Tanya Ennis听recently led the broadening participation plan for the听听and will be working with the college听Research Support Office听to develop similar plans for grant proposals as well as a comprehensive strategy for broadening research participation plans across the college. Her work with SpectrumX will have a national impact through the 13 research institutions and 14 minority-serving institutions associated with the center and will provide a pathway for increasing diversity among听College of Engineering and Applied Science听graduate students. Ennis has previously supported broadening participation plans for four NSF CAREER grant proposals.
Ennis previously served as the director of the听BOLD Center.听Under her leadership, the Engineering GoldShirt Program received recognition in 2020 from the National Academy of Engineering as an 鈥渆xemplary admissions practice that promotes diversity in engineering鈥 and the BOLD Center was named 2018 Program of the Year by CoNECD, the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity. She received the CU President鈥檚 Diversity Award in 2015. She holds a Ph.D. from the learning sciences and human development program in CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 School of Education