About NACOE Leadership Network

Responding to student interest in leadership development opportunities, NACOE's Tau Beta Pi Chapter leaders worked with leaders in other college student organizations and advisors to organize the NACOE Leadership Network. This program includes four components determined to enhance classroom learning by providing experiences simulating real world environments.

Leadership workshops use industry methods to support the development of evolving leaders in engineering and comuter science. Participants are encouraged to actively engage in NACOE student organziations aligning with their major and/or interests to maximize on the benefits the program offers for their development as professionals.

The NACOE Leadership Network will provide a thriving, dynamic, and cohesive structure that empowers students and prepares them to be not only experts but leaders in their fields by offering a robust experience-based education through:

• Experential learning
• Engaging in student leadership roles
• Connecting with alumni and other industry experts
• Practicing interpersonal skills in a safe and challenging environment

To empower engineering and computing students with leadership skills and integrating expertise with emotional intelligence, global competencies, and teamwork for the purpose of excelling in diverse professional environments.

The guiding core values of the NACOE Leadership Network are: 

Growth

Coaching and fostering development beyond the classroom

Community

Connecting individuals to provide support, opportunity, and: 

• Building a supportive, well-rounded network 

• Connection, mentorship, networking with professionals 

• Support connections and unity  

• Connection with peers, professionals, alumni, and clubs 

Interpersonal Competence

Building skills and behaviors that enable us to succeed in the context of the professional environment. 

• Fostering skills for collaborative success 

• Communication, teamwork, leadership, and behavioral knowledge  

• Confidence, communication, and leadership 

Opportunity 

Intentional interactions and events between engineering students, mentors, and industry professionals to challenge ourselves and reach new levels of success.  

• Opening doors and welcoming 

• Meet mentors, gain skills  

• Engage in interaction/events to help achieve success 

• Intentional possibilities for achievement  

• Opening doors for achievement  

Advocacy

Seek resources on a local, state, and national level to support student transition into young professionals ready to step into industry better prepared.

Teamwork

Leverage resources on campus and in industry through collaboration and coalition building.

Transparency

Maintain open communication and accountability to all members.