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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

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Curriculum Through the VIP+ Program Michel Khourya, Georges Nasra, Abbas Tarhinib, Evan Fakhourya, Pierre Rahme*,a a School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Lebanon b Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Lebanon *Corresponding Author: pierre.rahme@lau.edu.lbAbstract: The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) model offers a transformative approach to highereducation by bringing together undergraduate and graduate students with faculty in interdisciplinaryteams to tackle complex, long-term and large-scale projects. At the Lebanese American University, thismodel has evolved into the VIP+ program, an

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polly Parkinson, Utah State University; Emma Mecham, Utah State University; Fawn Groves, Utah State University; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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]. Available: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles. [Accessed Jan. 6, 2025].[9] R. Krishnan, J. Ng, J. Valle, J. Mulrow, N.A. Maïga, “Reconfigurations of life cycle assessment: Valuing life over lithium.” In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.[10] T. Riofrancos, A. Kendall, K. K. Dayemo, M. Haugen, K. McDonald, B. Hassan, M. Slattery, and X. Lillehei, “Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining.” Climate and Community Project. 2023. http://www.climateandcommunity.org/more-mobility-less-mining[11] P. Wells, “Converging transport policy, industrial policy and environmental policy: The implications for localities and social equity.” Local Economy, 27(7), 749-763, 2012.[12] M. Finley-Brook and E

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

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(VIP) Courses into University Curricula Michel Khourya, Georges Nasra, Abbas Tarhinib, Evan Fakhourya, Pierre Rahme*,a a School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Lebanon b Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Lebanon *Corresponding Author: pierre.rahme@lau.edu.lbAbstract: The integration of Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) courses into university curricula representsa transformative approach to higher education, aimed at enhancing students’ academic experiences whilefostering interdisciplinary collaboration and long-term research engagement. VIP courses bridge the gapbetween traditional classroom

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Community Engagement Division 1 - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Oladeji Bello, University of Louisville; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Hazel Marie, Youngstown State University ; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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, University of Louisville Dr. Faisal Aqlan is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at The University of Louisville. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering form The State University of New York at Binghamton.Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame Associate Director for Research, Center for Civic Innovation Dr. Wood received her M.S.and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds her B.S. from Purdue University. She is a transdisciplinary researcher, with research interests including community engagement, evaluation in complex settings, and translational work at the socio-technical nexus.Dr. Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame Dr. Jay Brockman is the Associate

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Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #37858Engagement in Practice: Promoting Environmental Health Literacy to RaiseAwareness of Antibiotic ResistanceDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he served as head of the Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engagement in Practice: Promoting

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation in STEM

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #45979Engagement in Practice: Lessons Learned from Using COAST to Teach EnvironmentalModelingDr. Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving for ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he was head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Professor Oerther is internationally recognized for leadership of engineers, sanitarians, and nurses promoting the practice the

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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-49,2016.[6] G. Lichtenstein, H. L. Chen, K. A. Smith, and T. A. Maldonado, "Retention andpersistence of women and minorities along the engineering pathway in the United States,"Cambridge handbook of engineering education research, pp. 311-334, 2014.[7] M. J. Graham, J. Frederick, A. Byars-Winston, A.-B. Hunter, and J. Handelsman,"Increasing Persistence of College Students in STEM," Science, vol. 341, no. 6153, pp. 1455-1456, 2013, doi: 10.1126/science.1240487.[8] R. R. Baiduc, D. Drane, G. J. Beitel, and L. C. Flores, "A Research Preparatory Programfor First-Year College Students: Student Selection and Preparation Lead to Persistence inResearch," Innovative Higher Education, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 269-284, 2017.[9] D. Wood, H. Marie

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Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University; Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University; Hannah Grace Duke, Lipscomb University

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Paper ID #39702Creating Inclusive Engineers through Humanitarian Engineering:Quantitative Results from a SurveyDr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson (pronouns: she/her) is an Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engi- neering in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lipscomb University and her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University before returning to her alma mater. Her research interests focus on the connections between humanitarian en- gineering, engineering education, and equity and inclusion topics

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexa Renshaw, Western Washington University; Bree L Carpenter, Western Washington University; Kylea Assayag-Nodine, Western Washington University; Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University

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Summer Internship Experience After being introduced to DCOF operations through their ENGR 115 projects, studentsinterested in furthering their experience with community engagement projects were offered thechance to work in teams as paid interns on other projects over the summer of 2023. In total, sixstudents participated in the summer internship, five of whom were pre-majors. Figure 2 showsstudents during visits to DCOF along with the inside of a hen house where the projects werelocated. Figure 2. From Top Left (a) Visiting DCOF, (b) Inside a Hen House, (c) Working in Utility Spaces, (d) Engaging with the DCOF Owner The owner of DCOF gave an open invitation to the summer interns to visit the farm asneeded

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Hua, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

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perspectives with a larger sample of participants and in other academic disciplines.References[1] P. Gilbert, “Creating a compassionate world: Addressing the conflicts between sharing and caring versus controlling and holding evolved strategies,” Frontiers in psychology, vol. 11, p. 582090, 2021.[2] J. X. Kasperson, R. E. Kasperson, B. L. Turner, W. Hsieh, and A. Schiller, “Vulnerability to global environmental change,” in Social contours of risk, Routledge, 2022, pp. 245–285.[3] T. O’Neill, B. M. Finau‐Faumuina, and T. U. L. Ford, “Toward decolonizing STEM: Centering place and sense of place for community‐based problem‐solving,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023.[4] D. Krug and A. Shaw, “Reconceptualizing ST® E(A)M(S

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Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle N. Wagner, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Ashish Dahiya, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

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, 2013.[5] W. T. Dillon, J. B. Skelton, and V. L. Reitenauer, “‘Diversity,’ Anti-Racism, and Decolonizing Service Learning in the Capstone Experience,” Journal of General Education, vol. 67, no. 3–4, pp. 194–208, 2018, doi: 10.5325/jgeneeduc.67.3–4.0194.[6] K. Hernandez, “Service and Learning for Whom ? Toward a Critical Decolonizing Bicultural Service Learning Pedagogy,” 2016.[7] L. J. Heidebrecht, “Unsettling Colonial Relations in Experiential Education : Maya Ixil Perspectives on Decolonizing International Service Learning,” no. October, 2021.[8] D. J. Weerts and L. R. Sandmann, “Building a two-way street: Challenges and opportunities for community engagement at research universities,” Review

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University

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engineering analysis and design skills needs with consideration of public learned through the first three years of their undergraduate health, safety, and welfare, as well as education, in conjunction with (2) the engineering design global, cultural, social, environmental process taught in ME170A/B. Solutions must be tested and economic factors. against design requirements. Ability to function effectively on a Work as part of a team to design and develop an engineering team whose members together provide system. Students will leverage their technical expertise, while leadership, create a collaborative and relying on and collaborating with teammates with different inclusive environment, establish

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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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Civil Laura Female W Yes Yes 54 CivilNote: for Race: A indicates Asian; B indicates Multiracial or Biracial; N indicates arace/ethnicity not listed here; W indicates White or CaucasianInterviews were conducted and recorded over video conferencing with a target duration of 60 to75 minutes. The interviews were transcribed using a professional service, the researchers cleanedthe transcripts, the recordings were deleted, and the transcripts were entered into NVivo. Theanalysis involved iterative category construction (coding), sorting, naming, and refining [23].Relevant and representative quotes were collected for presentation, including variations of voicesacross the interview

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Community and Industry Collaboration for Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan J Ely, University of Southern Indiana; Matthew J. Ely, Indiana University-Bloomington; Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana

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.2014.7062625[24] Stolk, J., Martello, R., Lobe, T., Taratutin, B., Chen, K. C., & Herter, R. (2012). Work inprogress: En route to lifelong learning? Academic motivations, goal orientations, and learningconceptions of entering first-year engineering students. 2012 Frontiers in Education ConferenceProceedings, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2012.6462215[25] Mamaril, N. A., Usher, E. L., Economy, D. R., & Kennedy, M. S. (2013). An examination ofstudents’ motivation in engineering service courses. 2013 IEEE Frontiers in EducationConference (FIE), 1825–1827. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2013.6685152[26] Davis, S. O. (1975). A researcher’s-eye view: Women students, technical majors, andretention. IEEE Transactions on Education, 18(1), 25–29. IEEE

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Community and Industry Collaboration for Sustainable Development

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda R. Lowery, Vanderbilt University; Eric Spivey, Vanderbilt University

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, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20107 [3] Anon. “TOM Communities”. tomglobal.org. Accessed Jan 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://tomglobal.org/communities [4] Anon. “Volunteer Chapters”. makersmakingchange.com. Accessed Jan 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.makersmakingchange.com/s/chapters [5] S. Logan, H. Feldner, K. Bogart, B. Goodwin, S. Ross, M. Catenaet al., "Toy-based technologies for children with disabilities simultaneously supporting self-directed mobility, participation, and function: a tech report", Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 4, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2017.00007 [6] Anon. “GoBabyGo!”. udel.edu. Accessed Apr 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://sites. udel.edu/gobabygo

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Engagement in Practice: Bridging Engineering Education and Community Impact through Collaborative Design and Construction

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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. The practicum’s successdepends on the cooperation of two Habitat for Humanity sites, which reserve Wednesdayafternoons for the students. This flexibility allows the instructor to rotate between sites, ensuringstudents gain diverse experiences and adapt to construction schedules affected by weather.References[1] Hobson, Rosalyn S. "The changing face of classroom instructional methods: service learningand design in a robotics course." In Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. 30th Annual, vol.2, pp. F3C-20. IEEE, 2000[2] Jacoby, B., and Assoc., Service Learning in Higher Education, Jossey-Bass, SF, CA, 1996.[3] Brandenberger, J.W., "Developmental Psychology and Service-Learning: A TheoreticalFramework," p. 68 in R. Bringle and D. Duffy

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Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York, New Paltz; Wenyen Huang, State University of New York, New Paltz; Graham Werner, State University of New York, New Paltz ; Darren Wang, Stony Brook University ; James M. Amodio, John Jay High School, Wappingers Central School District

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Paper ID #38830Robotics Mentorship as a Cross-Disciplinary Platform to FosterEngineering Soft SkillsDr. Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York, New Paltz Ping-Chuan Wang is Assistant Professor in the Division of Engineering Programs at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. He received his doctorate degree in Materials Science and Engineer- ing from Columbia University in 1997. After a career in the semiconductor industry, he joined SUNY New Paltz in 2018 with research interests in microelectronics reliability, additive manufacturing, and interdisciplinary engineering education.Dr. Wenyen Huang, State

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick J Sours, The Ohio State University; Monroe Weber-Shirk, Cornell University; William H Pennock, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University; Margaret Gottfried, The Ohio State University

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is passionate about developing engineers’ sociotechnical competency to prepare them to address complex global sustainability challengesDr. Monroe Weber-Shirk, Cornell UniversityMr. William H Pennock, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyCherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University Cherish C. Vance (she/her), a PhD candidate at Texas A&M, teaches in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University. She co-created the Engineering for Sustainable Development specialization and instructs several courses in that space; she also provides sociotechnical pedagogy insights through the ESD curriculum guidance, development, and deployment. Her research pursuits include sense of

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyunjung Ji, The University of Alabama; Sally Grace Shettled, The University of Alabama; Mark Allen Mueller, The University of Alabama; Colby Nicole Putman, The University of Alabama; Amelia Salazar, Sam Houston State University; Laurel Jane Holmes MPH, Energy Alabama; Hyun Jin Kim, The University of Alabama

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not shown in the table.Mentor students’ majors included chemical, Table 1. Mentor Student Demographicenvironmental, and mechanical engineering, and Black Hispanic Whitefinance. College freshman to senior students Female 1 1 5participated in our program as mentors. Male 1 0 2Our high school mentee student sample is drawn from two majority-minority high schools fromTuscaloosa County (School A) and Hale County (School B, located in Black Belt) districtsrespectively, approximately 60 and 25 students from each school for the program participation.While

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Perry Weinthal, Florida Atlantic University; David Jaramillo

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vital for the immersive experience the Hack-a-Thon aims to provide. VIII. B EHIND THE SCENES A. Planning The planning for the FAU Hack-a-Thon begins four months in advance, coordinated by the Project Design Team. This team rigorously reviews the latest available hardware and software to ensure these can be deployed reliably and inexpensively. Since 2019, all participants have received a comprehensiveFig. 15. 2020 Color Trainer project kit, which includes all necessary components to build

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Engineering, Ethics, and Community Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Smith, NASA; Zachary T. G. Pirtle, NASA

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not necessarily mean thatNASA or the United States government view these issues to be problematic. This was clarified inthe report and should be interpreted as part of the context about our discussion here about ethicalchallenges that emerged.5 Ibid, 11-136 W.C. Lee, "Pipelines, Pathways, and Ecosystems: An Argument for Participation Paradigms,"Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 8-12, 2019.https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.202417 Workshop report pages 15-168 While not focused on an ELSI expert to non-expert divide, a classic summary on such adivision is: B. Wynne, "May the sheep safely graze? A reflexive view of the expert-layknowledge divide," in Risk, Environment and Modernity: Towards a New Ecology, vol. 40, p.44, 1996.9

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Engagement in Practice: Bridging Engineering Education and Community Impact through Collaborative Design and Construction

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sally Njoki Kimani, Tumaini Innovation Center ; Mary Wambui Muigai BSc. (Information Technology) – Ongoing, Tumaini Innovation Center; Claudia Chebet Chemweno, Tumaini Innovation Center; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Nrupaja Bhide, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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transition of the new teachers into the CoP. Getting funding for capacity building and professionaldevelopment support for the instructors, is a priority and continues to be one of the key challenges in our work,aimed at improving on both their engineering knowledge and skills hence improving the content delivery in class.References[1] ​ D. A. Delaine et al., “A systematic literature review of reciprocity in engineeringservice‐learning/community engagement,” J. Eng. Educ., 2023, doi: 10.1002/jee.20561.[2] ​ P. Lumb, “Strategic International Partnerships: Global North and Global South Discourses,” Comp. Int.Educ. Éducation Comparée Int., vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 110–126, 2023, doi: 10.5206/cie-eci.v51i2.15155.[3] ​ B. I. Omodan, “Building reciprocal

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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick John Sours, The Ohio State University; xinquan Jiang, The Ohio State University

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development of qualitative tools to investigate the impact that these opportunitiesmay have had had. Further studies should investigate and isolate external factors such asdemographic or educational experiences beyond the courses., and in-course experiences, thatmay be related to intercultural competency development among engineers. 12 Bibliography[1] H. Rittel and M. Webber, “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning,” p. 16, 1973.[2] M. Moritz and N. Kawa, “The World Needs Wicked Scientists,” Am. Sci., vol. 110, no. 4, p. 212, 2022, doi: 10.1511/2022.110.4.212.[3] M. T. Hora, R. J. Benbow, and B. B. Smolarek, “Re-thinking Soft Skills and Student

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University; Aaron Arenas, North Carolina State University; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University

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target area by facilitating collaboration between localschools, community colleges, community-based organizations and employers. Through Connect, theproject team has been able to forge connections with six local companies including Pfizer, Cummins,Kaba Ilco Corporation, LS Cable & System, Hitachi, and Poppies International, all of which hadexisting partnerships with Connect to bring STEM opportunities to K-12 students in the county.Professional representatives from those companies have collaborated on the DeSIRE project in anumber of ways, specifically (a) providing support in the development of course content and(b)serving as guest speakers in the classroom(s) and at DeSIRE events. Input from the industryrepresentatives was sought

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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the culture and community. As a future civil engineer, I will make sure to look at the long-term impacts of the projects I complete. I will use this information to minimize the negative impact my projects have on the public. My goal is to finish every project leaving a positive impact on the community effected rather than a negative one as seen with the Highway 75 project.While not all the student comments were as developed as the ones above, overall, the project seemed tobe well received by the students with no negative comments. (a) (b) Figure 2. Digitized buildings from project (a) Digitized buildings over the 1955 aerial, and (b

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STEM Education and Intercultural Competence

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leanne Petry, Central State University; Kenya Crosson, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, Air Force Institute of Technology; Melissa Karlin, St. Mary's University; Ramanitharan Kandiah, Central State University; Krishnakumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University; Kaitlin Hill, St. Mary's University; Corinne Mowrey, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, The Foodbank, Inc. (Dayton, OH); Elizabeth Generas, Wright State University

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learningopportunities. It discusses how participants were encouraged to explore their identity formationand its impact on STEM career development while fostering a sense of belonging and self-efficacy in their fields. Using a mixed methods evaluation and assessment approach, findingssuggest several implications: (a) an increase in participants' awareness and skills within STEMfields, potentially enhancing interest in these areas; (b) a greater understanding of social changepartnerships and their integration into higher education research; and (c) transformed practicesthat could prepare more students for STEM careers. Emphasizing educational research inengineering and community engagement, this paper discusses the critical importance ofpromoting access, respect

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Warrner, Ball State University; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company

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forK-12 Students. [Master’s thesis, University of Memphis].https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/1852Hendrickson, J. L., Bye, T. K., Cockfield, B. A., Carter, K. R., & Elmer, S. J. (2020).Developing a science outreach program and promoting “PhUn” all year with rural K–12students. Advances in Physiology Education, 44(2), 212-216.http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advan.00196.2019Komoroske, L. M., Hameed, S. O., Szoboszklai, A. I., Newsom, A. J., & Williams, S. L. (2015).A scientist’s guide to achieving broader impacts through K–12 STEM collaboration. Bioscience,65(3), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu222Moskal, B., & Skokan, C. (2011). Supporting the k-12 classroom through university outreach.Journal of Higher Education Outreach

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Paper ID #47383Community Developed Water Supply a Case Study of a Sustainable Model inHampstead, St. Mary, JamaicaMr. Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida Omar McFarlane Sweeney is an engineering professional with over thirty years of experience specializing in Civil, Construction Engineering, and Project Management. Throughout his professional career, he has successfully executed several major Government-related infrastructure projects. He is a consultant lecturer in Civil Engineering at the Heriot- Watt University, Scotland and sits on the Engineering Faculty Advisory Boards of the University of the West

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Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College; Malle R Schilling, Arizona State University; Hannah Root; Annick J Dewald, Greenway College; Rebecca Holcombe; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Education, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 201–221, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.21061/see.97.[4] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “K–12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas,” National Academies Press, Washington, DC, USA, 2024, https://doi.org/10.17226/28269.[5] F. D. Lucas, “Text - H.R.210 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Rural STEM Education Research Act.” http://www.congress.gov/. (accessed Jul. 06, 2022).[6] S. Vicente, S.A. Atwood, H. Root, A.J. Dewald, R. Holcombe, & B. Read-Daily, “Transitioning from a Project-Based Learning to a Work-Integrated Learning Program: Insights from Year 2,” 2025 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, CA, June 2025.[7] S. Vicente, S.A. Atwood, R. Holcombe, & K

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel A Acuña, George Mason University; Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Paper ID #43141Addressing Societal Challenges through Graduate-level Community-engagedDesign Projects (Traditional Research Paper) ˜ George Mason UniversityDr. Samuel A Acuna, Samuel Acu˜na is a research professor in the Department of Bioengineering at George Mason University. He is a biomechanical engineer interested in rehabilitation engineering and human-centered product design. He develops new technologies to address movement disorders that develop after injury, such as stroke, amputation, or traumatic brain injury. He is particularly interested in solving engineering problems for the hospital &