Paper ID #39198Divergence and Convergence in Engineering Leadership, Entrepreneurship,Management, and PolicyDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & So- ciety Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and isDr. Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the
Paper ID #38960Work-In-Progress: Re-Engineering Engineering: A Collaborative InquiryToward a Solidarity Engineering-Focused FutureDr. Stephen Fernandez, UMass Amherst Steve is currently employed in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office in the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. He works on outreach, community engagement, and student support and he teaches a class in Engineering Service-Learning. His background is in sustainable energy engineering. He has worked on the modeling and design of stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic / wind turbine systems. His professional experiences include secondary school STEM
, 2024Investigating Student Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion to Guide Makerspace Development – Work in ProgressINTRODUCTIONA sense of belonging is vital to the success of engineering students during their academicjourney. At the Colorado School of Mines, first year students’ design experiences will be heldwithin our new flagship innovation, fabrication, design, & entrepreneurship center (hereaftermakerspace). By creating a welcoming and inclusive space that ties deeply into students’ firstyear, we hope to enhance students’ sense of engineering identity, improve learning outcomesthrough greater access to makerspace tools and community, and to increase retention andrecruitment rates, particularly for traditionally underserved
humanitiesand social sciences as core engineering contents. This challenge is reflected in thedevelopment of engineering curricula, where the central issue is how to embody anddemonstrate creativity and hybridity through the integration of humanities, entrepreneurship,social sciences, and art (HESA). The goal of this paper is to explore the nature of hybridity inhybrid engineering education and its implications in a broader context. Research methods and data collectionResearch site: The university The university is a prestigious, research-focused engineering institution located in amajor industrial city, often compared to Carnegie Mellon University for its forward-lookingapproach to building collaborative and mutually
research. In our classes,they learn how to apply the socially responsible engineering (SRE) framework, whichemphasizes “contextual listening” [63] and identification of opportunities to create value withstakeholders so they can empathically engage communities before, during and after their fieldresearch [64]. Through specific coursework assignments, they explore and reflect with otherson the reasons for being in HES and for wanting to do sustainable community development, toexplore the constraints, opportunities, and pathways placed in front of them by the histories oftheir families, of engineering, of development, and by the multiple dimensions of their identity(gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, etc.). Then