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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Burkholder, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

campus, were important in the major selection process.To focus exclusively on which factors affect students’ aspirations to study chemical engineeringneglects the bulk of the process that produces chemical engineering graduates. For example, thereare many points in their academic careers that women may choose to enter or exit a chemicalengineering program. The problem of attrition in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) more broadly has been widely studied. The most famous study is theethnographic study conducted by Seymour and colleagues that investigated reasons why studentschoose to leave STEM. One of the most cited reasons for leaving STEM in the original study waspoor teaching in STEM courses; this remained true in the

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Research Methodologies – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brooks Michael Leftwich, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38320Investigating Engineering Practice Using Ethnographic Methods:Experiences of Student Observers at Multiple Field SitesProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is a Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D

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Experiential Learning and Professional Skills and Competencies: Attainment, Assessment, and Evaluation.

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

Using Student Learning Outcomes in Construction Internships P. Warren Plugge, PhD Central Washington University Ellensburg, WashingtonAbstractInternships or co-operative learning experiences have proven a value for young professionals orstudents to gain hands-on experience and knowledge in their chosen degree and career path.Companies find value in this process as a process to identify potential candidates that would besuitable to hire as careered paid positions within the company and in many cases provide theopportunity to hire the student prior to their graduation. Construction management academia

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Forrest Mims III’s Getting Started in Electronics. Prototypingcircuits with physical components provided mastery experiences that built a sense of personalself-efficacy and identity as an engineer, launching many engineering careers. We advocate forproviding these mastery experiences to non-electrical engineering majors to develop technicalliteracy. To this end, we developed an electronics course aimed at a broad, interdisciplinaryaudience which guided students through a series of projects teaching the fundamentals ofsoldering, circuits, and microcontrollers, then a guided, open-ended circuit design project. Wemeasured self-efficacy and sense of identity before and after participating in the design project.We found a 13% increase in self-efficacy

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo D. Koretsky, Tufts University; Lisa G. Bullard, P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas, Austin; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Chem- ical 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 students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, and the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Outstanding Research Publication Award.Dr. Vanessa Svihla, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch

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Diversity

.  space lander that can keep items (such as people) inside the lander after impact.  paper Mars helicopter,  model of a space habitat.  working robot arm.  Mars rover.An end-of-program survey found that the program did increase students’ interest in engineeringand knowledge of engineering careers by providing them with challenging real-life applicationsof engineering.IntroductionThis paper describes a one-week morning summer program entitled, ‘Becoming an Engineer.”The program was provided for middle school students to introduce them to the engineeringdiscipline and what engineers do and was the vehicle for demonstrating the work in whichengineers engage. Through a program Students were also introduced to the profession

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ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sara Vohra; Eileen Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

degree in Physics from Indiana University in Bloomington and a BS in Engineering Physics at UIUC.Karin Jensen Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Associate Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Cornell University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Johnson, Georgia Southern University; Priya Goeser, Georgia Southern University; Josiah Hacker, Georgia Southern University; Thomas Snyder, Georgia Southern University

teaching assistant. Currently, he is an aerospace acoustics and vibrations engineer, while simultaneously pursuing his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comThe Challenge of Challenges: Virtual Engineering Design Challenges During the COVID19 Pandemic (Evaluation)IntroductionEngineering design competitions for K-12 students have been a consistent recruitment strategyfor many universities. Most of these activities also serve as a learning experience for students asthey consider future career paths. In the recent past, a number of these competitions andexperiences have involved

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Hands On Experience

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Troy Cristobal, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Conference Submission

Paper ID #35948Hands-On Activity for Conceptual Understanding of Rigid Body KinematicsTroy Cristobal, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Biomedical engineering undergraduate at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.Ms. Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Eileen Rossman has a worked in various industries for over 14 years before starting a career teaching en- gineering. Her industry experience includes field support for Navy Nuclear refueling with Westinghouse, analysis and programming of pipeline flow solutions with Stoner Associates, and design

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy

Industry 4.0, the FourthIndustrial Revolution and COVID-19 are creating a new sense of urgency to drive collaborationbetween industry and education.In 2022, academic institutions offer three paths to prospective engineering students, whichstudents qualify for via standardized testing;Path 1) 4-year bachelor degrees with “R1” research focus: typically following on to postgraduatedegrees and careers in research or academia.Path 2) 2-year associate degree (community college): typically leading to a career based on atechnical skill or trade.Path 3) 4-year bachelor degree with industry focus: typically leading to careers in technical-based industriesThis paper presents a new approach to the “third path,” the industry-based bachelor degrees. Thenew

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WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello

, behaviors, and attributes that a society, at any given time,considers appropriate for men and women, as per the definition ventured by UN Women.Thus, any generalizations made according to gender attributes are what is known as genderstereotypes. For example, engineering is a career for men, or women are not good at maths.This leads to discrimination and gender inequalities that bear a direct toll on society.In recent years, gender equality has become increasingly important on the world agenda. TheUN, within its 17 Sustainable Development Goals includes one which is exclusive dedicatedto gender equality (Goal 5). In addition, each of its goals addresses gender perspective fromdifferent areas or disciplines, in a transversal manner. Gender equality

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lance White, Texas A&M University; Larry Powell, Texas A&M University; Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University; Dilma Da Silva, Texas A&M University; Santana Gonzales, Texas A&M University; Sara Amani, Texas A&M University

community has grown through hosting events that provide information andresources about professional career opportunities, technical workshops, mentoring programs, andparticipation in research groups. AHIC has also initiated several long-term initiatives, such aspeer-teaching for introductory computer science courses. AHIC’s promotion of career-guidanceevents (where company representatives and alumni provide advice for currently enrolled students)proved to be an effective strategy for recruiting members. The organization has also hostedseminars and workshops educating first-year students on new computing skills and theopportunities that a computer science and computer engineering degree can provide.Figure 1: The percentage of Hispanic students in

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Barbara Sobhani; Veronica Corral Flores; Victor Andersen

of educational, professional and trainingopportunities across the state. Through their hands-on programs, we currently engage over 500post-secondary students in Colorado each year providing them with experiences that will aidthem in their future careers. COSGC partners with industry, NASA, and faculty in Colorado andacross the country to provide mentorship and project ideas for students. COSGC currentlyprovides limited funds to its affiliate institutions to support students and faculty in undergraduateand graduate research and education, including robotics projects, suborbital and orbiting satellitemissions. COSGC also provides statewide training workshops and design challenges, studentscholarships and student internships, with a focus on

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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John Annor; Francois Jacobs

and 2030. Thus, the state has created construction education programs inhigh school Career and Technical Education and community college which are supported by theAssociated General Contractors of Wyoming and have teamed with the University of Wyoming toprovide a pathway from secondary to post-secondary education and, eventually, a bachelor'sdegree in Construction Management. The program's unique feature allows students to acquireconstruction industry experience while continuing their education. A pilot program promotingeducational collaboration across various educational institutions in the state of Wyoming wasimplemented using Zoom Meetings and Meeting Owl Pro technologies. The findings provideinsight into connecting secondary and post

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Erica McCray, University of Florida

Literature ReviewEngineering has persistently been composed of predominantly white men [4]. As a result, whitemen define a masculine culture of engineering [1], [2], [5]–[12]. The culture is oftenunwelcoming and creates issues for Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) such asnepotism, cultural mismatch, perceptions of under-qualification, lack of peers, lack of overallworkplace diversity and lack of support for minoritized people [13]–[16]. Throughoutundergraduate education, many engineering students are introduced to these workplace culturesvia internships. Internships are important because they strongly influence career decisions andopportunities [17].Internships and cooperative education programs are valuable for engineering students [18

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Session 3 - Track 2: Discovering our "We": Marginalization as Connection between International STEM Faculty and their Black and Brown Doctoral Mentees

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

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Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Edith Gnanadass, University of Memphis

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

 Represented a range of Science disciplineConstant comparison data analysisLimitations Sample not representative of STEM FacultyMethodologyWhat are the perceptions ofSTEM doctoral mentoring ofinternational STEM doctoralfaculty based in USinstitutions?1. When in Rome – Pragmatic Mentoring2. Science as the Big Joker – Science Culture as Universal;3. One Step in, One Step Out – Mimicking Whiteness.1. More akin to advising2. Prioritized disciplinary knowledge and career development3. Expectations of how students should show up4. Few were holistic in approach5. Few had training in how to mentor6. Lack of support for mentoring Belief in universality of science culture  Both race and gender neutral Requires teaching the fundamentals without

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Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 2: Course-level strategies to positively impact student learning and experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Eckhardt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Minah Park, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Molly Carnes; Jennifer Sheridan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Markus Brauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Brent Goldfarb; Subrahmaniam Tangirala, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

]. In STEM fields, women face professional barriers in pursuing careers [5]–[7]. When itcomes to entrepreneurship in STEM, Roach et al. [8] estimate that male Ph.D. students in STEMfields are four times more likely than female students to have intentions to enter the workforce ascompany founders. Low female participation rates in STEM-based entrepreneurship pose several problems:First, to the extent that individuals form companies that solve problems they face or that arebased on their own experiences, the existing population of STEM-based firms is less likely tomeet the needs of women [9], [10]. For example, in an analysis of patent data, Koning et al. [11]found female inventors were more likely to create inventions that address female

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Vajih Khan, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Sumith Yesudasan, Sam Houston State University; Melinda Holt; James Harper; kevin lord

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Technology at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). BMET will be a 4-yearconcentration which prepares individuals for careers in medical and health facilities that use medical equipment,different application specific instruments like MRI machine, X-Ray machine, Ultrasound, Cardiac Catheters, ECG,EKG etc. These are the most in-demand skills in the engineering and health fields. To meet this market demand,the proposed concentration prepares learners with the necessary skills for the many biomedical career options inmajor health industries. The proposed concentration consists of a minimum of 122 credit hours and focuses moreon the general Engineering technology courses and in addition more CHEM/BIOL courses to prepare for thebackground information. New

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session #5: Best Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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International Division (INTL)

awareness, audience awareness,and collaborative teamwork and leadership, as specified in ABET criteria 2, 3, and 5,respectively. Effective EC pedagogy and industry partnerships can be an effective andmeasurable approach to supporting these criteria.IntroductionInternational approaches to developing Engineering Communication (EC) skills include carefulassays of industry needs, employer expectations, and a continuous cycle of building career-relevant course content [1]. Researchers studying STEM student employability in East Asiahighlight written and visual communication modes as key opportunities for curriculardevelopment. Not surprisingly, whether internationally or centered in a US context, multi-modalcommunication is identified by both students

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary V. Villani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Lisa Cullington, National University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

reviewer, Dr. Villani was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013. Prior to joining FSC, Dr. Villani had a fifteen-year Computer Consulting Career in the Risk Management and Insurance industry. Throughout her career, she wrote articles and papers on the topic of Risk Management Information Systems and delivered several invited presentations at Risk Management Conferences as she was a recognized expert in the discipline.Dr. Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale Ilknur Aydin is an Associate Professor of Computer Systems at Farmingdale State College in New York. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Delaware in DE, USA and received her

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill M. D. Motschenbacher, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jinhui Wang, University of South Alabama; Amber D. Finley

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

) mentoringthrough partnerships and peer groups. Connected social and cultural experiences were designedto connect students with new educational possibilities, enhance student perspectives, build apeer-support community, and provide students with a chance to explore options for theiracademic and career pathways in an intellectually supportive and culturally enrichedenvironment. Opportunities and experiences for students were designed to encourage interest andexcitement about the engineering field and to help students see themselves as engineeringstudents.Methods Program training effectiveness and student experiences were evaluated through studentskill assessments, student engagement observations, formative and summative participantsurveys, training

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech; Helen Zhang, Boston College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students are encouraged to apply for summer internships hosted by BFCIT industrypartners and other companies.Role models: Although the EE faculty is not racially diverse, one of the three full-time EE faculty is awoman (the PI). At some of the IEEE PES student chapter meetings, electrical engineers fromunderrepresented groups talk to the students about their careers and career paths.Faculty support: EE students consistently list faculty support as one of the chief best qualities of theprogram. Faculty regularly attend the IEEE PES student chapter meetings and are engaged in all theprofessional and mentoring activities that the EE program offers.Sense of community: Because of the EE program’s small size, and because EE majors take most of thesame

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 9: Identity & Belonging 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lakshmi Raju

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Belonging and Peer LeadershipAbstractThis Complete Research paper describes efforts to support students entering an undergraduateelectrical and computer engineering (ECE) program from diversified matriculation pathwaysthrough a peer mentoring program embedded in the first-year curriculum. The myriad entrypoints to this specific engineering program (changes in major, transfers, career changes, stop-outs, etc.) punctuate that first-year-in-engineering may not be synonymous with first-time-in-college. As enrollment patterns continue to change across higher education, it is imperative thatengineering programs are prepared to support students and the variety experiences and needsthey bring to the classroom. In this work, we

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Understanding Inclusivity and Equity in STEM Contexts: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 7

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffani Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ilalee James, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Paper ID #38149Work in Progress: An Early Analysis of How LanguageCultivates Inclusive Engineering Culture for Black Students,Faculty, and StaffKarin Jensen Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Associate Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain, South Carolina State University

Paper ID #38251Cybersecurity for Everybody - A Multi-Tier Approach toCyber Security Education, Training, and Awareness in theUndergraduate CurriculumNikunja Swain (Professor and Chair) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Cybersecurity for Everybody - A Multi-Tier Approach to Cyber Security Education, Training, and Awareness in the Undergraduate Curriculum.AbstractAlmost every career encompasses some form of security and today’s students must be introduced tovarious aspects of security to be effective in their career and daily lives. South Carolina State University(SC

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Paper ID #35859A practical method for improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion inNuclear ScienceMr. Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute After a twenty year Engineering career inventing and operating advanced technology in various private sector and military environments, Jim Olson returned to Academia to formalize and publish the methods and best practices he developed while mentoring and training Early Career individuals in the practical application of STEM concepts. Jim’s research if Engineering Education centric and he is currently pursing a Doctorate of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 2: Retaining a diverse group of undergraduate students in Engineering Technology Majors

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Melanie Villatoro, New York City College of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

undergraduate cohort in engineeringtechnology majors. PPA provides a supportive college environment, empowersstudents with the resources to succeed academically and professionally, increasesfaculty awareness, provides the participants with positive role models, and creates anopen and inclusive community within the departments. The program elements havethe potential to enhance the diversity and inclusion of all underrepresented groups inengineering and computing professions. 3PPA is funded by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21stCentury (Perkins V) Act. The program was launched in Spring 2015 and has operatedon a budget of about $100,000. The

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

engineering profession. This Work inProgress paper describes research being done as part of an NSF-funded project, WritingAssignment Tutor Training in STEM (WATTS). The method is designed to improve feedbackwriting tutors without technical backgrounds give to engineering students on technical reports.Students in engineering programs have few opportunities to develop their writing skills. Usually,composition courses are part of the general education curriculum. Students often see thesecourses as unrelated to their majors and careers [2]. Ideally, writing support should be integratedthroughout a program. Since WATTs capitalizes on existing resources and requires only amodest amount of faculty time, it could enable engineering programs to provide

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Stefanie Paige Hines, West Virginia University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

ofEngineering Success (AcES) was founded in 2012 for non-calculus ready first-time freshman(FTF) engineering students. AcES consists of a week of activities prior to the fall semester and asemester-long course in academic success and professional development, where students buildprofessional networks and improve their success skills through team activities, field trips, mathreviews, projects, academic success workshops, and career exploration. AcES charged a nominalapplication fee, but program specific scholarships were provided to remove the financial barrierfor underrepresented students such as low-income, women, underrepresented minorities (URM),and first-generation. AcES faced significant recruitment challenges due to the institutionalrecruitment

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Mitzi Desselles, Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Successes and Lessons in Year 4 of an S-STEM Summer Sophomore Bridge during the COVID-19 PandemicThis grantees poster paper documents activities and outcomes of