The Mentoring Committee fosters a culture of mentorship within structural engineering by facilitating the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and professional insights among engineers at all career stages, promoting growth and development through collaboration and shared learning.
The SEI Mentoring Committee was formed in 2021 by the SEI Board of Governors to address the gap identified in the 2019 update to Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering. We were founded under the following objective:
Improve mentoring of young engineers. Improving mentoring is a key element identified in the Vision for the Future document, tasking our profession with developing a national, standardized framework to launch the careers of young professionals, and creating a meaningful platform for lifelong learning and constant professional growth. Without mentorship on all levels, we risk losing members of our profession to other fields. It is the charge of the members of our profession to help create a platform for career continuity and fluidity. One in which structural engineers remain engaged, cognizant of changes, and active in the profession, in turn passing this framework to younger generations.
View our library for a list of videos and other resources we have developed to help promote mentoring in Structural and Civil Engineering.
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Gabriel Ackall M.ASCE
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg VA
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