College Recognizes Broadening Participation Fellows
The College of Engineering, Design and Computing is pleased to announce its first cohort of Broadening Participation Fellows. These faculty, representing every academic unit in the college, is being recognized for their ongoing efforts to make the education of engineers and the practice of engineering welcoming to people from every gender, race, religion, veteran status, economic class, and walk of life. These efforts include, but are not limited to, each Broadening Participation Fellow’s participation in a three-year faculty learning community built around the Colorado Equity Toolkit, which is structured as follows:
Year | Focus |
1st Year (2021/22) | Self-Inquiry |
2nd Year (2022/23) | Course Design |
3rd Year (2023/24) | Creating Community |
This work supports CU Denver’s strategic plan, the college’s strategic vision, and—perhaps most importantly—prepares CU Denver to leverage the diversity bonus, the simple but powerful idea that diverse teams create better designs. This faculty learning community, organized through a project called Engineering is Not Neutral: Transforming Instruction through Collaboration and Engagement (ENNTICE), which is funded by a $350,000 award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, includes the following cohort of Broadening Participation Fellows:
Faculty | Academic Unit |
Tom Altman | Computer Science and Engineering |
Farnoush Banaei-Kashani | Computer Science and Engineering |
Suzanne Berman-Schuett | Engineering, Design and Computing |
Dana Carpenter | Mechanical Engineering |
Caroline Clevenger | Civil Engineering |
Aria Collopy | Comcast Media and Technology Center |
Maryam Darbeheshti | Mechanical Engineering |
Kate Goodman | Inworks |
Vijay Harid | Electrical Engineering |
Liang He | Computer Science and Engineering |
Casey Howard | Bioengineering |
Heather Johnson | Education and Human Development |
David Mays | Civil Engineering |
Keith Neeves | Bioengineering |
Jaedo Park | Electrical Engineering |
Brisa Peña Castellanos | Bioengineering |
Susan Stirrup | Engineering, Design and Computing |
Kris Wood | Mechanical Engineering |
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At the CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing, we focus on providing our students with a comprehensive engineering education at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level. Faculty conduct research that spans our five disciplines of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and computer science and engineering. The college collaborates with industry from around the state; our laboratories and research opportunities give students the hands-on experience they need to excel in the professional world.