Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming Z. Huang, University of San Diego; Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines

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Mechanical Engineering

film featuring robots, watch it, and produce a short memo on the technical and legal and/or ethical implications of the robotics story. (*deliverable: memo 1) – Stage II: To learn state of robotic technologies •1st class – 1) discuss/share pre-assignment, 2) review basic elements of robotic system, 3) form team, 4) assign ‘expert’ role (jigsaw), 5) assign each expert to research state of technologies in the assigned area (*deliverable: memo 2) – Stage III: To generate/propose/specify new robotic application • 2nd class – 1) expert group sharing (20 min), 2) home team debriefing (20 min), 3) brainstorming (10 min), 4) assign team to meet out of class to continue ideating to

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth Van Treuren

Session XXXX 17-4 On the Use of TRNSYS in a Solar Energy Technical Elective Ian A. Gravagne Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Baylor University, Waco, TX Kenneth Van Treuren Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Baylor University, Waco, TX AbstractAs concerns about energy infrastructure, sustainability and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida; Sheryl Awtonomow, Brevard Community College; Yogi Goswami, University of South Florida

several patent in the field. Page 15.682.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementing Engineering and Technical Education to Support Florida’s 21st Century Energy SectorAbstract As the intensity of attention on optimizing energy generation and use as well as bringingrenewable energy technologies into all aspects of mainstream life increases, the need forengineering and implementing technical professionals to support the 21st Century energy age isalso apparent. In 2008, Florida’s legislature directed the Florida Energy Systems Consortium(FESC), and the State’s University and State College systems

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E Slaboch, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

paper) two lab courses which are deemed writing-intensive courses. In thethermo-fluids lab course, students work within a group on a single technical document, andhence instruction on group based technical writing should be emphasized, with the expectationthat better writing and by effect, better overall communication on technical content, will reflectbetter understanding of the concepts.Background Previous literature on the subject of group writing in engineering education has shown anumber of interesting results. Shulz and Ludlow [1] focused on group dynamics as a means tosuccessful group technical writing. They looked at leadership within the group and how receptivestudents were to feedback and criticism from other group members. By

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Erin Carll; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

. This paper is focused specifically on thedescription and evaluation of the impact that technical and career-development seminars andpanels have on building ACCESS scholar’s knowledge and skills in the cybersecurity area.In general, during their first year in the ACCESS program, Cohort 1 students were verysuccessful. Eight out of nine Cohort 1 students had paid internship positions in summer 2021 andone student had a paid research position during the whole 2021 calendar year. All Cohort 1students maintained GPA higher than 3.00 and made progress towards their graduation. Eight outof nine students have their scholarship renewed for the 2021/22 school year. (The only studentwhose scholarship was not renewed, due to personal reasons, decided to

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Pete Hylton

entitledManaging Technical Risk,1 when he said “ The risks associated with science basedcommercial innovations are real and often hard to quantify and circumscribe. These risks Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcontribute to business failures, but more importantly to underinvestment in the earlystages of research and to opportunities foregone.” Although it is generally the high-techindustries that have begun to implement TRM processes, the benefits should beapplicable to any industry, regardless of level of technology. Early identification,assessment, and mitigation of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Jenny Lo; Bevlee Watford

Session 1526 Promoting Undergraduate Research by Creating a Research Option in a Technical Communication Course: Initial Project Phase* Michael Alley, Jenny Lo, and Bevlee Watford Engineering Education Department Virginia TechAbstract Although many institutions such as the National Science Foundation, the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science, and the National Research Council have called formore undergraduate research, incorporating significant research experiences into undergraduateengineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

Option in a Technical Communication Course*Abstract Although many institutions have called for more undergraduate research, incorporatingsignificant research experiences into undergraduate engineering curricula has proven to bechallenging. This paper presents the results of a two-year experiment in the College ofEngineering at Virginia Tech to address this problem by means of a research option in thetraditional technical communication course, which is a required course in many engineeringcurricula. In this research option, students had the opportunity to prepare for and to document asummer research experience. To that end, the research option of the course was divided into twosegments: (1) a spring segment to prepare students for a summer

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Estelle M. Eke

to the toolbox.Course StructureThe syllabus covers all items listed in the learning outcomes which state that the student shouldbe able to: 1. Use scalar and matrix operations and linear algebra techniques to solve engineering problems. 2. Generate a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to effectively present solutions in an interactive MATLAB environment. 3. Solve systems of linear ordinary equations using Gauss’ method and, for the special case of a 3x3 system, generate solutions via a graphical method. 4. Read and write MATLAB data files and import data into MATLAB from an Excel spreadsheet. 5. Write programs that involve user-defined functions, loops, and conditional statements. 6. Solve initial value problems using the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University; Natalie De Lucca, Vanderbilt University; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Tufts University; Rae Woodcock; Chelsea Andrews, Tufts University

telescope.” In the Amazon damdesign talk, the prompt was, “What are the pros and cons to building a dam and farms in theAmazon rainforest?”After these “should we?” design talks were enacted, we conducted qualitative analysis ofstudents’ Jamboard and virtual chat postings and of notes from our project team meetings. Wedrew on open coding and concept coding (Saldaña, 2016) to generate themes describing (1) theteacher-researcher team’s reasoning about the design talk prompts and (2) the socio-ethicalreasoning practices achieved by students.Reasoning about “Should-We?” Design Talk Prompts. In working to design the prompts as ateacher-researcher team, three principles emerged for framing design talks in the “should we?”genre. First, we centered the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

paperdescribes the process of creating the lecture and lab materials for the new technologyliteracy course, teaching the pilot course in fall 2004, and plans for a second semesteroffering in spring of 2005.Spring results will be reported at the June 2005 ASEE meeting.Formatting the Course In more detail, we have developed a two lecture and single lab per week formatwith the following characteristics: Lecture 1: CONTEXT: define the historical origin and technical evolution of priordevices which served the same or related functions (e.g, for digital camera, survey optics,drawing, camera obscura, Daguerrotype, black and white film, Kodak and the personal(Brownie) camera, color film, Polaroid camera/film, and video camera). Lecture 2

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Marilyn Barger; Richard Gilbert

ETD 415Industry 4.0 Skills in Engineering Technology Technical WorkforceIndustry, at an accelerated pace, is injecting integrated technology subsystems and systems intotheir environments. Figure 1 presents tight bundles of these expansive technologies as industry4.0 technologies as identified by the Boston Consulting Group. These same technology sets havebeen adopted by the NSF (DUE 18-39567) future of work special project, “PreparingTechnicians for the Future of Work,” for insertion into the two-year technician preparation Fig. 1. Industry 4.0 technologies [1] Fig. 2. NSF ATE technology [3]degree programs within the technology groups as supported by the NSF Advanced TechnologicalEducation program (NSF-ATE) and

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Paul Ross; Gisela Kutzbach

the “virtues” of that type ofclassroom may be somewhat different.1. Classroom goal: Avoid the sense of “isolation” which could result from studentsworking more or less on their own. “People Skills” are an essential part of the hidden agenda for a traditional classroom.Students learn to deal with each other, sometimes cooperatively and sometimescompetitively. Students and teachers interact, in various ways; in advanced classes, therelationship is never simply “superior” to “inferior.” This observation is especially truein dealing with adult learners who are technically highly competent, professionallyambitious, and usually stressed because of their commitment of time and energy to homeand family, job, and degree program.2. Classroom goal

Collection

2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Markeya S. Peteranetz; Tareq A. Daher; David Jones; Lance C. Perez; Daniel G. Linzell

ethics were positively impacted [12].The third model for developing students’ non-technical skills is requiring stand-alone courses orworkshops that are integrated into the curriculum. For example, one study [13] demonstrated theeffectiveness of integrating teamwork and soft skill-focused workshops into a manufacturingsystems course. These students showed improved team performance after going through a “softskills” workshop. Another study investigated “soft-skill” focused single class sessions withinengineering courses and found an increased ability for students to utilize soft skills [14]. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceRooted in

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Vanessa Svihla; Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino

Session T4A3 Challenge-Based Instruction in an Engineering Technical Elective Course Ronald Barr1, Marcus Pandy2, Anthony Petrosino3, and Vanessa Svihla3 Department of Mechanical Engineering1, Department of Biomedical Engineering2, and Department of Curriculum and Instruction3 The University of Texas at Austin AbstractThis paper presents the methodology and results of teaching an engineering technical electivecourse using a challenge-based approach. The challenges consisted of eight

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Judith Collins; Alysia Starkey; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh

1 Technical Writing as a Site for Assessing Information Literacy Judith Collins, Ph. D., Alysia Starkey, M.L.S., Beverlee Kissick, Ph.D., Jung Oh, Ph.D. Kansas State University-SalinaThis paper describes indirect measures of significant gains in Information Literacy at KansasState University-Salina’s College of Technology and Aviation, as indicated by an annual librarysurvey of users. The gains were achieved by faculty in technical writing (English) and librariansseeking to assess information literacy in a 300-level technical writing course for

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles H. Forsberg, Hofstra University

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Computers in Education

author teaches the Computer Programming for Engineers course, which is a required coursefor all engineering freshmen in all disciplines at Hofstra University. The course is about 2/3Matlab and 1/3 Excel. We have a variety of students. Some are eager to learn and highlymotivated. Others are much less enthusiastic. To make the course interesting and relevant, weuse problems from science and engineering as much as possible. The problems are specificallychosen to illustrate the various topics covered in the computing course and to show theusefulness of the computer in their solution. Special emphasis is given to choosing problems thatare of general interest to all the students, regardless of engineering discipline. Students need tobe familiar with

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas at El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

, onWashington, DC: The American Society for Engineering Education, 2008.3 Grady, H., and Codone, S., " From chalkboard to PowerPoint to the web: A continuum of technology," 2004 Page 23.123.12International Professional Communication Conference, pp. 217-222.4 Brown C., Johnson M., Lax J., “Educational Classroom Technology: What Works Best in the Engineering Context”,2007, 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session S4J.5 Flores B., (1995-2007). "CAMPUS DIVERSITY FACTS”. [Online].http://research.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=44271 , accessed 1/18/20116 The Hawthorne effect: A reconsideration of the methodological artifact.Adair

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Theodore Paul Dani; Ankita Sahu; Nathan Marshall LeBlanc

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #6099QUICK-RETURN MECHANISM REVISITEDProf. Raghu Echempati, Kettering University Raghu Echempati is a professor and graduate programs director of Mechanical Engineering at Ketter- ing with academic experience of over 25 years. His areas of expertise are Mechanics, CAE, Mechanism Design, Mechanical Engineering Design, Vibrations, Finite Element Analysis and Sheet Metal Forming Simulation. He is a fellow member, advisor and chair of the ASME local chapters. Also, he is a member of ASEE and SAE. He is a co-organizer of Body Design and Engineering Session of SAE World Congress and an associate editor of Journal of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Ivo Wambeke

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

beused as a case study to illustrate service learning in action.OverviewEvery engineering program has some form of a senior, capstone design project course. Thepurpose of these courses is for student engineers to apply what they have learned in previouscoursework toward the design of a project within specified constraints. As ABET criterionstates, “Students must be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in amajor design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work andincorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints [1].”We’ve had some success in incorporating service learning activities into our capstone designcourse [2]. Based on this success, we

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1264: TEACHING CONCEPT GENERATION METHODOLOGIES INPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSKarim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Karim Muci-Küchler is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 30 technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Aileen Reid, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ayesha Sherita Sherita Boyce; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Chaturved Janaki, University of Georgia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

projects and buildingparticipants’ confidence as educational researchers. This project was funded based on impactrather than knowledge generation; thus, this paper will report on the impacts of the ProQualInstitute in terms of participants served and evaluated outcomes and project team observations.The key evaluation questions we answered were: 1. To what extent did the project design and implement a high-quality and culturally responsive training program? 2. What knowledge and skills did participants gain because of participation in the ProQual Institute? 3. How could the ProQual Institute be built upon to improve participant outcomes?Background & Conceptual FrameworkThe target audiences for the ProQual Institute were STEM

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bryce Holloway, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Al Mundy, U.S. Air Force Academy; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

generation systemsOf the 18 portability measures that constitute the portability rubric, 5 were identified as coremeasures particularily applicable to the mobile power generation systems shown below (Figure1). After using the reduced, 5 item rubric to analyze the Solar Model R10 portable solar powersystem and the Quiet Diesel Generator, we found that the diesel generator was significantly moreportable. Some of the highlights of this analysis are shown in Table 2. The baseline system forfuture comparisons after the redesign will be the Quiet Diesel Generator7. Figure 1: Left Solar Model R10, Right Tactical Quiet Diesel Generator Set7,8. Table 2: Highlighting Comparison Between Solar and Diesel Systems7,8

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan J Ely, University of Southern Indiana; Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

experimentscompleted during face-to-face instructional sessions. These experiments involve the generation ofdata through simplistic methodologies, allowing students to quickly gather data for analysis andauthoring short technical reports. The student-driven methodologies and data generation makethese courses less susceptible to plagiarism through copying internet content. However, the courseaims to help students improve their writing techniques, including using active voice, academiclanguage, and use of appropriate grammatical structures. These topics, in addition to graphical 2displays of data are critical for engineers both within their educational setting and in future careerpaths.The methodology for this

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

AC 2008-297: IMPLEMENTATION OF CAD/CAM/CNC CURRICULUM USINGMASTERCAM X SOFTWARE IN TECHNICAL PROGRAMSFarzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Page 13.702.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Implementation of CAD/CAM/CNC Curriculum Using MastercamX Software in Technical ProgramsIntroductionOne of the major contributions to the growing acceptance of Computer Numerical Control(CNC) has been the development of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). A ComputerAided Manufacturing (CAM) program uses a CAD drawing, and then adds the cuttingparameters to generate the CNC program.MastercamX is PC-based CAD/CAM software, which

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Rachel Ann Baker

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

forvariation such as academic, performance, social, appearance, and general self-esteem 11 . This studyspecifically examines academic performance self-esteem, one’s sense of general competence; andsocial confidence self-esteem, how people believe others perceive them 12 . Similarly, there are manyfacets of self-efficacy. This study focuses on engineering self-efficacy, or the students’ beliefs abouttheir capabilities to learn and perform a variety of engineering tasks 13 .MethodsResearch QuestionThis research is guided by the following research question: • How does participation in non-technical conferences influence female engineering students’ self-esteem, general engineering skills self-efficacy, and experimental skills self-efficacy?Data

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 3: Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion for First-Generation Students: A First Year Seminar Course Approach

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

-generation date. implemented. students to enroll. ● Enrollment has steadily increased, from 20 students in the first semester to 35 in the latest semester. This growth demonstrates the positive impact of our promotional strategies and the value students see in the program.ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESSQUALITATIVE MEASURES: QUANTITATIVE MEASURES: CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENT FEEDBACK. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT METHODS.On a scale of 1 to 5, the average rating for

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 5: Impact of Generative AI Technologies on Blind and Visually Impaired Students: A Case Study

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Sara Amani, Texas A&M University; Trini Sofia Balart, Texas A&M University; Amanda Kate Lacy; Gene Sung-Ho Kim, Stanford University; Gibin Raju, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

from birth. This study underscores the need for enhancements in GenAI technologyto better support accessibility, offering insights into both the day-to-day applications andspecialized academic uses for visually impaired students pursuing STEM education.IntroductionThe introduction of technology in education has brought significant advancements, however, thespecific needs of blind and visually impaired students often remain underrepresented andinadequately addressed [1]. Generative AI tools hold the potential to bridge these gaps. Thispaper will explore the evolving relationship between GenAI and accessibility in education,aiming to create learning environments that inclusively support all students as these technologiesbecome as pervasive as

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Lucas, Purdue University; Bhavana Kotla, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

engineering graduates who enter themanufacturing workforce each year [1-3].1.2 Current Approaches to the Problem and Associated Gaps There are agencies and programs designed to address these needs. First, the NSF I-Corpsprogram [4] applies customer discovery to assist with the translation of lab-developedtechnology into commercializable products and services. Such programs offer entrepreneurialtraining, yet these programs external to the university that focus on impactful communication areoften difficult to obtain. Furthermore, their intended participant is generally someone with thetime allotted by their position to produce academically competitive applications, such asgraduate researchers and research-oriented professors. These programs have

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 13: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Hertz, Northeastern University

are provided in the Appendix. The response rate on the students’ surveys was almost 60% (65 / 110). Of the respondents, justover 25% (17 / 65) reported that their team met with a Consultant at least once. Roughly equal amounts ofin-person and virtual help sessions were reported. Figure 2 shows that the students’ opinions about theirmeeting with the Consultant were generally quite positive: 82% either Agreed or Strongly Agreed that themeeting was helpful, and 88% Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the meeting was easy. Roughly equalamounts of in-person and virtual help sessions were reported. Students who chose not to meet with a Consultant listed several reasons why they chose not to.Figure 3 shows that the three most common reasons