Auburn University minority engineering program: overview, lessons learned, future challenges

Weatherby, Danielle; Shumpert, T.H.; Fergus, Jeffrey W.

doi:10.1109/fie.1998.736836

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“…The California Minority Engineering Program (MEP) is an example of such a program [75][76]. Initiated through faculty effort at California State University, Northridge in 1973, the MEP model has been propagated for nearly thirty years, and has been successfully replicated at over 100 universities and privately sponsored programs [77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87]. Endorsed by NACME [88][89] as well as by private industry [90], the basic MEP paradigm incorporates the following key structural elements: G a formal orientation course for new freshmen; G clustering of underrepresented students in common sections of their classes; G a student study center; and G structured study groups.…”

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A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students

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Chubin

2003

J of Engineering Edu

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This paper examines the various factors that contribute to the success of minority students in engineering programs by exploring past and current paradigms promoting success and analyzing models for advancing the participation of members of these populations. Included is a literature review of articles, government reports, Web sites, and archives published since 1980. Student success is correlated to several indicators, including pre‐college preparation, recruitment programs, admissions policies, financial assistance, academic intervention programs, and graduate school preparation and admission. This review suggests that the problem of minority underrepresentation and success in engineering is soluble given the appropriate resources and collective national “will” to propagate effective approaches.

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A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students

May

Chubin

2003

J of Engineering Edu

267

248

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“…Research indicates, however, that this transition may be riskier for URM students than others (Bowen & Bok, 1998; Campbell, Denes, & Morrison, 2000; Pearson & Fechter, 1994). As a result, a number of higher educational institutions have experimented with and implemented programs that are specially designed to assist with the transition from high school to college (Anderson-Rowland, Reyes, & McCartney, 1998; Butler & Hicks, 2006; Friedman, 1990; Reyes, Anderson-Rowland, & McCartney, 1998; Weatherby, Shumpert, & Fergus, 1998). …”

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College Graduation Rates for Minority Students in a Selective Technical University: Will Participation in a Summer Bridge Program Contribute to Success?

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Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

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There are many approaches to solving the problem of underrepresentation of some racial and ethnic groups and women in scientific and technical disciplines. Here, the authors evaluate the association of a summer bridge program with the graduation rate of underrepresented minority (URM) students at a selective technical university. They demonstrate that this 5-week program prior to the fall of the 1st year contains elements reported as vital for successful student retention. Using multivariable survival analysis, they show that for URM students entering as fall-semester freshmen, relative to their nonparticipating peers, participation in this accelerated summer bridge program is associated with higher likelihood of graduation. The longitudinal panel data include more than 2,200 URM students.

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Auburn University minority engineering program: overview, lessons learned, future challenges

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A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students

A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students

College Graduation Rates for Minority Students in a Selective Technical University: Will Participation in a Summer Bridge Program Contribute to Success?

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