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Diversity Goals

Diversity Goals. Support and matriculate graduate students whose gender and ethnic makeup reflect those of the US population Improve understanding of the structural barriers to gender and ethnic balance in science

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Diversity Goals

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  1. Diversity Goals • Support and matriculate graduate students whose gender and ethnic makeup reflect those of the US population • Improve understanding of the structural barriers to gender and ethnic balance in science • Encourage participation in science and engineering by women and minorities at all academic levels

  2. Warren Washington • Pioneering climate modeler, and a truly great leader of our field • Only the second African-American PhD in Atmospheric Science (1964) • 43 years later, how many more?

  3. Diversity Objectives • Representative PhD Graduates to Climate Workforce(Team Leader: Raj Pandja, UCAR) • 2 grad fellowships & 3 summer interns through SOARS • 2 PhD students at Hampton University • 3 Summer internships for Hampton undergrads at CMMAP • 2 diversity scholarships at CSU ATS • Minority Recruiting into Undergrad Science and Engineering(Team Leader: Omnia El-Hakim, CSU) • Present climate science through CO-AMP to ~ 400 minority high-school students each year • Climate content at Catamount Institute (Colorado Springs) • Women in Science Careers(Team Leader: Cindy Carrick, CSU) • Mentoring program pairing women grad students with local high-school students • LSOP internships • Study Diversity Problems & Solutions(Team Leader: Silvia Canetto, CSU Psychology) • Media portrayal of women in science • “Longitudinal” study of women in science careers • Assessment of McNair mentoring program

  4. Obj 1 & 2: Academic Bridges • K-12 to undergraduate bridge (MSP, LS-AMP, Catamount Institute) • Residential program recruits 400 students/year from underrepresented groups • Introduction to STEM opportunities and CSU community • Urban youth engaged in climate science as part of larger environmental program • Undergraduate to graduate bridge (SOARS, BD, AGEP) • Residential summer research internships • Community support • Graduate student research assistantships

  5. Issues • Grad students doing climate modeling at CSU, UCLA, UW, & Scripps are recruited from an international base (not locally). Big diversity problems! • STC will support only 1-2 generations of these directly, with big impact • Pipeline issues at K-12 and undergrad levels: what are the barriers? • Synergy between “pipeline” activities and future scientists

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