Redshirt in Engineering: A Model for Improving Equity and Inclusion

Authors

Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State UniversityFollow
Ann Delaney, Boise State UniversityFollow
Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-29-2018

Abstract

The NSF-funded Redshirt in Engineering Consortium was formed in 2016 with the goal of enhancing the ability of academically talented but underprepared students coming from low-income backgrounds to successfully graduate with engineering degrees. The Consortium takes its name from the practice of redshirting in college athletics, with the idea of providing an extra year and support to help promising engineering students complete a bachelor’s degree. The Consortium builds on the success of three existing “academic redshirt” programs and expands the model to three new schools. The Existing Redshirt Institutions (ERIs) help mentor and train the new Student Success Partners (SSP), and SSPs contribute their unique expertise to help ERIs improve existing redshirt programs. This Work in Progress paper describes the history of the Redshirt in Engineering Consortium; the Redshirt model as a framework for addressing issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering; and initial lessons learned from the implementation of the model across unique institutional contexts.

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Copyright Statement

© (2018), American Society for Engineering Education, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference (Crystal City, VA).

Publication Information

Llewellyn, Donna C.; Delaney, Ann; and Callahan, Janet. (2018). "Redshirt in Engineering: A Model for Improving Equity and Inclusion". 2018 CoNECD: The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, .