Minority Engineering Programs (MEP)

Mar 26, 2024

ODEI hosts first Engineering Histories event

As part of its first-ever Engineering Histories series, the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) presented Trailblazers, an exhibition of Black and African American students, staff, faculty and alumni who shaped the College of Engineering. 

Jan 19, 2024

Celebrating 40 years of excellence

Since their inception, the Minority Engineering Programs (MEP) have focused on developing and delivering support services that assist in recruiting, retaining and graduating Black, Native American and Latinx/e and Hispanic American students in the NC State University College of Engineering. 

May 1, 2023

Senior Tabitha Gardner talks time management, clubs and community

As an incoming student at NC State, Tabitha Gardner planned to, “come here, get a degree, and leave.” Four years later, she graduates this May as an industrial and systems engineering major, an Africana studies and statistics minor, a board member of two different on-campus clubs, a former design mentor and an undergraduate researcher and more. 

Feb 13, 2023

Associate Dean Pamela McCauley inducted into her second Hall of Fame

Her admission to the Black Engineer of the Year Hall of Fame is just the latest accomplishment to be recognized on a national stage. 

Aug 26, 2022

NC State recognized as a top college for women and minorities in STEM

A website that offers “news coverage and in-depth analysis of global technology trends” has ranked NC State sixth nationally on a list of top colleges for women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). 

Jul 27, 2022

What leadership looks like

The shirt is Wolfpack red, emblazoned with white letters: This is what an engineer looks like. And when Timothy Humphrey ’96 saw it while visiting NC State, he knew it was something he would wear proudly. 

Jul 15, 2022

College appoints assistant dean for student, faculty and staff equity and inclusion

Angelitha Daniel will start as the NC State College of Engineering's inaugural assistant dean for student, faculty and staff equity and inclusion on Aug. 1. Daniel is currently the director of the College of Engineering’s Minority Engineering Program (MEP) and since July 2020 has also served as a special advisor to the dean for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. 

May 20, 2022

Q&A: Questions for Angelitha Daniel

Angelitha Daniel came to NC State in 2003, and has been director of the Minority Engineering Programs since 2013. In 2020, she started a new role as special advisor to the dean for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, leading the College in cultivating a more inclusive and welcoming culture and environment. 

Jun 3, 2020

Partnership with local school district, industry to bring STEM experiences and opportunities to rural students

Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin wants to provide rural students in Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) with the same access to high-quality STEM educational opportunities as their peers throughout North Carolina.