Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney Winders; Cariana Cornel; Caralea Cornel, Brigham Young University; Allie Larson; Sarah A. Cunha; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Laura Wilkinson, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

in employment,where approximately 25% of computing jobs are held by women 2. Within Brigham YoungUniversity’s Information Technology program, we have struggled to achieve 10% femaleenrollment. This is unfortunate, as it is the universal opinion of our own faculty, supported byboth internal and external research data that gender balance enables peak productivity. It is thusextremely unfortunate that elements of society are still struggling with mistaken genderstereotypes, and that this, coupled with occasional misogyny can dissuade young women frompursuing a career in computing. While this may not be the only cause, it is unacceptable.We have found (in line with other research) that strong faculty mentorship is an important factorin

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail M. Clark, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

engineering graduates have the skills to be successful in the workplace (e.g., [1]-[2]).These courses act as a foundation on which build the rest of a student’ educational experienceand seek to, as recommended by the National Academy of Science, “introduce the “essence” ofengineering early in their undergraduate careers” [1, p. 2]. One widely adopted practice fromthese proposed changes is that of First-Year Engineering (FYE) courses, with nearly 60% ofengineering programs adopting a FYE course by 2013 [3]. Due to each institution’s uniquehistory, structures and needs, FYE programs across the country vary with regards to theircontent[4] and structure[3]. Additionally, there is some variation in timing of FYE courses, astransfer students are often

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kim Bullington, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Rafael Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

in Industrial Engineering focused on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation. She went through engineer- ing pathways herself, completing master electrician degree when completing Technical School in Uzice, Serbia, focusing on pre-engineering program on high power voltage systems and maintenance of electro- mechanical systems. Her research is focuses on engineering pathways, career and technical education, digital thread, cyber physical systems, mechatronics, digital manufacturing, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Astrid K Northrup P.E., Northwest College, Powell WY; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #28837”I’m not good at math,” she saidProf. Astrid K Northrup P.E., Northwest College, Powell WY Astrid Northrup earned her B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (Montana Tech) in 1984 and her M.S degree in petroleum engineering from Mon- tana Tech in 1986. She also earned a Certificate in Land Surveying from the University of Wyoming in 2005. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Wyoming. She worked in the petroleum industry as a reservoir engineer and as a private consultant before moving into a teaching career at North- west

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

will be sending my application to Tech within the next couple of days. I am very interested in becoming a Civil Engineer. -Seth Bond, Airline High School Senior (TechSTEP pilot participant 2005-06)LaTechSTEP targets students who have shown an aptitude for math and science but needadditional encouragement to consider a STEM discipline as a career choice. Participatingteachers select these students based on their personal experiences with them. “Allowing the high school teachers to select a few students from their classes gives us the ability to identify the students best suited for this program, the ones

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

Needs → Engineering → Technology ↑↓ Directed Scientific Research to gain a better understanding of phenomena when neededIt is important to note here that need drives the engineering activity which results in new technologies,products, and processes. The National Collaborative Task Force has chosen to craft its program ofadvanced studies for professional engineers with a focus on this understanding of engineering practice.3. How Professional Engineers GrowReceipt of the baccalaureate in engineering represents the starting point of a career in industry orgovernment practice for

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christa Lynch, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Arizona State University; mary ann Duggan, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

sciencesreport doing so due to poor instruction [4]. Accordingly, this line of research has sparked aninterest in improving the quality of education engineering students receive by improvinginstruction through increased understanding of student learning and motivation [3]. From a motivation perspective, some of the most important steps students taketoward a career in science and engineering (S & E) are in choosing the right coursework,experiences, and mentors to get them there. Over the past few years, researchers haveamassed a substantial body of knowledge regarding how students think about their personalfutures. They argue if we want to understand why students choose one career path overanother, and why they choose to persevere or abandon

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Titus-Becker, North Carolina State University; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jo-Ann Cohen, North Carolina State University; Kala Bullett, North Carolina State University; Susan Grant, North Carolina State University; Fay Cobb Payton, North Carolina State University; Adrianna Kirkman, North Carolina State University; Barbara Kirby, North Carolina State University; Wendy Krause, North Carolina State University; Carrie Thomas, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

) and weaknesses Administer Felder’s Learning Style Tool Explore career and personal goals Ongoing through workshops, journaling, concept Page 12.221.3 mapping Develop leadership skills Administer Skills Leadership Inventory (pre- and post-) Maintain balance between academic Utilize calendar tools to plan time; compare and personal life actual schedule with plan to adjust as necessary Increase the percentage of freshman

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide fundamental understanding of basic concepts in logistics transportation andrelating classroom theories with real time examples. Educating the K12 educators program wasdesigned to educate them with career opportunities, future perspectives of logistics transportationprofessionals, and resource availability. This paper will discuss the need of STEM education inlogistics transportation, sample curriculum design, implementation issues, and lessons learnedregarding the project. Page 23.381.2IntroductionLogistics transportation has become one of the last frontiers that still remain to be conquered bymost businesses in the twenty first century. Yet this cannot be

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University; Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Joyce Coleman, Academy High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

courses in science and/ormathematics thus further preparing them for careers in the science, technology, engineering andmath (STEM) related college degree programs3. As a result, there was a 25% drop inundergraduate enrollment reported during 1982-2000 period4. In the same study, it was notedthat over 800,000 students graduated from high schools in 2000; however, only 7,200 of thesestudents graduated with an engineering degree from a four-year institution 4. To furtheraccentuate the problem, the numbers of students in STEM related disciplines in underrepresentedgroups such as women, Hispanics, and African-Americans were at an even greater deficit asthey appear to select careers in programs such as the social sciences or complete their

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Karlin

factors2. Resources applied to reducing the pipeline leaks can have adramatic impact on the diversity and the effectiveness of the future STEM workforce3. Inaddition to low income and ethnic minority students, pre-college students hailing fromrural areas often have less access to the types of programming and mentoring which opentheir eyes to STEM career options4.This paper describes both an easily scalable program model to bring middle and highschool young women onto campus and the evolution of that program. By comparing theinitial iteration of the program with its current state, lessons are distilled in the hopes thatother programs will be able to reduce their learning curve.The Initial ProgramThroughout the evolution of the program, the goal was

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationWhatever the correctness of that debate of how full or empty the glass of opportunities is, globalcareer competition is a fact and will increase in intensity6. In a real sense, global careercompetition is prototypical of the problems created by globalization. The simple facts are thatknowledge favors those who seek it and that knowledge is readily available to virtuallyeveryone. Thus, engineering design will follow the historic path of manufacturing from westernnations to global markets. A process of world-wide employment equalization appears to be underway that includes the migration of highly skilled jobs.Global career

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Adams; Monica Bruning; Lawrence Genalo

career awareness.• The center will help to establish an early awareness of an engineering career path - especially critical to populations that are underrepresented in engineering.• The center will lead in learner-centered, hands-on, engineering activities with K-12 students.Engineering Programs in DeliveryThe center’s objectives are being met through various programs being delivered tostudents in grades K-12 and their current and future teachers. In a mobile roboticsprogram utilizing Legos and “Not Quite C” programming, an engineering course wascreated which provides technological literacy, hands-on learning activities, and fieldexperiences for future teachers. “Toying With Technology1,2,” as this program is titled,brings these hands

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Soderstrom; Chris Lorenz; Michael Keinath

influenced the College of Page 6.582.1 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Engineering’s pedagogical issues by focussing on our major missions that were outlined by thefirst members of the student chapter in the mission statement: … [The University of Michigan American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter] provides services to prepare interested graduate students better in their pursuit of careers in academia; to provide undergraduate students with a better

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Women in Engineering

committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Paige has 18 years of experience recruiting and retaining diverse populations in engineering. She earned her B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics (1992) and her M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2004) in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech Bevlee A. Watford is the interim department head of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is also director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity. She is a fellow of ASEE.Gregory M. Wilkins, Ph.D., Morgan State University Dr. Gregory M. Wilkins is a member of the faculty of the Department of

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

including 3 in medical school, 1 in dentalschool, 1 in law school, 4 working on PhDs and 13 working toward masters or havingcompleted masters degrees. Seventeen (22%) of the college graduates are working asprofessional engineers, architects or computer scientists. This article discusses themethods used to develop a very valuable and meaningful community outreach programthat continues to achieve its goal of helping improve the pipeline of students deciding tostudy STEM in college and going onto STEM careers. Page 25.358.2 IntroductionGeneration Y, Millennial Generation, or Generation Next are terms used to describe

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Eric Owens

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4183: ALIGNING FLORIDA’S MANUFACTURING PROGRAMSWITH EXTERNAL STANDARDS: CLOSING THE LOOPSDr. Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Cen- ter of Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Foundation and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla., since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida and its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways, curriculum development and reform for secondary and post-secondary Career and Technical Education programs, and professional development for technical teachers and faculty focused

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

, including interview skills training can be quite helpful to students.This paper discusses a particular strategy, the STAR method, used in a chemical engineeringlaboratory course to prepare students for answering almost any behavioral interview question.The behavioral type of interview question is the type most often used in many engineeringcompanies. The paper describes use of the STAR interview response, in-class activities, practiceusing sample questions, and an interview chart assignment. Finally, students’ assessment of themethod and interview chart is presented through the results of a survey.Some may question why professors from a school with a strong career center should even botherto offer interview instruction. Proponents of providing in

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian W. Anthony, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David E. Hardt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

essential components and growth opportunities of thefoundation - manufacturing and innovation - of an economy.There are many indicators of the decline of manufacturing in the US, most of them economic.One troubling indicator is the persistent lack of interest in careers in this field, particularly at thecollegiate and post-graduate level. While there are continual calls for better labor force trainingand government programs to support the same, there are actually disincentives for promisingyoung professionals to enter this field. Societal perception and industry needs seem to runcounter to one another. We propose that the MEngM can serve as one example of a newnational model for professional manufacturing engineering education. It can profoundly

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Chesler; Mark Chesler

womenand men, the needs of women (and many men) for supportive and nurturing relationships in themidst of a highly competitive educational system. Mentoring strategies that fit more readilywith a female cultural worldview, according to well-accepted theories on the sociology ofgender, are peer-, multiple- and collective mentorships. Mentoring of women must alsoacknowledge the socially-constructed dynamics of gender that affect cross-gender relationshipsand respond to the special ways in which women must often balance career and familyrelationships. Successful mentoring of women rests on, and can help create, a caring communityin which women (and men) have equal access to all educational resources including thoserelevant to their psychosocial as

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

the end of each work period.Students are hopefully trained as leaders, but they also must be treated as followers and givendirections that will cause them to secure answers to questions that revolve around their experiencewithin industry. If students are left to aimlessly wander during their work experience, they willmost likely fail to see some of the important elements of working in their chosen professions duringtheir college or university careers. They also may find that the information for which they are askedto share when they return to their respective schools may have been lost or never even thoughtabout during their experience. It is important to lay sufficient groundwork for the students beforethey move into the industrial settings

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Assessment of Design Projects and Approaches to Capstone Courses

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarath Chandra Kumar Jagupilla P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology ; Elizabeth O'Connell, Stevens Institute of Technology ; Muhammad R. Hajj, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

futurecareers, and (2) serves as a platform through which the undergraduate experience of all studentsin the program is enhanced. The approach involves complementary engagement of a technicaladvisor, a course instructor, a course facilitator, and an industry sponsor. The technical advisorensures that the project synthesizes and applies technical knowledge (e.g., engineering design,software, analysis, prototyping, testing, project management, etc.) as taught in the sophomoreand junior years. The course instructor is responsible for overall guidance, scheduling,assignments, team set-up and coordination, and assessment. The course facilitator incorporatesspecialty seminars, networking events, outreach, site visits, and career opportunities offeredwithin

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nyota Prakash Patel, University of Virginia; Deepika Sahoo, University of Virginia; Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

disciplines [2]. Engineering curriculums typically well-incorporate fundamentalinstruction through required introductory applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, computerscience, and engineering design coursework. However, exposure to multiple disciplines is oftenoverlooked in the process of developing engineering curriculums [3-5]. Given that majorselection is typically done in students’ first and second years [6-11], sufficient exposure toresearch, career/internship, alumni/professional experiences, and ethical/social insights isespecially important early in college. This will enable students to better choose majors/careersthat align with their interests and aptitudes [12-13]. Engineers stand to acquire many benefitsfrom an interdisciplinary

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Apronti, Angelo State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Elaine Stribling, Angelo State University; Stephanie Solis, Angelo State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #43933Board 328: Lessons Learned from First-time, First-year Startup of ASESS-STEM ProgramDr. Dick Apronti, Angelo State University Dick Apronti is an associate professor at Angelo State University. He teaches transportation engineering courses, engineering graphics, and plane surveying. His research interests are in transportation safety and planning.Dr. William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University Dr. Kitch is Professor and Chair of the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the public

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

a fulltime practicing professional engineer.Constant turnover in the position was difficult to handle and an adjunct could not expand thecourse into a program. In 2006, the author began to teach the class and initiated a majorcollaborative effort with practitioners in the state in order to 1) improve land development designeducation, including increasing student awareness of land development design as a career path,and 2) increase student – practitioner interaction. The Land Development Design Initiative(LDDI) involves more than 70 engineering and land development firms and directly involvesindustry professionals in teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, and promoting landdevelopment to undergraduate students.Strategic planning for

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine A Broom, University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Wendy Lynn Klassen, University of British Columbia, Okanagan ; Carolyn Labun, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Carolyn Labun is a Senior Instructor in the School of Engineer at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia. Page 22.685.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Education-Engineering Collaborative Research Project Exploding Stereotypes: Care and Collaboration in EngineeringOverview and AimsResearch has found that students in schools often hold stereotypes of STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects and careers: they view them as male-dominated, individualistic8 and uncaring. They are perceived to marginalize women.6 Thesestereotypes

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1758: FRONTIERS OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGI-NEERING: AN INTRODUCTORY FIRST YEAR COURSEJohn A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute John A. Orr is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and served as Provost of WPI from 2007 through June, 2010. Prior to this he held the position of Dean of Undergraduate Studies. He served as head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1988 to 2003. Dr. Orr received the BS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories and joined the faculty

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University; Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

). Page 22.277.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Benefits and Challenges of Go!: An Innovative Online Publication to Attract Teens to TransportationAbstractThis paper discusses benefits and challenges of creating, supporting, and promoting a unique freeonline publication called Go! designed to attract middle and high school students to educationalopportunities and careers in transportation.In addition to workforce development, Go! also serves as a valuable resource for supporting andenhancing informal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.Go!’s value lies in its online presence and informative STEM articles that foster

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

schools in the Greater Los Angeles Area haveparticipated in SECOP. By working with community organizations we have reachedhighly motivated students who are close to our university geographically. Thesecommunity organizations are valuable sources of inspired students who have supportivefamilies who are very eager to have their children participate in a summer program fortwo weeks.SECOP focuses on introducing students to science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) careers and improving students’ content knowledge in these topicareas. The goal of SECOP is to address the shortage of African American, Latino andNative American and female students studying STEM at college level by introducingstudents to pre-engineering and advanced

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Glover; Frank Claydon; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft; Julie Trenor

engineers,faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students throughout the week. Topics of discussion notonly include general engineering questions, but also issues specific to females pursuing careersin engineering. At the end of camp, the girls present what they learned and demonstrate theirrobots to their parents, teachers, and peer participants. To date, over 125 girls representing a broad spectrum of ethnic and socio-economicbackgrounds have completed the program. To provide continued support, guidance, and contactwith other GRADE campers, faculty and guests throughout the girls’ academic careers, allGRADE Camp participants are encouraged to use a dedicated and secure GRADE CampCommunities of Practice website. Efforts are ongoing to track