In this episode of The Scholarship Chat with Ashley Hill, you will learn about the importance of increasing the percentage of minority engineers from Dr. Whitney Gaskins, Assistant Dean at the University of Cincinnati who manages underrepresented minority outreach and retention in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Gaskins shares her journey to working as an engineer before working in higher education. Also, she shares on insights into how to successfully gain admission as an engineering major and thrive as an engineer. Lastly, she shares how her foundation, The Gaskins Foundation, provides academic, college, and career preparation opportunities for under recognized and under-represented youth.