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Diversity in Engineering
Dr. Crystal Smith, advisor of the National Society of Black Engineers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), says the number one opportunity for minorities and women comes from the ones who came before them. For NJIT’s Women to Succeed program, a huge aspect is getting girls as early as middle school and encouraging them in the field of mathematics. Smith will look at other opportunities, along with relay an anecdote on a former student missing diversity in the workplace.
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Yvonne Brill is the winner of the 2011 inaugural Kate Gleason Award. The award honors the legacy of Kate Gleason, the first woman to be welcomed into ASME as a full member, and recognizes a female engineer who is a highly successful entrepreneur in a field of engineering or who has had a lifetime of achievement in the engineering profession.
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Many companies are actively recruiting women and other traditionally underrepresented groups for engineering positions, recognizing that a gender mix in research and development programs and on project design teams oftentimes fosters openness, engagement, creativity, and new ways of approaching problems.
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