Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Sandra English, Cleveland State University; Hannah Rosen, Cleveland State University; Anette M. Karlsson, Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Veterans

 Senior Design and Capstone Partnership  Industry Collaborative Initiatives  Utilized Experiential Education via Center for Engineering Experiential Learning (CEEL) to enhance Diversity Initiatives.  Experiential Education has served a great foundation to keep Industry Partners engaged in College wide Diversity EffortsDDC Initiatives  Enhancing recruitment, retention and professional development with underrepresented organizations  Success and challenges with sustainable engineering alumni mentoring programs  Recruitment and Retention Workshop Strategies for targeting diverse faculty  Fenn Academy middle school/high school recruitment program and women in engineering

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Veterans

choose engineering as a pathway toward financialstability and to engage in creative problem solving. This study reveals that the military providesopportunities to first-generation students that would otherwise not likely be available to them dueto their reported lower level of motivation and academic discipline during and after high school.The study results can aid in the development of recruiting strategies and the design of moreeffective programs and policies for SVEs in general and first-generation SVEs in particular. Forexample, because many of these students overcame initial obstacles in higher education, theycould be a potential pool of effective mentors in engineering, both to other student veterans andto first-generation students