Whiting School of Engineering

Goal: Develop a recruitment and marketing strategy to engage students from HBCU’s and MSI’s with the objective of increasing the percentage of historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and women who apply to graduate programs in WSE.

Increase the percentage of historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and women who apply to WSE graduate programs
Increased percentage of WSE applications to VTSI
Increase departmental/faculty involvement in graduate recruitment events/initiatives
Growth in amount of recruitment programs and summer research participants from URG

Year 1 – Engage with WSE Marketing and Communications to develop effective recruitment/marketing materials, strategy and enhance website
Year 1-2: Develop virtual recruitment program for HBCU and MSI students
Year 2 -3: Build on current recruitment initiatives and partnerships (GradPath and EHOP)
Year 2-3: Pilot/Launch Dual Degree program (3:2) with Morgan State
Year 3: Expand summer research opportunities for students from URGs students in WSE
Year 4-5: Continue cultivating partnerships and attending recruitment fairs
Year 5: Assess effectiveness of recruitment and outreach efforts/initiatives