Recruiting Underrepresented Minorities

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

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

3. 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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

4. 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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

5. 2004 U.S. Educational Attainment(% of Specific Population) Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

6. Earned STEM Doctorates in 2003 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

7. STEM Doctorates Granted by VSGC Members . . .2003 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

8. “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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

9. Underrepresented Minorities Currently Enrolled in Virginia’s Colleges & Universities Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

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

11. 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! Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

12. 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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

13. 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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

14. 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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

15. 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 Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

16. 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. . . Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

17. 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. . . Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

18. 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. . . Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

19. 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. Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

20. 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? Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

21. 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. Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

22. 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 yourown network of department chairs and other contacts!! Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.

23. 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! Maricel Quintana-Baker, Ph.D.