SOCIAL APPEAL: Service activities may attract a more altruistic, broad-minded group to engineering

摘要

Opportunities for engineers to combine technical and social facets of their profession have grown rapidly through avenues such as service learning, community development, and Engineers Without Borders. The population of engineers involved with these service activities appears more diverse in gender and interests than typically is found in engineering classrooms and workplaces. This difference in demographics has led some to propose that service activities offer a new solution for increasing participation and diversity within engineering. However, little research has been done to understand why this population of engineers seems more diverse.