Ian Robertson on goals of UW-Madison engineering education

UW-Madison College of Engineering Dean Ian Robertson considers the school`s high-profile moment in Wisconsin politics as its efforts continue to train more students in high demand among employers...

Ian Robertson:

"Our commitment, the campus commitment to providing an environment that’s inclusive and welcoming for all continues. That’s not going to change, right? All of us want to work in an environment that’s — that we enjoy working in, that we enjoy learning in, and it’s absolutely essential that we do that here in the College of Engineering. When I talked to industries, they tell me that it’s important that they hire a diverse workforce, right? They say that the products that they get at the end are better if they bring in different perspectives. And so we need to do the same. The other part, I think that’s important is that engineering is facing a challenge in attracting more people."