Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session V

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

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Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E. Smith, North Carolina State University; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington

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the senior women faculty, the second summittook place NC State and was a mini-summit specifically structured for senior underrepresentedminority women engineering faculty interested in leadership; 25 full professors and faculty 2years away from full professor attended. The senior women focused on identifying best practicesin cross-cultural mentoring, leading in the academy, professional development activities (e.g.,NSF program director, AAAS Fellows) and developing a collective voice in the academy forissues that go beyond diversity and mentoring, and laid the groundwork for the final summit.Figure 1: Participants in second summit held at California Institute of Technology in 2009The third summit for 60 women of all ranks, was co-sponsored by

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

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

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Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Padma Akkaraju, Oregon State University; Joseph McGuire, Oregon State University; Thuy T. Tran, Oregon State University; Andrea Zigler, Oregon State University

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inrecruitment, hiring, and promotion policies and strategies to improve institutional climate. In theCOE, ADVANCE seminar alumni thus far include the dean, four of five associate deans, four offive school heads, and 11 other engineering faculty with both direct and indirect means forsupporting change.College context and the strategic planIn June 2014 the College of Engineering began a strategic planning process and in May 2015celebrated adoption of Creating a better future — A strategic plan for the Oregon StateUniversity College of Engineering 2015-2020. The plan is framed around four Strategic Goalsrelating to (1) community, (2) transformational education, (3) research and innovation, and (4)partnerships. Goal 1 in particular commits the college to

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session III

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

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Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Kali Furman, Oregon State University; Qwo-Li Driskill, Oregon State University; Rebecca L. Warner, Oregon State University; Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University; H. Tuba Ozkan-Haller, Oregon State University

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learning practice are presented and discussed,and transformative outcomes that can be linked to seminar participation presented.IntroductionWomen have historically been underrepresented within the ranks of tenured or tenure-trackfaculty with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines [1]. This isespecially so at higher academic ranks. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recognizedthis issue and has been funding Institutional Transformation (IT) projects geared towardsremedying this shortcoming. In fall 2014 Oregon State University (OSU) received such anaward, created OREGON STATE ADVANCE, and established its overarching goal to serve as acatalyst for advancing the study and practice of equity, inclusion, and social

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session II

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

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Nicole N. Aljoe, Northeastern University; Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College; Michele C. Deramo, Virginia Tech; Barbara J. Guthrie, Northeastern University; Kathleen Kenney, Northeastern University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Rania Sanford, Stanford University; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Engineering Education, 2018Improving Institutional Commitment for the Success of Academic Women of Color Through Focused ConferencesAbstractThe underrepresentation of women of color in faculty positions in the U.S has presented alongstanding challenge for most universities that desire the benefits of faculty diversity forequity and excellence, student learning, and ongoing knowledge and technology development.Lower status and fewer opportunities for women who are also members of a racial/ethnicminority group lead to their experiencing a “double bind,” with increased consequences for thesurvival and success of women of color in the academic profession [1], [2]. Women of color inthe disciplines of science, mathematics, and

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session IV

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

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Scott Franklin, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eleanor C. Sayre, Kansas State University; Mary Bridget Kustusch, DePaul University

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in the Network of STEM EducationCenters (NSEC)[1], an organization of campus-based centers that seek to catalyze broadeducation transformation. The vast majority of these workshops, or similar on-campus programs,aim to transform faculty practice in the classroom. These workshops tend to be limited to facultyat the particular institution and reside in an administrative unit (the center) rather than anacademic department. A consequence of this placement is that these efforts are most commonlyinterpreted by departments and administration as pertaining exclusively to an individual’steaching responsibilities rather than their scholarship. Teaching workshops may also be seenpejoratively, associated with the remediation of “bad” teachers, or with a

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session III

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

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Gretalyn (Gretal) Leibnitz, Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)

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Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session V

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

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats, Mississippi State University; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston

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her research interests involve investigation of the toxicological effects of carbon-based nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites to wastewater microbial communities and their potential applications for water treatment and corrosion prevention. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Professional Preparation of Underrepresented Minority PhD's and Post-Docs for a Career in Engineering Academia Teresa J. Cutright1,*, Rebecca K. Willits1, Linda C. Coats2, Lakiesha Williams2, Debora Rodrigues3 1: University of Akron, Akron OH 44325 2: Mississippi State University, Starkville MS

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session IV

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

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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Nilanjan Banerjee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Elsa D. Garcin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Wayne G. Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan McDonough, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Christopher Murphy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Kevin Erling Omland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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via conformational changes, post- translational modifications, and protein:protein interactions. Her research areas include proteins in the nitric oxide/GC-1/cGMP pathway crucial to the cardiovascular system, non canonical protein:RNA inter- actions, ligand:protein interactions and novel methods to detect protein:protein interactions. At UMBC, Dr Garcin is a member of the Women in Science and Engineering faculty group (WISE) and the Commit- tee on Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE).Dr. Wayne G. Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Wayne G. Lutters is the director of the multi-disciplinary Interactive Systems Research Center and an Associate

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

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

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Robin McCann, Shippensburg University; Alice Armstrong, Shippensburg University; Bilita S. Mattes, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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access to apipeline of local graduating women in STEM while improving their workplace culture fordiverse employees.IntroductionThe percentage of women undergraduate students continues to increase and reach parity withmale students in higher education; however, women remain underrepresented amongst STEMfaculty, particularly in tenured and senior ranks, and administrative positions. In academia,women in STEM account for less than 20 percent of qualified applicants [1], 31 percent of full-time faculty, and 27 percent of deans and department heads [2]. Women also comprise adisproportionately low number of full professorships in STEM, with women accounting for 42%of instructors and assistant professorships, 34% of associate professorships, and only

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session III

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

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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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about faculty satisfaction reveal faculty of color perceivedepartmental climates as less positive than peers across multiple dimensions. Through interviewswith departing faculty, as well as faculty negotiating retention packages, we clarify additionalfactors affecting faculty of color retention. In this paper, we (1) discuss main findings about theclimate for faculty of color on our campus, (2) describe how social science research, institutionaldata, and evaluation inform our programmatic work, and (3) highlight how the strategic use ofdata allows us to better engage campus stakeholders in institutional change efforts in support offaculty diversity.IntroductionThe underrepresentation of faculty women of color in academia remains a national

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 2

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Christine Newman, Johns Hopkins University

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 prepares reasonable budgets based upon programming and upon faculty  time commitments.  Our administrator has an NSF budget template that we fill out  so that we get the correct IDC on the salary portion and put the “participant  support costs” in the correct part of the budget.  We recommend for K‐12 outreach  budgets: 1‐2% of total if leveraging existing programming infrastructure 5‐10% of total if developing new programming  9Once awarded, our administrator works with the Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) administrator to set up separate internal accounts for “participant support costs” for K‐12 outreach

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 4

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Christine Tysor, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Christian Matheis, Guilford College

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moves beyondquantitative measures to investigate participants’ experiences of inclusion.1. IntroductionResearch centers and institutes within higher education institutions have grown with the declinein public funding and emerging new research priorities. Although these organizational entitiesvary significantly in terms of resources, structure, and mission, they usually provide some levelof support for different research activities, in which collaboration is encouraged, internally orexternally. Boardman and Corley [1] refer to research collaborations as one thing that researchcenters have in common. Seed grant programs are one of the strategies that research centers maymaintain to provide faculty with funding opportunities to encourage research

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami

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postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Tech’s Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and three years as a faculty member at Olin College of En- gineering in Massachusetts. Alexandra’s research aims to improve the design of educational experiences for students by critically examining the work and learning environments of practitioners. Specifically, she focuses on (1) how to design and change educational and work systems through studies of practicing engineers and educators and (2) how to help students transition into, through and out of educational and work systems.Dr. Ines Basalo, University of Miami Dr. Basalo is an Assistant Professor in Practice in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Leanne DeVreugd, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Julie Walters, Oakland University; Bradley John Roth; Sanela Martic

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Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder; Karen G. Braun, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder

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college’s program• Initiate a Higher Education Recruitment Consortium in our state/regionOngoing Challenges/Issues• Candidates are well trained NOT to mention partners prior to offer being made• Negative assumptions about partner’s competence1 (“second hire” vs “trailing spouse”)• Potential illegalities of family-status inquiries • Actual & perceived• No guarantee of employment for EITHER visitor• HERC must be initiated at university system level • System staff “doesn’t have bandwidth to lead effort” 1 Schiebinger, Henderson, and Shannon (2008).Suggestions• We are seeking suggestions from other universities!References• Gibney, E. (13 April, 2017). Teaching load could put female scientists