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How to Staff Your Practice for the 21st Century? Make It Diverse

Learn to serve your community more effectively and successfully in the years ahead by hiring professionals that reflect its diversity. Pick up a copy of ASCE?s newly released guide Diversity by Design: Guide to Fostering Diversity in the U.S. Civil Engineering Workforce, containing practical, hands-on ways to foster, improve, and maintain a diverse and thriving civil engineering practice. Gain a better understanding of diversity so you can recruit, retain, mentor and manage a diverse workforce. The guide was developed in association with ASCE's Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE).

Get a FREE sneak peek at the diversity guide. Click here to see the table of contents and read the executive summary.

To order the guide, click here.

Special Diversity Issue of Leadership and Management in Engineering (LME) Journal (Coming Soon!)

Together with LME Editor-in-Chief Dr. Charles R. Glagola, P.E. (University of Florida) and Associate Editor, Brian Brenner (Tufts University), CDWCE member Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr., P.E., DEE, M.ASCE and Dean of Howard University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences will serve as Guest Editor of the Special Diversity Issue.

2007 Structures Congress - Diversity Workshop: Mentoring for Success in Structural Engineering

Co-facilitators: C. Gary Kellogg, P.E., S.E., Vice President, Professional Services Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered (Washington, DC) and Jeff Dingle, P.E., Vice President, Southern Region Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered (Atlanta, Georgia) will lead the Mentoring for Success in Structural Engineering workshop at the 2007 Structures Congress on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 5:30pm - 7:00pm (Reception will follow).

»Click here for a full workshop description, date and time.

ASCE Members on Diversity Workshop

At ASCE's 2006 Annual Conference, the Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE) hosted the session "ASCE Members on Diversity" to explore how issues of diversity impact the engineering profession. Special guest Michael D. Smith, D.Eng. of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Kim Parker Brown, Corresponding Member of the CDWCE, weigh in on the discussion.

Committee on Diversity and Woman in Civil Engineering Charge: The committee on diversity and women in civil engineering shall be responsible for providing the society with leadership in all matters do diversity within the civil engineering community; shall promulgate and implement programs designed to encourage equitable opportunity for full participation of all people within the civil engineering profession; shall take the initiative to work/partner with other board of direction committees within the society, and with other affiliated organizations, to maximize effectiveness and minimize duplication of efforts in areas of mutual interest related to matters of diversity, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or physical challenges.

Staff Contact for Diversity and Pre-College Outreach
Lisa J. Jennings
Senior Manager for Diversity & Pre-College Outreach
1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, Virginia 20191
Phone: (703) 295-6405
Facsimile: (703) 295-6491
Email Address: diversity@asce.org




	ASCE on Diversity The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) supports the proactive inclusion of talented civil engineers from diverse backgrounds and values their unique contributions, skill sets and broad professional experiences. In 2000, ASCE commissioned the Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE) to provide the Society with leadership in matters of diversity within the civil engineering community. Diversity related factors to be considered are identified, but not limited to, the Society's Public Policy 417 entitled Achieving Diversity and Equity, which includes race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and nationality. We'd Like to Hear From You: Stimulating the Return of Stay-At-Home Mothers to the Engineering Profession ASCE's Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE) was invited by members to explore the challenges stay-at-home mothers face when returning to the engineering workforce, and we need your help. Click here to contribute your comments, stories and perspectives. Employers are also encouraged to submit comments. Diversity Programs ASCE's diversity program efforts are designed to keep abreast of trends throughout the engineering profession, assess diversity trends within the civil engineering profession, develop solutions and programs to improve diversity relations, and actively promote inclusiveness within the Society and the profession. Diversity Limelight. Extraordinary Women Engineers Project Engineer Your Life Membership News Professional Development Opportunities Promising Practices in Diversity News and Events How to Staff Your Practice for the 21st Century? Make It Diverse Learn to serve your community more effectively and successfully in the years ahead by hiring professionals that reflect its diversity. Pick up a copy of ASCE?s newly released guide Diversity by Design: Guide to Fostering Diversity in the U.S. Civil Engineering Workforce, containing practical, hands-on ways to foster, improve, and maintain a diverse and thriving civil engineering practice. Gain a better understanding of diversity so you can recruit, retain, mentor and manage a diverse workforce. The guide was developed in association with ASCE's Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE). Get a FREE sneak peek at the diversity guide. Click here to see the table of contents and read the executive summary. To order the guide, click here. Special Diversity Issue of Leadership and Management in Engineering (LME) Journal (Coming Soon!) Together with LME Editor-in-Chief Dr. Charles R. Glagola, P.E. (University of Florida) and Associate Editor, Brian Brenner (Tufts University), CDWCE member Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr., P.E., DEE, M.ASCE and Dean of Howard University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences will serve as Guest Editor of the Special Diversity Issue. Past News and Events 2007 Structures Congress - Diversity Workshop: Mentoring for Success in Structural Engineering Co-facilitators: C. Gary Kellogg, P.E., S.E., Vice President, Professional Services Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered (Washington, DC) and Jeff Dingle, P.E., Vice President, Southern Region Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered (Atlanta, Georgia) will lead the Mentoring for Success in Structural Engineering workshop at the 2007 Structures Congress on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 5:30pm - 7:00pm (Reception will follow). »Click here for a full workshop description, date and time. ASCE Members on Diversity Workshop At ASCE's 2006 Annual Conference, the Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE) hosted the session "ASCE Members on Diversity" to explore how issues of diversity impact the engineering profession. Special guest Michael D. Smith, D.Eng. of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Kim Parker Brown, Corresponding Member of the CDWCE, weigh in on the discussion. >>Click here for More Past News and Events Resources Related Sites White Men as Full Diversity Partners Diversity Partnership Tips for White Men Diversity Partnership Tips for White Women and People of Color to Engage White Men Eight Critical Leadership Skills E-Mentoring for Women in Engineering and Science Land of Plenty: Diversity as America's Competitive Edge in Science, Engineering and Technology Civil Engineering Employment Outlook The American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. http://www.diversityinc.com http://onlineethics.org/ http://www.aaes.org/diversity/ Sign up for ASCE's enewsletter Sign up now to receive email notification highlighting new content and information important to the engineering community on the ASCE web site. Committee on Diversity and Woman in Civil Engineering Charge: The committee on diversity and women in civil engineering shall be responsible for providing the society with leadership in all matters do diversity within the civil engineering community; shall promulgate and implement programs designed to encourage equitable opportunity for full participation of all people within the civil engineering profession; shall take the initiative to work/partner with other board of direction committees within the society, and with other affiliated organizations, to maximize effectiveness and minimize duplication of efforts in areas of mutual interest related to matters of diversity, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or physical challenges. Staff Contact for Diversity and Pre-College Outreach Lisa J. Jennings Senior Manager for Diversity & Pre-College Outreach 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, Virginia 20191 Phone: (703) 295-6405 Facsimile: (703) 295-6491 Email Address: diversity@asce.org
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