Through its challenging, relevant and dynamic program, Engineering Leadership Development provides students with unique professional engagement opportunities to enhance their engineering education and technical leadership skills.
In October, the Engineering Leadership Development (ELD) program collaborated with the Engineering-Consulting Collaborative (E-CC) to design a case competition to introduce students to the graduate degrees offered in Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management (ELIM) and Engineering Design (DESIGN).
In late August, 15 students arrived at Penn State’s Stone Valley Recreation Area for a weekend retreat focused on building self-awareness and authentic leadership as part of a retreat organized by the Engineering Leadership Development (ELD) program.
Recently, the Engineering Leadership Development program piloted an opportunity for its upper-level students to develop coaching skills while exposing its younger students to the value of being coached. Students who had taken ENGR 422: Leadership of International Virtual Engineering Teams in a previous semester were eligible to serve as coaches for students enrolled in the spring 2018 section of ENGR 422.
From learning about smart manufacturing at Rockwell Automation to viewing helicopter simulators at Lockheed Martin and testing tracks at General Motors, Engineering Leadership Development (ELD) students travel to industry supporters’ facilities throughout the year in order to gain more industry experience.
During spring break, Jess Hunter, Michaella Caruso, Annemarie Phandinh and Patrick Duda, four Engineering Leadership Development minor students, traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, to deliver their capstone project to a contact who is developing a business manufacturing baobab fruit powders and oils.
Michaella Caruso always knew she wanted to study abroad in college. Now in her junior year at Penn State, she has already studied abroad three times — to China, France and Kenya.
Students in the School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs’ Engineering Leadership Development program work to develop their engineering skills and interpersonal skills through classes that focus on interaction with other cultures.
The School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs’ world-renowned Engineering Leadership Development program provides students with in-class and experiential learning opportunities to develop career-enhancing leadership skills.
Engineering Leadership Development minor students are partnering with students from Belgium Campus iTversity and Corvinus University of Budapest to research and design a smart farming application for South African farmers.
Students in the Engineering Leadership Development minor traveled to Senegal to learn about new cultures and the real-world applications of their engineering leadership coursework.
A team of Penn State engineering and business students will serve as one of five teams representing the United States at the 2017 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Global Grand Challenges Summit Student Day Competition on July 18 in Washington, D.C.
It can be difficult for students attending busy career fairs to stand out from the crowd. Faculty in Penn State's Engineering Leadership Development program interviewed recruiters to better understand the behaviors displayed by successful students that attend career fairs.
The Engineering Leadership Development (ELD) program has flipped its ENGR 408 Leadership Principles course to better educate its students through interactive and explanatory experiences
To encourage emerging Penn State engineers to better understand the importance of cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment, the Engineering Leadership Development program provides students with opportunities to experience different cultures.
