Economy of Means DEI Center COMMENDATION
The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a welcoming space for engineering students of different racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual and gender identification, abilities, and perspectives. It is a space to gather, to learn, and to share. The new space will be accessible to the engineering school as a place for contemplation, study, group chats, events, and lectures.
In their previous Center, students gathered on and around an old couch that occupied left-over space between offices. Over time, as the school of engineering grew, this couch space became more important – it became a sanctuary.
