About PEERs
PEERs (Promoting Equity in Engineering Relationships) is a first-round, Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) NSF grant awardee. The goal of PEERs is to increase the participation of underrepresented undergraduate students in the College of Engineering by improving the climate for women, minorities, and people with disabilities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). PEERs embraces diversity in its many forms, and has the potential to change the way we address diversity challenges in STEM.Learn more about PEERs and I-3
PEERs Seminar
Students can sign up for our 1-credit PEERs seminar offered during fall quarter. Students who have taken the course can become PEER leaders, earn credits in our internship program, and go out into the community to educate students and academic leaders.Learn more about the PEERs seminar
This program is made possible through a National Science Foundation grant (SBE-0833338). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the participants, and do not necessarily represent the official views, opinions or policy of the National Science Foundation.
News and Events
December 15, 2011
PEERs Seminar Final Presentations
Students in the PEERs seminar present their work.Open to the public. Located in the Electrical Engineering Building #303, 12:30-2:30pm.
December 5, 2011
PEERs Leaders Attend Women in EE Event
PEERs Leaders share insights from the PEERs seminar with attendees.
November 19, 2011
PEER Leaders Presentation at MESA
PEER Leaders present to MESA's Saturday Academy about what they've learned through PEERs.
November 10, 2011
PEER Leaders attend S-STEM Kick-Off
PEER Leaders talk about the PEERs program at S-STEM's annual kick-off event.
November 7, 2011
PEER Leaders attend S-STEM Kick-Off
PEER Leaders talk about the PEERs program at S-STEM's annual kick-off event.
November 3, 2011
NSF I-Cubed Mid-Point Reverse Site Visit of PEERs Program
Representatives from the University of Washington's PEERs Program will participate in a videoconference with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to discuss the accomplishments, management, and outcomes of the program.
October 4, 2011
First day of the Fall 2011 PEERs Seminar
PEERs faculty and students meet for the first class of the 2011-2012 academic year.
September 28, 2011
PEER Leaders Present to "Engineering for Society" first-year seminar
PEER Leaders share what they have learned through the PEERs program with the student enrolled in the "Engineering for Society" seminar.
September 12, 2011
PEER Leaders Present to Summer Bridge program
PEER Leaders share what they have learned through the PEERs program with the student participating in the STEM Summer Bridge program.