On-campus Employment: Work Meaningfulness,Work Engagement, and Social Responsibility of Women in Engineering Program Student Workers
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Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
- End Date
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June 29, 2022
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- Page Count
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13
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41502
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https://peer.asee.org/41502
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168
Paper Authors
Mayari Serrano Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)
Dr. Mayari Illarij Serrano Anazco is post-doctoral research assistant at Purdue University. Dr. Serrano earned her Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Engineering at Ecuador's Army Polytechnic School, and her Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Information Technology from Purdue University. Dr. Serrano has been part of the Women in Engineering Program since 2015 as a Graduate Assistant and was hired as a Post-Doctoral Assistant in 2020. Her interests include fostering STEM enthusiasm, and technology innovation.
Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)
Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer has spent her career diligently working towards broadening participation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM fields. She is the Associate Director of the Purdue University Women in Engineering Program where she leads retention efforts and conducts research around female student success. She manages the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs that reach over 700 students annually and teaches two Women in Engineering seminar courses. She also holds a courtesy Associate Professor appointment in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences where she teaches introductory Atmospheric Science courses.
Abstract
Every semester the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue University employs several undergraduate and graduate students. These student workers serve as office assistants (OA), mentoring leaders (ML), recruiting leaders (RL), and outreach leaders (OL). This research study compared Work Meaningfulness, Work Engagement, and Social Responsibility scores of female engineering students involved in different professional roles within the Women in Engineering Program. Additionally, the authors examined the relationship between the number of semesters employed and the three variables. The results showed that there is not a significant difference in Work Meaningfulness, Work Engagement, and Social Responsibility scores among the different work roles. Also, the authors did not find a linear correlation between the number of semesters employed and Work Meaningfulness, Work Engagement, and Social Responsibility scores. However, a trend could be distinguished when excluding first-semester hires.
Serrano, M., & Zurn-Birkhimer, S. (2022, August), On-campus Employment: Work Meaningfulness,Work Engagement, and Social Responsibility of Women in Engineering Program Student Workers Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41502
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