Engineering PLUS Midwest Regional Hub (MWRHub):
The overarching goal of the NSF Eddy Bernice INCLUDES Engineering PLUS Alliance is to increase the annual number of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) and women receiving undergraduate/graduate degrees in engineering to 100,000/30,000 by 2026. To achieve this, one of the approaches that we have adopted is community building, partnership, and networking through the formation of regional hubs.
The Midwest Regional Hub (MWRHub), led by Chicago State University, focuses on building partnerships among institutions in the Midwest who share the mission of the Alliance. The multi-year plans for the MWRHub include efforts to address issues related to; 1) Retention and Enrichment, 2) Recruitment/Admissions and Readiness, and 3) Institutional Culture and Climate. The Hub is establishing Impact Working Groups for the undergraduate and graduate levels tasked with addressing these three foci. Additionally, the MWRHub works closely with the stEm PEER Academy with a focus on scaling-up and providing expertise to implement best practices and pedagogies. We hold a monthly meeting with all partnering institutions as well as bi-weekly meetings with hub leaders. The current partner institutions within the MWRHub include:
| Logo | Institution | Location | State | Partnership | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Benedictine University | Lisle | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Bethel University | Arden Hills | MN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Bradley University | Peoria | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Chicago State University | Chicago | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | City Colleges of Chicago: Malcolm X | Chicago | IL | LSAMP Partner | Learn More |
 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Dominican University | River Forest | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Hanover College | Hanover | IN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Illinois State University | Normal | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Kent State University | Kent | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Miami University | Oxford | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Morehead State University | Morehead | KY | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Morton College | Cicero | IL | LSAMP Partner | Learn More |
 | Ohio Northern University | Ada | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Ohio State University | Columbus | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Ohio University | Athens | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | IL | LSAMP Partner | Learn More |
 | Purdue University | West Lafayette | IN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Richard J. Daley College | Chicago | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute | IN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | St. Augustine's College | Chicago | IL | LSAMP Partner | Learn More |
 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Akron | Akron | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | MI | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Evansville | Evansville | IN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | IL | LSAMP Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | Champaign | IL | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | IN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | IN | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Toledo | Toledo | OH | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison | WI | Hub Partner | Learn More |
 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WI | Hub Partner | Learn More |