Jun 30, 2020 | Breaking Barriers, Computer Engineering, News, SUCCEED, Worlds Ahead
Collins Vaye recalls the answer his 10th-grade physics teacher gave when Vaye asked the class, “What is engineering?” His teacher responded, “engineering is the application of math and science to solve real-world problems.” The term, solve real-world problems, stuck...
Jun 18, 2020 | Alumni, Coronavirus, Enterprise and Logistics Engineering, News, SUCCEED
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it would be impossible not to notice how everyday shopping has been affected. Online shopping has boomed, grocery stores are less packed and who could forget the dreaded lack of toilet paper. Many are asking, “What is going...
Jun 17, 2020 | News, Student Success, SUCCEED, Women of CEC
The Center for Diversity and Student Success in Engineering and Computing (CD-SSEC) launched its inaugural student research cohort this spring with 12 students from six different majors and eight faculty mentors. The mission of OURS (Opportunities for Undergraduate...
Jun 5, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, STEM, SUCCEED, Women of CEC
As a graduate of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Trina Fletcher is aware of the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, recent events of racial unrest in America have driven...
Apr 17, 2020 | Grant, News, SUCCEED
Alexandra Strong, assistant professor at SUCCEED (School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education) and the STEM Transformation Institute, is a principal investigator on a five year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation titled...
Oct 17, 2019 | Community, Computing and Information Sciences, Engineering, Future, News, STEM, SUCCEED, Women of CEC
Congratulations to Trina Fletcher and Alexandra Strong, assistant professors from the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) for being awarded a $361K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This grant will...
