3,368 Table 2. State Ranking of School Corporations According to Graduation Rate1 State Ranking (out of 292) % Graduated Gary Community School Corp. 184 88.3 School City of Hammond 287 69.5 School City of East Chicago 288 66.73. GoalsThe goals of this program are: 1. To excite students about careers in engineering and science by introducing a few ideas that can be understood by interested students with a seventh-grade education. Concepts not usually covered in high school are chosen. 2. To have the students meet and
with students. His advisees have developed successful professional careers at universities or in the private and public sectors. Many of them serve in leadership positions in profes- sional societies. He has taught 18 different undergraduate and graduate courses related to transportation, as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. Nambisan also has been very active in leadership roles of several professional societies and organizations, such as the American Society of Civil Engi- neers (ASCE), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Council of University Transporta- tion Centers (CUTC), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). His current
enhances the positive effects 17. Page 25.1473.2Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choiceof a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures except self-efficacy, leadership, and interpersonal skills service-learning was found to be significantly moreeffective than
workforce. TheU.S. government has argued that focusing on STEM is “critical to the prosperity, security, andhealth of our Nation—our history is filled with examples of how America's ability to attractglobal talent has spurred path-breaking innovation” [6]. This narrative of STEM lacks thebroader social, economic, or ecological problems that STEM careers and adjacentinterdisciplinary practices deal with daily [7].While there is a recognition of the importance of interdisciplinary content integration throughreal-world problem-solving in STEM curricula [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], these methods are nottypical components of STEM education curricula. Standardized testing, mandated curricularrequirements, class schedules, and other school structures often
University of Alaska Fairbanks (’99). As part of his joint appointment with UAF’s College of Engineering & Mines and Geophysical Institute, Dr Hatfield teaches courses in electrical and aerospace engineering, conducts UAS research in support of ACUASI, and participates in STEM outreach activities. In addition, Dr Hatfield administers UAF’s Aerospace Engineering Programs and serves as faculty advisor for the university’s student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Prior to joining UAF in 2013, Dr Hatfield was a US Air Force officer where he served in numerous capacities over a 28-year career. Dr Hatfield’s assignments included 2 tours teaching at the USAF Academy (Department of
environment and build acommunityof practice- a group of people who share a similar interest and learn how to develop their professional career identity as they interact regularly - to empower early-career undergraduate engineering students. By implementing innovative strategies, first- and second-year engineering students expressed increased interest in applying their technical knowledge in engineering. The GCSP-REU, combined with similar efforts, has generated over 250 engineering students who are involved in the Grand Challenges Scholars Program over the past decade. revious research on REU programs for engineering students overwhelmingly emphasizes thePimportance of developing attributes of
abroad for other disciplines such as business, education, medicine, andsocial work [36], [37], [38], [39], [40].Multinational companies consider global competency skills important for engineers andemphasize the need for engineers to communicate cross-culturally [41]. While career-focusedexperiences abroad for engineers were mentioned by employers as being the most effective wayto nurture globally competent engineers [20], the gap in literature of internships abroad forengineering students is commensurate with the lack of programming in this area as most of theinternational programs at the university level remain academic in nature.Internship abroad programs offer a rich training ground for college students to gain valuableinternational and
. Increasing happiness at work, and measuring its impact, has been the subject of numerousstudies across different cultures and industries. Research shows that it correlates with positiveoccupational outcomes. Specifically, happier employees exhibit higher levels of engagement,improved productivity, greater levels of career satisfaction, and a greater sense of well-being intheir lives [1] – [4]. Singh, Saxenda, and Mahendru find that there is no widely-agreed upon definition ofhappiness in the literature, but they describe it as “a harmonious state where the individual’sphysiological and psychological needs are satisfied in the past, present, and future, leading themto live a meaningful and contented life” [5]. To experience happiness at work
. and Ph.D. degrees in computer engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, from Iowa State University. Dr. Rover has been a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State since 2001. She recently served as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Engineering from 2004-2010. Prior to that, she served as associate chair for undergraduate education in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2003-2004. She began her academic career at Michigan State University, where, from 1991-2001, she held the positions of assistant professor and associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 1997 to 2000, she served as
AC 2011-2856: A MODEL FOR ENHANCING PROJECT LEAD THE WAYTEACHER KNOWLEDGE IN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSLaura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County Laura LeMire, an alumna of the University of Maryland at College Park with a B.S. and Masters in Geotechnical Engineering, started her career at Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). During her career there, she was responsible for substation and transmission construction projects, relocation and installa- tion of BGE facilities for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and for a new Light Rail system, and for im- proving service reliability. After obtaining her MBA, Laura became the Director of Corporate Purchasing and was also a financial analyst handling investor relations
been rec- ognized as a Diggs Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, and was inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society. Homero serves as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the Program Chair for the ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN). He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS) from the National Experimental University of T´achira, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, and Engineering
goals for its K-12 educator development. - Inspire and motivate students at all levels to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). - Enhance K-12 educator knowledge in STEM cross-curricular space related fields. - Increase K-12 student knowledge in STEM education through age-appropriate space related activities. - Increase underrepresented and underserved participation. - Enhance career exploration by including space science professionals, NASA employees, and NASA-sponsored scientists, technical and engineering experts as role and career models.In 1990, the consortium imported a workshop from NASA Ames5 as the first offering of aprogram that became the “LiftOff
education ofengineers. ABET accreditation requires “an ability to communicate effectively” as a generallearning outcome for engineering students.7 Communication and other interpersonal skills canmake or break the career of an engineer. As J. Ben O’Neal notes, “most engineers are limited intheir career not by a lack of technical knowledge, but by an inability to reason verbally,communicate their ideas to others, and furnish leadership.” 8Perhaps the most important of communications skills for students is writing. Writing is theprocess through which students think on paper, explore ideas, raise questions, attempt solutions,uncover processes, build and defend arguments, brainstorm, introspect, and figure out what isgoing on. 9 Writing organizes
admitted and enrolled in a STEMmajor, internal resettlers as students who switched from one STEM major to another, and in-switchers as students who began their college career as a non-STEM major and switched into aSTEM major later. All interview participants were persisters who were directly admitted to anengineering major. Seven of the 19 students who were contacted agreed to participate and asummary of the participants is detailed in Table 1.Table 1Participants by Major with Demographic Data Student Fall 2011 Major Heritage Residency Gabriela Aerospace Engineering Mexican Non-Resident Rosa Chemical Engineering Mexican Resident Paloma Civil Engineering
Transfer Partnership program is to increase bachelor’sdegree completion of low-income transfer students.Our initial efforts focused on identifying shared data needs around student success barriers,establishing inter-institutional data sharing protocols, and developing a framework to significantlyincrease, diversify, and enhance our existing outreach, recruitment and academic advisingpractices in support of these students. We present a holistic data model for transfer pathway(Academic Success, Career Preparation, College and Transfer Navigation, Basic Needs andFunding, and Psychological Factors) to build on the Transfer Student Capital model [6] to obtaina more complete understanding of educational barriers as they interplay with each other.BIPOC
Computer Science department which offers aBachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Computational DataScience. It also offers a Bachelor of Applied Science in Software Development and a Master ofComputer Science. The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program was one of the firstBachelor of Science programs implemented at UVU in 1993. The program’s goal has been toprovide a quality program that meets accreditation standards while providing the students with askill set that allows them to succeed in computing careers. The Computer Science degree at UVUis accredited by Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). Currently, the Computer Science Department has
theprinciples of science.Undergraduate research programs are particularly effective in enhancing critical thinking and com-munication skills. Students learn to think independently while carrying out research, to criticallyanalyze data, and to present results. In that way, students develop skills which are of great valueduring professional life 12 . Those projects which are carried out in cooperation with external part-ners, such as universities and employers enhance the communication and teamwork abilities ofstudents even more 11 .Such research-based education has a greater impact on the career desires and aspirations of thestudents. It is assessed that many students in the future will pursue a career in their field of studywhen they are working on
later, a wide variety of business experiences in international companies, and startup experiences. This has helped him lead a very successful industry career. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to develop and run innovation and entrepreneurial programs for the Engineering Innovation Center, a 20,000 sq ft rapid prototyping facility. These in- clude Aggies Invent, TAMU iSITE, Inventeer, and Pop Up Classes. In addition, he mentors multiple entrepreneurial teams. Formerly he was a Senior Vice President of Fujitsu Network Communications, headquartered in Richard- son, Texas. With over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, Rodney was responsible for de- veloping partnerships with
the major and the profession.Although they were more likely to believe that engineers are more concerned with improving thewelfare of society than other professions, they were less likely to believe that the future benefitsof studying engineering were worth the effort. They also had a less favorable view ofengineering professionalism, and they were less likely to be interested in engineering as a career.These results suggest that some freshman students started to re-consider the value of engineeringdegree during the first semester as they realized the demanding engineering curriculum and highlevel commitment required of them. However, by the end of the semester, 88% of the studentsstill liked engineering as a career. The follow-up qualitative
the lack of diversity within the engineering profession; female students and students of colorremain underrepresented in STEM majors and STEM careers [2]. The population of studentswho major in the STEM fields and who enter STEM careers do not reflect current demographicsof the United States population. Despite progress in gender and racial equity in STEM careers,STEM fields have historically been and continue to be dominated by white men, particularly inengineering, computer sciences, and physics [2]. For example, although women and men receiveundergraduate degrees at about the same rate, women account for only 30% of all STEM degreeholders and have particularly low representation in engineering [3], holding just 12 percent ofengineering
. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on engineering graduate students’ experiences and motivation centered on career planning and preparation.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of studenDr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University
, The Boeing Company (Space Division), Alcatel, USA (Alcatel-Lucent) and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). My professional goals consist of achieving the position of Senior Executive Service (SES) member within the Department of Defense (DoD). Afterwards, I would like to pursue either a research position at a national laboratory, think-tank, or board of directors and/or academia as a second career. I am a certified scuba diver, I enjoyed skydiving, trying different foods/eating, traveling the world, live sporting events/comedy shows, attending events such as Homecoming at Prairie View A&M University, spending time with my family, friends, fraternity brothers, and love ones!Dr. Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M
National Academy of Engineering recognized Lehigh’s IPD program as one of the top programs for infusing real-world experiences in engineering education. Prof. Ochs is a member of ASEE and past chairman of its Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division.Ms. Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu, Lehigh University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Graduate Recruiting for Emerging One-Year Professional Master’s ProgramsAbstract:Students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering are typically presented with a number oflucrative career options upon graduation. Traditionally, they are in high demand for industrialjobs with attractive starting salaries and are
and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and
from those impacting urban poor. While both groups of students must tackle financial,academic, and social barriers to achieving a STEM degree, geographic isolation impacts the ruralpoor in particular ways that can affect their academic careers. PTG seeks to better understand thesebarriers and to tailor academic and social support initiatives so that these students may thrive incollege. This section summarizes what is known about rural, low-income STEM students, howexisting retention initiatives may be adapted to support these students, and how PTG maycontribute to this knowledge base.Rural Arkansas continues to struggle economically, which has greatly limited K-12 academicofferings for its students. Urban migration has meant an eroding tax
Paper ID #26879STEM Engagement through Mentoring: Motivations of STEM MentorsDr. Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT) Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He joined the University of Houston after six years as a chemical engineering faculty member at the University of Illinois. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic
a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with research in protein engineering. Her current research interests include retention, diversity, and career pathways among engineering students and professionals.Joanna Wright, University of Washington Joanna Wright is an M.Ed. student in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her education research interests span early childhood through higher education, with a focus on the impact of pedagogical practices and contexts on learning and development.Lauren Summers, University of Washington Lauren
careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2016 American Society of Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Best Paper Award and the 2018 Benjamin J. Dasher Best Paper Award
Science. She serves as faculty supervisor for the Discovery initiative and is program co-director for the Igniting Youth Curiosity in STEM Program. Dawn was a 2017 Early Career Teaching Award recipient at U of T and was named the 2016 Wighton Fellow for excellence in development and teaching of laboratory-based courses in Canadian UG engineering programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018IBBME Discovery: Biomedical engineering-based iterative learning in a high school STEM curriculum (Evaluation)Davenport Huyer, L.1, Callaghan, N.I.1, Smieja, D.1*, Saab, R.1*, Effat, A. 1, Kilkenny, D.M.1Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto.*These
Paper ID #21694Developing Engineering Proficiency and Self-Efficacy Through a Middle SchoolEngineering Course (Fundamental)Dr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Tech’s Center for education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on and often connects a range of topics within STEM/STEAM education including, engineering and STEM integration at the elementary and mid- dle grades levels, project-based learning across STEM disciplines, college and career readiness, design- based implementation research, and STEM student