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This special session gives authors of Work-in-Progress (WIP) papers the opportunity to pitch their work with a two-slide (back and front of a post card) overview of their work in five minutes or less. After the pitch is made, attendees will have opportunity to visit with the authors and their posters.

For those interested in: Academia-Industry Connections, Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology, K-12, and New Members

Moderated by

1. Dr. Dan Budny P.E. and Dr. Richard Whalen

Papers Presented

1. TH!NK: A Framework to Assess and Support Critical and Creative Thinking [view paper]
   Dr. Anita Vila-Parrish (North Carolina State University), Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin (North Carolina State University), Dr. Lina Battestilli (North Carolina State University), Ms. Hailey Queen (North Carolina State University at Raleigh), Dr. Jessica Young Schmidt (North Carolina State University at Raleigh), and Dr. Susan Carson (North Carolina State University)
2. Demographic Effects on Student-Reported Satisfaction with Teams and Teammates in a First-Year, Team-Based, Problem-Based Course [view paper]
   Dr. Robin Fowler (University of Michigan)
3. Leveling Up by Gamifying Freshman Engineering Clinic [view paper]
   Mr. Joseph Anthony Gulotta (Rowan University), Nicholas Steven Parisi (Rowan University), and Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar (Rowan University)
4. Investigating the Impact of an Educational CAD Modeling Tool on Student Design Thinking [view paper]
   Miss Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan (Purdue University), Dr. Chandan Dasgupta (Purdue University), John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia MSSEC (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Dr. Alejandra J. Magana (Purdue University, West Lafayette), and Dr. Senay Purzer (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
5. Converting Traditional Engineering Physics Laboratories into Self-Designed Student Explorations [view paper]
   Dr. Amy Biegalski P.E. (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Dr. Kevin Kit (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), and Dr. Rachel McCord Ellestad (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
6. Web publication utilized as a communication tool for first year engineering students [view paper]
   Dr. Hyun J. Kwon (Andrews University)
7. Using Automatic MATLAB Program Testing for a First­-Year Engineering Computation Course [view paper]
   Prof. Bruce W. Char (Drexel University), Isuru Daulagala (Drexel University), Prof. Nagarajan Kandasamy (Drexel University), and Dr. Thomas T. Hewett (Drexel University)
8. Developing a Sustainable Collaboration Between a Four-Year and a Two-Year College to Enhance Student Access into Mechanical Engineering [view paper]
   Dr. Colin J. Reagle (George Mason University), Dr. Oscar Barton Jr. (George Mason University), Dr. Kenneth S. Ball P.E. (George Mason University), Dr. Sharon A. Caraballo (George Mason University), Dr. Abe Eftekhari (Affiliation unknown), and Prof. Rodolfo Napisa (Affiliation unknown)
9. The Effects of Co-Enrollment on the Retention and Success of Mechanical Engineering Freshmen [view paper]
   Dr. Laura A. Ruhala (Kennesaw State University), Dr. Hillary Steiner (Kennesaw State University), Ms. Catherine L. Bradford (Kennesaw State University), Dr. Ruth Ann Goldfine (Kennesaw State University), Dr. Nirmal Trivedi (Kennesaw State University), and Mr. Scott Larisch (Kennesaw State University)
10. Changing the Advising Model [view paper]
    Prof. Richard Wayne Freeman P.E. (Northwestern University), Dr. Ken Gentry (Northwestern University), and Ms. Jenna Elyse Goldberg (Affiliation unknown)