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As engineering programs integrate more makerspace activities into classrooms, it’s become essential to better prepare peer mentors to help students learn effectively in these spaces. To bridge this gap, Pamela Dickrell, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and Instructional Professor with the Department of Engineering Education (EED), aims […]

Dr. Jayasekaran, also known as Dr. J, shares how a simple encounter with chocolate changed her life’s trajectory. She discusses the middle-class Indian dream, and the challenges she faced on her journey to the “American dream,” including grad school life, Indian Vs. American dating, fairness creams, accents, and some physics. Through self-discovery, she redefined her […]

An NAE Perspective entitled Hidden Curriculum: An Image Holder of Engineering by Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón was published by the National Academy of Engineering.  In the perspective, Dr. Villanueva Alarcón reminds engineering educators and researchers to identify and remove the negative hidden curriculum. The perspective includes actional recommendations critical to the profession.

Dr. Villanueva Alarcón received a ~$800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a one-of-a kind mentoring hub for BIPOC engineering contingent faculty. This grant is a collaboration with Dr. Murzi at Virginia Tech & Dr. Martinez-Cola at Morehouse College.

Our IPPD Team Gearware won the Best Student Poster Award at the 2022 Capstone Design Conference at the University of Texas at Dallas.  They presented their Immersive 3D Asset Viewer project which was sponsored by Fanatics.  Congratulations to Robert Obendorf, Katie Platt, Austin Simon, Cameron Self, and Sean Smith. Interdisciplinary Product & Process Design is […]

Dr. Jeremy Waisome was featured in the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholar Spotlight Series! She is working toward improving mentored experiences for minoritized students. Dr. Waisome discussed different topics and issues surrounding DEI and why it is important to her. She believes that DEI is integral to ensuring success. The full discussion […]

Dr. Idalis Villanueva received the 2021 UF CTE Exemplary Online Award with an additional distinction for Quality of Course Materials for her graduate course, EGN6933 Online Pedagogy for Engineers! The Exemplary Online Awards recognize exemplary and innovative practices in online teaching and course production. To be eligible, courses must have 80% or more of the […]

College Magazine named Joshua Fox as one of UF’s Top 10 most loved professors.  “If you’re looking for a fun, interactive programming class, consider Fox as your professor. “