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NEESinc Diversity Efforts

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NEES Diversity Workshop

• December 2, 2005 at UC San Diego

• Participants included Diversity Partners such as AISES, ORAU and SECME

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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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The Vision

Substantially broaden participation in earthquake engineering through development and implementation of key strategies, programs and practices.

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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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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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Why is broadening participation a priority for NEES?

• Model organization.• Successful outreach builds

community of learners.• World-wide competitiveness.

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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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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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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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Goal 2Building Partner Relationships

• Develop and nurture partnerships.

• Work with national groups to develop fellowships/scholarships.

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Goal 3 Provide Leadership

• Best Practices

• Diversity Working Group

• Annual web-based demographic survey

• Annual revision/update of DSP

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Goal 4 Assessment

• Perform annually

• Use experts

• Feedback NSF Site Visit Team

• Annual Long-Range Polling

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Accomplishments to date:

• Diversity Strategic Plan Version 1.5

• Diversity Workshop

• Annual Community Diversity Census

• Tracking EOT efforts across NEES

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Young Researchers

23%

10%

69%

Non-Minority

Underrepresented

Hispanic

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Results:

• Result of efforts = positive impact

• Increased participation of underrepresented groups

• New and creative ways of thinking

• Legacy of opportunity

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NEESreu ProgramFunding announcement received

in March

Term = two years2006: 15 students2007: 20 students

Oversight GroupsREU Oversight Subcommittee (ROS)REU Working Group (RWG)

Goals for Student Participation LevelsHome institutionsUnderrepresented groups

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NEESreu Program

Recruitment PartnersLSAMP Institutions

AISES

ORAU

SECME

Student Activities2006 Research Sites

Communication Skills Workshop

Cohort Experiences

Young Researchers’ Symposium

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NEESreu Program

• 15 students are here today wearing the purple badges

• Please join me in welcoming them to the NEES Annual Meeting