This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0431642. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

• Randa L. Shehab, P.I., Associate Professor, School of Industrial Engineering

• Jeanette Davidson, co-P.I., Director of African and African American Studies and Associate Professor, Social Work

• Teri J. Murphy, co-P.I., Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics

• Teri Reed Rhoads, co-P.I., Assistant Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Education, College of Engineering, Purdue University

• Deborah A. Trytten, co-P.I., Associate Professor, School of Computer Science

• Susan E. Walden, co-P.I., Director of the Research Institute for STEM Education, and Research Scientist, K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal

• Original Project Summary (PDF file, as submitted to NSF)

• Reference List (PDF file, from the original NSF proposal)

• Acknowledgement List (PDF file, project contributors)

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Publications (PDFs, reverse chronological order)

• Shehab, R. L., Murphy, T. J., Davidson, J., Rhoads, T. R., Trytten, D. A., Walden, S. E. (June 2007). Academic Struggles and Strategies: How Minority Students Persist. Accepted for Presentation at the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, Honolulu, HI, 2007.

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Presentations (reverse chronological order)

• "Challenges and Strategies Identified by Students of Color in STEM Classrooms", presentation by A. W. Lowe, B. S. Norwood, S. Oosahwee, J. Rojas, and W. Lewis II at the National Conference on Race in Education, June 1, 2007

• "Research Institute for STEM Education: STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics", presentation by S. E. Walden, C. E. Foor, R. L. Shehab, D. A. Trytten, T. J. Murphy, J. R. Davidson, B. J. Harris, and T. R. Rhoads at the College of Engineering Dean's Diversity Advisory Board, Norman, OK, April 20, 2007.

•  "Portraying Success of URM Engineering Majors", presentation by R. L. Shehab at NSF STEP PI Grantee Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 22 - 23, 2007.

•  "Portraying Success of URM Engineering Majors – Preliminary Findings", presentation by R. L. Shehab at NSF STEP PI Grantee Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 18 - 19, 2006.