Women in Engineering Conference: Is Systemic Change Happening?
Date: June 4 - 6, 1995
Location: The Washington Marriott, Washington, D.C.
Proceedings of the 1995 Women in Engineering Conference: "Is Systemic Change Happening?"
West Lafayette, IN:
WEPAN,
1995
Susan Staffin Metz
(Editor)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Meridith A. Sigel
(Assistant Editor)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Rights:
© 1995 Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Workshop
Program Evaluation: Helpful Hints from the Social Sciences
Workshop
Women Engineering Faculty: Exploring Their Views of Success
Workshop
Jane Z. Daniels
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering Programs
Purdue University
Session Synopsis
Effective Proposal Writing - What Works
Workshop
The Third Choice Technique - How to Manage Our Anger
Plenary Session I
Constance W. Rice
(Keynote Speaker)
Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement
Seattle Community College District
Session Synopsis
The Impact Women Will Have in Science and Engineering
Plenary Session II
Patty Stonesifer
(Keynote Speaker)
Senior Vice President
Consumer Division
Microsoft Corporation
Session Synopsis
Computing in the 21st Century: Where Will The Jobs Be?
Engineering Education Abroad: A Reality for Women
Suzanne G. Brainard
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering
President
WEPAN
Session Synopsis
WITEC -- Women in Technology in the European Community
Middle School Summer Programs
Judith McDonald
(Moderator)
Director
Student Services and Women in Engineering
Ohio State University
Session Synopsis
An Intervention Model Program for Middle School Girls
Fast Forward to Fun Education
Hands On Courses for Women in Engineering
Patricia D. Daniels
(Moderator)
Associate Dean
School of Science and Engineering
Seattle University
Session Synopsis
Putting Together A Hands-On Experimental Engineering Course
Evaluation of "How Things Work": A Hands-On Experimental Engineering Course
"Building Communities of Users Revisited": A Longitudinal Follow-up of how learning style preferences affect performance and retention of non-majority students in Engineering
Organizational Structure and Politics of Established Women in Engineering Programs
Carol B. Muller
(Moderator)
Associate Dean
Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth College
Co-Founder
Women in Science Project
Dartmouth College
Session Synopsis
Organizational Structure and Politics of Established Women in Engineering Programs: A Report of a Roundtable Discussion
Women in the Engineering Profession: Where Do We Stand?
Jaclyn Spear
(Moderator)
SWE President
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Session Synopsis
Programs for Women Scientists, Engineerings, and Technicians in Fortune 500 Companies
Characteristics Perceived As Necessary for Success in Engineering: An Examination of Occupational Sex Role Stereotyping
Community College Initiatives
Mary Anderson-Rowland
(Moderator)
Associate Dean of Student & Business Affairs
College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Arizona State University
Session Synopsis
Brooklyn Bridges Revisited: Spanning The Two Year -Four Year Gap
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Sharon DuPree,
Pamela Kramer-Koehler,
Mary Maier, and
Nancy M. Tooney; 6 pages
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Engineering Early Outreach to Community College Women
Cross-Cultural Gender Issues in Engineering Colleges
Women in Engineering Graduate Programs
Karen Frair
(Moderator)
Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Alabama
Session Synopsis
Design and Evaluation of a Graduate Program for Women in Engineering
Support Programs for Graduate Women in Engineering on a Shoe String
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Kathleen Minadeo Johnson,
Barbara B. Lazarus, and
Jessie B. Ramey; 8 pages
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Teaching and Research Fellowship Programs: Encouraging Undergraduate Women To Explore Careers in Academia
Recruiting and Retaining Women Graduate Students: Supporting Efforts at the Departmental Level
Teacher Enhancement Programs for K - 12
Jan Rinehart
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering, Science & Technology
Texas A&M University
Session Synopsis
Women in Technology: Increasing the Number of Female Teachers and Students
Increasing Women's Patricipation in Engineering Societies
Donald M. Norris
(Moderator)
President
Strategic Initiatives
Session Synopsis
Engineering Outreach
Campus Climate for Women in Engineering: Perspectives from the Field
Susan Staffin Metz
(Moderator)
Director
Office of Women's Programs
Stevens Institute of Technology
Session Synopsis
Female and Male Engineering Student Perceptions Of and Preferences For the Classroom Environment
Gender Diversity Issues at the University of Central Florida
Potential for Change: Going Beyond Recommendations in a Women's Climate Study
Exploring the Status of Female Faculty and Research Scientists
Carmen B. Cannon
(Moderator)
Assistant Dean for Student Services
School of Engineering
Howard University
Session Synopsis
A Study of the Campus Climate for Diversity: The Impact of Campus Climate on Faculty Women
Women in Physics Climate Study
Plenary Session III: "Exploring Gender Bias Through Interactive Theater
Martha Dewey
(Facilitator)
Director
Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble (CITE)
Cornell University
Session Synopsis
Sloan Foundation Initiatives: Revisited
Emily M. Wadsworth
(Moderator)
Assistant Director
Women in Engineering Programs
Purdue University
Session Synopsis
Transforming Sloan Initiatives into Star Programs
Changing the Culture of Engineering at Cornell: Sloan Foundation Initiatives
Retaining Female Freshmen in Science and Engineering: A Success Story
K - 12 Intervention Programs
Kathleen A. Bott
(Moderator)
Associate Director
Office of Women's Programs
Stevens Institute of Technology
Session Synopsis
"Engineering Your Tomorrow": Girl Scout Badge Workshops
ECSEL Initiatives for Women
Caroline Whitbeck
(Moderator)
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Session Synopsis
ECSEL Initiatives for Women: A Summary in Overheads
Issues for Engineering Students With Disabilities
Betty Preece
(Moderator)
Science Education Consultant
Session Synopsis
A Summary from the Panel of Issues on Engineering Students with Disabilities
Luncheon Address
Martha Krebs
(Speaker)
Director of Energy Research
United States Department of Energy
Session Synopsis
Women Engineers: Building a Sustainable Future
New Initiatives in the Corporate Arena
John C. Vergelli
(Moderator)
Program Manager
National College Recruiting
IBM Corporation
Session Synopsis
DuPont Corporate Vision: Work & Life
Undergraduate Retention Programs
Pirouze Saghafi-Adib
(Moderator)
Graduate Student Program Chair
University of Washington
Session Synopsis
Community-Building First-Year Student Retreat
Focus Groups: A Method of Evaluating Women in Engineering Programs to Increase Retention
First Semester Observations: Engineering Success Program
Interdisciplinary Programs and Courses for Undergraduates
Marilyn Berman
(Moderator)
Associate Dean
School of Engineering
University of Maryland
Session Synopsis
The History of Women in Engineering and Science - Development of a Course
The Formation of Penn State's Women in the Sciences and Engineering (WISE) Institute
A Course to Recruit and Retain Women in Engineering
Appendices
Appendix A: WEPAN National Conference Participants
Appendix B: WEPAN Conference Program At-A-Glance
Appendix C: WEPAN Regional Meeting Minutes
Appendix D: WEPAN Action Group Meeting Minutes
Appendix E: WEPAN Annual Business Meeting Minutes
Appendix F: Indexes: Author Index and Organization Index
