Diversity: Strengthening Outreach Efforts

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Diversity Strengthening Outreach Efforts

• Bev Watford
• Program Manager
• Division of Undergraduate Education
• National Science Foundation

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Provosts Remarks

• Virginia Tech is committed to increasing its
  diversity and achieving the educational benefits
  that result from diversity.
• Key Activities that Contribute To Diversity
• Undergraduate Admissions
• Student Academic Support Activities
• Scholarships and Financial Aid
• Federally Sponsored Projects
• The university will continue to comply with the
  requirements for participation in federally
  sponsored programs that seek to promote
  diversity.
• We will not impose limitations beyond those
  required by the federal grant.
• We anticipate that federal sponsoring agencies
  may modify their requirements in response to
  recent legal changes.

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Overview

• Networking
• To reach a diverse group of participants
• Use existing sources of information
• Use existing resources
• Diversity depends on the subject area
• Specific Actions
• Step 1 Define diversity
• Race/ethnicity
• Sex
• Geographic
• Income
• More?
• Step 2 Review existing sources and resources
  find a contact person or persons
• Step 3 Advertising, finding/generating the
  population you need
• Target the population
• Cast a wide net

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Examples of Existing Sources Virginia Tech

• VT-STEM Committee
• K12OUTREACH_at_listserv.vt.edu
• College/Department/University Contact
• Diversity Committee/Office
• Center for the Enhancement of Engineering
  Diversity
• www.eng.vt.edu/academic_affairs/ceed/index.shtml
• Campus Organizations
• (www.vt.edu/campuslife/studentorganizations/)
• NSBE ASA BSA
• SHPE MANNRS OWF (M. Kasarda)
• SWE AISES Black Caucus (W. Council)
• AWC CARIBSO Latino Coalition (R. Plaza)
• BGSO BOC VTWomen
• Campus Offices
• Center for Academic Enrichment and Excellence (K.
  Sanders)
• Office of Multicultural Affairs (B. Dixon)
• MEAMP/MAOP (K. Sanders)
• VT Stars (E. McPherson)
• Multicultural Center (OSLA)

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Local Contacts

• Public School System
• Roanoke City, Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski,
  Martinsville and others
• MCPS Diversity Forum
• http//www.mcps.org/science/diversity1.html
• Directors for Science, Social Studies, Gifted,
  etc
• http//www.mcps.org/science/index.html
• Science/Math Teachers
• Community Organizations
• Girl Scouts
• NAACP
• Churches
• Sororities and Fraternities

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National

• National Association of Pre-College Program
  Directors www.jhuapl.edu/NAPD/aboutNAPD.htm
• National Association of Multicultural Engineering
  Program Directors www.namepa.org
• Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates
  Network
• www.wepan.org
• National Organization of Black Chemists
• http//www.nobcche.org/
• National Action Council for Minorities in
  Engineering
• www.nacme.org
• GEM Consortium (M. Kershaw)
• www.nd.edu/gem/
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• www.aises.org/
• Mexican American Engineering Society
• www.maes-natl.org

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More

• National Society of Black Engineers
• www.nsbe.org
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• www.shpe.org
• Society of Women Engineers
• www.swe.org
• Association for Women in Computing
• www.awc-hq.org/
• Association for Women in Science
• www.awis.org/
• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and
  Native Americans in Science
• www.sacnas.org
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Southern Regional Educational Board
• http//www.sreb.org/

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Examples of Existing Resources

• CEED Office
• Center for the Enhancement of Engineering
  Diversity
• Field testing of educational activities for
  students and teachers
• Imagination
• Summer day camp for middle school students
• C-Tech2
• Summer residential program for high school girls
• Pre-College Initiative
• Hypatia/Galileo Outreach activities
• STEP
• Summer bridge programs for under-represented STEM
  entering freshman students
• Mentoring