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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Nathan K. Mitchell; Aburi Anil Kumar

reflectivepractices, common in the liberal arts, will help students to improve learning and critical thinkingskills. Such a “bridging of two cultures” a la C.P. Snow demonstrates the effectiveness of liberalarts in STEM disciplines.1a IntroductionDeveloping critical thinking skills among college students is often touted as a primary goal of highereducation. Educational advocacy groups, accrediting bodies, employer groups, and higher educationcommissions have identified critical thinking as an essential skill for an informed and “career ready”person.1,2,3,4 Despite intense interest, there is not an agreed-upon definition of critical thinkingwhich has made it difficult for academics to respond. Paul, Elder, and Bartel

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

campus and local high schools. The program exposes a diversegroup of high school students and teachers to engineering concepts and careers throughengineering projects within a mentoring framework. Seven high schools participated in the firstyear of the EEA program. The participating high schools included one private, one charter, andfive public with two of the public schools having a high percentage of students inunderrepresented groups.The high school teams completed one or more engineering projects in Spring depending on theproject length. Projects included: design prototyping using CAD and 3D printing, automaticwatering system, autonomous robots, digital music keyboard, and DC motor/fan control. Thehigh school teams were mentored by Georgia

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Email: matthew.cavalli@wmich.eduIntroductionTo be successful in their chosen careers, engineers require both technical expertise andcomplementary skills like the ability to communicate effectively, to both lead and contribute toteams, and to manage interpersonal dynamics and potential conflicts. ABET, the primaryaccrediting body for engineering programs in the U.S., includes many of these skills the currentstudent outcomes for engineering programs, shown in Table 11. While the specific wording ofthe ABET outcomes changes periodically, they have included non-technical components since amajor revision in 2000. At that time, Shuman2

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Anita R. Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

. She received her BS 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 Chem- ical Company from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NC State since 2000, Dr. Bullard has won numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including the ASEE Raymond W. Fahien Award, the John Wi- ley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NC State Faculty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NC State Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Out- standing Undergraduate Advisor Award, and the ASEE Southeastern Section Mid-Career Teacher Award. She is a member of the

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Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

careers as projectleaders they will better understand structural engineering systems and principles. The newARCE 315 has been developed over the last year in consultation with the ARCH and CMdepartments. The challenge has been to select the appropriate mix of content from the twooriginal courses to include in the new ARCE 315. This course was taught for the first time in FallQuarter 2013; its organization and content are being adjusted based on lessons learned.This work in progress paper will present the background of the original five course sequence andthe recent changes, the learning outcomes and content developed for the new ARCE 315, the twostudent projects through which the course contents were applied, and the lessons learned in

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Julia Ziyatdinova; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University ; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

in the adult audience andthe professional goals of the students. The novelty of the program is in its content andmodular character. The main units of the program are pedagogical, psychological, juridical(this is necessary for the Russian model of state and education), management of educationquality, international standards and the peculiarities of the specific enterprise.Assessment of the program has included opinion polls from both students and directors of thetraining centers at enterprises. Feedback from employers indicates that this program is veryeffective for improving the quality of the specialists training and increasing the number ofspecialists who successfully continued their careers at the enterprises after the

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CIP Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin K Sinha, Albany State University

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College Industry Partnerships

schoolstudents to motivate them towards an engineering career. This paper describes the programs andfeedback from the students and parents.IntroductionIt has been widely accepted that hands-on project oriented activity is more successful forunderstanding the concept and retaining knowledge in any of the Science TechnologyEngineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines for K-121,2 as well as university students3,4.As such private organizations and universities have collaborated in marketing new equipment /software and sponsored various contests and workshops routinely for K-12 as well asundergraduate students. Notable amongst these are the Lego-Mindstorms / Nxt robots that havewidely been used from elementary to college level students in basic

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Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

possible and provides thesupporting structure for students and faculty. By removing the obstacle of distance, the programenables a sufficient number of practice-oriented engine engineers to enroll in the programwithout moving or suspending their careers. The intentionally collaborative, project-basedlearning in the program enables students to learn with and from highly experienced industrypeers. The program also creates broader and deeper connections between campus faculty andindustry, enabling faculty to gain greater understanding of, and linkage with, the interests andneeds of mid-career engineers and their employers.For the author, the unique learning opportunities that online learning can create was illustratedparticularly well in a web

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Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

undergraduate assimilated knowledge throughsuccessfully greater career opportunities, recommendations from supervisors and third partiesand the potential students statement of purpose. In the final analysis, it is a judgment decision onmaturity, based on a collection of factors that support an informed decision on the potentialsuccess of an applicant. These many career oriented factors are typically not available whenassessing the Master’s applicant who has just completed their undergraduate degree.This paper shares the quantitative results of a longitudinal study of nearly 400 workingprofessional adult learners, from business and industry, who graduated from Purdue University’sCenter for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR

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Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani M Pallis, Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.; Jill L McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

werescreened for past and current criminal and sexual offenses.Sample ActivitiesWhile the specific activities have varied and some have evolved, both the residential anddaytime only programs have all included a sport aerodynamics activity, a designmethodology activity, a biomechanics motion capture and analysis activity, local sportfacility, science or other engineering facility tours and final presentations from thestudents to the sponsors, faculty, staff and their families. The activities can be found atthe SWE Internet Activity Center 3. In addition, the residential programs hosted by MITand the University of San Diego also included a CEO/Executive Breakfast and a CareerPanel.CEO/Executive Breakfast and Career Panel:In addition to the engineering

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Faruk Yildiz

conservation, energy safety andawareness, human power, and global warming. The MREE project has establisheda partnership between the university and selected area schools to improvestudents' mathematical and scientific skill sets and to improve their technologicalliteracy by creating an environment where they must understand and figure outrelationships in basic mathematics, science, and engineering technology. Thestudents can then apply their new-found skills to study renewable energy fields, tomentor others and manage their studies effectively, and to gain a professionalskill-set for successfully applying mathematics and science to technical projectswith diverse teams throughout their careers. The use of a number of renewableenergy and energy

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University; Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University

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Materials Division (MATS)

materials science courses.Dr. Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Integrating Computational and Physical Lab Modules in MaterialsScience and EngineeringAbstractComputational tools play an ever-expanding role in the careers of practicing engineers. As such,in addition to physical labs, our program requires all undergraduate students to take a two-semester sequence in computational materials science called “modeling and simulation” (orModSim) focusing on practical programming skills and use of commercial CALPHAD and FEAsoftware. These courses are taught in the spring semesters of the sophomore and junior years andformatted as hands-on computational laboratory courses

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Sutch, University of Michigan

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

development, technology and campus collaboration, as well as developing leadership skills. She participated in the CLIR/EDUCAUSE Leading Change Institute in 2014. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Professional Competency Development Through Reflection (Work-in-Progress)IntroductionStudents attend college for a variety of reasons - particularly for engineering undergraduates, it isto learn the technical skills that will form the knowledge base they will use throughout theirentire careers. However - whether they know it or not - they are also gaining non-technical,professional skills through their experiences both inside and outside of the classroom

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Carzon, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Megan Elizabeth Mericle; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. She received her B.S. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Mapping Writing Concepts Across an Undergraduate Physics Curriculum Abstract Technical communication is essential for a career in physics, but communication skills are often not explicitly taught in physics undergraduate curricula. As a starting point for curricular integration, we investigated where and how writing is currently occurring in the core undergraduate physics courses at

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Duff's Dynamic Duo: Harnessing the Power of Teamwork for STEM Excellence!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Penn State University, Harrisburg; Brittany Anderson, Penn State University, Harrisburg

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

(Evaluation, Diversity)AbstractThis paper describes a summer enrichment program focused on improving student preparednessfor college, while promoting STEM education through active learning experiences and activities.The program is a partnership with industry and designed to introduce participants to variousengineering disciplines through two field trips and hands-on activities that include sessions inchemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, civilengineering, and mechanical engineering. These activities provide participants with importantknowledge and skills to gain a better understanding of science and engineering careers. A majorbenefit of the program is ensuring a strong pipeline of STEM talent while

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

theirrecruiting process. It was important to distinguish both explicit and implicit activities. Forexample, at one institution the recruiting personnel stated that they were selling the totaluniversity and their process did not provide for selling separate majors. However, when Imentioned engineering they pull out a separate recruiting packet that was tailored to engineeringstudents and a department presentation focused on engineering careers. At a second institute,they again were selling the total institution. But in this case, all campus tours started in theengineering building. The building, contents and heritage were considered key to the wholeuniversity. Without seeing the natural setting, I would have missed these subtle distinctions. Human

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis M. Thomas, University of Kansas

the freshman level. The focus throughout the freshman, sophomore, and junior years is on theacademic ethics from the CEAE Department’s viewpoint, regardless of what the students’personal ethics may have been prior to entering the University of Kansas.During the senior year, professional and international ethics are discussed in all design classes.Because personal ethics are developed from a variety of sources, it seems obvious thatprofessional ethics also must be presented in a variety of design classes so that the students willsee that this is a very important aspect of all phases of an engineering career. In each designclass, at least one lecture will be devoted to a case study in which the importance of engineeringethics is emphasized

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Marcos Chu; Ruth-Miriam Garnett

as trade studies should be taught. The framework for teaching complex topics, inherent tothe of domain of engineering education does not currently exist in a form that allows theexistence of multiple models that are integrated. Trade Studies is a concept that cannot be accurately described in a textbook, but it is abest described as an activity. The framework to teach global engineering needs to be not onlyrelevant to students that will not likely pursue careers in STEM but also to students that willfocus on a technical engineering discipline such as Electrical Engineering. The opportunity togive students a peek into this topic will need to be done thru experiential activities and servicelearning opportunities where students are able

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

the world in technological innovation because of itspoor performance in teaching math and science. This eliminates many of the best and brightestschoolchildren from the ranks of future scientists and engineers. Many students who doundertake science and engineering studies in college are unprepared and drop out in frustration,while other potentially capable students never consider these subjects in the first place. In bothcases, precious human and institutional resources are squandered. Enhanced engineeringeducation in our K-12 classrooms can provide students at an earlier age with a more specificunderstanding of what a technical career entails.The College of Engineering at Rowan University is always seeking innovative teaching methodsto

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

the world in technological innovation because of itspoor performance in teaching math and science. This eliminates many of the best and brightestschoolchildren from the ranks of future scientists and engineers. Many students who doundertake science and engineering studies in college are unprepared and drop out in frustration,while other potentially capable students never consider these subjects in the first place. In bothcases, precious human and institutional resources are squandered. Enhanced engineeringeducation in our K-12 classrooms can provide students at an earlier age with a more specificunderstanding of what a technical career entails.The College of Engineering at Rowan University is always seeking innovative teaching methodsto

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

project is the most comparative experienceto that of the industrial workplace. During this project, students are given the opportunity,usually as a team, to utilize all of their previous coursework to accomplish a common technicalgoal. However, this project only covers one year. Industrial partnering can be used to prepareengineering students throughout their scholastic career for an ever-growing industrial setting. Apartnership between a college or university and a company can give students exposure to avariety of industries, allowing them to make well-informed decisions when actively seekingemployment. Such a relationship also has the potential to blossom into a recruiting process forthe college involved. There are an infinite number of ways to

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Craig Stringer

RELALATING TOY EVALUATION TO ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE Craig Stringer Department of Engineering The Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus cjs206@psu.eduAbstractToys can be used as a powerful yet less intimidating means for teaching engineering designelements and allows for students the opportunity to directly apply their knowledge to a hands-onproject early on in their academic careers. In a freshman engineering design course, smallgroups of students used toys as a vehicle to learn fundamental engineering principles in studyingcomplex toy design. The

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University

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Professional Papers

. Post-Survey Open Ended Questions 1. How would you define social marketing? 2. Please explain how you see the principles of social marketing discussed in this class applying to your future studies/careers. 3. What did you enjoy the most about this course? 4. What would you remove from this course?Results & DiscussionThis study examined student learning outcomes in a research methods course based in socialmarketing during the Fall 2024 semester. During this semester a total of 12 students at a junior,senior, or graduate level participated in the course. A pre- and post-survey format allowed thestudents to self-assess their understanding of the eight course learning objectives using a five-point Likert scale. Pre

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Track 7: Technical Session 6: Using Grant Transition Periods to Improve Program Evaluation & Offerings; Case Study: Washington Space Grant

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Rae Jing Han, University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity; Erin Carll, University of Washington; Kam H Yee, University of Washington; Brenda N Martinez, University of Washington

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

torefine the planned activities and the SMART goals and planned measurement of theoutcomes of those activities.The project supports students pursuing careers in STEM, helps develop facultyskills/knowledge and supports some pre-college education activities. The new granthas an increased focus on broadening participation and has a new requirement forexternal evaluation. Historically, 50% of student funding is awarded to marginalizedstudents in STEM. Starting in 2024 the program began to increase the percentage ofmarginalized student recipients and alongside funding will incorporate cohortprograms that honor students’ cultural, racial, and ethnic identities. The presentationwill discuss the motivations for the changes as well as some of the outcomes

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Bushra Rayyan Qadri; Arthur McAdams; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney; Ali Baker

growing phenomenon ofreflects the challenge in preparing students for a career in industry. scientists and humanities in academia working separately and In 2023, the Technology Management faculty at the struggling to collaborate, which he called the “two cultures.”University of Bridgeport created an Industry Advisory Board [5] In his argument, he says this phenomenon will lead to lessconsisting of regional executives from large corporations. This innovation in society as well as hindering the problem-solvinggroup reiterated the concept of communication breakdowns, in capabilities of any organization. Snow concluded his lecture bythis case between engineers and business professionals

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Track 3: Technical Session 3: A Strategic Program Overhaul: Increasing the Success of Women in Engineering Technology

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Leah Mackin, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET)

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Events (Paint n Sip, Therapy Dogs, BINGO night, and Table Talk Slime Night) - Career Fair Prep Workshop - Affinity Networking Reception for Career Fair Spring 2024, WIT events became more popular and better-attended with direct student-led programming. The E-Board coordinated and executed the following social events paired with General Meetings: Professional Development Workshop with Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) Unconventional Game Night Social Event with Queer in STEM (qSTEM) Trivia Night Social Event with Computing Organization for Multicultural Students (COMS) 4 Additional Social Events (Paint n Sip, Therapy Dogs, BINGO night, and Table Talk Slime Night) Career Fair Prep Workshop Affinity Networking Reception for

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Track 1: Technical Session 1: Fostering Tomorrow's Black STEM Entrepreneurs: Insights from an Innovative STEM Program Promoting Equity-Centered Entrepreneurship

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Ebony Omotola McGee, The Johns Hopkins University; Shelly Engelman, The Johns Hopkins University; Binh Chi Bui, The Johns Hopkins University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

College of Education and the University of Michigan’s Marsal Family School of Education. His research focuses on college education issues associated with racially minoritized students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Fostering Tomorrow's STEM Entrepreneurs: Insights from an Innovative STEM Program Promoting Equity-Centered EntrepreneurshipABSTRACT:The representation of Black students in STEM entrepreneurship remains disproportionately low,with only 2% of Black recipients of science and engineering PhDs in 2017 pursuingentrepreneurial careers. This disparity is compounded by systemic barriers faced by entrepreneursof color, including limited access to entrepreneurship

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Nandika D'Souza, University of Texas at Dallas; Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas; Hyun Kyoung Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Debbie Huffman, North Central Texas College; Mary J Combs, Quality Measures

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Diversity

the percentage of students who graduate within four years of starting high school. • Extended Graduation Rates: Includes five-year and six-year graduation rates to account for students who take longer to complete their education.3. English Language Proficiency • Progress of English Learners: Evaluates the improvement in English language proficiency for students identified as English learners.4. College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) • College Readiness: Measures the percentage of students meeting college readiness benchmarks on standardized tests like SAT, ACT, or Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessments. • Career Readiness: Assesses the percentage of students earning industry-recognized

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Seyedeh Elham Kamali; Reihaneh Samsami

Miranda et al. (2021), who cohort of engineering students, aiming to uncover note that while AI tools can enhance personalized shortcomings in current educational methods and to learning experiences and adapt educational content to the suggest improvements. The findings are expected to contribute to the ongoing discussion on enhancing changing needs of the industry, they also require new engineering education, ensuring students are well-prepared pedagogical strategies to ensure they are used with essential AI skills and ethical insight for their appropriately. professional careers

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Lewis Caulfield; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

community created.1 Introduction“I'm mid-career, I'm seen as someone who knows things, who should be doing, officialmentoring, that type of thing. And I [think to myself], "Oh, please don't make me do this”… I'mpositioned as somebody who knows things or somebody who could be supportive or somebodywho can... I want to be those things. But if it's seen as more of a professional capacity, [I feel],‘My life is a lesson of what not to do’.”We see in this quote, someone who struggles with the complexities of navigating a mid-careerprofessional academic journey; a journey that can be fraught with dead ends, wrong turns, andhard-earned lessons. Irrespective of the challenges, formal mentoring for academics at this stageof their career can be sparse