Engineering Leadership Development & Mentoring

EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS

These programs exist to engage students in core success competencies and related experiential learning opportunities that encourage their involvement in campus/COE activities that lend themselves to increased student persistence, retention, and degree completion.

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

During the fall semester of every year, our incoming, first-year students are engaged in online course modules embedded into their first-year seminar course where they are engaged with the eight Career Readiness Principles identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE): Career/Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership, Professionalism, and Teamwork & Technology. The course is complimented with year-round programming:

• Initial kick-off: Students get an opportunity to socialize and mingle with their peers with food, drinks and icebreakers with prizes. Also, they'll get an opportunity to learn more about and sign up for programs and events sponsored by the Engineering Student Success Center.
• Year-round, out-of-class workshops/seminars/events that reinforce core success competencies:
  • COE Welcome Bash -- Fall Semester
  • MAV Advantage Info Session/Student Panel -- Fall Semester
  • Alumni Connection Nights -- Fall and Spring Semesters
  • Engineering Industry Tech Talks -- Varies based on the availability of industry partners. Check our events/activities calendar for updates
  • Fall ad Spring Career Fairs
  • Leading Self: Goal-setting for ENGR Academic Success Workshop. Fall and/or Spring Semesters. Check our events/activities for updates and availability.
  • COE Alumni Coaching Series (topics determined by alumni) -- Fall and Spring Semesters
  • COE Dean's Challenge
• Culminating Event: Mixer with Engineering Student Council
• Special Event(s): COE Spring Sendoff. Check our events/activities calendar for updates

SECOND YEAR AND NEWLY ADMITTED TRANSFERS

Engaged with the same NACE competencies as first-year students, second-year students participate in courses throughout their program curriculum where these principles are linked and interwoven into special projects, assignments and other special course events. As with the first-year experience, students' NACE-infused courses are complemented with year-round programming:

• Initial kick-off (see first year-experience for event description)
• Year-round, out-of-class workshops/seminars/events that reinforce the above core success competencies:
  • Industry Infused Courses -- Fall and/or Spring Semesters. Check our events/activities for updates and availability of these courses
  • MAV Advantage Info Session/Student Panel -- Fall Semester
  •  Alumni Connection Night -- Fall and Spring Semesters
  • Engineering Industry Tech Talk -- Varies based on the availability of industry partners. Check our events/activities calendar for updates
  • Fall and Spring Career Fairs -- Fall and Spring Semesters
  • COE Alumni Coaching Series (topics determined by alumni) -- Fall and Spring Semesters
  • Engineering Professional Tech Skills Program Series -- Fall and Spring Semesters
  • COE Innovation Day -- Spring Semester
• Culminating Event: Mixer with senior design project students/faculty to gain insights on this experience as well as courses in the professional program. Check events/activities calendar for updates
• Special Event(s): COE Spring Sendoff. Check our events/activities calendar for updates

Programs, Events, and Workshops