Diversity and Inclusion
Expanding the engineering profession to all
UCLA Samueli has put in place programs and initiatives, such as Awareness to Action (A2A), to enable the success of all of our students, regardless of their ethnic or economic background.
A2A is an engineering inclusion initiative created by the Women in Engineering (WE@UCLA ) team. This two-part, interactive, multimedia workshop offered as part of the school’s curriculum includes lecture, videos, small group exercises and role-play to demonstrate the need for inclusion in engineering and computer science, and to emphasize an engineer’s and computer scientist’s responsibility to society. Assessment data derived from the workshop show that participants gain a better understanding of the need for inclusion in engineering and computer science, and that they learn to practice courageous conversations and become more aware of some of the challenges faced by those who are underrepresented in engineering and computer science.
Over the next decade, we hope to double the percentage of underrepresented minorities and increase the percentage of women in both our student body and our faculty.
Clubs and Organizations
American Indian Science & Engineering Society
IEEE WATT (Women Advancing Technology Through Teamwork)
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBEmon Retention Program)
Pilipinos in Engineering and Science
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Society of Latino Engineers and Scientists
Mentor Professor Positions at UCLA Samueli
Building upon its commitment to foster an inclusive and more equitable environment and promote the success of underrepresented students, UCLA Samueli invites applications for multiple open rank tenure-track faculty positions in one or more of our departments: Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as well as our newly affiliated department of Computational Medicine. Applicants must have a demonstrated record of, or show exceptional promise for, mentorship of students from underrepresented and underserved populations, research, teaching, and professional development.
Programs
The UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity, known as CEED, works with a community of partners to ensure equity and parity in the K-20 pathways that lead to engineering and computing degrees.
The CEED Program seeks to create a community of collaborative and sustainable partnerships that increase academic opportunities for urban, disadvantaged and underrepresented students on the pre-college, undergraduate and graduate levels. CEED supports its students by providing academic support, scholarships, research experience, and professional and leadership development. On the pre-college level, the program partners with 22 middle and high schools in the greater Los Angeles area to offer academic support, exposure to the engineering and computer science role models and opportunities to learn more about engineering and computer science through hands-on projects, workshops and classes.
The program is open to all UCLA Samueli students.
The UCLA Women in Engineering program, known as WE@UCLA, is an institutionalized student support program run by a full-time professional staff within the Dean’s office at UCLA Samueli. The mission is to enable the full participation, success and advancement of women in engineering and computer science. WE@UCLA does not require membership and is open to all UCLA Samueli students.
Resources
Where do we go from here? Creating an anti-racist climate of support
UCLA Graduate Fellowships & Awards Seach
UCLA Financial Aid and Scholarships
UCLA Samueli Undergraduate Internship Program
Healing Support for Black Bruins
Helping international students succeed — My Student Support Program (My SSP)
Breaking Barriers at UCLA’s First Student-Organized Women in STEM Summit
Over the course of three days in April, Women in STEM: Breaking Barriers (WiSTEM) virtually connected students and professionals with prominent women leaders in STEM fields.
Student-Run Engineering Organization Celebrates Arab American Heritage and Helps Build Community
As an extension of the national and California chapters of the Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects, the UCLA chapter of AAAEA
UCLA Engineering In-Flight Conversation with SpaceX Crew 2 aboard the International Space Station
Two UCLA mechanical and aerospace engineering students conducted a live interview today from Earth to space with aerospace engineering alumna and SpaceX Crew-2 mission pilot Megan McArthur
UCLA Samueli Launches Engineering in Action Speaker Series to Address Equity
In an effort to increase equity and diversity in the fields of engineering and computer science, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has announced the launch of a three-part “Engineering in Action” series
UCLA Electrical Engineer Featured in Science Journal on Ways to Improve Equity in Medical Devices
Achuta Kadambi, an assistant professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, published a column in the journal Science about how medical devices can be fundamentally biased
UCLA Engineers without Borders Build Schoolhouse and Water Tank amidst Pandemic
COVID-19 has forced much of student life online, but this has not deterred UCLA’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) from making progress on their community development initiatives, both within the U.S. and across the globe.