Tanya Ennisrecently led the broadening participation plan for theand will be working with the collegeResearch Support Officeto 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 amongCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciencegraduate students. Ennis has previously supported broadening participation plans for four NSF CAREER grant proposals.
Ennis previously served as the director of theBOLD Center.Under her leadership, the Engineering GoldShirt Program received recognition in 2020 from the National Academy of Engineering as an “exemplary admissions practice that promotes diversity in engineering” 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’s Diversity Award in 2015. She holds a Ph.D. from the learning sciences and human development program in CU Boulder’s School of Education