Senior Director of Student Professional Development

Office: ECAD 156

Dr. Ben Weihrauch joined ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Engineering in January 2019 as Senior Director of Professional Student Development. Ben leads the College’s ProReady initiative, which is ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Engineering’s commitment to the career and professional development success of students.Ben is a scholar-practitioner in higher education for 20+ years across the student lifecycle, including admissions and advising, career services, employer relations, and program management.

Before ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Engineering, Ben served in leadership roles at the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ School of Public Health at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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 DEI practice.ÌýÌý

Ben earned his Doctorate of Education in Leadership for Educational Equity-Higher EducationÌýfrom the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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.