Conference Session

Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Volpe, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Sara Valentina Rojas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

Valentina Rojas, University of FloridaSara is a senior civil engineering undergraduate student with a focus on construction at theUniversity of Florida. She is pursuing her bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering aswell as her construction management certificate. She is working as a research assistant in theSimmons Research Lab and the Weil Hall Structures & Materials Laboratory. Her researchinterests include leadership in engineering, the inclusion of minorities in the constructionindustry, and the development of sustainable materials at low cost. Building a Leadership Toolkit: Underrepresented Students’ Development of Leadership- Enabling Competencies through a Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates