Exploring the Association of a Cultural Engineering Student Organization Chapter with Student Success

Circle of success—An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how Black engineering students experience success

“…Previous research has also suggested that the persistence of Black students, typically at PWIs, can be tied to their participation in the National Society of Black Engineers (Dickerson & Zephirin, 2017). Our current work showcases similar experiences for Black students at a Hispanic‐serving institution.…”

“…People such as family (Fleming et al, 2013; Mobley & Brawner, 2019; Puccia et al, 2021), peers (Dickerson & Zephirin, 2017; Litzler & Samuelson, 2013; Meador, 2018; Mobley & Brawner, 2019; Revelo & Baber, 2018), and professors (Fleming et al, 2013; Meador, 2018) have been highlighted as having a significant impact on the success of underrepresented students in STEM. Family support has been shown to manifest in several ways, such as financial and emotional support.…”

“…For example, Revelo and Baber (2018) demonstrated that role modeling has been used to combat notions of engineering incompetence and celebrate competence among Latina/o students. Engagement of peers through participation in student organizations has also been shown to be crucial to students developing a sense of belonging (Litzler & Samuelson, 2013), and at least in one single public Predominantly White Institution (PWI) setting (Dickerson & Zephirin, 2017) has been linked to more equitable student success outcomes for Black students (i.e., higher graduation rates and lower departure rates).…”

WIP: Unpacking the Black Box: How does a Cultural Engineering Student Organization Support the Persistence of Students of Color?

“…Cultural engineering student organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) are a type of co-curricular initiative that provides support for students from traditionally underserved populations. Recent studies of local NSBE Chapters at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) show that Black engineering students who participate in such chapters achieve more equitable outcomes (e.g., graduation rates that meet or exceed the percentages of the total engineering cohort at their institution) [1], [2]. However, further investigation is needed to provide empirical insights into how and why these kinds of outcomes occur.…”

Engineering Pathways from High School to Workplace: A Review of the Literature

“…The 50 articles we have reviewed about engineering students' postsecondary education experience are mainly directed to two pathway-related outcomes. One is choice of engineering majors by direct-entry and transfer students (for example, [32]- [34]); the other is persistence in engineering (for example, [6], [35]- [37]).…”