William States Lee College of Engineering

CAMMSE Research, Educational and Outreach, Workforce Development, and Technology Transfer Activities

CAMMSE (Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education) is a Tier 1 UTC (University Transportation Center) and a consortium of five universities, led by The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), each with outstanding programs in...

SACNAS Links: Connecting STEM Students to Peer Mentors

The objective of this program is to help build a network of support for incoming, underrepresented students by pairing them with undergraduate and graduate students who have or are successfully navigating the University system. All student participants will receive...

NSF S-STEM

COE was awarded a $999,591 grant from the National Science Foundation to support high-achieving, low-income engineering students as part of the NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.

Increasing diversity in the COE Board of Advisors

Four new members were added to the College of Engineering Board of Advisors. All four members are from URM groups.

AGEP-NC

The goal of the initiative is to create a thriving environment for African American, Hispanic, Native American and other underrepresented PhD students. The initiative is part of an NSF funded campus initiatives, and the evaluation is done by the PIs and the NSF...

ETCM Engineering Engage

The ETCM Committee on Diversity, Engagement and Inclusion is at the very early stages of the Engineering Engage planning process. The first committee meeting was held on February with the purpose to make a positive, meaningful impact on education in Title I schools...

Engineering Academic Pathways

The Engineering Academic Pathways project provides funding for scholarships that support low income, academically talented students to study engineering majors at UNCC. In addition to supporting students with scholarships, the project applies funds to the expansion...

WE Engage! (Women in Engineering Engaging the World)

The Women in Engineering program (WE Engage!) is a newly introduced diversity program that supports all women studying engineering, engineering technology and construction management in the William States Lee College of Engineering. WE Engage! seeks to promote the...

Engage ME (Multicultural Engineers)

Engage ME is a program in the Office of Student Development and Success focused on helping the recruiting, retention, and graduation of underrepresented minority students within the College of Engineering. The target populations are Black, Hispanic, and Native...

NSF AGEP - Graduate Student Mentoring

The National Science Foundation funds the AGEP North Carolina Alliance: An Institutional Transformation Model to Increase Minority STEM Doctoral Student and Faculty Success (AGEP) program. The primary goals of AGEP are to (a) significantly increase...