The United Technologies/Trinity College Engineering Initiative (UT CEI): a proven model for the accretion and retention of women and minorities in the fields of engineering and science

Summary form only given. The United Technologies/Trinity College Engineering Initiative (UTCEI) is a joint effort by the United Technologies Corporation and the Trinity College Department of Engineering (USA) designed to stimulate and maintain the interest of women and minorities in engineering and science. The authors decribe how the UTCEI began in the fall of 1995 with an integrated recruitment and retention program based on a unique research and career experience involving both high school and college students. Both groups of students benefit from the experience, which involves working together with experts from industry and academia in a mutual effort toward solving real-world engineering problems. Students also benefit from the career/developmental workshops on a wide variety of professional and academic subjects, which are presented by industry and academic professionals.