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Women in the Engineering Program: Recruitment to Retention

Women in the Engineering Program: Recruitment to Retention. Neeraj Buch Professor and Interim Chairperson. National CE Department Heads Conference White Plains, NY, June 2012. Acknowledgements.

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Women in the Engineering Program: Recruitment to Retention

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  1. Women in the Engineering Program: Recruitment to Retention Neeraj Buch Professor and Interim Chairperson National CE Department Heads Conference White Plains, NY, June 2012

  2. Acknowledgements • Judy Cordes-Coordinator, Women in Engineering, College of Engineering at Michigan State University • Thomas Wolf, Ph.D., P.E.-Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering at Michigan State University

  3. Women Enrollment*Data in the Big 10+ plus *Source-Profiles of Engineering & Technology Colleges, ASEE 2010 Edition

  4. Enrollment Trends Total Women Enrollments over a 10 period Enrollment Trends in CEE

  5. It Takes a Village! IT IS ALL ABOUT ENGAGEMENT-EARLY AND OFTEN SUCCESS IS CONTINGENT ON MULTIPLE UNITS WORKING TOGETHER

  6. Recruitment/Engagement Strategies • Participation in Preview Days • Email Buddies-link between recruit, MSU and the College of Engineering • WIE Summer Residential Program (high school juniors and seniors) • ADS reception and breakfast for women participants and their parents • Women in Computing

  7. Retention-First Year Programming • Networking • Social Media • Welcome page on web • Initial plans for WIE Student Brochure • E-mail Buddies • Welcome Letter to all admitted women students who declared engineering • Faculty Connect • CoRe Initiative • WIE Connect-matching First Year students w/upperclassmen

  8. Retention-Second Year and Beyond • Professional Networking-MSU Women’s Leadership Conference, Grace Hopper Conference (WIC) and SWE National Conference. • Spring Break Corporate Tours • Women in Engineering Graduate Group-work with the graduate coordinator to plan and implement monthly get-together for women graduate students in engineering (social/professional themes). • AutomotiveNext-success for women in engineering in the auto industry. • Support of Programs for SWE and MIWIC

  9. Summary and Conclusions • Need support from the top down • Coordinator/Director if possible should work on program full-time • Plan your initiatives around your mission and goals

  10. Summary and Conclusions • Dream big, but start slowly • Assessment is crucial • Include all interested parties in planning • Use resources on campus and around the country

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