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Empowering Diversity in Engineering Education: Strategies and Impacts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne E. Leak, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

engineering students through community building (Evaluation) AbstractOver the past twelve years, the ESTEEM program, funded by the NSF S-STEM, at University ofCalifornia Santa Barbara (UCSB) has supported 161 low-income undergraduate students inengineering. This paper emphasizes the students’ changing needs and what they foundsupportive over time with a special focus on the shifting needs for community building before,during, and after COVID-19 pandemic remote learning. Without additional support, low-incomeengineering students, who often reflect additional intersecting minoritized identities and are morelikely to be the first in their family to attend college, leave the field at

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3 - Belongingness and Community

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Kacie Mennie, Louisiana Tech University; Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

for the retention of first-year students [10]. A report entitled“STEM Students & Their Sense of Belonging: S-STEM Programs’ Practices & EmpiricallyBased Recommendations” identifies cohort experiences as an important factor in academicintegration and success [9]. Offering retention programs is valuable, but if students do not attendor participate, they will not receive the maximum benefits that these programs can provide.Students are more likely to participate in retention programs if they feel a sense of communitywithin the institution [9]. Furthermore, female engineering students, who have been found tohighly value the sense of connectedness, benefit from the positive impact of a supportivecommunity, enhancing their resilience. Thus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks ; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn Pfeifer Pfeifer Reitz; Janelle B Larson, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM: Investigating role identities of low-income engineering students prior to their first semester of college (NSF S-STEM #2130022)The purpose of the Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM Program (NSF S-STEM #2130022, known locally as LION STEM) is to support the retention and graduation ofhigh-achieving, low-income engineering scholars with demonstrated financial need at Penn StateBerks, a regional campus of The Pennsylvania State University. The LION STEM programbuilds upon the Sustainable Bridges from Campus-to-Campus project (NSF IUSE #1525367)which formed the

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sami N. Rollins, University of San Francisco; Alark Joshi, University of San Francisco; Xornam Apedoe, University of San Francisco; Sophie Engle, University of San Francisco; Matthew Malensek; Gian Bruno, University of San Francisco

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

computing. She is currently involved with an NSF-funded S-STEM project that awards scholarships to students studying computing at USF. The project implements a suite of community- building activities designed to improve scholars’ self-efficacy and develop computing identity. Sami also co-directed a project that developed system support and user-driven strategies for improving energy effi- ciency in residential buildings. Sami has served in a number of service roles at USF and in her professional community. She was chair of the Computer Science department at USF from 2013-2016. She also served on the editorial board of Sigmobile’s GetMobile Magazine from 2014-2018. She has been involved with the discipline-specific

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Bryan Thomas Bosch, The University of Toledo

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Diversity

transfer to a STEM major. While the NSF S-STEM grant specifically focuseson the impact of LIAT students, this population encompasses a fully representative population,one that we aim to carry over to the entire College of Engineering, something that has been anarea of concern and growth for STEM majors/colleges everywhere. Within the two cohorts,underrepresented minority students account for 38% of the total student population, the femalepopulation is 44% of total population, and roughly 38% of students in the program are identifiedas having high financial need through their Pell eligibility.The GEARSET program was designed as a defined pathway to Engineering for students who didnot fulfill the standard admissions criteria for the college of

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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges and Universities; Kate Winter, Kate Winter Evaluation, LLC

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

. Winter has worked with major NSF initiatives (e.g., ADVANCE, HBCU-UP, S STEM) since 2003. KWE is the external evaluator for the AAC&U Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) initiative, Metacommunity for Broadening Par- ticipation; AAC&U PKAL’s Undergraduate STEM Education Reform (USER) project; and two five-year long consortia-based projects funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education (a FITW and an HSI-STEM). KWE’s areas of evaluation expertise include diversity in STEM, college student access and retention, professional development for faculty, and institutional cultural change. Dr. Winter is a member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the European Evaluation So- ciety (EES), adheres to AEA professional and

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

in the engineering college which, ultimately, may increase diversity inthe engineering workforce. The program focuses on cohort building, teamwork, mentorship, anddeveloping an engineering identity. Students participate in a week-long summer bridge componentprior to the start of their first semester. During their first year, students take a class as a cohorteach semester, participate in an industrial site visit, and interact with faculty mentors.Since 2016, the Academy of Engineering Success (AcES) program has been funded by a NationalScience Foundation (NSF) S-STEM grant which provides scholarships to eligible programparticipants. Scholarships start at $4,500 during year one and are renewable for up to five yearswith an incremental increase

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

how the women fared in this program. Theprogram is being continued with an S-STEM NSF grant.I. BackgroundArizona State University (ASU) is now the largest single university in the United Stateswith over 67,000 students on four campuses and also has the largest single campus, itsTempe campus, with over 53,000 students. Tempe is a neighbor city to Phoenix, thefourth largest city in the United States. The University is set in a valley of high techmanufacturers and over 4 million people. Also set in this valley is one of the nation’s Page 14.172.2largest community college district system, the Maricopa County Community CollegeDistrict (MCCCD) with over

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Lauren Singer, AmeriCorps VISTA; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education and equity in education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Community: Voices from a Small CohortAbstractPEEPS (Program for Engineering Excellence for Partner Schools) NSF S-STEM scholarship wasdesigned to support students from low socioeconomic, first generation and/or underrepresentedgroups in obtaining an undergraduate engineering degree at California Polytechnic StateUniversity in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). Students receive up to $10,000/year to aid in

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

group as a senior engineer, and later brought his real-world expertise back into the classroom at Purdue University Calumet. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he enjoys success in teaching and education research.Prof. Jeremiah Abiade c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Execution Details and Assessment Results of a Summer Bridge Program for First-year Engineering StudentsAbstractThis paper reports the execution details and the summary assessment of a Summer Bridge Program(SBP) that is a part of an ongoing National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math (S-STEM

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

control. Dr. Rodriguez has given over 70 invited presentations - 13 plenary - at international and national forums, conferences and corporations. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research academic success and professional development (ASAP) program that has served over 500 students. These efforts have been supported by NSF STEP, S-STEM, and CSEM grants as well as industry. Dr. Rodriguez’ research inter- ests include: control of nonlinear distributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); design and control of micro-air vehicles (MAVs), control of bio

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

initiated itsfirst cohort of 20 students in fall 2009. Funded through an NSF S-STEM grant, theinterdisciplinary, multi-year, mixed academic-level offering awards scholarships to studentsbased on academic merit and financial need. SEECS is an opportunity for students in certainSTEM majors at Gannon University, Erie, PA, in the School of Engineering and ComputerScience. The goals of the scholarship program are (1) to increase the number of academicallytalented, but financially disadvantaged students in the stated majors, (2) to assist students to besuccessful in their undergraduate education, and (3) to foster professional development forcareers or graduate education. These goals are realized through the students shared interactionswithin the SEECS

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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NSF Grantees

- neers. He’s the PI on two NSF S-STEM grants providing academic and career guidance to students in CSEM fields. He js a Professor of Electrical Engineering within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. Prior to joining ASU, he worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has authored over 190 technical papers and three engineering texts. He has given more than 60 invited presentations - including 13 plenaries. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research program that has served over 300 students. He’s an AT&T Bell Labs Fellow, Boe- ing A.D

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Venkataraman, San Diego State University Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He has served as Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Engineering program (17 years) and as an Associate Director at the Computational Sciences Research Center at San Diego State University (11 years). His expertise is in computational mechanics and optimization applied to design of lightweight and durable composite aircraft structures. He has extensive experience in developing programs for student professional development and broadening participation (co-PI and PI on three NSF S-STEM grants). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Interdisciplinary Identity Formation in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Ayoobi, Wayne State University; Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; David Merolla, Wayne State University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Mark A Jager, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

are eager toanalyze the preliminary results for the continuous improvement of the project. It is noted that PIswere able to have three scholars accepted for participating in the AAAS S-STEM ScholarsMeeting that was held on September 14-16, 2023, in Washington, DC. In the following, some ofthe activities implemented in this project along with the lessons learned are described:Recruitment. PIs examined different recruitment strategies and learned important lessons:• The full-time enrollment requirement was changed to a minimum of 8 credit hours per semester to allow students more flexibility as most of them already have other work and familial responsivities.• The minimum number of credit hours to transfer at the time of application was

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

recognized for her teaching, advising, service, and research and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Supporting students’ success in the cybersecurity field: Accomplishments and lessons learned by the ACCESS projectAbstractThe NSF S-STEM funded project “Attracting and Cultivating Cybersecurity Experts andScholars through Scholarships” (ACCESS) has a goal to increase the number of high-achievingundergraduate students with demonstrated financial need who complete a degree in thecybersecurity field. This goal contributes towards addressing the huge unmet need forcybersecurity experts. This paper

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoel Rodríguez; Antonios Varelas; Clara Nieto-Wire; Nieves Angulo; Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting

Foundation (NSF S-STEM, PI) and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Rodríguez has been the recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar award in the 2016-2017 Academic Year. He has also been awarded the CUNY Chancellor’s Research Fellowship twice, in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 academic years. Dr. Rodríguez is also captivated by STEM pedagogical research and mentoring of undergraduate students. His mentees have earned multiple awards at undergraduate STEM conferences, and several have continued to earn graduate degrees in the field of science and engineering.Antonios Varelas Antonios Varelas PhD is a Professor of Psychology in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department at Hostos Community College, CUNY. Dr. Varelas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Tian; Daniel Showalter; Tara Kishbaugh; Scott Barge

international consulting projects. While at MIT, his dissertation research and collaborative research with institute colleagues focused on domain-specific self-efficacy in engineering entrepreneurship, and on the impact of project-based pedagogies on persistence in engineering among undergraduate students. He served as Director of Institutional Research at Goshen College for five years before coming to EMU in 2016. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com STEM Scholars Engaging in Local ProblemsAbstract Eastern Mennonite University received a 5-year S-STEM award for their STEM ScholarsEngaging in Local

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Evan Ko, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

had been highly rated at the time of original review. Inpart because of this and in part because it is an important part of proposal review, our reviewerswere asked to closely read the current program description and calls for proposals and evaluatethe proposals with respect to how well they matched the current call. This allowed for apotentially greater range of quality evaluations, with the understanding that there would be amismatch between the current call and the call the original proposals responded to. The callsused in this training were the Preparing Future Engineers: Research Initiation in EngineeringFormation (PRF: RIEF), Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (S-STEM),and the Faculty Early Career Development

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin L. Moore, P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey C. Shragge

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

certainty. Whereas the students in our previous study hadself-developed this “connecting” skill, our program provides a formal platform forlow-income students to learn and practice those connecting skills at the graduate level.This will allow us to investigate through pre- and post-surveys whether “connecting”skills can be developed through mentorship and whether developed connecting skillsenhance their self-efficacy, STEM identities, and persistence beliefs.This poster shares the results from student surveys completed at the beginning of our firstacademic year of the S-STEM program, reflecting on their undergraduate experiences.Specifically, we highlight the particular FOK held by our students as they enteredgraduate school from engineering and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Mary Skidmore Kocak, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

component to the program, community college transfer students will likely continue tohave varying levels of graduation rates and graduation successes. Programs expanded from thisstudy would benefit from the basic structure, but require additional expansions into moreelaborate financial package designs.References[1] "Tennessee Promise." https://www.tn.gov/tnpromise.html (accessed 02/24/23.[2] R. M. Ellestad, D. J. Keffer, J. Retherford, C. Wetteland, M. Kocak, and T. Griffin, "NSF S-STEM: Transfer Success Co-Design for Engineering Disciplines (TranSCEnD)," in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, 2019.[3] V. Tinto, Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. ERIC, 1987.[4

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Brandon David Wright, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

be close to initial expectations and the game was able to be played at a distancesuitable for a fun experience. This project was a success and student commented “I made anembedded systems laser tag system for my senior design project. I was able to apply what Ilearned in my engineering courses to achieve my design goals. I was able to combine suchsubjects as digital design, embedded systems, electronic systems, digital signals processing, andphysics. I also honed practical skills like soldering, putting together breadboards andprogramming in C. My professor helped me maintain a disciplined schedule to make sure Istarted early on prototypes so my final design would meet my goals”.This project was funded by NSF S-STEM Scholarship program at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas Woodson, Stony Brook University; Rachel Faye Perlman, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Lauren J. Donovan, Stony Brook University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Minority Participa- tion (SUNY LSAMP) and the $1 million S-STEM Scholarship Academic and Social STEM Excellence for Transfer Students (ASSETS) programs. These NSF sponsored programs help low-income, and under- represented minority students persist and succeed in STEM majors and careers. Dr. Woodson received his B.S.E in electrical engineering from Princeton University and his Ph.D. in Public Policy for the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Ms. Rachel Faye Perlman, Stony Brook University Rachel is a PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at Stony Brook University. Outside of her research, she is devoted to accessibility in STEM higher educa- tion. She has

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Students1.0 IntroductionThe Academy of Engineering Success (AcES) program, founded in 2012 and operating withNSF S-STEM funding since 2016, implements literature-based strategies to support and retainunderprepared (non-calculus-ready) and underrepresented first-time, full-time undergraduatestudents in engineering with the goals of increasing the number of graduating engineers anddiversifying the engineering workforce [1], [2]. A total of 71 students, including 21 studentssupported by renewable S-STEM scholarships, participated in the AcES program between 2016and 2019 in the Fundamentals of Engineering Program of the Benjamin M. Statler College ofEngineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, a large R1 institution in themid-Atlantic

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Geoff Knowles, Purdue University; Todd Kelley, Purdue University; Euisuk Sung, Purdue University; Jongseong Choi, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

and teaching, 21st century learning skills, using technologyin the classroom, and STEM career awareness (The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation,2012b). The Teaching Design, Engineering and Technology (DET) survey measures teacherperceptions and familiarity with these subjects and perceived barriers to teaching these topics.The DET survey has 40 questions using a 5 point Likert scale (Tao, Purzer, & Cardella, 2011).TRAILS students are being surveyed to assess interest and confidence in learning STEMsubjects as measured by the Students Attitudes Toward STEM Survey (S-STEM) for middle andhigh school students (Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, 2012a). Student participantsare surveyed in both the experimental and comparison

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Megan McSpedon; Michael Wolf, Rice University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

examining predictivevalidity of the RESP diagnostic exam for an array of outcomes including success within theRESP program itself.AcknowledgementsThis RESP program is partially supported by an NSF S-STEM program grant (#1565023). Othersignificant funding comes from Rice University. The research component of this program ispartially funded by the S-STEM grant, and partially funded by Rice University and the ChaoFoundation.References[1] Ackerman, P. L., Kanfer, R., & Beier, M. E. (2013). Trait complex, cognitive ability, and domain knowledge predictors of baccalaureate success, STEM persistence, and gender differences. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105(3), 911–927. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032338[2] Richardson, M

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

project. Finally, MEP mentors participatedin several planned social events with MSEN participants in order to help build relationships amongmentors and MSEN students. The project culminated in a poster session where participantsshowcased their design projects to an audience of K-12 administrators, corporate partners, facultyand parents.Preliminary ResultsThe Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) for Middle and High School (6-12)20 uses a 5-pointLikert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=agree and5=strongly agree) to evaluate students’ confidence and attitudes toward math, science, engineeringand technology and 21st century learning. It was administered in a pre/post format. To get a betterunderstanding of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr., Newport News Public Schools; LaTricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

InterviewsMSEN teachers, student participants, and mentors participated in either focus groups or interviewsto determine the program’s impact on the items outlined in the evaluation criteria. Semi-structuredinterview protocols were used to guide discussions with participants. Interviews and focus groupswere digitally recorded and transcribed. A reflective analysis process was used to analyze andinterpret interviews and focus groups.Test of Students’ Science KnowledgeA student science content knowledge assessment aligned to the instructional goals of the researchcourse was developed and administered at the onset and conclusion of each part of the course.S-STEM SurveyThe S-STEM Student Survey measures student self-efficacy related to STEM content

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Elzawawy , Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Yougashwar Budhoo; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Margaret Ducharme, Vaughn College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

experiences focused on improving retention and graduation rate.Dr. Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Dr. Hossein Rahemi is a professor and department chair of Engineering and Technology at Vaughn Col- lege of Aeronautics & Technology. He is the author of two books, Vaughn College Journal of Engineering and Technology (VCJET), numerous conference papers in the areas of solid mechanics, computational mechanics, vibration analysis, fracture mechanics and reliability analysis. He is also a principle investi- gator for the NSF S-STEM grant and the HIS-STEM grant and a student adviser for a number of technical papers in the areas of mechanics, robotics and industrial automation.Dr. Yougashwar

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Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Abi Aghayere, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Two Year College Division

graduate on time. This support indicates the university’s enthusiasm, a firmcommitment of service to our EET students, and an endorsement of the goals and objectives ofthe ET2 program.The paper describes how the ET2 program: (i) addresses a national concern by helping to expandand diversify the engineering/technology workforce of the future, (ii) will develop linkages andarticulations with 2-year schools and their S-STEM programs, (iii) identifies a clear potential toincrease the participation and graduation of female and minority students from engineering andtechnology degree programs, (iv) serves as a model for other selective universities to providetransfer students the access to the baccalaureate, (v) gives scholars hands-on experience in