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Retention is mission-critical to all engineering programs. These papers explore ways to increase retention. This improvement in academic excellence will help us all have successful students that graduate.

Moderated by

1. Mr. Chester Levern Miller jr

Papers Presented

1. First-year Engineering Courses' Effect on Retention and Workplace Performance [view paper]
   Dr. Gregory Warren Bucks (University of Cincinnati), Dr. Kathleen A. Ossman (University of Cincinnati), Dr. Jeff Kastner (University of Cincinnati), and Dr. F James Boerio (University of Cincinnati)
2. Mentorship Techniques as they Relate to the Retention of First-year Traditional and Non-traditional Engineering Students [view paper]
   Ms. Sydney N Hallman (University of Oklahoma) and Dr. Chad Eric Davis P.E. (University of Oklahoma)
3. Living–Learning Communities Improve First-year Engineering Student Academic Performance and Retention at a Small Private University [view paper]
   Dr. William John Palm IV P.E. (Roger Williams University) and Dr. Charles R Thomas (Roger Williams University)
4. Effect of Student-Centered Programs on Retention of Engineering Students [view paper]
   Mr. John Ernzen (Arizona State University), Dr. Eugene Judson (Arizona State University), Prof. Stephen J Krause (Arizona State University), Dr. James Collofello (Arizona State University), Dr. Ying-Chih Chen (Arizona State University), Ms. Kendra Rae Beeley (Affiliation unknown), and Prof. Robert J Culbertson (Physics Department, Arizona State University)
5. A First-year Attrition Survey: Why Do They Say They Are Still Leaving? [view paper]
   Mr. Jeff Johnson (LeTourneau University) and Prof. Alan D. Niemi (LeTourneau University)
6. Improving Student Success and Retention Rates in Engineering: An Innovative Approach for First-year Courses [view paper]
   Dr. Steffen Peuker (California Polytechnic State University) and Ms. Nova Alexandria Glinski Schauss (Oregon State University)