broadeningparticipation working with faculty
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BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN YOURPROGRAM
GROWINGTHEDIVERSITYAWARENESS&
CULTURALCOMPETENCYOFFACULTYANDPARTNERS
1) Getfacultyonboard.Whymightdiversitymattertothem?Forexample:
2) Offerandimplementtrainingororientation.Forexample:
Success:diversegroupscreatebettersolutions.
Broaderimpacts:federalmandatesseekeffortsthataddressbroadening
participationandseektoincreasediversity.
Workforceexcellence:theUSlabormarketisprojectedtogrowfasterin
scienceandengineeringthananyothersectorinthecomingyears,andyetonly6%ofall24-year-oldAmericansholdundergraduatedegreesinSTEM
disciplines.Forunderrepresentedminoritystudents,thepercentage
hoversat2-3%.
Globalleadership&scientificexcellence:thecreativeengagementofdiverse
ideasandperspectivesisessentialtoenablingthetransformativeresearchthatinvigoratesournationsscientificandengineeringenterprise.
Broadeningparticipationinfusesscienceandengineeringexcellenceinto
variedindividual,institutional,andgeographicnetworksandprovidesfor
thediscoveryandnurturingoftalentwhereveritmaybefound.
Do your faculty know the basics?
Whatisunderrepresentation?
Whatgroupsofindividualsareconsideredunderrepresented?
Whatgroupsofindividualsareunderrepresentedintheirfield?
Whatisbroadeningparticipation?
Whyarebroadeningparticipationandincreasingdiversityimportant?
Howdounconscious,unexaminedbias,theideologyofmeritocracy,and
systemicprivilegeimpactunderrepresentation?
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3)Improveaccesstomaterialsandresourcesthatsupportfacultyintheireffortstoaddressbarrierstoparticipationandincreasediversity.
Materials and resources that can be helpful:
Relevantresearchorotherpublicationsthatprovidecontext,statisticsand
understanding,suchasthoseavailableintheonlineDiversityReference
Libraryathttp://www.pathwaystoscience.org/resources.asp.
Casestudiesandnarrativeshighlightingstrategiesusedbyotherprograms,
howtheycarriedthemout,andtheimpactthatresulted.
Contactswhoarewillingtodiscusscertaintopicsandstrategiesrelatedtomentoring,recruitment,retention.ContactIBPforsuggestionsforcontacts.
Checklistsandtopic-basedhandouts.
Templatesanddraftplansthatcanbeadapted.
Some ways to provide them:
Includeinpresentationsandmaterialsattrainingsessionsandworkshops.
Gatherresourcesintooneeasy-to-accesswebportal,orusetheresources
alreadygatheredonIBPswww.pathwaystoscience.org.
Includelinksinemails,newslettersormessagestolistservs.
Referenceinconversationandattachtofollowupemails.
Somewaystogrowdiversityawarenessandculturalcompetency:
UseTheDiversityBriefingprezitocoverthebasics,at
http://prezi.com/rb9wfavr7eqh/the-brief-diversity-briefing/
Includediversityfocusedworkshops,training,ororientationsessionsin
annualmeetingsoraspartofothergatherings.
Inviteaspeakerthatcanmakeapowerfulstatementaboutandcasefor
whydiversity?ContactIBPforsuggestionsofspeakers.
Takeadvantageofofferedwebinarsandpublicizethemtofacultyand
partners.
Offerordirectfacultytoonlinetrainingmodulesontopicssuchas
mentoring,recruitment,retention,whydiversity.
For more information visit www.pathwaystoscience.org or contact the Institute for Broadening Participation at [email protected].