Conference Session

Socioeconomic Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Karl W. Reid, National Society of Black Engineers; Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff; Gregory Meeropol, National Society of Black Engineers

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Socio-Economic Status

, innovation and member college engagement. Prior to joining UNCF, Dr. Reid was Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Minority Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Reid earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT, and his Doctorate of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research interests include exploring the relationships between racial identity and self-efficacy, and their influence on the academic achievement of African American males in higher education.Dr. Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Dr. Fletcher is currently an Assistant Professor at the

Conference Session

Socioeconomic Track - Technical Session II

Collection

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

Authors

Dawn Anita Hunter, The University of Texas, Austin; Efren Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas, Austin; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Socio-Economic Status

Computing Center (TACC) at UT Austin designs and operatessome of the world's most powerful computing resources. The center's mission is toenable discoveries that advance science and society through the application ofadvanced computing technologies. Since its inception in 2001, TACC high performancecomputing resources have enabled scientific computation and visualization that hascontributed to thousands of research projects around the world. TACC’s Education andOutreach group engages K-16 African American, and Hispanic students along withstudents from low socio-economic backgrounds and their families in meaningful,educational experiences that teach the societal impacts of technology.In 2015, TACC created the CODE @ TACC summer programs. In 2017