Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE)

GLUE is a retention and career development program administered by the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin.

GLUE is designed to address factors that cause undergraduate attrition and low rates of perseverance to graduate school. Through the mentoring of a mid-level undergraduate by a graduate student in the same major, GLUE aims to increase the number of female students participating in undergraduate research, to increase the number of females pursuing graduate degrees in engineering or research careers in industry, and to increase the number of graduate students mentoring undergraduate students in engineering.

This program aims for several objectives:

• Involve undergraduate engineers in the engineering research being conducted at The University of Texas at Austin
• Increase the number of female and underrepresented minority engineering students pursuing graduate degrees and research careers
• Introduce undergraduate students (male and female) to engineering graduate students, faculty and research practitioners in industry
• Expose students to real-world issues of importance to engineers
• Provide mentoring and teaching opportunities for graduate students in engineering

The undergraduate student earns credit for working on various research projects for the graduate student for approximately three to five hours per week. The graduate student gains valuable experience mentoring the undergraduate student and learning delegation and communication skills necessary in a team work environment.

For more information about the program, visit our Graduates and Undergraduates sections or contact us.