Paper ID #30453Participants of the Cultivate ACCESS Program (Work in Progress)Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rachel Ibach is a masters student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Applied Science program. Her assistantship project focuses on increasing participation of underrepresented groups in STEM-related agricultural career fields through a mentoring and development program that engages high school youth with undergraduate students and industry professionals.Dr. Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Jenny Keshwani is an Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and
Education, 2018 Increasing Student Construction Interest by Engaging Elementary Students in an Inquiry-Based 3D Modelling After School Program Dr. XXXXX, XXXXU, XXXXXXX Dr. XXXXX, XXXXU, XXXXXXXAbstractThis study was part of a two-year funded grant investigating how to increase student interest andconsequent enrollment in construction education. The specifics of this aspect of the studyinvolved a grass-roots movement where construction education was introduced to elementarystudents (grades 4 – 6). The research model involved giving the students a construction interestinventory and career placement inventory pre-and post-participation in an after-school 3Dmodeling construction
of the STEM workforce. The status of women in the workforce shows femalesstill occupy stereotypical roles, such as secretaries, nurses and elementary schoolteachers.Much has been done to address the needs of women and girls in STEM areas. Programs,especially summer programs, have been implemented that are designed to encouragefemale students to pursue STEM careers and address their attitudes towards such fields.However, while such programs have achieved success, both actual and perceived,evaluation of such programs is difficult. For example, these programs are usually ofshort duration making the assessment of student learning under these circumstancesproblematic. The Center for Pre-college Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT
-based careers seems inevitable. At the same time, as personal and sensitive data isincreasingly stored online, the task of protecting this information represents another already-flourishing career field certain to grow in the coming years. While many students can efficientlyoperate computers and mobile devices, most of these same students view computers as a sort of“black box” system, with little understanding of the inner workings of a computer. Consequently,students frequently take for granted the security of the information they store or post online. Toencourage students to pursue STEM career paths well represented in the job market, this paperwill discuss a set of lessons developed for high school students to introduce basic computerscience
-portfolio, etc. “Resources” – departmental resources such as the undergraduate program guide and advising handbook, the general curriculum, and more about the NDeP project and its objectives “News” – ticker containing departmental headlines “Calendar” – calendar containing important deadlines and departmental seminars “Research Opportunities” – links to each of the faculty pages for learning about research projects offered “Job Search Information” – links to relevant job information such as the ND career center and the ND job search engine “Surveys” – links to the advising/registration surveys for each semesterA snapshot of the NDeP gSite is available in the Appendix, figure A1. While most of
perceptions of the factors impacting a student’s selection of a profession including (indecreasing order): career advancement opportunities, compensation, image, informal advising,knowledge of the profession, academic advising, social relevance, and finally work conditions7.The top 3 factors mentioned by Dean’s related to the compensatory factors necessary for certainlifestyle which has been noted as a gender difference. Other studies have indicated thatmonetary incentives are more important for male students than female students while genuineinterest in the field is critical, especially for women4,12.The Center for Advancement in Engineering Education (CAEE) found that students who do notpersist in engineering were more likely motivated by family to
Committee (2020- ).Elizabeth Friedman, The University of Illinois, Chicago ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Master's Individual Development Plans as an Essential Tool in Workforce DevelopmentAbstract:The recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Report on Graduate STEMEducation for the 21st Century recommends two broad and especially compelling career-relatedactions for STEM master's degree programs: (1) the creation of Individual Development Plans(IDPs) and (2) the provision of Career Exploration opportunities. However, while IDPs havebecome more prevalent in PhD and Postdoctoral programs, they are not at all common inengineering and science master's
develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding be ingnearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a Faculty Fellow Award. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Cheryl Carrico
Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civilian faculty member in her department. Margaret maintains a research program in the area of advanced thermodynamic analyses and health monitoring of energy intensive systems.Carol Burger, Virginia Tech Carol Burger is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. She served as Senior Program Director, Program for Women and Girls, HRD Division at NSF in 1996. She teaches Introduction to Women’s
requires, students come back to class inspired and driven tocomplete their studies. The graduate, thus, has acquired the necessary work readiness of skills,confidence, and self-efficacy to become a contributing member of the organization in a shortertimeframe [4]. This ease of transition into the career parallels the paradigm shift of employeeslooking beyond pay and wanting “learning opportunities, a sense of belonging and work-lifebalance” [5].Belonging is a fundamental human desire to be part of a group [6]. Studies have shown thatstudents with a higher sense of belonging to their university or major are more likely toovercome challenges and persist in their college studies [7-9]. Walton and Cohen [7] also foundthat a one-hour intervention to
Paper ID #26699Work in Progress: Factors First-Year Students Consider During EngineeringDiscipline Major SelectionBaker A. Martin, Clemson University Baker Martin is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clem- son University. He earned his BS from Virginia Tech and his MS from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, both in chemical engineering. His research interests include choice and decision making, especially relating to major selection, persistence, and career choice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Factors First
Engineering EnrollmentAs the undergraduate program in manufacturing engineering grew from its creation in 1994, theprogram peaked at 259 students in 1998. Shortly thereafter, the program began a precipitousdecline dropping to a low of 123 students in 2003. This enrollment drop was due to manyexternal factors, i.e. economic slump of 2000 and 2001, persistent negative manufacturing newsheadlines, and a general perception that manufacturing careers are dirty and not exciting, all ofwhich contribute to a lack of awareness of the exciting career possibilities for manufacturingengineers. University of Wisconsin-Stout began an aggressive campaign of recruiting directly forthe engineering and technology based programs in 2002. Through a series of
undergraduate education. This passion led her to pursue a career as a lecturer, where she could focus on training undergraduate chemical engineering students. She has been teaching at UK since 2015 and has taught Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Computational Tools and the Unit Operations Laboratory. She is especially interested in teaching scientific communication and integration of process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum.Dr. Renee Kaufmann, University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, School of Informa-tion Science c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 “All communication is important”: Comparison of Incoming FreshmenCommunication Expectations to
Pittsburgh. He is a recipient of the K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship. His research interests include minoritized student experiences in Higher Ed, student activism, and the development of inclusive policy and practice in Higher Ed. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Project ELEVATE: Promoting Sustained & Equitable Change Among Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Engineering Faculty 1. Abstract Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, and New York Universitycreated the Project ELEVATE Alliance (AGEP Grant – Division of Equity for Excellence inSTEM in the Directorate for STEM Education) to develop a model promoting the equitableadvancement of early career tenure
nontraditional careers such as engineering. Joan also displays her dedication to mentorship as advisor to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) student chapter on campus along with advising the Tau Alpha Pi (TAP) National Honor Society for engineering technology students of the Iota Beta Chapter, Penn State New Kensington. Over the years, Joan has received numerous awards including the prestigious Penn State University’s Women’s Achievement Award in 2003 because of her commitment to the FIRSTE Program and other effective mentoring activities both on campus as well as within the community. In addition, Joan was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award at Penn State New Kensington in 2005
participation of women in STEM careers has shown a slight increase.Despite this, it is still insufficient regarding the representation of women in these areas [1].Success in the curricular advancement of women who decide to study an engineering careerbecomes an important factor to achieve gender equality in the labor field, for which somefactors such as academic performance, the student community environment, teaching support,financial support, among others [2], are key to promoting the interest of female students tostay and complete their engineering university studies. Thus, it is highly relevant foreducational institutions to promote the entry of women into STEM careers and oversee theenvironment and factors associated with their curricular
understand Millennial and Generation Z student manufacturing perception whileworking to get students interested in manufacturing careers through coursework, internships, andco-op experiences. The generation divisions are often argued about, but Millennials aregenerally thought of as being born from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s with Generation Zfollowing. Millennials can be defined as those born from 1981 to 1996, with Generation Zfollowing from 1997 on. The results of over five years of questionnaire data shows that a well-designed manufacturing processes course equipped with hands-on labs, plant visits, andmanufacturing job fairs can be effective in changing student’s perception of manufacturing. It isalso shown that campus location may play a
individual training. Center for achieving faculty excellenceat university level to train junior faculty members. Also bring faculty to DC tour. Having peermentoring for proposal, say in 5 minutes, to see what we can get from it. Make the careerproposal submission mandatory. Depending on the faculty area, identify the best fit program forcareer type proposal submission. Not just targeting the career proposal only for junior facultymembers, try other sources and get feedback that help them better for career proposals and otherfunding sources. Dedicated research development person to help them to improve the proposaldevelopment. Starting with one page idea, help them shape the idea, what is the idea that is new,why it is important. Also send them to
AC 2011-1734: ART2STEM: BUILDING A STEM WORKFORCE AT THEMIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELSydney Rogers, Alignment Nashville Sydney Rogers is the Executive Director of Alignment Nashville, a non-profit dedicated to strategic align- ment of community organizations with public education. She was formerly Vice President and Dean for Technologies at Nashville State Community College where she led several STEM workforce initiatives funded by NSF.Sandra Harris, Alignment Nashville and PENCIL Foundation Sandra Harris is the Program Manager for Art2STEM, a three-year grant funded by the National Science Foundation and seeking to impact the number of middle shool girls enrolling in STEM career paths once in high school. She was
: Lifelong Learning in Perspective – An Activity for Student Understanding of an Engineer’s Need to Acquire and Apply New KnowledgeThis Great Ideas for Teaching, and Talking with, Students (GIFTS) paper outlines an activity tobring students to the realization (consistent with ABET criterion 7) that engineers will need toacquire and apply new knowledge throughout their careers [1]. Enhancing motivation tounderstand and apply methods for lifelong learning is likely to increase the impact of instructionon lifelong learning methods [2]. This activity is delivered in a first-year seminar at CampbellUniversity, but it could be useful anywhere a similar effect is desired. The seminar meets once aweek for eighty minutes and has learning outcomes in student
Technology had on theparticipants’ career paths. Over the nine years, there have been 131 undergraduate students whoparticipated. Ninety nine (76%) of these students were supported via funding from the NationalScience Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The other 32 (24%)were supported through institutional funds. More than half of the students (56.5%) were female,26.7% of the students were from underrepresented groups, and 52.7% students without previousresearch experience. The undergraduate research program understudy is a 10-week engineeringresearch project working in research laboratories at the University or a collaborating MedicalSchool. A tiered mentoring structure was developed within the participating laboratories
engineering coursefocusing on the civil engineering discipline and ii) a seminar course focusing on career planningand design and process improvement theory. The courses were developed to prepare college civilengineering freshman for the rigor of upper level engineering courses by introducing them tovarious engineering systems, design philosophies, and basic engineering computations. A one-credit first-year introductory course can be utilized by institutions who are limited by statemandated maximum total credit-hours and cost, but still require sufficient student engagement,motivation, and retention.In the project-based course, a special focus is placed on civil engineering systems which includestopics on structural health monitoring, concrete
. Often as they begin their course of studies they sometimesstruggle to see how classes in their first year on campus connect to the careers that they haveenvisioned. CoRe co-curricular programming provides students with a broad introduction to theengineering profession, experiential opportunities, mentoring, connections to campus resources,problem solving and team building skills to retain them at the university and in the college.Supporting student success relies on the programs ability to show students their potential role inthe engineering professional community and that they belong in the college. The main goalthroughout the academic year is to help new students to become integrated into their college anduniversity community by connecting
andscience to produce quality students, well prepared for higher education, to supply the nations’growing need for engineers and scientists. To address the urgent need for more engineers and thelack of understanding by K-12 teachers about what an engineer does, the Dwight Look College ofEngineering at Texas A&M University leveraged two National Science Foundation funded programsto provide engineering research and career information for high school science and mathematicsteachers.The College has NSF funding for a Research Experience for Teachers Site (RET) and a Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP). Though normallythese two programs are worlds apart, the College leveraged the two to create the
Technology Management Ph.D. in Technology Management (Consortium with Indiana State University) Ph.D. in Applied Science and Technology (Concentration in Information Technology) Courses Offered (Cisco Academy with Certified Cisco Academy Instructors) digital and microprocessor systems, computer technologies, hardware, software and computer networking Enterprise systems, wireless communications, power distribution; computer programming, storage, servers, and project management.Program InformationNCAT & Verizon Foundation Parentship5th Consecutive Summer & Academic Year Program3rd Grant Cycle$300,000 grant for 2019-2020Goal: Expose students to STEM Majors, Careers
AC 2008-590: USING CYBER-INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCED PRODUCTDISSECTION TO INTRODUCE ENGINEERING TO MIDDLE SCHOOLSTUDENTSTris West, Lewisburg Area School DistrictAbe Feuerstein, Bucknell UniversitySteven Shooter, Bucknell University Page 13.1334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Cyber-Infrastructure Enhanced Product Dissection to Introduce Engineering to Middle School StudentsAbstractThis study examines the influence of engineering dissection activities on middle school students’interest in science and engineering careers. Attracting students to engineering is a matter ofgrowing concern considering that engineering related jobs are
decision increased. Althoughthere have been some qualitative studies on the topic of major selection, this remains a gap in theliterature that career theories can be used to explain.Career theories can provide insight into reasons for major selection among first-year collegestudents. While some researchers focus on person-environment fit career theories (Porter &Umbach, 2006) in which the focus is on understanding how the environment suits or does notsuit the individual’s personality, others theories place emphasis on self-efficacy beliefs, personalgoals, and outcome expectations (Lent et al., 2008; Miller et al, 2015). Because factors such asself-efficacy have emerged as critical constructs in prior research with engineering students
successful career in journalism and marketing, Graham launched Bigger Pie Strategies, a marketing company formed in 2010, and co-founded Serious Soft Skills LLC, an education and training company, in 2017.Dr. Pamela H. Sheff, Johns Hopkins University Pam Sheff is the Director of the Center for Leadership Education and the Master of Science in Engineering Management Program at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to returning to academia, Dr. Sheff built Sheff and Lano Communications, a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in developing public and in-house communications for corporate, institutional and government clients. A.M. Harvard University Ph.D. Harvard UniversityEvelyn Carolina Torres-Alfaro, Johns
assistance and faculty advisors to assist them with the transition to university life. Inaddition, GUIDE scholars attend engineering seminars and career workshops. The engineeringseminar series introduces the undergraduate students to different facets of engineering throughinteractions with engineering faculty and professionals. The career development workshopsfocus on activities students need to complete to obtain co-ops or internships after they completethe GUIDE program.As part of the program, students meet with the program advisors to discuss their perception ofthe program and to make suggestions to improve the program. This year’s improvementsincluded changes to the structure of the engineering seminars and improvements to
Session 3522 Evolving Industry Expectations for Engineers - The Impact of Global Manufacturing John R. Wagner Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson UniversityAbstract Practicing engineers need to develop a career plan to ensure that they can meet thechallenges in the evolving global workplace. The academic foundation established by anengineering degree may launch a professional career, but individuals must take a proactive rolein their professional development activities to permit career advancement. This task is becomingmore crucial as