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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. The global perspective... In 2000, North American universities produced less than half of the world’s science and engineering degrees

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D U.S. Educational Attainment (% of Specific Population) All fields  AsiansBlacksHispanicsWhite, 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%

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. Earned STEM Doctorates in 2003 Total (all U.S.) 14, % Asian, Pacific Islander 1,030 7% * Black % * Hispanic % * American Indian % * * % of relevant population

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. STEM Doctorates Granted by VSGC Members College of William & Mary 20 Hampton University 3 Old Dominion University 16 University of Virginia 55 Virginia Tech 32 All VA Institutions Combined 172

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. “Increasing the participation of 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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. Underrepresented Minorities Currently Enrolled in Virginia’s Colleges & Universities American Indian 2,233 Blacks80,684 Hispanics14,946

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. Action!! Study Best Practices Have a Plan with Strategies Identify who will be helpful Create collaborative relationships Person to person contact works best

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. Best Practices Look at what other players are doing We can all probably name a few proven best practices, like... Research opportunities Mentoring Academic & heuristic support Be willing to share your secrets Be prepared to sing your own praises!

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. Creating a Network of Links Who’s out there? Where do you look? Professional organizations Government programs aimed at increasing underrepresented minorities Campus groups and organizations Community organizations Special events Conferences and meetings

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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...

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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...

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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...

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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.

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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?

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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.

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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!!

SCHEVMaricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D. 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!