ENGgenuity Lab partners students for mentoring

By Associated Engineering Press

The ENGenuity Lab has made its place on the University of Alabama campus.

The lab started three years ago when co-creators and administrators Nancy Holmes and Gail Howell started a Mentor UPP Program.

Holmes said the program was designed for underclassmen to learn from experienced graduate or upperclassmen students in the same field.

After success with the program, the dean of the engineering school contacted Holmes and Howell about finding a space for the program.

“The dean was pleased with all the work we had done with the Mentor UPP program and wanted us to give it a home,” Howell said.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.

Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: October 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students