ENGineering Access, Greater Equity and Diversity
ENGAGED (ENGineering Access, Greater Equity, and Diversity) is committed to connecting students with the tools and resources for success in their engineering classes and careers. This effort focuses on promising students who are underrepresented in engineering, including those who are the first in their families to attend college, are from low-income households, or are from underrepresented groups such as women or minorities.
ENGAGED Portfolio
ENGAGED programming focuses on four core objectives:
Access
Helping students from underrepresented groups access engineering in higher education
Attainment
Ensuring students have the environment and resources they need to succeed academically
Connection
Building a sense of belonging in the College of Engineering among ENGAGED students
Professional Identity
Creating professional development for students within the ENGAGED curricular and co-curricular activities
The ENGAGED initiative is dedicated to supporting access, equity, and diversity in the College of Engineering. Below is the core suite of programs designed to enhance students’ academic success, sense of connection and community, and professional identity development. In addition, ENGAGED partners with various pre-college support programs at the University of Arizona to support students’ access to the engineering profession.
"The UA College of Engineering is committed to making a quality engineering education accessible to students from all backgrounds and to supporting your success throughout your academic journey, and beyond."
David W. Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean
Mentoring, Friends, Job Connections…Success
“I have met some of my best friends through this program, and I have made other really great connections that will last a lifetime.”
Ryan Curtis-Sanchez, aerospace engineering senior, Catapult participant 2018-2019, peer mentor 2019-present
“My favorite part was the relationships I built along the way, personally and professionally.”
Alejandro Ceballo Olivas, civil engineering junior, Catapult participant 2019-2020, Summer TRACK 2021, TRACK 2021-present, REAL Work 2021-2022
“The personalized learning experience and the small community has been really helpful, especially coming from an online semester. It was helpful to just see the campus and get to know everyone.”
Jennifer Galvan-Garcia, 2022 junior in civil and architectural engineering and engineering mechanics, 2021 Summer TRACK participant, 2021-2022 REAL Work participant
“Summer TRACK involved a lot of going to companies, kind of building your identity as an engineer. That’s what I really love about that.”
2022 aerospace engineering sophomore, 2021 Summer TRACK and 2021-2022 REAL Work participant Patrick Pinder-Newton
“I really think that this research, as well as the peer mentorship program, has kind of put me ahead. They don’t have the options that [ENGAGED] has been able to provide to me.”
2021 peer mentorship program and 2021-2022 REAL Work participant; optical sciences and engineering student Kayma Konecny
“Summer TRACK is an amazing program. It kept me in engineering and showed me that it doesn’t matter if you’re a little behind, there’s always a way to catch back up.”
Giovanni Walls, 2022 engineering management sophomore, Summer TRACK 2022, Catapult First-Year Experience peer mentor 2022-presentCalendar of Events
Meet the Team
Contact our development team for more on all the ways to support the UA College of Engineering.
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Noel HennesseyDirector |
Noel is the founding director of the ENGAGED program suite of Catapult, Summer TRACK, and REAL Work. She earned her PhD in Higher Education from the University of Arizona College of Education in 2020. Her research interests include academic and student support program efficacy, as well as emotional labor of academic program staff. |
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Haeleah LesterGraduate Assistant |
Haeleah is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Higher Education program in the College of Education. She is interested in issues around access to higher education. Haeleah co-instructs the Catapult transition/success courses and provides leadership for the Catapult Peer Mentors program. |
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Elia BuenoGraduate Research Assistant |
Elia is a graduate student in the Family and Consumer Sciences doctoral program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Her research interests include access to college and familial influence in students’ access of resources and success in higher education. Elia is responsible for data collection and program assessment for ENGAGED programming. |
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Alejandro QuijadaUndergraduate Program Assistant |
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