NAMEPA Region C

Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Morrill Engineering Program
Formalized in 1973, the Morrill Engineering Program (MEP) was developed to attract and retain qualified students from underrepresented groups in engineering.
University of Illinois Chicago

New 2007 Engineering Undergraduate Student Affairs Report (pdf. download)

Engineering 189: Freshman and Transfer Orientation for Underrepresented Students
ENGR 189 is a 13-week graduation requirement course designed to provide a smooth transition from high school and community college into the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago while promoting academic excellence.
Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is the cornerstone of our academic support program for first-time and continuing students.
Emerging Leaders in Technology and Engineering
Emerging Leaders in Technology & Engineering (E.L.I.T.E), a peer mentor program, was implemented in Fall 1994 to provide encouragement and support to freshmen and transfer students in the first semester in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Indiana

Purdue University
Minority Engineering Student Seminar (ENGR 180)
Engineering 180 explores the challenges that minority engineering students have in making a smooth and informed transition to college from high school.

Iowa

Iowa State University
The LEAD Program
LEAD aims to enhance academic success of multicultural students in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University, increase the number of successful ethnic underrepresented engineering graduates, and help students earn higher grades, repeat fewer courses, graduate sooner, and become better prepared for employment.

Michigan

Michigan Technological University

Department of Educational Opportunity
The Department of Educational Opportunity provides academic and personal educational opportunities, outreach, and support programs.

Kettering University
Multicultural Student Initiatives
Our primary responsibility is to provide support services to enable minority students to make a smooth transition to Kettering University and engage in meaningful activities to promote their intellectual, social, emotional and professional development.

Student organizations
Black Unity Congress (BUC)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

OHIO

Ohio State University
Undergraduate Support Services
MEP monitors schedules to encourage formation of peer study groups and student organization study tables in core courses such as Math, Physics, and Chemistry.