2025 FYLS

Conference Description

The First-Year Engineering Leaders Summit is a national gathering focused on leadership, innovation, and collaboration in first-year engineering education. Hosted at the Colorado School of Mines from October 22–24, 2025, and sponsored by EMIFY (Entrepreneurial Mindset in First-Year), this event brings together a select group of leaders from across the country to address critical issues such as:

• Curricular design and program administration

• Faculty development and institutional change

• Student success and support

• Entrepreneurial mindset integration in first-year programs

Modeled as a first-year-focused counterpart to MEEd (ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Summit) and other departmental summits, this event fills a long-standing gap in national support for first-year engineering program leadership. The summit registration and lodging is fully subsidized for 2025. Attendees are only responsible for travel. Sessions are designed to be interactive and discussion-driven, offering practical tools, frameworks, and peer exchange that leaders can take back to their home institutions.

The EMIFY Team:

• Kaitlin Mallouk, mallouk@rowan.edu

• Blake Hylton, j-hylton@onu.edu

• Krista Kecskemety, kecskemety.1@osu.edu

• Jack Bringardner, jack.bringardner@mines.edu

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Conference Agenda

A listing of the topics covered in the conference is available. Learn more…

Location

The course will be taught on the campus of Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado USA.  Learn more…

Further Technical Information
For more information about the course content, please contact:

Jack Bringardner
Director of Education Innovation
Engineering, Design, and Society Department
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
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Registration Information and Assistance

Conference and Event Services
Colorado School of Mines
924 16th Street – Green Center, Suite 221
Golden, CO 80401 USA
Email: Learn@mines.edu