Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

academia that is inclusive, collaborative, and supportive as well as connected to industry,government, and academia on multiple levels. SWE WIA addresses the identified gap inacademic community building by bringing together academics from a variety of institution typesinterested in topics broader than (but indirectly related to) promotion and tenure requirementssuch as support and technical networks, fostering women interested in academia, and bestpractice sharing.With respect to network building the SWE Women in Academia community facilitatesmentorship, collaboration (industry, academic), and consultant opportunities. As discussedpreviously, a formal mentoring program was started to connected junior and senior faculty froma variety of