Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

we do not over-saturate students with co-curricular programming.BackgroundAuthors of “The Engineer of 2020” urge the engineering profession to recognize what engineerscan build for the future through a wide range of leadership roles in industry, government, andacademia not just through technical jobs. Engineering schools should attract the best andbrightest students and be open to new teaching and training approaches.2There is a realization that engineering education needs to shift to address the demands of the newglobally connected workplace.3 Globalization and outsourcing raise serious questions about thefuture of engineering jobs in the USA. Jobs that require the mere application of existingknowledge have been, and will continue to be

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Robert C Calfee, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University

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Mechanics

and achievement are defined as follows. By achievement wemean learning the body of knowledge and skills associated with introductory solid mechanics(including statics). Self-efficacy refers to the state of mind that allows a student to move aheadthrough the inevitable obstacles and failures that are part of the learning of a difficult body ofknowledge and skill 2,3,6. The required course in mechanics is often the student’s first encounterwith genuine engineering concepts and problems. Unlike physics, the problems are “real world,”complex situations where the first task is often clearing away irrelevant clutter to see anidealization of the structure to be analyzed. Within a short period of time, engineering studentsare expected to make

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

individuals tend to generate more detailedideas that remain closely connected to the original constraints of a problem (digging deeper),while the more innovative tend to generate ideas that stretch the boundaries of the solution spacein tangential ways8, 22, 23. As a consequence, we expect more adaptive students to be lesscomfortable and to struggle/cope more with problems they perceive as loosely structured, whilemore innovative students are apt to be less comfortable and struggle/cope more with problemsthey perceive to be tightly constrained. As real-world problems are likely to have both loose andtight constraints, it is important for engineering students to understand their reactions to differentproblem structures and to be able to “shift

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

innovative students are apt to be less comfortable and struggle/cope more with problemsthey perceive to be tightly constrained. As real-world problems are likely to have both loose andtight constraints, it is important for engineering students to understand their reactions to differentproblem structures and to be able to “shift” between different ideation strategies in order toperform effectively.2. Problem FramingThe term “framing effect” refers to differences in how individuals respond to diversedescriptions or “framings” of the same problem with respect to variations in their expectations,types of goal setting, and task instructions12, 24. For example, Förster et al.25 showed that whenindividuals expected a novel event, it enhanced their abstract

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Bertozzi

collegeentrants and are disproportionately greater among women and students of color, despite a seriousnational effort to improve their recruitment and retention. Page 10.719.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe CDIO Initiative3 is a partnership for bettering engineering education throughmultidisciplinary hands on curriculum, real world applications, and communications skills. Thisinitiative started at M.I.T. and has gained national and international partners. The visionstatement for CDIO states

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

keysafety issues for follow up during detailed design. Detailed design will likely be handled byoutside contractors, but we need internal expertise from the preliminary design to effectivelymanage that effort.I want to emphasize the need for careful consideration of safety issues. This technology is new toour corporation and we want to be absolutely certain that we’ve identified all of the significantsafety concerns for protection of our personnel, our investment, and, most importantly, the safetyof those in the nearby community. In addition we’re, of course, also interested in making surethat we comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. For the preliminary designphase we can focus on our obligations under federal statutes. It

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Bodner; Deborah Follman; Mica Hutchison

, understand, perceive,apprehend, etc., various phenomena in and aspects of the world around us” (p. 4424). Thesedifferent ways of conceptualizing or understanding are then categorized by description and Page 10.1113.3 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005. American Society for Engineering Education”logically related to each other to form a sort of outcome space for the ways in which thephenomenon under investigation is perceived. This study was designed to identify those factors affecting students’ self-efficacy beliefs.Often

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Norton

course offered by the MEPO Ford Summer Engineering Institute (Ford SEI) attempts to mirror the student’s first year class experience. Similar to other universities, the UM CoE Introduction to Engineering classes typically focus on engineering design, technical communication, and team building. The course grade is determined from a mix of group and individual work, and technical and writing assignments. Course deliverables include individual technical homeworks, individual writing assignments, and group written and oral presentations. The written assignments are often designed to incorporate conclusions from the technical assignments to replicate real world engineering work conditions. The entire course is threaded around the ultimate

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

EducationEngineering Clinic features a mixture of projects funded by industry and faculty researchinterests. Clearly, projects such as these are central to developing the design and problem solvingskills that are lacking in the typical engineering curriculum. However, these real-world projectsstill fall short of expectations for the student who enters engineering with desire to invent.One way to promote the entrepreneurial spirit is to provide students with the opportunity topropose their own original enterprises. Accordingly, we have created the Undergraduate VentureCapital Fund (UVCF), specifically ear-marked for the development of original products bymulti-disciplinary student teams within the Junior and Senior Engineering Clinics6. The UVCFhas been

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nasir Bilal; Harold Kess; Douglas Adams

of linear and nonlinear vibratingsystems, linear modal analysis, and linear impedance analysis will be presented during lectureand in the laboratory sessions in the context of student projects. In order to provide the studentswith practical examples of vibrations in engineering applications, several demonstrations andlaboratory experiments have been designed that use everyday, real-world engineering examplesto illustrate the importance of both theoretical and experimental techniques for studying vibrationphenomena. Eight demonstrations/experiments have been constructed using examples fromvarious engineering disciplines as well as various pieces of sporting equipment in an attempt toappeal to a wide range of students. Summaries of the

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

intent. Thecommentaries are not intended to be prescriptive. The outcome-commentary format provideswhat the Committee views as a desirable deliverable for stakeholders; a list of succinctoutcomes, each linked, for illustrative purposes, to an explanatory commentary.Outcomes are viewed as being applicable over a long period of time (e.g., years). In contrast,some illustrative topics mentioned in commentaries will be ephemeral, requiring modification inresponse to technological advances and other changes.The outcomes collectively prescribe the necessary depth and breadth of knowledge, skills, andattitudes required of an individual aspiring to enter the practice of civil engineering at theprofessional level (licensure) in the 21st Century. Relative

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, students engage in collaborative learningprocesses while designing and assembling LEGO robots. In order to solve a problem, studentsshare opinions with one another about how to modify and improve their robots. Children learnmore about the real world by working with robots5. Page 22.959.2 Collaborative learning requires that teachers use technology to create a problem-basedlearning environment in which the problem drives the learning 6 .Robot construction kits such asLEGO Mindstorm are developed to allow users to build fully autonomous robots while teachingthe principal concepts of mathematics and engineering. The LEGO Mindstorm kit is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship and Page 25.431.5discussed possible collaboration among KEEN schools and future direction for the KEENregional conferences. More than a hundred faculty, students, administrators, and industrypersonnel participated in the regional conference.For future regional conferences, the faculty participants recommended the following: • face-to-face meetings to begin collaborations allowing student and faculty to interact; • panel of faculty advisors in different areas (patent applications, marketing, design for manufacture/assembly etc.) allowing students to ask questions in their specific areas of need relating to their project

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky

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Engineering and Public Policy

innovation diffusion model. These theories were selected basedupon their current use in policy analysis and research, their advanced level of developmentcompared to other policy theories, and the applicability of the theories to power public policy.A brief description of each theory quoted3 from Chapter 1 of Theories of the Policy Process, 2ndEdition is offered next. Institutional Rational Choice: “Institutional rational choice is a family of framework focusing on how institutional rules alter the behavior of intendedly rational individuals motivated by material self-interest. Although much of the literature on institutional rational choice focuses on rather specific sets of institutions, such as the relationships between

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Robert Wyatt; Pedro Arduino; Emir Jose Macari

material behavioras well as general deformation behavior. In addition to serving as an augmented laboratoryexperience, the virtual environment has potential both as a lecture tool, to present concepts thatcan not be demonstrated on a two-dimensional blackboard, and as a vehicle for individualstudent exploration. However, the application of virtual environments always sparks argumentsthat a simulation is not reality, and that it may have the potential to mislead students about real-world material behavior. In this research project, a virtual-reality geotechnical laboratory isintroduced into a graduate-level soil mechanics course. The software is made available tostudents for individual experimentation, and is assigned for use to complement lecture

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. A. Tennyson; R. J. Eggert

costs: • Hardware & Software Costs. In addition to the hardware costs of a moderately capable PC, the user must buy and install the application software packages. • Learning Curve. Applications require varying amounts of time and energy to become Page 3.475.3 familiar with their basic operation. Then the problems have to be modeled and verified. • Limited Modeling Features. Models are idealizations of the physical world. Assumptions used in the software may not be obvious to the user. Also, some engineering problems may not be adequately “solved” using computer simulation software, requiring physical experimentation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Roy B. Clariana, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(40% vs. 39%) and especially like peers in the other group (72%). These findings show thatwriting-to-learn with GIKS with immediate network feedback improves conceptual knowledgeas expected but at the cost of detail.Keywords: Writing to learn, conceptual knowledge, group networks, architectural engineering,quantify written work.Introduction Conceptual understanding of core engineering fundamentals enables engineers to predicthow a system will behave, to determine appropriate solutions for problems, to choose relevantprocesses for design, and to explain how the world around them works [1]. While conceptualunderstanding is key, newly entering college students and even recent graduates commonlymisperceive significant engineering concepts

Conference Session

Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth M Boatman; Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University; Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

alignment.We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of ourtechnologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world, andin accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members and Integrity (3), Responsibility (3), Honesty, Prudence, Service, Teamworkthe communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highestethical and professional conduct and agree:I. To uphold the highest standards of integrity, responsible behavior, Integrity (4), Responsibility (4), Honesty,and ethical conduct in professional activities. Humility, Trustworthiness1. to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Angela Estacion

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

for lower-income students [4]. Existing research alsosuggests that students pursue graduate degrees when interested in pursuing a specificspecialization within the field to improve their skillset in the competitive technological jobmarket [3]. Nevertheless, these specialization skills are now available in coding boot camps andonline certifications, resulting in fewer students choosing graduate degrees [5], [6].Internships serve as crucial bridges between academic learning and real-world work experiences[7]. Saidani and Colleagues [8] examined the employability predictions of internships oncomputing students and found that students needed to have internships to be employable in thefuture. Furthermore, the authors suggested a need to increase

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Julie P Martin, University of Georgia

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Student Division (STDT)

organizationif needed. While everything is linked and housed with my institution today, I can export the siteto use on a different platform in the future if ever needed.Rachel: One thing I do on my site is have one member of my research group write a blog posteach month. The effort is shared and thus minimal, but it allows us to constantly have somethingnew out in the world. I have also found this to be a great exercise in noting the often forgotten orunnoticed things my team has learned. It allows them to share with me, each other, and the worldtips and tricks related to engineering education research and graduate school.Julie: At a prior university, I had an institutionally hosted page, but I found I could not maketimely updates on my own or change

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

self efficacy, outcome expectations and goals, we also consider factors that may beviewed as barriers or supports for students considering graduate school. These barriers orsupports may be real or perceived, in that they could be actually experienced by students orexpected to experience as a result of decision alternatives. Barriers to attending graduate schoolmay be the cost of tuition, the time it takes to complete a degree, or not knowing how to getinformation for an application. Perceived barriers play a mitigating role in SCCT, where they canshape each experience and directly influence interests and choices. There are also supportinginfluences in graduate school as well; faculty advisors can offer guidance on the applicationprocess, make

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

University Doug Bullock is Chair of Mathematics at Boise State University. His research interests include math education, quantum topology, quantum algebra and representation theory, with particular emphasis on applications to knot theory and the topology of 3-manifolds.Susan Shadle, Boise State University Susan Shadle is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Boise State University. Dr. Shadle received her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Stanford University and her B.A. in Chemistry from Colgate University. Her educational research interests focus on the impact of faculty development on teaching practice and student success, as well as on inquiry- based

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

 Develop more passion  Gain research experience  Gain industry experienceSpring  Help others through technology  Become more curious  Obtain an industry internship  Develop passion for his work  Travel independently  Gain real-world applications by finding a job in industry  Engage in reflection more often  Gain more work experienceNolan discussed a variety of goals, focusing on career and personal goals

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-780: INCREASING GIRLS' INTEREST IN ENGINEERING BY MAKINGIT FUNJeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology Jeanne Christman is an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her academic area of distinction is in Embedded Systems Design. Jeanne received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson University and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas. She worked in industry as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) designer prior to joining the faculty at RIT.Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth Dell is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing &

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

research interests focus on the application of ePortfolio pedagogy and practices to facilitate teaching, learning, and assessment for students, faculty, and institutions. She is also interested in the exploration of the affordances and scalability of these kinds of social software tools and their implications for the design and evaluation of innovative learning spaces to support formal and informal learning.Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University Kenneth E. Goodson is professor and vice chair of mechanical engineering at Stanford University. His research group studies thermal transport phenomena in semiconductor nanostructures, energy conversion devices, and microfluidic heat sinks, with a focus on

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill, Self employed consultant; Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

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Graduate Studies

a group during their first year in the program to WashingtonDC for the NSF Human Resources Directorate Joint Annual Meeting (know as “the JAM”). Inthe program’s first year, too, students attend a weekly seminar run by the principal investigatorthat covers a range of topics related to graduate school. The students also, during their firstsemester, work on an application for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program in theirdegree field.The program rationale is situated in the reality that many underrepresented minority students arealso from first-generation college families. When these students complete bachelor’s degrees,especially in high-demand fields like engineering, the pull of labor market opportunities and thepush of family

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

as well (Narayanan, 2007, 2009, 2010). As a part ofliterature survey, some of the paragraphs have been reproduced here for sake of clarity andcompleteness. It is necessary to emphasize that the basic idea is always to promote activelearning in the college classrooms (Meyers & Jones, 1993). In this particular presentation, theauthor builds on the experience and expertise he has acquired over several years of research.His recommended methodology for conducting assessment is shown in Appendix A.Authentic Assessment Research by Moira Fallon and colleagues indicate that on-demand and portfolio tasks beco-dependent and supplement each other to achieve authentic assessment. Utilizing real-worldproblems as a stimulus for student learning

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Rohrback; Donald Carpenter; Lisa Anneberg; Andrew Gerhart

also be on display. See a student-designed hovercraft. OrEngineering Technology participate in a gunpowder-and-ballistics demonstration that illustrates principles of mechanical engineering.An engineering technologist applies the ideas and designs firstconceptualized by engineers. If engineers are the innovators,then engineering technologists are the practitioners. They makethe project happen. Engineering technology stresses thepractical application of technical concepts more than theory. Thework is based on algebra, unlike most engineering, which isbased on calculus.SESSIONEngineering technologists have hands-on experience

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage

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Engineering Economy

timevalue of money. Each of the authors has tried to improve student engagement. We believe thatthis contributes to improved learning in subjects that many students consider boring. Eachauthor teaches at a different university with varying class sizes and diverse student groups. Eachof the three perspectives shared here is therefore unique, and each offers a different set of ideasfor engineering economics and finance instructors. Strategies include the use of memorablemetaphors, spreadsheet based learning, clickers, online homework, teaching in computer labs orwith a student laptop requirement, and assignments with high relevance to students.Recommendations for application in a variety of settings are discussed.IntroductionEngineering students

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

supporting the social and emotionaldevelopment of students. To ensure equality of access and to allow for flexibility it wasimportant to maximize student ability to participate in the social engagement activities,regardless of prior knowledge or ability level [43].The SEL team was hired through an open application process. The jobs were advertised throughthe departmental website, social media, physical flyers, the makerspace, and were announced inclasses. Job requirements included being full-major status, having a positive attitude, and beingable to commit to the job for 10 hours per week for a full academic year. Applications werereviewed and select students were interviewed for the position. The interview team included thetwo faculty members, the