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The Emerging Leaders in Engineering application is now open!

Apply by January 20 to become an Engineering Ambassador, Engineering Design Coach, or Engineering Peer Educator.

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Engineering Design Coaches

As an Engineering Design Coach, you will gain valuable teaching experience while sharing your passions and knowledge with new engineering students.

Engineering Design Coaches (EDCs) support first-year Engineering Undeclared students to gain hands-on skills in makerspaces across campus. This is primarily accomplished through facilitating machine workshops for ENGR 106: Experience Engineering (1cr) where students will create deliverables that demonstrate their ability to use the machine.

There is no previous equipment experience required to be an EDC. Interested in joining? Contact us at uwengr-ele@uw.edu for more information.

ENGR 106 is a CR/NC class that focuses on serving first-year ENGRUD students. It uses a hands-on approach to teach students fundamental skills they will be able to apply in their future as engineers and their lives in general. Designed as a build-your-own-adventure style class, students select workshops they would like to attend from the course schedule. Students are required to attend and complete small assignments for a specific number of workshops in order to receive credit for the class.

Teach & Facilitate

  • Facilitate workshops each quarter as scheduled by the ENGR 106 TAs. 
  • Plan intentional facilitation of a workshop and the deliverable students will submit to demonstrate their learning.
  • Identify supplementary materials and resources to share with students to further their learning on the workshop machine.
  • Send pre and post communications to workshop registrants.
  • Teach students introductory skills to use makerspace machines to be able to create a deliverable.
  • Record students’ attendance at workshops.
  • Assign deliverables to workshop participants in Canvas after completion of the workshop.
  • Share personal experience as an engineering student to support students’ exploration of engineering disciplines and applications.

Collaborate with College of Engineering Staff

  • Promote Emerging Leaders in Engineering (ELE) to other students, and support ELE recruitment efforts.
  • Communicate with engineering staff about any workshop issues in a timely fashion.
  • Engage in EDC Slack regularly.

Serve as a Member of the Engineering Design Coach Team

  • Attend one EDC workshop during autumn quarter and provide feedback. 
  • Attend a Home Group meeting and a 1:1 meeting with Home Group leader once per quarter.
  • Attend bi-quarterly EDC group meetings.
  • Attend ENGR 490 in spring quarter and ELE events and trainings throughout the year.
  • Build positive, collaborative relationships with fellow EDCs.

Winter 2026 - Summer 2026

  • Attend ELE Orientation on Wednesday, March 4.
  • Attend ENGR 490 class on Fridays from 3:30 PM to 4:50 PM in spring quarter.
    • Registration for the 2 credit course is optional, but your schedule must accommodate the class time to be able to participate in the program.
  • Attend the ELE Retreat on Saturday, April 18.
  • Attend one Home Group meeting during spring quarter.
  • Refine workshop materials over summer to prepare for instructing in autumn quarter.

Autumn 2026 - Spring 2027

  • Attend one Home Group meeting each quarter. 
  • Attend one 1:1 meeting with your Home Group leader each quarter.
  • Engage in EDC Slack: respond to questions, engage with other EDCs, and share updates.
  • Attend ELE Pre-Quarter Training on Monday, September 21.
  • Attend bi-quarterly EDC group meetings.
  • Facilitate workshops each quarter as scheduled by the ENGR 106 TAs. 
  • Participate in at least one ELE recruitment activity (eg: class visits) in January.