Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyedehsareh Hashemikamangar, The University of Memphis; Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig O. Stewart, The University of Memphis; Aaron Robinson, The University of Memphis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

ofthis five-year experience for UofM scholars. For both scholars and other eligible students,demographic data including gender, race and ethnicity, and first-generation status and academicperformance data including overall GPA, GPA in math courses, GPA in major courses, creditsreceived, retention rates, and graduation status are presented. Also, academic performance ofscholars and non-scholars (S-STEM eligible students) are compared. The data is also analyzed toreport gender and underrepresented/represented demographics.The UofM scholars showed better academic performance across all measured categories andhigher retention rates than S-STEM eligible students. To gain better insight into the impacts of theUrban STEM project on personal and