The Engineering Career Awareness Program, or ECAP, continues to receive accolades from national education and engineering organizations.
In April, ECAP was selected by the National Academy of Engineering to be one of 29 undergraduate engineering programs featured in its Real World Engineering Education publication. ECAP is among 29 undergraduate engineering programs that, according to the NAE, “have successfully infused real world experiences into engineering or engineering technology undergraduate education.” NAE, along with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. plans to widely disseminate information about these programs as examples of best practices in engineering education.
In July, ECAP received two Grand Gold Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The program was chosen for a Grand Gold Award from more than 20 other entries in the category of diversity programs and also received a Grand Gold Award in the subcategory of recruitment and retention.
The idea for ECAP oringinated with College of Engineering alumnus Troy Alley in 2007, is designed to recruit underrepresented engineering students with financial need, and to give these students the support they need to graduate and begin their careers. ECAP provides financial assistance, a summer bridge program and a network of academic and social support opportunities.