Conference Session

ERM: Find Out More About Faculty!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Huff, Harding University; Mackenzie Sharbine, Harding University; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kyle Shanachilubwa, Harding University; Grant Countess, Harding University

expectations of the relationships between faculty andstudents is explained well by Heller and colleagues [13], whose survey research demonstratedthat students and faculty have different viewpoints on what engagement means. Students viewedengagement as something that the faculty offered to them, including through interactions thatoccur outside of the classroom while faculty expected their students to be engaged with thematerial based on its inherent value. The implications of Heller et al.’s [13] findings illustratethat the level of faculty engagement and enthusiasm has a critical impact on the learning ofengineering students.While previously discussed studies [10-13] and others [14-17] characterize a nascent body ofresearch on faculty-student

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Robert R. Klein, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

differentpopulations of engineers, highlighted by our three senior football captains, who receive intensiveleadership coaching, and our ten freshmen players, who participate in our regular trainingprovided to all freshman engineers. We examine the impact of the intensive training for theupperclassmen and the influence of the more general training on the first year students. Thisstudy shows how the process of leadership development can be strengthened by a dualapplication—participation on the football team and involvement in professional training in labsand in the workplace. Through personal interviews and surveys, the results show the captains’intensive training has significantly increased their awareness of their own behaviors and that ofothers. They have

Conference Session

ME Division 15: Grading Practices and Student Performance

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mendez, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Learning (and What to Do Instead). Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press, 2020.[3] D. Clark and R. Talbert, Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education. New York, NY: Routledge, 2023.[4] J. Schinske and K. Tanner, “Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently),” CBE-Life Sci. Educ., vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 159–166, Jun. 2014, doi: 10.1187/cbe.CBE-14-03-0054.[5] D. Lewis, “Impacts of Standards-Based Grading on Students’ Mindset and Test Anxiety,” J. Scholarsh. Teach. Learn., vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 67–77, Jun. 2022. Available: https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v22i2.31308.[6] A. R. Carberry, M. T. Siniawski, and J. D. N. Dionisio

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monique S Ross, Florida International University; Christopher Alexander Carr, National Society of Black Engineers; Brittany Boyd, National Society of Black Engineers

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

program to others.The SEEK Mentor post program survey was designed for programmatic purposes not necessarilyfor research purposes. Therefore, the design of the SEEK Mentor survey wasn’t developed with aresearch lens in mind. Particularly, there wasn’t a keen focus on leadership development andhow that impact plays a critical part in the effectiveness of individuals hired to work withstudents. This is very similar to professional development that is designed for K-12 teachers.FUTURE WORKOne particular project recommended for future work consists of comparing classroom mentorsfeedback on site leaders and their level of interest in the program to the students’ perceptions ofclassroom mentors and interest outcomes. For SEEK, each student completes

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah E. French, University of Louisville; Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

: https://www.asee.org/retention-project/keeping-students-in- engineering-a-research-guide-to-improving-retention. [Accessed: 09-Feb-2021].[5] D. E. Chubin, G. S. May, and E. L. Babco, “Diversifying the engineering workforce,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 73–86, 2005, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00830.x.[6] N. W. Klingbeil and A. Bourne, “A national model for engineering mathematics education: Longitudinal impact at wright state university,” in 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2013.[7] PCAST President’s Council on Advisors on Science and Technology, “Engage to Excel: Producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wesley Odom, Purdue University - Department of Engineering Education; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #26859Statistical Analysis and Report on Scale Validation Results for the Engineer-ing Ethical Reasoning Instrument (EERI)Peter Wesley Odom, Purdue University - Department of Engineering Education Wesley is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His primary research interests surround assessment technologies, the psychology of student learning of STEM subjects, ethics, and international community development.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carlos Martin Chang, Florida International University; Adeeba Abdul Raheem, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

able to use practical tools to demonstrate the consequences of engineering solutions in the short, medium, and long-term and communicate the results through virtual platforms. 3. Be able to identify and communicate the impacts of management, business, and engineering decisions on the quality of life of society and the well-being of the citizens. 4. Be able to function effectively in an international, multi-cultural team using virtual platforms.SELP Program Assessment Results and EvaluationA post-program survey was conducted to gauge how the program has affected the students interms of intercultural personal sensitivity and professional development. Bennette [25] definesintercultural competence as “the ability to communicate

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Stirling, UIC School of Design, University of Illinois at Chicago; Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

students are teamedtogether to conduct a needs assessment in a clinical department. Some examples of the needs the studentteams identified in clinical rotations are: • Physical obstacles in the OR (Anesthesiology) • Monitor sterility in the OR to lessen infection (Anesthesiology) • Ergonomics of ophthalmoscope in order to avoid clinician neck and back strain (Ophthalmology) • Accumulation of bacteria on underside of IV pumps (Pulmonology and Critical Care) • Poor integration of technologies in OR (Pulmonology and Critical Care) • Improve communication for patients on ventilators (Pulmonology and Critical Care) • Lack of proper mobility of laparoscopic tools in the OR (Urology) • Missing locks on supply

Conference Session

International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

Tagged Divisions

International

number of issues. One of the frustrations commonlyexisting in Chinese engineering programs is that students often miss a sense of community. Inother words, there is little interaction among students in student learning process. This issue mayhave existed for a long time and did not get any attention. As a result, it becomes a difficult topicthat no one wants to address.A classroom is supposed to foster a community. If students often feel isolated without any senseof connections in a community, there may be negatively impacts on student learning.10 Thisproblem is real, but it is not insurmountable. Any learning system relies on three poles:knowledge, the learner, and learning situation. Learning is influenced by other learners as well astheir way

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Community College Partnership to Meet Industry Needs for Future Workers in Advanced Automotive TechnologyABSTRACTThe automotive industry has been one of the largest and most important industries in the UnitedStates, employing more than 3.3 million Americans. Today the automotive industry is engaged ina transformational change that incorporates a technological shift from the petroleum-poweredengine that drove the transportation economy of the 20th Century to the renewable resource basedelectric powered motor that will sustain the dynamic global economy and environmental assetsof the 21st Century. The primary developments are Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), Plug-inHybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), Electric Vehicles (EV), Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Labrie, Northern Virginia Community College; Christopher Russell; Antarjot Kaur

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

power and heat, thus the building needs (n = 3, 20%) a balance of controlled power and cooling energy.” [4] NOVA programs & “They [students] can prepare for a good-paying career in the credentials technology field in their community in a short time and with (n = 7, 46%) much lower or no student loan debt.” [11] Plans for Implementation (n = 16, 94%) Parental engagement “The first action is to inform parents of the opportunities….” (n = 9, 56%) [14] “I plan to share the resources from this externship with my Sharing with colleagues

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marjorie Letitia Hubbard, North Carolina School of Science and Math

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

13.6%2. Between 2008 and 2018, African American women accounted for 1.14% ofbachelor’s degrees awarded in engineering. One study of engineering degree trends for AfricanAmerican men and women has also shown that although females are more represented in bio-medical engineering, the fraction of African-American women receiving bachelor’s degrees inbiomedical engineering declined 12% from 2005 to 20134. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Students often cite the clear potential for impact on society as a reason for their interest in bio-medical and environmental engineering, however, there are myriad intrinsic and extrinsic rea-sons why students choose and persist in the field of engineering. Unsurprisingly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

operating and programming withFANUC robots and the “RobotRun” simulation software. To promote the field of roboticsdirectly among the high school students, one “day camp” will be conducted yearly, at bothinstitutions. Students will: 1) learn basic principles of industrial robots; 2) operate and programFANUC industrial robots; 3) utilize the gaming environment of the “RobotRun” simulationsoftware to play embedded games and conduct basic programming tasks (in Year 2 and 3). Dueto the remote location of Upper Peninsula schools, very few programs targeting STEM fields areavailable. The proposed camps will provide high school students with the extraordinaryopportunity to learn and get engaged in STEM-related activities using the appealing nature

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

VanderbiltUniversity, Northwestern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or the University ofTexas at Austin. While at these sites, students meet weekly by video- or tele-conference to reporton their projects. Work on ethics and communication were integrated into the REU experience.The REU students, who are mostly in engineering, have become engaged in the process andmethods of engineering education research and, in many cases, have made substantialcontributions to the development and/or classroom evaluation of educational materials. At thesame time, they have learned a particular field of bioengineering more deeply. This paperdiscusses the VaNTH REU program and illustrates the contributions of REU students tosuccessful innovations in

Conference Session

Research Methods and Studies on Engineering Education Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University; Luke A. Duncan, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Cohorts of participating students begin atthe technical colleges, guided by a doctoral student mentor who engages program participants inapplied research and shepherds them through their transition to the university. As S-STEMparticipants, students receive scholarship support and become part of a program designed tosupport their particular needs. To develop these cohorts, project interventions build on theconceptual and operational themes of communities of practice [2], [3], using cognitiveapprenticeship strategies [4], [5] to support student cohorts and create programming aspects toenhance transfer students’ enculturation to the university, completion of STEM-related degrees,and placement in the industrial workforce. Students engage in a year

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

communicated to students audiences. by teacherOrganizing system of the classroom in Organizing systems are complex: teacher and students both reachsimple one teacher teaches 30 students. out beyond school for additional information.Reading, writing and math are treated Disciplines needed for problem solving are integrated; listening andas separate disciplines; listening and speaking are fundamental parts of learning.speaking often are missing from the curriculum.Thinking is usually “theoretical” and Thinking involves problem solving, reasoning and decision making.“academic”Students are expected to conform to Students are expected to be responsible, sociable, self-managing, teacher’s behavioral expectations; and

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) at the University of Virginia (UVa) gives pre-college students the chance to carry out engaging hands-on engineering projects that show themthe creative potential inherent to engineering. By linking engineering with real-life applications,and contextual learning, the ITE program helps make participants’ perceptions about engineeringmore realistic. UVa’s ITE is not alone in this endeavor, there are numerous summer engineeringprograms for middle and high school students at universities across the nation. These includeprograms at the University of Notre Dame,5 the University of Alabama,6 the University ofMaryland,7 Santa Clara University,8 the Milwaukee School of Engineering,9 and VirginiaPolytechnic University,10 to name a few. The programs at

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

traditional written exams should be avoided. Team-based projects [7] are highly encouraged, especially those which are multi-disciplinary [8].  Many entering freshmen are unprepared for rigorous academic study; thus, the Intro course should address how to be successful in college [9]. Beyond academic preparedness, retention is improved by generating enthusiasm for engineering [10] and by fostering a sense of community amongst students [11].A popular idea at many universities is the integrated curriculum -- common objectives andassignments overlapped with non-engineering courses that students take at the same time as theirengineering courses. One school paired three engineering faculty with three English-composition

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Rob Kowalski, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

currently focuses on the development and implementation of modeling and control of renewable energy systems, characterization of nanomaterials, photovoltaics, and nanoscale integrated systems. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Materials Research Society (MRS).Mr. Rob Kowalski, Farmingdale State College Rob Kowalski is a twenty three years old, and currently attending Farmingdale State college as a Me- chanical Engineering Student. He works at the Institute for Research Technology Tranfer at Farmingdale. Previously Rob has graduated from Suffolk County Community College with an Associates degree in Automotive Technology and

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Spencer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, thenumber of female students in ECE is very low and given the lower rate of participation by menin general, that is likely part of the explanation.The relatively low participation rate by the engineering students, compared to other majors oncampus, does not mean that actively promoting K-12 teaching within the college is a wastedendeavor. If even 30 engineering students per year choose to pursue high school science or mathteaching, this would have a positive impact on K-12 education in Georgia, particularly sinceengineers are one of Georgia Tech‟s best sources of likely physics teachers. In addition,engineering departments such as Mechanical Engineering, which historically have struggled toattract and keep female majors, might be able to recruit

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #9763Examining the Transition To Engineering: A Multi-Case Study of Six DiverseSummer Bridge Program ParticipantsWalter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Walter Lee is a PhD candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where he also serves as a program assistant for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity. His re- search interests include student retention, diversity, motivation, and first-year experiences in engineering. Mr. Lee received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in Spring 2012 focusing on how co-curricular support is used to impact the experiences of undergraduate

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Miller

to complying with ABET guidelines, I believe the implementation of our assessmentprocess has directly improved the educational experience of our students. Every requiredchemical engineering undergraduate course now has published learning objectives that our facultyhave agreed to use in their course syllabi. Our curriculum has undergone several recent changesincluding addition of two new thermodynamics laboratory courses (based on perceivedweaknesses in data analysis in the unit operations laboratory course) and embedded writinginstruction and practice in four selected junior-level and senior-level courses (based on assessmentdata which suggested the need to continue communications instruction throughout thecurriculum). The impact of these

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin; Peiyi Lin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

counselors.The following sections will first address the question of why sensors are an excellent vehicle forsuch a curriculum, describe the curriculum and its participants in some detail, and then examineits impact on the students in terms of some of the specific skills and concepts that wereembedded in the curriculum modules.II. Why Sensors?Sensors now play an important role in environmental research. The education of the 21st centuryenvironmental technology workforce therefore demands an understanding of sensor technology,as well as the ability to resolve complex environmental issues and to communicate findings to abroad audience. Developing and maintaining such a workforce calls for innovative educationalprograms that prepare future sensor

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek G. Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Program Outcomes (citation to be added in final draft to supportanonymity). This careful planning was intended to ensure that the second program did not havea significant impact (other than helping grow the number of students in the department) on theportfolio creation and assessment processes in the department. Figure 1: CCEE Undergrauate Enrollment History at The University of Alabama 900 817 800 708 700

Conference Session

ERM: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar; Sandie Han; Nadia Kennedy, New York City College of Technology; Diana Samaroo; Armando Solis

were required to undergo mandatory one-on-one academic advisement with anassigned faculty mentor in their department to discuss academic progress and career development 4opportunities. Such one-on-one meetings were scheduled right before the beginning of registrationperiod, to maximize the impact of course planning for the following semester, with the overall goalof helping students navigate the shortest path to graduation. In addition, at least once a year,students were also required to attend mandatory one-on-one mentoring with one of the STEMprogram team members. These types of student-faculty communications allow students to addressnon academic or personal issues that might affect their

Conference Session

Panel: Infusing Professional Skills Development into Co-op Student Work Assignments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John (Jack) Anthony Selter, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

components and what outcomes did theteam produce.Student engagement into one or several of these skills related activities will be used to establish a studentportfolio of professional practice which can be used to demonstrate professional skills proficiency, beused by the employer as an end of work term student assessment, and/or help establish a workingroadmap for the students’ continuing professional skills develop, or all of the above. Page 25.777.3

Conference Session

Hands-on Learning and Industry-Relevant in ECE Curriculum Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

-emphasizingmathematics and circuit analysis in favor of developing practical hands-on skills [10], [11], [12].Engaging in prototyping and debugging circuits builds the skills of critical thinking, problem-solving, and hypothesis testing. Design experiences give students the opportunity to identify aneed, work within constraints to solve a problem, and communicate their results. We believe thiscourse will teach students to engage with questions regarding society’s use of technology,cultivate personal empowerment with respect to electronic artifacts, and help students becomebetter-informed consumers and citizens.A variety of experiences are incorporated into the class to provide students the opportunity tobuild their circuit prototyping and design skills. The

Conference Session

Committee on Professional Practice Presents: Topics in the Academic-Industry Zone

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret N. Lingwall, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E. Surovek, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

. Releasing grades from the instructor’s controlmay be daunting but eliminating much of grading’s administrivia may also free instructors tofocus more on the goals of their teaching. Student engagement during class time and onassignments should then be motivated by a desire to learn and inherent interest since students nolonger feel constrained…. Along with this unrivaled opportunity for students to share power withthe instructor and exercise their agency, students have a say in how merit should be defined inthe college classroom. In determining and arguing for their grade, students will articulate whatthey have brought to the course, which may differ from the instructor’s preconceived notions ofmerit.”There is still a grade in the ungraded classroom

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Torres, Purdue University; Sean M Eddington, Brian Lamb School of Communication - Purdue

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, change, leadership, and resilience. Fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She has worked on Purdue- ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Communities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical climate scales as well as everyday negotiations of ethics in design through NSF funding as Co-PI. [Email: buzzanel@purdue.edu]Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Andrew O. Brightman serves

Conference Session

Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Peter W. Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

target community and was therefore newand unique. In the case of UAF, underserved Alaska Native students were targeted for participation inthe program. Students from grades 6-8 were recruited for a 1-week long structured summer program toget a hands-on learning experience using UAS as a learning platform.It is worth noting the focus of the UAS Summer Camps and the other outreach activities were targetedat middle school aged children. Other age demographics and their broader communities of older andyounger siblings and parents were also impacted during the UAS Roadshows and community events.The middle school age was targeted because of the increased potential to inspire these young men andwomen to explore STEM related careers. This age group is