Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Karissa Tilbury; Mohamad Musavi; Cary James; Alex Friess

2025 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, March 22, 2025, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. The Effectiveness of Periodic Workshops as part of an NSF S-STEM Support Ecosystem Mohamad Musavi Karissa Tilbury Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering University of Maine University of Maine Orono, ME Orono, ME musavi@maine.edu

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University; Husnu Saner Narman, Marshall University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #49763Mindset Matters: Exploring Grit and Attitudes in Engineering and CS Undergradsin an NSF S-STEM funded programDr. Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University Dr. Tina Cartwright is a professor of science education at Marshall University. She collaborates with colleagues across both the Colleges of Science and Engineering and Computer Science to support student success in STEM.Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University Julie Snyder-Yuly, Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies, Marshall University (Ph.D. University of Utah, 2017). Dr. Snyder-Yuly’s research engages qualitative and

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 5: From Barriers to Bridges: The GEES Program's Impact on Low-Income Master's Students' Success and Professional Development

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Ximing Li, University of Pittsburgh; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Keith Trahan, University of Pittsburgh; Tagbo Herman Roland Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Topics

2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

and their career progression in STEM fields [1]-[2].In order to bridge these gaps, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) has fundedprograms aimed at supporting students through scholarships, mentorship, and careerdevelopment. The Graduate Engineering Education Scholarship (GEES) of the University ofPittsburgh is one of the success cases of the NSF S-STEM (Track 2) initiative. The GEESprogram, launched 2019 by the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering(SSoE), is an attempt to address the financial issues that low-income students face. There aretwo primary objectives: (1) to increase access to Master of Science (MS) degrees

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 4: WIP: investigate recruitment strategies used by engineering bridge and success programs to recruit underserved students

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University; Lynette Michaluk, West Virginia University; N’Diya Harris, Wright State University; Ansley Lynn Shamblin, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

disabled students.To broaden participation and increase diversity in engineering and computing majors in 4-yearuniversities and colleges, bridge and success programs (also called intervention programs in someliterature) such as summer bridge, engineering scholar, and bootcamp have been used to supportstudents’ college transition and retention [1-8]. Some were initially created with federal fundingsupport from U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Engineering,Technology, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) and Louis Stokes Alliances for MinorityParticipation Program (LSAMP) [9] and institutionalized later. Both S-STEM Scholars programand LSAMP Scholars program not only provide financial support to student participants but

Conference Session

Full Papers IV

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

projected toincrease by 33% from 2023 to 2033, far outpacing the average growth for all occupations [2].To address the workforce gap, West Virginia University (WVU) launched a B.S. in Cybersecurityand an Area of Emphasis (AoE) in Cybersecurity for other B.S. majors in 2018. The B.S.program earned ABET accreditation in 2022 and is designated by the NSA as a National Centerof Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD). Aligned with this mission, theNSF S-STEM funded project “Attracting and Cultivating Cybersecurity Experts and Scholarsthrough Scholarships” (ACCESS) aims to increase the annual enrollment in WVU’scybersecurity programs and support student success and career readiness. ACESS incorporatesseveral co-curricular activities

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

, 2019. [2] A. Osta and K. D. Dahm, “Work in progress: Integrating entrepreneurial mind-set within undergraduate engineering course projects,” in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019. [3] E. Davishahl, T. A. Vannelli, M. J. Babcock, and D. Hanley, “The seecrs scholar academy at whatcom community college: Three cohorts of s-stem scholarships later,” in 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2021. [4] M. E. Van Den Bogaard, D. Reeping, C. Finelli, and J. Millunchick, “Student experiences with the online learning environment during covid,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022. [5] M. Mosleh, P. Chandran, A. P. Maclin, J. Harkless, C. J. Robinson, H. Salmani, S. T. Smith, G. Washington

Conference Session

GIFTS II

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Osman Sayginer, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE 2025

Paper ID #49797GIFTS: AI2QTI:Automated Quiz Generation Using Generative AI and QTIfor Teaching Content Management SystemsDr. Osman Sayginer, Temple UniversityCory Budischak, Temple University Dr. Cory Budischak, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering at Temple University, strives to create a culture of evidence based teaching and co-curricular supports in the College of Engineering. A proponent of innovative teaching methods like flipped classroom problem based learning, alternative grading, and design thinking, he also co-founded the STEPS program (funded through NSF S-STEM) to support

Conference Session

WIP I

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Evelyn Walters, Temple University; Laura Riggio, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

learning, alternative grading, and design thinking, he also co-founded the STEPS program (funded through NSF S-STEM) to support low-income, high-achieving engineering students. Budischak holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and enjoys outdoor activities with his family. FYEE 2025 Conference: University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland Jul 27Work In Progress: Enhancing Student Collaboration Through Growth-Based Assessment PracticesIntroductionBackgroundIn a broad literature review, Geisinger and Raman summarized many factors related to studentattrition from engineering majors [1]. The authors noted that competitive grading environmentscommonly found in STEM disciplines have been linked with

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Vanessa Burrows, University of Detroit Mercy; Linda Slowik PhD

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, the research team has also gathered quantitative data related to how the studentsengage with campus resources and personnel, as well as data on the character and composition ofthe students’ social support networks.Program descriptionThe SEED program was initiated in 2021 with support of the NSF S-STEM program which hasthe goal of recruiting and retaining financially-needy, academically-talented students to STEMcareers. The SEED program is open to students majoring in computer science or an engineeringdiscipline and the financial need requirement is satisfied by eligibility for the federal Pell grant.While not a requirement, students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM areactively recruited to the program. Cohorts of