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ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® is Back!

If you checked out the reboot trailer, you know this season is more focused, more structured, and more intentional.

This episode is a reminder of the foundational framework for ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®... REDEFINE.

REDEFINE helps us examine the dimensions of engineering work that shape outcomes:

• RE-image who we see as engineers and what we see as engineering;
• DE-silo our approach to academic programs, research, and problem solving;
• FINE-tune organizational conditions so people with different backgrounds and perspectives can contribute fully to outcomes that serve all of society.

Throughout this season, we’ll return to these three elements as we explore leadership, ethics, convergence, community engagement, and other aspects of our organizational systems. This episode lays the foundation and context for what's to come.

The System Check

This episode also introduces The System Check, a closing reflection you’ll hear each week.

It’s a structured pause to help you look more clearly at the system you’re operating in. This episode asks:

• How is engineering defined in your context, by language, imagery, and context?
• What conditions shape who is able to contribute meaningfully, and when?
• How often do you step back to examine whether the system you’re part of is designed to support the outcomes it claims to value?

Because change begins with how clearly we see.

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• Follow the show so you don’t miss the rest of the season.
• Leave a 5-star rating and short written review; it helps other agents of change find the podcast.
• Share this episode with a colleague who cares about strengthening engineering from the inside out.

Thanks for being part of this next chapter of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®!

Visit the ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® podcast website to learn more and to request a free copy of my new brief, Engineering for Society.

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We're gearing up for the launch of Season 5 on Wednesday, February 25. We have a new format that builds more strongly than ever on our REDEFINE℠ framework and centers people-centered change in organizational systems. Check out this trailer to discover what we have in store!

Visit the ENGINEERING CHΔNGE® podcast website to learn more and to download a free copy of my new brief, Engineering for Society.

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ENGINEERING CHΔNGE® is a registered trademark held by Dr. Yvette E. Pearson for producing and providing podcasts.

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This is a continuation of our conversation from Episode 27, where we introduced current and past participants in conversations about the National Science Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. In this episode, we discussed the importance of institutional change and the scholars shared their advice for program officers and project leaders on programmatic strategies for advancing equity in the STEM professoriate and for new and prospective scholars on how to thrive as graduate students, postdoctoral scholars or early career faculty members.

Our guests include:

• Dr. Luis De Jesus Baez, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo
• Brianna Gonzalez, Integrative Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate at Stony Brook University
• Gretchen Johnson, Biology Ph.D. Candidate at Howard University
• Diego Padilla-Garcia, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California Santa Barbara
• Dr. Lecia Robinson, Assistant Professor of Biology at Tuskegee University
• Dr. Tammi Taylor, Assistant Professor of Biology at Jackson State University
• Dr. Shavonn Whiten, Lead Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton
• Dr. Michael D. Whitt, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California State University – San Luis Obispo

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ENGINEERING CHΔNGE® is a registered trademark held by Dr. Yvette E. Pearson for producing and providing podcasts.