Support/Networking Organizations

The College of Engineering has created an office, the Diversity Programs Office, located in 146 Olin Hall. This program provides support and encouragement, advocacy and friendship to the community of women and minorities in the Engineering College. They serve undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, lecturers, and faculty. In so doing, they seek to improve the professional, academic and social climate for all members of the Cornell Engineering community. Their objectives are listed on their website CLICK HERE and they include:

• to increase the recruitment and retention rates of underrepresented minority (URM), women, and students from other underrepresented groups
• to recruit and retain a diverse faculty
• to enhance existing efforts and develop new plains to improve the climate for URMS, women students, and faculty
• to implement outreach programs for gifted students in grades 9-12 to attract underrepresented, women, and/or underprivileged students to Cornell Engineering
• to involve alumni and families of URM and women students in the recruiting process
• to develop programs for faculty mentoring of URMs and women graduate students and junior faculty
• to maintain and strengthen existing activities for undergraduate mentoring

There are a number of other organizations which offer support to engineers, and to minority engineers in particular. Almost all of the events of all of these organizations are open to any member of the Cornell community.