Work in progress — Developing engineers for 2020 — An innovative curricular and co-curricular approach

The E2020 Scholars Program is a National Science Foundation Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) Program providing scholarships for cohorts of first-year and transfer undergraduate engineering students. The conceptual framework of the E2020 Scholars Program is designed to advance the academic and professional development of the scholar using the college´s learning community infrastructure and building upon the aspirations and attributes of the National Academy of Engineering´s (NAE) vision for the engineer of 2020. Programming includes a set of student development and learning opportunities consistent with this vision and includes curricular and co-curricular activities on the topics of leadership development, global awareness and understanding, systems thinking, and innovation.