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Dr. Ben Weihrauch joined Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineering in January 2019 as Senior Director of Professional Student Development. Ben leads the College’s ProReady initiative, which is Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineering’s commitment to the career and professional development success of students. Ben is a scholar-practitioner in higher education for 25 years across the student lifecycle, including admissions and advising, career services, employer relations, and program management.

Before Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineering, Ben served in leadership roles at the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ School of Public Health at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Anschutz Medical Campus, Community College of Denver, Michigan State University, and Minnesota State Mankato. He also worked in the private sector for a national edtech firm headquartered in the Denver Tech Center. Ben's research interests include first-generation student success, persistence and graduation outcomes, education technology, engineering education, career development and experiential learning, and DEI practice.ÌýÌý

Ben earned his DoctorÌýof Education in Leadership for Educational Equity-Higher EducationÌýfrom the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Denver, a Master of ArtsÌýin Student Affairs Administration from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor of ScienceÌýin History from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.