Lunch & Learns
2024-2025
The Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed community is launching its new series of monthly Lunch & Learn events! Once a month, you will have the opportunity to meet with the WEU community, discuss teaching practices, tips and tricks, and learn more about the 6 C’s and the entrepreneurial mindset. A link will be shared for virtual attendance. Lunch will be offered for in-person attendance; you will receive a link with lunch options. Each event will include a 15-min lecture on one topic and time for practice, questions, and networking.
- Sept 12 – Incorporating a micromoment activity
- Oct 11 – Engineering Unleashed Card – Writing & Review Process
- Nov 14 – Accessibility and universal learning foster engineering students’ development of entrepreneurial mindset (EM)
- Dec 9 (Register here)- Gradescope
- Feb 20 – How to write a hook statement
- Apr 10 – Assessment of the 6C’s
WEU Lunch & Learn
Introduction to Gradescope: Streamline Grading and Feedback
Monday, December 9, 2025, 12-1 PM
Fitts Woolard Hall, Room 3280
As part of the Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed (WEU) initiative, we’re excited to invite you to the final Lunch & Learn of the semester hosted by Dr. Anna Howard, MAE Teaching Professor. This session will explore how Gradescope can streamline grading, save time, and improve feedback for your students.
Contact Anna Howard at anna_howard@ncsu.edu with questions or for more information.
How to Write a Hook Statement
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 12-1 PM
Fitts Woolard Hall, Room TBD
Join Dr. Kirsti Cole and Dr. Roy Schwartzman from the Campus and Writing Speaking Program (CWSP) of the Office for Faculty Excellence for a dynamic Lunch and Learn session on crafting an impactful hook statement for your entrepreneurial mindset class project. A strong hook grabs attention, sparks curiosity, and sets the stage for innovative thinking. Dr. Cole and Dr. Schwartzman will share strategies for writing compelling openings that connect with your audience and introduce key entrepreneurial concepts such as creativity, problem-solving, and resilience. Whether you’re presenting a project or starting a class discussion, you’ll leave with practical tips to make your message stand out.
Assessing the 6C’s
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Fitts Woolard Hall, Room TBD
Join us for a Lunch and Learn on assessing the 6Cs—Curiosity, Connections, Creating Value, Communication, Collaboration, and Character—as part of the entrepreneurial mindset. MAE Faculty Member Kate Saul will lead a session on practical strategies for evaluating and grading your students on the 6Cs, and how to measure these abstract behaviors effectively.
For any questions, please get in touch with MAE Faculty Member Anna Howard at anna_howard@ncsu.edu or FB Faculty Member Nathalie Lavoine at nmlavoin@ncsu.edu.
