"I think the best part about joining a learning community is getting to know people who will be in your classes for pretty much your entire college career. I met many people in my learning community, and made some amazing friends who are in most of my classes still in my Junior year, and who I get closer to every semester." MSE Peer Mentor, Jacob
Majors Eligible to Join
First-year students (direct from high school and transfer) who declare Materials Engineering as their degree program
Program Description
The mission of the MSE learning community is to develop a sense of belonging and academic purpose in Materials Engineering students who are navigating their first year at Iowa State. Our upper-level peer mentors facilitate curricular and social activities designed to build connections between the Mat E students they will learn alongside, staff who will support them, and faculty who will teach and mentor them. We offer clustered courses in the fall semester to create opportunities for study groups and peer support in first-year core classes, as well as a fall seminar that provides peer mentor coaching related to degree planning, career development, and extracurricular engagement. The MSE learning community is the foundation for establishing an academic network and roadmap for success in experiences both inside and outside of the classroom setting.
Living Options
Non-residential
Signing up
Students enroll during orientation. Please contact Andrea Klocke (aklocke@iastate.edu) for more information.
