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Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5574: TRENDS IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION: ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON FACULTY ADVISINGDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in learning, teaching, and social policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 25.1378.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Trends in Doctoral Education: Engineering

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Potpouri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Lauren Gianino, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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AC 2012-3770: INTEGRATING SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION INTOFRESHMAN CHEMISTRY PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN EN-GINEERINGKristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University Kristen Coletti is a third-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, majoring in chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. Coletti is not only a chemistry tutor but has also worked at the MathWorks, Inc. In addition, she has held co-op positions at both the Shaw Group and the EMD Serono Research Institute.Melinda Covert, Northeastern University Melinda Covert is a third-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, studying chemical engi- neering and pursuing a minor in business administration. In addition to being a

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol E. Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Alison Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

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. Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology Margaret B. Bailey, P.E., is a professor of mechanical engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) located in Rochester, N.Y. Bailey is also the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT (http://we.rit.edu/). At the institute level, Bailey serves as Faculty Associate to the Provost for female faculty and she co-chairs the President’s Commission on Women. In these roles, she leads efforts to create strategies to increase the representation of women undergraduate students and improve recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty. Within

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Potpouri

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Heidi Reeder, Boise State University; Patricia A. Pyke, Boise State University; Lynn Lubamersky, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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modern Europe. She has published several articles on noblewomen’s access to political power. She has had several articles published in Germany, Russia, and in North America.Dr. Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung is a professor in the Department of Instructional and Performance Tech- nology in the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She received her doctorate of education degree in instructional technology from Texas Tech University and teaches graduate-level courses on evaluation methodology.Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology Cheryl B. Schrader became Chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the

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Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Women in Engineering

. Hegab, H.E. and Hall, D.E., “Increasing Experiential Learning in Freshman Engineering through a Page 25.932.11 Microfabrication Project,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2007.9. 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, 157–179.10. Bandura, A., Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.11. Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D. and Hackett, G., “Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic

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Panel Discussion: Off the Record

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Janelle Brown; Lynn Lubamersky, Boise State University; Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

Page 25.1022.71. Reeder, Heidi, Pat Pyke, Lynn Lubamersky, Yonnie Chyung and Cheryl Schrader, “Perceptions about Women in Science and Engineering History,” Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2012.2. Ensler, Eve. The Vagina Monologues. 10th Anniversary Edition. New York: Villard, 2007.3. Harding, Sandra. Whose Science ? Whose Knowledge: Thinking from Women's Lives. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1991.4. Gilbreth, Frank B., Jr., and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Cheaper by the Dozen. New York: Harper Collins, 1948.5. O'Connell, Agnes, and Nancy Russo. “Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972),” in Women in Psychology: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook. 122-123. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.6. “Pioneers in

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Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

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WiME group to undertake outreach to local K-12 schools, thus creating a sustainable group.Several specific events and activities include (a) the “Chat-with-ME” series where students areprovided an opportunity to interact with a successful women mechanical engineer in a veryinformal setting; (b) social events like picnics, bowling evenings and ‘Ice-cream socials’ wherethe women students can interact with each other and ME faculty; (c) professional developmentevents like mock interview and interview walk-up sessions before career fairs and more recently;(d) “efficient energy use” outreach sessions to local middle schools in collaboration withindustrial partners. Students have pointed to the social interaction opportunities with their

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Potpouri

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Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut

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.& Laverty, J. (2000). “Effects of career preperation experiences onthe initial employment success of college graduates”, Research in Higher Education, Vol. 41 No.6, pp. 753- 767. 16. Domal, V. Stappenbelt , B. & Trevelyan, J. (2008). “Professional development at university: Student perceptions of professional engineering practice”, In The Australian Association for Engineering Education 2008 Annual Conference. 17. Matusovich, H. Strveler, R. & Miller, R. (2010). “Why Do Students Choose Engineering? A Qualitative, Longitudinal Investigation of Students‟ Motivational Values”. Journal of Engineering Education, October, pp. 289-303. 18. Paolillo, J. & Estes, R. (1982). “An

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Western Washington University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5200: WOMEN OF WESTERN: THE VOICES OF WOMEN - AD-VANCE CATALYST AT A COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONProf. Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is currently the Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Acting Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Research at Western Washington University. Kitto has served WWU for more than 20 years and has played a number of roles within the university including eight years as the Associate Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, seven years as the Chair of the Engineering Technology Department, and one year as the Director of the Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center (AMSEC). She was actively

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Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

compete with their built project vehicles. Examples of CDS are:Aero Design, Baja SAE, Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Formula SAE, and Super Mileage. Thesafety requirements and design standards are structured to challenge the students’ knowledge,creativity, and imagination. In addition to providing a meaningful, significant engineeringactivity, CDS creates the opportunity to begin building a sense of expectation and understandingof the professional engineering workforce – specifically fostering communication skills,promoting teamwork needed to solve complex problems, and increasing engineering self-confidence. Additional skills and benefits students gain are: (a) developing engineering self-confidence, (b) fostering a positive attitude about

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-4065: ACCESS AND DEFINITION: EXPLORING HOW STEMFACULTY, DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND UNIVERSITY POLICY ADMIN-ISTRATORS NAVIGATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PARENTAL LEAVEPOLICYMr. Corey Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette Corey Schimpf is a Ph.D. student in engineering education with interests in leveraging virtual environ- ments for learning and using sociological thinking for human centered design.Ms. Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University Alice L. Pawley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineer- ing at Purdue

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Attaining Academic Leadership Positions

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Chris S. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University; Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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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

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Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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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

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5342: UNDERSTANDING THE PATH OF ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE UPPER DIVISION TRANSFER STUDENTS TO ALARGE UNIVERSITYDr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University Mary 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 engineers. She also directs two academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Profes- sor in computing, informatics, and systems design engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. Anderson-Rowland was named a top 5% teacher in the Fulton Schools

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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AC 2012-4591: TCNJ ADVANCE PROGRAM (TAP): ASSESSMENT ANDFACULTY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR FOSTERING CAREERADVANCEMENT WITHIN A PUI ENVIRONMENTDr. Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey Karen C. Yan is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the College of New Jersey. Her teaching and research interests include biomaterials with tissue engineering applications, composite materials, and materials science.Dr. Lisa Grega, College of New JerseyDr. Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey Suriza Van der Sandt conducts research in the broad area of pre-service mathematics teacher education. Her research interests include geometry teaching and learning, focusing on spatial orientation and spatial

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Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane Yu Gu, University of California, Los Angeles

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Women in Engineering

., Gaff, J., Dienst, R., Wood, L. & Bavry, J. (1975). College professors and their impact on students. New York: Wiley-Interscience.5. See Antony, J.S. & Tayor, E. (2004). Theories and strategies of academic career socialization: Improving paths to the professoriate for black graduate students. In D.H. Wulff, A.E. Austin & Associates, Paths to the professoriate: Strategies for enriching the preparation of future faculty (pp. 92-114). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; Austin, A. E. (2002). Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty: Graduate School as Socialization to the Academic Career. Journal of Higher Education 73(1); Boyle, P., & Boice, B. (1998). Best Practices for

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Rona Tamiko Halualani, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

; Yu, S. L. (2008, December). Diversity within diversity. ASEE Prism, p. 51.6 Niemann, Y.F. (2001). Stereotypes about Chicanas and Chicanos. Coun Psych 29, 55-90.7 Gloria, A. M. & Robinson Kurpius, S. E. (1996). The validation of the Cultural Congruity Scale and the University Environment Scale with Chicano(a) students. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 18, 533-549.8 Schunk, D. H., & Pajares, F. (2002). The development of academic self-efficacy. In Development of achievement motivation (pp. 15-31). San Diego: Academic Press.9 Rittmayer, M.A. & Beier, M.E. (2009). Self-Efficacy in STEM. In B. Bogue & E. Cady (Eds.). Applying Research to Practice (ARP) Resources.10 American

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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will be designed based upon socialconstructionist theories using communicative prospective 11, which will reveal how femalestudents create, negotiate and shift their identities while selecting, studying and practicing inSTEM field. Research questions include: a) what do they think about graduate education; b)what does pursuing career in STEM field mean to female?; c) what messages are enunciate aboutSTEM discipline, and how does these messages differ at different points in a female’s life?; d)what were the initial factor(s) compelling females to choose STEM as field of study?; e) whatfeatures of STEM discipline seems enticing or dispiriting to females from pursuing educationand practice in these area?; f) what kind of guidance, mentoring, and

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Shapcott, Arizona State University; Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

children's aspirations and career trajectories. Child Development 2001;72:187-206.13. Betz NE, Hackett G. Concept of agency in educational and career development. Journal of Counseling Psychology 1987;23:299-308. Page 25.303.1114. Carberry AR, Lee H. Measuring engineering design self-efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education 2010: 71- 81.15. Baker D, Krause S, Yaser S, Roberts C, Robinson-Kurius S. An intervention to address gender issues in a course on design, engineering, and techology for science educators. Journal of Engineering Education 2007:213-26.16. Marra RM, Rodgers KA, Shen D, Bogue B. Women engineering

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Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F. Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

, institutional differencesand factors contribute to levels of commitment to engineering careers. Finally, currentengineering graduates entering the workforce do not consider a career choice as a lifetimecommitment.Building on prior literature, this study sought to answer the following research questions: 1. Do male and female students have similar experiences in terms of: a. Getting involved in engineering, campus, and the community? b. Taking on leadership roles in engineering? c. Considering leaving engineering? d. Do they consider the same factors to be encouraging / discouraging for continuation in engineering? 2. Do white and non-white students have similar experiences in terms of

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Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

to persist within a given major or switch to anotherare complex. The factors that affect student decisions can be broadly classified into three groupsas (a) academic resources, (b) internalization and perceptions of the major and career, and (c)climate and experiential effects. The academic resources include lectures, recitations, andlaboratories; faculty and teaching assistants; university services such as advisors and careerplacement; and academic services such as study centers and academic progress monitoring.Internalization refers to perceptions of the self including confidence, self-efficacy, anddetermination to succeed. Perceptions of the major and career include students’ interest inchoosing and retaining engineering as a major and a

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Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Miraglia, Syracuse University ; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University

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Women in Engineering

baased ‘brain ddrain’ that coompromises thegoal of hiring h and rettaining the best b and brightest in STE EM fields, w whether in acaademia orindustry.Given thaat the male dominated d cuultures of research univeersities and iindustry possitions havecontributted to barrierrs to womenn’s success in n STEM fiellds, WiSE prrogramming operates at thepersonal level of thesse political teensions to prrovide suppoort to womenn as they forrmulate a caareerpath that furthers their professionnal and perso onal aspirations. Thus, w while the perrsonal is poliiticalmantra iss applicable to an undersstanding of th he status of women in STEM; the effforts of theWiSE pro ogram

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Potpouri

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Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University; Fatin Aliah Phang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Azizan Zainal Abidin, Universiti Teknologi Petronas

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and biological systems. She has published over 20 technical articles and presented her research in over 80 national meetings. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of health (NIH) and 3M. She is currently teaching the ”Introduction to Cellular Bioengineering” and the ”Unified Systems Bioengineering I” courses.Dr. Fatin Aliah Phang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Fatin Aliah Phang graduated from the University of Cambridge with a M.Phil. in educational research and a Ph.D. in education. Phang’s research area is in physics education, focusing on problem solving and metacognition. Phang is a lecturer in the faculty of education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM

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Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State University; Rebecca Hudson Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Women in Engineering

personaland work environment. There are three fundamental qualities of great brands that will beexamined as to how they can be used in a personal brand. A. Offer and communicate a clear, relevant customer promise. B. Build trust by delivering on the promise. C. Drive their market by continually improving the promise – will be examined as to how these can be used in a personal brand.Everyone needs to know their own personal style and what brings meaning and success. Areasof personal importance such as career, relationships, family, health, friends, community,spirituality, finances, and adventure will be covered. The typical leadership brand profile – 1)intellectual horsepower, 2) integrity, trustworthy and ethical, 3) action-oriented

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Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann M. Blasick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

. John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology John Leonard is Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and Associate Professor in civil and envi- ronmental engineering at Georgia Tech. Page 25.1128.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Retention Analysis of Women Engineering StudentsAbstractThere has been recent attention given to the issues of retention of women and under-represented minorities in engineering. Most analyses are based on data collected atmultiple institutions and seek to derive general conclusions across a very diverseselection of

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

) is a three-year NSF-funded ADVANCEPAID project aiming to increase faculty diversity and improve the climate for women andminority faculty at a large decentralized research extensive land grant institution with tenacademic colleges and particular focus on engineering, agriculture and life sciences, andveterinary medicine. This paper describes how the D3 project was developed, the DevelopingDiverse Departments project components, and gives our impressions about what has worked welland what the payoffs have been. It also describes parts of the project that will be retained aspermanent programs at the university after the grant funding is exhausted.Guiding PrinciplesAn experienced administrator wisely suggested that the first step in forming the

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Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3045: CHOOSING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: TEN YEARSLATERDr. Lisa G. Bullard P.E., North Carolina State University Lisa G. Bullard is a teaching professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chem- ical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her B.S. in chemical engineering from NC State and her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. A fac- ulty member at NCSU since 2000, Bullard has won numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including being named as an NCSU Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor, the ASEE Raymond W

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Woods, Colorado State University; Kathleen Baumgardner, Colorado State University; Lahoma Jayne Howard, Colorado State University

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Women in Engineering

recruitment contacts.Lahoma Jayne Howard, Colorado State University Graduate student, Department of Sociology Page 25.327.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Communications Strategies to Increase Recruitment of Women to EngineeringAbstractIn 2006, the College of Engineering at Colorado State University launched a program to attractwomen to its existing undergraduate engineering programs. The initiative included extensivesurveying, reworking the College’s website, a communications plan that included gender-segmented communications, and a student

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Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christel Heylen, Katholieke University, Leuven; Kathleen Geraedts, Katholieke University, Leuven

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3916: THE BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION OF FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENTS IN RELATION TO GENDERDr. Ing. Christel Heylen, Katholieke University, Leuven Christel Heylen obtained her master’s of science in materials engineering in June 2000 and the academic teacher training degree in 2004, both from the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium). She is a mem- ber of the tutorial services of the engineering faculty and is responsible for the implementation and daily coordination of the course Problem Solving and Engineering Design in the first year of the bachelor’s of engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, with a special focus on the didactic interpretation. Regarding this subject, she obtained a Ph.D