Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 1 - Access and Integration

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Pointer, Biologically Inspired Design for Resilience(BID4R) lab.; Julianna Gesun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

biometric, measure the duration of exercise activities such asrunning or brisk walking, detected by the Garmin device [30]. Aerobic exercise research supportsthe use of intensity minutes in studying well-being. It is well-established that physical exercisepositively affects psychological well-being [31]. For instance, a study on problem-solvingconfidence found that students who exercised regularly had higher self-confidence when solvingproblems [32]. A study on self-efficacy in exercise also showed that belief in one's ability to engagein physical activity significantly predicted perceived wellness [33]. Furthermore, exercise has beenlinked to higher self-care, gratitude, and increased physical activity, showing a positive feedbackloop between

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Paul Harvie, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide; Kimberly A Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide; Monica Surrency, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide; John K Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

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theirstatus in engineering.Course data is used to assess academic performance and institutional data is used to tracepersistence. Enrollment data is collected to track students in the upper-level engineering coursesequence as well as major declaration compared to non-PLTL groups. Focus groups, peer leaderjournals, classroom observations, and faculty surveys are used to assess commitment toengineering and engineering identity. Non-cognitive factors that have a promising effect oncommitment such as motivation, self-efficacy, and confidence are measured using pre- and post-survey instruments [7].Peer Leader TrainingThe first step in this work was the development of a 10-hour self-paced peer leader trainingcourse. This course consists of three modules

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 2 - Becoming Engineering Professionals

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunju Oh, University of Florida; Rui Guo, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida; Sandip Ray, University of Florida

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, while the remaining eleven weekswere delivered online. Two graduate students majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineeringtaught and facilitated the course. The internship started after the course and ran for 12 weeks,ending on October 31, 2024. Nine out of ten students participated in internships with one of twolocal hardware security industries.`Participants were asked to answer survey questions during the first week of coursework andagain in November, after completing their internships. Eight out of ten participants responded tothe post-survey, six participants completed the knowledge test, and five participants took part ininterviews to share details about their experiences.The survey assessed participants' self-efficacy in hardware

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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on recurrent data collection and analysis. Drawing from situatedlearning theory’s Communities of Practice (CoP) [5], our project goal is to help students’navigate their undergraduate engineering degree and build a sense of belonging and self-efficacyin engineering by creating an integrated community of post-traditional and military students inengineering. To meet these goals, our study is guided by the following theory- and design-basedresearch questions.Theory 1. In what ways does an onboarding seminar series influence participants’ navigation of their undergraduate engineering program? 2. In what ways does an onboarding seminar series influence participants’ sense of belonging and self-efficacy in engineering?Design 3

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Pennsylvania State University

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veteran Veteran veteran + GZT + No Recogn + GZT + No GZT GZT Non-Vet 2.503 1.938 2.575 Non-Vet 2.343 1.938 2.394 Level 1 2.091 2.537 Level 1 2.000 2.111 Level 2 1.600 2.561 Level 2 1.800 2.621DiscussionNegative perceptions about student veterans can affect how faculty and staff interact with studentveterans and non-veteran students, alike. Although this study does not investigate the extent thatnegative perceptions affect student veteran performance, self-efficacy, and