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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

of Undergraduate Studies, Center for Academic Advising and Student Affairs, and the Career and Professional Development offices. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Phenomenological Exploration of Women’s Lived Experiences and Factors That Influence Their Choice and Persistence in EngineeringIntroductionIn recent years it has been suggested that the United States is losing its prominent global positionin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, which has greatly influencedour country’s global and economic competitiveness. According to the National Math and ScienceInitiative (NMSI, 2016), “American students are falling behind other countries in the criticalsubjects of

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Nathan E Canney P.E., CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Benjamin V Fell P.E., California State University, Sacramento

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

, Persistence, and Interest in Civil EngineeringAbstractExposing pre-college students to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)activities and undergraduate college students to service learning have both been linked toincreased interest and participation in STEM careers. This study investigates the use of theWriting Partners program as an intervention to increase college students’ intentions to persist inthe major and increase K-12 students’ awareness and understanding of engineering. The WritingPartners (WP) program consists of college students exchanging letters with a local 5th or 6thgrade student twice over the course of a semester, culminating in a campus visit for theelementary students. This research

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, co-founded an online math education company, MathThink, and has additionally worked with companies including Oracle and Ernst & Young. Puthumana holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University at Albany and a dual-program MBA from Columbia University and the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Increasing STEM Engagement in Minority Middle School Boys through MakingAbstractAfrican-American and Hispanic males are significantly underrepresented in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. While youth start narrowing their

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Education, 2006 Partners in Engineering: Outreach efforts provide holistic engineering education for middle school girlsAbstractThe Partners in Engineering (PIE) program brings together 8th grade girls and female engineeringstudents from Clarkson University to experience mentoring, leadership, and real-life engineeringproblem solving. The program aims to empower young women to make informed and educatedchoices for advanced coursework and careers in engineering and technology-related fields. Ateam of female engineering student mentors teaches a three-week long engineering problemsolving unit to 8th grade technology classes, in which students apply an engineering

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Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

exit interviews were performed to assess the impact of the intensive researchexperiences upon REU and RET understanding of the Biomaterials field and upon their ways ofthinking about creativity and innovation, diversity of thinking, and entrepreneurship. SevenREUs and five RETs participated in the entrance interviews; five REUs and four RETsparticipated in the exit interviews. Survey questions were subdivided into five topics:bioengineering, diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship, impressions from the researchexperience, and short-/long-term career and academic goals. A sixth topic addressed participantindividual learning goals, quantified on a goal attainment scale of -2 to +2 (M = 0).Parsimonious interpretation of assessment data suggests

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

first-year projects courses were beneficial in helping students understand thepotential for engineering to positively impact people’s lives. Of the students who indicated thattheir primary reason for selecting an engineering major was to help people, 50% persisted in CE,AE, or EvE disciplines, 11% transferred to other engineering disciplines, and 39% transferred tonon-engineering disciplines. These students cited multiple reasons for plans to transfer out ofengineering. Most of the students motivated to a career where they could help people maintainedthis vision for non-engineering disciplines. The study results indicate that serving societythrough engineering is a significant motivation for many female students and that furtheremphasis on the

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Fatin Aliah Phang, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Ahmad Helmi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Johari Kamaruddin, Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 24.382.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Determining the effect of an engineering overview assignment on first year studentsAbstractAn engineering overview assignment given in the Introduction to Engineering course aims tosupport first year students to learn about engineering, and motivate them to see it as theirfuture career. In addition to learning from the literature, students also interviewed at leasttwo practicing engineers to produce the group report and presentation for the assignment. Todetermine the impact of the assignment, a study was conducted in one of the classes byanalyzing the group reports and individual reflections written after its completion

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Best Zone Papers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

30-year low. In the Fall of 2001, only 2.5% of collegefreshmen women identified engineering as their probable career, while 13.2% of the freshmenmen did. In addition, while 8.3% of the freshmen men selected computer programmer or analystas a probable career, this career was selected by only 1.4% of the freshmen women.4 At this rate,the percentage of women in engineering will continue to increase, but very slowly.Why don’t more women choose engineering? Why do they choose some areas of engineeringover others? Why are they not retained in engineering as well as the men? Why aren’t thenumbers of women in engineering increasing as they are in medicine and law, whereapproximately half of the students in these majors are female? Is there anything

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Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Alexandra Archer, Michigan Technological University

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Community Engagement Division

essays by experimentalvariable (gender, class, experience). See Appendix A for the list of all codes(motivations) and Appendix B for the raw pie charts depicting all codes within thegroupings. While the top reason is idealistically focused (“helping others”), the rest arepragmatically focused professional and personal drivers.The top five reasons students participate in these programs are shown in Table 2 andinclude: helping others, personal goal, a desire to work abroad, a career goal, a desire tosolve problems and to gain hands on experience. A common statement was the desire tomake a difference and to use engineering to accomplish that goal for their community

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) awards for her engineering education research. Dr. Borrego has developed and taught graduate level courses in engi- neering education research methods and assessment from 2005-2010. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Page 22.1565.1 c American

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington; Richard Ladner, University of Washington; Annemarie Poginy, University of Portland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) and Accessible Technology Services at the University of Washington. DO-IT promotes the success of students with disabilities in postsecondary programs and careers, employing technology as an empowering too.Richard Ladner, University of Washington Richard E. Ladner, Boeing Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a B.S. in 1965 and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, at which time he joined the faculty of the University of Washington. Since 1994, as part of the DO-IT Project, he has held a one week summer workshop for disabled high school students encouraging them to pursue college

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lily Gossage

groups so that individuals areable to develop a sense of diversity within an inclusive environment.Defining the ProblemThe supposition that lack of perceived similarity affects the level of career interest and identitydevelopment of Latino/Hispanic engineering students prompts minority engineering programs toarrange for ethnically/racially-themed activities and events. These programs though well-intentioned, aim less at improving math skills or engineering career awareness as much as theyare valued for instilling students’ personal confidence, soft skills, and camaraderie within anenvironment of racially/ethnically like peers. Even while the dictum of these programs is to‘recruit and retain more under-represented minorities’, few activities

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Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin; Ara Winter, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology; Yang Liu, University of New Mexico, Department of Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Learning Sciences, University of New Mexico. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Progress toward lofty goals: a meta-synthesis of the state of research on K-12 engineering education (Fundamental)AbstractThis paper synthesizes literature on formal and informal engineering education in K-12 settings.We focus on outcomes related to (1) developing interest and/or identities in engineering,including in (2) engineering careers, (3) recruitment of increased numbers of students, (4)learning and achievement of science, technology, and mathematics content/practices, (5) learningand achievement of engineering content/practices, (6) understanding the nature of engineering,and (7) broadening

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Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan C Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Lauren Thomas Quigley, IBM Research

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Diversity

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

research and teaching within university settings. However, the workforce needs of aglobalized economy and students empowered by their agency to venture outside the traditionalacademic sphere into industry, entrepreneurship, consulting, and pre-college leadership, forexample, have led to the emergence of varied and non-traditional career paths. These pathschallenge the conventional norms and expectations of what it means to be an engineeringeducator.Despite the gradual recognition and tokenized celebration of these diverse career paths, asignificant gap exists in understanding the experiences of those pursuing them. The narratives ofPh.D. graduates in Engineering Education who choose non-academic careers are oftenovershadowed by the predominant

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PANEL: After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Clemson University; Joanna Wright, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #25794PANEL: After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Work-place?Dr. Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with research in protein engineering. Her current research interests include retention, diversity, and career pathways among engineering students and professionals.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Garcia; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Torres-Catanach; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Crystal Cholewa; Karla Ayala Mendoza

towards graduation and entry into the STEM workforce. Her educational background is in psychology, and within STEM- education, her research interests are centered on using mixed methods and asset-based frameworks to broaden participation of underrepresented minoritized students in STEM across all educational levels (k-12, graduate school, and academia). She is particularly interested in examining student's experiences with mentorship, sense of belonging, STEM career decision- making processes, and STEM identity development.Diane Elisa Golding (Assistant Professor of Instruction) Diane Elisa Golding is an educator, scholar, and mentor who is dedicated to student success. Her areas of interests include educator

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Nathan Urban, Lehigh University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

jointly by NationalAcademies of Science and Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. Their 1995 report, ‘Reshapingthe Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers, called for a change at the level of universitydepartments [9]. The institution should inform graduate students of various career options andoffer a variety of curricular options so that they make more fulfilling career choices while moreeffectively fulfilling national goals. In the ensuing decades, doctoral training continued to evolvein response to the demands of industry employers, but the changes were sporadic and inconsistent.The second comprehensive analysis of graduate education, also conducted by the NationalAcademies more than two decades later, called for even greater changes

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Heydi L Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Paper ID #36239Validating survey instruments to measure entrepreneurship educationoutcomes for undergraduate studentsMs. Heydi L Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a graduate student pursuing her Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her research interests include conducting research in the field of engineering education, to connect her research findings and implementation of the findings into her future career as an educator. Heydi Dominguez has earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering from the department of Mechanical Engineering. Her

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

a TexasA&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). Few STEMstudents get the opportunity to experience an authentic work environment before being thrustinto the workforce after graduation. Exposing college students to research projects early in theiracademic careers has demonstrated strong evidence of improved student-persistence [1]. TheNational Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering states that students should developtheir own project-based learning opportunities that are part of a team project effort [2].To help STEM students increase their preparedness and readiness for their future careers,TAMUK offers a three-week summer research internship (SRI) program to TAMUK sophomoreand junior students

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brooke Istas, Southern Methodist University; Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University; Elizabeth Leyva, Texas A&M University San Antonio; Matthew L. Bernacki, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

for the Math/Numeracy online resource collection, a part of the Basic Skills Collection of LINCS.Dr. Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University Candace Walkington is an Associate Professor in Mathematics Education and Learning Sciences at South- ern Methodist University. She studies personalizing math learning to students’ career and personal inter- ests.Dr. Elizabeth Leyva, Texas A&M University San Antonio Dr. Elizabeth Leyva is currently serving as the Director of Entry-Level Mathematics at Texas A&M University San Antonio. Her role focuses on student access and success in freshman level mathemat- ics courses, including the implementation of corequisite and supplemental instruction models to

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rong Su, University of Iowa

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

differences, particularly those in vocational interests and personality, in predicting work outcomes and has demonstrated how organizations can improve recruiting, selection, and retention outcomes by optimizing person-environment (P-E) fit. She also uses the theoretical lens of P-E fit to explain gender and racial career inequality and helps inform organizational strategies and public policy for diversity and inclusion. Dr. Su’s methodological expertise is on quantitative research methods and multivariate statistical analyses in applied psychological and management research, including meta- analysis, psychometric measurement, structural equation modeling, and methods for modeling P-E fit. Dr. Su’s research has been

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Faculty Development Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven Edalgo, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Cindy M. Lee, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Faculty Development Division

Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to examine the longitudinal career pathways of engineering PhDs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Exploring How Faculty Mentoring Influences Faculty ProductivityAbstract Faculty productivity is crucial for achieving tenure. Research suggests that mentoring during thetenure journey has positive effects. However, only a few studies link faculty mentoring andproductivity. In this Work in Progress, we summarize an exploratory, sequential, mixed-methodsstudy to develop a survey that links pre

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Kristine Denman; Joel Robinson; Tariq Khraishi

“comfortable and accepted” are less likely to drop out [2].Finally, improving student self-efficacy is important for retention. Self-efficacy refers toperceived self-confidence or level of competence [6]. Strong self-efficacy can bolstercommitment to academic and career-related goals. Notably, Moller-Wong, et al. argue thatcommitment to personal goals is the most important determinant of persistence [3]. A variety offactors may influence self-efficacy. For example, course difficulty or failure can lower academicself-efficacy, leading to dropping out of engineering [2]. Thus, identifying problems early on anddirecting students to available resources may help.Mentorship (including discussing role expectations), professional socialization experiences

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Posters and Workshops

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis; Stephen J Spicklemire, University of Indianapolis; Brendan Klaas; Allie Ilisa McClure; Seth Ward; Noah Christian McBride; Bo D Minor; Hung-fu Chang, University of Indianapolis

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Workshops and Posters

Univ. of Indianapolis Univ. of Indianapolis Univ. of Indianapoliswards@uindy.edu hchang@uindy.edu spicklemire@uindy.edu riccog@uindy.eduWith the progression of information and computer technology computers are used as a tool innearly every industry, including education. At the onset of COVID-19, computers becameessential for providing remote instruction options for curriculum that had previously beendelivered face-to-face. This is also true for the Career Analysis Organization of America(CAOA), an organization that teaches professional skills. CAOA needs an online platform thatenables students to receive, complete, and submit course material, and be able to dialogue withtheir instructor. More importantly, CAOA

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt

universities from Black Engineering faculty,” https://blackinengineering.org/action-item-list (retrieved 2020 July 29).Ashlee N. Ford VersyptAshlee N. Ford Versypt is an associate professor at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Ford Versyptbegan her academic career at Oklahoma State University where she rose to the rank of associateprofessor. She was the 2020-2021 Chair for the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division. She hasreceived a number of awards including the NSF CAREER Award, the ASEE ChemicalEngineering Division Fahien Award, the ASEE Midwest Section Outstanding Service Award,AIChE 35 Under 35, the OSU Outstanding Achievement for the Mentorship of Women, and theOSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Excellent Teacher Award

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

William J. Sproule; William H. Leder

ADDING CONSULTING ENGINEERING TO THE CURRICULUM William J. Sproule and William H. Leder Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityIntroductionMany civil and environmental engineering students join consulting firms when theygraduate or join later in their career. If they start their careers with a government agencyor contractor they will undoubtedly work with consultants. Many students do notunderstand how a consulting firm operates but are attracted by the business aspects ofconsulting and management. In response to student requests and the opportunity toprovide an introduction to consulting engineering, a three-credit elective course

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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

James Burton Dorsey, University of Washington

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Undergraduate Education

Paper ID #24212Increasing STEM Transfer Among Underrepresented Groups: What Mat-ters for Community College StudentsMr. James Burton Dorsey, University of Washington James Dorsey is the executive director of Washington State MESA, a program that prepares and encour- ages underrepresented groups (K16) to pursue science, engineering and technology careers. Dorsey’s professional background includes 25 years with both Washington and California MESA, advancing K-20 STEM education equity on statewide and national levels. Before his tenure with Washington MESA, Dorsey was national director of program development for Cal- ifornia

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Corporate Engagement Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Cheryl L. Knobloch, Pennsylvania State University

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Corporate Engagement, Diversity

Paper ID #242382018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Penn State Engineering Mentoring for Internship Excellence (EMIX): ”Gen-erating Strategic Corporate Partnerships to Catalyze Professional Success forWomen Engineers”Ms. Cheryl L. Knobloch, The Pennsylvania State University CHERYL KNOBLOCH is a ceramic engineer by academic preparation and early technical career. As a higher education professional for more than 20 years, Cheryl initiated her Penn State engineering re- search role in 1997; her career focus shifted in 2002 through her appointment as

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ERM Technical Session 24: Studies on Socioeconomic Status

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeeDee Conway, Southern Methodist University; David Deggs, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

for states where hubsof STEM innovation exist. The expectations being placed on the postsecondary educationsystems have never been greater, and the need for an initiative which promotes prosperity foradults interested in STEM careers is more urgent than ever in Dallas County, Texas and similarmetropolitan areas across the United States. According to the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, it is projected that the Dallas/FortWorth economy will continue to grow at a rate that exceeds most areas through at least the nextfive years, with the majority of these employment needs being in a STEM related field.Businesses focused on health care, logistics, engineering, and technology are contributing to thediverse local economy that leads the State

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Technical Session I

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2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

during Winter quarter. However, 88% Winter of 2015 and Winter of 2016, respectively. Notably,of the students recommended the course to incoming the largest difference occurred at the end of Winter Quarterfreshmen peers, indicating their favorite component of the (W15) where the first-year course concluded. For the pilotcourse being the hands-on learning. Figure 1 showed the group, the mean values of students’ interest in engineering,quadcopters made in teams by students and the delivery of interest in pursuing a career in engineering and thethe payload via distance and color recognition. importance of non-engineering courses all increased, when