The college offers numerous opportunities to develop leadership, entrepreneurial, business, communications and hands-on technical skills through programs in the Innovation Ecosystem, participation on design teams and/or in undergraduate research opportunities, involvement in one of the many engineering student organizations and work in the well-equipped Engineering Student Design Center. Our programs and centers include:
LEADR Program
LEADR stands for Leadership in Engineering Advancement, Diversity and Retention. The LEADR program’s mission is to recruit, retain and graduate a diverse population of students from the College of Engineering.
Avenue E Program
AvenueE (Avenue to Engineering Transfer Student Program) is designed to help community college transfer students smoothly transition to UC Davis, and ultimately, a career in engineering or computer science.
Mentor Collective
The Mentor Collective program connects first-year engineering students with a recent UC Davis engineering graduate. These alumni mentors are ready to listen, inspire and help students navigate challenges and recognize opportunities.
Engineering Student Design Center
The Engineering Student Design Center (ESDC) provides manufacturing education, resources, and support for students of every engineering discipline as they work on projects for classes, research, independent study, and student design competition clubs.
Student Start Up Center
The Student Start Up Center provides resources, programs, coursework, and networking to support students in their entrepreneurial journey. The center partners with industry giants like Intel and LinkedIn to bring ideas to life through hackathons and seed funding.