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Board 142: A New Paradigm for Sustainability Engineering: A Transdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, and DEI-Focused Approach

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

10

DOI

10.18260/1-2--42469

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https://peer.asee.org/42469

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272

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Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-4136-9990

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Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Román is a Professor in the Engineering Sciences and Materials (CIIM) Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM). Dr. Santiago earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.

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Christopher Papadopoulos University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM). He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and

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Nayda G. Santiago P.E. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-6049-8782

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Nayda G. Santiago is professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) where she teaches the Capstone Course in Computer Engineering. She received an BS in EE from the University of PR, Maya

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Lourdes A. Medina

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Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Abstract

Sustainability is an overarching challenge for the 21st century at local, national, and international levels. A new generation of engineers trained in sustainability is crucial to ensure the quality of life for current and future generations. To meet this challenge, the [*University*] ([*Univ*]), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE): Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, aims to create a new Minor in Sustainability Engineering, as a precursor to a bachelor's degree in the same area. This paper describes a recently awarded project comprising the design and implementation of a Sustainability Engineering (SE) Minor at [*Univ*]. We propose a poster presentation to discuss our SE Minor plan and collect data about people’s perceptions of sustainability in engineering.

Santiago-Roman, A. I., & Papadopoulos, C., & Santiago, N. G., & Medina, L. A., & Baiges-Valentin, I. J. (2023, June), Board 142: A New Paradigm for Sustainability Engineering: A Transdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, and DEI-Focused Approach Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42469

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