Broadening opportunities and building community.听

The Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center is part of the College of Engineering and Applied Science鈥檚 (CEAS)听commitment to cultivate community, belonging, and an inclusive and equitable education environment for students. Our staff engages students with academic, cultural, social, professional, and leadership experiences to enhance their skillsets and preparedness to implement engineering and social solutions in an increasingly complex and diverse world. Our scholarship programs and student societies incorporate mentoring and meaningful engagement with alumni and industry partners. BOLD鈥檚 academic services are central to supporting student success in the CEAS.

Meet Our Team听Center Overview听Strategic Vision

Our Vision

Our community is interconnected in a transformative learning environment that mutually supports and values contributions to our engineering culture and broader society. Members thrive authentically, are celebrated for achievements, and feel a sense of belonging.听

Our Mission

The BOLD Center advocates for and supports equitable student success. We broaden access to opportunities, community, and leadership.

Our Values

Community

  • We听build intentional and supportive connections among students, staff, and faculty for persistence toward success.
  • 鈥嬧�媁e foster and invest in bringing people together to encourage authenticity, collaboration, and celebration of our cultures. 听听
  • We seek to understand perspectives different from our own through active listening, dialogue, and co-curricular learning through compassion and care.听
  • We hold ourselves accountable through equitable outcomes around a sense of belonging and investing time, staff, and funding in cultivating community.听

Leadership

  • We advocate for and inspire greater awareness, agency, equity, and belonging in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
  • 鈥媁e cultivate transformative leadership skill development through programming, mentoring, and sharing of knowledge and resources.
  • We provide learning opportunities to develop confidence in leading self, others, and teams.
  • We hold one another accountable through intentional and effective feedback, establishing trust, advocating for our needs, and sharing perspectives.听

Growth Mindset

  • We engage in development experiences to positively impact our society as culturally aware leaders.
  • We participate in opportunities that enhance our knowledge to work effectively with others, explore perspectives, adapt to cultural differences, and engage in STEM.
  • We recognize failure as a part of the learning process, encouraging persistence through learning opportunities and testing strategies to accomplish goals.
  • We embrace improvement through assessment, collective decision-making, recognition of success, and implementation of evidence-informed practices.听