The ACE Initiative

WEPAN launched the ACE Initiative, a multi-year, industry-university initiative to transform the culture of the engineering profession. ACE: Brought together forward-thinking corporate and university partners who are committed to building inclusive environments along the engineering education-to-workforce pipeline. Developed and implemented a model program, with future expansion to more industry-university partners. Selected, translated and aggregated proven, research-based, gender equity and inclusion strategies for implementation in company and university settings to shape a culture that retains women engineers. Developed rigorous metrics and assessments, and manage processes for Accelerator Partners to track progress and impact. Developed and implement shared goals; metrics and tracking; mutually beneficial programmatic efforts; and accountability.