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Programs

Overnight Recruitment Stay

Summer Transition Program

Student Advancement and Retention Teams (START)

START is the College of Engineering's mentoring program for minority engineering freshmen. An early intervention and peer-mentoring program, START aims to create useful partnerships among minority engineering students. Students are paired by major, demographics, or both, with an upper-class minority engineering student. START mentors act as big brothers and sisters to mentees. START teams meet on a regular basis to discuss a variety of issues, from what classes to take to how to get an internship. Social activities are held to allow START mentors to interact with their mentees in a non-academic setting. START enables first-year minority engineering students to get off to a "good start."

2009-10 START Mentor Application (PDF)

Freshman Orientation Courses

These professional student development courses are designed specifically for the minority freshmen in the College of Engineering, although they are open to all students. Fall topics for the E144 course include time management, social adjustment, expectations, leisure alternatives and test management. Spring topics in E145 include effective communication, resume writing, interviewing skills, internships and co-operative education, and critical thinking.