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It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Dawn G. Williams, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University

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from faculty. This information may bevaluable to engineering educators as they seek to provide appropriate social support forunderrepresented STEM students.Bibliography1. Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory. Prentice-Hall, Inc.2. Berg, B. (2007). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences. (6th Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.3. Bonner, F. A., Alfred, M., Lewis, C. W., Nave, F. M., & Frizell, S. (2009). Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and academically gifted black students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM): Discovering the alchemy for success. Journal of Urban Education: Focus on Enrichment.4. Brooks-Gunn, J

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cate Samuelson, University of Washington

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similar ethnic and/or cultural backgrounds, and/or similareducational or socioeconomic backgrounds.I got here, and we had this African American symposium thing. And one of the things that stuckout to me was – one of the guys said, “Unlike in high school where the guys who are almostflunking are getting a tutor, the A and B students out here are the people who are in the tutoringclasses all the time.” And it only took me about a week to figure that out. But from then on, Iwas in the help lab and stuff for math, and it worked…And [The African American Symposium]helped me out as far as networking, because …I met all these people that were in my field. Andeven now, I still talk to those guys, so it kind of helped me out…Kind of jump-started

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luz M Rivas, Iridescent; Dara Olmsted, Iridescent

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Science, University of California, Berkeley.13. Rogoff, B., C.G. Turkanis, and L. Bartlett, Learning Together: Children and Adults in a School Community. 2002: Oxford University Press.14. Jones, T.G. and W. Velez. Effects of Latino parent involvement on academic achievement. in Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. 1997. Chicago, IL.15. Shannon, S.M., Minority parental involvement: A Mexican mother's experience and a teacher's interpretation. Education and Urban Society, 1996. 29(1): p. 71- 84.16. Lopez, G.R., The value of hard work: Lessons on parent involvement from an (im)migrant household. Harvard Educational Review, 2001. 71(3): p. 416-43717. Moles, O.C., Collaboration between schools and

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #7915Motivation of Latina Students Leading to Retention in EngineeringDr. Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University Page 23.915.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Motivation of Latina Students Leading to Retention in EngineeringAbstractFemales and underrepresented ethnic minorities earn a small percentage of the engineering andcomputer science bachelor’s degrees awarded in the United States, receive an even smallerproportion of graduate degrees, and are

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Charles Knight, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College

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geographical area. The work presented here is a good indicator that thestrategy does work on a group with these characteristics.III. Strategies and ImplementationThe summer accelerator program has evolved over the three years in the number of hoursallocated to math activities. However, the three camps have in common the following strategies:a) Recruitment of students giving priority to students with low grades in previous math classes;b) Pre-test used to categorize students according to their level of math and to arrange studentgroups that are at a similar level;c) Individualized study plans for each participant and usage of a problem-generator software thatincludes video and tutoring capabilities;d) Low student/instructor ratio per class;e) Freedom

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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activity/action done during the fieldwork session (students were required to focus on one particular/small activity/action) b) Identify Problem(s)/shortcoming(s) in the way the activity/action was done c) Suggestion(s) as to how the activity/action could be improved for the futureAnalytical ReasoningFor students of the PEEC camp, as well as those in the surveying course offered in a regularsemester at the university, the greatest challenge was the trigonometry calculations. In a regularsemester course also a huge effort had to be made by the faculty member and the teachingassistants to guide the students through such calculations. At the PEEC camp also, the graduatestudents and the faculty member made such huge effort. Without

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Dan Mott, Texas A&M International University

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implemented at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a Hispanic ServingInstitution, located in Laredo, Texas.II. Internship and Research Assistantship Programs at TAMIUSTEM degrees at TAMIU are offered by the Department of Engineering, Mathematics, andPhysics (EMAP) and the Department of Biology and Chemistry (B&C). The STEM faculty isdevoted to serving students and integrating their scholarship into teaching and service. The maingoal is to prepare students to successful professional careers through the provisions of highquality educational programs and excellent learning and research environments. To promote thisobjective, the following two programs have been recently developed:(a) Internship ProgramThe purpose of the Internship

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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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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Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Sylvester A. Kalevela, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 2012.[12] L. I. Nieves, P. B. Pacheco, R. J. Marn, and S.-R. I., "The Development of A Spanish Version of The Concept Assessment Tools for Statics," in ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 2012.[13] J. Biggs, "Teaching for Quality Learning at University," The Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press, 2003.[14] I. B. Myers and M. H. McCaulley, Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press,Inc, 1985.[15] G. Lawrence, "People Types and Tiger Stripes," Center for Applications of Psychological Type, Gainesville, FL1994.[16] K. J. Cross and M. C. Paretti, "Identification with

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech

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-148.6. M. J. Karcher, G. P. Kuperminc, S. G. Portwood, C. L. Sipe and A. S. Taylor, Mentoring programs: A framework to inform program development, research, and evaluation, Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 2006, pp. 709-725.7. H. J. Mitchell, Group mentoring: Does it work?, Mentoring & Tutoring, 7(2), 1999, pp. 113-120.8. E. S. Scott and S. D. Smith, Group mentoring: A transition-to-work strategy, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 24(5), 2008, pp. 232-238.9. T. Waller, S. Artis and B. Watford, The Pact: A framework for retaining 1st year African- American engineering men, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition June 24-27, 2007 of Conference.10. S. Davis, G. Jenkins and R. Hunt

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Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frances Carter-Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patricia Ordóñez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras ; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); Miguel Alfonso Nino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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as they discuss their experiences, interests,and research to develop possible essay topics. The remainder of this paper is dedicated toexplaining our methods. We also evaluate the workshop and its contribution to several factors forstudent success such as empowering students to a) acquire financial aid, b) feel connected to acommunity that is pursuing the same goal, and c) increase their belief that they can raise moneyto fund their graduate education. This kind of peer mentoring would not have been possible if notfor our faculty mentor, the third author, who thought about ways in which we could share oursuccess with our peers, and thereby empowering and encouraging us through her facultymentoring to create the workshop in the first place.In

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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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

Conference Session

Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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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

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Joseph A Kitchen, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, Ohio State University; Meg E. Stentz, Ohio State University

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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

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; A. S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University

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major, while Table 3-B summarizes the post-programsurvey results. Cumulative results for the four years (column labeled "Total") indicate that thelargest increase in the number of students' intended major is in Civil Engineering (+9), followedby Mechanical Engineering (+5), and Electrical Engineering (+3). The largest decrease is inEngineering (-11), followed by Undecided (-5), and Computer Engineering (-2). The largedecrease in the number of students who initially declared a "general" Engineering major showsthat after participating in SEI, these students have been able to identify a specific engineeringfield of interest to them. These results also indicate that after participating in the program andgaining an understanding of the different

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #7636ROSE-BUD (Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity) MAPS (Mentoring andProfessional Skills)Dr. Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Carlotta A. Berry is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, her thesis was on the develop- ment of an enhanced human-robot interface for a mobile robot. Her master’s degree in control systems is from Wayne State University. She has two bachelor’s degrees; one in mathematics from Spelman College and one in electrical engineering from Georgia

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Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nesim Halyo, Hampton University; Qiang Le, Hampton University

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curve in making such videos. b) Discussion of Student Survey in “Introduction to Control Systems” CourseThis survey was taken by 12 students in the senior level control system course. The videolecture discussed the method and some of the considerations for designing a PD controller.Unlike the freshman video lecture, this video was viewed by the students prior to coming toclass. In class, students asked questions about the theory discussed in the video. In theremaining class time, the instructor discussed a design problem with direct student-teacherinteraction.The teaching process implemented with the senior students more closely follows the scenario forusing video technology proposed in this paper. Accordingly, this survey explores

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

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Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2011 7. Padmanabhan G. and Davis, C. A. 2011. Collaborative Research-Mentoring for Tribal College Students, AC 2011-185, Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2011 8. Padmanabhan, G. and Davis, C. A. 2008. Undergraduate Research Experience: A Collaborative Model for Tribal Community College Students, GC 2008-133, 7th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 19-23. 9. Peterson, M., Kraus, B. & Windham, T., 2005. Striving toward equity: Underrepresented minorities and mathematics. Society for Industrial and Applied Math, 38(3

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Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Chandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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consisting of seven to ten MESA students were interviewed forapproximately one hour. They were asked two questions: (1) Can you describe one of the best times you have had in MESA? (2) What do you think you are gaining by participating in MESA?Using a grounded theory approach, focus group interviews produced eight distinctive themes: (a)informal mentoring, (b) makes learning fun, (c) time management, (d) application of math andscience, (e) feelings of accomplishment, (f) builds confidence, (g) comradery, and (h) exposureto new opportunities.6Insights gained from the focus group interviews contributed to the development of the “impacts”section of the survey instrument which consists of 39 statements. Each statement began with thephrase

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Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University; Afiya C Fredericks, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University

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. Cambridge, MA: Schott Foundation for Public Education.9. IIE (2012). Open Doors. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/en/Research-­‐and-­‐Publications/Open-­‐Doors.10. JBHE Foundation (2000). African Immigrants in the United States are the Nation's Most Highly Educated Group. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 26, 60-61.11. McGee, E. O., & Martin, D. B. (2011). “You would not believe what I have to go through to prove my intellectual value!” Stereotype management among academically successful Black mathematics and engineering students. American Education Research Journal, 48, 1347-1389.12. Miyake, A., Kost-Smith, L. E., Finkelstein, N. D., Pollock, S. J., Cohen, G. L. & Ito, T. A. (2010). Reducing the gender achievement

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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University; Barbra Steinhurst, Bucknell University

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2016 students withdrew from or failed the physics course in thefall of 2012.In math the Backstage Bucknell ESA 2016 students performed similarly to the students in theESA 2015 cohort. All levels of calculus at the university are taught in multiple sections withmultiple faculty. The courses are specific to the faculty member and there are no common examsas with the introductory physics class. The average final course grade earned by both groups intheir first math course at the university was a B-. The final course grades of the BackstageBucknell ESA 2016 participants had 2 out of 14 students earning less than a C for their finalcourse grade. In the ESA 2015 group, 3 out of 13 students received a final course grade less thanC. It is worth noting

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine S Grant, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, NC State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University; Rex E Jeffries, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Adult Education at the University of Georgia.Mrs. Olgha B Davis, North Carolina State University Mrs. Davis earned her BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University and MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University (NCSU) and UNC Chapel Hill. Currently, Mrs. Davis is the education coordinator for the BioMed-Connect Mentoring Incubator at NCSU College of Engineering. Mrs. Davis main responsibilities include conducting research and writing grant propos- als and final reports, developing the educational curriculum for the mentoring program, and facilitating weekly laboratory group meetings, and organizing professional development seminars for the participants. Mrs. Davis also is a

Conference Session

Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Tech - CEISMC; Cher C Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology - CEISMC; Julia Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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).    Exploring  engineering  day.    Proceedings  of  the  2005  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education  Annual  Conference  &  Exposition.  6  Klenk,  P.  A.,  Ybarra,  G.A.,  &.  Dalton,  R.D  (2004).  Techtronics:  Hands-­‐on  exploration  of  technology  in  everyday  life.      Proceedings  of  the  2004  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education  Annual  Conference  &  Exposition.  7  Wang,  E.,  LaCombe,  J.,  &  Rogers,  C.  (2004).    Using  LEGO®  bricks  to  conduct  engineering  experiments.  Proceedings  of  the  2004  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education  Annual  Conference  &  Exposition.  8 Barker, B. S., & Ansorge, J. (2001). Robotics as means to increase achievement scores in an

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Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York; Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York

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, 3=something, 4=a lot) Score Min. Max. Ethics and conduct in research, such as examples of poor ethics and n 3.75 3.43 3.90 cultural impact on ethics. o Give an oral presentation with slides on a group assignment. 3.70 3.29 4.00 e Give an oral presentation about a research article and an abstract. 3.66 3.27 4.00 b Write an abstract for a research article. 3.58 3.07 3.89 f Discuss a research article and abstract. 3.54 3.27 3.80 Use the library to find the information that I needed for the

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Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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(referred to as CARE 11) students were selected across the nation with 60% of the students fromthe Pittsburgh area public schools. The objectives were for more than 50% of the participants toadvance in mathematics, general quantitative and science literacy, basic writing and technicalcommunication skills, as well as to increase early awareness of and interest in STEM education.For the pre-12 grade students, problem solving and critical thinking skills acquired in pre-11thgrade year were integrated into college level pre-calculus/calculus and science courses as afoundation for an engineering education. The project targeted 9-12 grade students with over all a“B” average or better. Some advanced honor 9th grade students that have completed their

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University; Fedra Adnani

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Paper ID #5878Reform the Intro to Engineering course For Retaining Minority EngineeringFreshmenDr. Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State UniversityDr. Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State UniversityDr. Fedra Adnani Page 23.11.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Reforming the Introduction to Engineering Course to Retain Minority Engineering FreshmenAbstractIt is always a challenge to retain engineering students, especially in Historically Black Collegesand Universities (HBCUs) like ours