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What does it take to widen the net so as to capture more diverse talent in engineering? This session is designed to provide further insight into mechanisms that have shown to truly move the needle.

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology

Moderated by

1. Mr. Daniel Christe

Papers Presented

1. Advisor Perspectives on Diversity in Student Design Competition Teams [view paper]
   Dr. Susan E. Walden (University of Oklahoma), Ms. Cindy E Foor (University of Oklahoma), Rui(Celia) Pan (Toyota Financial Services), Dr. Randa L. Shehab (University of Oklahoma), and Dr. Deborah A. Trytten (University of Oklahoma)
2. Chasing the Holy Grail: Pushing the Academic Persistence of Highly Motivated, Underprepared URM Students Pursuing Engineering [view paper]
   Dr. Jamie Bracey (Temple University College of Engineering), Gregory D Jones Jr (Temple University), Nadif Bracey (Morgan State University), and Dr. Keyanoush Sadeghipour (Temple University)
3. Engaging Pre-college Minority Students at a Technical Engineering Research Conference [view paper]
   Tizoc Cruz-Gonzalez (University of Michigan), Sarah Rose Sobek (University of Michigan ), and Dr. Julianna Marie Abel (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
4. Experiences in Establishing an Outreach Program for Attracting and Retaining Minorities to Engineering [view paper]
   Dr. Rocio Alba-Flores (Georgia Southern University) and Dr. Fernando Rios-Gutierrez (Georgia Southern University)
5. Raising Interest in STEM Education: A Research-based Community College-University Partnership for Improving Minority Participation [view paper]
   Mr. Daniel Christe (Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)), Mr. Brian J Wisner (Drexel University), Mr. Jay J. Bhatt (Drexel University), and Dr. Antonios Kontsos (Drexel University)