2003 WEPAN National Conference: 50/50 by 2020: Working Together for Equity

Date: June 8 - 11, 2003
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Beth M. Holloway (Co-Chair)
Affiliation:
Purdue University
Susan A. Linnemeyer (Co-Chair)
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2003 WEPAN National Conference Proceedings: "50/50 by 2020: Working Together for Equity", and 2003 MentorNet Partners Workshop Proceedings
Toronto: X-CD Technologies, 2003
Rights: © 2003 Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network

Table of Contents

Creating Inclusive Environments
Mentoring And Community Service For Recrutiment And Retention Of Women In Science And Engineering At The University Of Arizona
Meredith Aronson, Jeff Goldberg, Kathy Powell, and Marie-Elena Reyes; 6 pages
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The Coalition of Minority Engineering Societies and the Society of Women Engineers (CEMSWE): creating, developing and maintaining collaborations between MEP, WISE and the Center for Outreach and Recruitment (COR) Programs

Jerome Clark, Shawna Fletcher, Adzoa Kwawu, Dave Lucio, Pamela Maass, Dana C. Newell, Doris Roman, Kevin Russell, Luis Santos-Rivas, and Heather Storace; 6 pages
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IT Scholars - A Collaborative WIE/MEP/UROP Initiative At The University Of Michigan

Cinda-Sue Davis, Matthew Forsythe, and Darryl Koch; 3 pages
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Faculty and Institutional Transformation
Understanding the Tenure-Track Experiences Of Black Women In Science and Engineering
Cecilia Lucero; 7 pages
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The ADVANCE Program At The University Of Puerto Rico At Humacao

Edwin Diaz, Beatriz Hernandez, and Idalia Ramos; 4 pages
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The University Of Wisconsin-Madison ADVANCE Program: Progress To Date

Molly Carnes, Jo Handelsman, and Jennifer Sheridan; 5 pages
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Implementing A Transitional Support Program

Suzanne G. Brainard, Denice D. Denton, Sheila Edwards Lange, and Eve A. Riskin; 5 pages
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Ways To Attract And Retain Women Faculty And Graduate Students In Engineering

Marta Ecsedi, and Ann Holmes; 6 pages
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Changing Learning Environments Through Changing Faculty

Kim Covington, and Jeff Froyd; 6 pages
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Title IX From Athletics to Academics: How to Use the Law to Increase the Enrollment of Women in College Engineering Programs

Catherine Pieronek; 6 pages
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Pre-College Outreach and Recruitment
Participation Trends In And Lessons Learned From Outreach
J. Moyra J. McDill; 5 pages
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Creating A Successful Summer Institute For High School Girls

Gilah P Rittenhouse, and Deborah A. Shuler; 3 pages
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Exciting Children About Engineering Through Interactive Exploration of Bridges and Dams

Susan Gallagher, and Anders Larsson; 4 pages
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Hands-On Physics Programs for Middle Level Students

Meera Chandrasekhar, and Jennifer Geib; 6 pages
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The Pennsylvania State University WEP “Girl Scout Saturdays” (GS2) Project: Collaborative Outreach Teaming Women Engineering Students With Pathways Prospects

Cheryl L. Knobloch; 6 pages
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Academic and Support Program Activities for Retention
Factors Influencing First-Year Science and Engineering Academic Confidence
Cinda-Sue Davis, Russel Hathaway, Elizabeth Loesch, and Sally Sharp; 6 pages
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Sustaining a Multidisciplinary Summer Research Program for Women Undergraduates

Rebecca German, Urmila Ghia, and Carla Purdy; 5 pages
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Growing Wiser With Time: The Women in Science and Engineering Living and Learning Community at Iowa State University

Lora Leigh Chrystal; 6 pages
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Bridging Barriers: Using Technology To Attract, Retain, And Mentor The Engineering Workforce Of Tomorrow

Katherine Hanson, Sarita Nair, and Sharon Reidy; 5 pages
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Promoting Diversity In Kansas’ Future Technological Workforce Through Outreach Programs: The Boeing Experience

Susan Arnold, Suzanne E. Franks, Marsha A. Meili, and Jennifer Whitlock; 6 pages
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MentorNet Partners Workshop
MentorNet In-Depth: Structured Mentoring Practices
Marci Ryan Alapati, Jennifer L. Dockter, Stephanie J. Fox, and Carol B. Muller; 4 pages
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Introducing MentorNet

Carol B. Muller; 5 pages
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Mentornet Mentors And Protégés: The Real Story From Participants, In Their Own Words

Brymer Chin, George Dellagiarino, Katarina Midelfort, Carol B. Muller, Michael Vinarcik, and Mirolee Zieba; 4 pages
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Campus Success Stories

Nuket Acar, Catherine Rung, and Blanche E. Staton; 3 pages
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Research Internships In Science And Engineering (RISE): Lessons From The First Year

Janet A. Schmidt, Linda C. Schmidt, Paige E. Smith, and Kristen E. Vogt; 5 pages
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The Seven Principles of Building A Successful MentorNet Partner Program

Rosalie M. Clemens; 3 pages
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The MentorNet Experience -- From the Mentor's Side

Melissa R. Heaton; 2 pages
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Assessment of a Large-Scale E-Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science: Just How Good is MentorNet?

Sylvia J. Barsion, and Carol B. Muller; 6 pages
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From Email Mentoring to Networking: Preparing for the Future through a Spectrum of Women in Engineering and Science Programs

M.P. Boorman, Elizabeth Cannon, Tamara L. McCarron, and S. C. Wirasinghe; 6 pages
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Images of Engineers and Engineering
Media Images Of Women Engineers And Scientists And Adolescent Girls’ Conceptions Of Future Roles
Jocelyn Steinke; 6 pages
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Mapping Technology On The Body, Again: Toys R Us, Christina Hoff Sommers, And The New Essentialism

Nancy Steffen-Fluhr; 6 pages
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Industry Collaboration and Practice
Women In Technology (WIT): A Paradigm For Working Toward Systemic Change In Science, Technology, Engineering And Math (STEM) Education And Employment
Sharon Mecum, and Leslie Wilkins; 4 pages
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Survival Skills for Successful Women Scientists and Engineering -- A Series of Career Development Workshops

Maryka H. Bhattacharyya, Eve Gohoure, Beverly Karplus Hartline, Kirsten F. Laurin-Kovitz, Dongqi Li, and Linda Phaire Washington; 5 pages
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Developing Effective Programs and Processes
The GROW Project: “Show Me The Money!”
Susan Arnold, Ruth A. Dyer, Suzanne E. Franks, Beth A. Montelone, and Jacqueline D. Spears; 4 pages
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Assessment Methods and Research Results
Assessing The Evolution Of Engineering Saturday Academies For Middle School And High School Women
Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Marcela Castro, Arline Heil Inman, and Donna Zerby; 6 pages
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Conference Reports
Leveraging Experience To Accelerate Progress: Moving Towards Gender Equity In Engineering Education
Cathleen Barton, Christine Cunningham, Meredith Knight, and Peggy Layne; 3 pages
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Learning From The World --- A Report On The IUPAP International Conference On Women In Physics

Beverly Karplus Hartline, and Dongqi Li; 4 pages
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