Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

several successful Engineering Technology programs and a TechnologyEducation program within our department. In 2007, faculty these programs workedtogether to provide engineering education professional development experiences fornearly 400 teachers; who in turn have taught thousands of K-12 students. This wasfacilitated with the assistance of a $1.7 million grant, and visiting faculty from severalleading design centers in England. This conceptual framework is partially a result of thefindings of that project. Within our Technology Education program, this is ourframework for preparing technology teachers. These teachers promote technologicalliteracy and engineering. The four elements of the framework are 1) Design, 2) Living, 3) Productivity

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alfiya Ivanovna Lakhova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

and established system of training,not focused on current scientific and technological requirements of the industry [2]. Lack of staff holding competencies in the field of technology of production, processing,transportation, which will be able to rapid response to market conditions and rapidly changingeconomical situation, assess the conditions and consequences of their organizational andmanagement solutions, project management in the field of high technologies, marketingresearches, develop business plans of production and realization of products is one of themost urgent problems of modern high-tech industries in innovatively developing enterprisesof petrochemical complex. An effective way to solve this problem is implementation of

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

Tagged Topics

Student Development

selected the NanoJapan: International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NanoJapanIREU) and the RQI Research Experiences for Undergraduates (RQI REU) programs for comparisonbecause both programs are funded by the NSF, headquartered at Rice University, recruit participantsfrom universities nationwide via a competitive selection process, enable students to participate incutting-edge research in fields related to nanoscale and atomic-scale systems, phenomena, anddevices, and require participants to present topical research posters on their summer projects at asummer research colloquium as a capstone experience. Page 20.42.4The NanoJapan

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rusk Masih

in the industry for twenty years as senior design engineer, project engineer and project manager. After joining the university, he published more than seventy papers in the professional journals and conference proceedings, in the field of lift slab structures stability, geotechnical engineering and engineering education. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Page 10.351.4 copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kofi Nyamekye; Yildirim Omurtag

Communication (3 credit hours) 2. ENGR 8300: Engineering Leadership for Innovation (3 credit hours) 3. ENGR 8500: Research Methods in Engineering I (3 credit hours) 4. ENGR 8550: Research Methods in Engineering II (3 credit hours) 5. ENGR 8700: Engineering Research Project Development I (3 credit hours) 6. ENGR 8750: Engineering Research Project Development II (3 credit hours)As part of the final requirements for Engineering Research Project Development II, studentstake rigorous written and oral examinations. When a student successfully completes this courseand passes the oral and written examinations, he or she can then start the research fordissertation. Thus, the Engineering Research Project Development

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Fichana; Ann Marie Flynn; Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Jim Henry

10471Abstract“Greening” the engineering curriculum is an important consideration for sustainable engineeringeducation from fundamentals to design in the 21st century. This paper describes the latestadvances in an educational project sponsored by the United States Environmental ProtectionAgency to integrate green engineering principles into the chemical engineering curriculum. Thisproject has engaged faculty from engineering schools across the country to develop web-basedinstructional modules to allow for the seamless integration for green engineering principles suchas risk concepts, green chemistry, mass and energy integration, life-cycle assessment intochemical engineering courses. Currently, faculty have contributed to chemical engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

7.938.1* For a “virtual tour” of the ITLL visit http://itll.colorado.edu. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAE 2000, midway through year five. The sophomore course ASEN 2002 Introduction toThermodynamics and Aerodynamics is discussed in detail to illustrate horizontal integration,hands-on experiments, design projects, and implementation of the proactive philosophy. Finally,challenges and compromises in maintaining the AE 2000 are discussed.Engineering Knowledge, Curriculum, and a ProActive Philosophy Engineering curricula are continuously revised and updated in the United States

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

in engineering requires that students understand their professional and ethicalresponsibilities. ABET also asks programs to ensure that students integrate ethicalconsiderations into a "major design project." Even a quick look at these ethics requirementsmakes it clear that the ethical component of this new engineering curriculum cannot becompletely delegated to the ethics expert, for example, a philosopher who would teach afreestanding course in engineering ethics required of all engineering students. For reasons thatwe will discuss below, the freestanding course, while an essential part of a successfulengineering program, does not by itself achieve the integration of ethics into the engineeringcurriculum that ABET requires.One of the

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Glen Smerage

Copyright ” 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”quizzes and exams in the classroom are necessary, a similar procedure would workvery well.In Biological Systems Analysis, a term project producing an original mathematicalmodel of a specific system is required; it is another activity outside the classroom. Overthe past four years, students were required to formulate their mathematical models inMathcad1. Preparation via computer of the project report included drawing processdiagrams and other graphics and word processing. Many students elected to do theirentire reports in Mathcad 1, utilizing its capabilities for passive verbal and mathematicaltexts and active mathematics.ConclusionOver the past four years

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lewis Frasch

student group was the Flow Characteristics Lab. In thisexperiment, students manually took pressure measurements along a four-inch diameter tube and,utilizing Pitot tube and orifice data, predicted K-factors for various entrances and friction factorsfor the tube. The student project group was tasked with redesigning the experiment for dataacquisition using a standard university laptop. The expectation for the new experiment was thata student would bring a laptop to the TSL, be handed a CD, and upon installing the software beable to take and analyze the lab's data.Utilizing analog pressure transducers, an A/D converter, Taltech's WinWedge software, andVisual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel, the group succeeded admirably. The system

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Rowena Kay Mascarenhas, TiE Boston; Adam B. Carter, TiE Boston

on five continents for the past 25+ years. He holds degrees from University of Michigan (Honors, Cultural Anthropology), George Washington University’s Elliott School (Masters, International Affairs) and Moreland University (Masters, Education). He was also a United Nations Fellow at UNHCR and Fulbright Scholar in Spain. Adam is currently the Associate Program Director for TiE Boston’s Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Academy, which is a transformative program that nurtures high school students’ entrepreneurial spirit through work- shops, mentorship, hands-on projects, and real-world experience, culminating in a final pitch competition, empowering them to become future leaders and innovators in the business landscape

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Matthew Levi Giles, University of Southern California; Joy Uehara, University of Southern California; Haylee Mota, University of Southern California; Emma Katharine Singer, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Matthew R Gilpin, University of Southern California; Akshay Potnuru; Jessica Aftosmis, University of Southern California

visuallyimpaired for personal and professional use [6]. Race et al. have created a discernible tactileschematic using low-cost microcapsule fusers. These schematics act as tactile based circuitdiagrams for visually impaired with raised surfaces on paper [7]. Another approach given by Engelet al. is SVGPlott, which is an accessible tool to generate highly adaptable audio-tactile charts forthe visually impaired [8]. Hakim et al. proposed a mechatronics approach to process digital images,displaying them in tactile graphic format using a Raspberry Pi 3 and a mini push-pull solenoidwith a combination of Python and OpenCV to create an assistive device for the visually impaired[3]. There are multiple development projects approaching engineering education for the

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 2: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston Langston; Elizabeth Generas

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, University of Dayton Kelly Bohrer is the Executive Director of the ETHOS Center, a community engagement center connecting students, faculty, and staff with NGOˆa C™s around the world for technical projects as part of immersions, teaching, and scholarly activity. She also is thDr. Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton Kellie Schneider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management, Systems, and Technology at the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the faculty at UD, she was an instructor in the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests are in the areas of engineering education and community-based operations research.Mrs. Marjorie Langston Langston

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Matthew Cavalli P.E., Western Michigan University

sequence of simulation activities designed to support studentdistance learning outcomes in an introduction to Metal Casting course.1 The revised curriculumrepresented a variant of the activities used in a conventional Metal Casting course (EDMM3520). Casting activities that were demonstrated in a working metal casting laboratory wereconverted to CAD models and used in casting simulation activities. A sequence of simulationprojects was administered in activities over the course of the semester. The chronology of thesimulation projects was designed to build on metal casting technology involvement with thecomplexity in logical systematic and sequential method.Students were presented each simulation activity for a period of two weeks and studied

Collection

2023 PSW

Authors

Tara Esfahani; David Copp

authorsof [14] investigated undergraduate engineering students’ test anxiety and its relation to examformats and access to technology and a quiet place to study. The authors of [15] interviewedengineering students and instructors from a calculus course on the impact of the transition, andtheir results highlight the diverse needs of students and students’ decreased access to resources. Aparticular challenge for online engineering courses is facilitating virtual laboratory experimentsand hands-on projects, and the impact of COVID-19 on senior capstone design courses has beenstudied (see, e.g., [16, 17]).In this paper, we present a qualitative analysis of upper division engineering students’ responsesto open-ended survey questions on their experiences

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Craig G Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

due to the time it took them to teachpatients how to use the device, and patients refused to use the device for fear that it resembled adevice used for inhaling narcotics. As a result of poor sales, in 2007 Pfizer withdrew Exuberafrom the market, and instead of reaching the initially projected yearly revenues of $2 billion, thecompany suffered a $2.8 billion loss11.In the 1930s Douglas Aircraft introduced the DC-3 aircraft, which has been called by many themost successful airplane ever built. It had an incredibly long life and was very successfully usedfor many, originally unintended, commercial purposes in the US and abroad12. Consequently,Douglas Aircraft experienced great success, primarily because it was able to satisfy

Conference Session

Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient.Dr. Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University Page 24.1087.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Snapshot of an Interdisciplinary Graduate Engineering

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Poleacovschi, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #9839The Use and Misuse of ”Gender” and ”Sex” Terminologies in Civil Engineer-ing LiteratureCristina Poleacovschi, University of Colorado-Boulder I am a PhD student at the University of Colorado-Boulder studying Construction Engineering in Man- agement. My two areas of research interest are in construction global projects and gender issues in engineering. Prior to coming to Boulder I have received my MS in Civil Engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville.Dr. Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Amy Javernick-Will is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder in the

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

review material, readingassignments, and lab equipment training. Another looks at the use of flipping the classroom tomake room for in-class problem solving. A third project uses pre-homework assignments andonline quizzing with incremental feedback to promote student self-directed learning and improvestudent confidence. Student survey data, relative student performance, and faculty workload willall be discussed.BackgroundIn the fall of 2008 the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville began a collaborative distance education program where place-bound students couldcomplete their entire four-year electrical engineering (EE) degree from any of the universitysystem’s two-year college sites located throughout

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Yu, University of Hartford; Krista M Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

verification, and teaching with new educational methods, including peer instruction, personal response systems, video games, and state- of-the-art CAD tools.Dr. Krista M Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Krista M. Hill is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. PhD and MSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester MA, and previ- ously a project engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. She instructs graduate and undergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded mi- croprocessor based systems. Her current projects involve small system design, signal processing, and intelligent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; John H Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona State University; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Russell Cox

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

) and (2) they have enthusiasticallyembraced our vision to reach out to students to attract them to exciting engineering careers. TheMETS project goals were to develops a supply-chain of high quality engineering students by 1)supporting the CCs’ HS student outreach activities, 2) supporting the CC engineering courses byproviding materials, tutoring, local engineering speakers, and tuition scholarships, 3) conducting Page 23.903.4“Be an Engineer” events on the CC campuses to CC students and local HS students and theirparents, 4) following up with classes/workshops/seminars - exploiting time-tested techniques,assignments, as well as one-on-one and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W Villachica, Boise State University; Anthony Wayne Marker, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin; Amy Chegash, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

members of the engineering facultyattended the first meeting of the Sounding Board. One member from the engineering facultyattended the subsequent meeting. Subsequent informal conversations provided anecdotal dataindicating that faculty have other more pressing demands on their time—even when theresearchers buy the first round of appetizers at a local restaurant. The Sounding Board conceptproved inherently unsustainable.After the Sounding Board folded, the researchers continued with the redesign of a senior-levelThermal and Fluids Systems Design (ME 424) course that provides an application-orientedapproach to thermal and fluid science concepts using a systems design format. Evidence-basedredesign efforts included:  A focus on project- and

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Theyconcluded that soft skills can be taught, albeit not through traditional lecture means and a degreeof mentoring is recommended in the workplace, if possible. They tended to see the skillsenhanced through experiential project work. Similarly, Parker and Anderson10 at the Universityof Wisconsin deleted specific lectures on time management and teamwork skills in favor ofhaving students do appropriate project work to learn these same skills in a trial introduction tocivil and environmental engineering course. Vasko, et al11 concluded that once a projectexperience was concluded, soft skills such as life-long learning could be adequately assessed bystudent survey techniques. Tallon and Budny12 took a different approach in adding specificpublic speaking

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth (elisha) Mh Garcia, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Deanna L Bergondo, United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

energy for the course. This included showing the books available through thelibrary, and emphasizing the suggested, but not required, text by Boyle, Renewable Energy:Power for a Sustainable Future4. Then the website for Ocean Energy Systems5, an InternationalEnergy Agency technology initiative, was projected and some material was highlighted.2. Marine Energy Sources was presented by the science faculty co-instructor of the course.The presentation was a slight modification from the one used in 2009, so the content was thesame as noted in Table 2. The different types of energy that are found in the ocean werepresented, broken down into the categories of thermal (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, orOTEC), mechanical, including both potential

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin R Campbell, Robert Morris University; A. Clayton Pozzi

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

be taught at any undergraduate school with a rudimentaryelectronics laboratory using commercially available game technology.5 In this project, undergraduate students analyzed the game “The Force TM Trainer” fromStar Wars TM Science which contains a biosensor device for measuring neural activity andfunctions as a basic electroencephalogram (EEG).6 This game was developed by the game Page 23.1376.2company Uncle Milton in conjunction with NeuroSky Inc., which pioneered the low costbiosensor that allows forms of neural activity to be monitored and used for game play andresearch endeavors.7,8 By specifically examining “The Force TM Trainer

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 4: Engaging Authentic Engineering Practices

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azizi Penn, Purdue University; Rachel E. Higbee, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Hillary E. Merzdorf, Texas A&M University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Tamara J Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) into each unit through a “real-world”engineering design challenge. The curricula employ engineering challenges that engage andmotivate students to apply newly learned principles to an engineering design problem. Thecurriculum aims to support student autonomy and competence needs by giving studentsstructured opportunities to make choices in an engineering design project. The goal is thatintegrated STEM will motivate students with varying interests because of its variety and supportfor their sense of autonomy, choice, and competence. This study will investigate a pedagogicalstrategy that asks students to anticipate the learning they need to engage in to prepare forimplementing their engineering

Conference Session

Instructional Showcase

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Greg J Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Rachel E. Gehr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Azizi Penn, Purdue Engineering Education; Breejha Sene Quezada, Purdue Engineering Education; Deana Lucas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; JaKobi Burton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rena Ann Sterrett, Purdue Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Professional Interest Council (PIC)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

justify their design SCALE K-12 Projectdecisions which they will SCALE K-12 is part of a workforce development project, SCALE,then communicate to the that has been funded in response to the need to develop an industry-client. State standards ready workforce as the U.S. brings microchip manufacturing backwere integrated into all within the country’s borders in order provide a supply of trusted andlessons which allows for the assured ME. SCALE K-12 works with targeted school districts insubstitution of these units Indiana and Illinois to implement ME integration across their entirefor existing K-12 content. school systems

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Ciara Swan MFA-W, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

machine learning:models are being used in research projects and their applications span a wide range of topicsfrom environmental, construction, geotechnical, structural, transportation, to water resourcesengineering [5]. Demonstrated uses of AI in professional civil engineering practice are not asprevalent. The slow rate of adoption may be influenced by the conservative nature of civilengineering stemming from its direct charge of protecting human health and safety. Also,adoption of AI into civil engineering education is currently limited, so future civil engineers lacktraining and expertise in its application [3]. Additionally, AI models typically lack transparency,which is counter to civil engineering design methods that rely on codes and

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Bassett, Texas A&M University; Cindy Lawley, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Continuing Education Program, the System-wide Engineering Academic Program, TEES Regional Divisions, and the Conference and Events Division for Texas A&M Engineering. She has a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Purdue University, a M.A. in Education from the University of Alabama, and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Mississippi University for Women. She has over 30 years of experience in project management, with over 25 years in Higher Education. Dr. Lawley does research in engineering education, PK-12, professional and continuing education, and workforce development. Over the last 30 years, Dr. Lawley has worked extensively with industry and academia in creating a talent pipeline, upskilling

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

provide programs and spaces where minority studentscan foster higher self-confidence and positivity towards engineering.IntroductionReducing the gender gap in educational outcomes requires better recognizing the systemicbarriers that exist in higher education. Individual, group, institutional, and societal factors playan essential role in maintaining the gap in women's college attainment, particularly inengineering. According to the National Girls Collaborative Project [1], young women havesimilar abilities in mathematics and sciences but differ in their confidence, interest, andbelongingness to science-related fields, compared to young men. Historically, engineering hasbeen framed and perceived as a male-dominated discipline, emphasizing traits