NSFLSAMP Bridge To The Doctorate 2014 2016 An Initiative of the Undergraduate Research Center Sciences and the Graduate Division Under the auspices of the California Alliance for Minority Participation CAMP ID: 537023
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U
C Los AngelesNSF-LSAMP Bridge To The Doctorate2014 - 2016
An Initiative of the Undergraduate Research Center- Sciences and the Graduate Division, Under the auspices of the California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)
http://www.ugresearchsci.ucla.edu/campdoctorate.htm
Welcoming Diverse Approaches to Scientific Discovery
Director:
Diana Azurdia, Ph.D.
PI
: Tama Hasson, Ph.D.Slide2
UCLA CAMP Program
Over two decades of history at UCLAURM from all STEM disciplines, with particular attention to transfer students, are invited to join the UCLA CAMP community each quarter
Customized support depending needsResearch opportunities, book scholarships, conference travel support, tutoring, summer research symposium, mentoring, professional development workshops, GRE prep courses, poster support, and community building activities Currently: 3 CAMP alumni participating in the BD at UC Berkeley and 2 at participating at UC Riverside 24 CAMP students who are postdoctoral fellowsSlide3
UC- Bridge to the Doctorate
Extends long-term impact and effectiveness of CAMP by enrolling, mentoring, and supporting LSAMP students in STEM graduate programs.To date the program has supported 105 Bridge
to the Doctorate FellowsCirculates between University of California campuses2003-05 - Los Angeles2004-06 - Irvine2005-07 - San Diego2006-08 - Davis2009-11 - Santa Barbara2010-12 - Santa Cruz 2011-13 - Riverside2012-14 - Berkeley2014-16 – UCLA2015-17 – UCISlide4
UCLA BD- Fall 2014
Selection12 students from LSAMP Programs: CSUDH, CSUSB, SFSU (3), SDSU, Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, UCLA, UCM (2), UCI, and University at AlbanyFundingNSF funding during
their first two years in doctoral programsGuaranteed support for an additional three years from Grad Division and home department SupportReceives oversight from an interdisciplinary steering committee: URC-Sciences, Graduate Division Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Admissions (DIA) and various STEM DepartmentsSlide5
2006-2010 UCLA ranked as the top non-minority serving intuition to award bachelors and doctoral degrees to Hispanic students in Science and Engineering
URM enrollment in graduate programs has increased by ≈30% URM doctoral enrollments has increased by ≈40% The School of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Letters and Sciences enrolled
a total of 124 URM doctoral students in the fall of 2012Slide6
Planning: Meetings with GD
Admissions LSAMP and CAMP button / track eligible studentsFee waiver
FundingInternal proposal Support beyond the first two years / Travel AwardsSlide7
2. Funding: Fees per student
Projected fees with 7% fee increase each year
TABLE A. YearFees*
NSF FUNDED PORTION
Supplemental
Funding Source
1$15,845.00 $10,500.00 $5,435.00
GD
2
$16,594.00
$
10,500.00
$6,094.00
Department
3
$18,140.00
0
$18,140.00
Cota
Robles / GD
4
$19,409.00
0
$19,409.00
Department
5**
$20,767.00
0
$20,767.00
Cota
Robles / GD
*Based on a hypothetical 7% increase from the 2012 CA resident fees of $14,809.00, with a 7% increase subsequent years. Supplemental funding source will have to pay extra for students who are not CA residents. It is expected that those students will apply to be CA residents soon thereafter.
**Tuition and Fees beyond year 5 will be the Department/Principal Investigators responsibility.Slide8
2. Funding: Stipend per student
TABLE B.
Year
Stipend*
NSF
GD
GD SupplementalDepartment1
$30,000.00
$30,000.00
$0.00
2
$30,000.00
$30,000.00
$0.00
3
$30,000.00
0
$21,000.00
$9,000.00
4
$30,000.00
0
$3,000.00
$27,000.00
5**
$30,000.00
0
$21,000.00
$9,000.00
*If the Department offers a stipend greater than $30,000 then the
department
will
pay for it.
**Tuition and Fees beyond year 5 will be the Department/Principal Investigators responsibility.Slide9
Planning: Meetings with GD cont.
Departmental buy in’s Contacts infoMeeting with the various departments:How do we explain the program?
Foreseeable concerns?Accounting / Logistics / SuggestionsSlide10
3. Departmental Buy In:
Identification of Potential Departmental PartnersInternal EvaluationEvaluation of current departments; trends in admissions
Reports applications, admits, matriculationHow robust is potential pipeline?What's our success rate?Demographical profiles of degree recipientsSlide11
History of Chemistry and Biochemistry Applications and Admits
5-Year Admission Trends
Undergraduate Institution# of URM Doctoral Applicants (5 Year Total)
UCLA
15
UC San Diego
10
UC Irvine
10
UC Santa Cruz
8
UC Berkeley
7
CSU Los Angeles
7
UC Davis
6
San Diego State University
5
CSU Long Beach
4
Stanford University
4
UC Riverside
4
Santa Clara University
3
UC Santa Barbara
3
Cal Poly Pomona
3
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo1Calif Institute Tech3CSU Fresno3CSU Fullerton3Loyola Marymount3CSU Channel Islands2CSU San Bernardino2Univ San Diego2Univ Southern California1Claremont Mckenna1Cal Poly San Luis Obispo1San Francisco State University1CSU Chico1Mount St Marys1Occidental College1Pepperdine University1Polytechnic Univ1UC Merced1California Institutions 118Out of State Institutions 68
EthnicityFall 2008Fall 2009Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012ApplicationsInternational120114138158173Other Domestic255256235281250Underrepresented Minorities3335494034AdmitsInternational922131225Other Domestic125120116143129Underrepresented Minorities610231516New RegistrantsInternational81610612Other Domestic4347314340Underrepresented Minorities351145
Undergraduate
Institution of Underrepresented Minority DOCTORAL ApplicantsSlide12
ACCESSBioengineering
BiologyChemical EngineeringChemistry and Biochemistry Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringMathematics
Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy 3. Departmental Buy In: Meetings with Departments at UCLASlide13
3. Departmental Buy-in Outcomes:
BD Steering Committee
Faculty MemberAffiliation and Department
Azurdia, Diana
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Center- Science
Grijalva, Carlos
Associate Dean, Graduate Division; Professor of Psychology
Hasson, Tama
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Research;
Adjunct Associate Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology;
Director, Undergraduate Research Center (URC) – Sciences
Lu, Songwu
Professor, Computer Science
Nonacs, Peter
Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Payne, Greg
Professor and Associate Dean, Graduate Studies for the David Geffen School of Medicine and Division of Life Sciences; Director, Umbrella program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Life Sciences (ACCESS)
Torres, Jorge
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Wu, Benjamin
Professor and Department Chair, Bioengineering Slide14
Planning: Meetings with
GD cont.Outreach CSU’s / Conferences
Recruitment Bringing accepted BD students to campus in place of interviewRecruitment CalendarGD PartnershipProvide insight into admissions processFund disbursement / Tracking / Advertisements / GD diversity programs / offeringsSlide15
Summary: Institutional
CommitmentFinancial support for 5 years of their appointmentYears 1-2: LSAMP BD funds Years 3-5:
Cota RoblesUC Office of the President Dissertation Year FellowshipGraduate Student Research and Teaching Assistantships External fundingSlide16
Summary: Institutional Commitment cont.
URC-SciencesHouses CAMP and undergraduate diversity programing Graduate Division
Participation in Competitive Edge programingProfessional development, social, and educational events hosted throughout the yearHome Department Diversity initiatives Letters of support demonstrating the breadth of interest from almost STEM DepartmentsACCESS umbrella program which houses 11 Ph.D. programs in the biological and biomedical sciencesSlide17
UCLA BD: Timeline
Fall 2012- Changes to UCLA graduate applicationLSAMP ButtonFall 2012- 26 students
Dec 2012- June 2013 – Planning with GDUCLA BD Proposal submitted to GDMeetings with GDInternal evaluation of STEM Departments April - August 2013- Departmental MeetingsLetters of SupportSelection of Steering CommitteeAugust- September 2013- Proposal Preparation Slide18
UCLA BD: Timeline cont.
September 2013-Recruitment Promotional materials createdOutreached to CSU’sEmails to LSAMP campuses to promote program
BD materials at national meetings (SACNAS/ABRCMS)Oct 2013 – Submit grant Created process for departments to nominate students / Secondary applicationFormalized process to identify LSAMP eligible students and outreached to them.Slide19
UCLA BD: Timeline cont.
November – January 2014- Outreach and Application Outreached to applicants who were LSAMP eligible31 students, based on clicking box on UCLA
applicationOutreached to all URM citizens that applied to STEM Doctoral ProgramsQuery yielded 277 potentially eligible applicantsHelped connect them to the LSAMP director on their campusWeb site for BD with detailed information on applicationRolling Application LSAMP Verification FormBD Secondary applicationResearch and Mentorship Philosophy statements Slide20
UCLA BD: Timeline cont.
January – February 2014- InterviewsForwarded potential BD candidate dossiers to departmentsMet with faculty interested in utilizing BD to recruitMet
eligible BD candidates as they came to campus to interview Nomination for Cota-RoblesFebruary – April 2014 – Nomination phaseReceived departmental nominationsStudents were selected by the BD steering committeeFunding began Fall 2014.Slide21
Thank You!
Marjorie De Martino, UC- Irvine, UC Alliance and UCLA Graduate Division
Questions?