PPT-Adjusting to the Graduate Environment: A Focus on URM Students in STEM

Tanya Figueroa and Sylvia Hurtado UCLA Association for the Study of Higher Education November 2014 Washington DC Purpose This mixed methods study investigates the key supports and challenges that impact the ability of URM STEM students to adjust to the graduate environment . Rosa Maria Gonzalez, M.Ed.. Professor/Counselor. Transfer Center Coordinator, . San Antonio College. Purpose. Describe a comprehensive approach to assist students, in particular STEM majors. Describe SAC’s “Don’t Just Transfer, Graduate” campaign to increase Associate degree completion. Ken Foote, . CU-Boulder, Geography . k.foote@colorado.edu. 1) . Why we're here. 2. ). . What we'll do. 3. ) . Things to know. Questioning the current situation. Many newly hired staff arrive in their first jobs "without feeling that they were effectively prepared in graduate school for such key duties as teaching undergraduates and conducting research" (Jaschik, 2008). . Institutional Pathways to the STEM PhD Among Black Students . Rachel Upton, Ph.D. and Courtney Tanenbaum, . Ed.D. .. American Institutes for Research (AIR). Overview. Introduction – Blacks in STEM and the Role of HBCUs. Tanya Figueroa and Sylvia . Hurtado. UCLA. Association for the Study of Higher Education. November 2013. St. Louis, MO. Problem. U.S. born Black, Latina/. o. , and American Indian students continue to be severely underrepresented within STEM graduate programs. . Tanya Figueroa and Sylvia . Hurtado. UCLA. Association for the Study of Higher Education. November 2014. Washington, D.C.. Purpose. This mixed methods study investigates the key supports and challenges that impact the ability of URM STEM students to adjust to the graduate environment. . Reducing Gender Inequities in STEM. Andrew Mangle. Overview. Reflections on EE STEM . Personal Experience. Hypothesis. Capstone . Project. Reflections on EE STEM. Challenges are pervasive. Solutions are both macro and . 2013 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Presentation Date: April 2, 2013 . Presentation Time: 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM. Roxanne Hughes, Ph.D.. Director, Center for Integrating Research & Learning . The Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs on Enrollment in STEM Graduate Programs. Sylvia . Hurtado. , M. Kevin Eagan, Tanya Figueroa, and Bryce E. Hughes. UCLA. AERA Annual Conference, April 2014. Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. energy.gov/diversity. Department of Energy . Science, Technology, Engineering, and. Mathematics (STEM) education activities include. curriculum development, competitions, summer and. Dr. Candice McQueen | Commissioner | . October 10, . 2017. 1. 2. 3. 4. In order to meet our goals, we must prioritize STEM and close the gaps.. We know . STEM . matters.. In . order to be a national leader in STEM, we . Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. energy.gov/diversity. Department of Energy . Science, Technology, Engineering, and. Mathematics (STEM) education activities include. curriculum development, competitions, summer and. Earnestine Easter. Program Director. Division of Graduate Education. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Division of Graduate Education. Focus. Supports U.S. graduate students and innovative graduate programs to prepare tomorrow’s leaders in STEM. Graduate Student Health and Wellness at Western University. Lorraine Davies and Michael Rooyakkers. November 1, 2015. Canadian Association for Graduate Studies . Questions: . What are graduate students’ experiences of health and wellness?. STEM A strategic plan centering on recruiting, retaining, and graduating STEM Students Palo Alto College will be known as the #1 community college in the nation for preparing and placing high quality STEM graduates in employment and education opportunities.