Dallas, T., & Greenhalgh-Spencer, H., & Frias, K. M. (2023, June), Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse S-STEM Program  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44039

\bibitem{asee_peer_44039}
  Dallas, T., \& Greenhalgh-Spencer, H., \& Frias, K. M. (2023, June), \emph{Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse S-STEM Program}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--44039

Tim Dallas, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, and Kelli M. Frias.  "Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse S-STEM Program".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44039 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44039}
  Tim Dallas, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, and Kelli M. Frias.
  "Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse S-STEM Program".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44039 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Studies show that recruiting and retaining a diverse student body, especially in engineering programs, is difficult. Students of color, women, and students who are Pell-eligible tend to avoid and drop out of engineering and other STEM workforce pathways. There are many issues with a mismatch of expectations and a lack of a supportive culture that figure into the common problems of recruiting and training a diverse student body in engineering. This paper examines the recruitment and retention strategies of a program, embedded within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Texas Tech University, that aims to recruit and retain a diverse scholar cohort. The project entitled “Tech Intrapreneurs Program” is funded by the National Science Foundation with additional scholarship funding from a prominent semiconductor company. This program recruits a diverse student body through the departmental advisor, outreach to diversity-focused organizations, and through faculty mentoring connections. Additionally, the program retains students by leveraging practices that have been shown, in the literature, to support a diverse student body. Namely, the program provides individual mentoring from faculty and industry experts, financial support through scholarships, and intentional community-building activities. The program provides help for students through a strategic review of the student’s academic progress and grades. This paper highlights specific examples of all these strategies in action and discusses both successes and challenges in this area.
AU  - Tim Dallas
AU  - Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer
AU  - Kelli M. Frias
CY  - Baltimore , Maryland
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