Student Panel Session: Exploring Mental Health and its Relationship with Engineering Culture Faculty

Student mental health issues have been on the rise in recent years. Many factors play a role in mental health issues, including culture and climate. Engineering culture is known to be very difficult and oftentimes toxic which can exacerbate mental health issues. This panel will discuss various mental health struggles and the ties between mental health and engineering culture. The goal of this panel is to get audience members thinking about how we can change engineering culture to be one that is more nurturing and places importance on mental well-being.