Goals of OurDiversity Programs
ENGINEERING IS FOR EVERYONE!
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Enable Success
Enable the success of matriculated CoE students through academic programs and resources.
Create an Inclusive Environment
Create an inclusive environment in the College for all future engineers.
Our Pledge to You
"The University of Utah College of Engineering is a signatory to the ASEE Diversity Pledge which articulates the undersigned colleges’ position on equal opportunity and inclusiveness, and commits them to specific actions." — Richard Brown, College of Engineering Dean
Programs for Students
ACCESS
Scholarship program for freshmen and transfer students committed to advancing gender equity in science and engineering
MESA
Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement program to help underrepresented minorities succeed in math, science, engineering, and technology-related careers
Student Clubs
The College of Engineering is focused on supporting a wide range of Student Clubs/Organizations across all majors, with specific clubs for students and allies of various backgrounds, genders, races, and orientations.
Student Success Advocates
Support your unique situation to help you succeed
TRIO
Program for students who need academic assistance by provides advising, instruction, tutoring and informational workshops
Utah Center for Inclusive Computing (UCIC)
Center created in an effort to boost the percentage of students in the university’s programs from populations currently underrepresented in computing.
For more information, Contact Morgan Boyack at morgan.boyack@utah.edu.
Diversity at the U
In 2005 students of color made up 20% of the College student body. Today that number is 38%!
Over 16 years the percentage of female students has reached the national average of 21%.
In Comparison to other Utah Universities...
Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
The University of Utah Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) is focused on fostering awareness, advocacy, and action through the values of respect, diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Below is a list of EDI resources:
Engineering Diversity Committee
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- Sneha Kasera – Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
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- Brittany Coats– Mechanical Engineering
- Chuck Dorval– Biomedical Engineering
- Ebsa Eshete– Student Representative– Mechanical Engineering
- Michael Free– Materials Science and Engineering
- Mary Hall– School of Computing
- Swomitra Mohanty– Chemical Engineering
- Masood Parvania– Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Pedro Romero– Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Jack Wang– Student Representative– Biomedical Engineering
- Michael Young– Entertainment Arts and Engineering
- Collect, analyze, and present diversity data
- Identify opportunities, including funding opportunities, to enhance diversity in the college
- Support outreach activities for broadening participation
- Interact with the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office of the University for exchanging data, and ideas
- Interact with departments/programs in the college on diversity matters
- Interact with student clubs to promote diversity
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (College of Engineering Diversity Officer)
- One representative, Associate Chair/Associate Director, each from the 6 departments and the School of Computing in the college (If a department/school does not have an associate chair/associate director, the department/school chair/director could nominate a tenured or career line faculty member at the professor rank to serve on the diversity committee.)
- One faculty representative from EAE
- One undergraduate student representative
- One graduate student representative
Recent Posts:
ME Student Wins Robot Design Competition
ME Ph.D. student Minh Tran won the 2022 ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition.
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Vermont Researchers Use POWDER for Unique Testing
University of Vermont researchers visited Utah recently to use POWDER for testing new radar device.
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ME Undergrad Kian Ben-Jacob Receives AIAA Professional Society Service and Leadership Scholarship
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Utah Section has awarded their 2022 Professional Society Service and Leadership Scholarship to Kian Ben-Jacob, an undergrad in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the U.
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Developing 5G Tech for the Government
A U research team was selected to develop a proposal for 5G network technologies for the federal government.
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ME Team Wins Additive Manufacturing Competition
An ME team won first place in the National Institute for Standards and Technology Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series.
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What Makes Algae Blooms Grow
Ramesh Goel has received a $3 million NSF grant to study how algae blooms grow.
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NSF CAREER Award Recipients for 2022
Seven faculty members from the College of Engineering have received this year's prestigious NSF CAREER Award.
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Spear Named U Presidential Scholar
Ashley Spear was one of four faculty members named as Presidential Scholars at the University of Utah for 2022.
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Research Report 2022
Click here to read the College of Engineering's annual research report for 2022.
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Reaching Out to Students in Crisis
Salt Lake City author Lark Dean Galley will deliver U. of U. talk Sept. 8 about her family experiences with suicide.
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