The College of Engineering (COE) and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Council are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for COE faculty, staff, and students.
The DEI council invites proposals for faculty, staff, or student led DEI initiatives within the college. We welcome proposals from individuals, teams, students, staff organizations, and/or departments. Student Organizations that apply must be recognized by the office of Leadership, Service, and Civic Engagement and the College of Engineering. This is a rolling submission deadline, which means you can apply at any time.
Proposals will be reviewed by the DEI Council.
Other DEI Funding Opportunities
Please also keep in mind other DEI funding opportunities within the College:
- Student Professional Development Opportunities
- Undergraduate DEI Scholarships
| Title | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Cathy Park Hong |
$1000 |
Co-sponsorship of the APACC Keynote event featuring writer (and UI Writer's Workshop Alum) Cathy Park Hong. |
|
HackUIowa |
$600 |
Support for a DEI-Focused Speaker and to provide safe contact ambassadors at the HackUIowa Event. |
|
Society for Women Engineers (SWE) |
$1000 |
Support of the SWE High School Conference, which invites high school juniors and seniors to campus to explore the many opportunities a degree in engineering can offer. |
|
WPC Conference |
$3000 |
Support for students, faculty, and staff to participate in the WPC Conference - Understanding, Respecting & Connecting. |
| Awardee | Award amount | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Female Alliance of Civil Engineers (FACE) |
$300 |
Support to fund speakers for career workshops, visiting female speakers from companies and local governments in Iowa, and group discussions of the difficulties of being a gender minority in Engineering |
|
International Education Week |
$350 |
Support to fund a reception to celebrate International Students during International Education Week |
|
Minority Recruitment in Graduate Programs Speaker |
$894 |
Submitted by BME, this project invites Moises Orozco Villacana, Director of Enrollment Management at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences, to speak in the COE. Contact Josh Lobb for more information |
|
Research Project on URM students in Engineering at the UI |
$5,000 |
Support to fund the research project: Minority Undergraduate Engineering Students at UI: Characterizing Their Successes and Struggles With a Research-Based, Data-Driven Approach (Arun Pennatuhur and Priya Pennathur) |
|
Joint BME/CBE Guest Speaker |
$2,134 |
Guest speaker Dr. Jennifer Linderman is a Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Michigan and Director of the University of Michigan’s ADVANCE Program. NSF ADVANCE programs have been contributing to the support of workplace initiatives that promote equity for STEM faculty that could serve as a model for COE. Please contact Jennifer Fiegel or Mubeen Syed for more information |
|
Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program STEM Workshop |
$250 |
This proposal seeks to broaden COE’s sphere of diversity, equity, and inclusion to promote awareness and understanding for those with intellectual disabilities in the community by pairing the MYEP participants with a COE student org. Please contact Natalie Potter for more information |
| Awardee | Award amount | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Black Girls Do Science |
$1,335 |
Support for the student organization NSBE’s program Black Girls Do Science. Black Girls Do Science is a one-day program encouraging underrepresented girls in 4th-8th grades to pursue a career in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field. |
|
Lactation Room Supplies |
$427 |
Emergency supplies for the lactation room in Seamans Center. |
|
Female Alliance of Civil Engineers (FACE) |
$750 |
The Female Alliance of Civil Engineers is a new student organization that began in November of 2018. The funding is for posters, apparel, and events to promote awareness of this new organization. |
|
Society for Women Engineers (SWE) |
$1,000 |
Support of the SWE High School Conference, which invites high school juniors and seniors to campus to explore the many opportunities a degree in engineering can offer. |
|
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) |
$1,800 |
Support for WiSE programming for U of I women in STEM, including social, service learning events and personal development seminars. |
|
Continental Crossings |
$2,000 |
Funding to support underrepresented student participation in the Continental Crossings service learning project in Bolivia. |
|
Womxn’s Summit |
$600 |
Funding to support the Womxn’s Summit for underrepresented women to address issues of self-identity and coalition and to provide a space for women to feel empowered to impact social change. |
|
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) |
$1,367 |
Support for underrepresented students for conference travel |