“Expanding the semiconductor workforce—and the pipeline of skilled workers in STEM fields more broadly—is a matter of vital national and economic security.”
Dartmouth University president and cofounder of the Edge Consortium
The EDGE Consortium is dedicated to closing the gap between the fundamental education students receive and the real-world applications demanded by industry.
Founded in 2023, EDGE aimed to increase the number of young professionals entering the semiconductor industry. Led collaboratively by Dartmouth and Indiana University, President Beilock leads the initiative with IU President Pamela Whitten. With seven founding members, four more have joined for 11 total member schools.
Currently, EDGE is comprised of students, faculty, and industry members, led by presidents and deans from some of the nation’s leading research universities and schools of engineering. The group intends to make a lasting mark on reconfiguring the semiconductor industry landscape and molding it to a model of wide-ranging perspectives, innovative thinking, and high growth.
In the coming years, EDGE will provide comprehensive and industry specific career guidance and development to students pursuing relevant career tracks in close partnership with school alumni, career services staff, undergraduate advisors, and industry professionals. Scholars will also build community through frequent seminars, near-peer mentoring, and office hours. The organization plans to serve hundreds and ultimately thousands of students.