WEPAN 2007 National Conference: Imagining the Future of Engineering

Date: June 10 - 13, 2007
Location: Fiesta 6, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Linda Hutchison (Conference Chair)
lhutchis@bristol.mass.edu

WEPAN 2007 National Conference Proceedings: Imagining the Future of Engineering
Toronto: X-CD Technologies, 2007
Mary R. Anderson-Rowland (Editor)
mary.anderson@asu.edu

Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering
Arizona State University
Mary Stroup Gardiner (Assistant Editor)

Associate Professor
Auburn University
Rights: © 2007 Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network

Table of Contents

Program
32 pages
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Keynote Speaker
Changing the Face of Engineering: Emerging Opportunities
Leah Jamieson; 35 slides
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WIE Programs
Encouraging Girl Scouts through a Saturday Workshop
Fran Lee, and Paige E. Smith; 8 pages
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Engineers in Motion: Attracting High-Ability Students to Engineering Through a Co-ed Camp Experience

Kristina Kennedy, and Glenda P. La Rue; 18 pages
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Engineering Clinics for Middle School Teachers

Kauser Jahan, and Kathleen Sernak; 9 pages
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The Power of External Mentors for Women Pursuing Academic Careers in Engineering and Science: Stories of MentorNet ACE and its Protégés and Mentors

Elisa H. Barney-Smith, Jennifer Chou-Green, Theda Daniels-Race, Arielle Drummond, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, and Carol B. Muller; 20 pages
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College/Graduate School
Parallel Paths: A College-Wide Peer Group Mentoring Program
Ruth A. Dyer, Beth A. Montelone, and Bonnie R. Rush; 10 pages
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Theory and Practice in Recruiting Women for STEM Careers

Charlene J. Allison, and Imelda Cossette; 15 pages
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Climate Change at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: What changed, and did ADVANCE have an impact?

Molly Carnes, Eve Fine, Jo Handelsman, Christine Pribbenow, and Jennifer Sheridan; 17 pages
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Programs and Partnerships That Impact Retention

Gretchen Hein, Amy E. Monte, and Kerri A. Sleeman; 10 pages
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Program Assessment of a Living and Learning Community for Women in Engineering at Oklahoma State University

Karen A. High, Susan Phillips, and Sharon Stead; 10 pages
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What do women do with engineering degrees?

Lisa M. Frehill; 9 pages
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Enhanced Connections: Making Changes to Mentoring Programs for Science and Engineering Graduate Students

Brianna Blaser, Elizabeth Litzler, and Amy Wheeless; 12 pages
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Mentoring Experiences: A Comparison of Women and Men Graduate Students in Engineering and Natural Sciences

Lisa M. Frehill, Ricardo Jacquez, Cecily Jeser-Cannavale, Lauren Ketcham, Amanda Lain, and Karen Luces; 16 pages
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The Doctoral Program in Engineering and Computer Science: Is It the Same for Women and Men?

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Bianca L. Bernstein, and Nancy Felipe Russo; 14 pages
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The MESA Community College Consortium: A Model for Industry - Education Partnerships WEPAN 2007

Lucy Casale, James Dorsey, and Erik Jones; 20 pages
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The AT&T Labs Fellowship Program -- 35 Years of Mentoring Women and Underrepresented Minorities -- An Update

Elaine P. Laws, Elizabeth Loia, and Michael Merritt; 15 pages
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A Comparison of the Academic Achievements and Retention Rates of Women and Men Engineering and Computer Science Students in an Academic Scholarship Program Designed for Underrepresented Minority Students

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland; 11 pages
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Improving the Educational Climate for Female Engineering Students Through a Peer Coaching Program

Lisa K. Davids, and Heidi M. Steinhauer; 10 pages
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Women in Technology (WIT) Subnet Paper for WEPAN 2007

Padma Chukka, and Renee Weisman; 5 pages
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The Role of Hands-On Female Student Project Teams in Comprehensive Outreach and Retention Programs

Lisa K. Davids, Heidi M. Steinhauer, and Darris L. White; 9 pages
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Rationale and Strategies for Maintaining Career Paths for Technical Women

Margaret A. Strong; 10 pages
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Professional Development
Empowering Women to Lead in Business Environment through Effective Mentoring
Pushpa Thantry; 6 pages
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Enhancing Your Career Path Through Increased Visibility

Marianne Le-Huu, and Dominique Mathot; 5 pages
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Innovate! Revitalizing Everyday Thinking From the Inside Out

Jeannie Kristufek; 7 pages
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Membership Profiles in the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences

J. Moyra J. McDill; 11 pages
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INDIAN WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: IBM India Initiative towards ‘Advancement of Women’

Chitra Iyengar; 8 pages
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Women in S&T Employment in Nigeria

Helen Aderemi, Wunmi Hassan, Willy Siyanbola, and Kehinde Taiwo; 16 pages
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