Title :
The case for proactive mentoring for minorities in engineering
Author :
Lasser, Susan J S ; Snelsire, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Clemson Univ., SC, USA
Abstract :
In the Fall of 1987, the College of Engineering at Clemson University launched a proactive peer mentoring program for all incoming African American engineering majors, the Program for Engineering Enrichment and Retention (PEER). A description of the program and its results are used to demonstrate the significant impact of proactive mentoring on retention of these students
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; teaching; African American engineering majors; Clemson University; College of Engineering; Program for Engineering Enrichment and Retention; engineering education; minorities; proactive peer mentoring program; student retention; Atmosphere; Computer aided software engineering; Educational institutions; Employee welfare; Engineering profession; Engineering students;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3348-9
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1996.573063
