USU College of Engineering growing female enrollment numbers

Statistics in this country indicate about 20 percent of undergraduate engineering degrees are awarded to women, but only 13 percent of the engineering workforce is female. Women are often under-represented in the fields of engineering and leaders of Utah State University’s College of Engineering are working to make a positive impact on those numbers.
Nina Glaittli is an engineer and the USU College of Engineering’s retention specialist. She said USU’s female enrollment numbers have improved. “It is growing,” said Glaittli. “It is not where we want it to be. Across the country, it is not where we want it to be.