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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., North Dakota State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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University’s School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As Associate Dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates as well as supporting faculty with development of effective learning and teaching pedagogies. Page 24.1063.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 S-STEM: ENG2 Scholars for Success 2007-2013AbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored S

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harvey Abramowitz EngScD, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond; Roy L. Hamilton, Purdue University Northwest

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Paper ID #26141The NSF S-STEM Program 2010-2014 at Purdue University Northwest (Ex-perience)Prof. Harvey Abramowitz EngScD, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond BS Materials Science 1972 Columbia University MS Extractive Metallurgy/Mineral Processing 1975 Columbia University EngScD Extractive Metallurgy/Mineral Processing 1983 Columbia UnviversityMr. Roy L. Hamilton, Purdue University Northwest Throughout his career Roy L. Hamilton has been an advocate for providing the leadership and resources that promote educational opportunity for those who have traditionally been excluded from the American educational mainstream

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Cameron Ford, University of Central Florida; Kim Small, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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AC 2010-259: YES: A NSF S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM EXPERIENCE ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDALisa Massi, University of Central Florida Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for the UCF College of Engineering & Computer Science. She serves as the primary educational analyst for the College and is a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program." Dr. Massi's research interests include program evaluation, predictors of success in persistence to graduation and academic performance, entrepreneurial programs, and use of technology to improve operational efficiencies.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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AC 2009-829: A NSF-SUPPORTED S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FORRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC ANDWOMEN STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Karen E. Crosby, Southern University Baton Rouge; Edgar R. Blevins, Southern University and A&M College; Beth R Isbell, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; J. Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington

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Paper ID #15256Challenges, Opportunities, and Impacts of S-STEM Projects: Insights for In-stitutional Capacity Building at Minority-serving InstitutionsDr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton P.E., University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science (Environmental Engineering) from the University of New Orleans. She is a member of the Civil Engineering faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington, a Program Evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. She is currently serving as a Program

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shuyan Sun

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Paper ID #27160Board 103: Work in Progress: NSF S-STEM Program: Recruitment, En-gagement, and Retention: Energizing and Supporting Students with DiverseBackgrounds in Mechanical EngineeringJamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Jamie Gurganus works in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UMBC, focusing in the field of Engineering Education. She serves as the Associate Director of Engineering Education Initiatives for the College of Engineering and IT at UMBC and recently as Co-Director of Advancing Engineering Edu- cation Excellence (AEEE). Her research is focused on solving problems relating to

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

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AC 2011-1843: INFLUENCES OF S-STEM FUNDING: FINAL OUTCOMESOF FOUR YEAR SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAMINCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT RETENTION PRAC-TICESElizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State UniversityMary E Virnoche, Humboldt State University Mary Virnoche, Associate Professor and Chair in Sociology, teaches and does research on race, class, gender and inequalities. Much of her recent work focuses more specifically on higher education and STEM persistence.Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University Tyler J. Evans is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Humboldt State University in Arcata, Califor- nia

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Ford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Kathleen G. Rubin, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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the Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the UMass Amherst College of Engineering. She has over 30 years experience in recruiting, retaining and graduating engineering students. From 2003 through 2007, she also served as Director of Education, Outreach and Diversity for CASA - an NSF Engineering Research Center. She has been a Co-PI and Program Director for several previous CSEM and S-STEM awards. Page 26.1543.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Impact of Federally Funded Scholarship Programs on the Success of Transfer Students at a Public

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting

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of peer support to achieve in higher education [2]. Co-curricular and informal learning opportunities can provide students access to expert thinking intheir disciplines, and can improve retention in the sciences [3]. S-STEM scholarship programswere designed to provide curricular, co-curricular, and financial support to students withfinancial need who are underrepresented in STEM fields. Results from S-STEM programindicate scholars experience greater retention and higher achievement than their peers, [4,5,6] yetlittle is known about how S-STEM scholarship programs shape students’ professional identitiesin their fields.The Cybersecurity National Science Foundation S-STEM scholarship project is a joint effortbetween two- year and four-year

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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, Boulder Dr. Wendy Chi is director of ABC Research & Evaluation, as well as a research analyst at Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado. Dr. Chi holds a Ph.D. in Educational Foundations, Policy, and Practice from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research interests include educational equity and access for underrepresented students, with a specific focus on underrepresentation in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Developing Meaningful Studies of Student Success with Equity in Mind –Considering Context (Experience Report)AbstractThe National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(S-STEM) grants are designed to support

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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-serving community college hasestablished a scholarship program for financially vulnerable community college students whowish to move to a four-year university to obtain a bachelor's degree in a STEM field. Developedthrough a S-STEM grant NSF Scholarship, the program included cooperation between STEMteachers, college employees, administrators, student organizations and industry partners, four-year colleges, local high schools and professional organizations. In addition to providingfinancial support, student access to academic capital was enhanced by an intensive math reviewprogram, tutoring, study groups, additional training, and internship opportunities for research.Access to cultural and social capital was increased by providing scholars with

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla López del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Anidza Valentín-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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as an Assistant Professor.Dr. Anidza Valent´ın-Rodr´ıguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Success Expectations of Low-Income Academically Talented Students in Engineering - A Preliminary Study at a Hispanic- Serving InstitutionIntroductionThis paper describes findings on interviews conducted with Hispanic engineering studentsinterested in participating in an S-STEM fellowship program at the University of Puerto Rico,Mayagüez Campus (UPRM). The program seeks to increase the retention, persistence, andsuccess of Low-Income Academically Talented Students (LIATS) at the College of Engineering(CoE). The

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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University; Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance

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fair was used to make families aware of the manySTEM resources in Boston as well as to pique their interest in STEM. Engaging families is apriority of the LSA in order to encourage parents to advocate for STEM offerings in schools, aswell as to encourage the parents, who are often very young, to consider STEM education andcareer pathways for themselves.Another key feature of this event was the participation of NSF S-STEM electrical engineeringscholars from Suffolk University, who are graduates of Boston Public High Schools and who arepredominantly students of color themselves. These students engaged the fair participants inhands-on experiments about energy and electricity and served as role models for the participantsand their families

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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interested in STEM majors atTAMU and community college representatives interested in building relationships for theirstudents to transfer into STEM majors at TAMU. The STEM Conference program includedresource roundtables for students and one-on-one sessions with faculty and staff forrepresentatives.Other activities such as the NSF Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (S-STEM) were used as both recruitment and retention strategies. The S-STEMsprovided community college transfer students research opportunities, academic and professionaldevelopment seminars, scholarship money to assist in funding students’ education without themhaving work commitments, and establishment of cohorts and the resulting social community tohelp

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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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undergraduate diversity (ROSE-BUD) program funded by an NSF S-STEM grant to increase the recruitment, retention and development of underrepresented popula- tions in electrical and computer engineering. She has approximately 20 peer-reviewed publications with two in the Computers in Education Journal. She also recently published a book on Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study.Dr. Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Richard R. Harris, Northeastern University; Brad Lehman; Russell Faux; Luis Rafael Frias II

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Paper ID #29030WIP: Mitigating Transfer Shock for Undergraduates in Engineering toIncrease DiversityMrs. Claire Duggan, Northeastern University Claire Duggan is the Director of The Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University. While serving in this role she has supported the design and implementation of multiple National Science Foun- dation initiatives including but not limited to ATE, GK12, ITEST, REU, RET, S-STEM, and STEP grant initiatives.Ms. Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is the Assistant Dean for for Undergraduate Curriculum and Students in the College of Science at

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel

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underrepresented minority, female and socioeconomically disadvantagedstudents enrolled in civil engineering degree programs and graduates serving in the civilengineering profession. The program is administered in the civil engineering departmentat The Citadel (Charleston, SC) and is supported through a grant from the NationalScience Foundation’s Scholarships in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(NSF, S-STEM) program. The program, Excellence in Civil Engineering Leadership forSouth Carolina (ExCEL-SC), provides scholarships to qualified students, within targetdemographic groups, who are pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in civil engineering.Equally important, the ExCEL-SC program furnishes a variety of specific student supportservices

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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andjunior years responded to a semi-structured list of questions through focus group participation,with some individual follow-up interviews. Sophomore experiences were examined in theacademic year 2018-2019, while the experiences of primarily junior participants were capturedin 2019-2020. Themes from data analysis of the qualitative responses were developed. The workdraws from a larger investigation conducted under an NSF S-STEM award.BackgroundRedShirt Programs and the Consortium ModelThe Redshirt in Engineering Consortium was established in 2016 with funding from an NSF S-STEM award (#1564494) to bring together six universities in the Midwest and West working toimprove the success of students from low-income backgrounds. Beginning with three

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona; Anita Grierson, Science Foundation Arizona; Anna Tanguma, Science Foundation Arizona

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external motivation to keep their teams moving forward and makeprogress towards their STEM goals through the following forums and community activities: • Attend Cohort Monthly Meetings to share best practices and hear from guest speakers. • Participate in KickStarter’s NSF program-specific group meetings and related KickStarter communications including access to existing resources such as NSF proposal preparation workbooks (e.g., join the S-STEM working group to share ideas and discuss aspects of the S-STEM proposal). • Get the latest updates on NSF proposals and webinars with access to the STEM Network and KickStarter group. • Support and training provided for new and additional faculty and proposal teams

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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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speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 23.21.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Better Mousetrap: Why Did They Come?AbstractAn Academic Success and Professional Development Class, FSE 394, has been offered for over10 years for engineering and computer science students at Arizona State University (ASU).Seminars were first held for 22 students with scholarships from one NSF S-STEM program, withan emphasis on females and underrepresented minority students and both transfer and non-transfer students. The seminars have now grown to a

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College

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process, and supporting transfer students at theuniversity.Transfer students at the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State Universityare supported by a Motivated Engineering Transfer Student (METS) Center wherestudents can network, study, socialize, and receive informal mentoring. In addition,transfer students can enroll in an Academic Success Class for one credit and attendadditional workshops which are held in the Center. Scholarship for over 30 qualifiedtransfer students are provided each year through an NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program.An experimental scholarship program, for transfer students who do not qualify for NSFS-STEM scholarships, was also evaluated. An emphasis in this project was placed oninvolving women and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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programs such as S-STEM for just such students with unmet financial need. Thescholarships allow the students to work less or not at all, and to put more of their energy intoacademics. At Arizona State University, the author has led such scholarship programs with anAcademic Success and Professional Development classes for nearly 15 years. During this timeshe has continually done research on the best way to support and encourage students to do wellacademically, to graduate, and to go right on to graduate school. This research has used groundedtheory and Social Cognitive Career Theory to understand how best to recruit and retain students.Beginning with seminars, over the years, the author developed a successful two-credit AcademicSuccess and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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for Working Families (IIWF) report [3] recommendsaligning education systems with economic development initiatives. Advanced manufacturing andengineering disciplines have key roles in the state of Indiana and the nation’s economic growth.By increasing the number of graduates in both MET and SM, this project supports and enhancesthe economic growth within the state and nationally. Also, being involved in the co-curricularactivities and industry partnerships will help the students improve the very skills the workplacedemands and build on the initial support provided by the scholarship to produce highlyemployable graduates.BackgroundIn fall of 2009, ISU was awarded its first S-STEM program (NSF #0966219) and initially had anundergraduate

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Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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to their questions. Having questions answered can be veryimportant to a student, especially a first-generation student who does not have others close whoknow the answers.III. Identifying Critical QuestionsThe authors have been working with engineering students for over 10 years through the NSF S-STEM Scholarship Programs. As a part of this program, an Academic Success Class is held andthrough this class the authors have been asked many questions. Some questions come through Page 25.367.4evaluations of the meeting in answer to the question. “Are there topics about which you want toknow more?” Some questions come through emails from the student

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Lauren Singer, AmeriCorps VISTA; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education and equity in education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Community: Voices from a Small CohortAbstractPEEPS (Program for Engineering Excellence for Partner Schools) NSF S-STEM scholarship wasdesigned to support students from low socioeconomic, first generation and/or underrepresentedgroups in obtaining an undergraduate engineering degree at California Polytechnic StateUniversity in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). Students receive up to $10,000/year to aid in

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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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, personaldevelopment, professional development, and orientation. Similarly, Madison devised anIntroduction to Engineering Design course with outcomes for students such as: carry out a basicdesign process, learn and use skills in a team environment, and develop confidence, amongothers. While some students find these courses very motivating, others still leave for differentreasons [10].Another approach to STEM retention and success was put into action by Grand Valley StateUniversity. The results of this NSF funded S-STEM project have been remarkable, with nearly100% of “at risk” students finishing their degrees in a timely manner. To qualify for thisprogram, applicants are required to have completed the first two years of a STEM discipline witha GPA of 3.0 and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Kyla McMullen, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Smith1 Smarr1 Gilbert1 jam323@ufl.edu kyla@cise.ufl.edu tiffan3@ufl.edu ssmarr@ufl.edu juan@ufl.edu 1 Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering University of FloridaAbstractIn 2014, an American land-grant research university in the South began a new cycle of theNational Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (S–STEM) grant entitled the Human-Centered Computing Scholars (HCCS):Fostering a New Generation of Underrepresented and Financially Disadvantaged Researchers.This project was a continuation of NSF Grant No. 1060545, which supported students at

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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for the first CIRC program lasted for five years and a total of 67 studentsparticipated, 40.3% women and 25.8% underrepresented minority students. The program had97% retention to graduation and over 40% of the students went on to graduate school.2 A$500,000 S-STEM NSF grant (#0728695) has allowed the CIRC program to continue withacademic scholarships at $4,000. The first CIRC/METS program ran from 2003-2008 andsupported 76 students with over a 92% retention and graduation rate. Diversity was an emphasisand 65% of the students in the program were either female (38.2%) or underrepresented minority(39.5%). 3The CIRC/METS program continues with a $600,000 NSF S-STEM grant (#0836050), so the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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José Carlos Villalobos, University of Central Florida; Uday K. Nair, University of Central Florida; Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Rachel Straney, University of Central Florida

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Administration (2012) from the University of Central Florida. Currently he is working on getting his Doctorate in Education - Measurement, Methodology, and Analysis track.Dr. Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Accreditation and Program Approval Specialist II for the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. She has been Co-PI of two NSF-funded S-STEM programs and program evaluator for three NSF-funded REU programs. Her research interests include factors that impact student persistence, professional identity development, and cultural identity in the STEM fields.Ms. Rachel Straney, University of Central Florida Rachel Straney is an Applications