Transcript EDWG Update
Broadening Participation
in Engineering
National Science Foundation
Division Director: Dr. Gary A. Gabriele
Diversity in engineering, 2000
U.S. Born Foreign Born
Male Female
Source: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2004 (NSF 04-317)
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Underrepresented minority share of S&E degrees,
by degree level and field: 2000 or 2001
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Pathway to Engineering
Source: Johnson and Sheppard, “Relationships Between Engineering Student and Faculty
Demographics and Stakeholders Working to Effect Change”, JEE, April ‘04
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What’s keeping them away?
“They are not prepared”
“It’s too costly”
“ The culture of engineering education”
“The Lifestyle”
Dilbert loves technology for the sake of technology.
In fact, Dilbert loves technology more than people.
He's got the social skills of a mousepad and he'd
rather surf the Internet than Waikiki (which,
considering the physique he developed after years
of sitting in front of a PC screen, is a blessing).
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How do we keep them away?
Lack of integration with other parts of the
curriculum, particularly the first two years
Contributions of women and minorities are virtually
invisible (role models?)
Nearly all engineering work seems devoid of any
social relevance
Constrained curriculum with many critcal paths
Busch-Vishniac and Jarosz, “Can Diversity in the Undergraduate Engineering Population be
Enhanced Through Curricular Change?” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and
Engineering,
Vol. 10, pp. 255-281, 2004
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It’s a systems problem…
K-12
Support teacher development
Awareness development
www.engineeringwomen.com
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Undergraduate
Improve the curriculum through fundamental research
Increase REU opportunities
Graduate
Improve mentoring
Faculty
Provide support and leadership development
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Engineering Education Leadership Institute
Women in Engineering Leadership Institute
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Efforts to Broaden Participation
NSF Diversity Related Programs
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ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation
and Advancement of Women in Academic
Science and Engineering Careers. [ENG]
AGEP: Alliances for Graduate Education
and The Professoriate. [ENG]
CAREER: Faculty Early Career
Development. [ENG]
CIRE: Collaboratives to Integrate
Research and Education. [ENG]
CREST: Centers of Research Excellence
in Science & Technology. [ENG]
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GRS: Graduate Research
Supplements. [ENG]
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GSE: Research on Gender in Science
and Engineering. [ENG]
HBCU-UP: Historically Black Colleges
and Universities Undergraduate Program.
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[ENG]
•IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and
Research Training Program. [ENG]
•IRFP: International Research Fellowship
Program. [ENG]
•LSAMP: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority
Participation. [ENG]
•MIE: Model Institutions of Excellence. [ENG]
•MPostDoc: Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships.
•PAESMEM: Presidential Awards for Excellence
in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Mentoring. [ENG]
•RDE: Research in Disabilities Education. [ENG]
•REU: Research Experiences for
Undergraduates. [ENG]
•RET: Research Experiences for Teachers. [ENG]
•SOARS: Significant Opportunities in
Atmospheric Research and Science.
•TCUP: Tribal Colleges & Universities Program.
[ENG]
Key: ENG = ENG directly funds, co-funds, or actively
participates in the program.
ERC Diversity Policy
All ERCs will:
Operate with strategic plans that increase their diversity al all
levels so as to exceed national, engineering-wide averages;
Form sustained partnerships with affiliated deans and
department chairs to enable this enhancement;
Develop outreach connections with predominantly female
and underrepresented-minority institutions as core or affiliate
partners;
Develop outreach connections with at least one LSAMP
institution and one or more AGEP, TCUP, CREST, etc.,
institutions;
Operate a diversity-oriented REU program as well as a precollege program focused on diversity involving teachers and
students.
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ERC Outreach Results 22 Center
No. of
Centers
Connected with:
6
Predominantly Female Institutions (As Affiliate partners)
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Underrepresented Minority Institutions (As Core Partners)
14
Underrepresented Minority Institutions (As Affiliate Partners)
14
One or more LSAMP
5
One or more AGEP
6
One or more TCUP
6
Bridge Fellowships to the PhD
1
One or more CREST
1
One or more CIRE
16
Diversity oriented REUs
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Diversity oriented RETs
Thank you.