Action on Diversity: A Content Analysis of ASEE Conference Papers, 2015–2016

Abstract

Ben Lutz is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include innovative pedagogies in engineering design, exploring student experiences within design c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Paper ID #18465 settings, school-to-work transitions for new engineers, and efforts for inclusion and diversity within engineering. His current work explores how students describe their own learning in engineering design and how that learning supports transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students' conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.

Call without Response: Faculty Perceptions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

“…Despite multiple calls for change, particularly in the ASEE "Year on Diversity" in 2015 and literature focusing on examining how this influences research [15], many faculty still feel unequipped to tackle DEI within their institutions [16]. This claim is further supported in our work, which shows that despite many efforts to promote DEI, faculty beliefs about DEI reported in the literature have not changed noticeably with time.…”

Design of a Low-Cost PID Level Control Experiment to Teach Chemical Engineering Concepts in an Introductory Engineering Laboratory

“…Increasing equity and diversity within engineering education continues to be a large focus of research today (see for example, [1]). Despite persistent efforts, the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students in engineering have not drastically increased overtime [2,3].…”