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WOMEN in STEM

WOMEN in STEM. Veronica I. Arreola STEP Meeting. Strategies for Retaining Women in STEM at the Undergraduate Level. Create a sense of belonging Mentoring Faculty-Student Interaction Make STEM accessible & practical. M entoring. Peer Mentors

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WOMEN in STEM

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  1. WOMEN in STEM Veronica I. Arreola STEP Meeting

  2. Strategies for Retaining Women in STEM at the Undergraduate Level Create a sense of belonging • Mentoring • Faculty-Student Interaction Make STEM accessible & practical

  3. Mentoring Peer Mentors • Pair incoming students with continuing students who are • in same or related major: Biology & Biochemistry are fine to pair together • have been successful: You do not want mentoring to weight down struggling student

  4. Mentoring Professional/Faculty Mentors • May be more helpful for students who are juniors/seniors, committed to their field & thus able to get the most out of a high level mentoring experience

  5. Increasing Faculty Interaction How faculty interact (or don’t) with students can make the difference between women persevering in STEM or leaving. • Students do not always know when they fit. Reach out and let that student know. Check out ENGAGE Engineering for more tips on increasing Faculty-Student Interaction http://www.engageengineering.org

  6. Make STEM Practical “A study of women in the computer field found that their interest is centered on how the machines are used, not the machines themselves.” (Margolis and Fisher, 2002; cited in Chang, et al, 2014)

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