Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Race/Ethnicity

Paper ID #217862018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Special Session: Comprehensive Diversity Student Support Program Discus-sionDr. Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill, native of Louisiana, earned a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas. Currently, Bryan is the Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and Diversity, Honors and International Programs at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. He is also director of UAteach, a secondary math and science teacher

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Ibironke O. Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Race/Ethnicity

Faculty Ibironke Lawal Virginia Commonwealth University ilawal@vcu.eduIntroductionThe rapidly changing demographics in the United States is making it imperative for higher education totransform its diversity landscape. The Census Bureau estimates that within the next 20 years, UnitedStates will be multicultural more than she has ever been. In 1991, Wunsch and Chattergy predicted thatthe face of higher education would be drastically different by the year 2000. We are living that realitynow. In this mix, is a sleuth of international students and faculty that have increased exponentially in thepast several years? Diversity has

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session I

Collection

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

Authors

Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Amy L. Hermundstad, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

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Race/Ethnicity

institut ionbecause it is one level above a classroom interaction on campus.Theme 3. What They See Being Done by the InstitutionSome participants described diversity based off of what they saw being done by the institution.T hese phrases were coded under institutional efforts.Institutional efforts: Institutional efforts encompassed responses related to institution action. Inthis theme, participants described different efforts by people and programs at the institution. Forexample, a Hispanic/Latino man (graduate student) commented: “The new president, he createda new division about diversity. I think it’s pretty cool from what I’ve seen and the emails I thinkthey’re working on that...” In addition to people and programs, participants

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Revathy Kumar; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Marjory A. Goodloe; Jimmie Karl Jones, University of Toledo; Willie Lewis McKether, The University of Toledo

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

Intersection of Professional and Personal Identity of African American Engineering StudentsLow enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of African American engineering students in theUnited States are a cause for concern [1]. Consequently, over the last decade there has been anupsurge of research identifying factors that have contributed to the problems encountered byAfrican American students in higher education institutions in general, and in STEM fields inparticular [2, 3]. The key factors identified as contributing to the attrition of minority AfricanAmerican students include perceptions of racism on campus, internalization of stereotypes,feelings of alienation and rejection, and inadequate support systems [4, 5]. In this