Increasing Diversity in Engineering Academics (IDEAs) Program

The College of Engineering, in recognizing that American industries would require an ever increasing number of people in high technology areas and at the same time demanding diversity, initiated the Increasing Diversity in Engineering Academics (IDEAs) Program (formerly known as Minority Retention Program) in January 1990.

The IDEAs program is committed to

• Increasing diversity and inclusive excellence in the fields of engineering;
• Enhancing enrollment, retention and graduation of engineering students – particularly students from underrepresented groups (African-American, Hispanics and American Indian).

We are a partner of National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) and a member of National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates, Inc. (NAMEPA).

The IDEAs Brochure

‘The Big Idea’

Get tips from students and keep up with news and events in the IDEAs newsletter.

• August 2008
• January 2009
• August 2009
• January 2010
• August 2010
• May 2011
• May 2012
• May 2013

Student Success:

The success of the IDEAs Program relies and only relies on the success of its students. Here are their stories.