Denton co-directed this organization which includes 50 faculty, staff and fellows. The mission of the NISE is to help ensure that U.S. students leave the educational system with an ability to make informed decisions about science, math, engineering and technology issues that they will encounter in daily life. Staff are from the Colleges of Engineering, Letters and Sciences, Agricultural and Life Sciences and Education.
Fellows are from a variety of stakeholder groups.
The ERC is one of 18 such centers in the US funded by the NSF and industrial partners. Staff is from the Colleges of Engineering, Letters and Sciences, and Agricultural and Life Sciences. The dual objectives of this program are to enhance the quality of undergraduate engineering manufacturing education and to enhance the diversity of the undergraduate engineering population. There are efforts in pedagogical reform, outreach and evaluation and assessment. Staff are from the Colleges of Engineering and Letters and Sciences.