). However, one of the earlier definitions is still widely accepted andcomprehensive: Service-learning is “a course based, credit-bearing, educational experience inwhich students (a) participate in an organized service activity that meets identified communityneeds and (b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding ofcourse content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civicresponsibility." (Bringle & Hatcher, 1995). Key elements of service-learning that appear to beimportant to researchers and practitioners include: projects or placements that meet academicobjectives in a credit-bearing course, the meeting of real community needs, analysis or reflectionon the part of students to
).Our research question is: what is the impact of adding women-associated “helping” disciplines(BME and ENV) on the percentage of women undergraduate students enrolled at an engineeringschool as a whole and within traditional disciplines at that school?BackgroundSocial psychology research distinguishes between careers perceived to meet communal goals—often defined based on their benefit to other people—and careers believed to align with moreindividualistic, agentic goals. This distinction is significant because a) there is a perceiveddisassociation between STEM fields and communal goals, and b) women are more likely thanmen to endorse communal goals3,4. The stereotypes women and girls hold about the nature ofengineering work, including the
with students embracing a growth mindset.Considering the dearth of literature about mindset, engineering identity, and gender, weexplore whether fixed or growth mindsets influence how students identify as engineers and seeif this relationship differs for women and men. Understanding whether mindset contributes toengineering identity can help engineering educators understand how to design and createlearning opportunities that cultivate engineering identities and promote engineering studentpersistence, particularly among women.The Current StudyThe purpose of this study is threefold: (a) to explore how does engineering identity developduring the first semester of engineering course work, (b) to determine if the development ofengineering identity
number of full-time tenure-track faculty at the engineering colleges in Cohort 1 was 198 versus 107 in Cohort 2. Structurally, it may be more difficult to transform larger institutions. Also, Cohort 1 of the ADVANCE institutions did not have access to the same information sharing experiences as did Cohort 2, which, due to the two-year time lag, could draw on what worked or did not work for their predecessors. An important question to ponder in this context is how much the overall success of the ADVANCE program at both the university and college level, may depend on A) its timing, B) the structural characteristics of participating institutions and colleges, and C) the ability to draw on the collective experience of other
Paper ID #9208What do schoolgirls think of engineering? A critique of conversations from aparticipatory research approachDr. Jane Andrews, Aston University Dr Jane Andrews is Programme Director of a suite of Engineering Management Master’s Programmes at the School of Engineering & Applied Science, Aston University, UK. Her research interests include all aspects of engineering education with a particular focus on elementary level engineering education and gender issues within engineering.Dr. Robin Clark, Aston University
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ability to workcollaboratively with our faculty and administrators; and with faculty and staff from our externalpartners as well.DD: For me, I believe my most important skill is having a sense of humor, especially when Iapply that sense of humor to myself. Being willing to not take myself too seriously, that is, notconsider myself more important than others, helps me keep balance in my life. Balancepromotes a positive attitude and respect for all, truly advantages for long-term career success.SK: Having a sense of humor is essential. Don’t assume actions of others are malicious,indifference or incompetence might also be explanations. Always have a “Plan B”. Be carefulwhom you choose to be in any critical path to success. The hardest part is the
AC 2008-2874: ENGINEERING CAREERS: A DAY FOR YOUNG WOMENBrenda Hart, University of Louisville Director of Student Affairs at the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. Her research interests include recruitment and retention programs for females and under-represented minorities as well as activities for first year engineering students.Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville Currently an Assistant Professor in the Computer Information Systems Department within the College of Business. Her research interests include Quality Engineering and applied statistics, Production Operations, Systems Analysis, mentoring, and STEM pre-college initiatives and programs
AC 2009-1031: COMPETENCE IN ENGINEERING: A TALE OF TWO WOMENHolly Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Dr. Matusovich recently joined Virginia Tech after completing her doctoral degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science with a concentration in Metallurgy. Additionally Dr. Matusovich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Dr. Matusovich’s research interests include the role of
Paper ID #14579Women in Industrial Distribution: Emerging Opportunities and Challengesfor Female College GraduatesMrs. Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University Allie Copeland is the Vice President of Operations at Standard Supply & Distributing Inc., an indepen- dent privately owned industrial distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and related products. Allie has an Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Pennsylvania State University and is currently pursing a Masters of Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A
your life and it is important to know when your family situation is ideal for an administrative position or position at another university. Do not be too hard on yourself if you cannot do some of the things that stay at home spouses do especially when you go to your child’s school. Panelist A Spouse: Communication is critical. If one of us gets delayed in meetings/discussions at the office we make sure the other one knows so they can be home sooner than planned or make alternate arrangements. Balancing two careers is more of an art than science and requires the understanding of a spouse’s professional obligations and commitments. Panelist B: Early on the biggest challenge was keeping up
professional andleadership skills are usually learned the hard way – through experience in the workplace as aprofessional engineer3. The importance of these attributes is also underlined by its closealignment with the skills delineated by ABET28. The skills outlined by ABET are (a) an abilityto apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify, formulate
questionnaire was uploaded to Google forms and sent to all respondents usingWhatsapp chat. The questions are about the admission process, the reaction from their familiesfrom the first moment they decided to study an Engineering program, their first year experiencein the university and some suggestions they wanted to give to the university to improve theoverall experience of female applicants and students. With the answers to the survey, somegraphs were made and wil be shown next.The first question was “When you decided to study Engineering, your family a) agreed with thedecision, b) disagreed with the decision”. Fig. 5 shows the results to this question and as we cansee not 100% of students were supported in the decision, with 7% of students answering
more open to receiving SI. This outcome may be key to convincingeven strong students that tutoring can help them gain additional mastery of a subject area. References [1] K. B. Coletti, M. Covert, P. A. DiMilla, L. Gianino, and R. Reisberg, “Integrating supplemental instruction into freshman chemistry programs to support women in engineering,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012. [2] K. B. Coletti, M. Covert, P. A. DiMilla, L. Gianino, R. Reisberg, and E. Wisniewski, “Understanding the factors influencing student participation in supplemental instruction in freshman chemistry,” in Proceedings of the American
AC 2011-438: IMPLEMENTING ENGAGE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVERETENTION: FOCUS ON SPATIAL SKILLS - ENGINEERING SCHOOLSDISCUSS SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGESSusan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Director of Special Projects in Engineering Education at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. As a founder and president (1997 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the prin- cipal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.engageengineering.org) a five year project funded by
Educ Pract. 2004;130(2):95-108.11. Demetry C, Hubelbank J, Blaisdell SL, et al. Supporting Young Women To Enter Engineering: Long-Term Effects of a Middle School Engineering Outreach Program for Girls. J Women Minor Sci Eng. 2009;15:119-142. doi:10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v15.i2.20.12. Dorst K. The core of “design thinking” and its application. Des Stud. 2011;32(6):521-532. doi:10.1016/j.destud.2011.07.006.13. Dym CL (Harvey MC, Agogino AM (University of C at B, Ozgur E (Stanford U, Frey DD (Massachussetts I of T, Leifer LJ (Stanford U. Engineering Design Thinking , Teaching , and Learning. J Eng Educ. 2005;(January):103-120.14. Plattner H, Meinel C, Leifer L. Design Thinking: Understand–improve–apply
AC 2008-2188: ENGINEERGIRL: A WEBSITE TO INTRODUCE MIDDLESCHOOL GIRLS TO ENGINEERINGBevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Bevlee A. Watford is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and founding Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. A professor of Engineering Education her research interests are in developing and implementing programs to enhance the success of undergraduate engineering students. She is also involved in providing pre-college opportunities for middle and high school students to increase their interest and future participation in the engineering profession.Catherine Didion
Paper ID #17649Brewing Change: A Forum for Women in Engineering and the SciencesDr. Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny Dr. Alandra Kahl currently teaches engineering design and sustainable systems at The Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny campus. She received her doctorate in environmental engineering from the University of Arizona in 2013, where her dissertation focused on the fate and transport of contaminants of emerging concern in an arid region. Dr. Kahl’s research interests include engineering of sustainable systems, treatment of emerging contaminants via natural systems and
Paper ID #11551Problem Based Learning as a Tool in Addressing Gender BiasDr. Claire Lynne McCullough, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Dr. McCullough received her bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Van- derbilt, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee, respectively, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Alabama. She is a member of I.E.E.E., Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Eta Kappa Nu. She is currently a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and teaches courses in such areas as Computer
AC 2010-1300: DEVELOPMENT OF A WOMEN IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM:FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATIONJudith Cordes, Michigan State University Judy Cordes has been working with women in engineering for over twenty years. Currently she is the Coordinator of the Women in Engineering Program at Michigan State University. She oversees recruitment and retention efforts for women engineering students and serves as the advisor for The Collegiate Section of the Society of Women Engineers. Judy also serves as an academic advisor for freshman engineering students.Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University
Paper ID #10794Research Leadership Development Initiative: An Experiment for a ResearchCareer ChoiceDr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern UniversityJan Rinehart, Northeastern University Jan Rinehart is Executive Director of the NSF Northeastern ADVANCE Program (HRD-0811170). She has over twenty years in higher education with most of her work focused on diversity in STEM fields. She previously served as Executive Director of the Rice University ADVANCE and Director of Engineering Student Programs at Texas A&M University. While at Texas A&M she was co-PI on NSF RET, S- STEM, STEP grants, and senior personnel on the NSF
basic academic and career interests develop, (b) how educational andcareer choices are made, and (c) what factors affect academic and career success (i.e.,achievement and persistence). SCCT is based on Bandura’s4 more general social cognitiveframework – an influential theory of cognitive and motivational processes that has been extendedto the study of many areas of psychosocial functioning. More recently, SCCT has been expandedto illuminate the factors responsible for educational and occupational satisfaction and otheraspects of positive adjustment to school and work contexts5,6. SCCT offers a useful perspective from which to understand and promote the careerdevelopment of racially diverse students in STEM fields. A theory-based
Paper ID #16791A Population Dynamics Model for Gender Diversification in OrthopaedicSurgery: A Case Study with Relevance to EngineeringProf. Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware Dr. Buckley is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware. She received her Bachelor’s of Engineering (2001) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and her MS (2004) and PhD (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked on computational and experimental methods in spinal biomechanics. Since 2006, her research efforts have focused on the development
AC 2011-1836: DEVELOPMENT OF A STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCEIN AFRICA AS A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL FOR WOMENIN ENGINEERINGMara R. London, Gonzaga University Mara London is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering at Gonzaga University. Her research and teaching focus on water quality and treatment. She was one of two faculty members to travel to Zambia, Africa to assess the feasibility of developing an engineering study abroad program.Jillian Rae Cadwell, Gonzaga University I am an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Gonzaga University. I earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Civil Engineering. My research incorporates biology, ecol- ogy, and fluid mechanics in the
2006 WEPAN Univer- sity Change Agent award, the 2006 Hewlett-Packard Harriett B. Rigas Award, and the 2007 University of Washington David B. Thorud Leadership Award. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.Kathleen O’Leary, University of Washington Katie O’Leary is a PhD student at the University of Washington Information School. She has worked with Dr. Eve Riskin as part of the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change to understand the experiences of underrepresented minorities in STEM. Her dissertation work focuses on the perspectives, goals, and values of people seeking support for mental wellness. A major focus of her research is developing a method that can facilitate making design tradeoffs to support personal values. In
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. For those participants, who are preparing for the LACCEIGeneral Experience conference in Guayaquil, please share your general thoughts over(preparation, observation, the next few days regarding your experiences with internationalexpectations etc.) collaborations, preparing for an international conference, observations as you travel, challenges, and expectations. Page 26.756.10Question 2: a. What did you learn from the Wednesday plenary and theWomen & STEM Women in STEM and Diversity panels? b. Is
, before having any conversation with the faculty member, the Associate Deanbegan doing some research on the situation (Tactic 1: Do your homework). Grades for allgraduate courses in the M.S. program were examined, going back three years, by course and byinstructor. Results were pretty interesting and illuminated the situation. All the other faculty inthe program typically assigned grades of A and B to students enrolled in graduate courses. Onlyon an exceptional basis, was a grade of C assigned. Meanwhile, for the faculty member inquestion, his median grade was a B, with an equal number of A and C grades assigned each timehe taught a graduate course.In the next step, the Associate Dean scheduled a meeting with the faculty member in question
largely driven by partnership with NSF ADVANCE [Institution]. This panel brings together researchers, advocates, and facilitators at various levels of academia to discuss the development and future of the Advocacy Tips Initiative. This paper augments the panel by providing a) a brief review of prior research into disparities in STEM faculty, b) successful examples that facilitate dialogues and improve workplace climates, c) information for an individual or administrative advocate, and d) strategies to gain awareness and wider adaptation of Advocacy Tips. Motivation for Advocacy Tips for Women and Underrepresented Minorities: The following
weaker performers had programs that a) focused on select aspects ofrecruitment, b) did not have a pre-ADVANCE history of recruitment efforts, and 3) did notdevelop mechanisms to facilitate connections across different institutional transformationinitiatives. Importantly, in the outlying case of Georgia Tech, recruitment was not anADVANCE objective; instead the main focus of the grant was on building women’s leadershipcapacity. While the net loss of female faculty at junior level may indicate a weakness inrecruitment efforts during the 2001-2006 period, it does not imply a major weakness in theoverall institutional transformation strategy which may yield very promising results in the long