This Work in Progress focuses on a local effort to embed cross-cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills into the professional formation of undergraduate engineering students. In particular, we will provide an overview of a cross-cultural communications workshop that was recently developed for implementation into two living-learning communities for engineering undergraduates at Virginia Tech. These living-learning communities were created to provide social and academic support for first-year female and male engineering students. Combined, these learning communities now support over 600 students, the majority of whom are enrolled in their first-year of college. This also includes a large support team of upperclassmen students (i.e., sophomores, juniors, and seniors) who serve as mentors and committee members.
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