Fall 2019 Focus Groups
First Generation Students
Events
- Thursday, August 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
- What: MSU Convocation
- Speaker: Tara Westover, author of Educated
- Friday, August 30th at 4:00 p.m. in NAH Inspiration Hall
- What: Film Screening of MSU Alum Maurice Hilleman's Life
- Title: HILLEMAN: A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children
- In Progress
- What: Posters in NAH
- Topic: Celebrating First Generation NACOE Faculty Achievements
- Tuesday, December 3rd from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Norm Asbjornson Hall
- What: McNair Scholars Research Symposium
Dive Deeper
- Read Who Gets to Graduate?
Hispanic Students
Events
- Friday, September 20th at 12:00 p.m. in SUB 168
- What: Lost in Translation: From Engineering Norms to Identities (Registration)
- Speaker: Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor, University of Colorado-Boulder
- Sponsors: Montana Engineering Education Research Center and Center for Faculty Excellence
- Friday, September 27th at 6:00 p.m. in NAH 360
- What: ¡A Bailar! -Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by learning to dance Salsa!
- Sponsors: Danza Latina and the MSU chapter of the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers
- Friday, October 18th at 6:00 p.m. in NAH 360
- What: ¡Sigue Bailando! -Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by learning to dance Bachata!
- Sponsors: Danza Latina and the MSU chapter of the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers
- Wednesday, October 23rd from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in NAH Inspiration Hall
- What: Hispanic First Generation Female Professionals' Panel
- Speakers: Dr. Waded Cruzado, MSU President and Marian Rivera, Crude Oil Supply & Logistics Executive at Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Dive Deeper
- National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th - October 15th
- Read Mi voz, Mi vida: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories
- Join MSU's student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. For more information, contact advisor Maria Velazquez.
All Students
Events
- Thursday, October 31st at 3:00 p.m. in Inspiration Hall
- What: Diversity Student Panel
- Speakers: 7 NACOE students from underrepresented groups will share their experiences
NACOE Diversity and Inclusion Committee Members
Feel free to make suggestions and provide feedback!
- David Claudio (Industrial Engineering Professor)
- Sarah Codd (Mechanical Engineering Professor)
- Christine Foreman (Associate Dean and Chemical Engineering Professor)
- Dan Miller (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department Head)
- Flynn Murray (Civil Engineer Ph.D. Student)
- John Paxton (Gianforte School of Computing Director, committee chair)