Inclusion Innovations

Upcoming Events:

•Dr. Michelle Johnson,Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin, will be on campus Thursday, December 3, 2009 for a reception 4:00-5:00 to meet  with members and friends of Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering.  Location is 2390 University Capitol Centre (above Cookies & More).

•Dr. Derrick Rollins, Iowa State University, will be on campus Thursday, November 19, 2009 for a luncheon and discussion with members and friends of Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering. Tentative time of 11:00-12:00 in 4505 Seamans Center.  More details coming soon.

• All members and friends of Ethnic Inclusion Effort are invited to attend a discussion with Dr. Emmanuel Enekwechi, of the University Counseling Service, at 9:00-10:30 on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in room 3111 Seamans Center.   Discussion is on succeeding in a predominantly white university and the corporate world and specifically the importance of seeking formal and informal mentoring relationships. Breakfast will be provided.  Please RSVP to Natalie Potter at inclusion@engineering.uiowa.edu.

Previous Events and Seminars:

•A Noches De Ciencias/Family Science Nights event was held on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the Seamans Center to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.  The event was sponsored by the National and UI Student Chapter of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering along with an in-kind contribution from Hy-Vee-Waterfront Drive.  This event engaged the local Hispanic community by providing a relaxed environment where families had fun learned about science and engineering through experiments while also receiving information about college admissions in a bilingual setting.  Members of SHPE, NSBE, MESA, NOBCChE, Engineering Student Ambassadors, and current UI math undergraduates provided assistance working with the students and their parents on the science experiments and by provided tours of the Seamans Center.  Faculty members Peeples, Aurand, and Carrica were on-hand to answer questions from parents.

The 2009 Field of Dreams Math Alliance added an Engineering Open House this year which was held on Friday, September 25, 2009.  A pizza dinner/social mixer accompanied by tours of Seamans Center and CCAD were provided to the nearly 100 undergraduates from across the country and was co-sponsored by Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering and Iowa State University's College of Engineering.   Members of SHPE, NSBE, MESA, and NOBCChE as well as Engineering Student Ambassadors all provided their time in helping these students feel welcome.  

•Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering held a Potluck and Meet & Greet with a prospective graduate student on Saturday, April 11.  See link for more details: Potluck Flyer

• Dr. Emmanuel Enekwechi , University Counseling Service, discussed diversity issues on Thursday, April 2 from 12:00-1:30 at 3111 Seamans Center.  Lunch will be provided. 

•Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL, Iowa State University, was on campus February 5, 2009 and participated in a luncheon and discussion with students and staff from Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering, NOBCChE, and the Carver College of Medicine. 

• Celebration for recent doctoral graduate Kwame Owusu-Adom was held on December 2, 2008 for his many contributions to the MESA tutoring program. Click here for photos of event.

• Norma Alcantar - University of South Florida, Department of Chemical Engineering
• Gregs Thomopulos - Stanley Consultants, Inc.
• Lilia Abron - PEER Consultants, Inc.
• Michael Gyamerah - Prairie View A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering
• Horacio Olivo - University of Iowa, Department of Pharmacy
• Jim Gates - The University of Maryland, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Maya Trotz - University of South Florida, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Beverly Wright - Minority Scientists Network
• Lisa Kinnard - Georgetown University, Department of Radiology
• Cory Phillips - ConocoPhillips

 

 

Ph.D. in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, August 2008: Angela McIver
I worked on a project that used microbial cells to produce chemicals in an environmentally safe manner. My project was in collaboration with the Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry department in the College of Pharmacy. Without the Ethnic Inclusion for Iowa, I would not have known about the many opportunities Iowa has to offer.

 

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