exploring andimplementing that vision. Leadership also involves the development of an understanding of thecomplexities that face us as both American and global citizens. Through the ELPS program, wefocus more intentionally on the development of a leadership plan. Students are encouraged towork with their ELPS faculty mentor to develop a plan to advance themselves in variousleadership skills. We have supported this development using self-assessment with the MBTI(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) questionnaire with followed by workshops with Career Centerpersonnel, sharing of opportunities both on and off-campus with students and encouraging themto participate, one-on-one connections, and mentoring to help students assess and develop theirskills.One of
, willaffect the students’ careers. A discussion ensues to share the experiences of the instructors andstudents in the publishing process in order to create this awareness. This dialogue touches onskills that result in a significant success rate in the acceptance of papers by journals andconferences, among other venues. At this point, the students realize why good writing skills areimportant to them. Now, they can focus on the next two segments: how to conduct a qualityliterature search and how to write a literature review.How to Conduct a Quality Literature SearchNext, is an active learning segment, involving small groups of students discussing the tools andtechniques they have used to complete a literature review; afterwards, they share key points
your skills and grow in your career. Courses taughtonline provide students the flexibility to learn on their own schedule, instead of a mandatory classtime. Online courses, including those taught at Drexel cost less than traditional on-campus courses,making them more affordable. Virtual courses give students more selection in their courses. In aface-to-face setting, courses taught at the same time force students to choose between courses theylike. Lastly, virtual learning gives students access to classmates all around the world, providingnetworking opportunities you can’t get through an on-campus program.”In the last few years, online courses or classes have been more and more present and Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf
mentorship programs thatbring the professional environment directly into the classroom. Through these initiatives,LeTourneau University’s semiconductor courses prepare students to meet the evolving needs ofthe industry while equipping them with the skills and confidence to excel in their future careers. Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Copyright ã 2025, American Society for Engineering EducationStudent Success StoriesHow students applied theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios (e.g., collaborations with localcompanies, industry internships). Outside the classroom, LeTourneau University
sense of community and provide an opportunity for the students to interact with each other.We held weekly Zoom sessions where all 16 interns attended, and we also invited facultymentors to the sessions. We also wanted to provide sessions that would help them not only withtheir project but help them as they enter their careers. In an ideal world we would have plannedthe sessions in advance and would have provided the students with a schedule and additionalresources. Going into the summer we had a rough idea for a few of the Zoom sessions. As thesummer progressed we adapted to meet the needs of the students and the projects. Below is a listof several key sessions we held during the summer along with a brief description of each session
ends meet. He details having “mov[ed] from oneplace to another” and “never really [having their] own house…even now”. He says that seeinghow other people in his part of town live compared to the upper class is astounding. James statesthat being financially sound and stable is difficult and feels as if the “odds are stacked” againsthim which he feels can hinder the start of his academic career. Additionally, he says that he feelsthe need to work harder to be successful. He attributes this struggle to a lack of resources.While applying to college James considered a few different career paths but ultimately landed onengineering. He discussed how culturally important it is to his family that he considers becominga medical doctor as Nigerians have
moreinformed global citizen. Fig. 4 compiles a summary of responses the students had both pre-travel and how those same responseschanged post-travel after their 10 weeks abroad. A summary of the student’s perspectives of their global awareness regarding research within their fields for both pre-traveland post-travel is shown in Fig. 5. After their travel abroad, the IRES students felt that they had a better overall understanding of the global aspects of scientificresearch and how their topics are issues being worked out across the world. The students also felt more confident to conduct,work with, and present their research in an international setting.C. Professional Competency - Development and Career Impact The IRES students were asked both in
. This program is funded by the ONR(Office of Naval Research) through a grant to provide research mentorship and guidance asstudents gain experience exploring topics that are of interest to national security. This programalso operates as a research exchange program for veterans interested in STEM careers betweenThe University of Tennessee and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, allowing studentveterans to gain research experience at both institutions. This program proved the funding andmentorship necessary to bring this project to its current status and continues to provide financialand technical support.Research Background and ObjectivesThe dynamics of dense fluids, when considered on length-scales exceeding several
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD), Frontiers in Education (FIE), as well as major psychological con- ferences.Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn- sylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and
case studies that highlight a set of promising exemplary practices effective in designingand implementing STEM bridge programs to serve middle, high school, and college indigenousstudents. A historical review of related STEM program partnerships between the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and some Tribal Colleges and Universities ispresented to highlight past approaches and to support some of the presented recommendations.This review may be particularly relevant to government agencies and business groups who wishto collaborate with universities to support the development of career pathway preparationprograms for underrepresented students in STEM.IntroductionA systematic review is similar to a literature review, but can, in
). Gaining an employment edge: The impact of study abroad on 21st century skills & career prospects in the United States. Institute of International Education.Green, M. (2020). Measuring and assessing internationalization. NAFSA: Association of International Educators Measuring and Assessing Internationalization. Retrieved from http://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/Internationalizing_Highe r_Education/Gl obal_Learning_in_General_Education/ (02/21/2020)Kiely, R. (2004). A chameleon with a complex: Searching for transformation in international service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 10(2), 1-17.Kolb, D. A. (1999). Learning style inventory, version 3. Boston: The Hay
Texas Tech University Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationstudies. One was in specific inquiry based projects, where hands-on activities are ideal. Theother was in girls-only math clubs. Many of these girls had been unaware of careers inengineering or what that might entail. The latter group developed confidence and knowledge ofengineering areas that have traditionally been male dominated. However, the activities werenot sufficient to convince these young women that mathematics was a creative activity or that acareer in mathematics would be interesting. ConclusionA series of engineering and science lessons have been developed to increase student interest
Christi’s Ridges to Reefs program (R2R). The firstoffered an introduction to research in collaboration with universities in the Yucatan while thesecond considered ecology of river and coral reef systems in Belize with programming offeredon land and at the Mesoamerican Coral Reef. Pre- and post-participation surveys regarding priorexperience, research skills, a variety of potential impacts, graduate school, and learning wereconducted with participants. Comparison of the pre- and post-participation submissions indicatedparticipants found the offerings valuable for learning about concepts related to their major andspecific topics in the sciences, learning about research, themselves, history and culture, refiningeducation and career plans, developing
-college)-level with a goal of pursuing an engineering major never make it to that200-level. In contrast to the 200-level experience, students earlier in their academic path aremore diffuse in 100-level math, physics, and chemistry courses that also serve other STEMmajors and include no direct instruction on how course content is relevant to their career goals.Opportunities to build community around engineering are up to individual students to seek out inextra-curricular opportunities such as student clubs. This challenge is amplified for most WCCengineering students who must complete 10-20 credits of prerequisite math and physicscoursework before credits apply toward their eventual Bachelor of Science degree.Table 1 illustrates the differential
]. Understanding the divisions of culturein engineering education gives us the ability to understand how students interact withtheir fellow students and authority figures such as professors or deans, how they learnand understand within their respective discipline, how they develop the necessary skillsto apply in their careers, and how they operate across disciplinary boundaries [9].However, these skills that are sought to be understood may be affected due to factorsexternal to the academic responsibility on the part of educational institutions [10]. Inrecent years the pandemic Covid-19, has revolutionized many aspects of the world atlarge, among these, education [11]. Due to various restrictions, remote or onlineeducation was a drastic change adopted by
universities. They have traits to acknowledge and make themost of, for example, their “native digital” nature. Generation Z college students also view college as away to lead a career with purpose; therefore more likely to be motivated by the change they can make inthe world. They also have specific challenges which are important to consider, the primary example beingthe stresses and losses derived from learning within a pandemic [2]. Generation Z students are also themost diverse generation in modern American history. In honoring a commitment to support studentsuccess, it is important to consider these strengths and challenges. In addition, the weed-out culture ofengineering should be replaced with a culture that supports the success of a wider
Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987 he joined the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMASS Lowell as its Analog Devices Career Development Professor. Dr. Thompson has served on the executive boards of the Cooperative Research Fellowship program of Bell Laboratories (1991-1999) and the AT&T Labs Fellowship Program (1996-2006). At Bell Laboratories Dr. Thompson created with the Vice President of Research and Nobel laureate, Arno Penizas, the W. Lincoln Hawkins Mentoring Excellence Award (1994). This award is given to a member of the research staff for fostering the career growth of Bell Labs students and associates. This award is ResearchAˆ¨ os highest honor for mentoring contributions. In
Northern University), Marcia Pool (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kimberlyn Gray (West Virginia University Institute of Technology), John T. Hird (West Virginia University Institute of Technology) Machine Learning & Cancer Research Hands-on activities in the context of a societal problem strengthens interest & persistence in STEM careers Machine learning (ML) is highly popularized as a tool to solve many problems in finance, computer security, and image processing. The use of ML in cancer research has potential to reduce diagnostic time, improve detection, & potentially inform
Fellowship, Gordon F. Newell Award for Excellence in Transportation Science, University of California Transportation Center Student of the Year Award, New Faculty Award by the Council of University Transportation Centers, the Cunard, Fred Burggraf and D. Grant Mickle outstanding paper awards by the Transportation Research Board, Harry West Teaching Award by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State, Out- standing Teaching Award by the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society, and Faculty Early Career De- velopment (CAREER) Award by the National Science Foundation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating the inclusion of traffic operations
examines groupsof students solving an ill-defined modeling task that asks students to design a portable pool lift.When working in a group, students have the opportunity to help each other understand what wastaught in class, along with the ability to push back on other students' ideas. This will preparestudents for their future career, lead to knowledge creation and help solidify concepts taught inclass.This full paper analyzes data (approximately 15.5 hours) that was collected in the form ofrecordings of zoom meetings of two groups that were tasked with solving an ill-definedmodeling problem in a second year statics course. Using comparative coding, we categorizedhow students spent time when working in their group. Results show students alternate
concentration in structural seismic engineering. Dr. As- sadollahi completed his Ph.D. in Engineering from The University of Memphis with a concentration in geo-structures in 2013. He currently an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering at Christian Brothers University. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Tennessee.Mr. Mardarius Liddell Thomas, Christian Brothers University Mardarius Thomas is a student affairs practitioner, higher ed and career consultant, and retention strate- gist. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders. He furthered his education at Mississippi College and
wastewater, she has strong interests in engineering education research, teacher professional development, and secondary STEM education. In 2021, Erica received the ASEE Pacific Southwest Early Career Teaching Award and two awards at UNLV for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. She also received the Peter J. Bosscher Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award in 2019 from Engineers Without Borders and was recognized as a Nevada Woman in STEM by Senator Jackie Rosen. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 WIP: Contract grading as an alternative grading structure and assessment approach for a process-oriented, first-year
. This idea can easily be adapted to similar engineering topics and it sharesa framework of how to develop in-depth activities.ConclusionEngineering librarians and faculty are two key collaborators in an undergraduate student's technicalstandards education. Students learn the importance of standards in ensuring product quality, reliability,and safety, and develop the skills needed to apply these standards in their future careers. Additionally,exposure to technical standards in the classroom can help prepare students to work with a wide range ofindustries and sectors that rely on technical standards. Using research guides and classroom instructionalactivities, standards can seamlessly fit within the engineering curriculum in order to meet
-performance/our-insights/psychological-safety-and-the-critical-role-of- indicative of competence, is psychological safety at its core.leadership-development • Since the pandemic, irrespective of the Psych Safe modules, the authors from Mines decided to be more intentional on finding an evidence-based tool that can measure both psychological safety and[3] "Employability Skills Framework", Career and Technical Education, [Online]. Available: motivation combined.https://cte.ed.gov
CoE Equity Action Plan, year-one theme of Mentorship and CommunityBuilding. The event structure was as follows: a keynote address by Wilbur C, Milhouse III, CEOof Milhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc., a first round of concurrent sessions by guestspeakers on the topics of Women in Leadership and Disabilities in STEM, lunch discussions witha short Wellness Bingo, and a second round of concurrent sessions by Penn State speakers on thetopics of Maintaining Authenticity while Pursuing Mentorship in Academia and Developing anEffective Networking Strategy. The summit concluded with a professional panel on Mentorshipand Career, and closing remarks. Feedback on key takeaways and actionable steps was collectedfrom attendees.The second Equity
site tour, where a just-in-time safety brief is done. Most approaches todo not promote an active safety culture or connect safety more broadly to student’s careers and personal self-interests [9]. To some degree, any safety exposure is good exposure, but there remains a need to growstudents’ mindsets on safe practices and approaches to situations. Our aim with our consistent safety momentdelivery is to be more encompassing and engaging so that safety is always in their mind in some form.Approach to Delivering Safety Moments We start every class with ‘it’s time to start with a safety moment’ (students are audibly joining ourannouncement by the time we get to ‘safety moment’). The safety moment is a short five-minute maximumengaging
sixth-grade student without a large fee. The program also built upon Annie’sgeneral interest in science and curiosity about engineering. By the end of the program, Angela(maternal caregiver) described how they as a family were thinking more like engineers as bothcaregivers had a career in social work. Angela stated, “I think the one thing it taught us,especially in our house is it's okay to try something and mess up, which I think is a hard lesson tolearn.” She provided an example of how they used a measuring tape and discussed how torearrange their patio furniture to maximize the space as opposed to “put[ting] it all out” andleaving it as is.The Hand family generated three initial problems before deciding to find a way to support andsecure
paper describes the requirements, procedures, benefits, and results to date in the development of a dual degreeprogram for engineering students from the Universidad of Monterrey (UDEM) and Nagaoka University of Technology(NUT), certainly the most successful program of its kind in Mexico because of its results and the peculiarities that had tobe resolved. It is also an example of collaboration with regional industry, because there is a great amount of Japaneseinvestment.In the fifteen years that the program has lasted, more than 100 students have graduated from Mechanical Engineeringand Information Systems careers, and more than 20 Japanese professors have visited UDEM to evaluate and enrich theprogram.The program consists of an intensive
Wisconsin.Kevin CooperBenjamin Reid Ben Reid is the founder and executive director of Impact Allies, which advances STEM education and careers through research, development, management, and evaluation. Federal-grant supported projects that Ben has been involved with through Impact Allies and colleges/universities over the past ten years include the categories of energy, electric vehicles, water, food, manufacturing, cybersecurity, control and data systems, land management, student/career pathways, scholarship programs, and grant ecosystems.Christopher Baechle Dr. Baechle holds a Ph.D. in computer science and has published over a dozen journal, book, and conference articles in the field of data mining and machine learning. Dr
Paper ID #36733Training the Trainers: Preparing Facilitators to ProvideProfessional Development for Engineers and ScientistsAstri BriliyantiJulie Rojewski Julie Rojewski, Ph.D. is Director of Graduate Career Development in The Graduate School at Michigan State University.Dirk Joel-luchini Colbry (Research Specilest)Kathleen Luchini Colbry (Assistant Dean, Engineering Graduate StudentServices) Katy Luchini Colbry is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of the NSF