Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

]. Thesedimensions are: physical, intellectual, mental/emotional, social, environmental, occupational,spiritual, and financial. Students are encouraged to think about activities that will help themmaintain their physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing. For the final objective, the listof available resources on campus is shared in lecture, and links are embedded in the courseCanvas site. The health and wellness resources on campus include: counseling and psychiatricservices (individual and group), disability services (including accommodations), medicalservices, health promotion programs and workshops, peer wellness coaches, and others. I believethat including the mental health unit communicates that I care about student wellbeing.The module is timed

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph C. Tillinghast; Edward A. Petersen

school today?” during dinner tableconversation yields the standard response, “nothing.” Summer programs also open theopportunity to involve multi generations in an attempt reach students through their peers andfamily members. Some work on Family Engineering outreach has been documented14 in an effortto create a stronger link between parents and future STEM students. To further expand in thisarea the STEM office developed a workshop and lecture series that has been conducted in thestates library network. The lecture series in particular reached a very diverse age range, allowing Spring 2016 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWUthe program to inspire children, their parents and grandparents about the importance of

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Birou; Alistar Erickson-Ludwig; Mira Olson; Kevin Scoles

 outside of the University. Finally, as part of this program, students are also provided the opportunity to attend conferences and limited funding is available for students who want to pursue unpaid research opportunities or international internships.   In the 2015­2016 academic year the program touches approximately 125 students. Of that, about 75 students are named Peck Scholars. About 30 of those students serve as direct mentors to 50 first year engineers. Since 2012, when data collection began, students who are named Peck Scholars show a 100% retention rate at Drexel University and a GPA higher than non participants. Program participants show higher retention rates and GPAs than non­participants, which is likely due to the mix of peer

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neville Jacobs

that of their peers. The final results, as well as photos ofall participants, are posted on our web site, www.robotchallenge.com.THE CHALLENGE The design of the robot is purposelymarginal, so that not only is it difficult to buildperfectly (see Figure 3), but each robot is almostcertain to encounter problems that will createtroubleshooting opportunities similar to those anengineer will encounter. The judges grade howteams cope with these problems, especially whenthe team is under stress as it participates in theTrack (or Demonstration phase) event. It should be noted that the Robot Challengeis not a simulation of an Engineering project. It is anactual project by itself, just smaller in scale, andmanageable at a school

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Neville Jacobs

that of their peers. The final results, as well as photos ofall participants, are posted on our web site, www.robotchallenge.com.THE CHALLENGE The design of the robot is purposelymarginal, so that not only is it difficult to buildperfectly (see Figure 3), but each robot is almostcertain to encounter problems that will createtroubleshooting opportunities similar to those anengineer will encounter. The judges grade howteams cope with these problems, especially whenthe team is under stress as it participates in theTrack (or Demonstration phase) event. It should be noted that the Robot Challengeis not a simulation of an Engineering project. It is anactual project by itself, just smaller in scale, andmanageable at a school

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

people and to promote better living standards for all walks of life.Anthropologic and Cultural Learning through Outreach EducationThe Ngonine, Senegal water distribution project is unique in how it led to a sense of cultural awarenessand global needs understanding on behalf of the participants influencing both their mindset and overalldemeanor. The event was an eye opening experience that truly touched our team’s lives. To see thisisolated and self sufficient community simply living, no more and no less, brought us back to humanity. Itwas as if we had peered through the modern fog of materialistic America into the essence of who we areas people, fundamentally human.Cultural and Social OutlookAlthough impoverished and afflicted with many ailments

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Usman I. Hashmi; Wessam W. Khalifeh; Abdullah M. Alhinai; Mohammad M. Alrefaai; Mohammad H. Hashem

factor is “peer pressure”. In dorms, to further identify with II. LITERATURE REVIEW: your friends, students take to activities such as drinking or There were four main themes discussed in the smoking to be become part of a group or culture. Stricterarticles [1-4] and they are time management, social rules and regulations could be enforced in dormitories andfreshmen could be educated on pros and cons of un-healthy while there was a decrease in students with the lowest gradeactivities like drinking / smoking or bullying. in the university. It is interesting to see that majority of the

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Bahram Nassersharif

classroom). Each projector screen will cover two of the flat screen LCD monitors when inuse. Therefore, the visual system in the room can be operated in one of three modes: 1. Four projectors 2. Two projectors and four LCD monitors 3. Eight LCD monitorsThe instructor station is an Intel Quadcore PC with a quad-port video board, 1 terabyte of disk storage,and 4 gigabytes of memory. The instructor station is also equipped with two WACOM pen screensallowing the instructor to write on the computer screen. We chose the Synchroneyes software to controlthe student workstations. With this software the instructor can broadcast their screen(s) to all studentscreens or project any student’s screen to their own screen.The technology environment for

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

William Alpert; Alexander Vaninsky

$50,303 38% Further, it has been well established (and undisputed to this 2006–07 18,471 $50,233 37%writing) that workers with more years of formal schooling 2005–06 17,451 $48,201 36%have a lower risk of unemployment and shorter durations of 2004–05 16,510 $46,326 36% 2003–04 15,505 $44,334 35%unemployment than workers with more schooling, Mincer 2002–03 14,439 $43,318 33%[17]. In addition, among the recent evidence, the monograph

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

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Professional Papers

questions.Similarly, image-based artificial intelligence (AI) can now (in 2024) take anyone’s picture and erasethe background by comparing pixels to each other or even create whole new images from basicprompts. Other AI programs like Suno can write songs for you to use. Lumalabs.ai will provideSTL files for you to print in 3D. Roboflow.com counts empty parking spaces and estimates crowdsizes. The computers are providing code to program other computers.These programs and many more are collectively known as AI. The explosion of computing powersince the 1980s coupled with the explosion of available data with the growth of the web has givenbirth to programs beyond what our parents and grandparents would have believed possible. Thistruth scares people, but it

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Michael V Potter, Francis Marion University; Lorna Cintron-Gonzalez, Francis Marion University

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Professional Papers

reporthighlighted that ever-advancing technologies and increasingly complex problems requireengineers to work effectively in inter- and multidisciplinary teams [1]. A more recent report inthe UK by the Royal Academy of Engineering further emphasized the increasing need forengineers to develop multidisciplinary skills to work effectively on technological advances at theintersections of traditional disciplines [2]. Broo et al. further note that many traditionalboundaries between different engineering disciplines are “eroding”, thus necessitating engineersto be capable of continually learning new skills across disciplines [3]. These drivers are likelyamong the reasons that the use of “multidisciplinary” and similar terms in peer-reviewed paperscontinues to

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kimberly A Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; MICHAEL KOSLOSKI, Old Dominion University; Bettina Mrusek, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Diversity, Professional Papers

environmentsCommunity of peer Work-life Exposure to career Engagement ingraduate support integration opportunities institutional systems of supportThe framework illustrates how institutions can support non-traditional groups as they acclimateto new phases of their career progression in engineering-related STEM fields. The experiences aswell as understanding of support factors and barriers identified by women who represent othersin senior level ranks in STEM departments can mirror similar challenges faced byunderrepresented groups who seek positions in industry as well as higher education. Theseexperiences may differ depending on institution type based on the

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Track 3: Technical Session 5: Technology and Society: Incorporating ethics, inclusion, and societal understanding into computer and technology and engineering education curriculum design.

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Carrie Prior, Excelsior University; James Tippey, Excelsior College

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Excellence Matters in an Education SettingIn addition to reducing educational barriers, fostering inclusive belonging means creating anenvironment where all students feel valued and respected. This involves adapting teachingmethods to meet the diverse needs of learners, ensuring that every student, regardless ofbackground or ability, has the support needed to succeed.Practical strategies include:• Using inclusive language (e.g., saying “Hi, everyone” instead of “Hey, guys”).• Offering flexible assessment methods that cater to different learning styles (e.g., allowing both written or video submissions).• Fostering a classroom culture that celebrates diverse lived experiences and encourages peer collaboration. Why Societal

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Bahram Nassersharif

classroom). Each projector screen will cover two of the flat screen LCD monitors when inuse. Therefore, the visual system in the room can be operated in one of three modes: 1. Four projectors 2. Two projectors and four LCD monitors 3. Eight LCD monitorsThe instructor station is an Intel Quadcore PC with a quad-port video board, 1 terabyte of disk storage,and 4 gigabytes of memory. The instructor station is also equipped with two WACOM pen screensallowing the instructor to write on the computer screen. We chose the Synchroneyes software to controlthe student workstations. With this software the instructor can broadcast their screen(s) to all studentscreens or project any student’s screen to their own screen.The technology environment for

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 7: "Three strikes, you're out"¦ actually, that's four strikes": Transgressive Teacher and Student Humor in a Pre-College Engineering Classroom

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

George Schafer, Drexel University; Christopher George Wright, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED)

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Sciences, 18(2), 165-199. Hackworth, J. T. (2024). Using Humor in the Health/Physical Education Classroom to Create an Enjoyable Learning Environment. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 95(2), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2023.2291643 Henderson, J., Rangel, V. S., Holly, J., Greer, R., & Manuel, M. (2021). Enhancing Engineering Identity Among Boys of Color. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 11(2). https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1311 hooks, bell. (1994). Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom. Routledge. Jensen, K. J., & Cross, K. J. (2021). Engineering Stress Culture: Relationships among Mental Health, Engineering Identity, and Sense of

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University

be markedly different was the mode inwhich students studied for their exams. Many students spent a significant time working out theirpractice problems and other study materials by hand on physical media, whether that be paper ora writing enabled tablet. Through discussions with students, it was clear that students wereattempting to simulate the exam environment as much as possible. This simulation of assessmentenvironment is far from evidence to suggest the larger difference seen for Exam 2, although itdoes provide insight for further explorative work. Conclusions and Future WorkThis work was inspired by the striking presence of academic misconduct during exams in afoundational first-year engineering course at

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Yegin Genc; Gonca Altuger-Genc; Akin Tatoglu

, [8] Engineering Education: Redesigning Peer Feedback Assessments for Step 2: Calculate the frictional head loss. 2024 World Engineering Education To estimate the frictional head loss, we can use the Darcy-Weisbach Forum-Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF-GEDC), IEEE, 2024, equation for head loss due to friction, which is given by: pp. 1 6. [9] L. Cruz- -based system

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Michael, Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

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Diversity

Entrepreneurship minor consists of three entrepreneurship coursesalongside a full slate of other general business classes. The three entrepreneurship courses arefirst Organizational Innovation, second Entrepreneurial Finance, and third New Venture Creation(the program capstone course). Organizational Innovation dives into what makes anentrepreneur, how to better present and how to find a good idea to pursue. In EntrepreneurialFinance students learn what goes into financing a business and measuring how profitable thebusiness is. New Venture Creation sees the entrepreneurship students take on the task of writinga full business plan around a product or service. While writing the business plan the studentsconduct interviews with members of their target

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sarira Motaref P.E.

● Drawing: Contribute to sketching the summary of each chapter and presenting mechanic’s concepts. ● Photography: Take professional photos of real-life applications of Mechanic’s topics. ● Film making/Animation: Collect movies to show failure due to poor structural design with explanations/Funny videos (like AFV) that can justify the event with mechanic’s concepts. ● Computer programming: Write a program that can ease your calculations or do parametric studies for different concepts. ● Web design: Present projects on the class website and share with the community of engineers. ● Game design: Design a game based on the concepts you are learning in this course. ● Crafts: Making things out of materials

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria J. Gerschutz, Trine University; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Nimit Patel, National Science Foundation; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

in-class resources, and courses with peer collaboration elements are eachrespectively beneficial to undergraduate engineering students. However, these pedagogicalpractices are most commonly implemented in first- and final-year courses. Moreover, theprocesses of implementing these new practices, and of transferring reforms between institutions,merit further study. The existent body of literature regarding the facilitation of research-basedpedagogical change has been described as “weak”1, and researchers have frequently called forfurther study of STEM instructional reform and implementation fidelity1–3. As part of thisbroader effort, few have sought to study the lived experience of the specific faculty memberswho adopt and adapt to these new

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Collins N. Vaye, Florida International University; Viyon Dansu, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

methodologies that have been conductedregarding the professional development of secondary school STEM educators in sub-SaharanAfrica. We limited our review to articles that were peer-reviewed within the past 60 years.Twenty-three articles satisfied our inclusion and exclusion criteria and formed the primarystudies for the synthesis. Based on our findings, we discussed how the lens of STEM teacherPD has tended to focus on numbers rather than the quality of pedagogical instructionalpractice. Our study also revealed that the recruitment of participants of the PD interventions,more often than not, failed to cater to the gender diversity of teachers in the respectivesettings. Recommendations offered by teacher trainers and researchers analyzed

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany-SUNY; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

of hands-on experimentallearning within the classroom supported by use of the AD-Board as well as more real-worldexamples. Instructor demonstration of use, both in how to use the tool and in exemplifyingdiscussions of real world problems increased from “occasionally” to “often”. Similarly,independent use in class increased from “occasionally” to “occasionally/often” as didcooperative work with 2 or more peers (a change from “occasionally” to “often”). Work with onepeer in the classroom remained at “most of the time”. Use of ADB as a support to autonomouslearning, either as a required effort via homework or as a volunteer effort, remained the same forindependent use; student reported only “rare” or “occasional” out-of-class use by

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren N. Summers, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

,” “relatable” and“engaging” (p. 196) [44]. Students in a social science department in the U.K. described viewingtheir TAs as near-peers and therefore more approachable and better positioned to providestudents with support and advice [8]. In a study of students in inquiry-based chemistry courses,Wheeler et al. [18] found significant correlations between student perceptions of TAs (as “moresupportive,” “more interactive,” “asked thoughtful questions”) and student-reported learninggains. Similarly, Trenshaw et al. [17] posited that “students take motivational cues from theTA,” (p. 1202) with students reporting higher motivation in a second-year engineering coursewhen they perceived their TA as caring about their learning. A TA’s sense of self-efficacy

Conference Session

Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Damon L Tull; Shawnisha Hester, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anthony Michael Johnson, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

culturaldisciplines.”4 Cultural capital takes shape in three forms. Those forms include: incorporated,objectivized and institutionalized. Using Yosso’s model for cultural wealth to acknowledge thestrengths of communities of color, we note that cultural capital includes supporting one’saspirations (Aspirational), honoring language differences (Linguistic), valuing formal andinformal family structures (Familial), appreciating and facilitating connections to peers and othercommunities (Social), maneuvering within institutional environments with faculty(Navigational), and appreciating needs to be involved with issues of social justice (Resistant).All of these forms of cultural capital can be acknowledged and supported within a counter spaceor a healthy academic

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

descriptor for supervision and mentoring. A largeproportion of interview responses referred to interactions with other people that were closelyrelated to supervision in the sense that the interview subject was relying on other people toperform some work or provide information. The term ‘coordination’ seemed moreappropriate and general than supervision as most of the people were not subordinates of therespondent. Instead they were clients, peers, people in other parts of the same organization,superiors, contractors, and outsiders. These were mostly one-on-one situations and mostreferences were in response to questions unrelated to supervision.Willing cooperation also seemed to be important. An insightful first-hand comment about C.Y. O’Connor, the

Conference Session

Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Robert, University of Denver; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

short profiles ofeach participant to elevate their unique stories and identities; the profiles were approved by theparticipants. Each chose a pseudonym for the study and some details about them are excludedintentionally to protect their privacy.Student ProfilesEsperanzaEsperanza was a sophomore student in the winter of 2022. She identifies as Christian, cis-gendered,female, heterosexual, and as multiracial and Hispanic but does not speak Spanish. Esperanza wasdiagnosed with a physical disability that causes nerve pain that impacts her hands and feet, whichaffects her ability to walk, write, and do lab work and results in physical exhaustion that requires her torest to recuperate. She also is affected by asthma and anxiety. She chose not to

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Alexandru Belu; Zhengmao Ye, Southern University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

promote the application of theoretical concepts.4. To provide students with the ability to find solutions to the problems and to enhance theircritical reasoning needed to choose the appropriate solution in accordance with specific criteria.5. To enhance other competencies within the engineering, such as: the ability to write goodtechnical reports and to make presentations, project management and economics, and team-work.Having defined the course objectives, goals and outcomes, based on the available educationalresources and support, the instructor have to select the most suitable methods to obtain thesegoals and outcomes. PjBL and PBL methods were chosen because it prompts the students toencounter the core concepts and principles, while managing

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Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Alexandra Loumidis, Harvey Mudd College; Kobe Mia Rico; An Nguyen, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Educational Research and Methods

intellectual development, require use of institutional resourceslike machine shops or labs, and encourage networking with peers and professors. Long-termprojects particularly affect the network strand because students collaborate for a long time.Therefore, this work hypothesized that interventions that enhanced students’ experience of thenetwork strand would bolster their engineering identities. The following subsections describeliterature on factors that are salient to the network strand of engineering identity: team formingstrategies (section 2.2), goal orientation within teams (section 2.3), and positive interactionsbetween team members (section 2.4).2.1 Long-Term Group ProjectsColbeck et. al [4] interviewed students who had completed a first-year

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Finger, California Polytechnic State University; Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California; Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University; Jennifer Harris, United Parcel Service; Malia Francisco, United Parcel Service; Betsy Sale, United Parcel Service

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Women in Engineering

Access (including obtaining current business cards from companies atcareer fairs), writing thank you notes to companies who support SWE, and compiling andtransmitting the corporate brochure to all companies in the database during the summer.The Academic Director contacts companies and individuals that are interested in sponsoring aSWE scholarship, creates and distributes scholarship applications to SWE members, oversees theselection of scholarship recipients, solicits nominations, selects, and distributes quarterly the“Most Active SWE Member” scholarship, solicits nominations and selects the “Most SupportiveProfessor” Award, maintains the test bank, and organizes study groups and peer tutoring formembers.There are two Evening with Industry (EWI

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kath Xu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Andrea S. Walsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Women in Engineering

mechanics researcher in Paris, France before returning to MIT as Assistant Director of Admissions. Currently Dr. Wendell works as a Senior Lecturer in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching design, manufacturing, and instrumentation.Dr. Andrea S. Walsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrea Walsh is a historical sociologist who specializes in the fields of women’s and gender studies, rhetoric and communication and visual media. She teaches at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the programs in Women’s and Gender Studies and Writing and Comparative Media Studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Getting to Gender Parity in a Top-Tier