Diversity and Inclusion

Penn affirms Inclusion as a means toward the essential ends of higher education: equalizing opportunity, educating leaders for all sectors of society, and enriching the experience of all members of the University community. Penn Engineering remains strongly committed to initiatives that support the University’s efforts to achieve an educational and employment environment that is diverse in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, interests, abilities and perspectives. We strive to attract a diverse community of students and faculty, to provide an accessible, rigorous engineering education, and to improve our local and global communities through engineering.

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Featured Programs and Initiatives:

Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Penn Engineering’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion holds as its core mission the commitment to celebrate and increase the representation of underrepresented minorities in the faculty, staff and student body of Penn Engineering.

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Advancing Women in Engineering (AWE)

The School’s Advancing Women in Engineering (AWE) program is dedicated to recruiting, retaining, and promoting women in Penn Engineering through the development and support of initiatives that increase the number of women interested in studying engineering, enhancing the overall academic experience of female students in Penn Engineering, and creating and supporting social and networking opportunities for women in engineering. AWE is open to all engineering students who support the advancement of women in engineering.

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Global and Local Engagement

Penn Engineering prepares all of its students to be well-rounded, global citizens, embracing the mission of the University to look beyond campus to identify where and how to make a difference. Opportunities exist for members of the Penn Engineering community to impact and increase access to engineering by engaging in programs in the Philadelphia area, the United States or abroad.

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