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Session 6 - Track 3: The only difference is now it counts: Exploring the Role of a Summer Bridge Program in Shaping Student Expectations of Engineering

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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-in-college students become acclimated with the university setting and community priorto the start of their academic career. Students take non-credit courses in subjects that arehistorically challenging and required for first-year students, such as calculus, chemistry, andengineering fundamentals. Throughout the program, students also participate in informationalseminars presented by various offices on campus to understand the range of opportunities andresources available to them. In light of participation occurring prior to the official start of thesemester, the purpose of this paper is to explore the role of this program in shaping theexpectations that participating students have of the undergraduate engineering program. Toaddress this

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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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creators of knowledge, (c) empowered with theengineering fundamentals that is strengthened with the breadth of an exceptional liberal artseducation, (d) adaptive experts that recognize the strengths and limits of his/her knowledge andteam, (e) innovators by embracing inclusion, diversity, and equity, and (f) fearless in the face ofcomplex problems. This vision should apply to both faculty and students and the founding chairtalked about this often. Faculty modeling for students that kind of engineer we desired of themwas essential and this concept was embraced by the faculty team. Our WFU EngineeringMission is to Educate the Whole Engineer with a commitment and responsibility to betterhumanity (Pro Humanitate).By year three, we had articulated our

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NOTE NEW TIMESLOT: Technical Session 7 - Paper 1: Auto-ethnographic Reflections : Lessons from Leading a STEM Initiative for Girls in School While We Ourselves Were in School

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Kayli Heather Battel, Tufts University; Kritin Mandala, Saguaro High School; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Society of Women Engineers; Natalie Anna Foster, Sisters in STEM - Saguaro High School; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Lissa Erickson, Battel Engineering; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

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in 2018. Since then he has become a team leader in Saguaro’s FRC robotics club and Sisters in STEM initiative. Kritin is a co-founder of Saguaro’s CyberSiS program which is an offshoot of SiS that aims to teach students in grades K-6 about cybersecurity. He is also leading a team of high school students in writing, illustrating, and publishing an innovative children’s book series focused on STEM and cooperative principles.Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Society of Women Engineers Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri is an Engineering Educator and Research Scientist. She currently serves as a Senator at the Society of Women Engineers - a global not-for-profit organization with over 40,000 global members and the world’s largest advocate for

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 3: Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New Program

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mandy J Wright, Fields Wright Consulting; Mike Ekoniak, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

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program that includes credit-bearing courses in chemistry,math, and engineering fundamentals; along with professional, social, and academicprogramming to support the transition from high school to college. Hypatia andGalileo are Integrated Living and Learning Communities for first year women and menin engineering, respectively. CEED also provides peer mentoring and an academicrecovery program called Jump Start to serve students with diverse academic needs.In addition to major initiatives and other K12 and undergraduate programming andoutreach, two CEED graduate programs focus on mentoring for first year graduatestudents. The New Horizon Graduate Scholars are nominated by their departmentsand this program is focused on providing professional

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Track 6: Technical Session 1:Technology Students' Recognition of Algorithmic Data Bias through Role-Play Case Studies

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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unrecognized effects! Background RPS & Case Study Methods, Data Collection, and Analysis Results and Discussion Final Thoughts 2As algorithms proliferate across domains, their development for analysis,prediction, and generation tasks raises questions about fairness, justice,and inclusion. One primary reason is algorithmic data bias, a commonphenomenon across datasets and systems that reflects incomplete ormisused data. With the incentive to make generalized systems that cando everything, everywhere, data bias reflects the data makeup and howit leads to systematically unfairly generated decisions or outcomes.As future engineers, analysts, and scientists, it is fundamental thattechnology students are made aware early in their careers

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Track 8: Technical Session 1: Logic Models: How this tool can help you make the case for your DEI programs

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Erin Carll, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington

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up with a few outputs.3. What will be your products or deliverables?4. What are the expected consequences of your actions? Try to write down 3 outcomes (they could all be in short-term outcomes). It is okay if they aren’t measurable within the timeline of your grant, but they should be within your project’s locus of control (sphere of influence). 1. For example, you wouldn't expect that your s-STEM scholarship program with 10 students led by 1 faculty member is going to be able to change the culture of the whole department or the whole university. The one faculty member and 10 students don't have control over the culture of the

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Track 2: Technical Session 4: View from the Kaleidoscope: Conceptualizing antiracist priorities for engineering as a collective across vantages

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Sharnnia Artis, George Mason University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Khalid Kadir, University of California, Berkeley; Meagan C Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Renetta Garrison Tull, University of California, Davis; Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Rochelle L Williams, Northeastern University; Haley R. Hatfield, University of Georgia; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Paper ID #40800View from the Kaleidoscope: Conceptualizing antiracist priorities forengineering as a collective across vantagesDr. Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University Brooke C. Coley, Ph.D. is Founding Executive Director of the Center for Research Advancing Racial Equity, Justice, and Sociotechnical Innovation Centered in Engineering (RARE JUSTICE)—an unprece- dented testbed for innovating and modeling antiracist and equitable engineering futures—and Assistant Professor of Engineering, both at Arizona State University. Across several national projects funded pri- marily by the National Science Foundation, Dr

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Session 3 - Track 1: Advocates and Allies Across Multiple Institutions: A Discussion of Best-Practices to Support Gender Equity

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Cristinel Ababei, Marquette University; John Borg P.E., Marquette University; Lisa Borello, University of Dayton; Dennis Brylow, Marquette University; David Daleke; Alan Richard Denton, North Dakota State University; Nathan Ensmenger, Indiana University; H. Richard Friman, Marquette University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; John Grych, Marquette University; Thomas W James, James; Donald F. Johnson; Gary Krenz, Marquette University; Jonathan T Macy, Indiana University Bloomington; Robert W Peoples, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Marquette University; Joshua E. Perry, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington; Chris M Ray; Martin R St. Maurice, Marquette University; Patrick W Thomas; Matthew D Zink

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ownAdvocates and Allies program have helped NDSU identify, refine, and implement severaleffective strategies and activities to engage men in support of building gender-equitableworkplaces. Next, we summarize the fundamental elements of NDSU’s Advocates and Alliesprogram that have facilitated its success.Advocates Group. The foundation to any Advocates and Allies program is a sustainedmembership of men Advocates [6]. At NDSU, we strive to maintain an active membership ofsix to ten Advocates at any given time. NDSU Advocates serve renewable one-year terms, meetat least monthly, and are expected to participate in formal and informal actions in support ofgender equity on campus. Advocate membership and activities are reviewed and approved by awomen’s

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Session 9 - Track 1: Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them Out

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University

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Paper ID #36420Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them OutDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is 2022-2023 President of ASEE and past President of WEPAN. She is a former NSF ADVANCE PI and was a co-recipient of the 2022 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard M. Gordon Award for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for her role in launching the Grand Challenges Scholars Program. She is an ASEE PEV for General Engineering, Dr. Carpenter regularly speaks at the national level on issues related to the success of

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Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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STEM enthusiasts, particularly those who may not traditionally have had access to such opportunities.Ms. Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cynthia Hampton (she/her) is a postdoctoral research fellow with the Center for the Enhancement of Engi- neering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech. She has done work as a transformational change postdoctoral research associate with the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research and practice spans student intervention programs, faculty agency, evaluation, grant-writing, and facilitation of change initiatives.Dr. Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr.Lester serves as the Coordinator of Pre-College Programs at

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Session 6 - Track 2: Illuminating the APIDA Experience in Engineering Education: A Scoping Review

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Michelle Choi Ausman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #36450Illuminating the APIDA Experience in Engineering Education: A ScopingReviewMs. Michelle Choi Ausman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michelle Choi Ausman is a first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She received a BS in Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and an MS in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research focuses on exploring relation- ships between Asian American identity, multiracial identity, and belonging in engineering. Her research interests include engineering identity

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 1: #BlackLivesMatter: A content analysis of top engineering institutions’ responses to social-political activism

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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movement.Purpose and Research Question The purpose of this paper is to explore top institutional responses to BLM, in the US, thataward bachelor’s degrees to African Americans. By utilizing a movement framing lens andcontent analysis method we collected and analyzed tweets during May 31 through June 17.These dates are representative of responses to BLM following the death of George Floyd, andinclusive of celebrating Juneteenth and responses related to racial disparities and injustices. Thecentral research question is, ‘What messages do top institutions awarding bachelor’s degrees toAfrican Americans provide to the public in response to the BLM movement on Twitter betweenMay 31 and June 17?’Theoretical Framework A fundamental concept within

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Session 1 - Track 3 : Exploring Experiences of Black Engineering Students Transitioning into Predominately White Institutions for Graduate Studies

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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expectation of whatwould happen in graduate school. Senge’s theory of the learning organization hypothesizes thatin any pursuit of higher education, the individual must undergo a fundamental shift of mind inorder to grasp a deeper meaning learning [30]. For Ricky, he achieved that mindset shift after heencountered his first major setback in graduate school, which was failing his qualifying exam,the first milestone in the Doctoral degree process. If the student underestimates what is necessaryto be successful in their new position because they are unaware of their expectations, as was thecase for Ricky when he first entered his doctoral program, the student will be unable to properlycarry out their responsibilities to the best of their ability

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 2: Lessons Learned from Conducting a Diversity-Focused Faculty Cluster Hire at a Predominantly White Institution

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Dana Francesca Stamo, University of Colorado Boulder; Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder

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less than two months after a nationwide racialreckoning regarding the inequitable treatment of BIPOC. CU Boulder is a public, R1,predominantly white institution in the western United States. The intended focus of both thiscase study—and the broader study, in general—was on the institutional policies that wouldsupport the hiring of faculty who recognize and support the university’s goal of inclusiveexcellence [3], not on the socially-constructed identities of the individual applicants. Animportant rationale for the choices made in the search is that based on faculty hiring results overthe past five academic years, the supposed best practices for equitable hiring interventionsenacted to date have not translated to a fundamental shift in the