Our Work
EiF Grants 2017
Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering
EWB-USA, Denver, CO
$10,000
Contact: Cathy Leslie, 303-772-2723, cathy.leslie@ewb-usa.org
Contribution towards teaching teamwork and communications through the University Chapter Program (www.ewb-usa.org)
Queen's University, Kingston, ON Canada
$17,020
Contact: Dr. Brian Frank, 613-533-6000 x75426, brian.frank@queensu.ca
Developing interventions for to support effective written and oral communication skills among engineering students through diagnostic testing, ongoing student assessment and training.
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Interventions for Engineering Communication Development
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
$8,500
Contact: Stephanie Rankin, 585-475-7267, Stephanie.rankin@rit.edu
Development of a technical presentation workshop for female engineering students who then went on to do an outreach activity entitled WE Explore
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
$24,750
Contact: Carol Tenopir, 865-974-7911, ctenopir@utk.edu
A 4-phase study to understand the use of scholarly sources from current practices and changes brought about by technology to the development of educational modules for undergraduate engineering students
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Does Workplace Matter? How Engineers Use and Access Information Resources in Academic and Non-Academic Settings;
Seeking, Reading, and Use of Scholarly Articles: An International Study of Perceptions and Behavior of Researchers;
Best Practices for Engineering Information Literacy Instruction: Perspectives of Academic Librarians
University of Texas, Arlington TX
$22,900
Contact: Mohsen Shahandashti, 817-272-2105, Mohsen@uta.edu
Assessing and adding to the benefits of the flipped classroom teaching strategy in enhancing engineering students' technical communication skills
Women in Engineering
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
$15,000
Contact: Anne Q. Barr, 864-656-7013, eabarr@clemson.edu
Summer program to introduce underserved middle school girls to mathematical theories, applications and role models in order to inspire persistence in STEM
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
$22,080
Contact: Lora Leigh Chrystal, 515-294-0966, pwse@iastate.edu
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Emerging Leaders program for historically under-represented female engineering students
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Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)
North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
$12,974
Contact: Andrea Ofori-Boadu, 336-334-7590, andreau@ncat.edu
STEM outreach program for improving the self-efficacy and broadening participation of minority middle-school girls in green engineering
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Learning Experiences and Self-efficacy of Minority Middle-School Girls during a "Bio-char Modified Cement Paste" Research Program at an HBCU ASEE; paper id 25466
Ohio State University, Columbus OH
$25,000
Contact: Gonul Kaletunc, 614-292-0419, kaletunc@osu.edu
Aspiration for Women's Advancement and Retention in Science (AWARES) program which provides nurturing and mentoring for female undergraduates
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Retention and Advancement of Women in STEM: Mentor and Peer Network Relationships
SWE Collegiate Interest Group at Springfield Tech Comm. College, Springfield, MA
$14,900
Contact: Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, 413-755-4591, bmcginnis-cavanaugh@stcc.edu
Production and dissemination of 3 videos designed to increase awareness of engineering pathways for girls using the stories of community college women in engineering programs
SWE at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
$7,000
Contact: https://www.virginiaswe.org/
Outreach events for middle and high school girls to ignite interest in engineering fields organized and led by current SWE students
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
$15,423
Contact: Paul Blowers 520-626-5319, blowers@engr.arizona.edu
Evaluating the impact of classroom-based interventions for improving the retention rate of undergraduate women in engineering
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN
$14,586
Contact: Meredith Perry, 423-425-4431, Meredith-Perry@utc.edu
UTC Girls to Engineers Network (GEN), a partnership with Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy to increase the number of disadvantaged girls that pursue engineering degrees and careers
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
$15,000
Contact: Eve Riskin, 206-685-2313, riskin@uw.edu
Integration of new lab-based research experiences in collaboration with faculty and graduate student mentors to the WiSE-UP program
University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON
$10,000
Contact: Mary Wells, 519-888-4567, mawells@waterloo.ca
Documenting the experiences and accomplishments of innovative Canadian female engineers and disseminating their stories
YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
$10,000
Contact: Kim Reeves, 404-835-1630, kim.reeves@ywcaatlanta.org
Support for the Teen Girls in Technology program designed to inspire adolescent girls from underserved communities to pursue STEAM education and careers
