About The College
Diversity Programs
Valuing Diversity . . . Inspiring Student Success. . . Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders
in Engineering and Science
Bernard Batson, Director
Office: ENC 1200
Email: bbatson@usf.edu
Phone: 813-396-9309
USF College of Engineering and University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Articulation Agreement
Recent News
USF Celebrates Black Heritage Month
Military Vet and Recent PhD Grad Samuel Perez has a Passion for Learning and Giving Back
USF Student Spotlight on Qua'on Thomas
Brothers to Graduate With Common Goal: Provide a Better Life for Immigrant Parents
Summer 2016 Internship Provides Critical Skills for EE Students with Local Start-Up
Broadening STEM Perspectives by Increasing Participation
Grant Helps USF Students Engineer Solutions Across Borders and at Home
National Lab Internships Help Students Apply Classroom Lessons for Real-World Applications

USF NSBE Wins Region 3 Best Chapter Award
- Lopez-Ponnada and Serrano-Garcia Awarded NSF EAPSI-Singapore Fellowships
- Juan De Dios Castro Receives Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
- Matlock Mennu Receives Best Oral Presentation Award
- Juan De Dios Castro Receives First Place at 2016 SHPE Conference
- Norma Alcantar Receives USF Excellence in Innovation Award
- Yasmin Cortez and Gerardo Sanchez Awarded 2016 HENAAC Scholarships
- Jonielle McDonnough Awarded BDPA Foundation J&J Scholarship
- Sylvia Thomas Named 2016 STEM Woman of the Year
Featured Students, Faculty, and Alumni
- Engineering Inspirations: Earnest "Earnie" Hansley and Ransford Hyman
- Maya Trotz and the Art of Communicating Science
- Sarina Ergas Honored by SACNAS
- Colleen Naughton '16 is Merging International Relations and Engineering
- Fabiola Cespedes Araujo is Working on Diabetic Testing Innovations
- Norma Alcantar's Research Spotlighted in Newsweek
- Lakecia Gunter BS'96 Uses Success to Fuel Dreams of Others
Programs for Graduate Students
- NSF Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation University Center of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM)
- McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
- GEM Fellowship Program
Student Professional Societies & Opportunities
- USF Chapter Women in Computer Science and Engineering - WICSE
- Florida Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
- USF Chapter National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- USF Chapter Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- USF Chapter Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Information for Faculty
- National Science Foundation Broadening Participation
- NSF Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
- USF Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity