Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

Curriculum Studies and is currently pursuing a PhD in higher education at OISE/UT. Research interests include teaching & learning in higher education, engineering education, first year experience, STSE in higher education and gender issues in science and engineering. Page 12.295.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Attracting and Retaining Females in Engineering Programs: Using a Science, Technology, Society and the Environment (STSE) Approach Page 12.295.2 Attracting and Retaining Females in Engineering Programs

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-959: A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE IT GENDERGAPJulie Mariga, Purdue University Professor Mariga teaches in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, IN. Her areas of interest include virtual technologies and increasing the number of women students within CIT. CIT offers degrees in both information systems development and network engineering technology. She has co-authored a textbook, edited a second textbook, and written five chapters for other texts. She has published over fifteen referred articles and has written or co-authored numerous grants aimed at increasing the number of women students in CIT. She has

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Women in Engineering

, R., “Innovative Administration Supports Innovative Education,” Proceedings of the 2008 Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 2008.2. Benedict, B.A., Napper, S.A. and Guice, L.K., “Restructuring for Strategic Outcomes,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 2000, 237-246.3. Hall, D.E., Hegab, H.E. and Nelson, J.D., “Living WITH the Lab - A Freshman Curriculum to Boost Hands-on Learning, Student Confidence and Innovation,” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 2008.4. Hegab, H.E. and Hall, D.E., “Microfabrication of a Resistance Temperature Detector,” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 2008.5. Swanbom, M.E., Hall, D.E. and Crittenden

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Darris White, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Women in Engineering

2006-516: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO INCREASING ENGINEERINGDIVERSITY: ERAU’S ALL-WOMEN MINI-BAJA PROJECTDarris White, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Darris White is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Embry Riddle. His research topics include: Robotics, Vibrations, High Performance Vehicles and Control Systems.Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Heidi Steinhauer is an Instructor in the Freshmen Department at Embry Riddle. Her focus area is Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Lisa Davids is an Instructor in the Freshmen Department at Embry Riddle. Her focus area is Fluid

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

for Research in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University, and Director of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992, where he also served in the National Center for Research on Mathematical Sciences Education as a postdoctoral scholar.Dr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is lecturer in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Ari- zona State University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Univer- sity of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark P.E., Aston University

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Women in Engineering

power-relationships and values within the engineeringprofession itself, resulting in men being placed in the more powerful positions and once there,exercising a patriarchal bias in all areas at all levels[33].MethodologyIn seeking to investigate how teenage girls view engineering as a potential university levelstudy subject and career option, a participatory research approach was adopted[5] in whichtwo 17 year old female High School students were employed as interviewers. The girls, whowere employed during their summer vacation, were given basic research methods trainingincluding how to conduct a semi-structured interview. They were also given some trainingin the ‘practicalities’ of qualitative research (including the organisational aspects

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Leandra Aburusa-Lete, Boise State University; Christa Budinoff, Visioneering LLC; Janet Callahan; Michael Luque, Boise School District; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Michelle Taylor, Micron Technology, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

2006-1145: WHERE THE GIRLS ARE: APPLYING AN INTEGRATEDMARKETING APPROACH TO ATTRACT GIRLS INTO ENGINEERINGPROGRAMSPat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia Pyke is the Director of Special Programs for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman experience, retention, math support, mentoring, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.Leandra Aburusa-Lete, Boise State University Leandra Aburusa-Lete is the Student Support Coordinator for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She earned a B.S. degree in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

change agents in academic engineering to amplify efforts towardinstitutional transformation. Breaching the demarcation between who is being studied and who isstudying is tricky, especially since it challenges the historical and cultural power dynamics inwestern empirical science in which dominate groups typically study the less powerful. Intraditional anthropological studies, or what Forsythe calls “the old story” of anthropology, theresearchers and the research participants do not share similar worlds and the latter rarely readsthe formers’ ethnography about them.9 The LATTICE project follows the “new story” ofanthropology in that it is applied, critical of dominant structures of power—both institutional andinterpersonal. In this “new story

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Francisca Fils-Aime, Loyola University Chicago; Jana Grabarek; Pete Livas Jr, Loyola University Chicago

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Psychology from Calvin College, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Gail Baura is a Professor and Director of Engineering Science at Loyola University Chicago. While creating the curriculum for this new program, she embedded multi-semester projects to increase student engagement and performance. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate In- stitute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS Electrical Engineering and MS Biomed- ical Engineering degrees from Drexel University, and her PhD

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Victoria Beth Sellers, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

among minority and majoritywomen in engineering. It is important to note that our identified strategies parallel the frameworkof LatCrit [40], which presents different forms of resistance (transformational resistance and self-defeating resistance) that Latinx students use to address oppressive conditions.Implications for research. This research is a part of a larger mixed-methods effort to categorizeand identify responses pathways of situational HC in engineering. Because HC research inengineering is still relatively new [1], [5], [22]-[23], we were able to use participants’ qualitativeresponses to build the first set of strategies that women engineers use to resist situational HC.This research approach has allowed us to glimpse the impacts

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

. She has eight years of diversified engineering design experience, both in academia and indus- try, and has experienced engineering design in a range of contexts, including product design, bio-inspired design, electrical and control system design, manufacturing system design, and design for the factory floor. In 2012, Dr. Nagel was recognized by the National eWeek Foundation and IEEE-USA as one of the New Faces of Engineering for her pioneering work in bio-inspired design. In 2013, she attended the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) fifth Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium where she was recognized as an innovative engineering educator. Dr. Nagel earned her Ph.D. in mechan- ical engineering from

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

over 165 adjunctfaculty. Since the academic year 2010-2011, the University has added 15 new undergraduateand graduate majors or programs and 12 new full-time faculty positions while growing totalenrollment by over 8%. The academic structure is organized into three colleges: the College ofHumanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS); the Morosky College of HealthProfessions and Sciences (MCHPS); and the College of Engineering and Business (CEB).Tenure-track/tenured faculty teach 24 credits per academic year and carry significant advisingloads as expected in this student-centered environment.Before 2003, tenure and promotions decisions were based on excellence in teaching and onservice to the University, community, and professional

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omoju Miller, UC Berkeley

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Women in Engineering

the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows, where she focuses on inclusion and diversity in technology (2012). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Gaining Insights Into The Effects Of Culturally Responsive Curriculum On Historically Underrepresented Students’ Desire For Computer ScienceIntroductionOne of most pressing question for my generation to answer is that of equalizing participation inour economic life, and particularly in the new technical economy. In the field of computer science(CS), there is a near absence of women and underrepresented ethnic minorities (AfricanAmericans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and persons with

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Hong Li, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

University after completing her M.S. in Integrated Digital Media at Polytechnic University (now NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering). Her mixed-methodology research, focusing on interdisciplinary studies, has been presented at numerous na- tional and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed book chapters and articles in journals on topics as varied as technical writing, the future of science education, game design, virtual reality, and problem solving. Her first book is entitled Cases on Interdisciplinary Research Trends in Science, Tech- nology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Studies on Urban Classrooms (Information Science Reference, 2013).Dr. Hong Li, New York City College of Technology Hong Li is

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #13149Understanding the Relationship between Living-Learning Communities andSelf-Efficacy of Women in EngineeringMs. Elaine Zundl, Douglass Residential College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Elaine Zundl is Assistant Dean at Douglass Residential College and Director of the Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering. She specializes in designing programs that pro- mote an inclusive climate for women in STEM at Rutgers. Her experience includes serving on projects that recruit and retain women in engineering and computing especially through co-curricular learning interventions

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Keathly, University of North Texas; Robert Akl, University of North Texas; Ryan Garlick, University of North Texas

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Women in Engineering

from Washington University in 1993. He is a senior member of IEEE. Dr. Akl is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In 2002, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of New Orleans, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From October 2000 to December 2001, he was a senior systems engineer at Comspace Corporation, Coppell, TX.Ryan Garlick, University of North Texas Ryan Garlick received the B.B.A. degree in finance from the University of Texas in 1995. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Texas State University and Southern Methodist University in 1998 and 2003, respectively

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

programs in engineering. PennsylvaniaState University requires that all freshmen complete a one-unit seminar as part of their GErequirements. In four semesters, they offered 51 unique engineering seminars.1 The researchersfound that the students in these seminars reported “moderate or greater progress in several keyareas: teamwork (37%), using computers (41%), and making life decisions (37%)”. Overall,63% of the 1024 students who took these seminars were satisfied. A different approach wastaken by the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University.Portland State has a four year General Education program that includes “freshman andsophomore inquiry sequences, junior level cluster courses that help students focus on

Conference Session

Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

James Madison University. Dr. Nagel joined the James Madison University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. He has a B.S. from Trine University and a M.S. from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, both in mechanical engineering. Since joining James Madison University, Nagel has helped to develop and teach the six course engineering design sequence which represents the spine of the curriculum for the Department of Engineering. The research and teaching interests of Dr. Nagel tend to revolve around engineering design and engineering design education, and in particular, the design conceptualization phase of the design process. He has performed research with the

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

entering the School of ComputerScience went from 7% to 42% in five years, after a two-year (extended to four year) combinationproject and program made a series of institutional changes. A few of the Carnegie Melloninterventions included adding real-world examples to computer science curriculum, offering pre-entry summer bridge courses, creating four alternative paths into the program, professionaldevelopment for faculty, and creating support networks between female undergraduates,graduate students, and faculty5. New Mexico State University concentrated on one strategy—offering retention training to STEM faculty—which helped to improve both retention rates andgrades of female students6. The downside to this integrative and institutional-change

Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Fujioka, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board

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Women in Engineering

. Leveraged programs, i.e., offline events to attract grant monies. For example, for the “What is an Engineer?” project funded by the Engineering Information Foundation, WIT partnered with the UH Society of Women Engineers to present an event to middle and high school girls. The taped interviews of panel members reflecting Hawaii’s diversity will be edited and DVDs distributed free to participating schools and counselors for future reference. Leveraged resources or the “clearinghouse” approach. While in search for new eMentoring resources, additional opportunities have been created such as guest speakers for school and isisHawaii offline events; site visits for students; job shadowing; industry

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS); Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-2242: CALWOMENTECH PROJECT: RECRUITING AND RETAININGWOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSDonna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) Page 15.255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 CalWomenTech Project: Recruiting and Retaining Women in Technology ProgramsAbstractThe Institute for Women in Trades, Technology Science’s (IWITTS) CalWomenTech Project isbeing highlighted by NSF following an expert panel review at the three year mark in December2008 for demonstrating significant achievement and program

Conference Session

Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

AC 2009-96: WOMEN ENGINEERS IN ADVANCED ACADEMIC POSITIONS(WEAAP)Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyTheresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology TBDCherrice Traver, Union CollegePamela Eibeck, Texas TechZulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State UniversityCheryl Schrader, Boise State UniversityMary Roth, Lafayette Collegedelcie durham, University of South Florida Page 14.1377.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Women Engineers in Advanced Academic Positions (WEAAP): Effecting Change in Higher EducationAbstractContemporary issues plaguing higher education and inhibiting the growth of engineeringcolleges are numerous and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City Colledge of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

short of women engineers in the work place. Many femalestudents lose interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) at an early age.How to encourage and retain female students’ interest in STEM is a challenge faced by manyeducators.The paper describes our collaboration (Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT)) with an all-girl high school to setup a robotics workshop. The high school administration is interested inbringing engineering and technology as a new component to their curriculum. From our side, weconstantly seek outreach opportunities to prompt STEM and attract more girls into the STEMfields. After meeting and discussion with the high school administration, a robotics workshopwas developed. The workshop was a year-long

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Waterfall, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Elizabeth Albrecht, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 13.402.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developmental Advising – Exploring the Boundaries What are appropriate, caring limits?AbstractIt is generally recognized that developmental advising is a key component for studentretention and academic success. Yet faculty advisors may feel inadequately prepared to dosuch advising for what they think are very good reasons. Academic advisors in engineeringhave backgrounds in technology, industry, and curriculum but may forget that they havedeveloped life skills from which

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

tohighlight the importance of faculty approachability not only for females but for all students inengineering programs. Finally, suggestions will be given to engineering faculty to addresspotential shortcomings in their delivery of content and interactions with students, particularlyfemales.Literature ReviewConceptual Framework -- A Social Cognitive ModelTo frame this study in a grounded body of research, Bandura’s Social Cognitive Model11provided the theoretical basis. Encompassing a holistic perspective, it includes the objectivefeatures of a setting, the behaviors of the participants, the subjective experience of the learnerand the interpretation of his or her interaction with the environment.12 Bandura's Model11

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Karen Peterman, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

the number of faculty members attending.Material or Curricular Review and Revision ActivitiesSeveral of the institutions reviewed some of their materials as part of their projects, and a fewused substantial portions of their funds to revise recruiting or curricular materials.The Mechanical Engineering department at Pennsylvania State University used the funds for fouractivities. First, they changed the curriculum tracks for the major to appeal to a broader range ofstudents. One new track (Biomedical Device Engineering, which is expected to appeal towomen) was formed, 8 were renamed, 3 were combined, and 4 were removed. Thirteen picturesand captions were added to augment the new tracks and their description. In addition, theyupdated

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Her portfo- lio is the Diversity of the Engineering Workforce program with a charge to provide staff leadership to the NAE’s efforts to enhance the diversity of the engineering workforce at all levels including the diversity of those being prepared to enter the future workforce. She is the project director of a $2 million dol- lar National Science Foundation grant to increase the number of women receiving baccalaureate degrees in engineering. In addition to her duties at NAE, in March of 2007 Didion became the Director of the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. This is a standing committee with a new mandate to work as a focal point on gender

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #18595Women Building the US STEM PipelineDr. Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville Dr. Carmen obtained a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering degree as well as a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. While at Ga. Tech she worked with Dr. Warren Strahle, researching solid propellants. She obtained a Doctor of Philos- ophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) with a focus upon turbulent combustion modeling. Dr. Carmen is the capstone design class coordinator in the Mechanical and Aerospace

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

private sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologists graduatingfrom the U.S. educational system. PLTW curriculum was first introduced to 12 New York State high schools in1997. Currently PLTW courses are offered in over 1,300 schools in 45 states and the District of Columbia.PLTW has developed a high school program for engineering that is a four year sequence of courses which,when combined with traditional mathematics and science courses in high school, introduces students to thescope, rigor, and discipline of engineering prior to entering college. Project Lead The Way has joined forceswith the National Alliance for Partnership in Equity for its EEES work and has focused its efforts on thefollowing

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

many universityengagement initiatives predate the explosion of interest in K-12 engineering. But with theincreasing prevalence of engaging K-12 programming, we expect similar new attention directedat engagement in the university setting. What is particularly relevant to the arc of our analysis iswhere university engagement efforts confront fundamentals-first frameworks in engineeringeducation. Rather than attempting to review the many programs relevant to this specificcomparison, we will describe the key features and strategies for confronting exclusion of oneexample initiative, Rensselaer’s Programs in Design and Innovation (PDI). PDI employs avariety of engagement strategies alongside the fundamentals-first curriculum, with the goal