What is MEP?The Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) is an academic excellence community committed to serving multicultural and first-generation students in engineering and applied science. MEP features a dynamic “collaborative learning” curriculum that leads CU students to successfully achieve their educational and career goals. A part of University of Colorado at Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science since 1973, the MEP is a national leader among programs of its kind. |
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HISTORY AND BACKGROUNDThe MEP was established in 1973 to help increase the number of traditionally underrepresented students that enroll and graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science. At the time, only 6 underrepresented students of color were enrolled in the college. Since its inception, the MEP has functioned as a collaborative venture between the federal government, industry, and the university. The MEP currently provides services to approximately 200 students, 80% of whom have underrepresented minority backgrounds. The remaining 20% include students who are Asian and white, 50% of them being first-generation college students. Thanks to this program’s efforts, CU currently ranks sixth in the nation for its minority engineering graduation rate of 66%, compared to a national average rate of just 39% (National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.). |
MEP in the news
CU student gets his 'dream' jobMEP student Jacob Melvin hired at DreamWorks right out of college - May 2007 |
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Diversity info and statistics:CU engineering diversity informationCU Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity |