Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

the SVEs’ engineeringeducation pathways.ResultsParticipants described a variety of reasons for choosing engineering and expressed a diversity ofentry points into the major. As is the case with such an important decision, participants describedmultiple influences on their decision to major in engineering.Research Question # 1: What are some broader influences on the decision to major inengineering?Theme 1: Decision to major in engineering was made prior to military service (n=7)This group of participants indicated that they were already interested in engineering prior toentering the military. A self-described “late bloomer,” B1AAE performed well in science andmath during high school and took classes in drafting and architecture which he says