GELs who earned Certificates of Engineering Leadership in 2012 (front row, L to R): Program Executive Director Leo McGonagle, Andrew Pierson (GY2), Deema Totah (GY1), Program Benefactor Bernard M. Gordon, Iovana Valdez (GY1), Sandra Abago (GY1), Tiffany Cheng (GY2), Jared Forman (GY1), Jacqueline Sun (GY1), Instructional Developer Liz Huttner, Engineering Leadership Specialist Kaz Karwowski, Program Co-Director Professor Joel Schindall. Second row, L to R: Vicky Thomas (GY2), Breanna Berry (GY1), David Chang (GY2), Maggie Lloyd (GY2), Justin Breaucop (GY2), Ivan Amador (GY1), Sarah Sprague (GY1), Kristin Kagetsu (GY2), Ezekiel Willett (GY1). Third row, L to R: Anthony Morelli (GY2), Director of Assessment Dr. William Lucas, Shreesh Naik (GY1), Michael Bickers (GY2), Joe Maurer (GY2), Joe Conte (GY1), Logan Trimble (GY1), Brandon Baker (GY1). Fourth row (and up), L to R: Charles Huang (GY1), AJ Perez (GY1), Allen Lin (GY2), Adrian Clarke (GEL '13), Andrew Farrell (GY1), Sean Vaskov (GY2), Tim Stumbaugh (GY2), Scott Sundvor (GY2), Juan Valdez (GY2), Zach Kabelac (GY2), Xianzhen Zhu (GY1), Alex Vaskov (GY2), Adrian Bullock (GY2), Alban Cobi (GY2). Not pictured: Joshua Cohen (GY2), Mary Boyd (GY1), Alexis Hakimi (GY1), Cory Harris (GY1), Alan Xu (GY1), Mark Yen (GY1), Eduardo Russian (GY1).
Attaining Gordon Engineering Leader Two Year status requires the successful completion of the GEL Year One program, and in addition, the fulfillment of these requirements:
- Two 6-unit semester-long subjects featuring hands-on activities, reflective sessions, simulations, leadership practice opportunities
- People and Organizations (15.668)
"I had practically no experience in negotiation prior to starting GEL, and I gained experience in this area through activities in 15.668." — Max Brand, GEL '11
- Project Engineering
- An alternative may be available by petition
- An internship with industry the summer after the GEL Year One Program
- Participation in at least one realistic scale project experiences with an engineering component, which, taken together with other undergraduate experiences and the realistic scale project completed in the GEL Year One Program will fulfill the six requirements that students work:
a) As an established leader of a team
b) With peers with other disciplinary backgrounds and skills (e.g., other engineering disciplines, business, law, etc.)
c) With colleagues from diverse backgrounds (e.g., not from research intensive universities)
d) On a real industrial deliverable
e) On a deliverable that is produced on schedule, to specification and to cost [mandatory]
f) On a project with international components and perspectives
- The InternshipPlus may be able to be counted as an eligible project
1) As mentors, leadership coaches or project engineers in project-based subjects in their major, or other project-based subjects
2) Assisting in national outreach for the program
3) Assisting in the operation of the program
1) The PLDP is a personalized guide to developing the Capabilities of Effective Engineering Leaders, a list created with the input of industry leaders, alumni, faculty, staff and students.
2) Students assess themselves and with the help of program mentors, create an individualized plan to develop these capabilities through the fulfillment of the Program requirements described above, particularly the personalized aspects of the InternshipPlus and the Engineering Practice Requirement.
3) Periodic reviews and updates of the personal leadership development plan take place, supported by a file of evidence containing design documents, models, artifacts, evaluations, and descriptions of how and when the capabilities were demonstrated.
4) The last step of the program is a compelling presentation of the evidence portfolio to a program review committee. See the GEL Video Page for some examples.