Title :
Engineering recruitment and retention: a successful bridge
Author :
Anderson-Rowland, Mary R. ; Reyes, Maria A. ; McCartney, Mary Ann
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Arizona State University´s (USA) Office of Minority Engineering Programs hosted a very unique Minority Engineering Program Summer Bridge Program to promote greater awareness of and recruit potential candidates to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The program content and curriculum were designed to prepare underrepresented ethnic minority students for educational success. This paper describes the program, the curriculum and the participant evaluations of the program. In addition, the paper discusses the setting for the program in the university and the need for it
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; prejudicial factors; professional aspects; teaching; Minority Engineering Programs; Summer Bridge Program; USA; curriculum; engineering education courses; ethnic minority students; programme content; student recruitment; student retention; university; Bridges; Buildings; Collaboration; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Professional communication; Recruitment; Scholarships; Web pages;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.644940
