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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #7373Integrating STEM and the Arts: A Call for Partnerships across DisciplinesProf. Ishbah Cox, Purdue University Ishbah Cox, Assistant Professor of Bands at Purdue University, is Founder/Director of the Purdue Univer- sity Brass Choir, Director of the Symphonic and Collegiate Bands, Director of the Boiler Box Band (Women’s Volleyball), and Assistant Director of the ”All-American” Marching Band (AAMB). Cox holds professional memberships in the National Band Association (NBA), Indiana Bandmasters Asso- ciation (IBA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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, pp. 24-29.2. Waller, T. and Watford, B., “ASPIRE – The Academic Summer Program Introducing Resources for Engineers,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004. Page 12.119.13Appendix A: A schedule example from STEP Bridge 2006 Group A Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 AM Section 1 and 2 8:15 AM 8:30 AM Chem Lecture Chem Lecture Chem Lecture Chem Lecture 8:45 AM

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

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AC 2007-2039: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING FOR A DIGITAL CIRCUITSDESIGN SEQUENCE AT HBCUSJames Northern, Prairie View A&M UniversityJohn Fuller, Prairie View A&M University Page 12.1193.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Project-Based Learning for a Digital Circuits Design Sequence at HBCUs AbstractIn today’s globally competitive business environment, technology-based companies are lookingfor and expect to hire workers who have the skills necessary to successfully perform in achanging knowledge-based society. Minority students of today enter an increasingly globalizedworld in

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Vivian Xian-wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University ; Gabriella P. Sugerman, University of Texas at Austin; Cassandra Prince, LGBTQ+ STEM Issues and Advocacy; Jeffrey Marchioni, The University of Texas at Austin; Ria Upreti

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., Kellam, N., & Jayasuriya, S. (2020). A Review of the State of LGBTQIA+ Student Research in STEM and Engineering Education. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings, 34045. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2-- 34045Marine, S. B., & Nicolazzo, Z. (2014). Names that matter: Exploring the tensions of campus LGBTQIA centers and trans* inclusion. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 7(4), 265–281. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037990Miller, R. A. (2018). Toward Intersectional Identity Perspectives on Disability and LGBTQIA Identities in Higher Education. Journal of College Student Development, 59(3), 327–346. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2018.0030Miller, R. A., Vaccaro, A

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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in Science and Engineering, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p.60.[8] Planty, M., Provasnik, S., and Daniel, B., "High School Coursetaking: Findings from the Condition of Education2007." U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2007).[9] Barrows, H.S., A Taxonomy of Problem-based Learning Methods. Medical Teacher, 20, 481-6, 1986.[10] Milter, R. G., and Stinson, J. E., "Problem-Based Learning in Business Education: Curriculum Design andImplementation Issues." Educational innovation in economics and business administration: The case of problem-based learning, G. Gijselaers, Tempelaar, S., Keizer S., ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, London. 1993.[11] Duffy, T.M. (1994). Corporate and Community Education: Achieving

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Cowan, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

] Borrego, M., Foster, M.J. and Froyd, J.E. 2014. Systematic literature reviews in engineering education and other developing interdisciplinary fields. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(1), pp.45-76.[16] Penzenstadler, B., Bauer, V., Calero, C. and Franch, X. 2012. Sustainability in software engineering: A systematic literature review. In 16th International Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2012), pp. 32-41.[17] Barrella, E., Watson, M. K., Cowan, C. 2017. Expert Evaluation of a Sustainable Design Rubric. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Zone II Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

engineering, mechanicalengineering, nuclear engineering, admission information, financial aid, and student panels.Unique to this conference was each participant’s ability to individually create a schedule on-linefor the day. In the Appendix B there is a complete list of workshops offered.When the recruitment of faculty began, many asked whom we were inviting to the DiscoverEngineering conference. We quickly responded we had selected precollege programs targeted toscience, mathematics, engineering and/or technology. Most of the faculty had presented tostudents who appeared to lack interest in stem fields but all were interested in visiting with youngpeople who demonstrated an interest in engineering. It is very important to select the

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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evaluate the field trips. Results ofquestion 4 are shown in Figure 2. FU SE - Sum m er 2004 F IE L D T R IP E V A L U A T IO N F O R M F ie ld T r ip t o :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a te: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t th in g I le a r n e d fr o m p a r tic ip a tin g in th is fie ld tr ip w a s :_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. T h is fie ld tr ip c a n b e im p r o v e d if_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. D id th is fie ld tr

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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journals.Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University Dr. Rohitha Goonatilake, Associate Professor of Mathematics, holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics (Dec. 1997) from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Dr. Goonatilake severs as a PI for several grants, including NSF South Texas Border Mathematics and Pre-Engineering Graduates CSEMS scholarships program from 2006-2008 and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Education Agency Teacher Quality Higher Education Type B Grants Program under No Child Left Behind Act from 2005- 2006. He is also a member of American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and an invited member of The Honor Society of

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anitha Sarah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University; Pamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt P.E., West Texas A&M University; Vinitha Hannah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University

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interview with STEM Excellence coordinators and teacher while thelatter included a structured survey instrument completed by students about their experiences inthe program and general demographic data. At the end of the academic year, teachers performeda supplementary online survey. Findings suggest that students and teachers shared satisfactionwith involvement in the program, and that they thought about their work more creatively andobjectively. Analysis of focus group responses and open-ended survey data gave rise to threeprimary themes describing the perspectives of educators on their STEM Excellence programexperiences: (a) Increased understanding, (b) Increased recognition, and (c) Enhancedawareness. Results also showed that the impression of

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Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

programs we have in place currently to recruit and retain more studentsare: (1) Increase retention by continuing with the Infinity Program and by providing tutorials andmentoring to students at risk; (2) Recruit high school students into Electrical and ComputerEngineering programs by offering summer camps; and (3) Increase community college studentstransfer.The enrollment of the Electrical Engineering program from 2001 through 2005 is shown in Table1. The enrollment has been broken down in terms of (a) Entering students, (b) Progressingstudents, (c) advanced student. Table 2 shows the gender and ethnic breakdown of students inthe Electrical and Computer Engineering programs for the Fall 2004 semester. Table 1 Enrollment of

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New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Juan Lira, Texas A&M International University; Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University

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-on activities1- 3, field trips4, 5,summer workshops6, 7, competitions8, and software training9. This paper describes a newprogram, STEM Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation (STEM-RRG), designed toincrease the number of minority students who graduate with a degree in science,engineering, or mathematics. Specifically, the goals and objectives to be accomplishedunder STEM-RRG are: a. Recruit minority students into STEM majors at TAMIU; b. Provide summer enrichment workshops to minority students; c. Provide internships and research assistantships to minority students; d. Provide professional development activities to STEM faculty who teach introductory science courses, including mathematics, engineering, physics, and

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Watson, North Carolina A&T State University; Xiaochun Jiang, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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collect longitudinal data for analysis upon completion of the project.Nevertheless, it is safe to say this project is very promising. Furthermore, although the NC-LSAMP project is still ongoing, it has the potential to significantly impact the retention andgraduation rates of underrepresented STEM students. This project will have a positive impact onthe number of underrepresented STEM students who enroll in the graduate programs.5. AcknowledgementWe would like to acknowledge the National Science Foundation for supporting the NC-LSAMPproject.6. References1. Carnevale, A. P., and Fry, R. A. (2000), “Crossing the great divide: Can we achieve equity when generation Y goes to college?” Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.2. Oguntimein, G. B

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #20240Enculturation of Diverse Students to the Engineering Practices through First-Year Engineering ExperiencesDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, taught at Northwestern for Fall 1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, Chicago State, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engineering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar

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. Page 22.889.13References(Bugbee, 1999) Bugbee, B., ―Engineering plants for spaceflight environments‖, Gravitationaland Space Biology Bulletin, 12:67-74.(Corey and Wheeler, 1992) Corey, K.A. and R.M. Wheeler., ―Gas exchange in NASA's BiomassProduction Chamber - A pre-prototype closed human life support system‖, BioScience 42: 503–509, 1992.(Creswell and Clark, 2006) Creswell, J. and Clark, V., ―Designing and conducting mixedmethods research‖, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc. 2006.(Galston, 1992) Galston, A.W., ―Photosynthesis as a Basis for Life Support on Earth and inSpace‖, BioScience. 42:490-493.(Hilger et al., 2007) Hilger, H., Luster-Teasley, S., Dibiase, W., De Los Reyes III, F., Holmes,L., Mandjiny, Wang, C., Steck, T., Schimmel

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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) outreach and recruitment efforts, (2) undergraduate research, (3) learningcommunities, (4) international research experiences, and (5) community college recruitment,transfers, and retention. Since these five areas are closely interwoven, they have been condensedto (A) recruitment, (B) retention, and (C) continuation and recruitment to graduate school. Thefollowing sections highlight these areas and best practices employed on each Alliance institution.RecruitmentRecruitment to STEM majors was the first focal point for the NSF LSAMP programsolicitations. The emphasis was placed on increasing the number of URM STEM majors. Itinvolved the engagement of feeder community colleges and recruitment of transfer students tothe universities. The focus also

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Auguste, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shelly Lynn Miller, University of Colorado Boulder; Joseph L. Polman, University of Colorado Boulder

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STEM: Unpackingthe STEM Identity Work of Historically Underrepresented Youth in STEM,” ICLS Proceedings.pp. 418-425, 2016.[8] Jay L. Lemke, “Across the Scales of Time: Artifacts, Activities, and Meanings in EcosocialSystems,” Mind, Culture and Activity, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 273-290, 2000. doi:10.1207/S15327884MCA0704_03[9] Joseph L. Polman and Diane Miller, “Changing Stories: Trajectories of Identification AmongAfrican American Youth in a Science Outreach Apprenticeship,” American EducationalResearch Journal, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 879-918, Dec. 2010.[10] Heidi B. Carlone, Catherine M. Scott and Cassi Lowder, “Becoming (Less) Scientific: ALongitudinal Study of Students’ Identity Work from Elementary to Middle School Science,”Journal of Research in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield; Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield

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Retention through a Summer Research Program for First and Second Year Students at a Minority-Serving Institution," in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, USA, 2017.[4] M. Estrada, M. Burnett, A. G. Campbell, P. B. Campbell, W. F. Denetclaw, C. G. Gutierrez, S. Hurtado, G. H. John, J. Matsui, R. McGee, C. Moses Okpodu, T. J. Robinson, M. F. Summers, M. Werner-Washburne and M. Zavala, "Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM," CBE Life Sciences Education, vol. 15, no. 3, p. es5, Fall 2016.[5] 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

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; jack esparza, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

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presentation, “Space Exploration-AnAstronaut’s Perspective,” was held on November 16, 2006 and was attended by morethan 100 people. The guest speaker also visited the Early Child Development Center(ECDC) on November 17 where he talked to students and answered their questions. Fig.1 shows two pictures taken at these events. Fig. 1 (a) The audience at the presentation (b) The speaker addressing ECDC studentsThe second presentation, “NASA Careers and the Future of the Space Program,” washeld on April 16, 2007. More than 100 people attended this presentation. The speakeralso participated in evaluating a presentation on April 17th by students preparing tocompete in the “Students Today, NASA Tomorrow

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Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Bryan Cole, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Karan Watson, Texas A&M University; Christine Stanley, Texas A&M Univeristy

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Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University. Dr. Cole has served in a variety of administrative capacities and as the Director of the Summer Seminar on Academic Administration for twenty-eight years training over 1000 higher education administrators representing over 150 institutions. Dr. Cole's professional interests include continuous improvement in educational systems, educational law and educational administration and he is a frequent speaker and consultant on systemic improvement of educational systems. Dr. Cole received his B. S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Administration (Higher Education) from Texas A&M

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Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and joined the UW in 1998 after seven years on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on engineering design learning and students as emerging engineering professionals. She is a fellow of AAAS and ASEE, was the 2002 recipient of the ASEE Chester F. Carl- son Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, and received the 2009 David B. Thorud Leadership Award, which is given to a UW faculty or staff for demonstrating leadership, innovation, and teamwork.Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Debbie Chachra is an Associate Professor of Materials Science at Olin College, where she has been in- volved in the development and

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robin Parent, California Polytechnic State University; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dylan Henson, California Polytechnic State University

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moreconfidence and motivation as a minority in engineering. When asked to consider how theirpersonal identities intersect with engineering, five out of the seven female students in the classexpressed feelings of being excluded from engineering because of their gender. In the Week 4reflections, these five female students used words such as “self conscious,” “disadvantage,” and“insecure” when reflecting on being a woman in engineering. One student wrote that “manypeople don’t take me seriously when I tell them I am an engineering major [b]ecause they think Ilook more like a liberal arts student.” Another student wrote that her identity as a Hispanic, low-income, and female caused “conflict in my personal life because close family and family friendsdon’t

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University

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of the ACM, 47(7).4. Fleming, L., Engermann, E., & Griffin, A. (2005). Persistence in Engineering Education: Experiences of First Year Students at a Historically Black University. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon.5. Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.6. Brainard, S., & Carlin, L. (1998). A Six-year Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering and Science. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4).7. Marra, R., Bogue, B., & Schuurman, M. (2005.) They Come and They Go -- An Instrument for Assessing Why

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New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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) Summer Workshop North Carolina A & T State University June 13 – 17, 2011______________________________________________________________________ Evaluation and Feedback Form1. On a scale of 1 (Not useful at all ) to 5 (Extremely useful), how useful was this workshop to learn about the North Carolina A&T State University’s NASA INSTRUCT Program and learning the experiences in integrating NASA content into undergraduate education?__4.28__ Please explain your rating: Each Alphabet Represent’s a Different Workshop Participant. A. Tours to the labs were great; all modules are very effective for education NASA release projects. B. Organization and contents of the

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen G. Villa, Texas A&M University; Felecia M. Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri S. Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Mary V. Alfred, Texas A&M University; Fred Arthur Bonner II, Texas A&M University

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teachers. So at least I just make sure that they know that I’m trying and so I guess…it’s my teachers pushing me. Page 22.1499.4Similarly, students recognize the role HBCU characteristics, such as class size, play in fosteringfaculty-student personal relationships. Participants share, Student A-2 : The faculty; here at HBCU campuses you have the opportunity to work one-on-one with the faculty, talk one-on-one with the faculty and share information one- on-one. Student B-2: Along with what participant number 1 said, the class size not being as large we have close contact with our professorsFurthermore, when

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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objectives.This analysis focuses only on first-time-in-college (FTC) students who were admitted into an engineering major during the summer orfall semester of each cohort year from 2000 to 2017. Summer admits must have continued enrollment into the university thefollowing fall semester to be included in the analysis. For each program, the relative academic performance of the engineeringstudents who participated in the LC program is compared to those engineering students who did not participate. Performancemeasures which are examined include the (a) mean grade point average (GPA) after the first fall semester, (b) odds ratio of being onacademic warning after the first fall semester, (c) graduation rates and odds ratio for students in the first three LC

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Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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2006-1693: COMPUTER SCIENCE RECRUITING AND RETENTION OFUNDERGRADUATES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITYJohn Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Dr. Fernandez is Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Having served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and 10 years in private industry, Dr. Fernandez brings real-world experiences into the classroom for his students. His research interests are in HCI, information assurance, and software engineering.Phyllis Tedford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mrs. Tedford is an Instructor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. She

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NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Aggarwal, Alabama A&M University; Benjamin Penn, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center; Ravindra Lal, Alabama A&M University

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theauthors, Dr. R. B. Lal was awarded a major NASA grant to grow crystals in the microgravity ofspace. It may be mentioned that this NASA project was awarded even before the maiden voyageof the Space Shuttle. This achievement provided the inspiration and enthusiasm to the physicsfaculty to pursue a graduate program in the department. Fortunately, various federal agenciesoffer a wide range of funding opportunities for every aspect of initiating research that includeyoung faculty awards to initiate research, funds to equip the undergraduate and graduatelaboratories, major instrumentation awards for research equipment, research scholarships forundergraduate and graduate students for their studies leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s andDoctoral degrees in

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; Farman A. Moayed, Indiana State University; Alister McLeod, Indiana State University

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Minorities in Engineering

over a five-year period. STARS targeted 26 students through: a) a strategic outreachcampaign to recruit eligible underrepresented students; b) a suite of enhanced program activitiesto improve student support, persistence, retention, and graduation rates, c) a diverse projectmanagement team with content area expertise; and d) an external evaluation. Among the 26scholarship recipients, one was a transfer student and nine were females. To be considered forthe scholarship, students were required to have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 orhigher (on a 4.0 scale) and an estimated financial need of $5,000 or more. The scholarshiprecipients were enrolled full-time and were either U.S. citizens or permanent residents.Deploying STARS resulted

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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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course grades at the end of each quarter virtuallyimpossible. In addition, there were no mechanisms in place to give credit to students wanting toleave the program. Thus, the team agreed that the core values and objectives of the programcould still be met in a one year-program via semi-independent quarters. There were severalbenefits to running the program in the aforementioned format: (a) the new scheme does not havean impact on scheduling or grade assignment; (b) students have the option to leave the program Page 26.1385.9at the end of each quarter and, at the same time, new students can join it at any quarter as long aspre-requisites are met