Dear Engineering Graduate Students and Postdocs:

Registration is now open for the  “Engineering Across Cultures” workshop held on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in PGSC 105AB. Copy and paste this link to register https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bDu6rrIXsGQXSjX. Registration closes Tuesday, March 31, at 12:00 pm. We advise that you register as soon as possible. Light refreshments will be provided. The workshop session will be 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Please note that there is only one session offered for this particular workshop. 

About this workshop
Working across countries and cultures is increasingly a necessity for engineers, regardless of whether they pursue careers in industry or the academy. This interactive workshop is designed to introduce engineers to foundational concepts and strategies needed to enhance their global competency and mobility. The content is organized around two key topics: 1) Engineering Cultures, a conceptual framework that improves the ability of participants to identify and understand national and regional differences in what it means to practice as a technical professional, and 2) Problem Solving with People, a participant observation strategy that enables professionals to systematically identify, understand, and negotiate the kinds of conflicting perspectives that often arise when diverse groups of people come together to solve problems.

Additional Information:
Please visit the College of Engineering Graduate Programs website and look under the “Professional Development” section for more information about the Future Engineering Faculty and Professionals workshops and supporting professional development materials https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Academics/Graduate.

Look forward to seeing you at a workshop!

Audeen Fentiman

Associate Dean