Biological/Agricultural Engineering and minor in Sustainability from the University of Arkansas, along

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Community Engagement Division 1 - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Oladeji Bello, University of Louisville; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Hazel Marie, Youngstown State University ; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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is the power dynamic between researchers and community members. Researchers havemore expertise and resources than community members which can create an imbalance of power(Israel et al., 1998; Stoecker, 2012). Another challenge of CBR is the lack of trust betweenresearchers and community members (Cargo & Mercer, 2008; Stoecker, 2012). Like other formsof research, differences in belief, language, value, and perspective can make CBR challenging toimplement (Wallerstein & Duran, 2010). Despite these challenges, CBR reduces the gap betweentheory, research, and practice (Israel et al., 1998).This paper discusses a program that is part of a collaborative initiative funded by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) and is being implemented in

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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students made the initial contact to conduct interviewing leading to the websurvey on flood conditions and flood policy. In order for them to do their job well (that is to bepersuasive for getting consent on interviews), they need to be confident and erudite on thepurpose of the research. A typical resident might like to know, “What is in this for me or mycommunity?”Every interviewed student researcher was asked the question: “What in your own words is thepurpose of this project?” We selected one response to share. I described to the interviewees that people forget that Texas floods because we are in, I think we are technically in a desert, and so people forget that our soil is heavily clay and that in cities, it's a lot of

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel A Acuña, George Mason University; Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University

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Paper ID #43141Addressing Societal Challenges through Graduate-level Community-engagedDesign Projects (Traditional Research Paper) ˜ George Mason UniversityDr. Samuel A Acuna, Samuel Acu˜na is a research professor in the Department of Bioengineering at George Mason University. He is a biomechanical engineer interested in rehabilitation engineering and human-centered product design. He develops new technologies to address movement disorders that develop after injury, such as stroke, amputation, or traumatic brain injury. He is particularly interested in solving engineering problems for the hospital &

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University; Aaron Arenas, North Carolina State University; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University

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Paper ID #43989Mitigating Rural Flight: The Role of a Place-based Engineering Curriculumin Strengthening Community Assets (Traditional Research Paper)Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University Micaha Dean Hughes is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology program (Teacher Education and Learning Sciences) at North Carolina State University. Her research centers the role of mattering in promoting healthy, safe, and productive teaching and learning environments.Aaron Arenas, North Carolina State UniversityDr. Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University Dr. LaTricia Townsend is a Senior Research

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Selvin Yovani Tobar; Bara Maisara Zalloum; Anna N. Le; Yessenia Nicacio-Rosales; Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago

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aptitude [2]. When community service is integrated into a school’s curriculum, it hasbeen found to increase students’ enjoyment of learning, academic motivation, and performance[2-3]. In adults, reports have shown that volunteering improves physical and mental health,boosts self-esteem, and increases overall happiness [4]. Students who support communityengagement initiatives such as volunteering related to their discipline, gain applicable experienceand advocate for their careers [5].Service learning is one type of community service in which projects are assigned within astudent’s curriculum [6]. Within the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM), [7] research has been conducted on how to improve student retention

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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Paper ID #37883Board 54: How a Civic Internship Impacts Student Professional DiscernmentDr. Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Dr. Kerry Meyers holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (B.S. & M.S. Mechanical Engineering) and is specifically focused on programs that influence student’s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long-term success.Dr. Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame Associate Director for Research, Center for Civic Innovation Dr. Wood received her M.S.and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds her B.S. from Purdue University

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azadeh Bolhari P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Eric Matzke Flaska, University of Colorado Boulder; Kenneth Stewart

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Paper ID #40314Board 52: Engagement in Practice: Role of Community Engagement inDisaster RecoveryDr. Azadeh Bolhari P.E., University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ar- chitectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her teaching focuses on fate and transport of contaminants, capstone design and aqueous chemistry. Dr. Bolhari is passionate about broad- ening participation in engineering through community-based participatory action research. Her research interests explore the boundaries of engineering and social

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rush Leeker, University of Colorado Boulder; Marlene Sulema Palomar, University of Colorado Boulder; Lyndsay Rose Ruane, University of Colorado Boulder

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Engineering Education and MBA in Sustainability and Operations from Purdue University, she is proud to currently share her expertise as an Engineering Professor at CU Boulder.Marlene Sulema Palomar, University of Colorado BoulderLyndsay Rose Ruane, University of Colorado Boulder Lyndsay Ruane is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder, studying aerospace engineering. Her research experience is broad, including medical and nuclear physics, GNSS, signal processing, as well as STEM and engineering education. Currently, she is focused on diversity and retention in aerospace engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 PALAR IN

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Community Engagement Division 1 - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connor Becerril; Joanna D. Kinsey, Quinnipiac University; Courtney McGinnis, Quinnipiac University; John E. Greenleaf, P.E., Quinnipiac University; Kimberly DiGiovanni, Quinnipiac University

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avenues including presentation at the Mill River Watershed Association, partner organization meetings and direct communication with individuals at community organizations. Other forms of transport, notably atmospheric deposition of PCBs, are still a concern and provide direction for future research. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their valuable contributions to this work. The Mill River Urban Waters Initiative (UWI) stakeholders, especially Fair Haven community members and community groups who participated and shared their knowledge and experiences. This work was possible because of their engagement and collaboration. Save the Sound and Southwest Conservation

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Sours, The Ohio State University; Cherish Vance, The Ohio State University; Tylesha D. Drayton, The Ohio State University

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focus. • Provide students with experiential learning opportunities to develop and work directly with sustainable technologies and community development efforts. • Support team-based, multidisciplinary, experiential learning opportunities that engage students at multiple points in their academic careers: from introductory and survey courses to capstone design and research initiatives. • Exposing students to the skills, materials and techniques associated with the global challenges in sustainable development. • Provide accessible meeting space for student teams to work on engineering for sustainable development initiatives, interact with internal and external partners, and support

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexa Renshaw, Western Washington University; Bree L Carpenter, Western Washington University; Kylea Assayag-Nodine, Western Washington University; Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University

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anincrease in structure would have benefitted the teams, working through the challenges promotedgrowth in their research and design abilities. As one team wrote in their final report, “We havehad a very positive experience with this internship... the internship was a very beneficialexperience because it offered a lot of flexibility which gave us a lot of room to learn and grow.”The project connected students in engineering to different perspectives by giving them exposureto a real-world application and connections to a local community-oriented industry. The hands-on experience broadened their understanding of practical applications of engineering, creating avaluable learning experience that went beyond the classroom.This project was initiated by the

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle N. Wagner, Purdue University; Sukrati Gautam, Purdue University; Peyman Yousefi, Merck Group; Nuela Chidubem Enebechi, Purdue University; Andrew Pierce, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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role GTA’s play in the success of service-learning programsby exploring their experiences. As integral components of the service-learning system, GTA’scontribute significantly to the creation and continuation of an environment conducive tocommunity engagement and transferrable learning. In the initial phase of this research, a systemof connections to the service-learning GTA’s in this specific environment was mapped out torepresent the multi-faceted network of dimensions influencing GTA’s within the EPICS program(Figure 1).The greater system of factors that influence the experience of an individual GTA in EPICS is multi-faceted (Figure 1). GTA’s work within a complex network of people, both within the EPICSprogram boundaries and outside

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Warrner, Ball State University; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company

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, technology, engineering and mathematics) occupations is projected to grow by almost11% by 2031. To meet this projected demand, STEM professions must prioritize recruitment.Outreach initiatives are well-known recruitment tools that professionals in industry and academiacan implement to encourage student recruitment into STEM degree fields. While most outreachinitiatives typically focus on high school students, research shows that students’ career decisionsare influenced at a much earlier age. Therefore, it is necessary for industry and academia totarget an even younger demographic all the way to kindergarten and first grade. This paperhighlights different outreach initiatives developed in academia and industry to teach K-12students about STEM. The

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anindya Debnath, University of Arkansas; Suman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas

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Paper ID #43792Work in Progress: Designing a Community-led Bike Share Program for aSmall U.S. City: Evidence from Fort Smith, ArkansasMr. Anindya Debnath, University of ArkansasDr. Suman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas Dr. Suman Kumar Mitra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Prior to join the University of Arkansas, Dr. Mitra worked as an Assistant Project Scientist at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). His primary research interests include travel behavior analysis of special population group

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Community Engagement Division 1 - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sydney Donohue, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Environ- mental Engineering at the University of New Mexico. She leads the Environmental Resource Sustainabil- ity group, which studies themes related to environmental and water resources engineering, atmospheric water harvesting, waste-to-energy technologies, and environmental remediation. Her work integrates and highlights science communication and community needs-based research. Her passions include design- ing hands-on learning tools and leading public outreach initiatives for STEM awareness and engagement among all levels of learners ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Motivations and Barriers to Participation in Community Outreach and Engagement Among

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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; René Marie Rosalie Marius, Lipscomb University; Mark Sedek, Lipscomb University

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more inclusive and equitableengineering workforce by involving students in humanitarian engineering. Previous results fromthis study have shown positive results from open-ended questions from a survey, but littledifference between those who have and have not participated in a humanitarian engineeringproject from Likert-scaled items. These mixed results from the quantitative and initial qualitativeanalysis of the survey suggest that further qualitative investigation would better reveal insightsfor this project’s objectives. From the results of the survey, the researchers designed a semi-structured interview protocol to explore the deeper nuances of the impacts of humanitarianengineering projects on inclusive behavior. This paper will focus on

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Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University; Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University; Hannah Grace Duke, Lipscomb University

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involved in humanitarian engineering learn valuable technical andprofessional skills and knowledge through the work [3-6]. Unique to this project, the long-termeffects of involvement in humanitarian engineering projects will be studied in comparison to themore immediate effects which have been studied elsewhere. The mixed-methods study utilizes aquestionnaire built from two existing instruments as well as open-ended questions and interviewsto further understand these impacts. This paper will focus on the quantitative data analysisassociated with the two instruments from the questionnaire whereas initial qualitative analysishas been presented in [2].This research is built on the foundational work of many authors in engineering educationliterature

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Community Engagement Division 1 - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Cooke, University of Connecticut; Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut; Todd Campbell, University of Connecticut; Chester Arnold; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut; Byung-Yeol Park, University of Connecticut; Peter C. Diplock

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Paper ID #38359Community-University Relationships in Environmental EngineeringService-Learning Courses: Social Network Vectors and Modalities ofCommunicationHannah Cooke, University of Connecticut Hannah Cooke is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Science Education at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include critical, antiracist science teaching that works to dismantle systems of oppression. Currently, she is a research assistant on the DRK12 project COVID Connects Us: Nurturing Novice Teachers’ Justice Science Teaching Identities, which uses design-based research to

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gianina Morales, University of Pittsburgh; Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile; Emily C. Rainey, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #43820Community Voices in the Spotlight: Students’ Engagement in the Literaciesof Human-Centered Engineering DesignGianina Morales, University of Pittsburgh; Universidad de Valpara´ıso, Chile Gianina Morales is a Faculty at the Universidad de Valpara´ıso, Chile. She has an M. Ed degree and is currently a Fulbright Ph.D. student at the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on disciplinary literacy in engineering and the improvement of instructional practices to foster persistence and equity in undergraduate engineering education.Dr. Emily C. Rainey, University of Pittsburgh

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyunjung Ji, The University of Alabama; Sally Grace Shettled, The University of Alabama; Mark Allen Mueller, The University of Alabama; Colby Nicole Putman, The University of Alabama; Amelia Salazar, Sam Houston State University; Laurel Jane Holmes MPH, Energy Alabama; Hyun Jin Kim, The University of Alabama

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education can provide tools to students to grow and explore interests inrelated academic and career pathways, we lack conceptual models and empirical research on howstudents shape and grow their interests, attitudes, and knowledge of the clean energy economybased on their learning and interactions with mentors and peers. To fill this theoretical andpractical gap, we present a research-based practice implemented in Alabama; the AlabamaEnergy Transformation Initiative (AETI) developed energy science and management training forsecondary and higher education and explored its potential to build inclusive and just pathways toa clean energy economy. In this research, we address the following research questions. ● How does the hands-on, real-world, and

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Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marian K. Zaki, Houston Christian University

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, computer architecture, full-stack development, and cryptography and networks security. Her research interests lie at the intersection of security and distributed systems. Marian has received several awards during her career for teaching, mentorship, excellence in research, and for her contribu- tions in building the Computer Science and Cyber Engineering programs at the College of Science and Engineering at HCU. She enjoys mentoring students and building connections and partnerships with the community and industry to bring real-world problems for her students to work on. She is currently leading the AR development group in the department, as well as multiple academia-nonprofit students projects

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ezequiel Aleman, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ethan Paul Ruchotzke; Michael Brown, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #36830Engagement in Practice: Collaborating with University Extension on GameJam Workshops to expose middle school aged learners to basic programmingconceptsEzequiel Aleman, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyEthan Paul RuchotzkeDr. Michael Brown, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Michael Brown is an assistant professor of Student Affairs and Higher Education at Iowa State Univer- sity. His research focuses on the development of curriculum, pedagogy, and instructional technology in introductory STEM courses in undergraduate and community college programs. ©American Society

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roneisha Wynette Worthy, Kennesaw State University; Amy Borello Gruss, Kennesaw State University

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Paper ID #39976Engagement in Practice: Lessons Learned in Finding Synergy betweenStudent Organizations and the Recruitment of Underserved PopulationsDr. Roneisha Wynette Worthy, Kennesaw State University Roneisha W. Worthy, PhD, is an assistant professor in civil engineering at Southern Polytechnic State Uni- versity. Prior to joining the faculty of Southern Polytechnic State University, she was a research assistant at Vanderbilt University in the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies. Dr. Worthy conducted near surface disposal facility research for the Department of Energy’s Legacy Management Division

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Lynn Morano, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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engineering students. Results of repeated measures ANOVA founda general increase in EQ across time (pre- and post-) for sophomores and juniors in cohort 3.To further cultivate empathy among engineering students, we recommended integrating similarinterdisciplinary, service-learning experiences throughout their education. Such initiatives shouldnot only occur at specific academic levels but be embedded across the curriculum to ensure aconsistent development of empathetic skills, essential for addressing complex global challenges.We also suggest future research investigating empathy in engineering students utilize othermeasures of empathy to differentiate cognitive processes from affective experiences.1. IntroductionEmpathy is a fundamental aspect of

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Community Engagement Division 5 - Nurturing Well-Being and Promoting Awareness

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gianina Morales, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile; Mauricio Reyes Gallardo, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

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19th century. At the same time, part of its populationlives in precarious housing and conditions of social vulnerability. DIG workshops were focusedon the area of the city where the exposure to tsunamis is more extensive and evident, promptingparticipants to engage with imaginary high-risk situations. Fig. 2: Participants in a DIG workshop identifying the territory’s characteristics.Theoretical FrameworkExtensive research on disasters and crises has led to the construction of concepts for studyingand enhancing DRR initiatives. Among them, risk awareness, resilience, and vulnerability areinterrelated constructs that educational efforts can impact. Such concepts are based on complexsocial phenomena, positively or negatively intensified

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Hua, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

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]. Withintersectional challenges, it is essential to rethink how science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) education connects with the community and how the community is integrated intothe classroom. Traditional pedagogical methods for STEM education focus on developingstudents’ science knowledge and technical skills, reflecting the historical foundations of STEMand STEM education in the United States [4].Published in 2005 [5] was a U.S. congressional-requested report that raised employerconsciousness on the call to educate scientists, engineers, and mathematicians to maintain thenation’s global position as a leader in research and technological innovation. Even now, federalSTEM education initiatives state that their primary goal is to develop the STEM