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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Moin Uddin, P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University; M. Leah Adinolfi, East Tennessee State University; Deidra A. Rogers, East Tennessee State University

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-track day are full of student focused activities, topics and needs madeavailable to all students, both locally and abroad. In fact, each session of the student-track dayinvolved participatory student input throughout the planning process. Some of the topicsdiscussed in the 2022 student-track conference proceedings were a sense of belonging; studentsmental health; full disclosure: speaking your truth student panel; inclusive student leadership andresilience. The student day provided students a platform to discuss equity and inclusion issuesthat impact them every day and develop and/or increase their skills related to equity andinclusion contexts. The day also helped them increase their awareness, recognize the benefits ofa diverse organization

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara E. Lego, Pennsylvania State University

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Penn State’s 2016-2020 University-wide Strategic Plan clearly highlightsdiversity as one of its core foundations, the College of Engineering 2020-2025 Strategic Planreaffirmed and clarified this commitment by making one of its unit objectives the integration ofethics, inclusivity, and sustainability into undergraduate programs throughout the college. In theAerospace Engineering Department, senior undergraduate capstone courses offer idealconditions for exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) issues since these classes areteam-based experiential learning environments intended to mirror the engineering workplace.While Penn State’s year-long Aerospace Engineering capstone courses have historically includeda unit on DEI presented at the

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Institutional inclusion: Advancing equity and belongingness in engineering education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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-generation category. Weanalyzed survey responses assessing sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and institutionalsupport. The survey explores three dimensions: 1) general belonging, 2) belonging ineducational interactions, and 3) self-efficacy, each with eight items. The survey coversvarious aspects of the institution's student services, including psychological support,academic planning, tutoring, health and well-being services, sports, and supplementary areaslike leadership, diversity, gender, and participatory meetings. It totals 29 items. Respondentsexpressed their views using a 5-point Likert scale, from "strongly agree" to "stronglydisagree." Our findings reveal that all surveyed students exhibit a strong sense of belonging(both in general and

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org; Jordan Williamson

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organizations that meet specific thresholds within engineering? What have other organizations used to anoint member institutions that meet a DEI threshold in particular and how else might institutions signal or confirm reaching that bar? How does the ADRP engage with and/or obscure the deepest currents of inequity operating in engineering education? This investigation is important to understand avenues for promoting DEI within postsec- ondary engineering institutions of all kinds, to help ensure that these institutions think critically about what their own campus can/should commit to and how their pledges/plans can disrupt stubborn systems of oppression. It further provides a basis for considering

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Reimagining Pathways: Nurturing Diversity and Identity in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dylan Oliver Scheller, Colorado State University; Julia Schimmels, Colorado State University; Jordan Jarrett, Colorado State University

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cover more ofactivity development in a later section.ASME met weekly and a group of four to five members would spend twenty minutes during themeeting to discuss activities and how to best engage middle school girls and non-binary studentsin those activities. Some weeks, there would be no time remaining for outreach planning afterASME business was discussed. It became clear to the outreach team that there was a need formore dedicated preparation time to have a successful program. After meeting with CSU’s studentleadership office, three of the ASME Outreach members began the process of creating a newregistered student organization (RSO). The minimum requirements for a new RSO were to writea Constitution for the organization, have a Faculty

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Equity in Engineering: Uncovering Challenges and Championing Change in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel J Bullard, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Keisha Varma, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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, educators and researchers alike have vested interest in incorporatingargumentation-based learning activities in K-12 science classrooms which center social justiceadvocacy.Scaffolded knowledge integrationThe scaffolded knowledge integration framework aims to develop learning environments whichmake science accessible, illuminate learners’ cognition, and promote a classroom culture ofcollaborative and lifelong learning [7]. Practical applications of the framework have sought outWeb-based Science Inquiry Environments (WISE) which allow educators to design, host, andshare lesson plans with a broader audience of teachers and learners. Thus, the WISE platform hasemerged as a platform which can facilitate scalable yet personalized unit plans for a

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polly Parkinson, Utah State University; Fawn Groves, Utah State University; Emma Mecham; Amy Wilson-Lopez, National Science Foundation; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso; Jennifer Ramos-Chavez

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Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) that advises the President and Congress of the United States on good neighbor practices along the U.S. border with Mexico. Dr. Santiago’s history of service started in Puerto Rico as Director of the Water Quality Area of the PR Environmental Quality Board, in charge of Compliance, Permit, and Planning Bureau, that included Industrial and Non-Industrial permits, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs), and watershed restoration activities. As Director, she implemented the first Beach Monitoring program in coordination with the PR Tourism Office and the Blue Flag pro- gram (A world renowned eco-label) and implemented the first Total Maximum Daily Load Program in PR

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Marisela Martinez-Cola

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facultyAbstract In engineering, most contingent faculty positions are held by minoritized groups such asbut not limited to Black, Indigenous, People of Color of all intersecting identities (BIPOCx)representing a missed opportunity to broaden participation. Since many of these professionalsdirectly support minoritized students in fundamental undergraduate courses, it is imperative tounderstand how to professionally develop and mentor these faculty. As part of a National ScienceFoundation Broadening Participation hub called Raíces Institute for Transformative Advocacy(RITA), the authors seek to facilitate a mentoring hub to train, mentor, and equip BIPOCxcontingent faculty to form their own grassroots transformative advocacy plans for

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Engineering a Just Future: Cultivating Equity, Voice, and Community in Technical Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Hannah Louis, Southern Methodist University; Alain Mota, Southern Methodist University; Kathy Michelle Hubbard, Southern Methodist University

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a better understanding of faculty approaches to teaching within the school ofengineering and the related impacts on student learning. We also plan to consult facultythroughout the toolkit development process to co-design a readily adoptable product. We shareour approach as a methodological contribution to toolkit design by aligning espoused advice,best practices, and perspectives from the lived experience of students who are minoritized in thesystem.For the first stage of developing an inclusive teaching toolkit, the authors obtained copies of aninstitutional instructor’s guide that is distributed annually to all engineering faculty. Wereviewed the existing guidelines and contrasted them against high-impact practices related toinclusive

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Gwen Blosser, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso; Priyadarshini Pennathur; Nicholas A Bowman, University of Iowa

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research on workload assess- ment. Dr. Pennathur has also been recently awarded two grants from the National Science Foundation in Engineering Education. In one of the grants, he is modeling how engineering faculty plan for their instruction. In a second grant, he is developing a model for institutional transformation in engineering which balances access and excellence. Dr. Pennathur is the author/co-author of over 100 publications in industrial engineering and human factors engineering. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, among other journals.Priyadarshini PennathurProf. Nicholas A Bowman, University of Iowa Nicholas A. Bowman is the Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher

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Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Jocelyn Garcia; Maria Oralia Tinoco Alegre, Florida International University; Malak Elaouinate, Florida International University; Andrew Green, Florida International University; Andres TREMANTE

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tohave this event on FIU’s engineering campus because she had observed that engineering studentsgenerally lack concern for political issues.To carry out this event, JEDI partnered with the FIU Women’s Center. Tinoco met with theirstaff members regularly, and they generously provided guidance on designing the panel andassisted with recruiting attendees. Tinoco also met with Secules intermittently and Bond-Trittipo,Garcia, and Elaouinate weekly from the beginning of the Fall 2022 semester up until the time ofthe event to work on event planning and developing materials to promote the panel.The event was held in October 2022 and included three panelists, a Florida Planned Parenthoodemployee, the faculty advisor for Medical Students for Choice, and

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 9

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Northern Arizona University; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Communitarismo Forming peer-mentoring groups with mentees from other engineering departments so they connect to others in the college of engineering Respeto and Simpatia Modeling respectful yet authentic and safe relationships between TAs, compas, mentees, and faculty/staff Confianza and Planning deliberate, distributed interaction between compas and Personalismo mentees to establish familiarity and promote personal relationships that provide emotional support Familismo Helping mentees build a personal support network Presentismo Empowering compas to adapt the weekly mentoring activities to

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Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Elisa Koolman, University of Texas at Austin

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mentorship best practices, and topics related toinclusive mentoring. After this training, mentor/mentee introductions were made via email. Forthis program, mentors are asked to meet with their mentee at least once a week for one hour. Thiswas deliberately left open ended so that mentor/mentee pairs could decide what activities anddiscussions would be the most productive for them. We encouraged them to pair up with othermentors/mentee pairs for activities and spent time in the initial mentorship training brainstormingpotential activities with mentors. Although we initially planned to provide mentors with some levelof compensation for their time, this ended up being very difficult to do with the existing grantrequirements (see limitations sections for

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Chintam, Northwestern University; Alexis N. Prybutok, University of Washington; Chloé M. Archuleta; Adrien Deberghes; Beth DiBiase; Ruihan Li; Jeffrey Richards; Linsey Seitz; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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helping students engage indiscussions of engineering research’s impact on society. However, we have yet to find anexample of an introductory level course that discusses these topics geared toward theprofessional development of graduate engineering students within a broad range of career andresearch interests. Thus, we sought to develop a course that would help graduate studentresearchers understand the terminology around inequities and justice; interrogate well-knowncases of engineering research across a range of applications, technology, and higher educationbias and discrimination; reflect and discuss how their own research areas impact society; andform a plan for how they may address or actively prevent potential injustices. The course

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kiana Alexa Ramos; Julia Gardow; Emanuel Joseph Louime; Eunice Yujin Kang; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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, Somalia, and Burundi. Ourdata sources include first-person narratives from the youth, equity conjecture maps, and artifactscreated during the program. To answer our research questions, below we share the educational programming(including how it was planned and how it was eventually implemented), observations, artifacts,and researcher notes to share experiences of program implementation and takeaways for futureiterations. As to date there have been a total of four on site visits to the Safari Youth Club, datawill be continuously collected to answer all aspects of our proposed research questions. As ofnow, results from the sessions best support answers to RQ1 and RQ3. This paper and theresearcher observations/notes below are led by

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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YaXuan Wen, Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yanru Xu; Ji’an Liu

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stratification of China’s higher educationsystem is the differentiation between elite and non-elite universities. Elite universities aregenerally sponsored and administered by the Ministry of Education (MoE) or the centralgovernment, while non-elite universities are under the provincial or municipal level ofadministration. The premier status of Chinese elite universities can be best illustrated bythe Double First-Class University (DFCU) Plan[9]. ‘Double’ refers to both university anddiscipline. ‘First-Class’ refers to the objective of reaching the WCU standard. In 2022,there are 301,3 universities in China with only 147 of them (around 4.5%) being includedin the DFCU Plan[10].Thus, the elite universities in this study referred to those in theDFCU plan

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Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachael E Cate, Oregon State University; Jacob Field, Oregon State University; Sierra Kai Sverdrup, Oregon State University

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that has guided it are potentially useful for other engineeringeducators who seek to create transformative educational opportunities that promote inclusivity,equity, and social justice within the discipline of engineering. The following report first presentsthe developmental context and key foundations upon which the current version of the programhas been structured. Subsequently, a descriptive narrative is offered that includes organization& coordination of the community, opportunities & resources provided to participants, andperceived key benefits of the program based on the developer's perspective. A plan in progressfor additional data collection to steer another stage of research and change implementation isdiscussed. Finally

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Institutional inclusion: Advancing equity and belongingness in engineering education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustyn Roberts, University of Pennsylvania; William Schlatterer, University of Pennsylvania; Seon Woo Lee, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Singleton, University of Pennsylvania; Byron Lee, University of Pennsylvania; Michelle Jillian Johnson, University of Pennsylvania; Robert W Carpick, University of Pennsylvania

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[3]. This previous work focuses on the how-to parts ofconvening the task force, determining goals, and describing challenges. In this paper, we focuson two specific efforts within the DEI Task Force: a DEI Scholars Program, and a DEI ElectiveOption which is an outcome of the DEI Scholars Program.The DEI Task Force regularly convenes to tackle immediately pressing DEI issues within thedepartment and to develop a longer-term plan for improvement and change for all mattersrelating to DEI [website link]. Every semester the makeup of the DEI Task Force changes as newDEI Scholars join, others graduate, and faculty and staff are added. This evolution of the TaskForce itself has led to an evolution of the type of projects we address and also the way

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Engineering a Just Future: Cultivating Equity, Voice, and Community in Technical Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University; Theo Sorg, Purdue University; Hector Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Boston College; Sage Maul, Purdue University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Taylor V. Williams, Harding University

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thematic analysis to determine themes across and within the reflections,responses, discussions, and conference panels [30].Preliminary ResultsThus far, an emergent theme suggests that many of us initially gathered (and continued to gather)because we felt alone and isolated; it was surprising and heartening to discover that we were notalone and that cultivating community with other neurodivergent people was possible inengineering education. Vocal participants reinforced a similar theme in an overflowing panelsession at ASEE 2023. Our initial plan for the session was to split it into panelist stories (60minutes) and synthesis (30 minutes), with an optional ‘futures thinking’ activity at the end if timeallowed. We intended to split the time into

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Masta, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Janelle Grant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Darryl Dickerson, Florida International University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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through an onlineteam evaluation tool called CATME, and a diary study where students documented theirreflections on their marginalization by teammates. While data collection and analysis did not, ofcourse, go as the research team had planned, it yielded insights into how frequently minoritizedteammates experience marginalization, instructors’ sense of their responsibility and skill foraddressing such, marginalization, and students’ sense of defeat in hoping for more equitable andsupportive learning environments. The paper describes our data collection processes, analysis,and some choice insights drawn from this multi-year study at a large, research-extensive whiteuniversity.IntroductionTeaching engineering students how to work in teams is

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yume Menghe Xu, Tufts University; Brian Gravel, Tufts University

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insights into how educatorscan design learning environments using making to support engineering students to (re) negotiatetheir relationships with engineering. Our research questions include: 1. How did the activities in the course support Sarah’s (re)negotiation of her relationships with engineering? 2. How can educators support engineering students’ (re)negotiation of their disciplinary relationships?Our plan is to first interpret the mechanisms of Sarah’s shifting relationships with engineering andunderstand the role that making plays in the mechanism. Our second step is to zoom into detailedmoments in the course where she made (re)negotiations to understand what components ofmaking contributed to those (re)negotiations. Our third

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Martin E. Gordon DFE P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ronald E. Land, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Lara L. Sharp, Springfield Technical Community College

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science, and architecture, building and planning. In comparison, femalesdominated undergraduate programs in medicine, veterinary science, and agriculture andrelated subjects. The nature of ET programs having more application-based lab coursesthan traditional engineering may be an influencing factor in these differences.Research [5], [6] seeks to gain an understanding of why there is a higher percentage ofURM students in ET programs than in traditional engineering. These studies look atprevious research and search for insight into the needs of students that are often in theminority. Data indicate that incoming ET URM students are more likely coming fromunder-privileged or underserved urban or rural high schools. It is recommended thatadditional

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Transformative Learning in STEM: Accessibility, Social Impact, and Inclusivity in Higher Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Thais Alves, San Diego State University; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin's University; Xiaomei Wang, Brigham Young University; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Gloria Faraone; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Moses Tefe, Norwich University

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historical example, create or selectlearning objectives and design exercises to help students identify inequities created byinfrastructure, understand the historical context of that infrastructure, and plan for solutions thataddress the remediation of infrastructure inequities. As the framework is being developed, theauthors are testing its effectiveness and adaptability by creating lessons based on case studies.The framework as well as the lessons created will be available through the CIT-E Canvas page toall interested instructors.IntroductionThe Center for Infrastructure Transformation and Education (CIT-E, pronounced “city”) is acommunity of practice (CoP) for those interested in supporting and improving the scholarship ofinfrastructure education

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Selen Güler, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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and Outcomes Means of Access to Cultural, Moral, Social-Organizational, and Human Resources (RED Teams) CoP Aggregation Self-production Appropriation Patronage Leadership involvement Moderation • Adoption and • Implementation • Propagation • Effective (when learning through CoP and sustainability planning and propagation leaderships (Moral, cultural) of change I strategies (cultural) strategies (cultural) facilitates or • Impact assessment (cultural) • Social media shapes strategies

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting; Wendy Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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mirrors a statement in factor 2 in which a participant sawthe value of having different people working together to solve a problem—they both note the benefit ofdiversity of thought. The difference between factors appears to be the way in which a generalized notionof diversity is viewed as related to demographic markers of diversity.DiscussionDiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is ubiquitous in the current computer science higher educationclimate, yet definitions vary, as do perspectives regarding what forms of diversity are valued ineducational spaces. As DEI plans become commonplace for securing federal funding [28], understandinghow students, staff and faculty conceptualize the value of diversity will only increase in importance.The Q-sort

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Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raul Mishael Sedas, Caltech; LIGO

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study'sexploration of everyday ingenuity and engineering interest within Connected Learning Spaces.Through collaborative efforts, the study sought to illuminate the contextual nuances shapingyouth engagement and learning experiences within community-based settings.Data Sources The data for this study were derived from virtual co-design sessions with the participants,each spanning between fifty and one hundred minutes. Detailed plans of the design sessions areprovided in Appendix A to contribute comprehensively to the field. Data sources encompassedvarious elements, including the video recordings of the planning and timeline (detailed inAppendix A) design sessions. Additionally, the study incorporated accompanying field notesrecorded by a research

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Engineering Inclusivity: Challenging Disparities and Cultivating Resilience in Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Morgan Kainoa Peters, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Stephanie Masta, Purdue University; Darryl Dickerson, Florida International University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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?MethodsParticipant recruitment and context: As part of the external evaluation plan for the project, weinvited instructors of two associated large-scale (>2000 students per semester) required first-yearengineering courses to talk with us at two different points in the academic year (mid-year, andend-of-year) about their experiences of overseeing and improving student teaming in the courses.At this university, where engineering features prominently in the university’s identity andinternational reputation, students admitted to be undergraduates are not required to choose anundergraduate major as part of their application. Instead, they indicate interest in being admittedto the engineering college, and are administratively labeled as “first year engineering

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Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kian G. Alavy, The University of Arizona; Matthieu Bloch, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Benjamin Richmond, The University of Arizona; Ahmad Slim, The University of Arizona; Mitchell L R Walker II, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Ruiter, University of California, San Diego

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Paper ID #42714Equitable Attainment of Engineering Degrees: A Tri-University Study andImprovement EffortKian G. Alavy, The University of Arizona Kian Alavy is Director of Strategic Planning and Initiatives for the Division of Undergraduate Education and a doctoral student in Higher Education at the University of Arizona. Kian is interested in the history and evolution of undergraduate education offices at research universities in the United States, particularly their current nationwide organization around high-impact practices (HIPs). He earned his MA in Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of

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Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego

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the lab in Fall quarter—forming relationships with their lab mentor, becoming familiar with the lab research, and developing a research plan for the Winter and Spring Quarters. GEAR students then spend Winter and Spring quarters conducting their research project in the laboratory. • Mentorship: GEAR offers an extensive support system through various levels of mentorship including the GEAR Central Mentor who acts as a bridge between the GEAR students and laboratories, graduate lab mentors who provide regular guidance to the GEAR students, and faculty Principal Investigators (PIs). • Socials and Workshops: GEAR socials and workshops offer opportunities for relaxing, team building, and exploring

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Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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engineering and STEM fields in general. This, in turn,creates a more equitable engineering field that can be welcoming and comfortable, andencourage authentic selves while learning and practicing engineering. Studying these perceptionscan potentially identify “features” that have been perpetuating the unwelcoming anduncomfortable environment that makes the participation of LGBTQIA+ engineers difficult.Specifically, this pilot study can contribute to reimagining how the pedagogical and assessmentapproaches in classrooms help with such research by engaging the students to help with thereimagination, which I find to be a knowledge gap in engineering education scholarship. To doso, I plan to conduct a survey based on bell hook’s engaged pedagogy as a