Our Work
EiF Grants 2021
Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
$20,052
Contact: Christopher Kluse, 419-372-2441, ckluse@bgsu.edu
Develop, test and validate curriculum and activities to improve communication skills for Engineering Technology students
Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda
$25,000
Contact: -Frederrick Lugya, busitemauniversitylibrary@gmail.com
Develop a disciplinary-based information literacy e-curriculum for teaching engineering courses
MORE:
https://ir.busitema.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12283/2412
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
$22,500
Contact: Allison Hutchison, 607-255-2787, abh98@cornell.edu
Teaching partnership between communications and engineering faculty to develop a new pedagogical model for offering communication instruction in large enrollment engineering courses
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
$24,500
Contact: Elizabeth Weiss, 213-821-2174, arnolde@usc.edu
Development of an Improv for Engineers master class in virtual reality to create a new model of improving communication skills and behavior in engineering programs
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https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2022/11/into-the-viterbiverse/
Women in Engineering
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
$24,973
Contact: Julie Rittenhouse, 216-280-2993, j.rittenhouse@csuohio.edu
Improving the retention rate of undergraduate women in engineering by expanding the ESS Scholars program and increasing the quality of incoming students
Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL
$15,000
Contact: Sravani Vadlamani; 863-874-8806; svadlamani@floridapoly.edu
An 8-week multifaceted education workshop that centers on creating engineering awareness among middle and high school girls
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
$8,987
Contact: Audra Morse; 906-487-3240; anmorse@mtu.edu
“Geospatial Girls: An Introduction to Engineering!” outreach program for middle school girls featuring hands-on activities and female role models in engineering
Old Dominion University Educational Foundation, Norfolk, VA
$5,000
Contact: Ann Moynihan, amoyniha@odu.edu
EWB Chapter Diversity Funding Program grant for a water supply project in Guatemala
Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
$10,168
Contact: Kelly Rafaela Otemaier, kelly.rafaela@pucpr.br
Development of female leadership and empowerment in engineering students through e-learning training
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
$24,980
Contact: Stephanie Rankin, smrdar@riit.edu
Research study to understand the impact of gender and extracurricular activities on the retention of women in undergraduate engineering programs
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
$7,520
Contact: Sharon Pavignano, spavignano@uri.edu
Increasing participation in the women in engineering peer mentoring program, which provides first-year female students with social and academic support
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
$15,894
Contact: Seri Park, 610-519-3307, seri.park@villanova.edu
Villanova Growth in Research Learning: NovaGIRL, a pilot program aimed at enhancing girls’ interest and proficiency in math, science and computational skills by introducing hands-on activities in civil and transportation engineering
