410 LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Engineering


Description:
This session will include presentation and a panel on how to best attract, engage and include LGBTQ+ engineers into your workplace, department or classroom. Strategies will be given for allies of the LGBTQ+ community to better support their colleagues and influence the overall climate. Topics include basic LGBTQ+ terminology, managing bias and microaggressions, introduction of intersectionality and more. The panel features perspectives and experiences from leaders in industry and academia.

Sponsor:
Diversity & Inclusion


Chair:
Stephanie Farrell
Professor
Rowan University
Experiential Engineering Education
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ
08028
Email: farrell@rowan.edu

Co-Chair:
Gayle Gibson
Director of Engineering (retired)
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Engineering - retired_____
Newark, DE
19019
Email: gibeck@comcast.net


Papers:
Panel of Leaders Discuss Their Experiences with LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Gayle Gibson, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Engineering - retired_____; S. Shariq Yosufzai, Chevron; Deborah Grubbe, Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC; Eric Reiner, University of California Berkeley; Jim Fitterling, DowDupont Materials Science Division
Abstract Submissions Closed
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