Are you a professional engaged or driven to improve the preparation, participation and contributions of all students in engineering and/or engineering technology?
Would you like to join a community of like-minded professionals committed to improving our national engineering landscape? If so, we encourage you to apply to stEm (E to emphasize engineering) PEER (Practitioners Enhancing Engineering Regionally) Academy.
stEm PEER Fellows will engage in a 2+ year professional development and research experience to support the design and implementation of an engineering-focused project at their home institutions.
PEERs will have the opportunity to learn and engage with program experts, researchers, and practitioners. Throughout the two-year engagement, participants will deepen their knowledge and understanding of the challenges and successful strategies guiding the transformation of our national engineering and engineering technology landscape. PEERs will utilize data and assessment to develop an Action Plan that will inform them of their specific efforts implementation efforts at their respective institutions and beyond. PEERS will also be guided and supported to submit project outcomes as publications to ASEE and other national networks. To date, with 70 trained stEm PEER Fellows, stEm PEER Academy is a growing national community of engineering education leaders. Please join us!
If accepted, each participant will receive a $1,000 stipend to support their participation in the Summer Virtual Institute and to continue their professional development over the following two years. Additional funding will be available for travel to future conferences to support the presentation of program efforts.
KEY DATES
Applications: Open December 1, 2024
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: April 17, 2025
Virtual Orientation: April 29, 2025, 12 pm-1 pm (ET)
Data Workshop: May 6, 2025, 12 pm-1:30 pm (ET)
Summer Virtual Institute: May 20, 21, 27, 28; June 3, 4 11 am-2 pm (ET)
Required Application Materials: Resume/CV, 2 Recommendation Letters, and Essay (2-page max) in response to the following questions:
1. What is one evidence-based strategy or program that you believe has the potential to be most beneficial for increasing the recruitment, retention, and/or degree completion of students in engineering and engineering technology?
2. How could you implement this strategy or program at your institution?
Apply here.
