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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

Principles of SustainableEngineering for application in civil and environmental engineering (CEE) courses, and wasrecently updated through systematic literature review to reflect a broader set of evaluationcriteria. The rubric’s constructs of sustainable design and their measures are being validated inthree phases consistent with the Benson model of construct validity.This paper will focus on efforts to iteratively validate the new rubric’s content by benchmarkingthe criteria against well-established sustainable development and design frameworks, includingthe UN Sustainable Development Goals, STAUNCH© (Sustainability Tool for Auditing forUniversity Curricula in Higher-Education), and the Envision™ Infrastructure Rating System.These three frameworks

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisha B. Diggs, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Robert D, Scott, University of Michigan - College of Engineering

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indicators.IntroductionPreparing Future Faculty (PFF) Programs were established in 1993, in partnership with theCouncil of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Association of American Colleges and Universities(AAC&U) [1], with the basic premise that participation in program initiatives would produceassistant professors who are better prepared for their faculty roles than their non-participatorycounterparts. Specifically, as with many future faculty development programs, it sought “threetransformative outcomes: (a) [to improve] the quality of undergraduate education by enhancingthe pedagogical skills of program participants; (b) [to provide] training to doctoral students thatbetter reflect[ed] the full range of faculty responsibilities; and (c) [to change] the culture

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille Johnson, San Jose State University; Clifton M. Oyamot Jr., San Jose State University

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that thesense of belonging in women students is consistently higher in departments where they arerepresented in higher numbers9. At Arizona State University, the long-term effects to a suite ofstrategies designed to increase sense of belonging were found to be an increase in retention from0.9% per year to 1.6% per year in their undergraduate engineering cohorts from 1998 to 201310.Four areas were identified at the University of Washington as being important to thedevelopment of community and belonging of ethnic minority students: co-curricular activities,peer support, faculty/department support, and residence programs. They found that supportmechanisms changed with time and responsive strategies should reflect that11. Sophomore andjunior level

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erin Buehler, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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second iteration of this class, we experimentedwith adding a second mouse to some desktops to promote sharing and turn-taking practicesbetween partners when working collaboratively. At the afterschool workshop, students usedlaptop carts provided by the school. Students had access to Windows laptops with 11-inchconvertible touchscreens.Google Drive: Google Drive [10] is a free online office productivity suite. Google Drive wasused at both sites to facilitate activities/assignments. Each student had access to their ownGoogle Drive folder that consisted of places for them to (1) access instructions, (2) work on non-modeling activities (3) write reflections, and (4) store files.Autodesk Tinkercad: Tinkercad [11] is a free cloud-based computer aided

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reyna M. Flores, University of Texas, Austin; Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas, Austin

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academics, leadership,professionalism, and community support; develops pre-college and college students ontheir academic journey; and builds a support network for advancement throughopportunities that encourages engineering students to interact with their peers, faculty,alumni, and corporate representatives.VisionThe EOE program’s vision is to create a student body at the Cockrell School ofEngineering and the University of Texas at Austin that reflects the diversity of thecollege-age population within Texas.About MITE Enrichment ProgramFormerly known as the MITE Summer Camp, established in the 1980s, the programstrived to increase the number of minority students in engineering by inviting 100students to the UT Austin campus to become excited about

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Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agnes G d'Entremont, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Hannah Gustafson, University of British Columbia

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

SET, particularly within engineering?1. Miller EJ, Seldin P. Changing Practices in Faculty Evaluation. Academe. 2014;100(3):35.2. Yoder BL. Engineering by the Numbers. ASEE. 2015.3. Beleche T, Fairris D, Marks M. Do course evaluations truly reflect student learning? Evidence from an objectively graded post-test. Econ Educ Rev. Elsevier Ltd; 2012;31(5):709–19.4. Elmore PB, LaPointe KA. Effects of teacher sex and student sex on the evaluation of college instructors. J Educ Psychol. 1974;66(3):386–9.5. Bennett SK. Student perceptions of and expectations for male and female instructors: Evidence relating to the question of gender bias in teaching evaluation. J Educ Psychol

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield

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on student attitudes towards careers and research inSTEM and has increased their awareness of the skills needed for success in STEM careers.However, students seem to be less confident in the skills that they need for a career in STEMafter participating in research work. Further investigation is needed to determine the cause of theloss in confidence.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the Department of Education Minority Scienceand Engineering Improvement Program under Grant No. P120A140051. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education.BibliographyBauer, K., & Bennett, J. (2003

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lydia Davis, Tennessee State University

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= StronglyAgree, 6 = Not Sure) for participants to rate their perception of experiences in STEM majors atthe HBCU. Survey items were developed to reflect the common reasons for student departure asoutlined in Talking About Leaving and the experiences of senior leaders on the project, each ofwhich having years of experience at HBCUs.7 To ensure the survey focused on the intendedareas and that the researchers engaged in a comprehensive approach, each survey item wasaligned with a research thrust area and compared with the theoretical framework. To account fordifferences in demographic information needed, two parallel surveys were created for eachgroup.Data CollectionData were collected from students (Group 1) and faculty (Group 2) using surveys. The

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park; Felicia James Onuma; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

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ExperiencesResults The study revealed distinct pathways between, and in some cases, even among native andnon-native students. While the majority of respondents were exposed to some level of rigor intheir respective curricula, the participants had diverse reflections about the rigor of the classesthat they took. Some participants also had more detailed remarks about a particular instructor orexperience that inspired an interest in STEM. This experience seemed to be more salient forsome respondents than the rigor of their science and mathematics courses. In this section, wepresent interviewees’ perceptions of and about their STEM-related classes. Participants’reflections are presented individually, beginning with the three native students: Ben, Carter

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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,  implement  integrated  water  resources  management  at  all  levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate  6.6  By  2020,  protect  and  restore  water‐related  ecosystems,  including  mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes  The next section begins by explaining the theory of change underlying the USPCSAW project and guiding its activities. It then introduces the project components and describes their alignment with  the  Water  SDG  targets.  The  subsequent  section  presents  the  multi‐level  assessment approach and results. The final section discusses the challenges and successes of the USPCASW project  with  particular  reflection  on  the  benefits  of  having  a

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Listening and Negotiation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

. Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University where he teaches courses in materials design, sustainable materials, and polymeric materials. Dr. Harding is PI on several engineering education research projects including understanding the psychology of engi- neering ethical decision making and promoting the use of reflection in engineering education. He serves as Associate Editor of the journals Advances in Engineering Education and International Journal of Ser- vice Learning in Engineering. Dr. Harding has served in numerous leadership roles in ASEE including division chair of the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

other demographics and characteristics such as religion,sexuality, and social economic status; we intend to do so in the full iteration of the review. ResultsThe results from this work-in-progress literature review are organized below by researchquestion. Although not all of the reviewed articles are directly referenced in this section, they areall included in the References section of this paper. Note that we used the terms Latinxs,Latina/o, and Hispanic throughout this section to reflect the terminology used in the papersreviewed.Diversity in Latinx The first research question we addressed was “How is the diversity within Latinxdescribed in the engineering education literature?” While our

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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-curricular support: A multi-case study of engineering student support centers,” Virgnia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2015.[16] J. Nosoff, “Minority Engineering Student Organizations,” in Handbook on Improving the Retention and Graduation of Minorities in Engineering, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc, 1985.[17] G. Young, D. B. Knight, and D. R. Simmons, “Co-curricular experiences link to nontechnical skill development for African-American engineers: Communication, teamwork, professionalism, lifelong learning, and reflective behavior skills,” in Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2014.[18] W. C. Lee and H. M. Matusovich, “A Model of Co-Curricular Support for

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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

careers to solvesocietal challenges that mitigate and prepare for climate change and its global implications forsustainability. Attached below is the survey instrument developed and currently undergoing validatingand reliability testing.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1635534. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material arethose of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesABET. (2013). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs, 2014 - 2015. Retrieved from http://www.abet.org/eac-criteria-2014-2015/Allenby, B., Murphy, C., Allen, D., & Davidson, C. (2009

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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was quite the opposite. Before 1998, SPIES had to a largedegree conformed to these negative stereotypes, even though no preferential entry programexisted, which ensured that their reputation among the broader campus community involvedconsuming copious quantities of alcohol and academic achievement that reflected barely passinggrades. There was an attitude that anything better than a C grade reflected poor judgment in thattoo much effort had been given to that particular subject, instead of the wider experience that theuniversity offered. After 1998, however, once the 5R Program leader engaged in extensive rolemodeling (including playing sevens rugby, paddling outrigger canoes, leading the war dance,running tutorials, and much more), he

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Valerie Martin Conley Ph.D., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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can reflect both professionally and personally; and thus can often offer experiential wisdom regarding the navigation of these two areas of life. This provision is optional and subject to the mutual interests of both faculty. 3. Miscellaneous other “lessons learned”: Additional insights may also be conveyed that would help the URM scholars achieve a fulfilling career in the engineering professoriate given more recent nuances (e.g., recently increased attention upon innovation and technology transfer in engineering academia, one of the enlisted emeriti faculty has notable expertise in “forecasting innovation pathways” for emerging technologies).In addition to periodic telecommunications, there is again a provision for the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B.H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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instrument started with explainingconsent to participate in the study and the participation requirements. The survey instrumentincluded multiple published and previously validated measurement scales. The measurementscales included the following: 1) identification with engineering 18 to measure engineeringidentity; ethnic identity scale 19 to measure the level of identification with racial or ethnicidentity; 3) Womanist Identity Attitude scale (WIAS) 20 to measure attitudes reflective of thefour stages of womanist identity development (i.e., Pre-encounter, Encounter, Immersion–Emersion, Internalization); and 4) the Patients Health questionnaire 21 is a self-report measure ofsymptoms of anxiety and depression. Each scale include Likert type questions

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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demonstrated some degree of naivet´e in thinking that the small size would automatically translate into afully accountable cohort without any social scaffolding by us. Future programming could help alleviate thisissue by adding in explicit cohort building activities such as social events at the beginning of the program.Improved tracking of attendanceWe largely view surveys as being reflective of the minimum number of attendees that are present. Duringthe 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 program years, attendance was tracked by the number of surveys completedthroughout the program. For 2016-2017 program, the introduction of the session surveys improved ourattendance record keeping. Figure 10 presents the change in attendance over the course of the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lola Brown, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Rawlins Beharry, City College of the City University of New York

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Hispanic – 43%. Over 55% of LaGuardia’s students receivedfinancial aid in 2015 and over 55% of its students who were living with their parentsbelonged to homes with a family income of less than $25,000 while over 75 % of itsstudents who were living away from their parents belong to homes with a family incomeof less than $25,000. The lofty goal of joint/dual degrees is to bridge the gap that dividesthe number of students from underrepresented and underserved populations who canaccess and earn an engineering degree so that more engineering degrees can be earned tobetter reflect the nation's diversity.In the AS/BE program, the student spends two years at the community college, and uponreceiving an AS degree, enters our engineering program as a 3rd

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Leigh Sliko, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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, as well as publishing papers in conference or in journals.In summary, as depicted by the testimonials, the results of assessing the peer mentoring,undergraduate research output, and post-graduation placement, our NSF STEM program,coupled with well-designed support services, helps students successfully complete theirundergraduate studies and secure a bright future for themselves. Further longitudinal assessmentsare forthcoming.References[1] S. Agili, A. Morales, L. Null, J. Smith, and S. Vidalis, “Reflections on Experiences of a Successful STEM Scholarship Program for Underrepresented Groups,” Proceedings of 2015 ASEE Conference, Seattle, Washington June 14-June 17, 2015.[2] P. Hubel, “Student Satisfaction: An Examination of

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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

address the complex problems faced by civilization today. It requires looking atthe world’s problems in a more holistic way and being able to interact with a wide range oftechnical and non-technical stakeholders from various disciplines and walks-of-life, rather thanremaining in traditional silos of technical expertise and schools of thought. This newepistemology of engineering education also promotes reflective and adaptive practice, systemthinking, engagement, and fieldwork. Finally, it promotes a humanization of the engineeringprofession and emphasizes that engineering is above all - and has always been - about people.Analyzing the integrated nature of the SDGsIntegrating the SDGs in engineering education requires developing a curriculum with

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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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02-03 07-08 12-13Figure 1. TAMUS URM STEM Enrollment from Fall 1992-2016. Data taken from NSF WebAMP survey.As with the URM STEM enrollment data, the URM STEM BS degree data in Figure 2 are alsocyclic as a reflection of the student pool of eligible majors. With few exceptions, growth hascontinued as enrollment has continued to increase. The degree data appear to have more dipssince the time to degree completion varies according to how quickly the students move throughtheir degree plans. Some students may postpone their studies for a year or two and then return tocomplete their degrees once they experience the benefit of a degree in the workforce. TAMUS URM STEM Bachelor Degrees 1,400 1,200 1,000

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan

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make sure that my next quarter goes a lot better. The biggest thing is learning from your mistakes. I did that a lot, a lot of reflecting and seeing how I can improve as a student and how to improve as a male in general and making the best out of the situation. I made sure I was active here [in college] in organizations and stuff and that kind of helped me a lot with my major and I just didn’t want to have my experience here be that I really just was here just for classes and not much else. I think a lot of times students come in and get tied up in school and the time goes by so fast then you don’t really have much else to look on besides the work in the classroom and not saying there’s nothing

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Pamela Petrease Felder, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Shawnisha Hester LGSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amanda Lo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erika T. Aparaka, University of Maryland College Park; Patricia Ordonez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

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