Fall 2026 Events and Workshops

Check out our fall offerings for teaching, mentoring, and the New Faculty Network.

September

Engineering Mentoring Network Kickoff

September 30, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fitts-Woolard Hall, Room 3301

Tentatively rescheduled for October 21st.

Led by Joel Ducoste, Engr OFDS/CCEE, and Megan Morin, Engr OFDS

Help launch the Engineering Mentoring Network. Built off EngEx and in line with the College of Engineering philosophy, this Network focuses on competency-based training in how to mentor — helping you put four guiding principles into practice in your mentoring relationships by mentoring the following:

• Relationships – Build trust, connection, and belonging so students know they matter and have people invested in their success.
• Development – Help students recognize growth, learn from feedback, set goals, and build habits over time.
• Autonomy – Support students as they learn to think, decide, act, and take ownership of their own development.
• Purpose – Help students connect their experiences to professional identity, meaning, and the engineer they’re becoming.

Who this is for: Faculty mentoring TAs, graduate assistants, postdocs, and undergraduates in research.

The Network is open to colleagues beyond COE, with programming in engineering contexts.

October

Lunch & Learn: Preparing Students with AI the Engineering Wolfpack Way

October 16, 2026 | 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Fitts-Woolard Hall, Room 3301

Led by Aimee Allard, Computer Science; Kirsti Cole, Campus Writing and Speaking; and Olgha Qaqish, Grand Challenge Scholars Program and Engineering Education

Consider how faculty can prepare students to use AI thoughtfully while improving the judgment, habits, and capabilities expected of Wolfpack Engineers.

COE New Faculty Network: The AI Landscape in Engineering Teaching and Research

October 30, 2026 | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.| Lakeside Kitchen

Speakers: Laura Bottomley, Engineering Education, Edgar Lobaton, ECE and Mike Wilkens, BME

Join us for lunch to discuss AI’s changing role in engineering teaching and research, and how to navigate it as new faculty members. We will discuss current developments, opportunities, and considerations for incorporating AI into faculty work.

November

Lunch & Learn: Storying the Syllabus

November 2, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fitts-Woolard Hall, Room 3301

Led by Roy Schwartzman, Campus Speaking and Writing

Explore how student storytelling can help connect course content to the real world.

Thank you, WEU! Celebration

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Lakeside Kitchen

You built the Wolfpack Way. All our work with WEU has evolved into a philosophy statement for the college. Tonight, we celebrate and are grateful for your work! Registration will be open October 1st. More details to come.

Sponsored by Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed Network and Engr OFDS

Engineering Mentoring Network : Relationships

Reading the Environment & Aligning Expectations

Monday, November 16, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Fitts Woolard Hall, Rm. 3301

Establish a mentoring compact to clarify expectations, communication channels, and check-in habits.

Competencies addressed:

• Communicating effectively
• Aligning expectations
• Attending to well-being and belonging

December

Lunch & Learn: Designing Learning around the Traits of a Wolfpack Engineer

December 9, 2026 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fitts-Woolard Hall, Room 3301

Led by Megan Morin, Engr OFDS

How can the traits we value in Wolfpack Engineers become habits that students practice and, ultimately, part of the character they carry into the engineering profession? Participants will consider ways to help students recognize their growth, document evidence of their development, and articulate who they are becoming as engineers.

February

Engineering Mentoring Network : Development

Navigating Resistance

Friday, February 5, 2027 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Fitts Woolard Hall, Rm. 3301

Assess what students know, use feedback and reflection to support learning, and help students set and review goals.

Competencies addressed:

• Assessing understanding
• Providing constructive feedback and prompting reflection
• Setting and reviewing goals

March

Engineering Mentoring Network : Autonomy

Delivering Lift, Not Drag

Friday, March 12, 2027 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Fitts Woolard Hall, Rm. 3301

Adjust support so students take increasing responsibility for their thinking, decisions, and work.

Competencies addressed:

• Fostering independence
• Developing student decision-making
• Transferring responsibility to students

April

Engineering Mentoring Network : Purpose

Shared Quest & Character

Friday, April 2 2027 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Fitts Woolard Hall, Rm. 3301

Help students connect their experiences to career possibilities, professional communities, and their developing identities.

Competencies addressed:

• Promoting professional development
• Discussing professional identity
• Connecting students to career pathways and networks

Previously Recorded

Integrating AI in Teaching Writing: A Workshop for Engineering Faculty (September 27, 2024)

In this recorded session, Kirsti Cole, PhD, Co-Director of the NC State Office for Faculty Excellence’s Campus Writing and Speaking Program, led a workshop on integrating AI tools into writing instruction for engineering students. The workshop covered the following topics:

• Introduction to AI in Writing for Engineering
• Ethical Considerations in Engineering Contexts
• Hands-On Activities Exploring AI Tools for Writing
• Designing AI-Enhanced and AI-Driven Writing Assignments
• Assessing AI’s Impact on Engineering Writing Skills

Participants learned to implement AI tools to enhance student writing, address ethical concerns, assess AI’s effectiveness, and design AI-supported activities.

Watch the full workshop to discover how AI can enhance writing instruction in engineering education!

Navigating RPT Process with Associate Dean Joel Ducoste (September 9, 2024)

Designed for faculty, department heads, and administrators seeking clarification or with questions about the RPT process, this session was hosted by Associate Dean Joel Ducoste from NC State Engineering Office of Faculty Development and Success. Dr. Ducoste provided insights and addressed concerns regarding the RPT process.