The Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing & Imaging Systems

1. The Bernard M. Gordon Center forSubsurface Sensing & Imaging Systems Diversity in Gordon-CenSSIS Paula G. Leventman, Ph.D. CenSSIS Diversity Coordinator Northeastern University April 19, 2007

2. Strategic Planning Processto Increase Diversity • Diversity Goals • Strategic Activities • Needed Resources • Responsibility & Accountability • Evaluation

3. Faculty Graduate Undergraduate K-12 Continuous assessment Strategies systems thinking perspective

4. Gordon-CenSSIS Female Faculty The number of Gordon- CenSSIS female faculty doubled by Year 3 and tripled by Year 7.

5. Gordon-CenSSIS Minority Faculty The number of Gordon-CenSSIS minority faculty more than doubled from Year 1 to Year 7.

6. Gordon-CenSSIS Female Graduate Students The number of Gordon-CenSSIS female graduate students almost quadrupled from Year 1 to Year 7.

7. Gordon-CenSSIS Minority Graduate Students The percent of minority graduate students almost quadrupled from Year 4 to Year 7 due to gains at NU and UPRM.

8. Gordon-CenSSIS Undergraduate StudentsPrograms to Enhance Diversity • CenSSIS Scholars • Launched in Year 3 to provide enrichment and diversity to freshman student streams across the 4 CenSSIS partners • As of Year 7, there are a total of 151 CenSSIS Scholars, • 75 female (50 %) • 32 minority (21%). • Evaluation Surveys • All respondents said they benefited from the program . • All indicated they wanted to continue their involvement in the subsequent academic year.

9. Gordon-CenSSIS Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program • Strategic activity to increase the numbers of women and minority students in the CenSSIS graduate student pipeline • 10 week paid lab experience, weekly seminars, field trips Summer 2002 8 slots 4 female 3 minority Summer 2003 8 slots 3 female 4 minority Summer 2004 11 slots 5 female 6 minority Summer 2005 18 slots 8 female 13 minority Summer 2006 18 slots 11 female 13 minority

10. Evaluation of 2006 REU Program Student ratings on a five point scale (5=excellent, 4=good, 3=fair, 2=poor, 1=very poor) Mean ratings Overall experience 4.3 Laboratory environment 4.4 Quality of relationships with faculty 4.5 Quality of relationships with grad students 4.7 Quality of relationships with other undergrad students 4.4 By the end of the summer program, 9 of the 15 responding students said they were now planning to go directly on to graduate school, 3 plan to combine industry with graduate school and 3 plan careers in industry. These are very high ratings.

11. Partnerships for Diversity • CenSSIS Year 3 Morehouse College DiMarzio & Rockward • CenSSIS Year 4 Spelman College Kaeli & Hale • CenSSIS Year 6 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) Murray & Kuktarev Northeast Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (NE LSAMP) University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Northeastern University, University of Rhode Island, University of Connecticut and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Hicks

12. CenSSIS Undergraduate Students DIVERSITY IS POSSIBLE