Rethinking Engineering Leadership.

Engineering educators have a growing interest in supporting the development of a suite of professional and technical skills in engineering graduates, called for by both professional organizations and industry. This suite of professional skills can be viewed as comprising an (implicit) model of engineering leadership. But a number of definitions and models for engineering leadership have emerged, and no consensus has been reached on a definition of engineering leadership that can be effectively translated into educational experiences that are pedagogically and developmentally appropriate for undergraduate students. In this special session, we bring engineering educators together to work towards a shared understanding of engineering leadership, and to develop strategies for learning experiences in this space.