{"id":542,"date":"2019-04-15T21:32:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/oregonstatecce\/?p=542"},"modified":"2019-04-15T21:32:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:32:55","slug":"new-program-builds-school-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/oregonstatecce\/2019\/04\/15\/new-program-builds-school-community\/","title":{"rendered":"New program builds school community"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n \"Women<\/a>\n
Students have breakfast at a Women in CCE event in Kearney Hall.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

While CCE has made great strides in increasing the number of female faculty members, the school continues its work in encouraging women to pursue degrees in civil and construction engineering. Erica Fischer<\/a>, assistant professor of structural engineering, developed a new program, Women in CCE, to support that effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to build a community within CCE so we can engage and support all of our students a little bit better,\u201d
\nFischer said. <\/span><\/p>\n

The program kicked off with a dinner in the Kearney Hall atrium, followed by a breakfast and industry panel. The first step in the program was for faculty members to introduce themselves to students in an informal setting \u2013 and introduce students to one another. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI teach seniors,\u201d Fischer said. \u201cIn my first term at Oregon State, a student said, \u2018You\u2019re the first female faculty member that I\u2019ve had in four years,\u2019 and this made me sad.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStudents want to see examples of themselves as they go through their career, and having a female faculty member at the front of the classroom gives them that example,\u201d Fischer said. \u201cBut if that\u2019s what it\u2019s going to take to retain students, then having my class at the senior level is too late.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The program events are open to all students \u2013 of any gender \u2013 and all faculty members, so students have more opportunities to connect and develop mentors. About 50 students participated regularly in the events and the school will conduct a survey on climate and culture annually to identify what\u2019s working well and what isn\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure we\u2019re already doing a great job building community but we can always do a little bit better,\u201d Fischer said. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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