Women in Engineering Conference: Capitalizing on Today's Challenges
Date: June 1 - 4, 1996
Location: Hyatt Regency, Denver, Colorado
Proceedings of the 1996 Women in Engineering Conference: "Capitalizing on Today's Challenges"
West Lafayette, IN:
WEPAN,
1996
Susan Staffin Metz
(Editor)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Sandra M. Martins
(Assistant Editor)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Rights:
© 1996 Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Evaluation: Interactive Hands-On Planning
Dorie McCubbrey
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering Programs
The University of Akron
Session Synopsis
AGRED Pre-Conference Evaluation Workshop
Background Information on Program Evaluation
The Process of Evaluation
Reporting Evaluation Results
Steps to Leadership
Steps to Leadership Success
Plenary I: Classroom Climate Revisited
Bernice R. Sandler
(Keynote)
Senior Scholar in Residence
National Association for Women in Education
Session Synopsis
The Chilly Climate
Utilizing Resources Effectively: From the Library to the World Wide Web
Karan Watson
(Moderator)
Associate Dean of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Session Synopsis
Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff: Locating and Using Resources for Women
Bridging the Gender Gap in Engineering and Science: The Case for Institutional Transformation
Bridging the Gender Gap in Engineering and Science: The Case for Institutional Transformation
Situation of Women Academics in the New Laender in Germany
Situation of the Women Academics in the New Laender of Germany
Communication and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace: An Awareness Workshop
Communication and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace: An Awareness Workshop
Helping Women Select Career Paths
Irene R. Mikawoz
(Moderator)
Director of Student Affairs
University of Manitoba
Session Synopsis
Minority Women in the Engineering Freshman Class (1990-91 to 1995-96)
Factors That Affect A College Student's Academic and Career Path in Science/Engineering-Related Fields
Guiding Attitudes in Career Choice: A Girls' Summer School
Perspectives of Female Executive Scientists & Engineers
Antoinette Grayson Joseph
(Moderator)
Director
Office of Laboratory Policy and Infrastructure Manufacturing
Department of Energy
Office of Energy Research
Department of Energy
Session Synopsis
Perspectives of Female Executive Scientists & Engineers -- Panel Discussion
The Experience of Being a Woman Engineering Student: Perspectives and Coping
Carmen B. Cannon
(Moderator)
Assistant Dean for Student Services
Howard University School of Engineering
Session Synopsis
Strategies of Women Pursuing Degrees in Engineering & Science
Creating Engineers: Processes That Exclude Women
Navigating Career and Family Paths
Susan Staffin Metz
(Moderator)
Director
Office of Women's Programs
Stevens Institute of Technology
Session Synopsis
Navigating Career and Family Paths: An Introduction
Navigating Career and Family Paths: A Personal Perspective
Navigating Career and Family Paths
K-12 Programs: Innovative and Collaborative Approaches
Robyn E. Sandekian
(Moderator)
Program Coordinator
Women in Engineering Program
University of Colorado, Boulder
Session Synopsis
Partnering A Path for Women in Engineering
PROJECT 199: A Partnership In Association With Public Schools, Industry, and a University to Target the Recruitment of Anglo and Minority Girls Into Engineering
"Miz Wizard's Science Secrets"
Session Synopsis
Plenary II: Women Engineers and the New Focus on International Education
Session Synopsis
WEPAN National Conference
Women Engineers in the Global Marketplace
An Interactive Discussion of International Programs
Marilyn R. Berman
(Moderator)
Associate Dean
A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland
Session Synopsis
Interactive Discussion of International Programs
Practical Advice for Women in Engineering Program Administrators: What to Do When An Allegation of Sexual Harassment Walks In Your Door
Practical Advice for Women in Engineering Administrators: What to Do When An Allegation of Sexual Harassment Walks In Your Door
Curriculum Reform: Working Towards Gender Equity
Judith W. McDonald
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering and Student Services
The Ohio State University
Session Synopsis
Working to Achieve A More Gender Neutral Engineering Curriculum
Humanization of the Engineering Curriculum
Gender Communications: He Said....She Said...
Gender Communications: He Said...She Said
Campus Climate Issues
Norman L. Fortenberry
(Moderator)
Executive Director
The GEM Consortium
Session Synopsis
A Study of the Campus Climate for Diversity: The Impact of Campus Climate on Engineering Women Students
Cross-Cultural & Chilly Climate Issues in Engineering
Women in Physics: Measuring A Chilly Climate
Corporate Funding Opportunities
Suzanne R. Nagel
(Moderator)
Director of Manufacturing, Research and Development
Lucent Technologies
Session Synopsis
Corporate Strategies for Increasing the Participation of Women
Maximizing Your Resources: Working Effectively With Student Employees
Maximizing Your Resources: Working Effectively With Student Employees
Retention Efforts: Programs That Work
Jane Z. Daniels
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering Programs
Purdue University
Session Synopsis
Fact Finding: What Are The Needs And What Is Working?
The Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program: A Model Living-Learning Program at the University of Michigan
Involving Students Through Building Community: Challenges for Women in Engineering Programs
K-12 Outreach Programs
Lisa J. Oliveira
(Moderator)
Director of Admissions
Horace Mann School
Session Synopsis
The GOES Project: A Successful Outreach Program that Introduces Middle School Girls to Engineering
Combining Mentoring and Service Learning - A New Approach
The Access Program for Women in Science and Engineering (ACCESS W.I.S.E.)
Plenary III: Affirmative Action: Promise or Progress? What Lies Ahead?
Yvonne Blanchard Freeman
(Moderator)
Provost and Vice President
Clark Atlanta University
Session Synopsis
Affirmative Action: Preference, Progress or Promise, What Lies Ahead?
An Interactive Discussion on Affirmative Action
Kristy Schloss
(Moderator)
President
Schloss Engineered Equipment, Inc.
Session Synopsis
Facilitated Discussion: An Interactive Discussion on Affirmative Action
Programs at Two-Year and Community Colleges
John C. Vergelli
(Moderator)
Program Manager
National College Recruiting
IBM Corporation
Session Synopsis
Community College Successful Intervention Programs: ATOMS, RSI, and Vocational Gender Equity
Females Involved from Regional Schools in the Technology and Engineering (FIRSTE): Overcoming the Challenge of Recruitment
New Ways of Looking at Engineering Education: TQM
Marjorie A. Leavene
(Moderator)
Assistant to the Dean
University of Missouri-Columbia
Session Synopsis
Evaluating the Impact of Two Initiatives
Patricia Berry Glassner
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering Program
University of Colorado, Boulder
Session Synopsis
The Year of the Women: A Report on the First Year of Coeducation of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Factors Influencing Women's Pursuit of a College Science Major or Science Career: An Evaluation of the Women in Science Project (WISP)
Curriculum Reform: Innovative Teaching Methods
Lisa Frehill
(Moderator)
Associate Professor
New Mexico State University
Session Synopsis
Impact of an Alternative Teaching Method: Perspectives of Minority Female Engineering Students
Inside Engineering Faculties: Developing A New Layer of Advocacy in Australia
The National Centre for Women: Employment Education and Training for Women in Non-Traditional Areas
Campus Climate: Perspectives from Coalitions
Susan Scheff
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering Program
University of Kentucky
Session Synopsis
Efforts to Retain Women and Minorities in Engineering: A Perspective of the Foundation Coalition Project
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Engineering Education for Women: A Chilly Climate?
Poster Sessions
Poster Session Presenters
Linking Girls and Their Technological Futures Through Informal Science: An Implementation Model in Iowa
Careers of Women Who Study Physics: Findings from a Survey of Sigma Pi Sigma Members
Careers in Science and Engineering: A Speaker's Series in Collaboration With An NSF Visiting Professor
Critical Connections: The Secret to the Success of Women in Math, Science and Engineering
An Intervention Strategy to Retain Women Students In Engineering: ENGR 194 Seminar and Small Groups
Clustering to Improve Retention of Women in Engineering
1996 CSU SWE and Beattie Elementary Girls in Math and Science Club Sled Design Contest
Math Options, A Math and Science Program for Young Women: The Past, The Present, and the Future
Freshmen P.O.W.E.R.
Wonder to Exploration: A Collaborative Effort Between A WISE Program and the Girl Scouts to Introduce Girls to Engineering
Early Cooperative Work Experience: A Comparison for Male and Female Freshman Engineering Students
Idaho Jems: A Pre-College Engineering Experience for High School Students
"Armed & Dangerous - Camp GMI, A Place for Girls"
Appendices
Appendix A: WEPAN National Conference Participants
Appendix B: WEPAN National Conference Program-At-A-Glance
Appendix C: WEPAN National Conference Annual Business Meeting
Appendix D: WEPAN National Conference Action Group Meetings
Appendix E: WEPAN National Conference Indexes
