Through innovative student success programs, fellowships, and summer camps that invite grade school students to get involved in STEM, Baskin Engineering is committed to providing pathways for students from all backgrounds, especially those from historically underrepresented communities, to pursue engineering education and research.
An example is the immersive STEM camp created by Professor of Computational Media Katherine Isbister and researchers from her Social Emotional Technology (SET) Lab. With funding from the National Science Foundation, Isbister and her team developed the Social Wearables Educational Live Action Role Play (SWEL) Camp, blending social experience with computational activities to drive middle school girls’ interest and confidence in pursuing technical subjects.