Engineering Ambassadors Network: Progress in 2014 on Creating a National Network of Ambassadors

Best practices in Encouraging STEM Majors Among 6-12 Students

“…Studies are emerging on college students as mentors and models of STEM. Because of the close proximity in age between Grades 6-12 students and undergraduates, the passion for learning and communicating STEM subjects by Engineering Ambassadors can clearly place the right messenger (EAs) with the right message about STEM for middle and high school students who are still deciding on future careers 18 .…”

Work In Progress: A Systematic Review Describing Impacts on Engineering Undergraduates Who Participate in Outreach

“…Some scholars have argued that outreach participation, like other forms of co-curricular activity, provides students with a sense of community and belonging, increases resilience, and minimizes feelings of marginalization [2]. Others have emphasized that outreach participation can act as an opportunity for undergraduate students to develop critically important professional skills that might not otherwise be learned in typical undergraduate courses such as technical communication, teamwork, leadership, and the ability to integrate across engineering disciplines [3][4]52]. In this systematic review of literature, we sought to better understand affective and cognitive facets of outreach impact and draw conclusions about the overall nature of research conducted in this area.…”