Discover the “Faculty Academy for Teaching in Nontraditional Careers,” a program tailored for the South Carolina Technical College System that effectively boosted faculty strategies for student recruitment and retention in nontraditional disciplines. This case study showcases the substantial enhancements in faculty knowledge, self-efficacy, and practical application of inclusive educational practices.
Explore “Building Leadership Capacity to Grow Nontraditional Pathways,” a 12-week initiative that significantly enhanced educational equity through targeted workshops and dynamic learning. This case study reveals how 28 educators were equipped with advanced skills to support student success in nontraditional career pathways.
The “Women in STEM Panel Series” transformed passive webinar experiences into interactive, public discussions with experts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This case study outlines how opening the series to a broader audience enhanced engagement and participation, setting the stage for future sessions.
Every once in a while, I am invited to speak to students through Nepris, now called Pathful Connect. Last month, I virtually spoke with a group of middle schoolers about engineering, design, and careers. We also talked about empathy! The students were fun and had great ideas. Watch the 45m recording.
The Think Outside the Box: Nontraditional Career Exploration student-focused curriculum is interactive, engaging, and designed to excite students with the possibilities of NT CTE Careers. Students will explore work values, assess career interests, and challenge gender norms related to careers. The digital curriculum package consists of four modular student activities, utilizing a workbook and video guides.
Recruiting nontraditional students into STEM and CTE programs and pathways can be a significant challenge. Understanding the root causes is crucial to sustainable change; however, recruitment remains one of the biggest hurdles to participation. In this workshop, we review the best practices for recruitment, and participants explore strategies that will work best for their population.
For diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, we must find the root causes for our specific populations before diving in with well-intentioned interventions that may miss the mark and leave us no better than before we started. In this post with a recorded workshop, we teach participants how to do a root cause analysis to help uncover the root causes of the more visible symptoms and problems like persistence or interest in nontraditional careers.
In this 90-minute virtual workshop recording, I introduce the top 10 root causes for participation and completion in pathways to Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers through the lens of the 4-I’s of oppression. Download a handout at the end of the post.
For issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must find the root causes for our specific populations before diving in with well-intentioned interventions that may miss the mark and leave us no better than before we started. In this 3.5-minute illustrative video, we challenge you to act like a child and don’t stop asking why until you get to the bottom of things.
We’ve curated a list of videos that are great examples of people who have pursued nontraditional careers.
We help people intentionally and systematically engineer equity and inclusion into their organizations: driving positive outcomes and effectively supporting employees and the community.
We acknowledge that we gather as Engineer Inclusion in Orange, Texas, on the unceded land of the Ishak (Atakapa), Koasati (Coushatta), and Alabama Peoples. Colonizers excised these indigenous groups from their traditional land through forced removal. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. We invite you to learn more about land acknowledgments here and search for the traditional stewards of the land where you live and work here.
