Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice and Reform Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Ellen Foster, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, ​Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

diversity, inclusion, and equity. After establishingthe current literature taking on issues of equity in engineering as well as a summary of thenetwork analysis already conducted through our ROAR grant, we will describe our owntheoretical framework, initial analysis of outcomes from other educational organizing campaigns,and initially planned actions for the CoNECD event and how it fits into our research.Background and FrameworkMany scholars have explored the problem of equity, diversity, and social responsibility inengineering as a discipline more broadly [1], [2], [3], [4], but there is little work done on the fieldand positionality of academics in engineering education specifically and their change-makingstrategies or interests for seeding

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice and Reform Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Emily Alicia Affolter, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington

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Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 13 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE and a former board member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational climate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering, assets based approaches to STEM equity, and gender and race stratification in education and the workforce.Dr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is the Assistant Director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Re- search for STEM Equity (CERSE). Cara manages the evaluation of

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice & Reform Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Rachel M. Johnson, University of Minnesota; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Kali Furman, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

conceptual understanding of oppression and privilege.IntroductionMany engineering departments are seeking to diversify their communities and establish a climateof inclusion and collaboration. College-wide efforts at the authors’ institution have beenpreviously described [1], and include initiatives to enhance students’ and faculty’s capacities toengage issues of inclusivity, equity and social justice. Associated faculty developmentprogramming and curricula reform at both undergraduate- and graduate-student levels arepushing beyond multicultural awareness/cultural diversity, or growth in cultural competency,towards understanding intersections of institutionalized systems of power, privilege, andinequity. These educational opportunities center