Weidman Center for Global Leadership
Experience Engineering
What is the Weidman Center?
The mission of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership is to create and provide support for experiences that help refine students’ leadership skills and global competence, preparing you for careers of influence in multi-national organizations. The Weidman Center will use resources to help you develop the three Global Leadership Core Competencies: Exceptional Problem Solving, Effective Teamwork, and Clear Oral & Written Communication.
Competitions
Spaceport America Cup
The BYU Rocketry Team is literally having a blast.
Last year the group of engineering students won the world’s largest collegiate rocket competition for the first time in history. This year they decided they liked winning so much, they found themselves on the podium three times...
Shell Eco-marathon
After a miraculous win last year at the Shell Eco-marathon, the team worked to secure a record-breaking win for BYU. The BYU Supermileage Team took home the first place award in Prototype Internal Combustion, creating a winning streak after last year's win at the Shell Eco-marathon with a recorded consumption rate of 2,340.77 mpg— 424.94 mpg better than the previous year.
Student Civil Engineering Championship
It’s summer, so naturally students are spending a lot of time out on the water in kayaks, paddle boards and canoes. If you’re an engineering student, apparently those canoes have to be made out of concrete.
Study Abroads
If you find an engineering-specific international internship, you may apply for a Weidman Center International Internship Scholarship.
There are a wide range of Study Abroad opportunities for you to explore. For example: for nearly a decade, BYU students have visited the Dominican Republic. Students have worked to develop and implement hydro-informatics, expand Dominicans' water management capabilities, and improve their resilience against floods and droughts. In 2019, 17 students continued this legacy and visited the Dominican Republic for a week to conduct research and develop hydro-informatics systems.
Workshops
Leadership Workshop Series for 2024- 2025:
Develop exceptional problem solving, effective teamwork and clear communication by attending the Leadership Workshop series this fall and winter. These workshops also count toward Requirement 2 of the Leadership Certificate.*
All workshops will take place in the EB Event Space
- Recognize & Reduce Unconscious Bias | Th, Oct. 10 | 4 p.m.
- Becoming an Expert Problem Solver | Th, Nov. 7 | 4 p.m.
- Leverage Your Strengths | Th, Dec. 5 | 4 p.m.
- Creating Collaborative Environments | T, Jan. 14| 4 p.m.
- Crucial Conversations | Th, Mar. 13 | 4 p.m.
* Post-workshop surveys must be submitted via Learning Suite before the 48-hour period deadline for attendance to count.
I remember leaving feeling motivated and uplifted. I felt like engineering was something I could really do and I wanted to give it everything I had.
Innovation Events
Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY)
The BYU College of Engineering hosts a student competition each year in partnership with the BYU Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology. The annual SIOY competition has kickstarted now-successful companies Khione, MyoStorm and more across its 10-year history. Competitors can receive up to $400 in funding to help with prototyping, research, etc. and are in the running for part of the total $50K in prize money.
BYU Engineering Leadership Certificate
Funding
