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

Tagged Topics

Corporate Engagement, Diversity

about the experience at the event center: “Disney in our town… The guy was really cool who met Presidents, and rocks stars, not a stereotypical engineer.” “Interesting to learn more about the (event center) and to be able to use engineering with planning. It shows me that we can use our degree for more than just engineering.” “I would love that job - Take away. Gave me a new side to what my degree can do.” “It is a new experience to consider. Yes! It allowed me to experience more in an engineering career field so I would know what I would potentially be doing.”  When classes began, student availability was more limited, which posed some challenges. The next tour was a short walk by the students to the

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

,BestPracticesandQualitativeDataCultivating225EMIXinternswith15sponsorsovertwelveyearshasyieldedbestpracticestoeffectivelynavigatethechallengesinherentlypresentinthecomplexEMIXinitiative.Anarray of complexities potentially impacts intern success and retention including studenthousing,transportation,andgeographicculture.Practitioners should be forewarned that it can be a challenge to identify appropriatehousinginasafelocationthatwillacceptanaffordableshort‐termlease.Asimportantly,notallinternshiplocationsfeaturepublictransportation,andmanystudentinternsdonothave access to a vehicle. It is advised to inquire about transportation during the studentinterviewprocesstofacilitatetransportationplanningforinterns.Lastly, it can be a challenge to attract a young professional to a very rural geographiclocation unless the company plans to orchestrate weekend activities. It is not necessarythat the location be urban, but undergraduate interns