Engineering Diversity

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Tentative Topics for Spring 2006
Engineering Diversity Seminars
Workshops 2005-2006
Academic Language The War on Terror and Related
Diversity Issues
Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School
of Engineering Office of Diversity
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Diversity Enrichment Workshops and
Seminars Graduate Diversity Workshop Multicultura
l Teams Focus on Engineering, Research and
Development Teams September 17, 2005 Benedum
Auditorium 900-1200 OR 100- 400 Robert
Burley, Consultant Freshman Diversity
Workshop Mirror Mirror A program in the
Awareness of Prejudice October 20, 2005 200-400
OR 400-600 OR October 21, 2005 200-400 OR
400-600 Scaife Auditorium Dr. Mark Benn,
Professor of Psychology Series of Talks October
14, 2005 Location and Time TBA Dr. Richard
Light Topics Include ? Advising including
career advising a keynote focus ? A talk for
faculty on issues related to diversity and
advising ? A talk for students who interact with
other students undergraduate mentors, peer
advisors and TAs
Composing a Graduate Student Life Elements for
Consideration October 24, 2005 1175 Benedum
Hall 1200-100 Dr. Catherine Millet, Educational
Testing Service

Positive Steps Towards Wellness Staff
Workshop November 1, 2005 1175 Benedum Hall 1000
-1130 Dr. Flo Van Cara, FSAP through EAP
Solutions Environmental Justice January 30,
2006 1175 Benedum Hall 12 00-100 Chancee
Lundy, Graduate Student and Student Leader
Relating with Style Staff Workshop March 30,
2006 1175 Benedum Hall 1000 -1130 FSAP
through EAP Solutions
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Catherine Millet, PhD Research Scientist, ETS
Dr. Mark Benn Professor of Psychology
Freshmen Diversity Workshop October 20 2-4 PM or
400-600 Scaife Auditorium 5 (Tentative) October
21 2-4 PM or 400-600 Students should attend
one seminar Abstract Mirror Mirror-A
Reflective Journey into the Awareness of
Prejudice This presentation is a unique blend of
self-disclosure and supportive challenge to
assist people in beginning to explore their
prejudices. The premise of this program is that
we are all inescapably biased. Our life
experiences insure that each of us have areas of
pre-judgment. Each participant is encourage to
look into their own mirror to explore the
normalcy of their own stereotypes and the way in
which their beliefs are maintained. Dr. Benn
does an exceptional job of eliminating
defensiveness via his use of humor around this
very sensitive topic. About the Speaker Dr.
Mark Benn is currently a professor of psychology
at Colorado State University. He received his
doctorate is Psychology from the University of
Northern Colorado in 1986 after completing an
internship at The Ohio State University.
Following his internship he worked as a
counseling psychologist at The Ohio State
University. Dr. Benn is originally from
Philadelphia and he completed his Bachelors
degree at Shippensburg University in
Pennsylvania. During the past 15 years, Dr. Benn
has been a therapist, a professor, a consultant
and a public speaker on such topics as
multi-cultural communication, gender roles,
relationships, motivation and personal growth.
October 24, 2005 1200-100 1175 Benedum Hall All
participants are welcome for a
reception from 100-200 Abstract Each doctoral
student must create her own path to the Ph.D.
There are many aspects that define the doctoral
student experience such as funding, mentoring,
scholarly productivity and ultimately earning
ones Ph.D. Some are required components of the
doctoral experience while others are individual
choices. The findings from Three Magic Letters
Getting to Ph.D. (in press) will provide a
foundation for a discussion among Pitt
engineering students and faculty members as to
the obstacles and barriers that students face, as
well as the factors that contribute to their
successes in their doctoral programs. About the
speaker Catherine M. Millett is a Research
Scientist at the Policy Evaluation and Research
Center at the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Her research focuses on student access,
persistence and achievement at the postsecondary
level with an emphasis on women and men from
underrepresented groups. One area of her current
research is on the doctoral student experience.
She is co-author of the forthcoming book Three
Magic Letters Getting to Ph.D., which is based
on a research study of over 9,000 doctoral
students at 21 universities. Dr. Millett is a
visiting lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School of
Public and International Affairs at Princeton
University. Before joining ETS, she was a
researcher at the School of Education at the
University of Michigan. Dr. Millett received a
Ph.D. in Education from the University of
Michigan. She is also a graduate of Trinity
College (B.A. in economics), the Harvard Graduate
School of Education (Ed.M. in Administration,
Planning and Social Policy) and the Radcliffe
Seminars Program (Graduate Certificate in
management).
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Dr. Richard J. Light Professor of Education and
Public Policy
Chancee Lundy Graduate Student and Student Leader

Time TBA Place TBA Abstract Effectiveness of
Educational Initiatives Dr. Richard J. Light
teaches statistics and program evaluation at the
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University. He is currently the Director of the
Seminar on Assessment, which brings together
senior administrators and faculty to research
college effectiveness. It encourages innovations
to strengthen teaching, learning, and the overall
college experience for students.
Monday January 30, 2006 (tent) 1175 Benedum
Hall 1200 noon-100 PM Light refreshments will
be served Abstract Environmental
Justice Chanceé Lundy, a native of Selma, AL, is
a masters degree candidate in environmental
engineering at Florida AM-Florida State
University College of Engineering in Tallahassee,
FL. As an undergraduate at Alabama AM
University, where she earned a B.S. in
environmental science, Lundy chose her field of
study because I have always been proactive on
issues concerning communities of color.
Environmental science and environmental
engineering provide me with the opportunity to
deal with issues of environmental inequalities.
Lundy ultimately hopes specialize in Brownfield
redevelopment. Brownfields are abandoned or
underused industrial or commercial properties
where redevelopment is complicated by actual or
perceived environmental contamination.As a
member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a
Gates Millennium Scholar, Chancee knows the
importance of being community oriented while
maintaining academic excellence. Lundys devotion
to her community was partly instilled by her
mentor, Latosha Brown, who implanted in her a
keen sense of awareness and encouraged her to be
socially conscious. She knows that it is
important that you never forget where you come
from and one should strive to always make a
difference.
Dr. Flo Van Cara Clinical Coordinator, FSAP
through EAP Solutions
November 1, 2005 (tent) 1175 Benedum Hall 1000
-1130 A light breakfast will be
served Abstract Positive Steps Towards
Wellness In addition to defining "wellness", you
have an opportunity to take stock of your
physical and emotional well being. As you
identify areas that bear attention, we will
discuss the stages of change and the obstacles
that often get in the way of good intentions.
Coming away with action steps to move toward
wellness is a goal of this workshop. About the
speaker To Come
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FSAP through EAP Solutions
March 30, 2006 (tent) 1175 Benedum Hall 1000
-1100 A light breakfast will be
served Abstract Relating with Style Successful
work and personal relationships require the
ability to effectively interact with different
types of people. In this workshop, participants
will use the Social Styles quiz to identify their
own interpersonal styles (analytic, driver,
amiable or expressive) and learn how to improve
their relationships with others. About the
speaker To Come
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Indicates a workshop that will fulfill the
protocol approved by the Engineering Deans Office
Indicates a Diversity Enrichment Workshop
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Joann Moody, PhD, JD Director, Northeast
Consortium for Faculty Diversity
Susan Stocker Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
April/May 2005-6 Time TBA Place TBA Breakfast
will be serves during the presentation
April 2006 Time TBA Place TBA Abstract This
seminar focuses on clarifying the confusing and
seemingly mysterious aspects of the career of a
senior faculty member. Participants will be
coached to better understand the profession and
increase their likelihood having a successful
career. The seminar will highlight the hidden
facts and burdens placed on non-majority faculty
(particularly in relation to perceived
differences such as gender, race, sexual
orientation, etc.) The seminar will also help
senior faculty and administrators better
understand the difficulties and hurdles faced by
non-majority junior faculty- thereby enabling
faculty and administrators to minimize these
stresses. About the speaker To Come
Abstract Relating With Style Successful work
and personal relationships require the ability to
effectively interact with different types of
people. In this workshop, participants will use
the Social Styles quiz to identify their own
interpersonal styles (analytic, driver, amiable,
or expressive) and learn how to improve their
relationships with others. About the speaker To
Come