Evaluation of a First-Year Retention Project: Findings at Halftime

Abstract

is a professor and chair of Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Lake Superior State University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has taught courses in Electrical Engineering and Technology for 26 years. In addition to teaching, Mr. Niemi has spent seven years in industry designing digital and microcontroller systems.

Making Meaning through Mentorship: A Student-Led Layered Peer Mentorship Program

“…There are a variety of mentorship programs at different institutions, created for engineering students, that have assorted but generally homogeneous intentions geared toward student success. Some of these programs focus on increasing undergraduate internships [3] or on understanding career options [4], while others aim to increase student success in first-year programs [5] and improve student retention [6,7,8,9,10]. All these categories have various levels of mentorship tailored to meet the primary needs of the respective program.…”