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Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 3/30/09 10:03 AM Puzzle by sudokusyndication.com WATERMELON POPSICLE Engineering students and faculty respond to gender and minority gap at the University In spite of DEI plan, women and ethnic minorities are still underrepresented By ALEXA ST.JOHN Daily Staff Reporter “When I was deciding to do computer science, one of the main reasons that I didn’t want to do it was I never saw myself as the computer science type because I think that type is typically male,” LSA junior Kayla Fedewa said. “That was one of the main things that was holding me back.” Fedewa, vice president of the student organization Girls in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, said she is one of many females associated with the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering and computer science programs who is affected by a lack of female enrollment and lack of support for females within the programs. Because of this, Fedewa said she was weary when first looking into the program. “You really have to be strong, I feel like, to be in the program in a way that you don’t have to be in other programs,” Fedewa said. Though Fedewa said she feels she can speak her mind and gain access to the same opportunities male students have, other female students do not feel the same. Betsy Brown, a recent doctoral graduate from the Chemistry Department and previous co-vice president of the student organization Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and the Sciences, said she struggled with deciding on a major because of the overwhelmingly male populations in certain Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) departments, adding that stayed away from the more male- dominated fields that left her feeling uncomfortable. “I avoided situations that might make me feel like that,” Brown said. “I felt more comfortable in a more heterogeneous situation where it wasn’t all men.” Brown agreed with Fedewa and said it can be a challenge for women to feel comfortable and self-assured in these fields. “As a woman in science, it’s harder to find the confidence that doesn’t seem to be a problem for male peers,” Brown said. “In talking with (other women), I’ve heard a lot more self-doubt than I did with talking to our male counterparts.” Fedewa and Brown have both been successful in their departments as student leaders of their organizations, but they and other students have faced much adversity based not only on gender, but race as well. Enrollment According to the University Enrollment by Program, Location, Ethnicity and GenderReport as of Winter 2016, a total of 8,723 students were enrolled in the College of Engineering — with 2,206 females and 6,517 males. 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