Where are we ?

1. Two primary questions for today … What is our target for diversity ? How do we get there ? Where are we ? Tenure / Tenure Track Faculty at the “Top 50” Departments (FY2003) Female Total White Black Hispanic Asian Native Physics Full Prof 75 1432 1268 6 22 135 1 Assoc Prof 27 287 238 2 6 41 0 Asst Prof 30 269 209 4 10 46 0 TOTAL6.6% 1988 86.3% 0.6% 1.9% 11.2% <0.1% Chemistry Full Prof 84 1103 1034 13 10 44 2 Assoc Prof 49 239 199 5 12 22 1 Asst Prof 67 312 251 2 7 52 0 TOTAL 12.1% 1654 89.7% 1.2% 1.8% 7.1% 0.2% http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/briefings/Diversity%20Report%20Final.pdf

2. OTHER USEFUL REFERENCES … STRIDE online training for all Search Committee members INTERACTIONS…Across Physics and Education Magazine Focus Issue on Diversity, June/July 2007 Workshop on Faculty Recruitment for Diversity and Excellence http://sitemaker.umich.edu/advance/stride What is the problem? What are the obstacles to achieving diversity on the faculty? Why has it been so difficult to overcome the obstacles? What can we do? NSF ADVANCE Project at the University of Michigan Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence

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4. MagLab Diversity Program Achieving NSF objectives to promote new opportunities for underrepresented groups in STEM Action Plan developed in 2004 in response to the 2004 Site Visit Committee. Develop diversity organization reporting to the MagLab Director Dedicate financial support from State of Florida funds Dovetail with existing CIRL Outreach Programs at the MagLab Launch College Outreach – Workforce Initiative (CO-WIN) visits to HBCU’s, Women’s Colleges and other minority-serving institutions Develop customized programs for individual undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and early career scientists Diversity Advisory Committee Alex Lacerda, Chair Bettina Roberson, FSU HR Manager • advises on opportunities to • promote diversity in hiring • and outreach programs MagLab Director Greg Boebinger • coordinates and helps to • implement MagLab diversity • action plans Diversity Committee Dragana Popović, Chair

5. Associate Lab Director User Programs Alex Lacerda Associate Lab Director Management & Administration Brian Fairhurst Magnet Science and Technology Mark Bird (Interim) Applied SuperconductivityCenter David Larbalestier Chief Materials Scientist Developing the MagLab Diversity Organization Diversity Advisory Committee Advisory body composed of MagLab representatives from all three sites and individuals with broad experience in diversity enhancement programs nationwide Non-MagLab Members FSU Nancy Marcus Dean of Graduate Studies Reneshia Gibbs Dir. of Diversity Enhancement & Compliance Emmanuel Collins Assoc. Chair of Graduate Studies, College of Engineering FAMU Ralph Turner FGLSAMP Director NMSU Ricardo Jacquez Prof. in Civil Engineering RPI Cynthia McIntyre Chief of Staff/Assoc. VP for Policy& Planning CHAIR: Alex Lacerda MagLab HR Manager: Bettina Roberson MagLab Members FSU Tim Cross Jim Brooks LANL Alex Lacerda UF Neil Sullivan Diversity Committee Dragana Popović, Chair Lab Director Greg Boebinger

6. Associate Lab Director User Programs Alex Lacerda Applied SuperconductivityCenter David Larbalestier Chief Materials Scientist Magnet Science and Technology Mark Bird (Interim) Associate Lab Director Management & Administration Brian Fairhurst Developing the MagLab Diversity Organization Diversity Committee Committee of employees from throughout the MagLab • the Committee reports • directly to the Director Lab Director Greg Boebinger Diversity Committee Dragana Popović,Chair, Scholar/Scientist, MagLab Nancy Greenbaum,Assoc. Prof., MagLab/Chemistry and Biochemistry Pat Dixon,Assoc. Scholar/Scientist and Director of CIRL, MagLab Peter Fajer,Prof./Interim Director, EMR Program, MagLab Nick Bonesteel,Prof., MagLab/Physics Cesar Luongo,Assoc. Prof., Mechanical Engineering, MagLab Joseph Johnson, Prof., Director of FAMU CENNAS Bettina Roberson, HR Manager, MagLab

7. Diversity Results Tracker

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9. Diversity Strategy Build concrete opportunities for individuals with potential to develop individualized strategies for career enhancement • REU positions, Grad student stipends, Diversity Postdoc • Summer salaries or release time for professors • Establish the “Open Door” Laboratory… need travel, summer and academic year salary • Search Committees - diversity training • - active recruiting within underrepresented groups • - short-listing at least one minority candidate Professor Kevin Storr and two undergraduates (Prairie View A&M) in the “Open Door” lab

10. Diversity Statistics - Staff Tenure / Tenure Track Faculty at the “Top 50” Departments (FY2003) Female Total White Black Hispanic Asian Native PhysicsTOTAL6.6% 1988 86.3% 0.6% 1.9% 11.2% <0.1% ChemistryTOTAL 12.1% 1654 89.7% 1.2% 1.8% 7.1% 0.2%

11. Diversity Statistics – User Program Tenure / Tenure Track Faculty at the “Top 50” Departments (FY2003) Female Total White Black Hispanic Asian Native PhysicsTOTAL6.6% 1988 86.3% 0.6% 1.9% 11.2% <0.1% ChemistryTOTAL 12.1% 1654 89.7% 1.2% 1.8% 7.1% 0.2%