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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhuwei Qin, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Jenna Wong P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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Wong P.E., San Francisco State University Dr. Wong is a structural engineer broadly focused on seismic design of critical facilities. Her doctorate research at UC Berkeley investigated the applicability of seismic isolation and supplemental viscous damping to nuclear power plants with focus on seDr. Robert Petrulis Dr. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engaging Community College Students in Artificial Intelligence Research through an NSF-Funded Summer Research Internship ProgramAbstractSupported by the National Science

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Martinez, Growth Sector; Gabe Hanzel-Sello; Ivanna Abreu

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right direction in my career path and that I will also have fun with my career. I really do feel more connected with my major.”By providing students with a paid opportunity to gain hands-on skills, surveys showed studentshad increased their confidence in themselves and how they view the STEM field. 6Internship Preparation: Virtual Employer, internship development series As students transition from summer programming into the academic year, Growth Sectorhas identified one of the key best practices to supported and successful community collegeinternships to include mentorship and engagement with internship host early in the pathway

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhuwei Qin, San Francisco State University; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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: Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. (1-Strongly Disagree, 6- Strongly Agree)ConclusionThe first-year implementation of the S-SMART Summer Research Internship programsuccessfully provided opportunities for first- and second-year community college students, witha focus on those from URM groups, to engage in innovative engineering research, receive closementorship from faculty advisors and student peer mentors, and acquire hands-on engineeringskills in a collaborative research environment. The program's success in attracting URM andfemale students was demonstrated by their higher participation rates compared to overallengineering enrollments.The pre- and post-program surveys

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabe Hanzel-Sello, Growth Sector; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cheryl Martinez, Growth Sector; Ivanna Abreu

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proven to have positive impacts on STEMstudents—particularly for racially or ethnically minoritized and low-income students (Ackerman,1991). Ideally, this would help students form meaningful connections to college, as well as providecritical math remediation for those students who are not prepared mathematically to pursue STEMcareers. Math readiness is an increasingly important issue, as many states discontinued the offeringof non-college credit math courses, yet 70% of community college students currently entercommunity college at low math levels (Rutschow, 2019). During summer 2022, Growth Sectorworked with 12 partner educational institutions in four states to deliver bridge programs (seeFigure 1).SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM – OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ariel Chasen, University of Texas, Austin; Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Matthew Charles Graham

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universityinstructors do not appear to have as fully embraced active learning and strategies for reducingstudent resistance in their classrooms.Future Work This work showed some potential differences in how faculty are using active learning intheir classrooms when comparing community college instructors and four-year universityinstructors. Additionally, we found that instructors were more actively engaged in employingstrategies for reducing student resistance within their classrooms. An important next step in thiswork will be to investigate what, if any, impact these research-based strategies have on affectingstudent attitudes and responses towards active learning in their classrooms.Limitations The use of an active learning workshop as an

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos, Cuesta College

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project was developed through a collaboration between two community college faculty atCuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California as part of an LSAMP (Louis Stokes for MinorityParticipation in STEM) NSF grant. The overall goal of the grant is to support traditionallyunderserved students majoring in STEM succeed at the community college and to transfer into afour-year institution as STEM majors. One of the main pillars of the program is to expose studentsat the community college level to undergraduate research so that when they transfer, they have hadequitable access to similar experiences as their university and white student counterparts.The framework presented is supported by research that shows that 1) undergraduate research is ahigh impact

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara E. Rodriguez, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Agniprava Banerjee, University of Texas, El Paso; Jana Foxe, University of Washington; James P. Grover; Gigi N. Delk

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diversified and well-prepared pool of future STEM faculty; and to develop programsthat will allow graduate STEM students to explore the possibility of a rewarding career at two-year institutions through meaningful and intensive mentoring relationships.In Texas, four public state universities and six community colleges have organized into twoseparate RC collaboratives with the goal of engaging graduate students who have expressedinterest in exploring academic careers at community colleges. The universities and partneringcommunity colleges have strong ties with the commitment to serve their region by providingeducational opportunities to first-generation college students. These impactful opportunitiestranslate into degree and employment attainment

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Two-Year College Division Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University

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Universityrecently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) site. The site recruits only community college students from the greaterBoston area with the goal of preparing students to either join the workforce or transfer to highereducation in engineering.The REU site, called REU Pathways, focuses on smart engineering with four research themes:artificial intelligence and machine learning, smart infrastructure, smart materials, and smarthealth. Each year, the REU site offers 10 local students the opportunity to engage in a 10-weekresearch experience, for a total of 30 students in 3 years. The external evaluator of the programconducted the first formative evaluation after Year 1 of the program

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria L Espino, University of Washington; Elizabeth Meza, University of Washington

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the data, we also see that there is a strong topical focus onfour-year and community college transfer support and engagement in pathways. Scholarshipreviews focused on the way that community colleges are collaborating with four-year institutionsand desiring to create a more streamlined pathway through S-STEM. These findings point to theimportance of transfer support and engagement specifically for supporting the transfer ofS-STEM students to another S-STEM or finding the resources to fill the support services theyreceive through the S-STEM at the other institution. Implications for Research, Policy, & Practice With the increasing focus and distribution of S-STEM funds, there is little research thathas

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder; Heidi G. Loshbaugh; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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greater flexibility during the 10-week commitment.Goals of the internship include offering early-career college students: • real-world, discipline-specific experience through hands-on engineering, • mentoring from faculty, graduate students, and/or industry experts, • a competitive salary and living stipend, and • a vision and incentive to persist, transfer, and complete a B.S. in engineering.With Department of Defense funding, community college students applied to participate in 10-week, research-intensive internships, either at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Universityof Colorado Denver, or with an industry partner. Students who applied for internships throughEngineering Momentum were provided the opportunity to engage in mock

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Ford, University of Washington, Tacoma; Aleya Dhanji, Highline Community College; Kira Glynn King; Jie Sheng, University of Washington; Skyler Roth, Highline Community College; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington

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] Kristin M Moser. “Exploring the Impact of Transfer Capital on Community College Transfer Students”. en. In: 25.2 (2013). [7] Andrea M. Ogilvie and David B. Knight. “Post-transfer Transition Experiences for Engineering Transfer Students”. en. In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 23.2 (Aug. 2021), pp. 292–321. ISSN: 1521-0251, 1541-4167. DOI: 10.1177/1521025118820501. URL : http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1521025118820501 (visited on 02/24/2023). [8] Steve Olson and Donna Gerardi Riordan. Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Report to the President. Tech. rep

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Laurie S. Miller McNeill, Westchester Community College; Juan R. Rodriguez, Westchester Community College

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studying Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society in ASU’s College of Global Futures. She practices Socio-technical Integration Research as an embedded social scientist who collaboratively works with technologists (STEM students, STEM faculty, and Tech Com- panies) to increase reflexive learning during technology development and implementation to pro-actively consider the impact of technology decisions on local communities and society at large. This work creates spaces and processes to explore technology innovation and its consequences in an open, inclusive and timely way.Mara Lopez, Arizona State University Dr. Mara Lopez is a full-time Research

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

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. He was the recipient of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award and currently serves on the ASEE Board of Directors as Zone IV Chair. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Model for Course-Based Undergraduate Research in First-Year EngineeringAbstractThe Association of American Colleges and Universities identifies undergraduate researchexperiences as a high impact practice for increasing student success and retention in STEMmajors. Most undergraduate research opportunities for community college engineering studentsinvolve partnerships with universities and typically take the form of paid summer experiences.Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offer

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Will Tyson, University of South Florida; Sanjukta Bhanja, University of South Florida; Geeti Anwar, University of South Florida; Elise Kuechle, University of South Florida

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pathways out of high schools, community colleges, and four-year universities.Dr. Sanjukta Bhanja, University of South FloridaGeeti Anwar, University of South FloridaElise Kuechle, University of South Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 How Community College Transfer NSF S-STEM Scholars in Engineering Spend Scholarship Funds to Enhance Their Academic SuccessAbstractThis paper presents preliminary findings from a study investigating the impact of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) program on community collegetransfer students pursuing engineering degrees at a four-year university. S-STEM fundsscholarships to support academically talented low

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Kevin Francisco Ramirez, University of California, Irvine; Nathanael Quinn Forde, University of California, Irvine; Zhong Cao, University of California, Irvine; Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro

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Prompts and Exploring How its Quality Predicts Outcomes in a YouTube Role Model Intervention Abstract—Interventions targeting undergraduate students’ motivational beliefs haveshown promise for increasing persistence and retention within the engineering major.However, few studies have systematically investigated the writing component in theseinterventions—a key component of helping students internalize the message. Tounderstand how students are engaging with and internalizing the intervention material,more research is needed on how to evaluate the quality of engagement in these types ofmotivational interventions and how its quality predicts changes in motivational beliefs.This paper aims to: (a) outline the process for creating writing

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College; Ruzica Todorovic, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College; Bridget O'Connell, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

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. Yuan, A. Nathan and Y. Hwang, Tracking Transfer - 2022 Update for the Fall 2015 Cohort, N.S.C.H.R. Center, Editor. 2022: Herndon, VA.2. American Association of Community Colleges, Fast Facts 2022. 2022.3. X. Chen, Remedial Coursetaking at U.S.Public 2- and 4-Year Institutions: Scope, Experience, and Outcomes, N.C.F.E. Statistics, Editor. 2016, US Department of Education Washington D.C.4. B.C. Bradford, M.E. Beier and F.L. Oswald, A Meta-analysis of University STEM Summer Bridge Program Effectiveness. CBE Life Sciences Education, 2021(Online): p. 1-14.5. L.R. Cançado, J.R. Reisel and C.M. Walker, Impacts of a Summer Bridge Program in Engineering on Student Retention and Graduation. Journal of STEM Education, 2018. 19(2).6. J.A

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Pamela J. Silvers, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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on-line communications, which aredistributed to the organization’s approximately 1,800 two-year college members, have routinelyincluded NSF ATE and Mentor-Connect program information along with success stories andhuman-interest articles to attract participants. A key factor in the success of this strategy has beencontracting with a professional writer who has in-depth knowledge of the NSF ATE Programalong with an existing working relationship with AACC for submission of articles for potentialpublication by the organization. In-person outreach augments print and online informationdissemination. Project personnel regularly speak at annual conferences that attract STEMfaculty; e.g., American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), High Impact

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University

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implementing a comprehensive support system toenhance the academic success and career pathways of Hispanic and Low-income college students,specifically those who commence their education at a state college and then transfer to FAU topursue bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), andComputer Science (CS), aligning with their career aspirations. The emphasis on Computer Scienceis particularly significant due to its profound impact across various sectors of society, industries,the economy, national security, and the educational landscape.The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered substantial shifts in higher education, altering instructionaldelivery methods for thousands of college students and necessitating the widespread

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Dillon, University of Washington; EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington Tacoma ; Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amanda K Sesko, University of Washington Tacoma; Rebecca N Sliger, Tacoma Community College; Noelle Wilson

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one or two engineering professors at acommunity college. The organization goes back to the 1970s. The organization is considered a nationalbest practice, in part because of its collaborative round-table approach [11]. The chair position rotatesbetween people at universities and community colleges. The executive committee has specificrepresentation based on the type of institution. The close relationships at WCERTE lead to thepartnerships that formed this T-CURE project.To understand the impact of the T-CURE course, we developed the following research questions. 2 1. How does a course-based undergraduate research course focused on student

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Lubbe, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida; Justin Ortagus, University of Florida; Hope Allegra Allchin, University of Florida; Sofia Isabel Montiel, University of Florida

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of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez with a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She earned an NSF RIEF award recognizing her effort in transitioning from a meaningful ten-year teaching faculty career into engineering education research. Before her current role, she taught STEM courses at diverse institutions such as HSI, community college, and R1 public university.Justin Ortagus, University of Florida Justin C. Ortagus is an Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration & Policy and Director of the Institute of Higher Education. His research typically examines the impact of online education, community colleges, and state policies on the opportunities and outcomes of underserved college students. His recent

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Schaffer, Mission College

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beyond.The training received focuses on pedagogy and is specifically tailored for mentors and tutors thatwill be working with under-resourced youth. The magic of this program is the fact that the tutorsand the tutees they work with can see themselves in each other. This allows tutors to build arapport much faster than would normally be possible.To date, over the past decade, 200 tutors have joined the program and earned over $700,000 inscholarships and delivered over 20,000 hours of free STEM tutoring. Over the past three years, arecord number of community college students have joined the program. Over 90% of thestudents in the program graduate and over 70% have gone on to obtain a strong jobcommensurate with their degree – well above their

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Ifeoluwa Adeniranye, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University

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students’ transferexperiences. Representatives from Institution 2 frequently conduct advising days at their feedercommunity colleges. During these sessions, their advisors offer in-person opportunities forstudents to ask about the transfer process. This direct engagement exemplifies the institutions’commitment to facilitating a smoother transition for their transfer students, a strategy supportedby research from Handel [33], which emphasizes the positive impact of direct communication andengagement on student transfer experiences. Proper guidance and knowledge dissemination canbe instrumental in helping Black students navigate the complexities of the transfer process,ensuring they are well-informed about the requirements and expectations of their

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred W. Depiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen R. Beard

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burden can impact students’ time to transfer at the community college, and time-to-degree at their 4-year university.Research Questions and GoalsFor this study, student success is defined in terms of graduation rate (expressed as a percentage)as well as time to degree (expressed as a number of terms). Although these metrics are not all-encompassing, the graduation rates for transfers suggest this may be a good starting point toexplore root causes. The student population investigated in this study includes transfers andFTFY students in the Cal Poly College of Engineering. The College has 13 undergraduateprograms, including Computer Science and Software Engineering. The focus was on the 2015-2018 cohorts, with a total of 5607 students.The

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner; Olivia Anne DiSilvestre; Marcus Lee Ridlehuber, Clemson University; Louise Averitt, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Education, vol. 107, no. 4, pp. 556–582, 2018.[11] R. Nerio, A. Webber, E. MacLachlan, D. Lopatto, and A. J. Caplan, “One-year research experience for associate’s degree students impacts graduation, stem retention, and Transfer Patterns,” CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 18, no. 2, 2019.[12] S. L. Rodriguez, M. L. Espino, B. D. Le, and K. Cunningham, “The influence of policy implementation in the Midwest: How an SSTEM program broadens participation and enhances engineering identity for Community College Students,” education policy analysis archives, vol. 29, p. 29, 2021.[13] US Census Bureau, “American Community Survey (ACS),” 2021 [Online], Available: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Md. Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University; Hossain Ahmed, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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term.Eventually, the decision between a 2-year and a 4-year degree depends on individualcircumstances, including career aspirations, financial resources, and personal preferences. Somestudents may opt for a 2-year degree as a stepping stone to further education, while others maychoose to pursue a 4-year degree for a more comprehensive and well-rounded academicexperience.References:[1] J. L. Wood and C. S. Moore, “Engaging Community College Transfer Students,” in Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations, 2015.[2] E. R. Winterer, J. E. Froyd, M. Borrego, J. P. Martin, and M. Foster, “Factors influencing the academic success of Latinx students matriculating at 2

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Pamela J Silvers, Mentor-Connect/Florence Darlington; Buffy Quinn, University of Southern Mississippi

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Investigator of NSF-funded projects.Pamela J Silvers, Mentor-Connect/Florence Darlington Pamela Silvers is Professor Emeritus - have taught in the Computer Technologies Department at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Currently she is co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) for the Mentor-Connect Forward Grant. She previously served at PI for three NSF ATE Grant entitled Skilled Workers Get Jobs which focused on recruiting and retaining more women into technology programs.Buffy Quinn, University of Southern Mississippi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Applying Project Management Skills to NSF ATE-funded Grants: A roadmap to success for first-time grantees

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu P.E., San Antonio College; Clint Taylor; Sam Ximenes, WEX Foundation; Shazia Iqbal, Rice University; Kathryn Bolish

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subjective and improvised by the instructors, but the conceptalone proved to be a powerful motivator for student engagement. For example, studentscould progress from private, lieutenant, general, sergeant, captain, to ultimately colonel.In Tic Tac Totem, students must win a game against a peer to achieve private, butcould only become colonel by beating a teacher in the 5x5 version. Ultimately, wepredict that the specifics of the ranking criteria are far less impactful than the mereconcept of a ranking system; and, therefore, many different criteria combinations couldbe used to similarly effective results for component engagement.The other curriculum addition outside of the core component usage was on Wednesdayfollowing Design Presentation #3 about

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, P.E., 3D LoneStar; Clint Taylor; Tim Hicks; Raul Rios

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to student success [12]. In 2013 Uttal, et al. [13], published a meta-analysis ofmore than 200 studies on improvement of spatial skills and found that the average effect size ofimprovement for students who receive extensive training and practice on spatially-relevant skills,such as mentally rotating 3D shapes, was .53 (equivalent to an intervention improving SAT scoresby more than 50 points or IQ scores by more than 7.5 points). They also found that theimprovements provided by training last over time, long after the training was completed.Current research [14] adds more evidence that spatial ability impacts mathematical learning inchildren indicating that improving visuospatial working memory and non-verbal reasoning are themost effective