AC 2009-1445: WHERE SUCCESSFUL LATINO/A UNDERGRADUATES FINDCOMMUNITY AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE RESEARCH UNIVERSITYSusan Walden, University of OklahomaRanda Shehab, University of Oklahoma Page 14.1370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Where Successful Latino/a Engineering Undergraduates find Community at a Predominately White Research UniversityAbstractThe Research Institute for STEM Education conducts mixed-methods research seeking toidentify the factors contributing to successful completion of an engineering degree by under-represented and under-served minority students at a predominately white, research institution.STEM stands for science
Paper ID #9831A STEM Transfer and Retention Program at Texas A&M International Uni-versityDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University Dr. Fernando Gonzalez joined FGCU as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Program in the fall of 2013. Previously he was an Assistant Professor within the Engineering, Math, and Physics Department at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Prior to that he was a Technical Staff Member (researcher) for the U.S. Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Dr. Gonzalez was also a faculty member in the
AC 2011-811: GRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORING UNDERGRADU-ATE RESEARCHERS ON A LARGE-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHPROJECT - A CASE STUDYGregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.H. Ben Mason, University of California at Berkeley Ben Mason
for Minorities,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87(3), pp. 321–325, July 1998.[11] E. Seymour, A. B. Hunter, S. L. Laursen, and T. Deantoni, “Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: First findings from a three-year study,” Science Education, 88(4), pp. 493–534, Apr. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.10131[12] T. Baber, and N. Fortenberry, “The Academic Value of Cooperative Education: A Literature Review,” in Proceedings for the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 22-25, 2008.[13] P. D. Gardner, D. C. Nixon, and G. Motschenbacker, “Starting salary outcomes of cooperative education graduates
research interests also include surface water quality monitoring, watershed management, and algal bloom monitoring. She has published several peer reviewed journal papers in the area of environ- mental science and engineering. She has been recently focusing on STEM program enhancement and advancement activates, such as curriculum revision and program accreditation.Dr. Cadance Lowell, Central State University Dr. Cadance Lowell is a Professor of Agriculture at Central State University and Chair of the Depart- ment of Agricultural and Life Sciences. She received a B.S. in Botany from Duke University, a M.S. in Botany from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and a Ph.D. in Horticulture from the University of Florida
AC 2008-134: SURVIVING ENGINEERING: FROM A MINORITY FEMALEPERSPECTIVEJacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc. Page 13.1125.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Surviving Engineering: From a Minority Female Perspective Jacquelyn R. Mobley, P.E.Abstract – As a practicing female under-represented minority in the field of engineering, I have wonderedwhat I could do to help in the retention and development of minority and women engineering students. Ihave always felt that I represented a unique perspective as one who has lived through the struggle andsurvived. This paper highlights my struggles
Paper ID #6025Design of a Scholarship Program for Optimal ImpactProf. Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University Jeffrey W. Fergus received his B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1985 and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. After a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Notre Dame, he joined the materials engineering faculty at Auburn University, where he is currently a professor.Dr. Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University Dr. Harris is director of the Alabama Power Academic Excellence Program, an academic support program to assist
Paper ID #7586A Better Mousetrap: Why Did They Come?Dr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University Dr. Mary Anderson-Rowland is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan com- munity colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers. She also directs two academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. Anderson-Rowland was named a top 5
, and Brownell, Sara E, “Buildingbetter bridges into stem: A synthesis of 25 years of literature on stem summer bridgeprograms,” CBE Life Sciences Education, vol. 16, no. 4, p. es3, 1/12/2017.[9] Tomasko, David L, Ridgway, Judith S, Waller, Rocquel J, and Olesik, Susan V, “Researchand Teaching: Association of Summer Bridge Program Outcomes with STEM Retention ofTargeted Demographic Groups,” Journal of College Science Teaching, vol. 45, no. 4, 3/2016.[10] B. Nemelka, J. Askeroth, and J. Harbor, “Summer Start: Supporting Success forConditionally Admitted Students in a Summer Bridge Program,” Summer Academe: A Journal ofHigher Education, vol. 11, pp. 1–13, Feb. 2018.[11] J. L. Taylor and T. Harmon, “Bridge Programs in Illinois: Results of the 2010
Berkeley’s public science center, where she evaluated STEM education programs for all ages. Several studies focused on expanding diversity, access, and inclusion in pre-college engineering education, with attention to changes in participants’ skills, attitudes, and career interests. She earned her B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Education from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Museum Studies: Specialization in Education and Interpretation from John F. Kennedy University. Her Master’s Project focused on culturally responsive evaluation practices.Ms. Gennie Miranda, UC San Diego Gennie B. Miranda serves as the Director of Operations in the IDEA Engineering Student Center, Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, with
Paper ID #14579Women in Industrial Distribution: Emerging Opportunities and Challengesfor Female College GraduatesMrs. Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University Allie Copeland is the Vice President of Operations at Standard Supply & Distributing Inc., an indepen- dent privately owned industrial distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and related products. Allie has an Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Pennsylvania State University and is currently pursing a Masters of Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A
AC 2007-3050: INCREASING ENROLLMENT OF MINORITY WOMEN INENGINEERINGShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Combustion, Propulsion, Heat & Mass Transfer and Turbulence. Previously, he worked as a Professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University of Brighton, U.K. He also worked in the Research Division of Corning Inc. He
AC 2010-2029: ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOME AND RETENTIONOF MINORITY STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Nano-composites, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer and Combustion. Previously, he worked as a Professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University of Brighton, U.K. He also worked in the Research Division of Corning
AC 2008-2015: THE NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM(NAFP): BENEFITS TO THE HBCUS/MISMohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University Page 13.1247.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP): Benefits to the HBCUs/MIs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities / Minority Institutions) Mohammad A. Alim,*,1,3 M. D. Aggarwal,2 Benjamin G. Penn,3 and Ashok K. Batra2 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Alabama A & M University P. O. Box 297, Huntsville, Alabama 35762, U.S.A. 2 Department of Physics, Alabama A
AC 2011-1809: ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOME, ENROL-MENT AND RETENTION IN A NEW CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTPROGRAMTamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University. Tamara Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor & Coor- dinator of Construction Management Program in the Department of Engineering Technology at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Mrs. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergradu- ate students in the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management and conducting research. She also worked for a multinational research organization for many years. Mrs. Chowdhury earned her MS in Civil engineering from Clarkson University, New York, USA and B.S
AC 2008-1145: PREPARING MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO PASSTHE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONGoang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University Dr. Goang-Shin Liaw is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Alabama A&M University located in Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently a NASA Administrator’s Fellow, Cohort 10. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering for more than sixteen (16) years and as Interim Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology from 1990 to 1992. Dr. Liaw has been heavily involved in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for many years. He has planned, directed, and executed more than ten research projects at Alabama A&M University
AC 2011-2303: HIGH POWER ROCKETRY PROGRAM: UNDERGRAD-UATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR AN HBCUShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Nano-composites, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer and Combustion. Previously, he worked as a Pro- fessor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University of Brighton, U.K. He also worked in the Research Division of Corning Inc. He earned his Ph.D
AC 2009-1959: INTERNAL MOTIVATION AS A FACTOR FOR THE SUCCESS OFAFRICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AHISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (HBCU)Fred Bonner, Texas A&M University Fred A. Bonner, II, is an Associate Professor of higher education administration in the Educational Administration and Human Resource Development department at Texas A&M University—College Station. He received a B.A. degree in chemistry from the University of North Texas, an M.S.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Baylor University, and an Ed.D. in higher education administration and college teaching from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. Bonner has been the recipient of the American
academic yearwere recruited through email. For focus groups, the two participant groups (n=10) consist of: 1.)six students who did not report to supervisors A or B during the AY 17-18 and 2.) four studentswho did not report to supervisor C during the AY 17-18.Hearing StatusEight participants identified themselves as deaf and two of them declared themselves hard ofhearing. Seven participants have profound (>90 dB) hearing loss, two participants have severe(61 dB to 90 dB) hearing loss, and one participant does not know the level of hearing loss.Four participants do not use hearing assistive devices while five participants use digital hearingaids and one participant uses both a digital hearing aid and a cochlear implant.Demographic
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. Page 23.132.2Research has shown that, on average, undergraduates leave STEM fields for academic and socialreasons.4,5 Other empirical evidence consistently shows that college student success isinfluenced, at least in part, by social and psychological factors such as support/encouragement,campus climate, and personal interest in STEM. For example, Seymour conducted a three-yearstudy of 330 STEM undergraduates and concluded that students leave STEM because: (a) theybelieve that non-STEM careers offer greater intrinsic interest, (b) they lose interest in STEM, or(c) they reject the lifestyle associated with STEM careers.4 Family, peer, faculty member, andmentor support affects academic achievement,6 especially among AA males7 and URMs inSTEM
Colleges.Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Page 12.1098.1 Rafic (Ray) Bachnak is a Professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC). He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio University in 1983, 1984, and 1989, respectively. Dr. Bachnak was previously on the faculty of Franklin University and Northwestern State University.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Belay Demoz, NASA Dr. Belay B. Demoz received a B.S. from the University of Asmara, Eritrea, in 1984 and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in
diversity,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 96,no. 2, pp. 103–115, Apr. 2007.[3] R.T. Palmer, D.C. Maramba, & T. E. Dancy, “A qualitative investigation of factorspromoting the retention and persistence of students of color in STEM,” The Journal of NegroEducation, vol. 80, no. 4, pp. 491-504, Fall. 2011.[4] K.D. Kendricks, K.V. Nedunuri, and A.R. Arment, “Minority student perceptions of theimpact of mentoring to enhance academic performance in STEM discipline,” Journal of STEMEducation: Innovations and Research, vol.14, no.2, pp. 38-46, Apr-Jun. 2013.[5] R. M. Marra, K. A. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, “Leaving engineering: A multi-yearsingle institution study,” J Eng Educ, vol. 101, no.1, pp. 6-27, Jan. 2012.[6] M. Meyer and S. Marx
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Paper ID #27241Preparing Future Minority Faculty for the Professoriate (Experience)Ms. A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams, North Carolina A&T State University A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams currently serves as the Assistant Dean of the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State University and has over twenty-eight years experience in graduate education. Prior to coming to NC A&T, she was Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies and Director of Minority Programs at Duke University, Director of Minority Affairs and Special Projects and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia
. Researching the Educational Benefits of Diversity. New York: Publications, C.B.; 2005 ContractNo.: 2005-4.16. Brown, R.D., Clarke, B., Gortmaker, V. and Robinson-Keilig, R. "Assessing the Campus Climate for Gay,Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (Glbt) Students Using a Multiple Perspectives Approach." Journal of CollegeStudent Development. 2004; 45(1): 8-26.17. Cech, E.A. The Veiling of Queerness: Depoliticization and the Experiences of Lgbt Engineers. ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition; 2013; Atlanta, GA: American Society for Engineering Education.18. Cross, K.J. and Paretti, M.C. The Impact of Personal Interactions on the Experience of African AmericanMales on Multiracial Student Teams. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 2015; Seattle, WA
collegians. Journal of Higher Education, 69(5), 555-576.16. Fries-Britt, S., & Turner, B. (2002). Uneven stories: Successful Black collegians at a Black and a White campus. The Review of Higher Education, 25(3), 315-330.17. Moore, J.L., III, Madison-Colmore, O., & Smith, D.M. (2003). The prove-them-wrong syndrome: Voices from unheard African American males in engineering disciplines. Journal of Men’s Studies, 12(1), 61–73.18. Sue, D.W., Capodilupo, C.M., Torino, G.C. Bucceri, J.M., & Holder, A.M.B., (2008). Racial microaggressions in the life experience of Black Americans. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(3), 329-336.19. Sue, D.W., Capodilupo, C.M., Torino, G.C
AC 2007-2785: START: A FORMAL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR MINORITYENGINEERING FRESHMENTony Mitchell, North Carolina State University Dr. Tony L. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force, Retired, received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University, the M. S. in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Currently he is Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services, Director, Minority Engineering Programs, and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Previous educational assignments include
AC 2007-2856: EOE FIRST YEAR INTEREST GROUPS: A SUCCESS MODEL FORINCREASING RETENTIONAndrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin ANDREA OGILVIE is the Director of the Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program at UT Austin. She came to UT as Director in July 2001 after six years in industry where she worked as a Structural Engineer for KBR and HDR Engineering, Inc. designing petrochemical and commercial structures, respectively. Andrea received her BS Civil Engineering degree from UT in May 1995 and her Texas Professional Engineering License in February 2001. She is an active member of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA) and the American Society of