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Fourth NEES Annual Meeting June 21-23, 2006 Washington, D.C. NEESinc Diversity Efforts
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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)…
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Fourth NEES Annual Meeting June 21-23, 2006 Washington, D.C. Young Researchers
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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
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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
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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
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Fourth NEES Annual Meeting June 21-23, 2006 Washington, D.C.
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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
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