Tektronix Scholar Program, Oregon State University

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Tektronix Scholar Program, Oregon State University
Women and Minorities inEngineering at OSU
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Ellen Momsen, Director Ellen.Momsen_at_oregonstate.ed
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Introduction
Ellen Momsen, WME Director Erin Biddlecombe,
Tektronix Scholar Coordinator Ellen Porter, 1st
year student, Tektronix Scholar Kelly Wilson, 2nd
year student, former Tektronix Scholar Beth
Beaudry, 3rd year student, former Tektronix
Scholar
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Agenda

• Background of WME and Tektronix
• Orientation to OSU for Women Engineers
• The First Year Experience
• Developing Leaders
• The Future
• Questions/Comments

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WME Background
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Distribution of the US Population the
Engineering Workforce
US Population Engineering Workforce
48 Male
52 Female
12 African-American
12 Hispanics
0.8 Native American
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Distribution of the US Population the
Engineering Workforce
US Population Engineering Workforce
48 Male 92 Male
52 Female 8 Female
12 African-American 2.6 African-American
12 Hispanics 3.5 Hispanics
0.8 Native American 0.3 Native American
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Tektronix and OSU

• 2003-4 Ambassadors/Peer Mentors
• 2004-5 Tektronix First Year Research
  experience for 20 students
• 2005-6 Tektronix First Year Research
  experience for 27 students
• 2006-7 Tektronix First Year Research
  experience for 25 students

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OrientationFall Quarter

• 39 of OSU Engineering students will graduate
  from the College of Engineering (COE)
• Reasons for student attrition
• Unable to connect with peers (academically
  socially), faculty, campus community
• Unsure of fit within major/college choice
• Unsure of expectations in new academic
  environment
• NOT grades alone

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OrientationFall Quarter

• Intentional orientation for women engineers
• Wilderness trip before first week of classes
• First year seminar course, Women in Engineering
• Introduction to OSU, COE resources community
• Skills required to succeed academically
• Tektronix research opportunities
• Orientation programming increases retention by
• Increasing student to student interaction
• Increasing student to faculty interaction
• Increasing student understanding of expectations
• Increasing student understanding of opportunities

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Tektronix ScholarsWinter and Spring Quarters 2007
NCAT National Center for Accessible Transportation Helping people with Disabilities Realize their Dreams.
Biological fabrication of nanostructured semiconductor materials by marine diatoms 
Coffin Butte Landfill Fuel Cell Project
Alternative Fuels Biodiesel
Repair of Polyethylene Gas Pipes Use a Novel Gel Patch System
Hydrogels as a replacement material for the nucleus pulposus (inner core) of degenerated or herniated spinal discs.
User "cost" studies for the TaskTracer project
Study of the Aerodynamics of Micro Air Vehicles
International Environmental Competition Process Design of Environmental Problems
NSF project on gene expression with nitrifying bacteria
An Empirical Investigation of Kaizen Event Effectiveness
Demonstration of Freshmen Level TekBot System Integration
Multi-phase contaminant transport in the subsurface - measure interfacial properties
Multi-phase contaminant transport in the subsurface - image processing of data
Structural Engineering
Nanoparticle delivery of radiotherapy to cancer cells
ME Machining
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Tektronix Scholars Reasons students joined

• I applied to be a Tektronix Scholar because I
  wanted to have hands on experience to accompany
  my education to be and engineer. In order to
  really decide if this field is what I want to do,
  I need to attain real life skills in the work
  force.

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Tektronix Scholars Reasons students joined

• I think that it will really help me . . . to
  see what some practicing engineers are doing and
  how what I am learning will relate to my work
  later in my life. It is making me really excited
  to eventually get into the workforce. It is also
  really nice getting to know some OSU faculty and
  other women in engineering and makes me feel more
  at home.

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Ellen PorterFirst Year Experience

• Year 1
• Major Computer Science
• Project Demonstration of Freshmen Level TekBot
  System Integration

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Kelly WilsonDeveloping Leader

• Year 2
• Major Chemical Engineering
• Project Multi-Phase Contaminant Transport in
  the Subsurface
• Leadership
• COE Ambassador
• Engineers Without Borders

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Beth BeaudryDeveloping Leader

• Year 3
• Major Chemical Engineering
• Undergraduate Research Chevron Corporation
• Leadership
• COE Ambassador
• Mentor for 1st year women students

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Spring CelebrationSave the date!

• Monday, May 21st, 5-6pm
• Meet all Tektronix Scholars and their supervisors
• Poster Session
• Refreshments will be served

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THANK YOU, TEKTRONIX!For making a difference for
women engineers
Women and Minorities inEngineering at OSU
Ellen Momsen, Director Ellen.Momsen_at_oregonstate.ed
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QUESTIONS?