Conference Session

Corporate Engagement Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Cheryl L. Knobloch, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Corporate Engagement, Diversity

,andtocompeteforchallengingprofessionalrolesandprojects.Penn State Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion has engaged over 200undergraduates with 15 different sponsors utilizing this powerful model. EMIX internsdistinguish themselves in the engineering workplace as confident, competitiveprofessionals empowered by soft skills that strategically complement academicpreparation. EMIX intern cohorts are overwhelmingly characterized as superior, topperformers.Internsexcelintechnicalinternshipsandcompetitivelypopulatethesponsorworkforcewithdiversetechnicaltalentmorelikelytoexcel,toadvance,andtoberetained.This paper will describe essential exportable elements in the successful Penn State EMIXmodel including practitioner timeline, sponsorship development, intern search, applicantscreening