, where each question has answers lettered (i.e., A, B, C, D)and the quiz taker reads their results based on these (i.e., “If you answered mostly As, you…). Inaddition to careful wording, we saw this format as a means to mitigate the sense of being ranked.We wanted to invite members of the organization to comfortably place themselves on thetrajectory toward becoming community engaged, not reject it as out of reach. Thus, to also offeropportunities to learn and grow, we linked the categories (e.g., mostly Bs) to descriptions andideas; for example: “Your program is characterized as for the community. The role of the community is consultant. There may be an advisory board that the organization selected or identified out of
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Paper ID #34647Leveling the Playing Field: A Virtual Summer Camp for Women of ColorDr. Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati Dr. Gaskins is the Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement in the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, the only African-American female currently teaching in the faculty of the College of Engineering. Whitney earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomed- ical Engineering, her Masters of Business Administration in Quantitative Analysis and her Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering/Engineering Education. In her role as Assistant Dean
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