Affirming Identity Through Authentic Mentoring in a Safe Space: Supporting Military Veterans in an Engineering Graduate Program

Crafting an Experience‐Based Master's Program in Systems Engineering

“…One definition of mentoring is a "program established by an organization that purposely matches mentors and mentees so the employees can share their knowledge and expertise" (Gladwell & White 2016). In a research environment, "mentoring and guidance provided by faculty and others with more experience teammates play a significant role in graduate students' professional development" (Lim et al 2020). The ASE 6001 use of mentors as "faculty coaches" has found a ratio of between 8 and 10 students (2 teams) per mentor to-be a practical balance.…”

“…Course scope must establish clear priorities. Lim (Lim et al 2020) and others note credible mentoring aids in student team focus. What to "not cover" presents a dilemma.…”

“…Content refresh is set on a 5-year cycle (20% each year). The faculty sets (for their own planning) a "good idea cutoff time" to mitigate requirements creep (Lim et al 2020).…”

WIP: Institutional Agents’ Awareness and Perceptions of Military Students in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Public Institutions in the Western United States

“…A semi-structured interview protocol was developed to guide the interviews. The IRB approved protocol was developed and face-validated using questions provided by authors of previous studies related to the interaction of institutional agents and military students [12], [13]. Questions included: "What are your perceptions about the level of awareness of military students in higher ed/engineering ed in your department/office?"…”

“…For the purposes of this study, institutional agents are considered to be higher-education personnel, such as faculty, staff and administrators, who work directly with students in some academic capacity [12]. While research with institutional agents in engineering education is limited, the literature that does exist suggests that institutional agents have a direct influence on the persistence and success of the engineering students they interact with [13].…”