The Value of Climate in Educational Experiences for&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Diverse Student Populations within Engineering Disciplines

Baldwin, Grace L.; Womack, Virginia Booth; LaRose, Sarah E.; Stwalley, Carol S.; Stwalley, Robert M.

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“…The RS program continued that initiative. Further, experience at Purdue ABE has shown that projects where students become vested, stimulate the best long-term connection with their overall profession [37]. Baldwin et al have described the elements of experiential experience included within the RS program and how these elements were designed to make students more marketable upon graduation [38].…”

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“…Further, experience at Purdue ABE has shown that projects where students become vested, stimulate the best long-term connection with their overall profession [37]. Baldwin et al have described the elements of experiential experience included within the RS program and how these elements were designed to make students more marketable upon graduation [38]. The advantages of properly structured project-based learning in a team-based environment [39] [40] [41], as well as the benefits conveyed by external experiential activities [42] [43] were included within the program's framework.…”

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Using Support Networks as a Predictor of Success for STEM Degrees: Preliminary Results Detailing a Selection Process for Test Subjects Engaged in a Longitudinal Study of Low Socio-Economic Status American Undergraduate Students

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LaRose

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Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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This study follows the selection process for participants in a National Science Foundation S-STEM grant program for low socio-economic students. State land grant institution were created to provide states with technical universities for mid- to lower-class citizens, but they have generally failed to deliver successful instruction to residential, low-socioeconomic status, underrepresented minority students. There is a need for more research on additional predictors to assess the potential of non-traditional students in the admissions process. The primary research question in this work is whether students from low-SES backgrounds possessing lower incoming metrics can still have success earning a STEM degree with the help of a web of support adults. This metrics-based selection process was generated from a five-year study of underrepresented minority (URM) students who had previously succeeded in earning an engineering degree, even though they were not originally admitted into engineering. The selection process also asked students to identify the members of their support network, how they used this support to succeed in life, and culminated in an on-campus interview. The high school metrics for these students were found to be significantly lower than their engineering peers, but the average number of anchor/mentors that were identified was 6.2. These 21 students are currently performing well and will be compared against other residential students for retention, performance, and graduation through their time at the institution.

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Using Support Networks as a Predictor of Success for STEM Degrees: Preliminary Results Detailing a Selection Process for Test Subjects Engaged in a Longitudinal Study of Low Socio-Economic Status American Undergraduate Students

Baldwin¹,

Booth-Womack

LaRose

et al. 2022

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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“…The RS program worked to create a nurturing and supportive environment for the students, similar to that provided by smaller engineering departments. The authors discuss the academic culture in Agricultural & Biological Engineering (ABE) and how it was a useful model when crafting a program for low-SES students [7]. All students were initially enrolled in the Exploratory Studies (ES) program, whose aim is to help students determine a major that suits their career goals.…”

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“…Practical work experience within a chosen professional field has been demonstrated to improve collegiate graduates' entry-level starting salaries, level of initial position, and job responsibilities [10] [11] [12]. The authors discuss the importance of experiential experiences in the formation of professionalism in RS students [13]. To establish a reflective element within each RS student experience, each fall the students come together for a one-hour seminar to talk and write about their journey and to continue learning about methods of growing their support web with university professors and staff [14].…”

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Using Enhanced Professional Networks to Increase Overall Student Retention

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Booth-Womack

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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has been a long-term advocate for improving equity in education. He is a long serving public school board member and President of the Indiana School Board Association. In his current capacity as an ABE professor, Dr. Stwalley works on precision livestock instrumentation to improve animal welfare and performance, increasing potable water access in the developing world through tube well utilization, and equity in access to higher education for low socio-economic status students. Dr. Stwalley developed the Rising Scholars program to help demonstrate that access and support are the most crucial elements of success in higher education for STEM majors.

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“…The Rising Scholars program was developed to explore these additional predictive success factors. Initial data from the program appears to show that RS are performing at a statistically enhanced level in retention and GPA compared with their engineering direct-admit and exploratory studies peers [5]. The value of experiential experiences within the RS program is presented in [6].…”

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Using Board Spectrum Technological Projects to Introduce Diverse Student Populations to Biological & Agricultural Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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Lafayette (COE) Dr. Carol S. Stwalley, P.E. joined the Minority Engineering Program team in the fall of 2007 as Recruitment and Retention Analyst. She earned her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. from Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Stwalley has more than 20 years in diversity work, with considerable background working with K-12 students from the Women in Engineering Programs at Purdue. Her current capacity is as Recruitment and Retention Data Analyst for the Minority Engineering Program at Purdue, where she aids the organization assisting historically underrepresented groups of students in engineering. Her work with the Rising Scholar NSF S-STEM program includes the collection, analysis, and management of the data pertaining to the outreach, recruitment, retention and graduation of the Rising Scholars students, as well as serving as the program interface with the undergraduate participants.

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The Value of Climate in Educational Experiences for</i><i>Diverse Student Populations within Engineering Disciplines

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Using Support Networks as a Predictor of Success for STEM Degrees: Preliminary Results Detailing a Selection Process for Test Subjects Engaged in a Longitudinal Study of Low Socio-Economic Status American Undergraduate Students

Using Support Networks as a Predictor of Success for STEM Degrees: Preliminary Results Detailing a Selection Process for Test Subjects Engaged in a Longitudinal Study of Low Socio-Economic Status American Undergraduate Students

Using Enhanced Professional Networks to Increase Overall Student Retention

Using Board Spectrum Technological Projects to Introduce Diverse Student Populations to Biological & Agricultural Engineering

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