Paper ID #24533Icarus: The Development of a Voluntary Research Program to Increase En-gineering Students’ EngagementMr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical practices, environmental, ethics and humanitarian engineering, and non-traditional knowledge transfer. Homero has been recognized as a Fulbright scholar and was inducted
fluently. Her PhD focus is on creativity and design in engineering education. When not studying or teaching, Desen is riding her bikes up and especially down the mountains of Southwest Virginia.Dr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical practices, environmental, ethics and humanitarian engineering, and non-traditional knowledge transfer. Homero has been recognized as a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet
a faculty member of the Electrical Engineering Department. She also served as Department Chair and was a member of the University Research Council before pursuing doctoral studies. Prior to joining ADDU in 2008, Ms. Soledad was a Senior Team Lead for Accenture, where she worked on and managed systems maintenance and enhancement projects.Prof. Scott W Case, Virginia Tech Scott W. Case is the Reynolds Metals Professor of Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech. He has previously served as associate department head of Engineering Science and Mechanics and as Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs within the College of Engineering.Dr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of
Evaluation from Virginia Tech. Her research and scholarship are focused on exploring the implementation of mixed methods, qualitative, and arts-informed research designs in studies examining issues of social justice and educational equity. Currently, she is on a research team examining the impacts of an out-of-school STEM summer program for racially underrepresented youth.Dr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical
/program availability at the high school (Matusovich,Carrico, Paretti, & Boynton, 2017). Although only cited by one participant, the idea of needingto know what engineering is to even pursue an engineering degree is also represented in currentliterature (Matusovich, Streveler, Miller, & Olds, 2009)While these factors themselves are not new, we identified nuances that emerged through ourability to compare across different schools in proximal locations with different resources asdescribed in the methods. For example, we confirmed findings from literature that people matter(Boynton, 2014; Carrico, Murzi, & Matusovich, 2016). However, nuanced in our data set is thatdespite the schools’ proximity to one another, the ways people talk about
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