Holistic Support
This website was created as part of the INCLUDE program, a neurodiversity initiative funded by a generous $2M grant from the National Science Foundation. The INCLUDE team is working within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and with partners across the UConn campus to create an ecosystem that supports diverse learning styles and cultivates the potential of neurodivergent students to contribute to innovations in engineering. INCLUDE aims to make systemic changes that range across the entire span of an engineering student's undergraduate experience.
We envision a radically inclusive Civil and Environmental Engineering Department that:
- uses a strength-based approach to personalize the learning experience and improve learning outcomes for all students
- creates community within the university to foster inclusive academic practices
- supports our students' diverse learning and thinking styles
- cultivates the potential of neurodiverse students to contribute to engineering breakthroughs
- contributes to the development of a more diverse engineering workforce
Learn more about the INCLUDE story
Acknowledgements: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under IUSE/PFE:RED Grant No. 1920761. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.