Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

,2003). Furthermore, Preparing Our Children (NSB, 1999) urges partnerships betweenuniversities and local schools to increase the mathematics and science abilities of high schoolgraduates. TechSTEP directly addresses these concerns.“the University”’s STEM Talent Expansion Program (TechSTEP) has two major componentsthat will yield increased numbers of graduates in engineering, mathematics, and science. Onecomponent is a high school partnership program focused on recruiting new students into ourSTEM programs, while the other component is a summer enrichment and mentoring programfocused on increased retention of first-year college students. The recruiting component is an expansion of pilot

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Salessawi Ferede Yitbarek, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS; Farzad Moazzami, Morgan State University

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International

courses in computer engineering, primarily in designing digital systems for hardware. She is the PI for Scholars in Engineering (SiE), an NSF S-STEMS scholarship for undergraduate and Master’s students. She is a member of the Morgan team that is developing online laboratory courses for undergraduate students. Her research expertise is in algorithm optimization for FPGA implementation and her research group has developed a novel biologically inspired image fusion algorithm. She has over 35 journal and conference publications combined.Prof. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, where he teaches courses on plasma

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

providevery large offers may attract outstanding students who may have otherwise attended otherinstitutions, but changing which institutions the students attend may not increase the number ofunderrepresented students in the profession. In addition, the scholarship awards need to becomplemented with academic support programs so that students persist to graduation.In this paper, these ideas will be illustrated using results from a National Science Foundation(NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) projectthat targets students from underrepresented groups who have financial need, but do not qualifyfor university-level scholarships. The project provides scholarships of full in-state tuitionsupport for up to four

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Todd Shields, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1286: BREAKING BARRIERS: PATHWAYS TO GRADUATION FORUNDERREPRESENTED TALENTCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is the Associate Dean for the Honors College and an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She has 17 years of experience in the areas of student recruitment, retention and diversity and has published and presented extensively on these topics. Dr. Gattis is the PI on the NSF S-STEM grant and oversees all aspects of the ECAP program.Todd Shields, University of Arkansas Dr. Todd Shields is professor of political science and director of the Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society. His areas of research

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Hannah Azevedo, Seattle Pacific University

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Two Year College Division

the scholarship recipients have continued to progresssatisfactorily towards completion of their electrical engineering degrees. Page 15.460.2IntroductionOur engineering program at Seattle Pacific University aims to address the increasing technicalneeds of our country (Grose, 2006, NSB 2004), including the greater Seattle community, byspecifically increasing the number of community college transfer students in our engineeringprogram, a potentially untapped resource (Anderson-Rowland et al. 2004). The National ScienceFoundation has supported this effort through a grant in its S-STEM program. The goal of thegrant, Engaging the Community to Achieve

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

-MARC) NIH Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (NIH-RISE) NSF S-STEM projects in industrial engineering and computer scienceAt this point we are early in the process but several events have occurred. There has been a setof joint workshops to teach MATLAB to biologists but these workshops were also attended byengineering faculty and students. While biology students and faculty learned the modelingcapabilities of MATLAB, engineering students and faculty were exposed to the SIMBIOLOGYtoolbox..Recognizing that research into new biomaterials is a significant area of emphasis for modernmaterials research and therefore is an area worthy of study, the mechanical engineeringdepartment faculty has upgraded the course entitled Modern

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Abe Eftekhari, Northern Virginia Community College; Ji Hyon Mun, Thomas Nelson Community College

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Two Year College Division

special summer internship opportunities, andproposals to the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA and NASA Goddard Space Page 22.1367.7Flight Center have requested summer internship slots as well. A National Science Foundation S-
STEM grant was awarded in January 2011. This award will support fifty-three scholarshipsacross the five T-CUP partner campuses over the next four academic years. The long-term planalso includes significant institutional support from NSU, including a dedicated staff person withoffice space to manage and oversee the program long term, faculty release for program advisors(based on achievement of specific enrollment

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Two Year College Division

supported in part by the National Science Foundation under awardnumber #DUE-0806757. Help from Ms. Deann Pettinelli in administering the financialaid is gratefully acknowledged.References1. National Science Foundation (2006), NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM), Program Solicitation NSF 07-524, Last Updated 11/07/2006.2. Gupta, S. K., Aghayere, A., Amuso, V., Eastman, M., & Johnson, D. (2009), ET2 Program for Transfer Students from Two-Year Colleges, Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Austin, TX. AC 2009-1309.3. Gupta, S. K., Johnson, D., Morelli, J., Eastman, M., Amuso, V., & Moon, J. (2010), Academic Performance and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Thompson, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University; William A Booth, Baylor University; Taylor Wilby, Baylor University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

program because of a betterscholarship opportunity at a different school. The 22 students currently in the program are on-track for graduation with overall average GPA of 3.51. All the 22 active students in the 2cohorts have been successfully placed in at least one internship experience and also participate ina diverse range of student activities and organizations. It is noteworthy that 3 ECS Scholars wereinvited and participated in 2023 S-STEM scholars meeting. A survey administered in Fall 2023show a high level of satisfaction with the program.Description of EAB’s Navigate PlatformNavigate is a comprehensive technology platform designed to support student success in highereducation institutions. Its primary goal is to improve outcomes for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Anna Fay Booker; Petra Shea McDonnell-Ingoglia, Whatcom Community College; Pat Burnett, Whatcom Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-12 organizations to incorporate engineering practices in classrooms as they incorporate Next Generation Science Standards into their curriculum. Pat has served as co-PI on NSF S-STEM and STEP grants. Pat is currently serving as the chair for the Washington Council on Engineering and Related Technical Education (WCERTE). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Preparing Early Engineers through Context, Connections, and CommunityAbstractThis NSF-IUSE project began in fall 2022 and features cross-disciplinary collaboration betweenfaculty in engineering, math, history, English, and physics to design, pilot, and assess a newlearning community approach to welcome precalculus level students

Conference Session

Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Shirley Anderson, University of North Texas

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

. References[1] Excelencia in Education (2023a). “Hispanic–serving institutions (HSIs): 2021–22,” 2023.[Online]. Available: https://www.edexcelencia.org/media/2105[2] A. M. Núñez, J. Rivera, J. Valdez, and V. B. Olivo. “Centering Hispanic-serving institutions’strategies to develop talent in computing fields,” Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technologyand Society, vol., 4, no. 1, pp. 1-20, 2021.[3] E. J. López, V. Basile, M. Landa-Posas, K. Ortega, and A. Ramírez. “Latinx students’ senseof familismo in undergraduate science and engineering,” The Review of Higher Education, vol.43, no. 1, pp. 85-111, 2019.[4] J. Morales-Chicas, M. Gomez, M. Gussman, and C. Kouyoumdjian. “A cultural wealthapproach to understanding Latin@s’ STEM mentee and mentor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Donna Taylor, STEM Education Center at WPI; Erin Solovey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education, teacher education, and equity in education. She is currently on NSF S-STEM, RET, and Noyce grants.Donna Taylor, STEM Education Center at WPI Donna serves as the Associate Director of Professional Development (PD) with the STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In her role, she develops PD experiences for STEM educators on topics such as high-quality integrated STEM and the storyline model of teaching and learning science. She has been involved in education for more than 20 years, including 15 years of classroom experience, teaching science and STEM to students in grades 5-12. She holds National

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

M. Ginger Scarbrough

engineering in the new century,” Washington, DC: National Academies Press.15. Burckhard, S.R., Kant, J.M., Arpan, F., Abraham, R.P., and Michna, G. J., June 2018, “Student Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of North Texas, Denton, TX Copyright  2023, American Society for Engineering Education 9 Preferences in Mentoring Practices and Program Features in an S-STEM Scholarship/Mentoring Program,” Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2—3101516. Sutterer, K.G., Aidoo, J., Chapman, J.R., Hanson, J.H., Kershaw, K., Lovell

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Showkat J. Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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Diversity

professional growth. As a result, theCumulative GPA, Retention Rate, and Graduation Rate of these NSF STEM Scholarssignificantly increased, and graduation time needed significantly decreased compared to theirpeers.5. AcknowledgementNational Science Foundation, NSF S-STEM Award#1564893 and Award#2129961.References[1] Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, (2018). Four Decades of STEM Degrees, 1966-2004: The Devil is in the Details, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, Accessed May, 2020 from http://www.careercornerstone.org/ccnews/pdf/ stem6report.pdf[2] Olson, S. & Riordan, D. G., (2012). Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Erik Fredericks, Grand Valley State University

investigation into fuzzing within our environment. Weaim to incorporate different types of fuzzers that impact PCG elements of the game (i.e., storygeneration, content generation), the interface, and the overall gameplay itself. Our goal is todiscover potential problems within our environment while minimizing the amount of requiredtest cases generated. Another direction for research is in search-based testing, or usingevolutionary computation-based techniques for generating test cases. Last, we intend to continuedeveloping the game itself for use in outreach activities and further research endeavors.AcknowledgementsFinancial support for this project was provided by RISE (www.gvsu.edu/rise), which is fundedby a National Science Foundation S-STEM award

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. She is the PI of an NSF S-STEM grant and helps to direct the un- dergraduate research program at SAU. She leads a study-abroad trip for engineering students to Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil every-other-year.Prof. Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College Hank Yochum is the Director of the Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 Engineering Program and Professor of Physics and Engineering at Sweet Briar College. Sweet Briar is one of two women’s colleges in the United States with an ABET accredited engineering degree. He earned his BS in Physics from the College of Charleston and PhD in Physics from Wake Forest University. Prior to joining Sweet Briar, he was a Member of Technical Staff at OFS Specialty Photonics in the Optical Amplifier

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Jo Dale Ales; Karim Elkholy, Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC); Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Khonsari, M.M., 2007, ”Granular Collision Lubrication: Experimental Investigation and Comparison with Theory,” ASME Journal of Tribology – V. 129, pp. 923-932 Synergistic Activities: Engineering Program Manager, Baton Rouge Community College, August 2011 – Present: LA-SiGMA EPSCoR - collaborate with LSU engineering and mathematics faculty to develop modules to train community college students to use sophisticated materials research instrumentation, assist with the Beowulf Boot Camp for high school students and teachers and facilitate the participation of BRCC students in the research experiences for undergraduates (REU) programs focused on computational and experimental materials science NSF S-STEM Scholarships

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

into the Honors College. This will provide additional academic support activities andenhance access to research and internship opportunities. S-STEM Project Management PlanThe PI and Co-PIs are responsible for coordinating, planning, implementing, and evaluating the project.The overall management plan will incorporate assessment and evaluation and will rely uponobservational feedback for adjustment. Summary and ConclusionsThe CSET-STEM program is in its first year and we have recruited five STEM scholars to our program.The scholars participated in the bridge program and completed various activities as mentioned above.The scholars are progressing well in their studies and we

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Two Year College Division

. These linkages with business and industry enhance ouruniversity’s ability to provide an education that meets the needs of the job market, and aidsstudents in their pursuit of successful careers. During their first academic term, all TiPi scholarsare required to take an existing non-credit course in which they learn to prepare resumes, cover Page 24.1274.6letters, practice interviewing, and become familiar with the services of OCE to conduct the jobsearch for their first co-operative employment experience.A brochure on the TiPi Scholarship Program was designed and produced in-house describing theprogram, scholar selection process and criteria, S

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University; Tanja Karp, Texas Tech University; Brian Steven Nutter; Yu-Chun Donald Lie, Texas Tech University; Richard O. Gale, Texas Tech University; Ron Cox; Stephen B. Bayne, Texas Tech University

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College Industry Partnerships

realized that a number of things need to be done to produce moredomestic students that are strong candidates for PSPE, other graduate degree programs, andimmediate employment.In 2011, TTU Electrical and Computer Engineering was awarded an S-STEM scholarship projectfrom the National Science Foundation. The primary goal of the project was to provide a strongerpipeline to the semiconductor device industry for students with financially need and highacademic capabilities. The TTU project is known as Scholarships in Semiconductor Engineering.It was designed to capitalize on the infrastructure and successes of PSPE. Over the first threeyears of the four year project, approximately 20 students per year are supported at some level byNSF funds while an

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; F. Carroll Dougherty, University of South Alabama

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Two Year College Division

student participation in undergraduateresearch, internships, and co-op experiences to determine the effect on retention.AcknowledgementUSA-LINK is funded by the National Science Foundation, Division of UndergraduateEducation. S-STEM Award # 1060197References[1] Duggan, M. H., and J. W. Pickering, “Barriers to transfer student academic success andretention,” Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, & Practice, 9(4), 2008, 437-459.[2] Landis, Ray, “Retention by Design: Achieving Excellence in Minority Student Education.”http://www.ecs.csun.edu/ecs/facultystaff.html, Oct. 2005.[3] Stephan, Elizabeth A., et. al., Thinking Like an Engineer, Pearson, N.J., 2013

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Anne K Flesher, Truckee Meadows Community College; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

. Second, we were challenged by the requirement that we must focus on educationalresearch, rather than the practical concerns of improving the “student professional formationexperience,” such as, for example, improving and expanding course offerings, student successstrategies, and transfer policies. We were, however, fortunate enough to have one of the Co-PIsfrom our partner university who was trained as an engineering education researcher through anNSF Research Initiation in Engineer Formation (RIEF) grant and had experience working onresearch on an S-STEM grant. She now serves as the primary engineering education researcheron the RED project, in conjunction with expert advice on research methodology and analysisfrom one of the consultants for

Conference Session

Innovating Inclusivity: Rethinking Access and Empowerment in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting; Raena Cota, New Mexico State University; Ruth Constansa Torres Castillo, New Mexico State University; Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University; Adan Maximiliano Delval, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

the introductory course, inwhich the faculty member was energetic and showed interest in supporting student learning.Since that first course, Ernesto noted a change in faculty support–in fact, in CS1 Ernesto was toldto find help outside of class because the faculty member was not able to assist in his learningbeyond class time. Ernesto described finding friends as a source of support based on his experience in the S-STEM program–this sense of community flourished in his third year as a student at theuniversity. He considers his own introverted nature and his self-consciousness about his Englishas possible factors that impacted his sociability in the department early in his schooling. Ernestoviews the department as one that can, at

Conference Session

Project Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University

scholarship interests lie in the areas of geometric modeling, design, CAD, DFM, CAM and CNC machining.Sura Alqudah (Assistant Professor) Sura Al-Qudah Holds a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Binghamton University. She is a co-program director of the Manufacturing Engineering Program at Western Washington University. Dr. Al-Qudah is a Co-PI on a $1M S-STEM award number 1834139. In her role with the S-STEM grant, Dr. Al-Qudah assists in various tasks and activities such as recruitment and selection, program webpage development, and application material development. Co-PI Al- Qudah has a primary role assisting with the delivery of the Viking Launch bridge program through the Spatial Visualization workshop

Conference Session

Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

ProgramThe Citadel’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was awarded an NSF S-STEM award with the goal of graduating 23 students with diverse backgrounds with a degree inCivil Engineering. So far 30 EXCEL-SC scholarships have been awarded totaling $436,000. Inaddition, approximately $30,000 in stipends have been awarded to 20 EXCEL-SC students forenrollment in The Citadel’s College Success Institute (summer school program prior to freshmanyear to acclimate students to military college life while taking up to four academic credits).The program has many elements that contribute to student success and engagement. Forexample, The Citadel’s Academic Support Center, through funding from a Foundation Grant,provided a graduate student to serve

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field.Dr. Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati TEMESGEN W. AURE, Ph.D., is the STEM Program Coordinator working under Dr. Kukreti on the NSF Type 1 STEP and S-STEM Projects in the Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Environmen- tal Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Temesgen joined UC as a graduate student in 2008 Fall and completed his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering in 2013. He started working on his current position at UC in January 2014. He plans, designs, evaluates and modifies pro- grams supported by the NSF Type 1 STEP and S-STEM Grants in the College of Engineering and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

information science; her industry experience includes systems analysis and cognitive science applications. She is one of the Principal Investigators on two NSF S-STEM and one NSF ADVANCE-PAID grants. With a life-long interest in technology and its potential for enhancing human capabilities, her research includes advances in analytics, motivated system energetics, and other topics relative to knowledge-intensive systems.Dr. Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University Dr. Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is currently a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Business. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division; John V Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida

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First-Year Programs

experience, living-learning communities, and persistence to graduation for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida Michael Georgiopoulos is a Professor in the UCF School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Georgiopoulos' research interests lie in the areas of machine learning, neural networks, pattern recognition and applications in signal/image processing

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Reginald F. Hamilton, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University; Cynthia Howard Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

may not be meeting those challenges.MethodsContext: This research was conducted at a single large research intensive (RH-VH) public universitylocated in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, as part of an NSF Funded S-STEM program. S-STEM programs are intended to support low-income students in their trajectories to and through school.While most funded SSTEM programs in the United States are aimed at undergraduate student support, thisSSTEM is unique in that it supports low income Master’s students to obtain thesis-based MS degrees.Students in the program are supported financially, have substantial professional development programming,regular mentorship meetings with faculty affiliated with the program, and peer/near-peer mentoring. At