Graduate Diversity Coordinators

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GraduateDiversity Coordinators
May 3, 2006
http//ogsr.ucsd.edu/outreach/diversity/

• Office of Graduate Studies and Research

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OGSRs Goal for Diversity

• To ensure that students from traditionally
  underrepresented groups are included in outreach
  efforts, are provided with information about
  application to graduate study at UCSD, and are
  treated equitably in the admissions process
• To increase the diversity of graduate program
  applicant pools
• To support the Chancellors Commitment to
  Diversity on campus
• To support the campus Chief Diversity Officers
  efforts to diversify the faculty

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Outreach Strategies Suggestions

• Connect applicants with current students for
  student to student information
• Include faculty members
• Place emphasis on schools with larger populations
  of URM prospective students
• Respond to inquiries in a timely manner
• Focus on graduate prep programs such as McNair,
  MARC, MBRS, CAMP, LSAMP

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2005-2006 Activities (Examples)

• Outreach and Recruitment
• Campus/Program Visits
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• by Graduate Student Nikoosh Carlo
• University of Texas San Antonio
• by Faculty Member Dr. Mark Lawson
• California State University Los Angeles
  CEA-CREST
• By Dr. Russ Chapman
• Graduate Fairs
• California Diversity Forum
• Northern and Southern
• National Conferences/Meetings
• SREB Previous Upcoming - Fall 2006
• Yale Bouchet Conference - Winter 2006
• SACNAS Previous Upcoming Oct. 26-29, 2006
  Tampa, FL
• ABRCMS Previous Upcoming Nov. 8-11, 2006
  Anaheim, CA
• Targeted Outreach
• URM In Progress Applicants

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Use your Position as Diversity Coordinator

• To get faculty members and graduate students from
  your department involved in recruitment
• To encourage current student contacts with
  prospective students through outreach efforts
• To encourage staff, faculty, graduate students
  and post docs to connect with the Diversity
  Outreach Collaboration

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Questions
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Thank You!