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

director of Penn State Women in Engineering Program. Cheryl directs all aspects of WEP and innovatively steers pre-college outreach, undergraduate retention for 1,700+ women, and professional development for graduate students and alumnae. She has engaged in research investigating the effect of mentoring and retention initiatives on persistence of women in engineering. A seasoned educator, Cheryl teaches multiple courses includ- ing two gender-balanced, mechanical engineering design classes. She serves as advisor to the nationally award-winning SWE student chapter, and has been an active WEPAN member since 2002. Most recently, Cheryl’s contributions have been recognized as recipient of Penn State Achieving Woman Award

Conference Session

Corporate Engagement Track - Technical Session V

Collection

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

Authors

Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio State University; Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Lisa A. Barclay, The Ohio State University

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Corporate Engagement, Diversity

Paper ID #241682018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Work in Progress: Will looking ”over the fence” of academic challenges to afuture as a successful engineer, support the persistence the WiE students needto succeed?Ms. Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio State University Olga Stavridis is the Assistant Director for Diversity, Outreach and Inclusion’s Women in Engineering Program. She served as Senior Lecturer for six years for the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University. She has taught Fundamentals for Engineering I and II for the Freshmen