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Galileo Engineering Learning Community for Men
Virginia Tech is proud to be the home of two theme programs designed for first-year engineering students: Hypatia and Galileo. These programs are sponsored by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity within the College of Engineering. The residential aspect of the program provides engineering students with built-in study partners and a ready group of other first-year engineering students who share similar interests. A fall semester seminar course provides an academic environment that assists participants in their efforts to become a successful engineer at Virginia Tech and in today's workplace. For the spring semester, guest speakers, field trips, and group projects provide the opportunity to explore engineering through first-hand accounts and experiences, while simultaneously building networking skills. Student leadership is developed through community service projects that involve encouraging pre-college students to learn about engineering.
Students are block scheduled together in their first semester classes, providing an environment that complements their residential activities. The fall semester seminar has both small group sessions and large combined lectures through the week. Topics covered include academic success strategies, professional and career development, health and student life issues, and diversity. Both communities are encouraged to collaborate in spring semester activities and events. The engineering learning community for men is located on the sixth and seventh floors of Lee Hall. It is designed with a focus on issues that engineers face in the growing competitive marketplace. Completed applications will be read if they are submitted by 5pm on Friday, June 26th Course RequirementsParticipants are required to enroll in a fall-semester seminar course that meets twice per week. Each community meets separately for small group classes tailored toward issues pertinent to their program. During the second class of the week the communities are combined in a larger group setting that covers overriding themes of the course. Specific areas that will be covered include: Professional Development—resume writing, Career Services seminars, career fairs, interviewing, professionalism, scholarships, undergraduate research opportunities, networking, etc. Academic Success Strategies—time management, academic integrity, study skills, learning styles, test taking, stress management Diversity—gender issues in engineering, engineering in a global workplace, importance of diversity for future engineering professionals Personal Development—service-learning, team building, personal health, alcohol and drug education For additional information about the seminar course please view the tentative course syllabus: Galileo Seminar Course [PDF: 56KB] Download the Engineering Learning Communities brochure [PDF: 2.4MB]
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Who Was Galileo?Born in Pisa, Italy in 1564, Galileo was a great scientist, philosopher, and inventor. Galileo is widely regarded as the pioneer
the scientific method. His work developed the foundational ideas for Newton's laws. In referring to his dependence
on Galileo's work, Newton wrote, "If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." Contact InformationFor more information about Galileo please contact Galileo@vt.edu. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0431646. 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. |
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