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Research has revealed Missouri S&T has numerous I&E resources, but the engagement of the right students interested in I&E takes longer than it should. The need to quickly connect and inform students about I&E resources at S&T spurred the mission of creating to create an I&E centered workshop.
Missouri S&T supports incoming freshmen through a week-long orientation program called Opening Week before fall semester classes begin. Opening Week is designed to help in the three-pronged attack of orientation, transition, and retention of new students. Each student's Opening Week is structured around an academic workshop like math review or chemistry lab safety, or other non-academic workshops like Leadership or financial literacy. The students pick a workshop from the ~6 options available in the months leading up to Opening Week at their initial Orientation (PRO) Day. The introduction of a new I&E centered workshop will quickly bridge the gap between students and resources for them, inroduce like-minded students to each other, and will build up a pool of I&E champions on campus.