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Leadership Involvement

Students looking to gain practical leadership experience will find significant opportunities within the Clark School of Engineering. Positions for undergraduate students in teaching, research, student organization leadership, and co-ops and internships can also be found across the University of Maryland campus.

Teaching

Teaching Fellowships are available for a variety of engineering courses, including:

Teaching Fellows often receive a stipend or course credit in exchange for 10-12 hours of work per week.

Departments also offer opportunities for students to gain experience as a teaching assistant.

Learn more about teaching opportunities in ECE.

Research

Professors and researchers across campus aim to provide students with opportunities to gain laboratory research experience. The Clark School Research Opportunities website offers advice and opportunities to get involved.  The Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research also highlights reseach opportunities on and off campus.

Student Organizations

To learn more about student organizations or to get involved, search the databases of on-campus groups in the engineering school and across campus:

Engineering Student Council's List of Student Societies

STARS - University Organizations

Co-ops and Internships

Students can also practice and develop their leadership skills off campus. Engineering firms and other businesses nationwide actively recruit students for co-op and internship programs. Visit the Clark School's Co-Op and Career Services office for more information.

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Helpful Tips and Advice

Looking to get involved?

If you are looking to find a position to practice your leadership skills, decide what type of opportunity you would like to pursue.  Interested in leading a classroom? Pursue a teaching position.  Would you like to join a research team?  Find a lab that fits your academic interests.

In order to gain the most from a leadership experience, find something in which you are truly interested.

Take Initiative

Often times, lab positions are available for undergraduate students.  If you find a lab that does research which you are interested in, contact the lab director to express your interest.

Other organizations and departments on campus may be willing to accept assistants, too.  If you are interested, it never hurts to ask! 

A Student's Advice on Networking

"Establish a strong relationship with a professor whose research/academic interests match yours; if you are interested in a specific field of research and do not know how to become involved, ask your mentor to provide a list of people whom you might talk to."

  
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