Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. NEESinc Diversity Efforts

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. NEES Diversity Workshop December 2, 2005 at UC San Diego Participants included Diversity Partners such as AISES, ORAU and SECME

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Diversity Working Group Key to Formulating this Plan: Thalia Anagnos, Chair Makola Abdullah Leigh Abts Mike Avritt Helen Boussalis Claude Brathwaite Shirley Dyke

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. The Vision Substantially broaden participation in earthquake engineering through development and implementation of key strategies, programs and practices.

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Why should we be concerned about broadening participation? Demographic Imbalances Figure 1: Gender Ratios for Baccalaureate and Doctoral Degrees Conferred by U.S. Universities in 2001

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Underrepresented Races Minority races in engineering are truly underrepresented. Figure 2: Ratios of Underrepresented Races of Baccalaureate and Doctoral Degrees Recipients in U.S. Universities in 2001

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Why is broadening participation a priority for NEES? Model organization. Successful outreach builds community of learners. World-wide competitiveness.

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. NEESR Requirements Research team - The project team must include in the research activities, faculty and students from predominantly undergraduate institutions, women's colleges, historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, or tribal colleges and universities; or alternatively, include a partnership to integrate the proposed research, education, and outreach activities into existing NSF-funded Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)…

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Diversity Strategic Plan Goals Goal 1 Optimize NEES resources Goal 2 Build relationships Goal 3 Provide leadership Goal 4 Effective evaluation

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Goal 1 Optimize Resources Activities include: Leverage cyberinfrastructure Coordinate activities Use the website to raise awareness Media Interact with diverse communities

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Goal 2 Building Partner Relationships Develop and nurture partnerships. Work with national groups to develop fellowships/scholarships.

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Goal 3 Provide Leadership Best Practices Diversity Working Group Annual web-based demographic survey Annual revision/update of DSP

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Goal 4 Assessment Perform annually Use experts Feedback NSF Site Visit Team Annual Long-Range Polling

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Accomplishments to date: Diversity Strategic Plan Version 1.5 Diversity Workshop Annual Community Diversity Census Tracking EOT efforts across NEES

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Young Researchers

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. Results: Result of efforts = positive impact Increased participation of underrepresented groups New and creative ways of thinking Legacy of opportunity

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. NEESreu Program Funding announcement received in March Term = two years 2006: 15 students 2007: 20 students Oversight Groups REU Oversight Subcommittee (ROS) REU Working Group (RWG) Goals for Student Participation Levels Home institutions Underrepresented groups

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. NEESreu Program Recruitment Partners LSAMP Institutions AISES ORAU SECME Student Activities 2006 Research Sites Communication Skills Workshop Cohort Experiences Young Researchers’ Symposium

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C.

Fourth NEES Annual Meeting  June 21-23, 2006  Washington, D.C. NEESreu Program 15 students are here today wearing the purple badges Please join me in welcoming them to the NEES Annual Meeting