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Broadening Participation in Engineering
National Science Foundation
Division Director: Dr. Gary A. Gabriele
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Diversity in engineering, 2000
Source: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2004 (NSF 04-317)
Male
U.S. Born Foreign Born
Female
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Underrepresented minority share of S&E degrees, by degree level and field: 2000 or 2001
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Pathway to Engineering
Source: Johnson and Sheppard, “Relationships Between Engineering Student and FacultyDemographics and Stakeholders Working to Effect Change”, JEE, April ‘04
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What’s keeping them away?
“They are not prepared”
“ The culture of engineering education”
“It’s too costly”
“The Lifestyle”
Dilbert loves technology for the sake of technology. In fact, Dilbert loves technology more than people. He's got the social skills of a mousepad and he'd rather surf the Internet than Waikiki (which, considering the physique he developed after years of sitting in front of a PC screen, is a blessing).
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How do we keep them away? Lack of integration with other parts
of the curriculum, particularly the
first two years
Contributions of women and minorities
are virtually invisible (role
models?)
Nearly all engineering work seems
devoid of any social relevance
Constrained curriculum with many
critcal pathsBusch-Vishniac and Jarosz, “Can Diversity in the Undergraduate Engineering Population beEnhanced Through Curricular Change?” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Vol. 10, pp. 255-281, 2004
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It’s a systems problem…
K-12 Support teacher development Awareness development� www.engineeringwomen.com
Undergraduate Improve the curriculum through fundamental
research Increase REU opportunities
Graduate Improve mentoring
Faculty Provide support and leadership development� Engineering Education Leadership Institute
� Women in Engineering Leadership Institute
• ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers. [ENGENG]]
• AGEP: Alliances for Graduate Education and The Professoriate. [ENGENG]]
• CAREER: Faculty Early Career Development. [ENGENG]]
• CIRE: Collaboratives to Integrate Research and Education. [ENGENG]]
• CREST: Centers of Research Excellence in Science & Technology. [ENGENG]]
• GRS: Graduate Research Supplements. [ENGENG]]
• GSE: Research on Gender in Science and Engineering. [ENGENG]]
• HBCU-UP: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program. [ENGENG]]
•IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program. [ENGENG]]
•IRFP: International Research Fellowship Program. [ENGENG]]
•LSAMP: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation. [ENGENG]]
•MIE: Model Institutions of Excellence. [ENGENG]]
•MPostDoc: Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships. •PAESMEM: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. [ENGENG]]
•RDE: Research in Disabilities Education. [ENGENG]]
•REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates. [ENGENG]]
•RET: Research Experiences for Teachers. [ENGENG]]
•SOARS: Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science. •TCUP: Tribal Colleges & Universities Program. [ENGENG]]
Key: ENG = = ENGENG directly funds, co-funds, or actively directly funds, co-funds, or actively participates in the programparticipates in the program..
Efforts to Broaden Participation Efforts to Broaden Participation NSF Diversity Related ProgramsNSF Diversity Related Programs
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ERC Diversity Policy All ERCs will:
Operate with strategic plans that increase their diversity al all levels so as to exceed national, engineering-wide averages;
Form sustained partnerships with affiliated deans and department chairs to enable this enhancement;
Develop outreach connections with predominantly female and underrepresented-minority institutions as core or affiliate partners;
Develop outreach connections with at least one LSAMP institution and one or more AGEP, TCUP, CREST, etc., institutions;
Operate a diversity-oriented REU program as well as a pre-college program focused on diversity involving teachers and students.
No. of No. of CenterCenter
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Connected with:Connected with:
6 Predominantly Female Institutions (As Affiliate partners)
5 Underrepresented Minority Institutions (As Core Partners)
14 Underrepresented Minority Institutions (As Affiliate Partners)
14 One or more LSAMP
5 One or more AGEP
6 One or more TCUP
6 Bridge Fellowships to the PhD
1 One or more CREST
1 One or more CIRE
16 Diversity oriented REUs
9 Diversity oriented RETs
ERC Outreach Results 22 CenterERC Outreach Results 22 Center
Thank you.Thank you.
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