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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research.After they have been accepted, we ask them to write a short statement of research interest, inparticular identifying which of the current PEER working groups they are interested in and why(or proposing a new working group). These initial statements, combined with our experiences ofprevious years, help us to plan for workshops that we think will be needed by the current cohort.For example, in 2017, we had many more new participants joining us with diverse interests thanin previous years, so we placed a stronger emphasis on forming working groups at the beginning.In addition, these statements induct participants into the communicative guiding principle.While we do plan a schedule based on these initial interactions with participants, the

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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first summer intensive professional preparation had 12 participants from the host institution,universities in the same geographical regions as the host, and from the collaborating institutions.Seventy-five percent of the ACADEME (Advancing Career in Academics with Diversity andMentorship in Engineering) Fellows strongly agreed that the summer training content was usefulfor his/her professional development and 100% agreed that they would recommend the programto their peers. In addition to providing the assessment results from the first summer professionaltraining, this paper includes recommendations from ACADEME Fellows for enhancing futuresummer sessions, results of a survey of a non-cohort group, lessons learned from recruiting, andthe most

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 5

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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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, low salaries, and agender-biased environment.WISE@OU worked to address these challenges through workshops and trainings forfaculty in the STEM departments (and across campus). Over the course of the grantprogram, WISE@OU initiatives focused on career planning (including tenure), work-life leave options, granting writing and funding opportunities, and mentoring. 6WISE@OU created a series of luncheons where junior STEM faculty could meet eachother as well as administrators and senior faculty. These events were a uniqueopportunity to bring together faculty who didn’t normally interact. Newly-hired STEMfaculty were contacted at the start of each semester and

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session I

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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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methods for involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her doctorate in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech in spring, 2014. Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT (2007) and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia (2010). Alexandra comes to FIU after completing a

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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relationships among STEM facultyacross central Pennsylvania.The mentoring network has grown to a 2017 cohort of 44 participants in seven STEMdisciplines, traveling up to 100 miles from 21 colleges and universities. Core workshop topicshave included Work/Life Balance, Writing Productivity, and Self-Advocacy, as well as annualSymposia on Collaborative Research Opportunities and Innovative Teaching and ImprovingTeaching Evaluations. Program evaluation shows almost all involved women have remained inacademia and advanced through the ranks while feeling less isolated. An innovative sustainablefunding model is being piloted by transitioning to a social business model that extendsprogramming to STEM women in industry and government. Industry sponsors gain

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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-directing an NSF/Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering at VT since 2007. This site has 95 alumni to date. He also leads an NSF/Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site on interdisciplinary water research and have 10 alumni. He also leads an NSF-funded cybersecurity education project and serves as a co-PI on two International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) projects funded by the NSF. He has published over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.Dr. Christian Matheis, Guilford College Visiting assistant professor, Justice and Policy Studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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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Professor of Women’sand Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University and co-founder of the popularCrunk Feminist Collective. Also planned are a President’s Panel, workshops by the NationalCenter for Faculty Development & Diversity, a Multicultural Career and Graduate School Expo,and a post-conference writing retreat offered by Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats. Weanticipate having up to 500 women enroll in the 2018 event.The FWCA conference has proven to be both professionally useful, as well as personallyenriching insofar as it created a space for women of color to share their common concerns andfind support from one another. Evidence of the remarkable impact of the conference on thewomen attending is apparent in these testimonial

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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Diversity, Faculty

energy.Implementation of the College of Engineering strategic planFaculty recruitmentThe national need to improve inclusivity and increase diversity in STEM disciplines poses acomplex challenge that is associated with a variety of policy and social issues described andanalyzed by a huge volume of scholarship and archival reports [1-5]. The engineering facultydiversity challenge in particular has proven to be quite durable. Despite this complexity and theslow pace of progress in diversifying faculty ranks overall, there are universities of everyCarnegie classification that have created faculties far more diverse than those of their peers,often starting with faculty diversity levels well below average. Superior recruiting practices arecited as principally

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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Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. Her research interests are in feminist pedagogies, social justice education, and history.Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill, Oregon State University Qwo-Li Driskill is an Associate Professor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. The hold a PhD in Rhetoric & Writing from Michigan State University.Prof. Rebecca L. Warner, Oregon State University Rebecca Warner is Professor Sociology in the School of Public Policy at Oregon Sate University.Dr. Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University Dr. Susan M. Shaw is professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University and a co-PI on the NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant at the