Recruiting Underrepresented Minorities Finding the key... Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV)

Recruiting Underrepresented

Minorities Finding the key. . .

Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV)

SCHEV Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

The global perspective. . .

In 2000, North American universities produced less

than half of the world’s science and engineering

degrees


That global marketplace is “here” in our backyard!

• In Northern Virginia, a public high school in Annandale has students from 72 different countries;

• In 2002, ESL students enrolled in Virginia public schools spoke more than 110 different languages


Increased Diversity . . .

By 2025, our US population will have 72 million more people—of those, there will be:•32 million Hispanics

•12 million African Americans •7 million Asian Americans


2004 U.S. Educational Attainment

(% of Specific Population)All fields

Asians Blacks Hispanics

White,Non-Hisp.

Bachelor’s

29.9% 12.3%

8.8% 19.8%

Master’s 12.2% 4.1% 2.2% 7.6%

Doctoral 3.6% .05% .04% 1.4%


Earned STEM Doctorates in 2003

Total (all U.S.) 14,571

100%

Asian, Pacific Islander

1,030 7% *

Black 612 4.2% *

Hispanic 654 4.5% *

American Indian 71 - 1% ** % of relevant population


STEM Doctorates Granted by VSGC Members . . .2003

College of William & Mary 20

Hampton University 3

Old Dominion University 16

University of Virginia 55

Virginia Tech 32

All VA Institutions Combined

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“Increasing the participationof underrepresented minorities (in STEM) is critical to the health

of this country. No first-class world nation can maintain the

health of its economy or society when such a large part of its population remains outside scientific and technological

endeavors” Richard Tapia, Ph.D., Rice University, at http://ceee.rice.edu/Books/DV/continuum/index.html


Underrepresented Minorities Currently Enrolled in Virginia’s Colleges &

UniversitiesAmerican Indian 2,233

Blacks 80,684

Hispanics 14,946


Action!!

Study Best Practices Have a Plan with Strategies Identify who will be helpful Create collaborative relationships Person to person contact works

best


Best Practices

Look at what other players are doingWe can all probably name a few proven

best practices, like . . .Research opportunitiesMentoringAcademic & heuristic support

Be willing to share your secrets Be prepared to sing your own

praises!


Your Plan is Your Road Map!

Establish Goals and Measurable Objectives

Develop a Strategy for Accomplishing Each Objective

Establish a Time-line and a Target Date for your Objectives


Who’s traveling with you on this Journey?

It’s all about NETWORKING It’s all about knocking on all the

possible doors It’s all about knocking on the door to

see who’s behind it It’s all about relationship building It’s all about finding the CHAMPIONS


Who’s Going to Help You Knock On All Those Doors? Current students are a good

source for new Students Colleagues at other institutions are

also good sources of referrals Key people INSIDE your institution Key people/organizations OUTSIDE

your institution—in the community


Creating a Network of Links

Who’s out there? Where do you look?Professional organizationsGovernment programs aimed at

increasing underrepresented minoritiesCampus groups and organizationsCommunity organizationsSpecial eventsConferences and meetings


Professional Organizations. . . American Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME) Board on Minorities & Women Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in

Science & Engineering Education (CAHSEE) National Council of Black Engineers &

Scientists (NCEBS) Association for Women in Science (AWIS) See handout for others. . .


Government Programs to Increase Underrepresented

Minorities. . . NASA:

Science & Technology Institute for Minority Institutions

UNCF Special Programs Corporation NSF:

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)

The Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)

Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) See Handout for others. . .


Campus Groups & Organizations

Professional organizations with campus chapters, such as The Society of Professional

Hispanic Engineers (SHPE)Graduate Women in Science-

Sigma Delta Epsilon (GWIS)See Handout for

others. . .


Community Organizations Boy Scouts -for example

Eagle Scouts have special qualities that enable them to reach that level.

Museums—especially science museums usually have targeted activities

Competitions and Fairs —by the American Mathematical Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the Engineering Education Service Center Pre-Engineering Competitions.


Special Events. . . Did you know

that. . . Every year there’s a Pi Day? Every year the third week of

November is Geography Awareness Week?

Every year engineers celebrate National Engineers Week in February?


Conferences & Meetings

Most national professional organizations have meetings that students attend.

For example: SACNAS-Society for the

Advancement of Chicano and Native American Scientists

GEM-National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science.


Think Creatively!! (If you were a young budding scientist, where would you be

hiding?? Make a list of the schools from where

current and past students have come— recruit there!

Work the crowd—Are you going to a national conference? Post a notice and hold interviews/conversations with the talented students there!!

Make friends– create your own network of department chairs and other contacts!!


Become a Champion and Clone Yourself!!!

You must have PASSION! Passion is contagious! You have to talk the talk and walk

the walk and preach, preach, preach!!!

Soon, you’ll see other CHAMPIONS emerging.

The power of collaboration and your passion will be the KEY!

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Recruiting Underrepresented Minorities Finding the key... Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV)