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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

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program in 1994 and served as WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network) President from 2002-2003. She received her M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in secondary education from Abilene Christian University.Eden B. King, George Mason University Dr. Eden King joined the faculty of the Industrial-Organizational Psychology program at George Mason University after earning her Ph.D. from Rice University in 2006. Dr. King is pursuing a program of re- search that seeks to guide the equitable and effective management of diverse organizations. Her research, which has appeared in outlets such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Management

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FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop

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Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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, D., Bogue, B. (2009). “Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy.” Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 27-38 Page 22.740.86. Frehill, L. (2004). “The Gendered Construction of the Engineering Profession in the United States, 1893-1920.” Men and Masculinities, 6(4), 383-4037. Tonso, K. (1996) “The Impact of Cultural Norms on Women.” Journal of Engineering Education, 85(3), 217- 2258. Carter, R., and Kirkup, G (1990). Women in Engineering: A Good Place to Be? London: Macmillan Education, Ltd., 1990, p. 1

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Katie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - Columbia; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Professor at the University of Missouri in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. She is Director of Research of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women in Student Environments (AWISE) projects, and a co-principal investigator for the National Girls Collaborative project. Dr. Marra teaches course on assessment, evaluation and the design and implementation of effective online learning experiences.Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkKatie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - ColumbiaMr. David B Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park David Knight is a PhD candidate in the Higher Education Program at Pennsylvania State

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gina M. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven LaLonde, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-2271: ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE OR-GANIZATIONAL REFORM AND TRANSFORMATION AT A LARGE PRI-VATE UNIVERSITY TO EXPAND THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMENFACULTYMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman

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Myths About Gender and Race

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Carroll Suzanne Seron, University of California, Irvine; Erin A. Cech, University of California, San Diego; Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brian Rubineau, Cornell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

…:” Making Meanings of Being a Woman in EngineeringAbstractEngineering is often described as one of the last bastions of a macho culture where womencontinue to experience minority status. In this article we ask, how do women make meaning ofthis status? We explore this question in the context of students‟ socialization into the professionover the course of their engineering education. Drawn from diary data, our findings show thatyoung women hold multiple and contradictory perspectives about their status as women inengineering. The strands of these perspectives are articulated around (a) a feminist critique, (b)gender essentialism, (3) meritocracy and individualism, and (d) exceptionalism. These findingssuggest that their taken-for-granted assumptions

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WIED Poster Session

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Natalie Fabert, Arizona State University; Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, Phoenix; Melissa B Rivers, Arizona State University; Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University

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AC 2011-704: EXAGGERATING THE TYPICAL AND STEREOTYPINGTHE DIFFERENCES: ISOLATION EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN IN STEMDOCTORAL PROGRAMSNatalie Fabert, Arizona State University Natalie Fabert is a fourth year counseling psychology doctoral student with a B.A. in psychology and women’s studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master’s in Education from Ari- zona State University. Natalie works on the CareerWISE research and content teams, completed a mas- ter’s thesis equivalency on women’s attrition from STEM doctoral programs, and implements workshops addressing the common concerns of female graduate students in science and engineering.Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, PhoenixMelissa B Rivers

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Myths About Gender and Race

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Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and joined the UW in 1998 after seven years on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on engineering design learning and students as emerging engineering professionals. She is a fellow of AAAS and ASEE, was the 2002 recipient of the ASEE Chester F. Carl- son Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, and received the 2009 David B. Thorud Leadership Award, which is given to a UW faculty or staff for demonstrating leadership, innovation, and teamwork.Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Debbie Chachra is an Associate Professor of Materials Science at Olin College, where she has been in- volved in the development and

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ayre, University of South Australia; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

engineering workforce. Canberra: National Women in EngineeringCommittee, Engineers Australia.5. APESMA (Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia) (2007). Women in theProfessions: Survey Report. Melbourne: APESMA. Available from:http://www.apesma.asn.au/women/survey/women_in_the_professions_2007.pdf . Accessed 24 November 2010.6. Hewlett, S. A., Luce, C. B., Servon, L. J., Sherbin, L., Shiller, P., Sosnovich, E., & Sumberg, K. (2008). TheAthena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering and Technology HBR (Harvard Business Review)Report. Harvard: Center for Work-Life Policy.7. Mills, J., Mehrtens, V., Smith, E., & Adams, V. (2008). “CREW revisited in 2007 The Year of Women inEngineering: an

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WIED Poster Session

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Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University

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Women in Engineering

. Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog. 1998, Texas A&M University: Page 22.1695.8 College Station, Texas. p. 760.22. Texas A&M University. Fall 1999 Enrollment Profile. 1999 [cited 2011 March 8]; Available from: http://www.tamu.edu/customers/oisp/student-reports/#enrollment_profile.23. Miller, B., More is Less: Extra Time Does Little to Boost College Grad Rates. 2010, Washington, DC: Education Sector.24. French, B.F., J.C. Immekus, and W.C. Oakes, An examination of indicators of engineering students' success and persistence. Journal of Engineering Education

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WIED Olio

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Peggy Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly R. Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Women in Engineering

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Editor. 2008, National Science Foundation: Washington.4. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation. 2009: Arlington.5. Stewart, A.J., J.E. Malley, and D. LaVaque-Manty, eds. Transforming Science and Engineering: Advancing Academic Women. 2007, University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor.6. Frehill, L., The ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation Program's Impact on Engineering Schools, in Gender and Engineering: Strategies and Possibilities, I. Welpe, B. Reschka, and J. Larkin, Editors. 2007, Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main. p. 225-244.7. Zajicek, A., et al., Transforming the Academic Workplace: An

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WIED Poster Session

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Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Martha Elicia Beltran-Martinez, Organization of American States, Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation

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men. Although these figuresdiffer by field they have not substantially changed from 1993 to 2003. Figure 5(a) shows in of those women whoare married, more women scientists and engineers are married to full-time working spouses (US NationalAcademies, 2007)6. Figure 5(b) shows that 64% to 81% of women scientists and engineers marry fellowscientists and engineers (US National Academies, 2007)6.Figure 4. Percent of women and men doctoral scientists and engineers in tenured or tenure-track positions,by sex, marital status, and presence of children, 2003. 6 SOURCE: National Science Foundation (2003).Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2003. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation

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Carmen G. Villa, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City; Elsa Gonzalez, Texas A&M University

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the students as a strategy to fightcultural stereotypes. As Paty explained, Intelligence and abilities can be developed; it is not like what you are born with. No! [Abilities] can be developed and school helps. [La inteligencia y las habilidades se pueden desarrollar, no es como si naciste con ellas. ¡No!, se pueden desarrollar y la escuela ayuda].b) Challenging the Social Environment and Students’ Responses to the ChallengeThe second dimension of the challenging engineering environment identified by students issocial. Female students in engineering stated that they face an environment that is competitive,individualistic, and isolating. Additionally, students perceived that their workload led them tohave less time for

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1956: INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY AS A METHOD TOUNDERSTAND THE CAREER AND PARENTAL LEAVE EXPERIENCESOF STEM FACULTY MEMBERSMarisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University Marisol Mercado Santiago is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue Univer- sity, and a research assistant in the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group. She has a M. E. in Computer Engineering and a B. S. in Computer Science (with honors). Among her research interests are (1) culturally responsive education, (2) engineering studies, and (3) art and engineering education. Address: School of Engineering Education, Armstrong Hall, 701 W. Stadium Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47907. mercado@purdue.edu.Alice L. Pawley

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2007. 10. Etzkowtiz, H., Kemelgor, C., Neuschatz, M. and Uzzi. B., Athena unbound: Barriers to women in academic science and engineering. Science and Public Policy 19 (1992, 157– 179. Page 22.390.11 11. Bandura, A., Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.12. Lent, R.W., “Toward a unifying theoretical and practical perspective on well-being and psychosocial adjustment,” Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51 (2004), 482–509.13. Lent, R.W. and Brown, S.D., “Social Cognitive Career Theory and Subjective Well- Being in the

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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). 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

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Managing Dual-Career Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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Women in Engineering

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

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Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

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

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

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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

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mara R. London, Gonzaga University; Jillian Rae Cadwell, Gonzaga University; Alexander Maxwell, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

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

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Aparna S. Terdalkar, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas; Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Rodica Lisnic, University of Arkansas

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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

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland; Irah Modry-Caron, Loyola University, Maryland

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2124: WOMEN AND ALANA STUDENTS’ RETENTION ANDPROGRESS TOWARDS STEM DEGREES AT A PREDOMINANTLY LIB-ERAL ARTS INSTITUTIONSuzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland Suzanne Keilson currently serves as Associate Dean of Loyola College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Maryland. She is a member of the Engineering Department where she teaches courses in Introduction to Engineering, Signal Processing, and Electric and Magnetic Properties of Materials. Her research interests include auditory signal processing, universal and sustainable design, design education and STEM education especially for underrepresented groups. She has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Columbia University, New York.IRAH MODRY-CARON

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A. Meadows, University of Michigan; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1319: THE EFFECT OF SKEWED GENDER COMPOSITIONON STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGPROJECT TEAMSLorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan Dr. Lorelle Meadows is Director of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In this role, she holds primary responsibility for the design, management and delivery of the first year program to undergraduate students. She also serves as a catalyst for coordination among the engineering programs encompassed by the Office of Undergraduate Education, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the International Programs Office and the Multidisciplinary Design program. In this role within the college, she also has

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2281: MAKING A DIFFERENCE: HOW TO RECRUIT MORECOMMUNITY COLLEGE WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MI-NORITY STUDENTS INTO ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCEMary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three 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 School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a top 5% engineering

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Chester J. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryne Van Tyne, University of Chicago

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Women in Engineering

Effective Teams. Journal of Student Centered Learning, 2: 9-34.4. R. Marra, K. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, 2009. Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi- Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education, 98: 27-38.5. A. Bandura, 1977. Self- Efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. Psychological Review, 84: 191-215.6. A. Carberry, H-S Lee, and M. Ohland. 2010. Measuring Engineering Design Self-Efficacy. Journal of Page 22.739.8 Engineering Education, 99: 71-79.7. R. Felder, G. Felder, M. Mauney, C. Hamrin, and E

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Ruth Geier, Purdue University; Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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across campus.Prior to the first meeting, participants responded to three open-ended questions; Cohort memberswere asked to: (a) list what they hoped to gain from participation, (b) what topics they would liketo discuss and (c) what resources and skills are important for future career success. The mostprominent theme from the responses was the desire to enhance leadership skills. Also cited were:developing effective career management strategies, gaining professional advice throughmentoring, and learning new self improvement skills (see Table 1). In addition to leadership,participants wanted information about how to negotiate various aspects of the workplace tocreate an environment conducive to attain their goals. These included interpersonal

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WIED Poster Session

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Cassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Women in Engineering

Faculty Mentoring. The University of Rhode Island, 2007. Web. 29 Sept. 2010. .11. Hacker, B., Dong, W., Lucero Ferrel, M., (2009). Using Mentoring as a Catalyst for Change. American Society of Engineering Education 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition.12. Homer, and W. H. D. Rouse. The Odyssey. New American Library, 1949.13. "How the Mentoring Program Works." UMPACE: Partnership for Comprehensive Equity. The University of Montana, 2008. Web. 23 Sept. 2010. .14. Ineffective Mentoring. University of Arizona.15. Kanter, Rosabeth M. The Change Masters: Innovations for Productivity in the American Corporation. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.16. J. Karlin, and A. E. Surovek. "When Critical Mass Is Not an Option

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Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder; Wendy C. Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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. Cambridge, UK: CambridgeUniversity Press.17. Stevens, R., O‘Connor, K., Garrison, L., Jocuns, A., and D.M. Amos. 2008. Becoming an engineer: Toward athree dimensional view of engineering learning. Journal of Engineering Education 97 (3): 355–68.18. Bourdieu, P., and L. Wacquant. 1992. An invitation to reflexive sociology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.19. Nasir, N., Rosebery, A., Warren, B., and C. Lee. 2006. Learning as a cultural process. In The Cambridgehandbook of the learning sciences, ed. K. Sawyer, 489-504. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.20. CAHSI. Mentor-Grade Student Program. http://cahsi.cs.utep.edu/Initiatives/mentorgrad.aspx21. Miles, M., and A.M. Huberman. 1994. Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren Marie Glogiewicz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

% 18% 15% 13% 10% 9% 5% 4% 1% 0% 0% A or A+ A- (3.5-3.8) B+ (3.2- B (2.9-3.1) B- (2.5-2.8) C+ (2.2- C (1.9-2.1) C- or lower (i.e., 3.9 or 3.4) 2.4

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Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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AC 2011-145: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP ATTITUDES AND SKILLSIN WORKING ADULT WOMEN TECHNICAL GRADUATE STUDENTS:RESEARCH INTERVIEW RESULTS WITH ALUMNIElaine R. Millam, University of St. Thomas Dr. Elaine Millam is a senior consultant, executive coach and educator with over 35 years of leadership experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors,developing the leadership capacity to create high performing organizations and facilitating leadership teams to do likewise. She has earned a reputation for her leadership with female leaders, coaching them to live into their greatest potential. She uses an integrated model that balances the inside-out and outside-in approach to developing leaders. She has earned graduate

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Priti N. Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Suzanne G. Brainard, University of Washington

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Association for Advancement of Science.2 Hanson, Sandra L. (2007). “Success in Science Among Young African American Women: The Role of Minority Families.” Journal of Family Issues (28) 3-33.3 Ong, Mia (2009). “Findings from the Inside the Double Bind Synthesis Project: Empirical Research on Women of Color in STEM, 1970-2008.” Mini-Symposium on Women of Color in STEM. Arlington, VA, October 27, 2009, accessed March 3, 2010 at http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/mini-symp- pres/Women_of_color_stem_Oct2009/Oct27/MiaOng.pdf4 Carlone, H. B., & Johnson, A. (2007). Understanding the Science Experiences of Successful Women of Color: Science Identity as an Analytic Lens. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 44 (8), 1187-1218