MEP provides a variety of academic and personal support programs designed to facilitate the academic success and graduation of engineering students who are first in their family to attend college or first to enroll in engineering or computer science studies, from low-income (limited financial resources) and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. This academic learning community supplements students’ undergraduate experience and encourages their matriculation into graduate school by leveraging a strong support system and engaging students’ full participation in a variety of services and activities. These include academic advising, personal counseling, tutorial services, drop-in assistance, individual and small group study, study-skills workshops, peer support networks, community-building activities, scholarships, and an engineering summer bridge program for a select group of entering first-year and transfer students.

Program Director: Virginia Carrillo

Program home page: http://mep.soe.ucsc.edu