Engineering Connect RAPs
Engineering Connect RAPs
In fall of 2022, DEI reinvigorated our Engineering Connect RAPs and nearly 200 first year students accepted our invitation to live in these living-learning communities. RAPs provide an opportunity for students who are entering declared in a COE major to live together and take their collegiate First-Year Seminar with students in the same living community. We have built individual RAPs to be communities that are more supportive of women, students of color, and LGBTQIA+ students.
The Engineering Connect RAP will be offered in multiple locations, each with a specific seminar. The following topics are planned for the Engineering Connect FYS (more detailed descriptions forthcoming):
- Climate readiness: action not anxiety
- Engineering Health and Equity
- Device Design for Women’s Health
- Robotic Technology in Healthcare
- Introduction to the Internet of Things
- Development and Amazing Achievements of Civil Engineering
Interested students must complete an application; see details below. The application will provide an opportunity for students to rank their interest in the seminar topics and available RAP locations. COE staff will review the information on your application to determine the best fit for you. Accepted students will be placed in one of our 5 RAP locations.
Students that have been invited to be part of the RISE Scholars Program are strongly encouraged to apply to be in one of the Engineering Connect RAPs, but there is no requirement on a specific location.
Apply now to join an Engineering Connect RAP
Please note that you may apply even if you have not yet decided whether to attend UMass. Your application indicates only that you would like to participate in an Engineering Connect RAP if you enroll in the University.
For further information, please see the Engineering Connect RAPs link on the UMass Residential Academic Programs website.
