Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

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

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

stories also provide insights into how experiences and context impact decisions to persistand finding one’s identity. As Tonso [19] indicates, the aspect of engineering identity isentwined in inclusion and diversity. Experiences of gender gap and exclusion in engineering forthese women, led to various ways of coping, building resilience and developing an identity ofbelonging. Nisha found a role-model in a female faculty member, whereas Thiennes respondedby staying self-motivated through connecting with peers, faculty and other university resources.The community mindedness instilled in Gloria’s early years provided the anchor for her topersist in her second attempt at engineering education. Amy realized that peers are a criticalresource to not