mentoring, and summer bridge programs,6, 7 to be described in thenext sections. Page 26.1300.3 (a) (b)Figure 1: (a) A side-by-side comparison showing the extent of the mismatch in the demographics of the United States adultpopulation versus those of the STEM workforce.4 (b) A pronounced increase in the fraction of minority school age-children overa twenty year period highlights the urgency of raising minority participation and performance in STEM.5 Page 26.1300.4The Role of Community Colleges in
patterns. Suppose an instructor wishes to keep a listof all graduate students who have taken their courses and have earned an “A”. Thisparticular professor requires all his/her research assistants to maintain an “A” average tobe considered for the assistantship. Also, each department wishes to keep track ofgraduate students that have maintained an average of “B” or better. Furthermore, astudent can only work as either a graduate teaching assistant or research assistant but notboth. Students are required to check with their professors or their respective departmentsfor potential opportunities for teaching or research assistantships. Figure –1 shows theobject relationships among Student, Professor, Department, College and University. Eachdepartment
club peer-mentoring activities is demonstrated in the journaltestimonials as well as the result of the mentoring evaluations (see Section 6). With regards tothe testimonials, one NSF STEM scholar wrote: “Being an NSF STEM Scholar is something I amproud of, the club has helped me in many ways my first semester of college. My first semesterwas pretty rough for me, my biggest problem was adjusting to online work and quizzes, missing adeadline on an online quiz tanked one of my grades this semester but I was lucky to findsomebody in the STEM club who has taken the class and helped me with the remainder of thematerial and I was able to finish the class with a B+.” Another stated “While the financial aid Ihave received for being a STEM scholar is
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activities. Socialactivities, which are optional, include activities such as movie night or volleyball and areorganized by the program assistant and four resident assistants, all of which are engineeringstudents. An example of a class schedule can be found in Figure 1 below. Page 24.561.4 Figure 1: Class Schedule Page 24.561.5 STEP typically involved between 70-95 students. At the beginning of the program, the group isdivided into three sections (Groups A, B, and C) and each student is assigned a correspondingschedule. Each schedule includes the same courses, though
area ofexpertise of the author. It is material that the students see in the Physics I course in addition tosubsequent courses in engineering mechanics.The problem statement is the following: A spring has a constant of 50 N/m. The spring is hung vertically, and a mass is attached to its end. The spring end displaces 30 cm from its equilibrium position. The same mass is removed from the first spring and attached to the end of a second (different) spring, and the displacement is 25 cm. What is the spring constant of the second spring? (A) 46 N/m (B) 56 N/m (C) 60 N/m (D) 63 N/mInstructions provided to the student (translated from Spanish) a. Translate the problem statement to Spanish
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high school students for college-level conceptual analysis, problem solving and the value of experimental replication through a STEM Summer Camp using project- based learning. b) Supplement college STEM curricula with programs aimed at tutoring college and dual Page 25.748.3 credit students who are at risk with engineering related courses. 2 c) Curriculum and laboratory development to address the high demand of Information Technology majors with industrial credentials through the Cisco® Academy. d
-generation to attend college.Funding constraints on the summer program required a tradeoff between academic preparationvs. motivational and social aspects. The Jacobs School decided to emphasize the motivationaland social aspects while introducing students to existing academic resources on campus. The goals of the program were to a) foster a sense of community b) build awareness ofcampus programs and resources, c) provide tools to aid in the transition from high school tocollege, and d) inspire students by exposing them to opportunities in engineering. Activitiesduring the four-day program were designed to address these goals and included: social and teambuilding activities, academic-themed workshops, and an introduction to campus
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Colorado, Boulder JANA B. MILFORD is professor of mechanical engineering and faculty advisor for the Engineering GoldShirt Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. Her research and teaching focus on atmospheric chemistry and transport modeling and air quality management.Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder BETH A MYERS is assistant to the Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She holds a B.A. in biochemistry and is a graduate student in the
lead tobetter workplace experiences and ultimately better career outcomes for underrepresented engineeringfaculty.References[1] National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.(2007). Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science andEngineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11741[2] Berry, C. A., Cox, M. F., & Main, J. B. (2014). Women of Color Engineering Faculty: Anexamination of the experiences and the numbers. In ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.Retrieved from https://peer. asee. org/23314.[3] Ross, M. M. S., & Fletcher, M. T. L. (2015). African American Women in the Academe: AComprehensive Literature Re
students at HBCUs, foster engineering education research competence withinHBCUs, and add to current literature and information regarding supportive practices forbroadening participation and persistence of engineering students.Methods The researchers implemented an iterative, descriptive research model by including thefollowing steps: (a) engaging research participants; (b) developing data collection strategies; (c)defining variables and constructs; and (d) gathering information and investigating researchquestion(s). The present research study findings are informed by quantitative data analyticsstrand of the larger study.Participants Participants were recruited from four different HBCUs in the United States. Participantsincluded the
) – and for a control group (URM engineering studentsnot participating in this program). This provides the type of cross-sectional data necessary todetermine the effect of the intervention on both retention and performance. Saliently, thisexperimental approach offers important advantages over a true randomized experiment, as itavoids both denying mentors to students who want them and imposing mentors on uninterestedstudents, which has been identified as an ethical concern (Gershenfeld, 2014).In the following section, the raw data acquired to date is shown, followed by the description of a)the data analysis performed to identify statistically significant effects of the intervention onretention and performance; and b) the results of said analysis.3
Paper ID #9001Emerging Impact on Graduation Rates/Times From A Summer EngineeringEnrichment ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station
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mock interviews. Other advantages include a) Link between Dean’s office and engineeringacademic departments; b) A great feeling of making a difference in the development of futureengineers and meeting company diversity goals; c) Personal growth and development throughbetter understandings of diversity issues; and d) Teaming with staff, students, and corporationson local events/sponsorshipsChallenges in Minority Engineering Student RecruitmentChallenges include the following: • Increased Minority Hiring goals from the federal government • Continued reduction in students pursuing engineering degrees • Not enough diversity candidates attending engineering programs or institutions • Not enough infrastructure to support growth and
Paper ID #17904Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Six-Day Residential Summer Program forUnderrepresented StudentsMs. Reyna M. Flores, University of Texas, Austin Reyna is the Recruitment Coordinator for the Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program at the University of Texas at Austin. The EOE Program strives to recruit, retain, and graduate underrepresented students in the Cockrell School of Engineering. For over five years, Reyna has worked to support under- represented students reach their higher education goals through various college access programs in the state of Texas.Mr. Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas
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AC 2007-851: DEVELOPMENT AND BETA-TESTING OF ADISTANCE-LEARNING FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSE SERIESCarolyn Skurla, Baylor University Carolyn Skurla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. In addition to the freshman engineering course, Dr. Skurla teaches courses in materials engineering, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering. Her research interests are in biomaterials and total joint replacements.Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University Steven Eisenbarth is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at
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Paper ID #18638Mechanisms by Which Indigenous Students Achieved a Sense of Belongingand Identity in Engineering EducationDr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is an associate professor in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at Col- orado School of Mines, USA, where he has been since 1997. Research and teaching interests include communication, social justice, and engineering education. Dr. Leydens is co-author of Engineering and Sustainable Community Development (Morgan and Claypool, 2010) and editor of Sociotechnical Com- munication in Engineering (Routledge, 2014). Dr. Leydens won
Paper ID #17073Engineer of 2020 Attributes and the Black Male Future Engineer: A Reviewof LiteratureDeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette DeLean Tolbert is an Engineering Education doctoral candidate at Purdue University. She earned a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan–Dearborn and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan. Through her dissertation, DeLean investigates the ways that Black boys develop Engineer of 2020 attributes in their precollege out-of-school time lived experiences. This work will serve as a foundation for her future research, through which
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