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Strategies to Promote Diversity: Bridging the Gaps High School-Undergrad-Grad-Career Camp Kieve, Maine March 13, 2007. Flisa Marie Stevenson IGERT Regional Specialist - Northeast Education Outreach Manager Cornell Lab of Ornithology fms8@cornell.edu. “Any Person…any study.”.
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Strategies to Promote Diversity:Bridging the GapsHigh School-Undergrad-Grad-CareerCamp Kieve, MaineMarch 13, 2007 Flisa Marie Stevenson IGERT Regional Specialist - Northeast Education Outreach Manager Cornell Lab of Ornithology fms8@cornell.edu
“Any Person…any study.” Institutionalization to Promote Diversity in STEM: Diversity Council and Vice Provost for Diversity College Diversity Program Offices Community College Partnerships Biological Undergraduate Office Cornell Center for Material Research IGERT and AGEP Programs Associate Provost for Outreach
Elementary & Middle School • Collaborations with Minority serving schools and science/math learning centers • Science Curricula Development • Teacher Professional Development
Scientist working with teachers to excite students about science • Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) • Cornell Center for Material Research (NSF) • HCZ covers over a 6 block area from 116th St. in the South to 132nd St in the North from Madison Ave in the East to 8th Ave in the West • CCMR scientist assist in building a science curriculum through hands on lessons and workshops for teachers • Teacher professional development workshops • www.hcz.org
Science Education Outreach to Underserved Populations • Urban Bird Studies • Celebrate Urban Birds • NestWatch • Partnerships with Science/Nature Learning Centers serving underrepresented minority students www.birds.cornell.edu
High School - Undergrad • Associate Provost for Admissions & Enrollment, Doris Davis • 100-200 “near free rides” a year to students who otherwise could not afford an education at Cornell (tuition, room & board w/no work-study or loans) • Cornell Commitment Programs (scholarships)
High School - Undergrad • Pathways to Success: Community College Partnership program • Transfer student program • Partnership with Morrisville State College and Monroe Community College • Support from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation • Model for future partnerships with 4 yr colleges
High School - Undergrad • Coordinator for Multicultural Recruitment • Diversity Hosting Weekend and Multicultural Visitation Program • Diversity Program Offices in the Colleges • Engineering, Human Ecology, Agriculture & Life Science, Architecture, Art and Planning
High School - Undergrad • Biology Scholars Program (pre-freshman) • Biology Undergraduate Office • High Jump Program • Partners with select Chicago High Schools for after school, Saturdays and summer programs (underserved populations) • Associate Provost for Outreach, Steve Hamilton
Undergrad to Grad • Undergraduate Biology Office • Leadership Alliance Program • 10 Cornell REU Summer Programs • Independent- RET program (research experience for teachers) • CCMR program with Rochester, Syracuse, and Norfolk State HBCU
Undergrad - Grad • Cornell IGERT’s • Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity • In no cost extension year • Requesting renewal • Full-time recruiter position • Graduate students to conduct recruiting w/FT Recruiter • Nonlinear Systems • In 3rd year of renewal • Applied Math Puerto Rico pipeline • High School enrichment Summer Program initiated by grad students
Grad - Career • AGEP • Supportive Graduate School Environment • Mentoring • Career Guidance • IGERT • Nurturing Graduate Program Environment • Mentoring • Networking