1. Money, Math and Engineering: The Relationships Between Community Economics, Math Preparation and the Graduation of Racially Underrepresented Engineers Open Access Author: Freeman, Amy Louise Title: Money, Math and Engineering: The Relationships Between Community Economics, Math Preparation and the Graduation of Racially Underrepresented Engineers Graduate Program: Workforce Education and Development Keywords: predictionrecruitmentmath programsminority engineering programSTEMpovertyraceretentionmoneyprecollegeunderrepresentedminority engineeringminoritymath preparationsummer bridgehigh school fundingMEPdiversitygraduationengineeringmulticulturalfundinghigh schoolengineering shortagePenn State File: Download Final_Document2.pdf Committee Members: William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJudith Ann Kolb, Committee MemberEdgar Paul Yoder, Committee MemberKenneth Carter Gray, Committee Member
2. Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University Open Access Author: Ward, Melissa Title: Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: underrepresentedhigher educationdiversityadmittanceenrollment File: Download Ward_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor