Paper ID #15507Retaining Diverse Students in Civil Engineering and its Subdisciplines: Chal-lenges and OpportunitiesDr. Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Abbie B. Liel is an associate professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder.Eva Leong Ms. Eva Leong is a Staff Engineer at Big R Bridge. She earned her M.S. degree in civil engineering at University of Colorado Boulder in 2012. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Retaining Diverse Students in Civil Engineering and Its
Paper ID #16932Into the Light: Diffusing Ccontroversy and Increasing Transparency in theFaculty Salary Equity Study ProcessDr. Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Dr. Carol Marchetti is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches introductory and advanced undergraduate statistics courses and conducts research in statis- tics education, deaf education, and team work. She is a co-PI on RIT’s NSF ADVANCE IT project, Connect@RIT, and leads grant activities in the Human Resources strategic approach area.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester
%20DR%20TAI%20- %20brochure.pdf (2012).13. PLTW video, Girls in Engineering: How one School is Solving the Problem, https://www.pltw.org/our- programs/experience-pltw/girls-engineering (2012).14. PLTW article, Bertram Visits Schools, Speaks of Urgency in Alaska, https://www.pltw.org/news/items/201410- bertram-visits-schools-speaks-urgency-alaska (2014).15. Cahill, J., Bridging the Engineering Gender Gap, Globe Newswire http://globenewswire.com/news- release/2012/02/23/468807/246867/en/Bridging-the-Engineering-Gender-Gap.html (February, 2012).16. Hughes, R., Nzekwe, B., Molyneaux, K., The Single Sex Debate for Girls in Science: a Comparison Between Two Informal Science Programs on Middle School Students' STEM
Society (APICS) and a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Kansas.Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology Cheryl B. Schrader became Chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri - Rolla, in 2012. Prior to her current leadership position she served as Associate Vice President for Strategic Research Initiatives and as Dean of the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Schrader has an extensive record of publications and sponsored research in the systems, control and STEM education fields. She received the 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and
groups.Prof. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Keith D. Hjelmstad is Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.Dr. Yong-Seok Park, Arizona State University Yong-Seok Park is currently a postdoctoral associate at Arizona State University in the STEM education research group headed by Dr. Krause. He earned his Master’s degree at George Washington University and his Doctorate at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His research interests lie in undergraduate STEM education research and engineering design education.Ms. Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University Bethany Smith is currently a master’s student in
with active learning pedagogies on student learning, and effective strategies for increasing gender diversity in STEM disciplines.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Bailey teaches courses and conducts re- search related to Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She is the co-author on an engineering textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, which is used worldwide in over 250 institutions. Dr. Bailey is the Principal Investi- gator (PI
. Indianapolis.8. Perez-Castilleos, R, & Santhanam, P. R. (2014). Student-led Mentoring Program Fostering Retention of FemaleUndergraduate Students in STEM Fields. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education. Indianapolis.9. Clark, J. I., Godd, S. L., Des Jardins, A. C., Foreman, C. M., Gunnink, B. W., Plumb, C., & Stocker, K. R. (2015).Peer Mentoring Program: Providing early intervention and support to improve retention and success of women inengineering, computer science, and physics. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education. Seattle.10. Kim, D. L., Lee, Y. H., & Oh, M. S. (2012). Effect of Women in Engineering Programs on the Retention ofFemale Engineering Students. Presented at the Inaugural International
Paper ID #15207Making Changes: Application of an NSF-ADVANCE PAID Grant at a Pre-dominantly Undergraduate Institution (PUI)Dr. Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University Theresa M. Vitolo is an Associate Professor in the Computer and Information Science Department, Gan- non University (Erie, PA). Teaching in systems-related fields since 1986, she joined the Computer and Information Science Department at Gannon University in 1999. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a systems analyst / programmer on a variety of systems development projects. Her academic background includes a B.S.E. in industrial engineering and a Ph.D. in
volunteers to network with the professional volunteers during the camp; (b) Recruit volunteers from other than the “usual suspects” groups (that is, look for ways to include other professional women who might not have the opportunity through their work and professional networks to do similar outreach activities).It is also clear that the student volunteers saw their involvement as a professional developmentopportunity in which they fully engaged. This can be built upon more intentionally withpreparation and follow-on activities in the future.AcknowledgmentsWe gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Society for Women EngineeringSouthwest Idaho section, the Micron Foundation, Idaho National Laboratory, the
, Utah State University, vol. 42, pp. 853‐859, 2008. [9] S. Lee, M. C. Harrison, G. Pell and C. L. Robinson, "Predicting Performance of First Year Engineering Students and the Importance of Assessment Tools Therein," Engineering Education, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 44‐51, 2008. [10] J. F. Milem and J. B. Berger, "A modified model of college student persistence: Eploring the relationship between Astin's theory of involvement and Tinto's theory of student departure," Journal of College Student Development, vol. 38, pp. 387‐400, 1997. [11] M. Oja, "Supplemental Instruction Improves Grades But Not Persistence," College Student Journal, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 344‐349, 2012. [12] D. Arendale, "Increasing efficiency and
friends, so we mostly had task division. What he did—he wasn’t calling me or they were just doing it and when I was asking he said, “Okay, don’t worry. We just done it. We went to the lab and we just finished it.” I got so mad and I went to the professor and said, “He doesn’t—just share those projects, because I have to get a grade, too.” He said, “You chose him as a leader, so you have to go take care of it.” I sent him a few e-mails and asked him, “Okay, you should just give me more tasks, you have to just make—” I don’t know; he just never did. For the second semester of capstone I got B, because our professor said, “I didn’t see you doing those electrical engineering things,” and I said
-representation is the existence among secondary students of gender-specific perceptionsof: 1) the engineering profession and education programs; 2) the differences among engineeringdisciplines; 3) the typical engineering skill set; and, finally, 4) a student’s self-evaluation incomparison to this skill set.The goals of the first stage of this multistage project were to create a survey tool that: a) usedinclusive language (especially around gender), b) minimized the amount of bias in the surveylanguage, and c) was validated. The careful process undertaken in designing and validating thesurvey, including the consultation with multiple expert panels and cognitive interviews ofstudents, are detailed in this paper. The survey tool was used to evaluate our
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
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
Paper ID #16450Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineer-ing as a MajorDr. Nora Madjar, University of Connecticut Nora Madjar is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Connecticut School of Busi- ness. She received her Ph. D. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois and is a Fulbright Scholar from 2011. Her main expertise is creativity in the workplace and her research has contributed to a better understanding of the social and contextual factors that stimulate or hinder creative performance. Her current research focus is on the interaction of work and
Paper ID #14975Barriers to Broadening Participation in Engineering Competition TeamsRui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services Dr. Pan is currently working as a sales, product and remarketing analyst at Toyota Financial Services. She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She hold a M.S. in Statistics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.Dr. Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma Dr. Randa L. Shehab is a professor and the Director of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She was recently appointed as Director of the Sooner Engineering Education
) of women into engineering careers. Finally, assessment to trackfuture career and majors participants select will be collected using post-surveys administeredonce participants graduate high school.References 1. Backer, P. R. and Halualani, R. T. (2012). Impact of self-efficacy on interest and choice in engineering study and careers for undergraduate women engineering students. In: 119th American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 2. Beede, D., Julian, T., Langdon, D., McKittrick, G., Khan, B., Doms, M. (2011). Women in STEM: A gender gap to innovation. U.S. Department of Commerce: Economics and Statistics Administration. 3. Blickenstaff, J. C. (2005
types, data-directed programming, and message-passing; (b) between programming languages, using functional and rule-based languages as examples. It also relates these techniques to the practical problems of implementation of languages and algorithms on a von Neumann machine. There are several significant programming projects.2 . • CS61B - Data Structures. Fundamental dynamic data structures, including linear lists, queues, trees, and other linked structures; arrays strings, and hash tables. Storage management. Elementary principles of software engineering. Abstract data types. Algorithms for sorting and searching. Introduction to the Java programming language. • CS61C - Machine Structures. The internal
. Spears, R., Doosje, B., Ellemers, N. 1997. Stereotyping in the face of threats to group status and distinctiveness: The role of group identification. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 23, (538-553).6. Boros, S. (2008). Organizational identification: Theoretical and empirical analyses competing conceptualizations. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 8, 1-27.7. Dehing, A., Jochems, W., & Baartman, L. (2013). The development of engineering students professional identity during workplace learning in industry: A study in Dutch bachelor education. Engineering Education, 8(1), 42-64.8. London, B., Rosenthal, L., Levy, S. R., & Lobel, M. (2011). The influences of perceived identity compatibility and social support
Seminar Seriesb c d Figure 1. Flyer and brochures from the first four years of the Seminar Series. (a) 2012- 2013 was a simple word document flyer, (b) 2013-2014 had an image of DNA generated by a faculty member and student, (c) 2014-2015 was a purchased image, (d) 2015-2016 was illustrated by an art professor at the University who will oversee future covers created by students and faculty.supportive climate, enhancing promotion and leadership, and increasing retention of womenfaculty in STEM. Support for a seminar series that would increase faculties’ networkingopportunities and allow a young female to take on a leadership role in the organization of theseries was in
perceive engineering asan overtly hostile environment – in fact, they acknowledged the challenges but seemeddetermined to overcome them. Sheryl Sandberg’s presence at Facebook will only help.References1. Beede, D. N., Julian, T. A., Langdon, D., McKittrick, G., Khan, B., & Doms, M. E. (2011). Women in STEM: A gender gap to innovation. Economics and Statistics Administration Issue Brief, (4-11).2. Gibbons, M. T. (2009). Engineering by the numbers. ASEE [Internet]. [revised 2009:1-36. Available from http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles/2009-profile-engineering- statistics.pdf3. Kvale, S. Brinkmann, S. (2009). Interviews, learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. 2nd
howwomen consider leaving a job and in some cases, exit engineering altogether. A 'chilly' climatehas often been implicated as a primary or contributing reason for these exit decisions and hasbeen classified in the literature under such descriptors as a hostile or macho work culture,mysterious pathways to career advancement, and extreme work pressures. This study expands onthese previous studies by (a) emphasizing the engineering workplace experiences of millennialsin order to understand whether these chilly climate conditions have evolved over time or aretending to persist into the next generation; and (b) studying men as well as women to gain deeperinsight into which negative working conditions tend to occur across gender and which may begender
. While facultyrecruitment has shifted to seek out applications from women, there are still hurdles that areunique to women and other underrepresented groups in academic settings. SWE is a uniqueprofessional society that can provide a community that transcends the organizational boundariesby encompassing technical, service, and professional development areas for women in academiathat is inclusive, collaborative, and supportive as well as connected to industry, government andacademia on multiple levels.References1. Hall, R. M. & Sandler, B. R. Academic Mentoring for Women Students and Faculty: A New Look at an Old Way to Get Ahead. (1983).2. Fu, Katherine; Reid, Tahira N.; Terpenny, Janis P.; Thurston, Deborah; Vance, Judy M.; Finger
., Brainard, S., & Metz, S. (2010). Gender and race/ethnicity in engineering: Preliminary findings from the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering. In American Society for Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education.2 Lopez, M. H., & Gonzalez-Barrera, A. (2014, March 6). Women’s college enrollment gains leave men behind. Retrieved from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/03/06/womens-college-enrollment- gains-leave-men-behind/3 Crawford, M., & MacLeod, M. (1990). Gender in the college classroom: An assessment of the “chilly climate” for women. Sex Roles, 23(3-4), 101-122.4 Hall, R. M., & Sandler, B. R. (1982). The campus climate: A chilly one for women
the unique experiences that women faculty face as a gender minority in academicengineering programs. By situating this study within the context of three selective doctoral grantinginstitutions, this study was unique in that it uncovered how institutional processes and programs directlyinfluenced the success of women faculty in engineering. Although women at all three universities facedsimilar challenges including gender bias, work/family conflict, and the “two-body problem,” interviewees’perceptions of the effectiveness of the policies and programs differed significantly by site. This studyprovided insights into how women faculty perceive many of these programs as well as the factors thatinfluence the decision to utilize the policies that
Paper ID #14811Dialogues Toward Gender Equity: Engaging Engineering Faculty to Promotean Inclusive Department ClimateJ. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University Dr. J. Kasi Jackson is an Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at West Virginia University. Her research covers supporting women faculty in STEM, STEM education, gendered impacts on animal behavior research, and the representation of science in popular culture. She completed her PhD in biology, with a focus on animal behavior, and graduate certificate in women’s studies at the University of Kentucky. She is a Co-Investigator on a National Science
/statistics/wmpd/2013/pdf/nsf13304_digest.pdf3. Yoder, B. L. (2014, September). Gender and ethnic diversity. American Society for Engineering Education Prism. Available from http://www.asee-prism.org/databytes-3/4. Hall, R. M., & Sandler, B. R. (1982). The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women? Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC.5. Blickenstaff, J. C. (2005). Women and science careers: leaky pipeline or gender filter? Gender and Education, 17, 369-386.6. Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J. M., Holder, A. M. B., Nadal, K. L., & Esquilin, M. (2007). Racial microaggressions in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice. American Psychologist, 62, 271–286.7. Nadal, K. L. (2011). The
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a pilot attempt and opportunities exist for increasing participation andrefining overall program activities based on the survey results. 6Reference[1] B. L. Yoder, “Engineering By the Numbers,” 2012, [Available Online] http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/11-47.pdf[2] Electrical and Electronics Engineers. [Available Online] http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm[3] Computer Hardware Engineers. [Available Online] http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/computer-hardware-engineers.htm 7Appendix A: Students survey form for ECE-GIRLS
clean room, laboratory and engineering spaces. CNSE conducts electronic miniaturization research and fabrication in the Class 10,000 and 100 cleanrooms. With the author’s graduate students, the WIECE students visited the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and worked there on Integrated Circuits (IC) chip packaging and testing. Figures 1 and 2 show the packaged chips at CNSE. (a) (b) (c)Figure 1: WIECE students worked at CNSE on IC Chip Packaging and Testing. Figure 2: The Packaged Chip.3. EvaluationStudent surveys were conducted at the end of the program