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Diversity Programs Office College of Engineering
Paula Rees, Director
DPO directs two long standing programs concerned with the recruitment and retention of diversity students, providing academic and non-academic assistance:
The Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP)- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)- Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers
(SHPE) The Women in Engineering Program (WEP)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
[email protected] http://www-new.ecs.umass.edu/diversity 413-545-2030
Resources and Activities
1.Student chapters of SWE, NSBE, and SHPE- Students ready, able, and willing to deliver
outreach activities to H.S. & M.S. students- Girl Scout Exploration Day (March 10)- Engineering Students Reaching Out (April 4)- Google Rise Grant with CAITE
2.Women in Engineering Career Day (Oct 29) 3.Noyce Grant partnership with School of Ed
(TECS)- sustained impact, 4 districts4.Research opportunities for K12 teachers &
undergraduates 5.Networking/Technical “Chat” Series
[email protected] 413-545-2030http://www-new.ecs.umass.edu/diversity
Northeast LSAMPSusan Bronstein
The goal of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) is to
increase the graduate rate of students from under-represented populations in STEM
disciplines.
The University of Massachusetts is the lead institution in this Alliance with partners
• Northeastern University, • University of Connecticut
• University of Rhode Island and • Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
[email protected] 413-545-5334At www.umass.edu/lrc
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
seminars, workshops, student conferences and support* for undergraduate research.
*If you have an undergraduate STEM student from an underrepresented population, check with LSAMP to see if she or he is eligible for LSAMP funding.
[email protected] At www.umass.edu/lrc 413-545-5334
Marlina Duncan and Sandra PetersenNortheast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP)
NSF-funded alliance with the shared goal of increasing the number of underrepresented minority students who earn Ph.D. degrees in STEM.
The Alliance is led by UMass Amherst and includes:
BU URIBennett College UVMMIT Jackson State UniversityPenn State Lincoln UniversityRutgers Medgar Evers CollegeUConn University Puerto Rico MayaguezUMaineUNH
[email protected]@vasci.umass.edu
413-577-2481 (Marlina)413-545-1808 (Sandy)
www.NEAGEP.org
NEAGEP Resources at UMass
First- and fifth-year fellowships for underrepresented minority (URM) STEM Ph.D. students
Collaborative Fall Graduate Preview Weekends for recruiting URM students
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research
NIH-funded Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program for URMs
Social and professional development activities for URM STEM interns and Ph.D. students
Recruiting trips to minority-serving institutions and research fairs
Assistance with Broader Impact statements
UMass Civic Engagement & Service Learning
UMass CESL is here to help you fulfill the Broader Impact requirement through a STEM-based service component built into a course.
We offer-• Faculty groups on engaged teaching & research• Support for course development including • Faculty Fellows Program – proposals due March 26• Assistance in identifying and developing community partnerships• Bus to Holyoke, Mon-Thurs afternoons• Transportation funds for Service-Learning courses
UMass Civic Engagement & Service Learning
New !2 Searchable Course Designations in Spire “Civic Engagement” & “Service-Learning”
CivX Major – Civic Engagement plus “X”through BDIC
Certificate in Civic Engagement & Public Service
Freshman Impact! RAP & CESL’s 2 year Citizen Scholar Program are now open to all UMass students
www.cesl.umass.edu
UMass Civic Engagement & Service Learning
What do effective, reciprocal, sustainable
partnerships look like?
Check out the
Campus-Community Compact
Available at:www.HolyokeC3.org
on the “About Holyoke C3” tab
[email protected] www.cesl.umass.edu
413-545-2015
Mort SternheimSTEM Education Institute Programs
Summer STEM Institutes for K12 teachers Nanotechnology, digital image analysis,
climate … Saturday Science and Engineering Seminars for STEM teachers After school science research clubs Bi-weekly STEM Ed seminars Web sites, email lists Earlier programs included Planet Earth, Girl Scout Saturdays, GK12, Noyce scholarships, NSF conference organization, Teacher Ed 21 college collaborative, ….
[email protected] 413-545-1908www.umassk12.net
STEM Ed Teacher Program Features
Staffs include higher ed (content experts) and school (pedagogy and context) faculty
Hands on, using low or no cost materials; appropriate technology
Interdisciplinary, adaptable contentAcademic year follow-up and supportStipends, housing, food, materialsReduced cost graduate credits or free
“Professional Development Points”
Broader Impact Examples
Career grant / research grant outreach options• Saturday seminar; 1 to 3 day teacher workshops• Host school visits; visit schools • After school programs, scouts, 4H
Institute proposals• 1 week teacher program (CHM - nanotechnology)
Resources• Planning, recruiting, finding partners• Full scale workshop management
Proposal Impact• Outreach part of proposals have received high marks• Davidovitch Career grant funded; CHM renewal funded• Both have STEM Ed funds included
Rick Adrion and Renee Fall Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education
An NSF-funded statewide alliance aimed at addressing underrepresentation in
Massachusetts’ innovation economy. Partnering with 15 public campuses
organized in 4 regions, CAITE focuses on community colleges that serve as gateways to careers and further higher education for underserved populations. Programs include
outreach and pathways activities in collaboration with initiatives focused on IT
education and STEM pipeline issues.
[email protected] 413-577-4431www.caite.info
Broadening Participation in Computing/IT
Utilize the CAITE statewide network (15 public HE campuses, K12 connections, teacher groups, community organizations, national organizations)
Utilize CAITE promising practices (peer mentoring, recruiting & outreach, changing the image, www.ITforU.org)
Apply, replicate, scale up, or enhance one of the CAITE interventions
Need not be limited to IT/Computing
[email protected] 413-545-0444www.umass.edu/newsoffice
The award-winning News and Media Relations Video Unit is a full-service, professional video production group. Our services include video concept development, scripting, shooting, editing, graphic design, web streaming and distribution.
The department uses Sony and JVC HD digital cameras, portable lighting and a full array of microphones, live web streaming capabilities and digital editing systems to meet your multimedia needs.
Ed Blaguszewski, Executive DirectorUMass News and Media Relations
Documenting faculty research in support of grant applications and related initiatives in community education and outreach
Making the case for university spin-off investments
Faculty interviews for news media promotion News and feature stories Recording lectures Live webstreaming of events Student recruitment productions Documentary and educational DVDs
Services include:
IT (Information Technology) Minorhttp://www.umass.edu/itprogram/index.html
Students from various majors (Art, Music, English, Business, Journalism, Nursing, Education) integrate IT into their programs (tailored individually from a selection of 88 courses• Including• Genomics, bioinformatics, GIS, ecosystem modeling,
computing in fine arts
Goes both ways:• focus on the application of IT in particular
disciplines. • apply knowledge from diverse disciplines—Law,
Economics, communication Art, History to name a few—toward IT,
Patricia Galvis-Assmus [email protected]
IT (Information Technology) Minor -2http://www.umass.edu/itprogram/index.html
Teachers can Collaborate to help design programs Teach courses for the IT program Find a “home” for modules about their science
for increasing general scientific literacy
Help non-STEM students understand and use the concepts of your science.
Help STEM students “Dance their dissertation”
(see http://gonzolabs.org or put “dance your Ph.D.” into YouTube)
Patricia Galvis-Assmus [email protected]
IT (Information Technology) Minor -2http://www.umass.edu/itprogram/index.html
Patricia Galvis-Assmus [email protected]
UMass Extension/MA Center for AgricultureWilliam Miller
Engages the research and teaching capacity of UMass Amherst in programs that generate and communicate knowledge while creating approaches, methods, and tools for solving problems…linking the Massachusetts land grant university with a larger community of people in collaborative partnerships to address issues of fundamental importance to the people of Massachusetts, New England, and the nation.
Sustainable EnergyClimate ChangeGlobal Food Security and HungerFood SafetyEnvironmental StewardshipChildhood Obesity Youth DevelopmentEconomic Development
[email protected] 413-545-5017extension.umass.edu
Potential Connections to NSF Broader Impacts
Integrated Research & OutreachStatewide Network of Youth Development Programs (4H) More than 300 clubs More than 3,800 youth (ages 5 -17) Adult Volunteer Network (+1,000)
Assessment Tracking Activities & Products Evaluation Reporting
Potential Connections to NSF Broader Impacts
4-H Youth Development
Local Springfield and Holyoke Community Partner Connection -- “Ready, SET, Go”
4-H Summer of Science Camp on UMass Campus
UMass Outreach Science Club Support UMass Student Bridges Support Program Assessment and Evaluation
Support – UMass and Springfield College
Karen Barshefsky <[email protected]>
Peg Riley/ Jenna FarrellMassachusetts Academy of Sciences
We have an exclusive focus on reforming STEM education across the state by creating
partnerships between industries, universities, school districts, &
organizations with similar goals.
www.massacademysciences.org 413-577-1306
Engage in STEM: Culturing STEM Inquiry, Nurturing Lifelong Learners
Unique broader impacts opportunity that involves exposing students & teachers from Massachusetts school districts to your research.
Present your research at luncheon seminars for science teachers once a year.
Judge at statewide science fair.
www.massacademysciences.org
Let us help you!
We’re happy to work with you to develop broader impacts activities of your own design or align your interests with our existing program.
www.massacademysciences.org
