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Technical Session 6 - Paper 4: Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the 1970’s & 1980’s

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce; Debra Musch, Rising Careers, LLC; Allison Goodman, ArtCenter College of Design

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technology with ExxonMobil, in- cluding traveling to many worksites around the world and a 30-month expat assignment in India. Ad- ditionally, she is an active member on the Board of Directors for Limitless Ambition Inc., a non-profit organization focused on empowering women to achieve their career potential. Her passion has always been helping to guide others in their careers and is committed and motivated to do so through Rising Careers, LLC.Ms. Allison Goodman, ArtCenter College of Design Allison Goodman is a professor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California where she teaches classes in both communication and information design. Professor Goodman received her BFA in Design from Carnegie-Mellon

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Track 5: Technical Session 1: Peru in State College

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Lauren A Griggs Griggs, Pennsylvania State University ; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University

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- 2024 2019 • United Nations SDGs: Local Context • Pre-departure Cultural and Awareness (UN SDGs) Assessment Test • National Academy of Engineering Challenges (NAEC) • Sustainability Concepts • Sustainability in local context (Classes at Penn State)The evolution of the global experience in Peru, whichbegan in in 2018 and has taken on iterations over theyears.The concepts of global citizenship and sustainability areessential in transforming undergraduate education in

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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stakeholders: 1. Needfinding:Day-in-the-life of an alien story, photos of possible needs 2. Problem Scoping: the team’s focus,goals, constraints and criteria 3. Concept generation 4. Concept reduction and selection 5.Concept detailing and prototype. In the other course, students considered these exchange studentsand suggested ideas for and created prototypes for adaptive devices to meet the aliens uniqueneeds while on campus. Using traditional engineering principles while engaging students’creativity allowed them to build their own empathy while solving problems from users unlikethemselves.Another course that proved beneficial to helping students develop competencies pertaining toemotional intelligence, with a large focus on empathy, was a class

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 5: Broadening Participation through Information: A Synthesis of Resources for Research and Practice in Computing and Computer Science

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Anu Tuladhar, Medtronic; Carin Queener, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College

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), organizations with missions to support Black engineering, technologists, andentrepreneurs are also detailed. These organizations range from ones supporting Black girls andboys in middle and high school (Black Girls Code and Black Boys Code) to opportunities foradults in postsecondary education (The National GEM Consortium, iAAMCS), research(CIMER), and tech entrepreneurship (Black Female Founders, Black Founders, The DreamCorps TECH). Each organization’s mission focuses on inspiring, encouraging, and supportingminoritized groups in computing, computer science, and technology.Programs for Higher Education Programs are short-term activities conducted with the intention of achieving long-terminitiatives. Often, programs exist in the form of camps

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Track 7: Technical Session 5: TechArts & Crafts: Supporting STEM Capital Development for Marginalized Students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Sandra Roach, Duke University; Alia Carter, Duke University; Raeven King; Mark Nabeta

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science at a Jewish Day School. I use my position and privilege to address inequities in STEM education and strive to stay mindful of my biases and assumptions based on my experiences and opinions.- Good morning, my name is Sandra Roach . I am a Black, able-bodied, cisgender woman of Caribbean decent. I am a research associate in the electrical and computer engineering department at Duke University. I am a first-generation immigrant, one of seven children raised in a two-parent household, and the first to graduate college in my family. I have worked in education for over twenty years and entrepreneurship for fifteen years running my tutoring company that focuses on building foundations in STEM. My current

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Session 10 - Track 2: Get Outside and Learn (GOAL) Engineering Kits

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park

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classroomscome together for challenges and competitions. These events motivateconnectedness to content and offer opportunities for group discussion andcollaborative design. These events are used to provide exposure to UMD andengineering and include information sessions regarding pathways for admissions andtransfers, better familiarizing the students with higher education. Several culminatingevents have been conducted, initially beginning with online and hybrid events, andexpanding to an energetic 650 student, 4 school, 32 class, in-person competition withPrince George’s County Public Schools during Summer 2022 and most recently a 100student on-campus competition and Maryland Engineering introduction withMontgomery County Public Schools in December 2022

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Technical Session: Transforming Engineering Education Is Possible! A Descriptive Case Study of Reimagining Engineering Education and Delivering a Wake Forest Engineering Student Experience Promoting Inclusion, Agency, Holistic Learning, and Success

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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engineering classes I was teaching).Colleagues from history, philosophy, computer science, anthropology, entrepreneurship,business, art, physics, medicine, ethics, etc. I also started inviting practicing engineers to ourmeetings and all the classes I taught. Me modeling these cross-disciplinary invitations was toencourage engineering faculty to see the value of bringing diverse perspectives to theengineering classroom.When students arrived in the first class, we asked them why they came to WFU and why WFUengineering. We invited them to share what a liberal arts engineer means to them and what theirhopes and dreams were. This fierce commitment to the student perspective and shared visioningcontinued to guide us and drive us in building the