Activity of the ASEE Diversity Committee: Engaging a Community in Diversity, Advocacy, and Inclusive Practices

摘要

The Diversity Committee of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has been engaged in advocacy since 2010. This paper will provide descriptions of the committee history, practices, and activities that have brought increased visibility of the need for an inclusive engineering field and professional society as well as strategies to accomplish inclusivity. As a professional society, ASEE is addressing the inequities in the field of engineering education through many activities. The Diversity Committee has built on the foundational work of multiple divisions within the society such as the Minorities in Engineering and Women in Engineering divisions. As an umbrella entity with representation from many divisions, the Diversity Committee's activities have grown, expanding from co-sponsoring conference programming and offering Safe Zone workshops, to a formal paper program with special sessions. Challenges within ASEE have included bridging conversations and perspectives between technical-focused divisions and thematic divisions, as well as crafting responses to societal challenges that affect engineering students, faculty, and practitioners.