Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session I

Collection

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

Authors

Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Gender

social aspect of college, but priorresearch has also shown that good contacts with peers has a positive influence on the degree of astudent’s academic integration which is also an important factor for persistence (Kamphorst etal., 2015). After speaking with these students, it was evident that they value the opportunity tomeet other students majoring in engineering outside of the classroom. Social engagement plays alarge role in the students’ perceptions of their abilities.All the students also mentioned the impact that WISER team have had on them. They go to thesementors for professional advice, academic guidance, and general life tips. They have played avital role in the success of the students interviewed. The fact that all the students feel